Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-01
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TRUSTEES, SALE


Property of the Columbus Manufacturing
Company, Complete and fully equipped
Cotton Factory, together wi tn nearly mile
OF The finest water power on the Cbattaho0-
chee river IGst above the city OF Coiumbus.
/ GTATE or GEORGIA, MUsCoGEE COUNTY.
/ ~ by virtue OF the power vested in us un-
DER the terms and conditions of aeertain deed
OF trust executed 70 the undersigned, j.
| Rhodes Browne and \. luges. trustees, by the
Columbus Manufacturing Company, OF Mus
cosce county, state OF Georgia, dated March
ISL l6ol' whereby the said corporation con-
/ Neyeu " us All OF the property, real and per-
/ sOnal, herein after described. in trust, 10
/ secure the payment of its certain issue Of
| bonds and the Interest coupons thereof as in
| said trust deed specified and enumerated (an
OF which appears duly OF record in Mortgage
/ Deed Book "A. fOllOe 3bi TO al3, March 9th.
1884, In the Clerks office Of superior Courf,
Muscogee county, Georgia, aud IN Record
/ Deeds, NoumeO o, pages s. TO s. inclusive
| March 22d, 1881 Office OF the Probate Court in
/ the county OF Lee, State OF Alabama, and in
conformity with the directions and terms
4 prescribed in the resolutions passed by the
1 holders OF said bends. on April 9th, 1886, I'M
der the authority conferred BY said deed Of
/ trust.
| We VIII sell in the city Of Columbus, Mus.
/ cogec county, Georgia, on the Sd day OF Au-
! gust, 1886, between the legal hours of sale, Ia
/ 'front.' OF the Auction House Of +. NJ. knOWle
| " Co, on the northwest corner OF Broad
street and Teath formerly Crawford street,,
1 (helng the usual place for Sherlffs sales 10
/ sad city of COlumbus), AZ public Outcry. 60
! the highest bidder, fer cash, the following de-
/ scrihcd property OF the Columbus Manufac-
! turing Company, to-wit; All those lots and
/ parcels OF land situated, lying and being as
! follows; fractioua section number twenty
| SIX l2O and the north hair OF fractional Sec
! ton number thirty-ive 35l both in frac.
! ti0nal tOWn@nip humber eighteen isl
range number thirty t3Ol, 10 Formerly
/ Russell, now Lee, county State OF
Alabama. Also Che following lots Of lands
/ lying aud being IN the eighth 8th) dis rict
OF MluscOgee county, state Of Georgia, known
az lots numbers eighty -siX 1857 aud eishtt-
| seven (S7l aud the west half 81 lot humber
! seventy -four IA aud fractions NUMBERED
| ninety-One ,9D and ninety two t92), and
Island numb three ,B) In Chattahoochee
| river and "a small enclosure situated east Of
| the residence formerly occupied by j. r,
! Ciapp, used as residence and grazing LOT,
| containing seven 90 acres more or Ieas r
| All OF said lants last described wing and be-
| ing in The county OF Muscogee and State OF
! Georgia, and together with said lands in Lee
| county, Alabama containing eighC hundred
/ and thirty 1890 acres more or less
Also, an Of the said Columbus Manufacture
/ ing Company buildings on saIt land in
| MuscOgee county. Ga, operated ae a Cotton
/ Factory, and with all Of the improvements la
any manner appendant and appurtenant,
| thereto, inclusive. Of the cards, spnGlee.
/ looms, machinery and fixtures OF every kind
whatsoever contained in said buildings; also,
/ an 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
/
| singular the rights and franchises by the sand
| the Columbus Manufacturing Com pany held
and possessed therein under the laws OF
| Georgia.
! The plant Of said cotton factory consists ct
| present of 4,5il spindles. $40 looms and other
suitable machinery, all In good condition aud
| producing good work. Present capacity
1880 yards day of heaYyBhcetinga and shirt
ings, three yards to the pound.
| The operatives houses and improvements
| generally in excellent condition. labor aDun-
| dant, lands elevated and location of property
| unsurpassed for health. convenience and eco
nomical prOductiOn-free from the burden OF
municipal taxes paid by All tho other Column
| bus mills yet within three miles OF the city Of
! Columbus and three quarters OF a mile OF
/ Columbus and Rome railroad. The water
/ power ia the finest in the south, controlling
/ and cmbraci@g the whole bed OF the Chatta-
| hoOChee river for the distance of about ono
mile along the lands Of said company, said
| lands extending along It's banks upon the
/ Georgia ana Alabama sides OF the river.
/ Only small portion Of the wafer power Ia
required snd utilized in running the present.
mill, aud the natural falls In thoriver render
! logs and plank necessary. This
| magnificent water power Is easily controlled
| and has a fail OF fOrty-twO and nalf f42ISll
/ feet within three-quarters % OF a mile.
| With "A comparatively small expenditure
| upon new dam one hundred and twenty
/ five thousand tl25,000) sptndles with looma
| In proportion can be driven by this water
power. Capital for theerection OF additional
mills and utilization OF the immense power
now wasted is all that is needed 30 make this
| property the site Of prosperous and pOpu-
lOus Manufacturing village. The personal in
spectiOn OF capitalists Is invited. Full and
satisfactory details Will be furnished upon
J. RHODEs BROWNE,
Trnstees.