Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-07
Eraal Salra.
TRUSTEES SALE,

Property OF the Columbus Manufactures
Company. Complete and fully equipped
Cation Factory. together with nearly mile
OF the finest water power on the Chattahoo-
chez river, just above the city Of Columbus,
GrATE OF GEORGIA, MUsCOGEK COUNTY !
~ BY virtue OF the power vested in us I'M
DER the terms and conditions of a certain deed
OF trust executed TO the undersigned. J..
Rhsdes Browne and A. Illges trustees, by the
Columbus Manufacturing Company, OF Mue-i
cogee county, state Of Georgia, dated march,
lst' 1854, whereby the said corporation c0n-l
veyed TO us all OF the property, real and perl
sonal, herein after described. in trust, tO
secure the payment Of It's certain issue of
bonds and the interest coupons thereof as in
said trust deed specified and enumerated (alll
OF which appears duly of record in Mortgage
Deed Book "A, foioe 3b1 to 1913. March 5th,l
1854, in the Clerks Office OF Superior Court,l
Muscogee county, Georgia, and IN Record
Deeds, Volume o, pages s. TO 50 incusive,i
March 22d, 1884. Office OF the Probate Court ia
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 cath, 1886, un
der the authority conferred by said deed Of
trust. y
We Will sell in the city of Columbus, Musl
cogee county, Georgia, on the Sd day Of Au-
gust. 1885, between the legal hours of sale, IND
'front.' of the Auction House OF +. NJ. Knowla
Il Co, on the northwest corner of Broad
street and Tenth formerly Crawford street).
being the usual place for Sherifs sales i'd
said city OF C0lumbus), At public outcry. To
the highest bidder, for cash. the following de4
scribed property OF the Columbus Manufacl
turing Company. to-wit: All those lots and
parcels of land situated, lying and being aE
follows: Fractional section number twenty
SIX (26) and the north half Of fractional sec-
ton number thirty-hve 1857 both in frAc-l
tional township number eighteen tlsj1
range number thirty 1907, in formerly
Russell. now Lee, county State %
lying and being in the eighth tsih) dis ricR
OF Muscogee county. state of Georgia, knoWu
as lots numbers elghty-six 1867 and eighty
seven $50 and the west nalf Of lot number
seventy -four ~ and fractions numbered
ninety-oDe y0ll ami ninety Two 1927, and
Island number three (3l in ChattahOochea
river and small enclosure situated east %
the residence formerly occupied by ]. ri
Clapp, used as a residence and grazing los
containing seven ~ acres more or leesI
All OF said lands last described lying and be
ing in the county Of Mnscogee and state q
Georgia, and together with said lands in LED
and thirty tS30) acres more or less.
Also, all of tue said Columbus Manufacture
ing COmpany's buildings on said land id
Muscogee county, Ga, operated as a Cotton
Factory, and with all OF the improvements in
any manner appendant and appurtenan4
thereto. inclusive, Of the cards, spindlesl
looms, machinery and fixtures OF every kind
Whatsoever contained IN said buildings; alsoI
all and singular the other improvements on
AL OF the lands aforementioned and
described; also the entire water pow,
Manufacturing Company on and In sal
Chattahoochee river, together with al and
singular the rights and franchises by the sad
the Columbus Manufacturing Company held
and possessed therein under the laws 0f
Georgia.
The plant Of said cotton factory consists al
present OF ASA spindes, lIg looms and othe1
suitable machinery, all IN good condition a. 4
producing good WORK. Present cspacitd
1850 yards "a day of heavy ahe0tings and shirts
ings. three yards to the pound.
The operalyes' houses and improvements
generally Ia excellent condition, labor abuni
dant. lands elevated and location OF property
unsurpassed for health, convenience and eco3
nOmical prOduction-free from the burden Of
municinal taxes paid by all the other COlum5
bus mills, yet within three miles OF the city a
Columbus and three-quarlers OF a mile Of
Columbus and Rome railroad. The watea
power il the finest in the south, controlling
and embracing the whole bed OF the Chatta1
hoochee river for tic distance Of about ono
mile along the lands Of said company, sail
lands extending along its banks upon the
Georgia ant Alabama sides OF the riveH
Only a small portion Of the water power 4
required and utilized In running the present
mill. and the natural falls in the river rende1
but q simple inexpensive dam q
logs and plank necessary. Thi3
magnificent water power is easily controlled
and has fan Of forty-two and a half G42Jst
feet within three-quarters ~ Of a mile1
With a comparatively small expenditure
upon new dam one hundred and twentyd
Ave thousand tl25,O0O) spindles with loomt
in proportion can be driven by this wate1
power. Capital for the erection OF additional
mills and utilization OF the immense powet
now wasted Is all that is needed to make thif
property the site of prosperous and popus
i0us manufacturing village. The personal inl
spection OF capitalists ia invited. Full and
satisfactory details Will be furnished upod
J. RHODES BROWNE,
A. ILLGES,