West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-11-19

by virtue VI the authority vested in the under
signed receiver by the United Stat,s Circuit Court
for the district Of New Jersey In decreea entered
on the 9th day Of April 1905 and on the 18th day
OF May. go. IN equity suit Of Abram G. Mott VS.
the Buckhorn Portland Cement Company and by
decree entered ia the United States Circuit Court
Tor the northern district Of West Virginia on the
Get day Of october. 1908. In the suit Of Abrsm G.
Mott vs.. the buekhorn Portland Cement Company
and John r. McGraw. will offer for sale ON the
property Of the Buckhorn Portland Cement Com
18th DAY OF NOVEMBER. 1908.
az II o'clock noon, all the real and personal prop
crty. including the franchises, rights. and nyiy
iegcs Of the Buckhorn Portland Cement Company
consisting OF "a fully equipped plant ready for
operation with the exception II 8 Fuller Blls,
said company for the manufacture OF portland
cement located at Mannheim. Preston county West
two acres OF land more or less and the improve
ments are "A series Of well constructed stone and
frame buildinge which are named and indicated
~ the processes or character OF work carried on
10 them. They consist Of Office and Laboratory
tSl IT, in xi0 e. in). Dryer Building (stone and
frame 48x6O FL Fuller Mill (stone 2ixs2 ftJ Kiln
Department (stone s2xlOs ~. Clinker Bali Mil
(stOnc 2ON33 IT.. Clinker Cooler DeDartrneni
Stone and frame 9oSSs ~. Clinker Tube Mil
tstone and concrete-two rooms lx45 n and
40xi5 f. respectively. Stockhouso (frane 69SieO
~ Coal Dryer and Grinding building Catone 27x52
frame fully equipped SOxG0 ~. Old Ban Mil
lstone lsN55 IT, 6 in.l, Carpenter Ship frame
SlTio r., supply Building frame 81 II. into
~. furnished boarding house frame 3s H. 7
in.Ns4 f. in.D containing thirty Eve rooms steam
heat electric lighting. hot and cold water.
There ~ installed In the building the latest and
most approved machinery used IN the Tnanufac-
ture Of portland cement, consisting Of one Rug
giles Coles dryer q r. AXIS IT. and one Mosser
dryer q ~. INKS ft), one f2x2i Schoenhorn
pulverizer. soft. dia. Sturtevant blower. one
S6x3O Jeffrey pulyerizer. six H. in.xeo H. Mos
ser rotary kilns. four No. Hosser speeders two
No Reeves spoeders. four Smidth ball mills
three sx40 H. MOsssr coolers. three 1926 in stur.
machine. Ave No. ie smIdth tube mills with siIes
lining. etc. all OF which are In place. connected
with the necessary shafting. pulleys. snd betting
and ready for OPERATION There are Eve stone bins
one No. McCuly orushor. one Sex22 buchanan
roll. one No. Champion orusher. one 20K3O In.
Leyiathan belt cOnveyor, etc.
There is a large quantity Of supplies in the Sup
ply Building and IN the several other buildings.
consulting Of electrical appliances. drills bolts
betting. ahovelB forks pals. sprockets. bearings
files. cutters screws. glass riyets. valves malta
ellis. pueys chemicals. apparatus for testing
cement chains, platform scales. piping, bag
trucks. oil. waste, paint lathe steel anvil torge
forge hammers. punches. saws. screens. rope
lumber. etc.
The quarry IL located on the side of a MAINTAIN
above the mill and IL fully equipped with All mod
! ern appliances. The stone is conveyed 20 the
crushcr BY means Of a gravity railroad There is
ample boiler and engine capacity. The power de-
| partment consists Of one 1000 ". p. Cross com
bound Watts-C ampbell- C,oriias engine one 750 ri
| r. Cross compound Buckeye engine. one 40 n. r.
/ simple buckeye engine. one BrOngell engine con.
noctcd with general electric generator one Smith
syor ensne one Is P Ere ciy sSsi6s Ell.
/ ing engine, ono Deane steam boiler feed pump,
one 90 ~. =. RIO titE engine three Westinghouse
direct current motors Of %. 30. and rs n. p two
| 400 II. 2. Cahall horizontal water tube boilers,
| three go VI. =. Kewance horizontal water tube
| boilers. seven steam pumps. one Barr FIRE pump.
/ two belt-driven Centrifugal pumps two feed water
! bcaters. oil tank. filter etc
/ Telephone system throughout mill and connect
| ed with ROwlcsburR W.. Val electric light sys-
tom. 5000 gallons wood water tanks coal trestie
235 feet long. standard gauge. incline track run
ming from quarry 10 stone bins. s29 n IN. long
33 in gauge three-rail track: incline track from
machine shop 10 stone bins. $50 r. in long 90 IN
| gauge.
| The plant IL admirably and economically planned
| and ready Tor operation.
| Said sale is made subject 10 bonded indebted
ness the property q ffg9 $50. Information as
! 30 The bonded indebtedness and mortgage will be-
/ furnished prospective purchasers BY applying 10
/ the undcrsiRncd).
The terms Of sale as provided By the DEGREES are
| ns follows.
! The purchaser viii he required 10 Immediately
pay az the time 81 The sale % the receiver G O In
cash amount ~ sale. 20 be held BY said receiver
| until said sale b confirmed by the court Upon
conhrmation of said sale the purchaser win b. re-
quircd 30 ray one-thrd Of the purchase price and
execute and deliver 10 the receiver his two prom
| money, one payable one year after date and the
/ other two years after date, with interest from
/ date 81 the rate q six per cent per annun. aid
notes ~ b. secured, and the same to b. approved
/ b. the court And as an additional security soS
| the payment 81 said deferred payments the titls
to b. retained until al the purchase money ~ paid
| ROBERT a. PATTON, Receivcr
N. +. cor. American and Dauphin Sta
1 philadelphfa Pa