Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-24
Ernal Sslra.
TRUSTEES SALE


Property Of the Columbus Manufacturing
Company. Complete aud fully equipped
Cstt0n Factory, together with nearly mile
81 the hnest water power on the ChattahOo-
chee river, Just abOyethe city Of Columbus.
GTATE OF GEORGIA MUsCOGEE COUHTY.
~ BY virtue Of the power vested in ms un-
DER the terms and conditions Of aeertain deed
o. trust sxeented 70 the undersigned, j.
Rhodes Browne and.A Iligess trustees. BY the
Columbus Manufacturing Company, OF Mus
cogee county, State Of Georgia, dated March
ISL 1884, whereby the said corporation con-
so5a ba ne S ~ o gsotg+ re ana per-
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, - fo1iOs 2b7 20 373, March 5th,
1884, In the Clerks ONCE OF Superior Court.
Muscogee county, Georgia, and IN Record
Deeds, Volume q O,paRes g. to S8 inclusive,
March I'D, 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 ts,Dds, on April oath. 1886 I'M
trust.
cogee county, Georgia, on the 3D. day Of Au-
gust. 1885, between thclIegalhours Of sale. in
front of the Auction House of r. M. Knowle
n Co, on the southwest corner Of Broad
street AMI Tenth formerly Crawford street,,
being the usual Dlnce for SheriFs sales in
said city OF columbus), as public cutlery. TO
the highest bidder, for cash. the following de-
scrlbed property OF the Columbus Manufac-
turing Company. tO-wit: All those, lots and
parcels Of land situated. lying ana Defng as
follows; Fractional section number twenty
six (26l and the north'half OF fractional sec
ton number thirty-five t35) both In frac-
tiOnal township number eighteen Us,
range number thirty ts01, in formerly
Alabama Also the following lots of lands
lying and being I'm the eighth (8th) dissr1cg
OF Muscogee couDty.State Of Georgia, tnSwn
as lots numbers e1ghty-six tS6) and eighty
seven 1877 and the west half Of lot number
seventy-f0ur (Tlss ana fraetions NUMBERED
ninety-one l9D and uinett-two l8z3, and
Island number three Urin Chattahooehee
river andsa sma AL enclosure situated east of
the residence formerly occupied by y. Il.
Clapp, used asa.residence and grazing lot,
containing seven ~ acres more or less.
All OF idlands last described lying and be-
ing In The comfy OF Muscogeer and State Of
Georgia, and together with said landsiin lee
county, Alabama. containing eight hundred
and thirty tS5O1 acrcS m ore or less
AlBO, all or the said Columbus Manufactur-
ing Company's buildings on said land in
Muscogeo county, Ca, 0peratedas asCotton
FACTORY. and with all OF Cite improvements in
any manner Mppendant and appnrtenant
thereto. inclusive. o. the cards, spincies,
looms. machinery and lixtures Of everykind
whatsoevercsntaInedi In said buildings. flso.
all and singular the other improvements on
ah OF The lands aforementioned and
described; also the entire water power
owned and controlled BY said COLUMBUS
ChattahOOehee river, together with all and
singular the rightsmd fFanch Jsessby ehosaid
the Columbus Manufacturing Company held
and possessed therein under the nws OF
Georgia.
Ths ant OF said cotton factory consists at
present Of 4,54l epindles. ilg looms aud other
suitable machinery, all good condition and
producing good work. Present capacity
1850 yards day OF heavy sheetiDgs and shirt
ings, three yards to thu pound.
The operatives houses and improvements
generally IN excellent condition. labor aOun-
liant, lands elevated and location Of property
Unsurpassed for health. Convenience ana eco
nom ical prOductiOn-frae from the burden Of
municipal taxes paid BY all the 0ther Column
bus mills, yet within three miles OF thocity Of
Columbus and three-quartera Of q mile OF
Columbus aud Rome railroad. The water
power Ia the finest IN the south, controlling
and embracing the whole bed Ol,the Chats
hoocbee river FOR the distance Of about One
mile along the lands OF said company, said
lands extending along re banks upon the
Georgia and Alabama sides Of the river.
Only small portion Of the water power y
mill. aud 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 TAU oi forty-two and 4 nall lt2l8l
feet within three-quartera - Of "a mile.
with a comparatively small expenditure
upon a mw dan ono hundred and twenty
nve thOnsand u25.mcl epindlcs with looms
la proportion eau be driven By thts wAfor
power. Capital Tor theerection of additional
mills and utilization of She iiumcnac power
now wasted b. lli that 81 needed ~ maze this
property the site Of q prosperous ana p0pu-
Ions mannfacturingrillaEe The personal In
Satisfactory details VIII be furnished upon
Afp'''''''A' J.RHODEs BROWNE,
A.tLi0EB,