Savannah morning news., 1886-06-20
xroal SALES.
TRraTEEal AALE


Property of the Columbus Manufacturing
Company. Complete and fully equipped 4
Cation Factory, together with nearly milef
OF the finest water power on the Chattahoo- !
chee river, just above the city OF Columbus.J
GTATE OFGEORGIA, MUsCoGEE COUNTY.
~ BY virtueof the power vested In us un- 4
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
lat, 1884, whereby the said corporation con-
veyed to us all OF the property, real and per-
s0nal, herein after described, in trust, to
secure the payment Of its certain issue OF
bonds and the interest coupons thereof az in
said trust deed speotaed and enumerated (all j
Of which appears duly OF record in Mortgage
Deed Book "A, 'etotiOs 867 70 37G, March 5th,
1884, in the Clerks Office of SupsriOr Court,
Musc"gee county, Georgia, and IN Record
Deeds, Volume o q, pages 8. 10 So 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, 1886, un-
der the authority conferred by said deed OF i
trust.
cOgec county, Georgia, on the Sd day or Au-
gust, 1855, between The legal hours OF sale, IN
'front.' Of the Auction House Of II. M. knowle
Co, on the northwest corner or Broad
street and Teuth formerly Crawford street.
(beinK the usnal place for Sher17s sales in
said city OF C0lumbus), at public Outcry. TO
the highest bidder, for cash the following de-
scribed property OF the Columbus Manufac-
turing Company, tO-w.t. All those lots and
parcels OF laad situated, lying and Deing IA
follOw8; Fractional section number twenty
six (26) and the north half ot fractional sec
tion number thirbv-hye lSb) botn In frac- /
tional township number eighteen rs, /
range number thirty t80), IN formerly !
Russell, now Lee, county state Of
Alabama Also tho following lots Of lands {
living and being IN the eighth (Sthl dis rlcL /
OF Musc0gee oeunty. state Of Georgia, known
aR lots numbers eighty-aix 1881 and eighty J
seven (S7} aHd the west nalf of lot number
seventy -four t7N and fractions numbered 1
ninety zone (DD and ninety Two t82), and |
Islanu number three 49, in CnattahOOchee |
river and q small enclosure situated east Of |
the residence formerly occupied by j. r. :
Clapp, used as a residence and grazing lot,
containing seyen ~ acres more or less. /
All OF said lnnds last described lying and be
ing m the county OF MuecoBee and state of
Georgia, and together with SAID lands In Lee
county, Alabama, containing eight hundred
aud thirty iS30) acres more or less
Also, all OF the said Columbus Manufactur-
ing Company's buildings on said land ia
MuacOgee county, Ga, operated as Cotton Z
Factory, and with all Of the improvements IN
any manner appendant and appurtenans
thereto. inclusive. or the cards, spncles,
looms machinery and fixtures Of every kind
whatsoever contained In said buildings; also,
all and angular the other improvements on
described also the entire water power
OWnud anu controlled by said Columbus
Manufacturing Company on and in said
ChattahoOchee river, together with all and
singular the rights and franchises by she saidl
tho Columbus Manufacturing Company heidi
and possessed therein under the laws OF
Georgia.
present OF 4,544 spiudles, 40 looms and other
suitable machinery, all Ia good condition audi
producing good work. Present capacity
1900 wards day Of heavy shoetings and shrt-i
ings, three yards to the pound
the operatives' houses and improvements
generally in excellent condition. labor a8un-i
dant, lands elevated and location or property
unsupassed for health. nngeDiPnce and eco-f
nomical proGuctOn--free from the burden OF
mniGiDal taxes paid by Hll the other Colum-
bus MILLS, yet within three miles OF the city Of
Columbus ard three quarters Of mile OF
Columbus and Rome railroad. The water
pUWer8is the finest in the South, controlling
and embracing the whole bed Of the Chatla-
hOOchee river for the distance OF about one
mlie along the lands OF said company, said
lands extending along its banks upon the
Georgia ant Alabama sides of the river.
| Only small portion Of the water power 10
| REQUIRED and utilized in running the presentI
mill, and the natural falls in the river render
| but simple inexpensve dam or
| logs and plank necessary. This
magnificent water power is easily coniroiled'
| and has a fall OF fcrty-twO and n half l4z1zbi
feet within thres-qUnrters 20 Of a mile :.
with O comparatively small expenditurai
upon q now dam one hundred and twenty-i
FIVE thousand tl25,Ooo) epindes with LOOMS
in proportion can be driven by this water
power. Capital for theerection OF additional
mills and Utilization OF the immense power
now wasted is all that Is needed TO make this
property the site OF prosperous and popu-
ioua manufacturing village. The personal i'm
spection Of capitalists il invited. Full and
satisfactory details will be furnished upon
aPP'''"''D J.RHoDEs BROWNE,
ALLEGES,