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installing concrete sidewalks and cutters.
There is a fully equipped electric-light
plant which furnishes all Of the munich
pal and the bulk OF the residential Hlumi-
nation. Both arc and incandescent lights
are provided
A fine quality Of coal gas is furnished
at approximately city rates The water
supply Is provided for by two water COM
panies, both Of which own powerful pump
ing plants, driving the water from the
puTest Of springs and artesian wells tn
reservoirs on the outskirts Of the town al
an elevation Of s25 feet above the main
streets. This water supply provides ade-
QuhIeiy for the fire protection Of the city.
The local fire department is complete.
consisting Of five hose companies and a
ladder truck, and with a force OF water in
the city hydrants at a pressure OF 40
pounds 20 the square inch, Is able to cope
with any confiagration which the vista
'i6u Of Providence or the carelessness OF
some citizen may provide
Growing Manufacturing Center.
The manufactures Of Westminster and
contiguous territory provide employment
for upward Of 1880 operatives. Among
the manufacturing interests are two big
-four mills. that o- Roberts. Roop &
Co., with an annual capacity OF 100, 90
barrels. and that Of y. l. Gorsuch, Sor
& Co. with sn annual capacity Of 5000
barrels
The business headquarters OF 3. F.
Shriver & Co. the largest canning con-
cern In Western Maryland. are IL West
minister. and their No. cannery Is also
! established there. The capacity Of th-
Sl,rlver concern Is IN the neighborhood Of
I75000 cases Of canned goods per annuu-
Another large canning concern Is Smith,
YihgIing & Co. with an annual capacity
Of 10000 cases Both these concerns are
Gamers and packers Of sweet corn. peas,
string beans, tomatoes, and small fruits,
chiefly cherries.
Other interests OF Westminster include
two machine shops, a mandatory for
rams and pumping apparatus two shirt
! factories. employing in the nsiEhborhood
I Of 100 hands; two good-sszed carriage and
Z wagon factories; a large modern cream
/ cry and butter factory. and q fertilizer
/ factory, producing some 1900 or 10,ooo tons
I per annUm- The lesser concerns include
I two harness factories, three cigar fac
tories. and many minor shops-
The mineral resources Of Carroll Coun-
/ u are large. Some of the highest grade
marble IN America Is QuOrried within
I three miles OF Westminster. The line
] stone % A14I0AA NVAalAE - " AA-E AA-aE1~
| quality known Quarrfes OF limestone
I right there produce q lime that IS g Per
I cent calcine carbonate
Adjoining Westminster are two large
I brick manufacturing establishments. both
/ with an annual capacity Of about 800, 600
I bricks. Within easy reach OF the city are
/ the coal fields Of Pennsylvania and West
I ern Maryland At present coal-high-
/ grade bituminous-is sold IL Westminster
. IT, - =
at this price must appeal strongly 20 the
I prospective newcomer at Westminster
I who needs fuel for his factory.
The financial Institutions Ot Westmf1-
/ ster are notably strong. The banking
! business is handled By Eve banks with an
/ aggregate capital Of about S50o 60. The
! deposits OF these I've institutions approx
mate 100000. which include the savings
Z OF farmers whose lands are contiguous 70
! the city. These banks are the Westuin-
I ster Savings Bank. the First National
/ Bank. the Union National Bank. the
I Westminster Deposit and Trust Company.
I and the Farmers and Mechanics National
I Bank
/ Westminster Would Expand.
| Now. what Westminster Is looking for
Is an access 20 her population of people
I who are willing 20 work. and Of manu-
n
/ " establishing OF the re-establishment OF
I their business where are combined rea-
/ sOnably-prIced labor with small living ex-
l penses for employees. No place IN the
| State cf Maryland. and few places IN the
I Union, can compete with Westminster
I along these lines An excellent home can
{ be rented in the city for SO a month. and
| this does not mean a home OF the sort
that deface the hillsides Of the coal re-
? gion of Pennsylvania or houses % the
I alley type, all too familiar n Washing
I ton. or crowded. insanitary. ul-smelIing
| tenements, but well-built homes on lots 50
I to 60 feet in width and 20 feet in depth,
| providing ample room for kitchen garden
l Ing. and located IN & town thoroughly
I wholesome and with the right sort OF q
moral tone about Il Ten dollars viii
rent q home; for that matter. there are
/ homes n Westminster that can be OBJ
tanned for Oae-hsif that price and even
| these cheap ones are something worth
while and something homeIike for the
I resident who Is willing 20 put I'D with
| perhaps rather narrow accommodations.
| The spiritual welfare OF Westminster Is
/ taken care of By seven churches-the
I Episcopal Church OF the Ascension. or
CANNED IN 1s44; St. Paul's Reformed owns
sn exquisitely pretty church edifce sur
I rounded by fine trees. and Grace Luther
/ an Church provides houses Of worship
| for the sturdy Pennsylv 2nia German ele-
n2ent Of the population. There is a Meth
I Odist Protestant chuTch. a Methodist
/ Episcopal church, Dunkard church. and
g splendid Roman Catholic church Occu-
py1ng one OF the most attractive sites on
Main street surrounded by a beautiful
/ grove, with the psrochtsi school on one
side and 8 handsome rectory On the
/ other.
| The educational Advantages OF West
/ minister are excellent. There is a city