Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-06
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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.
STATE OF GEORGIA. MUsOOGEE COUNTY.
NJ BY virtue OF the power vested in us un-
der the terms and conditions Of certain deed
of trust executed 10 the undersigned. j.
Rhodes Browne and A. Illges, trustees, by the
Columbus Manufacturing Company, OF Mus
cogee county, state OF Georgia, dated March
LIST, 1884, whereby the said corporation con-
yeyed 10 us all Of the property, real and per-
sOnal, herein after described, IN trust, Ia
secure the payment OF its certain issue Of
bonds and the interest coupons thereof as in
said trust deed specified and enumerated Tall
of which appears duly Of record in Mortgages
Deed Book "A" fohos 367 TO 1913, March 5ths
1884, In the Clerks Office of Superior Court,
Muscogee county, Georgia, and ia Record
Deeds, Volume O, pages s. to IS inclusive,
March 22d, 1884 Oihce 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 oath, 1885, I'M
der the authority conferred by said deed OF
trust.
We VIII sell In the city Of Columbus. Mus
cogee county, Georgia, on the Sd day OF Au-
gust, 1885, between the legal hours Of sale, in
front OF the Auction House Of +. NJ. Knowie
n Co, on the northwest corner OF Broad
street and Tenth formerly Crawford street,,
| (heing the usual place for Sherrs sales in
/ said city Of Conmbusl, at public outcry. To
] tine highest DiuNefs fDr cAsu. the following ue~
seribed property OF the Columbus Mauufac-
| turing Company, to-wit: All those lots and
parcels of land situated. lying and being as
| follows: Fractional section number twenty
SIX 1867 and the north half Of fractional sec
! ton number thirty-hve t85) both la frac-
| tiOnal township number eighteen U.s.
range number thirty t8o), in formerly
Russell, now Lee, county state Ot
Alabama Also the following lots Of lands
| lying and being In the eighth (Slh) dis RIGS
OF Muscogee county. state OF Georgia, known
az lots numbers eighty-stK tsol ana eighty
seven $50 and the west half Of lot number
seventy four (74l and fractions numbered
ninety ,9ll ana ninety two l92), and
Island number three 49, In Chattahoochee
river and a small enclosure situated east OF
the residence formerly occupied by j. e.
Clapp, used as residence and grazing lott
containing seven 20 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 Ia 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 in
MuscOgee county, Ca, operated as a Cotton
Factory, and with all OF the improvements in
any manner appendant and appurtenant
thereto. inclusive. Of the cards, spindlea,
looms, machinery and fixtures OF every kind
whatsoever contained In said buildings; also,
all and singular the other improvements on
described; also the entire water power
owned and controlled by said Columbus
Manufacturing Company on and in said
ChattahOochee river, together with al aud
singular the rights and franchises by the SAID
the Columbus Manufacturing Company held
and possessed therein under the laws OF
Georgia.
The d ant OF said cotton factory consists at
present OF 4,5l4 spihdles. lIS looms and other
suitable 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 and improvements
generally in excellent condition. labor aDnn-
liant, lands elevated and location OF property
unsurpassed for health. convenience and eco
nomical productiOn-free from the burden OF
municipal taxes paid by all the other Colum-
bus mills, yet within three miles OF the city or
Columbus and three-quariers Of q mile OF
Columbus and Rome railroad. The water
power Is the finest in the south, controlling
and embracing the whole bed OF the Chatta-
bOOcbee river for the distance Of about one
mile along the lands of said company, said
lands extending along is banks upon the
Georgia and Alabama sides OF the river.
Only small portion Of the water power is
required and utilized in running the present
but simple inexpensive dam OF
logs and plank necessary. This
magnificent water power Is easily controlled
and has a fail OF fOrty-two and q nalf (42ISJ
feet within three-quarters 20 OF a mile.
With a comparatively small expenditure
upon a new dam one hundred aud twenty
dYo thousand tl25,000l spindles with looms
In proportion can be driven BY this water
power. Capital for the erection Of additional
mills and utilization OF the immense power
now wasted Is all that Is needed 70 MAKE this
property the site Of prosperous and popu-
lOus manufacturing village. The personal in
spectiOn OF capitalists is invited. Full and
satisfactory details VIII BIO furnished upon
"'F''0'' RHODES BROWNE,
A. ILLGE5,