Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-19
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TRUSTEES SALE

Property of the Columbus Manufacturing
Company. Complete and fully equipped
Cotton Factory, together with nearly milo
OF the finest water power on the ChattahOo-
chee river, Just above the city Of Columbus.
GTATE OF GEORGIA, MUsCOGEE 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. IllRes 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-
sOBal, herein after described, in trust, %
secure the payment of its certain issue Of
bonds and the interest coupons thereof as in
said trust deed specified and enumerated TALL
OF which appears duly of record in Mortgages
Deed Book "a, folios 367 10 1913, March 5th,
1884, in the Clerks Office of Superior Court.
Muscogee county, Georgia, and IN Record
Deeds, Volume O ., pages g. TO SO inclusive.
March 22d, 1884. Office OF the Probate Court In
the countyof 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 3D. day Of Au-
gust, 1885, between the legal hours Of sale, in
front of the Auction House Of II. NJ. Knowle
Co, on the northwest corner Of Broad
street and Tenth formerly Crawford street),
(being the usual place for Sherifrs sales in
said city OF Columbus), at public outcry. to
scribed property OF the Columbus Manufac-
turing Company, t0-wit: All those lots and
parcels OF land situated, lying and being as
follows: Fractional section number twenty
six 1867 and the north half OF fractional sec
ton number thirty-hve (85) both in frac-
tiOnal township number eighteen (lS),
range, number thirty tsO), in formerly
Alabama. Also the following lots Of lands
lying and being In the eighth l8th) dis riot
OF MuscOgee county, State of Georgia, known
as lots numbers eIghty-six 1857 and eighty
seven $50 and the west half Of lot number
seventy -four (7H and fractions numbered
ninety f9l) and ninety two 1927. and
Island number three CD In Chattahoochee
river and a small enclosure situated east of
the residence formerly occupied by j. r.
Clapp, used as residence and grazing lot,
containing seven 20 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 tS30) acres more or less.
Also, all Of the said Columbus Manufacture
ing Company's buildings on said land in
MuscOgee county, Ca, operated as a Cotton
Factory, and with ali 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
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 4,544 spindles, iI9 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 70 the pound
The operatives houses aud improvements
generally in excellent condition. labor aDun-
uant, lands elevated and location of property
unsurpassed for health. convenience and eco
n0mical 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 IL the finest In the South, controlling
and embracing the whole bed OF the Chatts-
hoochee river for the distance OF about one
mile along the lands OF said company, said
lands extending along ite banks upon the
Georgia ami Alabama sides OF the river.
only small portion OF the water power -
required and utilized In running the present
mill, and the natural falls In the river render
but simple Inexpensive dam OF
logs and plank necessary. This
magnificent water power is easily controlled
and has fall OF fOFty-two and a MALI l42lsl
feet within three-qnarters "a Of mile
With comparatively small expenditure
upon new dam one hundred and twenty.
five thousand l2500Ol spindles with looms
In proportion can be driven by this water
power. Capital for the erection Of additional
mills and utilization or che immense power
now wasted Is all that Is needed 20 make this
property the site Of q prosperous and pOpu-
lOus manufacturiuRvillago. The personal in-
apectiOn OF capitalists Is invited. Full and
satisfactory details VIII be furnished upon
"'p''S'' RHODES BROWNE.
a. iLL'G'' Trustees