Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-21
Eeeal SaIee.
TRUSTEES SALE

Property of the Columbus Manufacturing
Company. Complete and fully equipped
Cotton Factory. together with nearly mile
OF the finest water power on the Chattahoo- /
chez river, just above the city OF Colum bus.
GTATE OF GEORGIA, MUsCOGEE COUNTY. u
~ BY virtue OF the power vested IN US un-
der the terms and conditions OF a certaln deed
Of trust executed to the undersigned, j.
Rhodes Browne and A. Illges, trustees, by the
Columbus Manufacturing Company, OF Nus
cOgee county. State OF Georgia dated March
let, 1884, whereby the said corporation con-
veyed to us all Of the property, real and per-
sOnal, herein after described. IN trust. to
secure the payment OF it's certain issue Of
bonds and the interest coupons thereof ~ in
said trust deed specified and enumerated (all
Of which appears duly of record in Mortgage
Deed Book "A, fOlios 1851 10 1913. March 5th,,
1884, in the Clerks 0Gice Of Superior Court,
MuscoRee county, GEORGIA, and IN Record,
Deeds, Volume o, pages s. 10 50 inclusive,
March 22d, 1884, Office OF the Probate Court in
the county of Lee, State OF Alabama, and In
conformity with the directions and terms
prescri bed in the resolutions passed by the
holders OF said bonds. on April Path, 1886. I'M
der the authority conferred by said deed Of
trust.
We Will sell in the city of Columbus. Nus
cogee county, Georgia, on the Sd day Of Au-
gust, 1886, between the legal hours OF sale, in
'front.' of the Auction House Of +. M. knowlo
Co, on the northwest corner OF Broad
street and Tenth formerly Crawford street,.
being the usual place for Sherif7s sales in
said city of Columbus), at public outcry. to
the highest bidder, for cash. the following de-
scrbed property Of the Columbus Manufac-
turing Company. tO-wit: All those lots and
parcels Of land situated. lying aud being az
fOllowa: Fractional section number twenty
six (26) and the north half OF fractional sec
ton number thirty-hve 1857 both In frac-
tiOnal township number eighteen tls).
range pn.seu number thirty sol, in tsor@erly
Alabama Also the following lots Of lands
lying and bling in the eighth l8thl dis ricr
OF Muscogee county, state OF Georgia, KNOWN
az rfa nbxra nt oh nd nfnl1f -
seven t87l and the west haf Of lot Dumber1
seventy -four IA and fractions mum oeredl
ninety-One g9l) and ninety-twO t92l, ant
Island number three 49, in ChattAhoochea,
river and small enclosure situated east %
the residence formerly occupied by j. r.
Clapp, used as a residence and grazing lot,9
containing seven ~ acres more or less.
All OF said lands last described lying and be-,
ing in the county OF MuscOgoe and State of
Georgia. and together with said lands In Lee
county, Alabama, containing eight hundred
and thirty 1907 acres more or lees.
Also, all Of the said Columbus Manufacture
ing C0mpany's buildings on said land in
MuscOgee county, Ca, operated as Cotton,
Factory. and with all Of the improvements I'M
any manner appendant and appurtenaBh
thereto. inclusive, Of the cards. spincles..
looms, machinery and fixtures Of every kind
whatsoever contained In said buildings; also.
all and singular the other improvements on
all OF the lands aforementioned and,
described; also the entire water power
owned and controlled by said Columbus
ChattahoOchee river. together with all and
singular the rights and franchises by the SAID
the Columbus Manufacturing Company heidi
and possessed therein under the lava Of
Georgia.
The plant OF said cotton factory consists at
present Of 4,5A spindles, l5D looms and other
suitable machinery, all ia good condition aud
producing good WORK. Present capacity
1900 yards day Of heavy sheetings and shirt
ings, three yards 20 the pound.
The operatives houses and Improvements
generally In excellent condition. labor anun-
liant, lands elevated aud location OF property
unsurpassed for health. convenience and eco.
nOmical DrOductiOn-fres from the burden OF
bus mile, yet within three miles or the city Of
Columbus and three quarters Of a mile %
Columbus and Rome railroad. The water
power is the finest In She South, controlling
and embracing the whole bed OF the Chatta-
hOochee river for the distance of about Onq
mile along the lands Of said company, said
lands extending along iis banks upon tho
Georgia ami Alabama sides Of the river.
Only a small portion Of the water power he
required and utilized in running the present.
mill, aud the natural falls IN the river renden
but q simple ineXpensive dam Of
logs ana plank necessary. I'M.
magnificent water power IL easily controlled
and has a fan OF forty-two and lalf l42lS)i
feet within three quarters ~ OF mile.
With a comparatively small expenditure
upon n new dam one hundred and twenty
five thousand tl25,000l rpindlee with loOme
In proportion can be driven by this water
power. Capital for The erection OF additional
mills and utilization Of Che Immense power
now wasted ls an that D. needed 70 make thla
property the slte Of prospsrous ana poPn-
Ions manufacturing village. The personal In.
specti0n OF capitalists h invited. Full and
satisfactory details VIII DO furnished upor
'Pp'''@ J.RHODEs BROWNE.
A. ILLGES,