Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-31
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 Chattaho0-
chez river, just above the city Of Columbus.
&TAIE OF GEORGIA, MUsCOGEB 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-
sonai, 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 TALL
OF which appears duly of record in Mortgage
Deed Book "A, 4" fOlios 867 to 1913, March 9Th,
1854, In the Clerks Office of Superior Court,
MuscoPee county, Georgia, and IN Record
Deeds, Volume o, pages g. to So inclusive,
March 22d, 1884, ONCE 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 April Nth, 1886, I'M
der the authority conferred by said deed OF
trust.
We VIII sell in the city OF Columbus. Mus.
cogee county, Georgia. on the Sd day OF Au-
gust 1886, between the legal hours of sale, in
front OF the Auction House of f. NJ. Knowle
n Co , on the northwest corner of Broad
street and Tenth formerly Crawford street).
being the usual place for Sherins sales In
sad city OF Columbus), at public outcry to
the highest bidder, for cash. the following de-
scrbed property OF the Columbus Manufac-
turing Company, to-wt: All those lots and
parcels OF land situated, lying ana Delng as
follows: Fractional section number twenty
six (26) and the north half oil fractional Sec
ton number thrty-hve t8o) both in frac-
tional township number eighteen Us,
range humber thirty t8o), in formerly
Alabama. Also the following lots Of lands
lying and being in the eighth lSth) district
OF MuscOgee county, State Of Georgia, known
as lots numbers eighty six 1855 and eighty
seven $50 and the west half OF lot number
seventy -four IA ana fractions mum oered
Island number three C8) in Chattahoochee
river and small enclosure situated east OF
Clapp. used "a residence and grazing lot,
containing seven ~ 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
and thirty tS8Ol acres more or less
Also, all Of the said Columbus Manufactur-
ing Company buildings on said land in
Muscogee county, Ca, operated as Cott..l
Factory, and with all of the Improvements in
any manner appendant, and appurtenant
looms, machinery and fixtures Of every kind
whatsoever contained in said buildings; also,
all and singular the other improvements on
described ne also The entre Wstar poW SHq
owned and controlled by said Columbus
Manufacturing Company on and in said
CndIthnOOcnee river, toRetner with al ana
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 4,5i4 spindles, ll9 looms and other
suitable machinery, all In good condition and
producing good work. Present capacity
1890 yards a day Of neavy sheetings and shirt
ings, three yards TO the pound.
The operatives houses and improvements
generally IN excellent condition, labor aOun-
uant, lands elevated and location OF property
unsurpassed for health. convenience and eco
nomlcal production-free from the burden OF
municipal taxes paid by all the other Column
bus mills, vet within three miles of the city OF
Columbu and three-quarters OF q mile OF
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
Georgia and Alabama sides OF the river.
Only small portion OF the water power is
required and utilized in running the present
mill aud the natural falls in the river render
SaS simple blank necessary aam rhs
magnificent water power is easily controlled
and has a fall Of forty-two and a Dalf $40
feet within three-quarters ~ OF mile.
upon new dam one hundred and twenty
1--WE thousand tl25,000) spindles with looms
in proportion can be driven by this water
power. Capital for theerectlon OF additional
mills and utilization of the immense power
now wasted Is all that Is needed to make this
the site Of a prosperous and popu-
ious manufacturing village. The personalin-
spection Of capitalists Is invited. Full and
details will DO furnished upon
J.RHoDEs BROWNE,
A. ILLGES,
Trustees.