Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-01
EPgal Salrs.
SALE

In 81 EEo SALE
Property of the Columbus Manufacturing
Company. Compete and fully equipped
Cotton Factory, together with nearly mile
OF the finest water power on the ChattahOo-
chee river, Just above the city Of Columbus.
STATE 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 unders gned, j.
Rhodes Browne and A. lllges, trustees, by the
Columbus Manufacturing Company, OF Mus
LIST, 1884. whereby the said corporation con-
veycd to us all of the property, real and per
sonal, herein after described, IN trdst, to
secure the payment OF It's 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 Mortgage
Deed Book a" f0lOs 367 TO 1913, March 9Th,
1884, in the Clerks office of Superior Court.
MuscOgce county. Georgia, and IN Record
Deeds, Volume 0 O, pages s! to IS inclusive,
March 22d, 1851 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, 1856, I'M
der the authority conferred by said deed of
trust.
We VII sell in the city of Columbus, Mus
cogee county, Georgia. on the Sd day Of Au-
gust, 1856, between the legal hours Of sale, in
front Of the Auction House OF +. Nj. knOWIe
Il Co on the northwest corner OF Broad
street and Tenth formerly Crawford street,,
(being the usual place for Sherlhs sales in
J. v
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 DenE as
follows: fractional section number twenty
six l2G) aud the north half oil fractional sec
ton number thirty-hve 1917 both in frac-
uOnal township number eighteen rs,
range number thirty (S0h in formerly
Alabama. lso the following lots of lands
lying aud being in the eighth ,sth) district
OF MuscOgee county. state of Georgia, known
80 lots number elghty-siX 1851 and eighty
seven 81 and the west half OF lot number
seventy -four IA ana fractions numbered
ninety-One l9l) ana ninety Two 1922, and
Island numb'r three ~ ID ChattahOochee
river and small enclosure situated east Of
the residence formerly occupied by j. r.
Clapp, used as residence and grazing lot,
containing seven ~ acres more or less.
All OF saTd lands last deserted lying and be-
ing in the county of Muscogee and State Of
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 Manufactur-
ing CompaDy's buildings on said land in
MuscOgee county, Ga, operated IA Cotton
Factory, and with all OF the improvements in
any manner appendant and appuFtenant
thereto. inclusive, Of the cards, spin6les,
looms. machinery and fixtures 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
Georgia.
present Of 4,544 spindles, l49 looms and other
suitable machinery, all in good condition and
producing good work. Present capacity
T. 500 wards day Of heavy sheetings and shirt
IN mound
The operatives houses and improvements
generally in excellent condition, labor aDun-
liant, lands elevated and location OF property
unsurpassed for health, convenience ana eco
nomical production-free from the burden OF
municipal taxes paid by all the other COlum
bus mills vet within three miles OF the city OF
Columbus and three-quarters of a mile Of
Columbus and Rome railroad. The water
power is the finest in the South, controlling
and embracing the whole bed OF the ChattA-
hoochee river Tor the distance Of about one
mile along the lands OF SAID company, said
lands extending alofg It's banks upon the
Georgia ami Alabama sides OF the river.
Only small portion OF the water power Is
required and utilized ia running the present
mill, and the natural ialls IN the river render
but u simple inexpensive dam OF
logs ana plank necessary. Tbs
magnificent water power Is easily controlled
and has fall OF forty-two aud n nall i2l9l
feet within three quarters "a OF mile.
With Il comparatively small expenditure
upon a new dam one hundred and twenty
1--WE thousand ll25,00e) epindles with looms
in proportion can be driven by tins wafer
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-
ious manufacturing village. The personal in
spection OF capitalists is Invited. Fun and
satisfactory details VIII he furnished upon
app'''"''1' J.RHoDEs BROWNE,
A. ILLGES,
Trustees.