Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-26
GraaI SURF.
TRUSTEES SALE

Property of the Columbus Manufacturing
Company. Complete aud fully equipped
Cotton Factory, together with nearly a mile
OF the finest water power on the Chattaho0-
chez river, just above the city Of Columbus.
GTATE OF GEORGIA, MUsCoGEE COUNTY.
~ BY virtue OF the power vested in US I'M
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
eogee county, StateO of Georgia, dated March
LIST, 1854, whereby the said corporation oon-
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 (aIl
OF which appears duly OF record in Mortgage
Deed Book "A, y 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 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 A pril Path, 1886, un-
der the authority conferred by said deed OF
trust.
We VIII cell in the city Of Columbus, Mus.
cogee county, Georgia. on the 3D. day of Au.
gust, 1886, between the legal hours of sale, in
front Of the Auction House of II. M. knOwle
Co, on the northwest corner OF Broad
street and Tenth formerly Crawford street),
(beinR the usual place for Sherifrs sales in
said city OF COumbus), at public outcry. To
the highest bidder, for cash, the following de-
scribed property OF the Columbus Manufac-
turing Company, to-wit: All those lots and
parcels of land situated, lying ana Delng as
follows: fractional section number twenty
six (26) and the north half OF fractional Sec
ton number thirty-hve t3s) both in frae-
tionA township, number eighteen Us,
Russell, now Lee. county State Of
Alabama. Also the following lots OF lands
lying and being in the eighth (Sthl disIrlcs
of Museogee county. State of Georgia. known
as lots numbers elghty-six 1867 and eighty
seven (S7l and the west half OF lot number
seventy -four ca ana fractions numbered
ninety-On ,9l) and Dinety-twO t92l. and
Island number three Cd in ChattahOochee
river ana q small enclosure situated east OF
the residence formerly occupied by j. r..
Clapp, used as residence and grazing lot,
containing seven "a acres more or less.
All OF said lands last described lying and be-
ing in the county of Muscogee and State OF
Georgia, and together with said lands in Lee
county, Alabama, containing eight hundred
aud thirty (8S0) acres more or less.
Also, al OF the said Columbus Manufactur-
ing C0mpanys buildings on said land IN
MuscoRee county, Ca, operated "a Cotton
Factory, and with all OF Che 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,
all aud singular the other improvements on
al of the lands aforementioned and
owned and controlled by said Columbus
Manufacturing Company on and in said
ChattahoOchee river, together with sll and
singular the rights and franchises by the said
the Columbus Manufacturing Company held
and possessed therein under the laws Of
The plant OF said cotton factory consists at
present OF 4,544 spindles, 40 looms and other
suitable machinery, all In good condition and
producing good work. Present capacity
1900 yards day Of heavy sheetings and shirt
ings, three yards to the pound.
The operatives houses and improvements
generally in excellent condition, labor aOun-
dant, lands elevated and location of property
Unsurpassed for health, convenience and eco
nOmical production--free from the burden OF
municiDal taxes paid by all the other Column
bus mills, yet within three miles OF the city Of
Columbus and three-quarters Of 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 she distance Of about one
mile along the lands Of said company, said
lands extending along its banks apOn the
Georgia and Alabama sides Of the river.
Only a small portion Of the water power lie
required and utilized In running the present
mill, and the natural falls in the river render
but simple Inexpensive dam ~, Of
I @sssnincent water power Is easily controlled
and has fall OF forty-two and q naf (42lSl
feet within three-quarters 20 OF mile.
With a comparatively small expenditure
upon new dam one hundred and twenty
i've thousand u25,O0ol spindles 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 10 all that Is needed TO make this
property the site Of prosperous and popn-
ious manufacturing village. The personal in
spection Of capitalists is invited. Full and
satisfactory details Will DO furnished upon
"Pp''0 RHODES BROWNE,
a. iLI0ES' Trusteoa.