West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-11-12
Receivers Sale.

BY virtue Of the authority vested In tho under
signed receiver by the United States Circuit Court
for the district of New Jersey in decrees entered
the 9th day Of April. 1905 and on the 18th day
Of May. 1908. Ia equity suit Of Abram & Mott va
the Buekhorn 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, 1905 In the suit Of Abram G.
Mott vs.. the Buckhorn Portland Cement Cornnany
and John 4. McGraw, will offer for yale on tbc
property of the BuckhOrn Portland Cement Com
pany at Mannheim; Preston county, w. Va. on the
18th DAY OF NOVEMBER. 1908.
at " o'clock noon all the real and personal prop
erty, including the franchises rights and priv.
ileges Of the Buckhorn Portland Cement Company.
consulting OF FULLY equipped plant ready for
operation with the exception II 3 Fuller Mills
which ara installed but are not the property OF
said company for the manufacture OF portland
cement located at Mannheim Preston county West
Virginia. Said plant comprises ono thousand and
two acres OF land more or less. and the improve
Inents are series Of we'll constructed stone and
frame buildingo which are named and Indicated
by the processes or character OF work carried on
!Sl H. 6inxtO r. in) Dryer Building (stone and
frame 4Sx6O ft) Fuller Mill (stone 21x32 III Kiln
Department (stone s2x1Os ft). Clinker Ball Mill
gstone and frame 9OS3S ft). CHnker Tube Mil
!sto .l and ooncrete~two rQoms-3lx45 f. and
IKE ~ Tespectiyeyl, stockhouse frame 6sSio0
fl. Oihouse (stone 17x22 fl. Machine Sbop
frame fully equipped 3oN5o ~. Old Ball Mil
9Jx4O fl, supply Building frame 81 n s IN. IA
III furnished boarding house 0rame 80 H. 7
in.e4 r. inl containing thirty five rooms. steam
heat electric lighting, hot and cold wator
There isinstalled in the building the latest and
most approved machinery used in the rnanufac-
ture Of portland cement, consisting Of one Rug
giles Coles dryer q r. 2 INKS fl and one Morser
pulyerizer soft. da. sturtevant blower. one
S5xO jeffrey pulyeIizer, ak n. In. xe0 H. Mos
scr rotary kilns. four No 8 Mosser speedors' two
No Reeves speoders. four Bmidth ball mills,
,,,et 49,. o1e three ,exSo In Stur-
machine. five No. IS Snidth tube mills with silsx
lining. etc. all Of which are in place. connected
with the necessary shafting puileys and betting
and ready for operation. There are five stone bins
one No. McCully crushcr. one 36x22 Bue hanan
roll. one No. Champion erusher. one 20S30 IN.
Leyiathan belt convcyor, etc.
There y large quantity Of supplies In the Sup
ply Building and IN the several other buildings.
betting. shovels forks. pals. sprockets barring
fles. cutters. screws. glass. rivets valves malta
ellis. pulleys. chemicals. apparatus for testing
cement, chains, platform scales. piping bag
trucks. oil. waste. paint, lathe steel anvil tongs
forge hammers. punches, saws, screens. rope,
lumber, etc.
The quarry u located on the side on a mountain
above the mill and is fully equipped with ali mod
| ern appliances. The stone u conveyed 10 the
| crusher By means Of gravity railroad. There IL
ample boiler and engine capacity. Tho power de-
partfncnt consists Of one 1000 n. Y. Cross com
pound Watts-Campben-CO rliss engine one $50 "
/ r. Cross compound Buckeye engine one 27O ~. Y.
simple Buckeye engine. one Bronsgell engine con
nected with general electric generator one Smith
ysS a enSms oss E y css9dsJ
I H
/ ing engine, one Deane steam boiler feed pump.
| one 80 H. p. Erie City engine three Westinghouse
| direct current motors Of 60 49, and no H p two
| 900 II. =. Cahall horizontal water tub boilers
| three 20 ~. 4. kewanec horizontal water tuho
boilers, seven steam pumps. one Barr Ere purnp.
two belt-driven centrifugal pumps two feed water
| heaters, oil tank. filter. etc.
Telephone system throughout mill and connect
/ ed with Rowlesburg w. Va electric light ays-
tenn; 5000 gallons wood water tanks cua trostle
235 feet long, standard gauge. incline track run
ming from quarry % stone bins go r. o in long
20 In gauge. three-rnil track: incline track from
machine shop 10 stone bins $40 r. n.lOng. IS IN
gauge.
The plant is admirably and economically planned
and ready for operation
Said sale h made subject 20 bonded indabted.
90 the bonded indebtedness and mortgage will h.
/ furnished prospective purchasers b. applying Ia
L the undersigncd).
The terms Of sale as provided BY the DEGREES ar,
/ ~ follows. v
The purchaser viii b. required 20 imnncdistely
pay AZ the time 81 the sale b. the receiver a. M h
cash on amount u sale 30 ~ held by aad receiver
/ until said sale 3 confirmed by the court Upon
eonhrmaton Of said sale thc pure naacr viii Be- re-
/ quired 10 ray one-thrd n the purchase price and
execute and deliver 10 the receiver his two prom,
money, ono PAYABLE ono year after date and The
other two years after date. with interest from
date 81 the rate 81 six per cent per annufn aaid
notes 20 h. secured. and the same to BE- approved
/ by the court. And ne an additional security fol
/ the payment ~ said deferred payments the titl,
70 be retained until All the purchase money II paid
ROBERT a. PATTON. Receiver,
N. y. cor. American and Dauphin sta,
Philadelphia. Pa