Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-16
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TRUSTEEs' SAFE


Property of the Columbus Manufacturing
Company. Complete and fully equipped
Cotton Factory, together with nearly a mile
OF the finest water power on the Chattahoo-
chez river, just above the city of Columbus.
GTArE OF GEORGIA, MUsCoGEE COUNTY.
~ By virtue OF the power vested in US I'M
der the terms and conditions of n certain deed
of trust executed to the undersigned, j.
Rhodes Browne aud A. ilges, trustees, by the
Columbus Manufacturing Company, of Mus-
cogee county, state of Georgia, dated March
lst, 1854, whereby the said corporation con-
Neyed To az all of the property, real and per
sonaI, herein after described, in trust, TO
secure the payment OF it's certain issue Of
bonds aud the interest coupons thereof IA in
said trust deed specified and enumerated (all
OF winch appears duly of record IN Mortgage
Deed Book "A fohOs S67 10 1913, March 5th,
1884, IN the Clerks Office of superior Court,
Muscogee county, Georgia, and IN Record
Deeds, Volume O O. pages s. to 70 inclusive,
March 22d, 1854, Office Of the Probate Court in
the county Of Lee, state Of Alabama, ana in
conformity with the directions and terms
prescribed In the resolutions passed by the
holders OF said bonds, on April 24th, 1898. un-
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. 1855, between the legal hours OF salc, in
front OF the Auction House of F. NJ. knowle
Co, or the northwest corner Of Broad
street and euth formerly Crawford street.,
being the usual place for Sherins sales in
SAID city of Columbus) at public outcry, 20
sCribcd property of the Columbus ManufaC-
turing Company, to-wit: All those lots and
parcels of land situated, lying ana pelng IA
follows: Fractional section number twenty
SIX (26) and the north half oil fractional Sec
ton number thirty-hve (8O) both in frac-
ttoual township number eighteen (lS.,
range humber thirty Gol, in formerly,
Alabama. Also the following lots OF lands
lying and being in the eighth t8th) district
OF Muscogee county, state of Georgia, known
an
seven (S7l and the west half OF lot number
seventy -four 7D ana fractions numbered
ninety-one I9D ana nlnety-two t92l, and
Island number three % 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 ~ 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 tSS0) acres more or less
Also, all of the said Columbus Manutactur-
ing COmpany's buildings on said land In
Muscogee county, Ga, operated az n Cotton
Factory, and 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 sll and
singular the rights and franchises by the sand
the Columbus Manufacturing Company held
and possessed therein under the laws OF
The plant OF SAID cotton factory consists at
present Of ,544 spindlea, l49 looms and other
suitable machinery, all in good condition and
producing good work. Present capacity
1900 yards day Of haavy sheetings and shirt
inRs, three Yards to the pound.
The operatives houses aud improvements
generally in excellent condition, labor abun-
dant, lands elevated and location OF property
unsup passed for health. convenience and eco
nOmlcal production-free from the burden or
municipal taxes paid by all the other Colum-
bus mills, vet within three miles OF the city OF
COlumbu and three quarters OF mile OF
Columbus and Rome railroad. The water
power is the finest In the South, controlling
and embracing the whole bed OF the Chatta-
hoOcheo river for the distance of about one
mile along the lands Of said company, said
lands extending along IT'S banks upon the
Georgia and Alabama sides Of the river.
Only Il small portion OF the water power Is
rcuuired 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 a fall OF fOrty-twO and a half 4215l
feet within three-quarters % of mile.
With a comparatively small expenditure
upon a new dam one hundred and twenty
Gye thousand tf25, O0e) spiDdles with looms
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 this
property the site Of prosperous and popu-
ious manufacturing village. The personal in
spection OF capitalists is invited. Full and
satisfactory details VIII be furnished upon
NpP'''"' J.RHODEs BROWNE,
A. ILLGES,
Trustees.