West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-05-21
STERLING & EvICk,
Up-to-date Grocers.
PROPRIETORS
Central Restaurant.
Receivers Sale;

BY virtue of the authority vested in the UNDER
signed receiver by the United States Circuit Court
on the 9th day of April 1908, and the 18th day
OF May. 1905. in equity suit Of Abram c. 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
18th day Of May 1905 in the suit of Abram C. Mott
va. the Buckhorn Portland Cement Company,
will offer for sale on the property Of the Buckhorn
Portland Cement Company at Mannheim. Preston
county. w. Va, on the 18th day of June, 1903, at
IL O'Clock noon. all the real and personal property
including the franchises. rights and privileges Of
the Buckhorn Portland Cement Company consist
ing of fully equipped plant ready Tor oncrat io,,
with the exception of Fuller Mills which are
Installed but are not the property Of said COM
panyD Tor the manufacture Of portland cement.
located at Mannheim. Preston county, West Vir-
ginia. Said plant comprises one thousand and two
acres OF land more or less, and the improvements
are a series of well constructed stone and frame
buildings which are named and indicated by the
They consist 81 Office and Iabortory (3I IT, In.
40 It in.), Dryer Building (stone and frame
4sx6O fl. Fuller Mill (stone 2ix32 IT.. Kiln De-
partment tstone S2xl08 ft) .Cinker Ball Mill (stone
20x3S ft.) Clinker Cooler Department (stone and
frame s0x33 ft). Clinker Tube Mill (stone and con-
tvely). Stockhouse Crane 59x160 ft) Coal Dryer
and Grinding Building (stonc 27x52 ft), Oilhouse
equipped sOx5O ft). Old Ball Mil stone isxse RI,
in:l, Carpenter Shop frame 30x40 ft). Supply
Building frame 81 IT. :x50 ft). Furnished
boarding house frame 80 IT. in. xS4 IT. ind con-
tanning thirty-five rooms. steam heat electric
lighting. hot and cold water.
most approved machinery used in the manufac-
ture OF portland cement, consisting Of Rug
dryer q IT, INKS IT., one 42x2l Schollenhorn
pulverizer. one Soft. dia. Sturtevant blower one
S6x3O jeffrey puyerizer. six #. in.x60 IT, Mos
ser rotary kilns. four No. 5 Mosser speeders two
No Reeves speeders four Smidth ball mills
three Sxi0 IT. Mosser coolers. three I6x36 in Stur
teVant blowers, one Nx4S in. Clinker weighing
machine. five No 16 Smdth tube mills with silex
lining, etc. all Of which are in place Connected
with the necessary shafting. pulIeys and betting.
aro fvf afa
bins. one No McCully crusher, one 36x22 Bt-
chairman roll one No Champion crusher. one
2OX5O in. Beviathan belt conveyor. etc.
There Is a large quantity of supplies in the Sup
ply Buildings and in the several other buildings.
consisting of electrical appliances, drills, bolts
betting. shovels forks. pals. sprockets. bearings
hies cutters screws glass. ryets, valves. nails,
ellis pu!lcys, chemicals apparatus for testing
cement chains platform scales. piping. bag
trucks, OIL, waste. paint, lathe Steel anvil tonQs
forge hammers. punches. saws. screens rope.
lumber etc.
The quarry is located on the side Of a mountain
above the mill and IS fully equipped with all mod
ern appliances. The stone is conveyed to the
crusher by means of q gravity railroad There IA
ample boiler and engine capacity. The power de-
partmont consists Of one 1000 H. r. Cross conn
pound Matts-Campbcll- Corliss engine. one $50 ~
+. Cross compound Buckeye engine. one 30 H. ~
simple Buckeye engine, one BrOnwell engine con-
nected with general electric generator, one Smith
Vale air compressor, one Is III. r. Chandler 4
Taylor engine. one % HIP. Erie City engine hoist
ing engine. one Deane steam boiler feed punp.
one 40 III. +. Eric City engine. three Westnehouse
direct current motors Of go IS. and IS IT. r. two
w H. T. Nanhll horizontal water tube boilers.
three go ". +. kewanec horizontal water tube
boilers. seven steam pumps. Barr FIRE pump
two belt-dryen centrifugal pumps. two feed water
heaters, oil tank. filter. etc.
Telephone system throughout mill and CONNECT
cd with Rowlesburg (W. Val electric light ays-
tenn: 6b.OOO gallons wood water tanks coal treefle
20 feet long. standard gauge: incline track run
ming from quarry TO stone bins. g29 IT. Q in long
30 IN. gauge. three-rail track incline track from
machine shop TO stone bins. $50 H. in long 50 in
gauge.
The plant Is admirably and economically planned
and ready for operation.
Said sale Is made subject to bonded indebted
ness on the property Of Si9945O. information AZ
70 the bonded Indebtedness and mortgage win h.
furnished prospective purchasers by applying 10
the undcrsigned).
The terms Of sale a. provided By the DEGREES ara
as follows.
The purchaser win BE- required 20 Immediately
pay at the time ~ the eale 90 the receiver 5000 In
cash on account 81 sale 10 b. held By said receiver
until said sale b. confirmed by the court Ipon
CONTINUATION ~ said sale the purchaser will be re-
quired % pay one-third u the purchase price and
execute and deliver 70 the receiver his two prom
tssory notes FOR onc-third each Of said purchase
money. one payable one year after date and the
other two years after date. with interest from
date NJ the rate Of six per cent pcr annun aab
notes 20 be secured, and the same 10 be approved
~ the court. And as an additional security for
the payment Of said deferred payments the title
20 be retained until all the purchase money ia paid
ROBERT a. PATTON, Receiver
N. n. cor. American and Dauphin SITS
30 Philadelphia. Pa