Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-12
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TRUSTEES SALE


Property Of the Columbus Manufacturing
Company. Complete aud fully 8TfMipped,
Cation Factory, together with nearly . mila
OF the finest water power on the Chattahoo-s
chee river, Just above the city OF CoiumbusS
GTATE OF GEORGIA, MUsCoGEg COUNTY,
~ by virtue OF the power vested in us un-F
der the forms and conditions OF a certain deed
OF trust executed to the undersigned. j.
Rhodes Browne and A. Iilges, trustees, by tha
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. 10
secure the payment Of its certain issue Of
bonds and the interest coupons thereof. as IN
SAID truat deed specified aud enumerated (alL
of which appears duly OF record in Mort9aga
Deed Book "A, " fOliOs 367 10 373. March 5th.,
1854, IN the Clerks office of Superior Courtx
Muscogoe county, Georgia, and IN Record
Deeds, Volume o, pages 8. to s. inclnsive.l
NJ arch 22d, laS4, office of the Probate Court int
the county Of Lee, State of Alabama, and inf
conformity with the directions and termss
pr scribcd in the resolutions passed by the(
holders OF said bonds, on April 18th. 1884, un \
der tho authority conferred by said deed OF
trust.
We WIN sell in the city Of Columbus. Mus-
cogee county, Georgia, on the Sd day OF An
gust. 1885, between the legal hours of sale, in
front of the Auction HOuse of +. M. Knowid
Co, on the northwest corner 81 Broad
street and Teuth formerly Crawford street,.
thelug the usual place for SheriTs sales inl
said city Of Columbus1, at public cutlery tO{
the highest bidder, for cash, tbe following de-@
scribed property of the Columbus ManufacS
turing Company. to-wit: All those lots and
parcels of land situated, lying ana Delng as
follows: Fractional section number twenty-f
Six t26l and the north half OF fractional sec-i
ton number thirty-hve 1855 both In frac-
tional township number eighteen tl8ls
Russell, now Lee, county State OF
Alabama. Also the following iots Of lands
lying and being in the eighth 18Th dis rlcrl
OF MuscOgee county, State Of Georgia, knOwns
as lots numbers elghty-six 1861 aud eighty-i
seven 80 and the west half Of lot NUMBER
seventy four t7H and fractions numOere0
ninety-One (9ll ana ninety 1.-TWO t02l. and6
Island number three 90 in Chattahoochees
river ana a small enclosure situated east Cd
the residence formerly occupied by J. r.
Clapp, used as a residence and grazing lott
containing seven ~ acres more or less.t
All OF said lands last described lying and BEL
ing in the county of Muscogee and State of
Georgia, ana together with said lands IN beek
county, Alabama, containing eight hundred9
and thirty (S80l acres more or less
Also, all Of the said Columbus Manufacture
ing Company's buildings on said land IN
Mascogee county, Ca, operated as Cott0nl
Factory, and with all Of the improvements ind
amy manner appendant and appurbenane
thereto, inclusive, Of the cards, spinclesa
looms, machinery and fixtures OF every KING
whatsoever contained in said buildings; als0&
all and singular the other improvements onf
MI Of the lands aforementioned an6
described, also the entire water power
owned and controlled BY said Columbua
Manufacturing Company on and in saidi
Chattahoochee river, together with all andf
singular the rights and franchises by the saIu
the Columbus Manufacturing Company held
and possessed therein under the laws %
Georgia.
The plant Of said cotton factory consists att
present OF 1914 spindes, ll8 looms and OtheE
suitable machinery, all in good condition aud
producing good work. Present Capacitys
1880 yards a day of heavy sheetings and shirt4
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 health. cCnyeuienoe aud eeo@
nomtcal production--free from the burden OF
municipal taxes paid by all the other Coum3
bus mills, yet within three miles OF the city Of
Columbus and thTee-quarters OF a mile OF
power ~ the finest in the South, contr0lllngl
and embracing the whole bed OF the Chatta<
hoochee river for the distance of about on0
mile along the lands of said company. said
lands extending along its banks upon tho,
Georgia and Alabama sides Of the river.
Only a small portion OF the water power Isl
required and utilized in running the presen5
mill, and the natural fails In the river render
logs and plank necessary. This
magnificent water power is easily controlled
and has q fall of fOrty-two aud a half l42l<Y
feet within three-quarters ~ Of a mile{
With comparatively small expenditure
upon new dam one hundred ana twenty-
1--WE thousand (l25,OOol spindles with looms
in proportion can be driven by this water
power. Capital for the erection OF additionAE
mills and utilization OF the immense powen
now wasted is all that is needed to make thi4
lous manufacturing village. The PERSONAL nS
spectlon OF capitalists Is invited. Full ana
satisfactory details Will be furnished upon
"pF''S J.RHODEs BROWNE,
AsLLLGES,