The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-03-07

SATURDAY. APRIL 9th, 1916
at IL O'Clock in the forenoon
All the hereinafter described property and
business of
THE FLORENCE IRON WORKS
Consisting Of real estate, buildings, TX
lures machinery, tools, equipment, materials
and supplies; including the manufactured
product and in process of manufacture, to-
gether with the unfinished contracts, the
whole constituting going plant and busi-
ness, the operations and business having
been continued and new contracts taken by
the Receiver, under orders OF the Court
THE REAL ESTATE, on which the plant of
the company is situate and the business is
conducted consists of about 80 acres OF la nd
fronting on the Delaware river at Florence,
n j.. together with the Company's right,
TO railroad leading from Florence station
OF the plant of the Company. Along the
river 'front.' Is wharf at which ocean going
SHOPS AND BUILDINGS are large, com
modious, and we'll suited for the business
The foundries have capacity OF 10000 gross
tons of pipe and fittings p year; the hydrant
foundry and the brass foundry and machine
sn o0d nave capacity OF 5000 hydrants and
THE BUILDINGS are well equipped with
other apparatus for the manufscture of cast
iron pipe up to So inches diameter and for 1T
tings up to AZ inches diameter; hydrants up to /
inches diameter and valves up to 30 inches |
diameter.
THE PLANT is operated by gas engines,
running gas manufactured on the prem, |
THE BUSINESS OF the Company consists |
castings, fire hydrants and valves. The
buildings can readily be fitted for the manu- |
aSfSEs q DshsG or HFq aaND and in
manufacture, with the finished product and |
uncompleted orders. win be sold with the
parcel.
The purchaser shall assume all contracts Of
the receiver for material and supplies not
yet delivered, as well as the performance Of
all contracts made by the receiver tor the
manufactured product Of said plant. and
nOlQ the receiver harmless therefrOm. Il
THE PLANTS now running full and will
be sold as going concern. Including all
terials and supplies, horses. carts. &C used
In connection with It's operations.
mIIes aL IN "a shhDdNGS and tracks about
1.-The Company owns two switching engines
two locomotive cranes lone new. one cleo
lrlcally operated loading crane and three
hydraulic cranes for loading; the above con-
shutting part of the plant and to be sold with
THE STAND PIPE AND PUMPS that SUP
ply the town with water as well as the plant,
ated with the plant, and will be sold as part
OF the plant including the pipes in the
FOUNDRY STORE, Ice house and stable
and fixtures horses and wagons and stock
1.-THE store is doing business OF about $40 600 q
year; stock in store was inventoried at
1898 Sc; the stock has been kept up by the
receiver.
There is building on the premises which
3under long lease as THREAD MILL.
Florence Iron Works is situate on the Della
ware river, about midway between Philadel-
phia and Trenton, in a 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
for sale free Of all encumbrances as one par
Gel.
CONDITIONS
If sold separate from the other real estate
described below the highest bidder will be re-
qu1red to deposit with the receiver q certified
check for $4,000 to be forfeited II the pur-
chaser negiects or refuses to comply wifi all
the conditions of sale, but to be considered as
part OF the purchase price II the sale is con-
firmed by the court, or to be returned II tn
sale is not confirmed by the court
Other conditions at sale,