Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-17
JONES-LAUCHL|N
TO OPEN QUARR|ES
Work Has Been Commenced on
Nicklas-paulding Tract.
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3. & 0. ENGINEERING CORPS
HERE TO MAKE SURVEY
B. & 0. ENGINEERING CORPS

Fifteen Lime kilns viii be Erected
and an Extensive crusher Plant
Put in--output viii be About 5000
Tons a Day-First Shipment Will
Not be made Before Next March.
From The World of Thursday
| That Martfnsburg Is soon to have
new industry was made evident to-
day when an engineering corps came
here from the Office OF the chief engi-
neer of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road.
For some ime there has been much
talk OF limestone development and
there hay4 been many rumors but
definate information has not been
forthcomingsThe Evening World some
time ago ghve some limestone gossip.
but was not at that time able to con-
firm ny rumors Within the past few
days this paper has learned, from the
best authority, that the Nicklas-Pauld-
! ing tract, which was taken over some
time ago by the Jones-Laughlin Com
lpany, will be opened up at once and
Z developed.
! The JonesLaughlin Company Is
1.-THE largest independent steel company
lin the United States They are just
NOW completing improvements and adj
ditions to- their plant which Will
sdouble their capacity. They contem-
plate at once the construction OF adj
/ ditional wogks which Kill double the
OUT put OF the present uncompleted inn
| proyements. This viii quadruple
their present capacity This company
has been large consumers Of limestone
from this section, and their entering
the. field in connection with the pres.
ent quarries will no doubt prove in
teresting.
There is only one other section OF
the United States that has the same
grade of limestone as this section,
and that S in Alabama too far from
| the eastern furnaces. The immense
consumption of stone by the Jones'
Laughlin Company makes 1t impera-
| tive that they be in position to get
their stone first handed. The quarries
which they are operating at present
do not give them sufficient quantity
of stone, hence the opening OF quar-
res here.
| The Notwithstanding tract lies in
Opequon district. just east OF Opequon
creek, and is well situated, The COM
pany has already commenced to strip
the stone and make preparations for
! the erection of the necessary build
ings. The quality OF the stone here
| is said to be the best. For the pro-
| cess of steel which this company uses
the stone must not have over 2 per
cent OF sinca, and it Is said that none
of the samples taken run over that, all
being over 9S per cent. lime.
The company does not expect to
ship any product from this quarry be-
fore next March, estimating that 1t
will take hem that.length OF time TO
get everything in good working order
During this time the company will
erect fifteen lime kilns and put up
crushers. Their output at the begin
ming will be about 1900 tons Of line
day and 1900 tons of stone. This
company uses both lime and stone In
their process and their increased
works will require all they can get
out Of their quarries here. This will
be the beginning OF their wark and
when 1t is well under way they will
increase their plant
The company also proposes to lay
of ection OF their land for the pur-
pose of building houses in which to
accommodate their labor. The number
of men that plant of this size will
require will be considerable and when
they get 70 work on full time 1t will
make quite colony.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company have sent their engineer
here to run the line for the siding
which will extend to the quarries.
The track will come on to the main
line Just east OF the Opequon bridge
and the grade will be such that full |
trains can be gotten out Of the quar-
ries at one pull The fact that the
railroad proposes to go ahead with !
the track makes the coming Of this
industry a sure thing.
The opening OF the works will mean |
much to this city. Most of the money
paid In wages to the quarrymen will I