Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-18
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-
chee river, just above the city OF Columbus.
GTATE OF GEORGIA, MUsC0GEE COUNTY.
- BY virtue OF the power vested in us un-
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 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 as in
said trust deed specified and enumerated (an
OF which appears duly OF record in Mortgage
Deed Book "a, - fOlios 1857 To 1913, March 5th,
1884, in the Clerks Office of Superior Court.
Muscogee county, Georgia, and IN Record
Deeds, Volume o, pages 8. to So inclusive
March 22d, 1884, Office OF the Probate Court i'm
the cOuntyof Lee, State Of Alabama, and in.
conformity with the directions and terms
prescribed in the resolutions passed by tho4
holders of said bonds, on April Ath, 1885, I'M 7
der the authority conferred by said deed on
trust.
We VIII sell in the city OF Columbus, Nus,
cogee county, Georgia, on the Sd day Of Au-
gust, 1885, between the legal hOurs of sale, in
'front.' of the Auction House Of r. NJ. knOwlo
n Co, on the northwest corner OF Broad
street and Tenth formerly Crawford street.,
(being the usual place for Sherf7s sales in
SAID city OF Columbusl, at public outcry, to
the highest bidder, for cash. the following de-
scribed property of the Columbus Manufac-
turing Company, tO-wlt: All those lots and
parcels of land situated, lying and being az
follows: Fractional section number twenty
six 1867 and the north half OF fractional SEQ
ton number thirty-ive 1850 both IN frAc-
tiOual township number eighteen u.s..
range number thirty t50), in formerly
Russell, now Lee, county State OF
Alabama. Also the following lots Of lands
lying and being IN the eighth lSth) dis ricE
OF Muscogee county, State of Georgia, known
as lots numbers eighty-siN 1867 and eighty
seven lS7l and the west half 81 lot number
seventy four (74l and fractions numbered
ninety ,9) and ninety two 1927, and
Island number three (3l in Chattahoocheo,
river and a small enclosure situated east OF
the residence formerly occupied by j. r.
Clapp, used a. residence and grazing lotv
containing seven 10 acres more or less.
All OF said lande last described lying and be-
ing in the county OF Musc0gee and state OF
Georgia, and together with said lands in Lee
county, Alabama, containing eight hundred
and thirty 830l acres more or less.
Also, ail of the said Columbus Manufacture
ing Company's buildings on said land in
Muscogee county, Ga, operated as a Cotton
Factory, and with ali of the improvements in
any manner appendant and appurtenanm
thereto. inclusive. Of the cards, spindles.
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 powers
owned and controlled by said Columbus
Manufacturing Company on and in said
ChattahOOchee river, together with al 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 al
! present Of 4, 544 spindles, l49 looms and other
suitable machi merry, all In good condition and
/ producing good work. Present capacity
| 1850 yards day Of heavy sheetDgs and shirt
! ings, three yards TO the pound.
| The operatives houses and improvements
| generally in excellent condition, labor aDun-
! dant, lands elevated and location Of property
/ unsurpassed for heal h, convenience anu eco
| nomical prOductDn-free from the burden Oe
municinal taxes paid by all the other Column
bus mills yet within three miles OF the city oe
Columbus and three quarters of n 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 for the distance OF about Ona
mile along the lands Of said company, said
lands extending along its banks upon tho
Georgia ana Alabama sides Of the river.
Only a small portion Of the water power IL
required and utilized in running the present
mill, aud the natural falls in the river render
logs and plank necessary. This
magnificent water pOWer ia easily controlled
and has fail OF fOrty-twO and a nalf (4zl5k
feet within three-quarters "a OF a mile =
With comparatively small expendiiuro
upon new dam one hundred and twenty
FIVE thousand t25,900l spindles 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 thia
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
}. RHODES BROWNE,
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