1907 Cambria Steel Co Letterhead Philadelphia PA Penn RR Railroad Ballast Rock For Sale

1907 Cambria Steel Co Letterhead Philadelphia PA Penn RR Railroad Ballast Rock

Approximately 10.5\" by 8.5\" See pics for condition

• To J. King McLanahan (Juniata Limestone Co.) regarding Pennsylvania Railroad Ballast Quality

• • Date: December 7, 1907

  • Company: Cambria Steel Company (General Offices: Arcade Building, Philadelphia, PA / Works at Johnstown, PA)

  • Recipient: Mr. J. King McLanahan, President, Juniata Limestone Company, Ltd., Hollidaysburg, Penn\'a.

  • Signatory: Powell Stackhouse, President of Cambria Steel Company

  • Format: Single page typed letter on official engraved/printed letterhead (purple typewriter ink & signature)

• This early 20th-century historical document touches on key Pennsylvania industrial history involving steel production, limestone quarrying, and railroad infrastructure.

  The letter discusses the quality of limestone ballast being supplied by Juniata Limestone for railway track beds, comparing it to \"trap rock\" quality. It references upcoming tests by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company (Penn\'a R. R. Co.) and mentions prominent railroad/steel figures, including Mr. Atterbury (W.W. Atterbury, later President of the Pennsylvania Railroad) and Mr. Richards. Signed by Powell Stackhouse, prominent Civil War veteran and President of Cambria Steel Company.