Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-11
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TRUSTEES SALE


Property OF the Columlals Manufacturing
Company. Complete aud fully equipped
Cotton Factory, together with nearly mile
OF the finest water power on the ChattahOO-
cheo river, Just above the city OF Columbus
GTAIE OF GEORGIA .fMUsOOGEE COUNTY,
- BY virtue OF the power vested in us I'M
der the terms and conditions OF aeertain deed
OF trust executed TO the undersi gned, j..
Rhodes Browne and A. Illges, trustees, by the
columbus Manufacturing Company, OF Mus
cogee county, state OF Georgia, dated Marcn
list, 1884. whereby the said corporation con-
Neyed TO us all of the property, real and per-
sonal, herein after described, in trust, to
secure tile payment of its certain issue OF
bonds and the interest coupons thereof "a in
said trust deed specified and enumerated (aI
Of which appears duly Of record in Mortgage
Deed Book "A, fOliOs 1857 TO 1913, March 9th,
1854, in the Clerks office of Superior Corrt
Muscogee county. Georgia, ana IN Record
Deeds, Volume o, pages g. to SO inclusive.
March I'D, 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 oath, 1886, I'M
der the authority conferred by said deed OF
trust.
We VIII sell in the city of Columbus. Mus
cogec county, Georgia, on the Sd day of Au-
gust. 1886. between the legal hours of sale, in
front of the Auction House of r. M. KnowIe
Il Co, on the northwest corner OF Broad
street and Tenth formerly Crawford street),
(beng the usual place for Sherif's sales in
SAID city Of Columbus), at public cutlery, to
the highest bidder, for cash. the following de-
scribed property of the Columbus Mauufac-
turing Company, to-wlt: All those lots and
parcels of land situated. lying ana Delng as
follows: Fractional section number twenty
six (26l and the north haif OF fractional Sec
ton number thirty-hve tSO) both IN frac-
uonal township number eighteen u.s.
range number thirty tSO), in formerly
Russell, now Lee, county State Of
Alabama. Also the following lots OF lands
Wing and being in the eighth lSth) dis ricI
of huscOgee county, State of Georgia known
as lots numbers eighty six 1885, and eighty
seven tS7l and the west half OF lot number
seventy four G4l and fractions numbered
ninety-one (9D and nlnety-two 1922, and
Island number three 80 ia CnattahOOchee
river and small enclQsure situated east Of
the residence formerly occupied by j. X.
Clapp, used rs residence and grazing lot,
containing seven 10 acres more or less-
All OF said lands last described lying and be-
ing in the county of Muscogee and State oi
Georgia, and together with said lands in Lee
county, Alabama, containing eight hundred
and thirty tS80l acres more or less
Also, all Of the said Columbus Manufacture
ing Companys buildings on said land In
MuscOgec county, Ca, operated as Cotton
Factory, aud 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
all and singular 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 D ant Of SAID cotton factory consists at
present of 4,5l4 spindles, lI0 looms and other
suitable machinery, all in good condition and
producing good work. Present capacity
1900 yards "A day of heavy sheetings 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 health. convenience and eco
nomIcal prOdUctiOn-free from the burden of
municipal 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 Chats
hOOchee river for the distance of about ona
mile along the lands Of said company, said
Georgia and 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 p, OF
magnificent water power is easily controlled
and has fail of fOrty-two and a MALT t421S)
feet within three-quarters "a OF a mile.
With a comparatively small expenditure
upon new dam one hundred and twenty
IN proportion can be driven by this water
power. Capital for theerecton Of additional
mills and utilization or the immense power
now wasted is all that is needed TO make this
property the site OF prosperous and pOpu-
lous manufacturinRvillage. The personal in
spection Of capitalists is invited. Full and
satisfactory details Will be furnished upon
"ip''0 J.RHODEs BROWNE,
A. ILLGES,