The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-06-02
IideWater Portland Cement Go.
ABOUT 800 PROMINENT FINANCIERS And
BUSINESS MEN INSPECT THE PLANT.
ALL PRESENT WERE ASTOUNDED AT THE
MAGNITUDE OF THE GIGANTIC PLANT.

| 1 Pack House Tunnel, 80 feet
long
The hydrated lime plant is a con
crete structure with capacity OF
100000 barrels of hydrated lime per
year. 1t has been working at it's full
capacity for over a year and is far
behind in its deliveries.
/ Owing to the fact that the lime
stone is free from iron, it is possible
TO produce pure white Portland
cement as well as the ordinary grey
| When the three units are completed,
the plant will have capacity of +
100000 barrels per year; 100000 of
hydrated lime, 100000 of pure white
non-staining Portland cement, and
100000 barrels of the regular grey
Portland cement.
e. M. Newton, who rs prominently
identified with the cement company,
and who invites all interested in the
Tidewater Portland Cement company
to inspect the plant, had charge of
the party from this city, and those
who could not 60 on Saturday, may
receive a pass to visit the works by
applying in person or letter to Mr.
Newton, care of Westminster Hotel
The management of the plant is
in the hands Of competent and ex-
perienced men, who have been con
nected in responsible capacities with
the oldest and best known cement
and lime companies in this country.
Those attending the opening were
F.! Dr. t. H. Lewis, president Of the
Western Maryland College; DR.. Jas.
II. Billingslea, president of Union
National Bank; Hon. T. Herbert
Shriver and p. Frank Shriver,
of B. F. Shriyer Company; DR.. }.
w. Herring, cashier of Union National
Bank; Prof S. Simpson, superinten-
dent Of Schools for Carroll county;
George R. Gehr, cashier Of First
National Bank; Mayor Ernest Spon-
seller; clerk of the Circuit Court,
Oscar D. Gilbert; VIM shriver, John
r.. Reifsnider, Jr., Of Smith & Reif-
snider; DR.. Lewis K. Woodward, di-
rector of First National Bank; w.
II. Davis, merchant; G. Repp, Union
town; Or. Charles r. Foutz, health
officer and director OF Union National
Bank, and wife; Milton Ridgely, John
Bernstein, Fred ID. Miller, of Miller
Bros. Co.; Milton r. Myers, Jacob
Brehm, Jr., farmer; Jacob d. Leis-
ter, farmer; Charles v. WantZ, mer-
chant and director Of Union Nation
al Bank; ]. Pearre Wantz, assistant
cashier of Union National Bank; Mrs.
Caroline Nusbaum, Ferd ID. Schaeffer,
director Of First National Bank; John
Il. Brown, merchant; DR.. Thomas J.
Coonan, James d. Mitchell, photo
grapher; s. O. Stoner, insurance
agent; Denton Reese, farmer; George
z. Marker, farmer; Benjamin f.
Stansbury, county commissioner; e.
M. Bish, secretary of Farmers Ferti-
liZer and Feed Co.; A. j. Reese,
retired farmer; Or. Henry M. Fftz-
hugh, Rev. Calvin S. Slagle minis
ter; George w. Brown, president of
county commissioners for Carroll
County; Allen It. Bacon, Charles r.
Stephen, George z. Reese, farmer;
M. l.. Lantz and wife,Mrs. Mary
Reese, Gertrude F. Reese, George
Harrison, Baltimore; Lewis d. G..
Wantz, farmer; Samuel r. Il. Sharp,
farmer; Theo. z. Brown, attorney;
Geo. x. Schaeffer, director or Union
National Bank; Harry +. Cover, di-
rector of Union National Bank, and
drover; George A. Leister, farmer;
Charles w. Reese, farmer; 8. P.
Weaver, retired farmer. Elias O.
Shipley farmer; D. r. Zepp, retired
merchant; George Shipley, farmer;
William H. Bright, editor of Hamp-
stead Enterprise; Joseph ID. Brooks,
editor of American Sentinel, and =.
o. Diffendal, manager of Democratic
Advocate.
The train left the cement plant at
43O D. M, arriving in Westminster
at 4.48, and after safely landing the
Westminster party it proceeded on its
way to Baltimore. Everyone seemed
more than pleased and predicted a
most prosperous future for this i'm
mense enterprise.