Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-25
Ernnl SaIrn.



Property Of the Columbus Manufacturing
Company. Complete aud fully equipped
Cotton Factory, together with nearly a mile
OF the finest water power on the Chattahoo-
chee river, just above the city Of Columbus.
&TAIE OF GEORGIA, MUsC0GEE COUNTY.
- by virtue OF the power vested in us un-
DER the Terms and conditions OF certain 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
list, 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 It's certain issue Of
bonds and the Interest coupons thereof As in
SAID trust deed specified and enumerated GALL
of winch appears duly OF record in Mortgage
Deed Book "A. foliOs 367 10 1913, March 5th,
1884, In the Clerks Office Of superior Court.
Muscogee county. Georgia, and IN Record
Deeds, Volume ., pages g. to IS inclusive,
March 22d, 1884, Office OF the Probate Court in
the county OF Lee, State Of Alabama, aud 10
conformity with the directions and terms
prescribed in the resolutions passed by the
holders OF said bonds, on A pril 2ith, 1896, I'M
der the authority conferred by said deed OF
trust.
We VIII SELL in the city OF Columbus, Nus.
cogee county, Georgia, on the Sd day Of Au-
gus5, 1856, between the legal hours OF sale, 10
'front.' of the Auction House of f. NJ. knowle
Co , on the northwest corner OF Broad
street ant Tenth formerly Crawford streetl,
lheng the usual place for Sherid7s sales in
said city OF Columhus), at public cutlery. &c
scribed property OF the Columbus Manufac-
turing Company. to-wlt: All those lots anC
parcels OF land situated. lying ana being as
follows: fractional section number twenty
SIX l26) and the north half OF fractional sec
ton number thrty-hve $3.50 both in frac-
uOnal township number eighteen Isl,
range number thirty W0), in formerly
Russell, now Lee, county state OF
Alabama. Also the following lots Of lands
lying aud being lu the eighth l8fh) dis rlCG
OF MuscoRee county, state OF Georgia, Known
as lots numbers elghtv-si lo6l and eighty
seven $50 and the west half Of lot number
seventy -four "a ana fractions numbered
nlnety-One ,9Q and ninety Two t92), and
Island number three I'D in Chattahoochee
river and n small enclosure situated east Of
the residence formerly occupied by J. r.
Clapp, used as "A residence and grazing lot,
containing seven "a acres more or less.
All OF said lands Last described Wing 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 $500 acres more or less
Also, all OF the said Columbus Manufacture
ing CompSny's buildings on said land in
Musc0gee county, Ga, operated as Cotton
Factory, and with all OF the improvements in
any manner appendant and appurtenant
thereto, inclusive, Of the cards, spincles,
looms, machinery and fixtures Of every kind
whatsoever contained In said buildings; also,
ali and singular the other improvements on
al Of the lands aforementioned and
described; alsO the entire water power
owned and controlled by said COlum bus
ManuihcLUring company on ana IN Gaid
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 4,5H spindles, ll9 looms and other
suitable machinery, all in good. condition and
producing good WORK. Present capacity
1900 yarda day Of neavy sheetngs and shirt
ings. 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 ana eco
nomical prOduction-free from the burden OF
municinal taxes paid by all the other Column
bus mills, vet 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-
hoochee river for the distance of about one
mile along the lands Of said company, said
lands extending along its banks upon the
Georgia AMI Alabama sides Of the river.
Only small portion OF the water power Is
required and utilized in running the present
mill. and the natural falls IN the river render
but simple inexpensive dam or
logs and plank necessary. This
magnificent water power 10 easily controlled
and has a fan OF forty-two and a half l42lS)
feet within three-quarters % OF mile.
With comparatively small expenditures
upon new dam one hundred and twenty
i've thousand U25.000) spindles with looms
in proportion can be driven by TINS 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
Ions manufacturing village. The personal in
spocti0n Of capitalists is invited. Full and
satisfactory details VIII be furnished upon
J.RHODEs BROWNE,
- iLi"H9' Trustees.