Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-11-05
CAPITALISTS PAY
VISIT TO BERKELEY
Party from Baltimore and Other
Places Inspect Plant.
SIX QUARRIES IN OPERATION

Plant Of Security Cement and Lime
Stone Company Near This City NOW
IN Full operation-Piant Manufac-
lures Twenty-Seven Different varie-
ties OF Material From Limestone
Over Three Hundred Men Are En-
ployed At The Plant.
from The World of Saturday:
AS guests of the Security Cement
and Lime Company party from VIM
chester, Hagerstown and Baltimore on
Thursday visited the companys plant
at Berkeley. They came in a special
train and an hour or more was devot-
ed to inspecting the limestone quar-
ries and lime manufacturing plant af-
ter which the train returned to Ha-
gerstown. The trip was made in or
der to have those who have invested
in the Security Cement and Lime
Company securities see the physical
condition of the properties and how
the plants were being operated.
The Maryland Portland Cement
Company built cement plant at Sc
curity about five years ago with
capacity of about 700 barrels day.
The demand for the product of this
plant increased so rapidly that 1t vas
determined to increase the size in
order to increase the output and re-
duce the cost per barrel. In the orlgl-
nal design the plant was laid out so
that additional units could be added
at any time with faculty. Hamilton
&, Co. and J. C. Wilson & Son, bank
ers OF Baltimore, undertook to finance
the proposition, which was to increase
the capacity of the cement plant and
to purchase and enlarge the Berkeley
Lines one Company property, under
the name of Security Cement and
Lime Co. They succeeded without
trouble and sold $650,O00 first mort
gage bonds and s750,000 of preferred
stock. The Cement plant was increas-
ed to daily capacity of 2200 barrels
and the Lime plant was improved and
extended to daily capacity of 4200
bushels of lime, 500 tons of f.uxing
In order to properly equip the two
plants 81 100000 were required, and
this represents the amount of money
actually invested in these two plants
About three hundred men are EN-
ployed at Berkeley and like number
at Security. The pay roll amounts to
about SITS, 900 year of which Mar
tinsburg receives benefit of a great
portion The quality of cement manu-
featured at Security stands second &c
none and the demand for it is sc
great that even now the plant is be
ing run at its fullest capacity. With
in the last two months both stations
have been completed and the party
was invited to see them in full opera
ton.
At Berkeley the company has
plant that manufactures twenty
different varieties of material out o.
limestone. The company has there q
tract of $50 acres with the mineral
rights on 40 acres adjoining. There
are six quarries at the plant which is
located ON the connection of the G.
V. and B. e o. Railroads near Cumbo
There are three kilns about so feet in
height, with capacity of 400 bushels
each a day.
To manufacture high class limestone
-four powerful machinery must be used
and of course the most expensive kind
but a visitor to the plant will be
struck with the great amount of work
that is done by the machinery itself
and the systematic transportation of
material from the point of first deliv-
cry to the packing room. The work
done by men is chiefly in the quarries,
at the engines and in the supervision
of each machine. Economy In opera
ton is everywhere evident. System
is also in evidence.