Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-02
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Property of the Columbus Manufacturing
Company. Compete and fully equipped
Cotton Factory, together with nearly mile
of the finest water power on the Cbattahoo-
chez river, Just above the city Of Columbus.
GTATE OF GEORGIA, MUsOOGEE COUNTY.
- By virtue Of the power vested in ms I'M
der the terms and conditions OF acertain deed
OF trust executed TO the undersigned, j.
Rhodes Browne and A. lllges, trustees by the
Columbus Manufacturing Company, OF Nus
cogee county, state of Georgia, dated March
let 1891, whereby the said corporation con-
Feyed TO us all OF the property, real and per-
sOual, herein after described, N trast, 10
secure the payment az it's certain issue Of
bonds aud the interest coupons thereof Rs in
said trust deed specified and enumerated TALL
OF which appears duly OF record in Mortgage
Deed Book "a foiiOs 307 10 378, March 5th
1904 an the Clerks oflice of Superior Court.
Muscogee county, GEORGIA. and IN Record
Deeds, Volume o o, pages 3! to SS 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
prescribed In the resolutions passed by the
holders Of said bonds, on April Ath, 1885, I'M
der the authority conferred by said deed Of
trust.
We wall sell in the city Of Columbus, Mus.
coRee county, Georgia, on the Sd day Of Au-
gust. 1856, between the legal hours of sale, in
'front.' Of the Auction House of y. NJ. Knowle
Co. on the north west corner OF Broad
street and Teuth formerly Crawford street,,
(being the usual place for SherifTs sales in
said city of COlumbus), at public cutlery. to
Inc hlEnebJ Diuuef, lot Cd@Hs IHe IOllOWluE De-
scrioed property OF the Columbus Manufac-
turing Company tO-wlt: All those lots and
parcels of land situated, lying ana Delng as
follows: Fractional section number twenty
six t26) and the north half OF fractional SEQ
ton number thirty-hye t3s) both in frac-
tionsl township number eighteen Us,
range number thirty t5O), in formerly
Russell, now Lee, county State OF
Alabama. Also The following lots OF lands
lying and being in the eighth lSlh) dis r1CT
OF Muscogee county, State of Georgia, Known
as lots numbers eighty-aiX (e6l and eighty
seven t87l and the west half OF lot number
seventy four t7D and fractions numbered
ninety-one (9D and ninety Two C92), and
Island number three t3) in Chattahoochee
river and small enclosure situated east OF
the residence formerly occupied by j. K.
Clapp, used rs residence and grazing lot,
containing seven ~ acres Eore or less.
All of said lands last described lying and be-
ing IN the county Of Muscogee and State OF
Georgia, and together with said lands in Lee
county, Alabama, containing eight hundred
and thirty $780, acres more or less
Also, all OF the said Columbus Manufactur-
ing C0mpany's buildings said land in
Muscogee county, Ca, operated rs a Cotton
Factory, and with all OF the improvements in
thereto. inclusive, OF the cards, spinGles,
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, toge her with 81 aud
singular the rights and franchises by the SAID
the Columbus Manufacturing Company held
and possessed therein under the laws OF
Georgia.
The pant OF SAID cotton factory consists at
present Of 4,544 spindles, lI9 looms and other
suitable machinery, all in good condition and
producing good work. Present capacity
1890 yards dsy of heavy she0tings and shirt
ngs. three yards To the pound.
The operatives houses aud improvements
generally IN excellent condition. labor aDun-
dant, lands elevated and location OF property
unsurpassed for health, convenience and eco
nOmical production-free from the burden of
municipal taxes paid by all the other Column
bus mills, yet within three miles oil the city Of
Columbus and threc-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 Tor the distance Of about one
mile along the lands Of said company, said
lands extending along It's banks upon the
Georgia and Alabama sides Of the river.
Only a small portion Of the water power Ia
required and utilized In running the present
mill, and the natural falls in the river render
R STs and simple blank ne'P pesssssry dam rSs
magnificent water power is easily controlled
and has a fan of fOrty-two and a nah (42lI)
feet within three-quarters 20 OF mile.
With u comparatively small expenditure
upon a new dam one hundred and twenty
FIVE thousand l125,00el spindles with looms
IN proportion can be driven by this water
power. Capital for heerection OF additional
mills and utilization or the immense power
now wasted Is all that is needed 10 make this
property the site OF a prosperous and pOpu-
lous manufacturing village. The personal in
spectiOn OF capitalists lie invited. Full and
satisfactory details Will be furnished upoo
"'P''N'' J.RHODEs BROWNE,
Trustees.