Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-14

SALE

TRUSTEES SALE.
Property Of the Columbus Manufacturing
Company. Complete aud fully equipped
Cotton Factory. together with nearly mile
OF the finest water power on the Chattahoo-
chez river, iust above the city OF Columbus.
GTATE OF GEORGIA, MIUsCOGEE COUNTY.
~ BY virtueof the power vested in us un-
der the terms and conditions OF certain deed
o. trust executed to the undersigned, j..
Rhodes Browne aud A. Illges trustees, by the
Columbus Manufacturing Company, or Mus
eogee county, state OF Georgia, dated March
LIST, l6Si whereby the said corporation con-
veyed 70 az 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 as in
SAID trust decd specified and enumerated (all
OF which appears duly OF record in Mortgage
Deed Book "A, folOa 363 10 1913, March 5th,
1854, IN the Clerks Office of Superior Court
MuscOgee county, Georgia, and N Record
Deeds, Volume o, pages 8. to 50 inclusive,
March 22d, 1854. 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 April 2ith. 1886. I'M
der the authority conferred by said deed OF
trust
We VIII sell In the city Of Columbus. Nus
cOgec county, Georgia, on the Sd day OF Au-
| gust, 1855, between the legal hours Of sale, IN
! front Of the Auction House of +. M. knOWle
4 co ON the northw west corner OF Broad
street and Tenth formerly Crawford street),
/ tbeing the usual place for Sherins sales IN
! hdlN City uI IOlumbusls AT puDnc OutcFyst 70
the highest bidder, for cash. the following de-
| scribed property OF the Columbus Mauufac-
! turing Company, to-wit; All those lots and
/ parcels OF land situated, wing ana DeIng as
! tollows: Fractional section number twenty
/ six .2i) and the north half Of fractional sec
/ ton number thirty-nve C5) both Ia lrae-
tional township number eighteen Jls)r
4 range number thirty COs IN formerly
/ Russell, now Lee, county STATE OF
| Alabama. Also the following lots o. lands
! lying and being IN the eighth tSthl dis rlcU
of rf
| AZ lots numbers eghty-siX 1851 and eighty
seven so and the west half of lot number
seventy -four l7D ana fractions numbered
/ ninety tuD and ninety Two 1927, ana
] island number three 90 IN Cnattah0ochCe
| river ana a small enclosure situated east of
| the residence formerly occupied by j. n.
/ Clapp, used ~ u residence and grazing lot,
containing seven % acres more or less.
| All OF sand lands last described lying and be-
| ing In the county of MuscOgee and State OF
1 Georgia, and together with said lands in lee
! county, Alabama. containing eight hundred
/ and thirty ,S30l acres more or less
| Also, all Of the said Columbus Manufacture
| ing COmpany's buildings on said land ia
| NJ uscOgee county, Ga, operated as a Cotton
| Factory, aud with all OF the Improvements in
/ any manner appendant and appurtenan6
/ thereto. inclusive, OF the cards. spinGleA,
| looms, machinery and fixtures Of every kind
| whatsoever contained In said buildings also,
all and singular the other improvements on
all Of she lands aforementioned and
| described; also the entire water power
| owned aud 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 tue laws OF
| Georgia.
The plant Of said cotton factory consists at
/ present OF LA spindles, 40 looms and other
| suitable machinery, all IN good condition aEd
producing good work. Present capacity
1850 YARDS day OF heavy shcetings and shirt
ing-, three yards TO the pound.
The operatives houses aud improvements
generally in excellent condition labor apun-
! uant, lands elevated and location of property
| Unsurpassed for health. convenience ana eco
nomical productiOn-free from the burden OF
munoinai taxes paid By all the other Column
bus mills, vet within three miles Ol the city Of
| Columbus and three quarters Of a mile Of
| COlunbus and Rome railroad. Tho water
| power Is the finest iu che south. controlling
| and embracing the whole bed Of the Ehatta-
hoochee river Tor the distance of about ono
mile along the lands Of said com ang, said
| lands extending along iis banks upon me
Georgia and Alabama sides OF the river.
Only small portion of the water power Ia
! REQUIRED and utilized in running the present
! mill. AND the natural falls Ina the river render
but simple inexpensive dam OF
logs ana p.anS necessary; ra dat
and has "A fall of f0rty-twO and q nali lf2l1)
| feet within three quarters 20 Of mile.
| With a comparatively small expenditure
upon new dam one hundred and twenty
| Ave thousand tl25,00el spindles with looms
in proportion can he driven by this water
power. Capital for theerecton OF additional
| mills and utilization OF the immense power
| now wasted Is all that is needed TO make this
property the site Of prosperous and popu-
| lOus man ufacturinR village. The personal in
! spectiOn of capitalists is invited. Full and
satisfactory details WIN be furnished upon
"pp''''' j. RHODES BROWNE,
Trustees.