West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-10-29
Receivers Sale.

BY virtue Of the authority vested in the under.
signed receiver by the United States Circuit Court
Tor the district Of Now Jersey in DEGREES entered
on the 9th day Of April. 1903. and the 18th day
Of May. 1905 IN equity suit Of Abram G. Mott VS.
the Buckhorn Portland Cement Company. and by
decree entered in the United States Circuit Court
for the northern district Of West Virginia on the
2lst day Of October. 1908. in the suit Of Abram C.
Mott Va. the Buekhorn Portland Cement Cornnnnv
and John T. hcGraw. will offer for sale on the
property Of the Buckhorn Portland Cement Com
pany at M1,n1heim. Preston county. w. Va. on the
9TH DAY OF NOVEMBER. 1908
Mt u o'clock noon. all the real and personal prop
erty including the franchises. rights. and priv
ileRes Of the BuckhOrn Portland Cement Company.
consisting OF fully equipped plant ready for
operation with the exception II X Fuller Mills
which are installed but are not the property Of
said company Tor the manufacture Of portland
cement located at Mannheim. Preston county Wcat
virginia. Said plant comprises thousand and
two acres 81 land more or less, and the improve
ments are a series Of well constructed stone and
frame budingo which named and indicated
by the processes or character of work carried an
IN them. They consist Of Office and Laboratory
t3l IT, in.xi0 n inJ. Dryer Building stonc and
frame 4sx6O IT. Fuller MIL (stOnc 2lx32 ~ Kiln
| (stonc 2OE38 fD Clinter Cooler Department
| tstOnc and frame S0x33 ~ Clinker Tube Mil
iOxi6 n. respcctivelyJ Stockhouse frame 5gxICO
~ Coal Dryer and Grinding Building tstone 27x52
| 20. Ohhouse tstonc IKE IT, Machine Shop
| urane fully equipped 3DNJO ft). Old Ball Mil
! tstone lsx3i r. o in. Carpenter Shop frame
5JNiO r. supply building frame n n. q in x5O
~. a furnished boarding house (fraUe az n z
in.N4 a. in.J oDntainiug thirty Eve rooms steam
| heat. electric lighting. hot and cold water
There is installed IN the building the latest and
| most approved machinery used In the manufac-
| ture II portland cement. consisting Of one Rug
giles Coles dryer q n. INKS ~. and ono Mosser
| puiverizer soft dia. Sturtevant blower. ono
55N3p Jeffrey puveItzcr. six a. .z6O ~. Mos
| ser rotary kilnH. four No. EOsser spceders two
/ No Reeves sPeeders. four Smidth hall mills.
three sxiO a. MOsser coolers three i6x36 in Stur-
| tevant blower, one 2ixis IN. Clinker weighing
| machine, five No 10 Smidth tube mills with sileg
lining. etc, all II which are Ira place connected
with the necessary shafting. pulleys. and boltng.
and ready FOR operation. There are five stone bins
one No. s McCully crusher. one 3Gx22 buchanan
| roll. one No. Champion crusher one ZOxSO In.
| Lcviathan belt corveyor. etc.
There is "a large quantity Of supplies In the Sup.
| ply building and in the several other buildings
| consisting OF electrical appliances. drills. bolts.
betting. shoves. forks. pals sprockets bearings
/ files. cutters, screws glass rivets valves nails
/ ellis. pulicya. chemicals. apparatus for testing
| Trucks. OF. ste paint lathe steel anvil tonga
| iorge, hammers. punches. saws. screens. rope
The quarry il located on the side Of mountain
above the mill and b. fully equipped with an mod
| crn appliances. Tho stone IS conveyed 10 IN,
| cruahor by means Of n gravity railroad There I.
| ample boiler and engine capacity Tho power dc.
| partmcnt consists II one 1000 ~. r. Cross com.
| pound s-Campbell- CorIiqq engine ono as n
| y. Cross compound Buckeye cnFile. one 270 ~ y
| simple buckeye engine one Bron eel engine con-
| nectcd with general electric generator. one Smith
Taylor engine. one e HIP Erie cry engine b1i.t
| tnR engine, ono Doane steam boiler feed pump
one ~ ~ =. r 1 itLV engine. three West ngh0uri
| direct current motors ~ 30. 80. and 10 ~ r. tw,
| 400 ". y. Cahall horizontal water tube boilers
| three 20 ". r. Kcwaucc horizontal wntor tub.
| hniicra, seven steam pumps. ono Barr FIRE pump
two e't-dcv centrifugal pumps two feed waite
heaters. OIL tank. filter etc.
| Telephone system throughout mill and connect
| ed with kDwlca burg lW. Va electric light AVS
tom, 5000 gallons wood water tanks. coal tresu,
2b icet long, standard gauge. incline track run
ming from quarry ~ stone binh go n q 3D. long
S1 In. gauge. thrcc-rnil track incline track from
machine shop 20 stone bins go r. 9 in long So in
| gauge.
The plant is admirably and economically pianne,
and ready for operation
Said sale b. made subject 10 bonded indebted
ness on the property ~ eig9 $50. Information a
| o. the bonded md sbtedncss and mortgage will d.
! furnished prospt tive purchasers by applying d
| The undersignedl.
The terWs Of sale a. provided by the DEGREES an
| az follows
The purchaser viii be- required 70 immediatol
pay az the time Of the sale % the receiver 1900 Il
cash on amount ~ sale. ~ be- held by aid receive
| until said sale i1 confirmed by the court JJpo,
confirmation of said sale the purchaeer ,.iu H., 10
quirod b. ray Onc-third ~ the purchase price an,
execute and deliver o. the receiver his two prom
| isa1ry notes for onc-third each Of aaid pure has
| money. one PAYABLE one year after date and IN
other two years after date. with interest from
date at The rate u six per cent nor annun aaa
| notes 90 b. secured and the same 10 BE- approve.
| by The court And a. an additional security H.
| the payment u said deferred payments he titl
q b. retained until All the pure haze rooro, Il ,aia
ROBERT A. PATTON. Receiver
| ~ p. cor. American and Dsuphln ats
Philadelphia Pa