Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-08
TRUSTEES, SALE

Property of the Columbus Manufacturing
Company. Complete and fully equipped
Cotton Factory, together with nearly mila
of the finest water power on the Chattahoo-
chez river. just above the city Of Columbus
GTATE or GEORGIA, MUscoGEE COUNTY
~ by virtue OF the power vested Ia US un-y
der the terms and conditions Of aeertain deed
OF trust executed to the undersigned, J..
Rhodes Browne and A. Illges, trustees, by the
Columbus Manufacturing Company, OF Mus
cogee county, State OF Georgia, dated March
lst 1884. whereby the said corporation CON-
veyed 10 ue all Of the property. real and per-
sonal, herein after described, in trust, 20
secure the payment OF its certain issue Of
bonds aud the interest coupons thereof as in
said trust deed specified and enumerated Jail !
OF which appears duly OF record In MOrtgagei
Deed Book "a" folios 367 to 1913, March Sch,
1884, In the Clerk'D Office OF Superior Court,
Muscogee county. Georgia, and IN Record
Deeds, Volume 0, pages g 10 81 inclasiye,l
March 22d, 1884, Office OF the Probate Court inl
the county OF Lee, State OF Alabama, and in
conformity with the directions and termBf
prescribed in the resolutions passed by thel
holders OF said bonds, on April 2ith, 1886, un- !
der the authority conferred by said deed Of
trust.
We win sell IN the city Of Columbus. Mus-l
cogee county, Georgia, on the Sd day Of Au-t
gust. 1885, between the legal hours Of sale, ia
front of the Auction House OF n. NJ. Knowlef
Co, on the northwest corner OF Broad
street and Tenth formerly Crawford street).l
(being the usual place for Sherifrs sales In
said city Of Ccinmbus), at public Outcry. to
the DlRueht Dluuef, LOT cdsl. the lOiOWiuH ue-<
scrlbed property OF the Columbus Manufac-l
turing Company, t0-wit: All those lots and
parcels Of land situated. lying and Deing asS
follows: fractional section number twenty
six (26l and the north half OF fractional see I
ton number thirty-hve 1857 both In frac-
tioDal township number eighteen tI8ly
range number thirty 1907, In formerly
Alabama. Also the following lots Of lands
lying and being in the eighth (9th) dis ricE
OF Muscogee county. state OF Georgia, Known
~ lots numbers eighty six 1850 and eighty
seven (S7l and the west half OF lot number
seventy -four t7D and fractions numbered
ninety-one sSD and ninety two t92l, andl
Island number three OBJ in ChattahoOcheei
river and a small enclosure situated east OF
the residence formerly occupied by j. r.
Clapp, used as residence and grazing lot,
containing seven 20 acres more or less.
All OF said lands last described living and he
Georgia, and together with said lands In Lee
county, Alabama. containing eight hundred
and thirty $500 acres more or less.
Also, all Of tue said Columbus Manufacture
ing Company's buildings on said land ia
MuscoEee county, Ca, operated as a Cottoni
Factory, aud with all OF the improvements I'M
any manner appendant and appurtenanEl
thereto. inclusive. Of the cards, spincles,
looms, machinery and fixtures of every kind
whatsoever contained In said buildings; also.
al and singular the other improvements on
all OF the lands aforementioned and
described; also the entire water power
owned and controlled by said Columns
Manufacturing Company on and 10 said
ChattahoOchee river, together with all andl
singular the rights and franchises by the said
the Columbus Manufacturing Company held
and possessed therein under the laws %
Georgia.
The d ant Of SAID cotton factory consists at,
present OF 4,5A spindles. $40 looms and other
suitable machinery, all In good condition and
producing good work. Present capacity
1900 yards day OF neavy sheetings and shirt
ings, three yards 10 the pound.
The operatives houses and Improvements
generally In excellent condition. labor album
dant, lands elevated and location or property
unsurpassed for health. convenience ana eco
nOmical productiOn-free from the burden OF
bus mills vet within three miles OF the city OF
Columbus and three-q quarters OF q mile OF
Columbus and Rome railroad. The water
power Is the finest In the South, controlling
and embracing the whole bed Of the Chatta-
hoochee river Cor the distance OF about On0
mile along the lands Of said company, said
lands extending along iis banks upon tho
GeorRia AMI Alabama sides OF the river.
Onit a small portion OF the water power ia
required Hud utilized In running the present.
mil, aud the natural falls in the river render
but a. simple Inexpensive dam m. Of
msaeniGeont water power Is easily controlled
and has a fall OF fOrty-two aud a nalf (42l<1
feet within three-quarters "a OF a milsA
With u comparatively small expenditure
upOn new dam ono hundred and TWENTY
nve thousand O25.000l spindles with lOoma
in proportion eau DO driven By this water
power. Capital for thoerection Of additional
mills and utilization OF the Immense power
now wasted Il an that is needed 10 MAKE thia
lous manufacturingvlllngc The personalin-
suectiOn OF capitalists IA invited. Pull aad
satisfactory details vii be- furnished upoa
J.nHoDEs BROWNE.
Trustees.