Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-14
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TRUSTEEsi SALE

Property Of the Columbus Manufacturing
Company. Complete aud fully equipped
Cotton Factory. together with nearly mile
of the finest water power on the ChattahOo-
chez river, just above the city OF Columbus.
GTArE OF GEORGIA, MUsCoGEE COUNTY.
~ BY virtue OF the power vested In us I'M
der the terms and conditions Of a certain deed
of trust executed to the undersigned, j.
Rhodes Browne and A. lllges, trustees, by tbs
Columbus Manufacturing Company, OF Mus
cogee county, State OF Georgia dated March
lst 1884, whereby the said corporation COM
veyed to us all OF the property. real and per-
sonal, herein after described. in trust, to
secure the payment of its certain issue of
bonds and the interest coupons thereof "a in
said trust deed specified and enumerated (al
of which appears duly of record in Mortgage
Deed Book A foliOs 361 TO 8I3, March 5th,
1881, In the Clerks Office of Superior Court
Muscogee county, Georgia, aud IN Record
Deeds, Volume O ., pages 3! to 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 termG
prescribed in the resolutions passed by the
holders OF said bonds. on April 2lth 1886, un-
der the authority conferred by said deed Of
trust.
We will sell in the city OF Columbus, Mus
cogee county, Georgia, on the Sd day OF Au-
gust. 1885, between the legal hours Of sale, in
front of the Auction House OF +. NJ. knowle
n Co, on the northwest corner OF Broad
street and Tenth formerly Crawford street..
(being the usual place for Sherii7s sales in
said city Of Columbusl, at public outcry. TO
scribed property OF the Columbus MRnufac-
turing Company, to-wit: All those lots and
parcels OF land situated, lying and being as
follows: Fractional section number twenty
six (26) and the north half of fractional sec
ton number thirty-hve (35) both in frac-
tiOnal township number eighteen u.s.,
range number thirty tsOl, in formerly
Alabama. Also the following lots Of lands
lying and being in the eighth 18th dis riet
of Muscogee county. state of Georgia, known
as lots numbers eIghty-siN 1867 and eighty
seven (S7 and the west half Of lot number
seventy four t74l ana fractions mum oered
ninety lone (9D and ninety two tg2). and
Island number three (3) IN ChattahOochee
river aud small enclosure situated east OF
the residence formerly occupied by !. r.
Clapp, used as a residence and grazing lot,
containing seven ~ acres more or less.
All OF said lands last described lying and be-
ing in he 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 Manufacture
| ing CompaDy's buildings on said land In
| Muscogee county, Ca, operated as a Cotton
Factory, and with all OF the improvements in
| any manner appendant and appurtenant
/ thereto. inclusive. of the cards, spndles.
looms, machinery and fixtures Of every kind
/ whatsoever contained In said buildings, also.
/ all and angular the other improvements on
all of the lands aforementioned and
| described; also the entire water power
owned and controlled by said Columbus
Manufacturing Company on and In said
| ChattahOochee river, together with all and
| singular the rights and franchises by the said
! the Columbus Manufacturing Company held
and possessed therein under the laws OF
| Georgia.
The plant of said cotton factory consists at
| present OF 4,544 spindles lJD looms and other
suitable machinery, all Ia good condition and
| producing good work. Present capacity
| 1900 yards day Of heavy sheetings and shirt
| iDgs, three yards to the pound.
The operatives houses and improvements
| generally in excellent condition, labor aOun-
uant, lands elevated and location OF property
unsurpassed for health. convenience and eco.
nOmical productiOn-free from the burden OF
munieiBal taxes paid by all the other Colum-
bus mills, yet within three miles OF the city OF
| Columbus and three-quarters OF a mile Of
| Columbus and Rome railroad. The water
| power is the finest in the South, controlling
and embracing the whole bed OF the Chatta-
bOochee river for the distance of about one
mile along the lands of said company, said
lands extending along its banks upon the
Georgia and Alabama sides OF the river.
Only small portion OF the water power is
reaured snd utilized in running the present
mill, aud the natural falls in the river render
but simple inexpensive dam Of
logs and plank necessary. This
magnificent water power is easily controlled
and has a fall OF fOrty-two aud a nalf 49,
feet within three-quarters "a Of a mile
With a comparatively small expenditure
upon new dam one hundred and twenty
five thousand tl25,OO0) epindles with looms
in proportion can be driven by this water
power. Capital for the erectiOn 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-
lous manufacturing village. The personal in
spectiOn OF capitalists is invited. Full and
satisfactory details VIII be furnished upon
j. RHODES BROWNE,
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