The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-03-28
Receivers Sale
THE FLORENCE IRON WORKS

All the hereinafter described property and |
business of
THE FLORENCE IRON WORKS
Consisting of real estate, buiIdfn gs, tx
lures, machinery, tools, equipment, materials
product and in process OF manufacturer to-
gether with the unfinished contracts, the
whole constituting q going plant and bust
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 land
fronting on the Delaware river at Florence,
N j., together with the Company's right,
title and Interest in and to the right of way
to railroad leading from Florence Staten
OF the plant of the Company. Along the
river front is a wharf at which ocean Going
vessels are loaded.
SHOPS AND BUILDINGS are large, com.
modious, and well suited for the business
The foundries have capacity OF 10000 gross
tons of pipe and fittings o. year; the hydrant
shops have capacity of 5000 hydrants and
THE BUILDINGS are well equipped with
machinery, patterns, fixtures, cranes and
other apparatus for the manufacture of cast
IRON pipe up to IS inches diameter and for At
oi ig up 70 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 manufactured ON the prem
THE BUSINESS Of the Company consists
ne rs OF cast iron pipe special
buildings can readily be fitted for the manu-
facture OF other products
MATERIAL ON HAND and in process of
manufacture, with the finished product and
uncompleted orders. will be sold with the
above land, buildings and machinery, in one
The purchaser shall assume all contracts Of
the receiver for material and supplies not
yet delivered as well as the performances Of
| all contracts made by the receiver for the
manufactured product OF said plant. and
no mq1 the receiver harmless therefrom.
| The PLANT is now running full and will
pc SOLO as going concern. Including all
nxtures. machinery, tools, equipment, ma
| terials and supplies, horses, carts, &c used
| in connection with its operations
| RAILROAD SIDINGS and tracks fabout a
MI mile s In the above yard Of the Company.
The Company owns two switching engines
two locomotive cranes Zone new, one cleo
| trlcaliy operated loading crane, and three
shutting part of the plant and to be sold with
THE STAND PIPE AND PUMPS that sup
ply the town with wster as well as the plant.
are located on above premises and are oper.
ated with the plant, and will be sold es part
OF the plant including the pipes in the
| FOUNDRY STORE, ice house and stable
a nd nxtures, horses and wagons and stock.
The store is doing business of about $40 900 q
year; stock in store was inventor1ed al
S. .56; the stock has been kept up BY the
There is a building on the premises which
with Its machinery is rented to q good tenant
under long lease as q THREAD MILL.
| Florence Iron Wor ks is situate on the Della.
ware river. about midway between Philadel
phia and Trenton, in q 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.
i eel Pa
CONDITIONS
If sold separate from the other real estate
described below the highest bidder will he re-
qutred to deposit with the receiver q Certified
check for $4,000 to be forfeited IL the pur.
chaser neglects or refuses to comply with ali
the conditions OF sale, but to be considered as
part OF the purchase price II the sale is con.
hrmed by the court or to be returned IL IN 3
| sale Is not confirmed by the court.
| Other conditions at sale