The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-06-02

the cement and lime plant of the
Tidewater Portland Cement Company,
at Union Bridge, Nd, Will be one
of the most successful Industries in
the east, more than 300 prominent fl
nancierS and business men from New
York, Pennsylvania and Maryland
made an inspection OF the company's
plant Saturday afternoon. The party
was headed by Gov. John X. Tener, of
Pennsylvania, president OF the com
pany; Governor Crothers and Pres
ident Alexander Robertson, of the
/ Western Maryland Railroad. A num-
Der Of the members Of the Greater
Baltimore Committee, including
Publicity Director Edwin S. Quarles,
Edmund II. Dickey and Secretary Nor
man NJ. Parrott, were also present.
The inanciers and business men
were astounded at the magnitude Of
the gigantic plant. The Baltimore.
ans were more than pleased, for Bal
timore viii become the distributing
point of the company's output. The
Western Maryland will also profit
greatly by virtue of the fact that it
Is the only road which traverses the
company's property and under an
agreement already entered into VIII
convey the finished products of the
company into Baltimore
It is the concensus Of opinion that
the Tidewaer Portland Cement Com
pany bids fair to make Western
Maryland a thriving beehive of in
dustry, which will give employment to
hundreds OF persons and do much to
encourage the development Of the re-
1 nf Carroll and Erp6nrialS
counties.
The train started promptly at 1880
o'clock from Union Station, Balti-
more; it was made up Of 8 vestibule
coaches and one OF the company's 5
best engines, in change OF conductor
Hardesty, with Webb Blackwell, road
foreman Of engines at the throttle.
The train arrived at Union Bridge
near O'Clock, having made record
run.
party. Immediately uRQfla the arriv-
al of the visitors an entertainment
committee escorted them to a nearby
tent, where luncheon was served. At
ter everybody had partaken of the
Maryland delicacies GOV. John X.
ITener ascended an improvised plat
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company. He related in a plain and
direct manner how the company came
to be organized, what progress it has
made and the support given it by
prominent Marylanders. He paid a
sterling tribute to the Baltimoreans
interested in the property and spoke
highly of the resources of the state.
Governor Tener in his democratic
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Governor Crothers, who welcomed
the officials of the Tidewater Port
land Cement Company to Maryland.
warmed the hearts of the officials and
directors Of the company when he
told them that his company is ready
to do all in it's power to promote
the interests of the new plant.
Ex-Mayor Mahool thanked the Of
ficials of the company for what ii
was doing for Baltimore and the
state. Governor Tener next introduc-
ed Mr. Quarles, who told of the work
Of the Greater Baltimore Committee.
Vice President p. T. Scott, Of the
company, was the last speaker: He
declared that his company would soon
have a thoroughly modern equipped
1 plant WHICH Will pTOuuCG l,uUU,UUU
barrels of cement each year.
After the speechmaking the guests
made an inspection of the lime plant
| limestone and shale quarries, boiler
house, coal tunnel, ash tunnel, kiln
building, stockhouse and numerous
other establishments on the large
property. A special committee con-
sisting Of Messrs. ]. W. Dreisbach, j.
A. Mccarthy, r. n. Soper, =. NJ. New
ton, nj. d. Jones, DR.. Z. a. Slagle, T..
Sinclair, A. Allen, e. Fl. Tener, w. A.
Caster and w. B. Welch acted as
guides. The officials or the company,
all of whom we're present are Gov
ernor John K. Tener, president; Jos.
T. Tanning, vice president; B. T..
Scott, vice president; e. ID. Newman,
treasurer; o. B. Murphy, secretary;
R. K Meade, chemical engineer, and
William Bullock Clark, consulting
geologist.
TO give our readers some idea of
the great buildings almost completed
we give the following dimensions Of
each:
Lime Plant, 137x60 feet.
Lime Storage, 96x64 feet.
Copper Shop, 41X21 feet
\ Coal Storage, lS2 feet long.
Boiler House, 128&4S feet.
Power House, 12SX60 feet.
Coal Tunnel, 156 feet long.
Coal Storage, 169 feet long.
Ash Tunnel 134 feet long.
Crusher House, S3x6O feet.
Stone Storage, S3x4S feet.
3 Tunnels, each 4S feet long.
Dryer Building, 104x102 feet.
Motor Tunnel 104 feet long.
Raw Mill, 96xsS feet.
Kiln Building, 104x122 feet.
Clinker Cooling 104x69 feet.
Total lenght Kiln Building, Dryer
Building, Crusher Building and Stone
Storage, 332 feet
Clinker Storage, 219x64 feet.
Clinker Tunnel, 219 feet long.
Coal Mill, 112x50 feet.
Machine Shop, 60x40 feet.
Coal Tunnel, 234 feet long
Blacksmith Shop, 42x20 feet.
Supply House, 9Sx40s feet.
Clinker or Finishing Mill, 112x64
feet.
Stock House, 256x74 feet.
\ Pack House, 94x48 feet.
4 Stock House Tunnels. each 256
feet long.
u q Pack House Tunnels, each 4S