Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-03
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CURES
Ernal Salrs.
TRUSTEES, SALE

TRUSTEES SALE
Property of the Columbus Manufacturing
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.
CTATE OF GEORGIA, MUsCoGEE COUNTY.
- BY virtue of the power vested in us I'M
der the terms and conditions OF certain deed
OF trust executed TO the undersigned, j.
Rhodes Browne and A. lllges, trustees, by the
Columbus Manufacturing Company, OF Mus
cogee county, State of Georgia, dated March
lst, 1884, 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 It's certain issue Of
bonds aud the interest coupons thereof as in
said trust deed specified and enumerated TALL
OF which appears duly Of record in Mortgages
Deed Book "A fOlos 3G7 TO 1913, March 9Th,
1884, in the Clerks Office OF Superior Court.
MuscOgee county, Georgia, and IN Record
/ Deeds, Volume O ., pages 8! TO - inclusive.
March 22d, 1854. 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 24th. 1886, I'M
der the authority conferred by said deed Of
trust. zr,.
We VIII sell in the city Of Columbus, Nus
cogee county, Georgia, on the Sd day OF Au.
| gust, 1886, between the legal hOurs OF sale, In
| front of the Auction House of +. M. Knowie
! n Co, on the northwest corner OF Broad
! street and Tenth formerly Crawford street),f
! (being the usual place for Sherifrs sales in
| sad city Of COlumbus), at public outcry. tot
| the highest bidder, for cash. the following de-
| scribed property of the Columbus Manufac-f
! turing Company, to-wlt; All those lots and
| parcels of land situated. lying and being as
| follows: fractional section number twenty-t
six (26l and the north half OF fractional acc
ton number thirty-hve t85) both in frac-
tiOnal township number eighteen tlSl.
range number thirty t50l, in formerly
Alabama Also the following ots Of landsl
lying and being in the eighth tsth) dis rcSl
| OF Muscogee county, state of Georgia, knOwnl
as lots numbers elghty-siN 1889 and eighty
seven (S7 and tbs west half Of lot numbert
] seventy -four an and fractions numoeredf
ninety -One ,9D and ninety Two 1927. and
| Island number three 90 in ChattahoOchcol
! river and small enclosure situated east off
| the residence formerly occupied by j. r. 4
! Clapp, used rs residence and grazing l0t,l
| containing seven ~ acres more or less
| ing IN the county Of Musoogee and state Cd
| Georgia, and together with said lands in Lee
| county, Alabama, containing eight hundred
| and thirty $500 acres more or less.
Also, all Of the said Columbus Manufacture
! ing Company's buildings ON said land mi
MuscOgee county, Ga, operated as a Cotton |
Factory, aud with an OF the improvements in
| any manner appendaDt and appurtenantl
| thereto. inclusive. Of the cards, spindles,
! Icons, machinery and fixtures Of every kind
! whatsoever contained In said buildings; also.l
all and singular the other improvements on
| all of the lands aforementioned and
described; also the entire water power
owned and controlled by said Columbusl
! Manufacturing Company on and in said
! Chattahoochee river, together with al and
/ singular the rights and franchises hV theHald
| the Columbus Manufacturing Company heldl
and possessed therein under the laws on
! Georgia.
The hi ant of SAID cotton factory consists at
present OF 4, 544 spindles, lIg looms and Other1
| suitable machinery, all Ia good condition audi
| producing good work. Present capacityl
! 1880 yards day of heavy sheetings and shirt
ings, three yards to the pound.
| The operatives houses and improvements
| generally in excellent condition, labor aDun-l
dant, lands elevated and location OF property
Unsurpassed for health, cOnYenieBce and ec0-l
nOmical prodOction-froe from the harden OF
municipal taxes paid by all the other COlum 1
bus mills, vet within three miles OF the city OF
| Columbus and three quarters OF a mile o6
| Columbus and Rome railroad. The water
power 10 the finest in the South, cOntrOllingf
and embracing the whole bed Of the Chatta-i
bOochee river Tor the distance Of about One
mile along the lands of said company said
lands extending along its banks upon the
Georgia and Alabama sides Of the river.
Only small portion Of the water power il
REQUIRED and utilized In running the present.
mill, and the natural falls Ia the river render
but simple inexpensive dam OF
logs and plank necessary. Thi2
magnificent water power is easily controlled
and has a fall OF forty-two and a half (42ISd
feet within three-quarters ~ Of a mile
With a comparatively small expenditure
upon a new dam one hundred and twentv-l
five thousand tl25,000 spindles with lOoms
ia proportion can be driven by this waite n
power. Capital for the erection Of ADDITIONAL
mills and utilization or the immense power
now wasted Is all that Is needed 70 make thia
property the site OF prosperous and popu-t
lOus manufacturing village. The personal in
spectiOn OF capitalists - invited. Fall ands
satisfactory details VIII be furnished upon1
'pr'''' JRHODEs BROWNE,
A. ILLGES,