The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-07-14

with burnt lime has long been known to
effect a 'sweetening" of soils, which
have become ''soured' Agricultural ex-
perts have determined that the decrease
of the second crop Of the same cereal
when repeated upon the soil is not due
to lack of plant food in the soil. but to
toxic condition of the soil due to the sec
retions of the vegetation.
Again boarding the train, the party was
taken to Security. Md, distant about 20
miles. near Hagerstown, an excellent
luncheon being served enronte. Arriving
at Security, an inspection of the cement
plant and stone quarres and crushers. on
the bank of Antietam creek, was made,
each guest having previously been sup
piled with duster and caps as a protection
from the dust in the mills.
Though located in close proximity, the
buildings at Security cover five acres and
represent an outlay of $1,000 900. The
automatic mixers, which thoroughly mix
the shale and limestone, divided with the
packing plant and clinker kilns the atten-
ton of the visitors, who were not in the
least deferred in their inspection by the
cloud of gray dust which is constantly
waited from the buildings.
The highest recognition of merit which
has yet been won by the Maryland
material was the securing by the Security
Company of the large contract awarded
last week by the Government to supply to
the District of Columbia all the Cement
which will be used in the work of inn
provement to be carried on in the District
during the ensuing year.
The Maryland company won this con-
tract only after the Governments experts
had made thorough tests of its Cement.
To grant the contract to the Security Com.
pany these experts waived clause always
written in their specifications requiring
the cement accepted to have met the
government tests for the three years prior
to the date of the award. Since the Mary
land Company has been manufacturing
for less than three years, it could not meet
this requirement.
From the porch in front of the COM
pany's Office President Cover addressed
the assembled guests and presented Gov
ernor Crothers who voiced the thanks of
all present for the courtesies shown and
the pleasure in viewing such an enter
prise which was operated by Maryland
capital and employed 500 to GOO men.
Governor Crothers was particularly in
terested in the stone crushing plant which
had facilities for furnishing unlimited
quantities of stone for macadam road
work.
Mr.. Norman A. Parrott, of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Association of
Baltimore, was then introduced and spoke
on boosting Baltimore and said that the
development of any industry in the state
was an aid in that purpose and as the
Security Lime and Cement Company was
Maryland concern, with its headquarters
in Baltimore that it was worthy of being
boosted on its own account as well as its
relation to Baltimore.
R. K. Rawlings and Cecil E. Ewing
were among those present who enjoyed
the pleasures of the trip. A heavy down
pour of rain in that section the night be-
fore had laid the dust of travel and cooled
the atmosphere. making the whole trip.
including the delightful homeward ride
over the Western Maryland road from
HagerstownT past Pen-Mar and other
mountain resorts, one of unalloyed
pleasure.