Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-11-13
bERKELHPLANT
WILL ENLARGE
limeklIns, Hydrating Lime Plants
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and Stone Crusher to Go Up.
CONSTRUCTION WORK
ALREADY COMMENCED

Stone and shaIe on the Property is
Suitable For the Probation Of Var
ious Lime and Stone Products and
Portland Cement of the Highest
Grade.
All details connected with the con-
solidation of the Maryland Portland
Cement Co. and the Berkeley Lime
OF the Security Cement & Lime Co.
Lime Co, says the Manu- sacturers' Re-
cord have now been consummated
The authorized capital is $4,000. 900.
of which $2.250,000 is outstanding and
$3.50, 900 in the treasury. OF the ST.
250.000 outstanding capital, 81 ,000, 900
10 common stock. 100000 is per
cent, accumulated preferred stock and
s650,000 first mortgage per cent. 90
year sinking fund gold bonds. These
bonds are secured by an absolute
first mortgage on all of the property
OF the Security Cement & and Lime
and have been sold to Baltimore bank
ers.
The purpose of the bond issue is
to supply the necessary funds for in
creasing the present output of the
cement plant at Hagerstown, Md.
from approximately 100000 barrels to
capacity OF over 100000 barrels OF
Portland cement annually, and to
build upon the Berkeley Limestone
Co. property additional lime-kilns, by
drafting lime plents and stone crush
ers, thereby largely increasing the
output of fluxing stone, line and lime
products.
Construction work has already been
started, and contracts for all fixed
equipment have been placed, includ-
ing that for the cement plant. as we'll
as the lime. MIGRATING lime and crush
ing plant. The lime plant will have
a capacity of 1000 barrels OF lump
lime daily; the MIGRATING lime plant
10000 tons annually; the crushing
plant, fer supplying stone for general
crushed-stone purposed, capacity of
100 600 tons annually ard the crush
ing plant for handling fiuxing stone
alone a capacity OF 100000 tons annu-
ally.
The plant of the Maryland Port
land Cement Co. has been in operation
about year. It's brand of Portland
cement. Security" is well established
and has been used with satisfactory
results on many principal engineer
ing and architectural works in Balti-
mare, Washington and elsewhere, and
it has been accepted by the Harbor
Board, Sewerage Commission, De
partment of Public improvements and
Water Board of Baltimore city; by
the District Governmon. Of the Dis
trict of Columbia, and by the United
States Treasury, War and Navy De
partmenis.
The Berkeley Limestone Co.'S prop
erty is situated at Mar.insburg. w
Va, On the Cumberland Valley Rail
road and the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road. The prop rty consists OF about
305 acres. owned in fee. and an adj
joining 40 acres held under perpet-
ual lease, with an option TO purchase.
This combined tract is over one mile
in length. and across its entire length
contains about 200 feet strata low sill
lea Martinsburg ffuxlng stone, Ad-
Joining the fiuxing stone stratum are
other much larger strata of limestone
and shale, suitable for the production
of various cement OF highest grade.
The low silica fiuxing rock is found
in few localities, and is essential, on
account Of its exceptional purity, in
he "open-hearth" furnace process OF
steel manufacture. This property is
equipped with complete electrically
driy quarry outfit and crush plant
Of 800 tons daily capacity
The freight rates on the products of |
both plants have recently been so re-
vised that the output OF the Security |
Cement & Lime Co. will be on as fav /
orable basis. as far as Baltimore,
Washington and its 9th r selling ter
ritory are concerned, as any other 1
plants now built or contemplated.