Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-03-22
Part of June.

amount to 500, 900 or more.
The proposition of Mr.. James NJ Porter.
of Pittsburg for taking the entire out put
of the plant for five years with the priv
| lege of FIVE years more at a price that
will make the plant highly profitable was
considered and accepted.
1t was also agreed that in order to
raise money the more quickly the stock
of the company should be sold at SIS per
share, value $Ioo. the same to be paid
within the next 90 days. so that the brick
plant may be completed as soon as posi-
BILE to fill pressing orders of Mr.. Porter,
who wants 1000, 900 paving bricks as
soon as he can get them.
The directors then elected the follow
ing officers of the Adamantine Clay
Products Company:
President-C. G. Cushwa.
Vice Presidents. L. Dodd
Secretary and Treasurer-A. D.
| Darby.
Attorney-F. Vernon Aler.
Engineer-H. H. Hess.
A committee, consisting of &. e..
Cushwa. c. w Hess. Frank Thompson,
| r. Hammerslea and II. H. Hess, was
appointed to take up the work with the
international Construction Company and
see to it that the plans of constructing
the plant are properly carried out
More then $40, 900 of the capital stock
of the new company has been subscribed
and taken by foreign capitalists who
would take all but for the fact that they
want the local people to show their
appreciation of the development of their
resources by taking a nominal amount OF
the capital stock of the concern as a
guarantee of their sympathy and support.
There is about $40 600 in subscriptions IN
sight from people in this section and the
whole will doubtless be taken in short
while. With the assurance of the sale
of the entire output of the plant at prices
which guarantee fine profits, there ought
~ NC Nv liOdDIC III SClllU2 Tue lull
amount of the stock taken. The oI2an;-
cation of this company is open aud above
b )ard and every subscriber to the capital
stock will stand on the same footing and
there will be nobody in the cellar The
land has been bought of the owners.
Messrs. Robbins and Drifting at option
prices and considering the quantity and
quality of the material the prices are
very low. The character of the men
composing tn board of directors is above
reproach. They are among the most
honorable business men of this section
and their names are a guarantee of the
probty of the enterprise.
The blue prints of the proposed plant
are in the hands of the committee of con
struction aud can be seon at the Office of
Mr.. Aler. The capacity of the plant will
be not less than So 900 PAYERS per day,
exclusive of the other products. Ma
chinery constructed to double capacity
BY night shifts and will give employment
to large number of employees.
The people of North Mountain and of
Martinsburg as we'll are highly elated
over the prospects of SO important indus
try which means progress and thrift to
our people. There is no doubt of the ex-
ltance of most valuable bed of the fin
est clay in the country right at North
Mountain and it only waits development
to make the promoters rich. 1t has been
known for some years that this material
eral times passed upon by experts that
have all pronounced it the best to he
found anywhere IN the country. The
expert who has been here with the new
comp any is an attache of the Cleveland
| instruction Company and has travelled
| from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great
| frankly states that the North Mountain
deposit is by long odds the best he has
been able to find anywhere IN the coun-
try. This ought to be a sufficient guar
aptee of the success of any boni fiie ven
ture towards the development OF the ma
terial. The enterprise deserves the fav-
orable consideration of the people of the
community for its successful operation
will mean great deal TO the business il
terest of the county. 1t means the EN-
ployment of large number of employ
ees and the amount CT money paid out
for labor and the general operating en-
penses of the establishment will be q ma
rial help to the business interests of the
co nmanity. Such enterprises are a
great help 10 the community 10 which
they are located. They bring money
aud population to their locality and en-
nance the value of ali classes of property.
Let US hri p TO establish tins industry aud
it will be one more valuable asset for
the county