The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-03-21

PUBLIC SALE
On the premises at Florence, NJ
SATURDAY. APRIL 9th, 1916
at IL O'Clock in the forenoon
business of
THE FLORENCE IRON WORKS
Consisting OF real estate, buildin gs. hx- |
lures machinery, tools, equipment, materials |
and supplies including the manufactured
product and in process of manutactnre to
gether with the unfinished contracts, the
whole constituting going plant and bust.
ness. the operations and business having
been continued and new contracts taken nv
the @t Kseceeiyer under r@ orders Of the Court;
the com pany Is situate and the business is
conducted. consists of about 80 acres OF la nd
n. j., together with the Company's right
title and interest in and to the right of Vav
70 70 h raliroaa leading rom Florence Station
river 'front.' Is wharf at which ocean going
vessels are loaded.
SHOPS AND BUILDINGS are large. com
modious, and well suited for the business
me me ioundIies have capacity of 10000 gross
fonS 1r paPe ana .h fittings year the hydrant
shops op have capacity OF 5000 hydrants and
machinery, patterns, fixtures, cranes and
otner apparatus for the manufacture of cast
iron pipe up TO ~ inches diameter and for Il T.
dlngs up TO AZ inches diameter; hydrants up TO
incnes diameter and valves up to 80 inches
diameter.
THE PLANT is operated by gas engines
running on gas manufac tured on the 6ram
ises by the Company.
THE BUSINESS OF the Company consists
In the manufacture OF cast iron pipe special
castings fire hydrants and valves. THE
buildings can readily be fitted for the manu-
MATERIAL on HAND and in process of
manufacture, with the finished product and
upcompleted orders. win be sold with the
above land, buildings and machinery in one
parcel
The purchaser shall assume all contracts OF
tne receiver for material and supplies not
vet delivered, as well as the performances of
All contracts made by the receiver tor the
man ufactured product of said plant. and
THE PLANT Is now running full and will
pe sofa as a going concern. Including all
terials and supplies, horses carts, &C used
In connection with Its operations
RAILROAD SlDlNGS and tracks about
miles, In the above yard of the Company
The Company owns two switching engines,
TWO locomotive cranes Zone new), one cleo.
hydraulic cranes for loading; the above con-
shutting part of the plant and to be sold with
THE STAND PIPE AND PUMPS that M
ply the town with wGter as well as the plant,
are located on above premises snd are oper-
ateo with the plant and will be sold as part
OF tne plant including the pipes In the
FOUNDRY STORE, ice house and stable
ana MIXTURES, horses and wagons and stock
the store is doing business of about $50 600 q
S., 1856; the stock has been Kept up BY the
receiver.
There is building on the premises which
with It's machinery is rented to a good tenant
under q long lease as THREAD MILL.
Florence Iron Works is situate on the Della
ware river, about midway between PhiIadel-
ph1a and Trenton, In community where
there is an abundant supply OF both skilled
and unskilled labor suitable for the operation
of the plant.
The above property and business is offered
Tor sale free OF all encumbrances as one par
| CONDITIONS
If sold separate from the other real estate
| described below the highest bidder will be re-
CURED to deposit with the receiver a certified
| check for $4,000 to be forfeited II the pur-
chaaser neglects or refuses to comply with ali
the conditions of sale, but to be considered as
part OF the purchase price If the sale is CON
/ hrmed by the court, or to be returned II thu
sale Is not confirmed by the court.
Other conditions at sale.