Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-26
TRUSTEES, SALE
L. l.. GOODWIN,
City Marshal.

Property of the Columbus Manufacturing
Company. Complete and fully equipped
Cotton Factory, together with nearly mile
OF the finest water power on the Chattahoo-
chez river, just above the city of Columbus.
~rATE OF GEORGIA, MUsCoGRE COUNTY.
~ BY virtue OF the power vested In us un-
der the terms and conditions OF a certain deed
OF trust executed to the Undersigned, j.
Rhodes Browne and A. lllges trustees, by the
Columbus Manufacturing Company, OF Mus
coRee county, State OF Georgia, dated March
lat, 1854. whereby the said corporation con-
veyed TO us 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 aa in
said trust deed specified and enumerated (all
OF which appears duly Of record in Mortgage
Deed Book "A, foios 367 TO 1913, March 9th,
1854, in the Clerks Office of Superior Court,
Muscogee county, Georgia, and IN Record
Deeds, Volume O, pages 8! to So inclusive,
March 22d, 1884, 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 Path, 1886, I'M
der the authority conferred by said deed Of
We VIII sell in the city Of Columbus, Mus.
coRee county, Georgia, on the 3D. day OF Au-
gust, 1886, between the legal hours OF sale, in
front Of the Auction House of Il. NJ. Knowle
Co, on the northwest corner OF Broad
street and Tenth formerly Crawford street,,
being the usual place for Sherins sales In
said city of Columbus), at public outcry. to
the highest bidder, for cash. the following de-
scribed property Of the Columbus ManufAc-
turing Company, to-wt: All those lots and
parcels OF land situated, lying ana Deing ~
follows; fractional section number twenty
six (26) and the north half oil fractional Sec
ton number thirty-hve t30) both In frac-
tonal township, number eighteen u.s.
Russell, now Lee, county state OF
Alabama. Also the following lots OF lands
lying and being In the eighth l8th) district
OF Muscogee county, State of Georgia, known
as lots numbers elghty-siX 1881 aud eighty
seven (S7l and the west half OF lot humber
seventy four t7D and fractions nulnoered
ninety-one (9D ana nineJy-two t92l. and
Island number three 81 in Chattahoochee
river and a small enclosure situated east OF
the residence formerly occupied by j. K.
Clapp, used a. 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 Ice
county, Alabama, containing eight hundred
and thirty $500 acres more or lees
Also, an OF the said Columbus Manufactur-
Ing Company's buildings on said lana IN
Muscogee county, Ca, operated as a Cotton
Factory, and with all of the improvements in
any manner Rppendant and appurtenant
thereto, inclusive, OF the cards, spindles
looms, machinery and hxtures 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 all and
singular the rights and franchises by the SAID
the Columbus Manufacturing Company held
and possessed therein under the laws OF
The plant OF said cotton factory consists at
present OF 4,64l spindles, l4g looms and other
uitable machinery, all in good condition and
producing good work. Present capacity
1900 yards day OF heavy sheetings and shirt
ings, three yards TO the pound.
The operatives houses aud improvements
generally in excellent condition, labor album
dant, lands elevated and location OF property
unsurpassed for health, convenience and eco
nomical production--frse from the burden OF
municipal taxes paid by all the other Column
bus mills, vet within three miles OF the city OF
Columbus and three-quariers OF mile or
Columbus and Rome railroad. The water
power is the finest in the South, controlling
and embracing the whole bed OF the ChattA-
hoochee river for the distance of about one
mile along the lands Of said company, said
lands extending along its banks upon the
Georgia ami Alabama sides Of the river.
Only a small portion Of the water power la
required and utilized in running the present
mill and the natural falls in the river render
but a dsimple inexpenslye dam ,rhooii
magnificent l0ss water power Is easily controlled
and has fall Of fOrty-twO and a half l45I<)
feet within three quarters 81 OF mile.
With a comparatively small expenditure
upon new dam one hundred and twenty
Ave thousand (l26,O00) spndles with looms
in proportion can be 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 a prosperous and popu-
Ions manufacturing village. The personal in
spection OF capitalists is invited. Full aud
satisfactory details will be furnished upon
"pp'''" RHODES BROWNE,
IA ANN0N0' Trustees.