The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-09-22
EXTENDS BUSINESS.
FOUNDRY COMPANY WILL OPERATE
ON LARGER SCALE In KAYNESBORO
MeSSrS. Miller, AfmaCOSl, bacon and
Moore are the Officers.

The following article, with a few
corrections, is taken from the Way
nesboro Record.
The board Of trade has secured the
| first Of what it is expected will be
number Of new industries for Way
nesboro. The members Of the West
minister Metal & Foundry CO. will
extend their plant to Waynesboro,
Pa, and operate here on larger
scale than in the Maryland town.
At a special meeting OF the execu-
tive committee Of the board Of trade,
yesterday evening, the terms OF
agreement for the removal OF the in
dustry to this place were ratified and
All efforts Will nov De exerted to
have the new factory in operation az
soon as possible.
To secure this new industry the
board Of trade, through the use OF the
guarantee fund recently subscribed,
| vii purchase tract Of land and
erect on it suitable buildings, which
it viii lease to the new company for
certain rental until the latter is
ready to purchase the property.
The Westminster Metal & Foundry
60, which will extend operations to
Naynesboro, will be incorporated un-
der the laws Of Pennsylvania as the
Waynesboro Metal & Foundry Co. II
viii have capital stock Of $4,000
The majority Of this will be held BY
the Westminster people; but Waynes-
boro capitalists have also purchased
some Of the stock.
The Waynesboro CO. will have
these officers: President-Fred. ID.
Miller; general manager-A. ".
Moore; treasurer-Geo. III. Armacost:
sales manager-A. r. Bacon.
The first three have been connect
ed with the company in Westminster.
President Miller is member OF the
large dry goods firm of Miller Bros.
Westminster He is longtime
friend of Val Smith, the weIl-known
merchant Of this place Treasurer
Armacost is assistant cashier Of the
Union National Bank, Westminster
General Manager Moore is the practi-
cal man Of the company and the head
of the foundry business. Sales Man
ager Bacon was formerly employed
by the Shriver Packing Co., extensive
packers OF vegetables, etc.
The Westminster Metal & Foundry
Co-, does profitable and growing
business but it wanted to enlarge and
lt found in Waynesboro the conditions
which It believed would enable ii to
90 this. About 100000 is the amount
of the annual brass bill Of the local
\ industries and this will 20 to the
new company naturally.
me principal output of the plant ia
brass pig. Almost equally as large in
the product of brass castings. The
company has enjoyed a large busi-
ness and has number of good-sized
contracts now on hand. 1t employed
16 men in Westminster but will in
crease this number here.
The executive committee of the
board or trade, yesterday evening,
author1zed the erection of a brick.
with slate roof, building, 150x4O feet
In size. Forty feet of the structure
VIII be two stories in height and ITO
feet one story. Plans will be prepar-
ed at once by Architect Woltz and il
Is expected the building can be COM
pleted by December and the new in
dustry in operation January /. BY
the agreement accepted by the COM
pany and the board Of trade the COM
pany will pay rental equalling six
per cent. ON the board of trades in
vestment, clear Of taxes.
Messrs. Moore, and Bacon will
move their families to Waynesboro
and build or lease homes here. They
VIII become residents of Waynesboro
as soon as possible. Mr. Miller will
continue his residence i'm Westmins-
ter. The board of trade has been en-
gagged for the past two months i'm ito
efforts to bring the new industry
here.
The members of the new company
have made very favorable impress
sion upon all they have met here.
They are capable financiers and foun-
dry men and Mr.. Bacon is an expert.
enced sales manager, having had charge
OF this department of one of the lar
gest packing businesses in Maryland.