Sweets Steel, Newberry Pa

Dodge Mills, Newberry Pa

Later the location of Sweet's Steel

Dodge Mills, a lumber business, operated from around 1873 to 1881. It was next operated by the Pennsylvania Joint Lumber and Land Company, until around 1902.

By 1904, the location was Sweet's Steel. Sweets remained until the early 1960s.

After that, the property was owned by Luncy Construction, Lunch Homes, and Your Building Center.  The New Trail Brewing Company is today on this property.

Aerial View, Sweets Steel, Newberry Pa

On February 5 1904, The Sun Gazette reported that work at the Sweet's Steel Plant at Newberry was progressing steadily.  The placing of the siding on one of the large steel buildings had begun.

The former Dodge Mill Boarding House became lodging for many of the Sweet's Steel Workmen.  

May 1912

Williamsport has Just raised $100,000 for the purpose of increasing the facilities and output of one of Its leading industries and has done it without making a particle of fuss or noise.  The right men -went about-it in the right way and the result desired attained.

The Industry in question was the Sweets steel plant. It had  reached point where progress demanded enlarging several departments and placing of new and modern machinery in others.  All this expansion required the  expenditure of money in large  amounts and it was determined to place on the market treasury stock amounting to $l00,000.  

The Right Man

One hundred thousand dollars is a large amount of money and to raise it just now is no small undertaking, but Mr John Young took the matter in charge and it was done.  Mr. Young is not a man who makes much noise - but he  makes up for this by doing things and  that is what has happened - he has been doing things.

The entire amount of stock has been subscribed for and a call has just been made for the first installment.

This is just one more evidence of Williamsport's way, of which so many have been given in recent years.

1956 Sweet Steel Brushes

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On Nov 1 1904, John Yount of Milton was found suffocated in the das house of the Sweets Steel Plant, where he had been sleeping