West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-11-05
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 1905 and on the 18th dn,
OF May. 1893. In equity suit OF Abram & Mott va
the Buokhorn Portland Cement Company. and By
decree entered In the United States Circuit CourI
for the northern district OF West Virginia on IN.
2lst day Of October. 1908. in the suit OF Abram q
Mott vs.. the Buckhorn Portland Cement Cotnpan,
and John r. McGraw will offer for sale on IN,
property Of the Buckhorn Portland Cement Com.
pany 1t Msnheim Preston county. w. Va. on tn,
9TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 1903
at IL o'clock noon. all the real and personal prop
erty. including the franchises. rights and priv.
lieges Of the Buekhorn Portland Cement Company
consisting OF a fully equipped plant ready FOL
operation with the exception II 8 Fuller Mile
which are installed but are not the property Of
said company for the manufacture Of portland
cement. located At Mannheim, Preston county Wesi
Virginia. Said plant comprises one thousa nd and
two acres OF land more or less. and the improve
rnents are series OF well constructed stone and
frame buldnge which named and Indicate
by the Processes or character Of work carried OF
(s1 f. in.N4O n. in) Dryer Buiidinx (stone and
frame 4sN60 ~ Fuller MIL (stone 2iE32 ft) KiIr
Department (stone S2Slos ft). Clinker Bali Nil
(stone and flame 3OKa3 FL. Clinker Tube Mi
!stone and eonerete-two rooms-3lH4s # and
soI %s r. Tespeetiyelyl; S,ockhouse frame 6ssio
IT.. Onhouse Cstone l7x22 ~, Machine Shot
frame fully equipped sox5o IT.. Old Ball Mi
9Oxlo ~, Supply Building Hrsme 81 n. 6 in ~
IT,. furnished boarding house frame rs n
in.kS4 II M containing thirty FIVE rooms. steam
neat. electric lighting. hot and cold water.
There is installed in the building the latest and
most approved machinery used in the nnanufac.
turc Of portland cement, consisting OF one Rug
giles Coles dryer q r. in KS ri. and one mosseI
puyerler. one oft dis sturtsvsnt bower on.
ser rotary kilns. four No. s Mosser speeders. two
No. 8 Reeves speeders. four smidth ball mills
three $40 II hosser coolers. three 1896 In stur
machine. FIVE No. 10 Smidth tube mills with si'es
| lining etc. all Of which In place. connected
with the necessary shafting, pulleya and betting
and ready for operation. There are FIVE stone bins
one No McCully erusher. 36N22 Buchanan
| roll. one No Champion crusher. one 20N30 IN
beyiathan belt convcyor, etc.
| There u large quantity Of supplies in the Sup
| ply Building and IN the several other buildings
betting. shoyels. forks. pals sprOckets bearings
files. cutters, screws. glass. rivets valves nails
ellis. pullcys. chemicals. apparatus for testing
cement. chains. platform scales. piping, has
| trucks. OIL waste. paint lathe steel anvil tongs
forHc. hammers punches, saws. screens. rope
lumber. etc.
The quarry is located on the side Of a rnonntair
above the mill and Is fully equipped with ali mod
/ ern appliances The stone IL conveyed 20 IN,
crusher by means Of q gravity railroad. There 4
| ample boiler and engine capacity. The power de-
| partment consists Of one 1000 ~ T. Cross com.
/ pound Watta-Campbeli- Coriss engine one $50 N
/ y. Cross compound Buckeye engine. one go w. y
| simple Buckeye engine. one BrOnsyell engine con.
nected with general electric generator one Smith
Taylor engine. one 25 HIP Erie civ engine bo,sp
4
1 ing engine. one Deane steam boiler feed pump
one 90 ". =. Eli City engine. three Westnghous.
| direct current motors u %. 35. and 10 H p tw,
/ 800 H. y. Cahall horizontal water tube boilers
| three go H. r. Kewanee horizontal water tub.
| boilers, seven steam pumps. one Barr FIRE pump
| two tet-drV. n centrifugal pumps. two feed wate
| heaters, oil tank. filter. etc
| Telephone system throughout mill and connect
/ ed with RowlesburR W. Va electric light sya
TEN: 50 900 gallons wood water tanEa coal trestL
/ 235 feet long, standard gauge: incline track Fun
ming from quarry % stone bins go ~. 3 in long
| Is in. gauge threc-ra track. incline track from
machine shop 10 stone bins. $40 r. IN long. Ss in
| gauge
The plant Us admirably and economically pianne,
| and ready for operation.
| Said sale u made subject 10 bonded indebted
| ness on the property ~ $3.50 $50. information a
| u the bonded Indebtedness and mortgage will b
| Furnished prospective purchasers BY applying 4
| the undersigncd)
Tho terms Of ssle as provided b. the DEGREES ar
az follows
| Tho purchaser will h. required 10 imneiist tel,
pay at the time 81 the sale 20 the receiver ZOO Il
cash smount Of sale. "a b. held b. said receive
| until said sale Is confirmed h. the court Upm
| confirmation 81 said sale the purchaser viii be re-
quired 70 gay one-third 81 the purchase price an,
| execute and deliver 10 the receiver his two prom
| issory notes for one-third each Of said purchas
| money one payable one year after date and IN
| date AZ the rate Of six per cent per annunn. sal
| notes 10 b. secured. and the same % b. approve
| BY the court And as an additional security 10
| the payment 81 said deferred payments the titi
10 BE- retained until al the purchase money paid
| ROBERT A. PATTON, Receiver.
| N. =. cor. hmerican and Dauphin sta,
Phnsdelphia, Pa