The Washington herald., 1912-03-11


and W. A. Haines.
Staunton COoperaEe Company, Inc.
Of s25, Co., the Staunton Cooperage Com
pany is the youngest manufacturing In
stitutIon in Staunton. Two splendid
new buildings were erected by this COM
pany on the main line of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad. The cooper shop is
a brick building l0oxs5 and the warehouse
is four-story brick l30x70 They are
now turning out loo barrels per day.
Their storage capacity Is 5000 barrels.
The officers OF the company are all
prominent men OF Staunton. McC. Good
all. president w. P. Gooch. vice presi-
dent; W. a. Payne. treasurer, and, r.
z. Bender. secretary.
DIR. n. T.. Allen.
One OF the most prominent and sue
cessfuI dentists o. Staunton is DIR. r. E.
Allen. DIR. Allen came to Staunton In
July of 1911. That he has been success
ful Is evident from the fact that he has
been able to purchase fifty acres of sp-
pie land and an automobile since coming
to Staunton. DIR. Allen graduatB from
the University Of Maryland in 1905
Glenn Brothers.
Thirteen years ago II. NJ and W. ].
Clem started an ice factory of six tons
capacity. The present capacity of Glen
Bros. ice factory is thirty tons. At the
present time this concern also operates
a grist mill for the manufacture Of feed
stufrs. cold storage for the storing OF
fresh meats necessary for the town use.
Il cold storage for butter and one for
general use. Within the last year they
have purchased from the State a very
desirable, property along the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad. on which, they are
now erecting a trestle and building 10
house coal. All the coal handled by this
firm will be kept under roof. That will
be an advantage to the consumer. mas
much as ne will s-be buying dry coal.
Ordinarily" Mr.. Glenn says. where coal
Is left in the open, It contains about IS
per cent moisture, which the consumer
has TO lay for" The building now be-
ing erected will hold approximately 7.Ooo
tons Of coal. The company also owns an
ice factory at Waynesboro.
seawriRht MaEnesia Lithia Spring
Company.
Staunton is surrounded by a number Of
wonderful springs, the most wonderful
Of which is the Seawright spring. The
spring Is thirty-three feet in diameter
and the wall Is six feet high Fourteen
boils within =he ninety-nine feet circle
from which the water comes with great
force and evidently from a great depth.
Contamination is impossible. as It is
heavily charged with carbonic acid gas.
which Is plainly seen as II rises from
the bottom, FIVE and one-half feet below
the surface. and bursts at the top Of the
spring. giving the appearance Of a boil
Ing fountain The spring is a physical
wonder apart from its phenomenal cura-
tive properties. and uninhabited and
unvisited by fish OF any kind
The main office OF the company is in
Staunton. f. L. Edmonston is the presi-
dent and Edwin r. Edmonston is secre-
tary. c.. c. Cornwell & Son are. The
Washington agents.
r.. W. Burke Corporation.
Recently incorporated. the r. W. Burke
Corporation Is the youngest institution
of its kind IN Staunton. The manage
ment of the business is in the hands OF
Mr.. Burke. who Is one OF the youngest
of the city's business men. Mr.. Burke
started In business about two years ago
and since that time has made scores OF
friends. He is 4 capable and enterprising
young man and has some Of the most
prominent citizens Of Stauntou associ- |
ated with him in the new corporation. |
The company deals in general insurance
and represents some Of the largest In |
surance companies of America.
John Lloyd Phillips.
John Lloyd Phillips, orchard expert, is |
connected with the develop |
ment of the orchard industry in Vir- |
ginia. He Is located at Staunton. For
fourteen years Mr.. Phillips was a mem
Der OF the faculty of the Virginia Poly |
technic institute. The last eight years OF I
this time he was state entomolog1st.
Mr.. Phillips is more intimately ac-
quainted with commercial orchards, and |
has had wider experience In orchard
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