Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-16
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Property OF the Columbus Manufactures
Company. Complete and fully equipped
Cotton Factory, together with nearly mile
OF the finest water power on the Chattahoo-
chee river, jast above the city OF COinmbuss
GTATE OF GEORGIA, MuscOGEE COUNTY
~ BY virtue Of the power Vested in us uB-J
der the terms ana conditions Of n certain decd
o. trust executed to the undersigned, ~
Rhodes Browne Nnd A. Ilgea, trustees, by tha
Columbus Manufacturing Company, OF Nue.
eogee county, State OF Georgia, dated March
lst, 1854 whereby the said corporation e9n@
veyed TO us all OF the property, real aud per-
sonal, herein after described. IN trrst. tol
secure the payment of its certain issue OE
bonds and .he interest coupons thereof ~ in
said trust deed specified and enumerated (ali
OF which appears duly Of record in Mortgage
Deed Book A. fOl:os SG7 70 873, March 5th{
1854, in the Clerks Office OF Superior Court
Muscogee county, Georgia, and IN Record
Deeds, Volume o o, pages 8. to SO inelusive{
March 22d, 1884 office OF the Probate Court id
the countyo OF Lee, state of Alabama, and id
conformity. with the directions and terma
prescribed in the resolutions passed by th@
holders OF said bonds. on April Path, 1885, un Z
der the authority conferred by said deed OF
trust.
We Will sell In the city of Columbus, Mus 4
cogee county, Georgia, on the Sd day OF Au-l
gust. 1886, between the legal .hOura Of sale, n
'front.' of the Auction HOuseof +. NJ. kn0Wl0
y Co, on the northwest corner Of Broad
street and Tenth formerly Crawford street, !
pbefng the usual place for Sherin's sales iD
aaid city Of Columbus), at public outefyl u
thaihtghest bidder for cash. the following de~
sCribed property Of the Columbus MapufaeS
turing Company, to-wit: All those lots and
parcels of land situated. lying ana Deing al
fslIows: Fractional section number twenty<
Six (25) and the north half Of fractional seq
ton number thirty-hve tSS) both In trac-i
tional township number eighteen lISlI
range number thirty (S0l, in formerly
Russell, now Lee, county state q
| lying and being IN the eighth SSH DARED
OF Muscogee county, State Of Georgia, known
as lots numbers elghty-six 1857 and eighty =
seven (S7) and the west half Of lot number
seventy -four l7D and fractions NUMBERED
ninety -One (9D and ninety-two 1917, and
Island number three 90 IN CbattahOochee
river and small enclosure situated east "a
the residence formerly occupied by j. r.
Clapp, used a. residence and grazing lotl
containing seven ~ aeres more or less-
All Of said lands last described lying and boz
ing in the county of MWcogee and State Of
Georgia, and together with said lands in Leel
county, Alabama, containing eight hundred
and thirty $500 acres more or lees.
Also, alfof the said Columbus Manufacture
ing COmpany's buildings on said land In,
Muscogee county, Ga, operated as Cotton,
Factory, and with all of the improvements IN
any manner appendant and appurtenant
thereto. inclusive. Of the cards, spindleay
looms, machinery and fixtures Of every kind
whatsoever contained IN said buildings; alsoS
all and singular the other improvements on
the also the entss wser
owned and controlled by said Columbum
Manufacturing Company ON and in sai&
ChattahoOchee river, together with all and
singular the rights and franchises by the sand
the Columbus Manufacturing Company held
and possessed therein under the laws %
The plant Of said cotton factory consists al
present of ASA spindles. l39 looms and other
suitable machinery, all In good condition aud
producing good work. Present capac1ty
1900 yards dry OF heavy sheetfngs and s1frta
ings, three yards 10 the pound. to0dsl
The Opcratives' houses and improvements
generallyin excellent condition. labor AQUA
dant, lands elevated and location OF property
unsurpassed for health. convenience and eco7
nomieai prOductiOn--free from the burden Cd
municipal taxes paid BY an theothsr Coium
bus mills, yet within three miles Of the city %
Columbus aud three-quarters- of q mile Oh
Columbus and Rome railroad. The water
power h the dDest ip&he .Soatb, contFollingi
hoochee river for the distance of about one
mile along the lands Of said company, said
lands extending e3ona IT'S bankB upon The
Georgia and Alabama sides Of the river4
required and utilized In running the pFesenq
mti aud the natural falls in tho river rande4
but simple inexpensive dam d
logs and plank necessary. This
and has a fan Of, fOrty-twO and a nalf tl21S1
feet within three-quarters ~ Of y mile
With q comparatively small expenditures
upon new dam one hugdred and twenty.
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 thiA
property the site OF q prosperous and popu-l
lOus manufacturing village. Thepersonal ins
speciion OF capitalists is invited. Full aud
satisfactory details will be furnished UPON
J. RHODES BROWNE. ,xs
a. iLLSES' rrus.es.