Savannah morning news., 1886-06-30
xrnal SaIrn.
TRU USTEES' sALE

Property OF the Columbus Manufacturing
Company. Complete aud fully equipped
Cotton Factory, together with nearly mile
OF the tnest water power on the Chattahoo-
chee river, Just above the city OF Columbus.
&TATE OF GEORGIA. MUsCOGEE COUNTY.
- by virtue OF the power vested In us un-
der the Terms and conditions OF a certain decd
OF trust executed 20 the undersgned, j.
khodes Browne and A. Iliges, trustees, by the
Coiumbus Manufacturing Company, OF Mus
eogee county, state OF Georgia, dated March
ISL leSl' whereby the said corporation con-
veyed 60 us all OF the property, real and per-
sohal, herein after described. in trust, to
secure the payment of ms certain issue Of
bonds and the Interest coupons thereof a. in
said trust deed specified and enumerated (alt
OF which appears duly Of record in Mortgage
Deed Book "a fOlios 3d7 70 1913, March 9th,
IISSl, IN the Clerk 8 oihee OF Superior Court:
Muscogee county, Georgia, and IN Record
Deeds, Volume . o, pages 8! to IS inclusive,
March Dad. 1884, Office OF The Probate Court IN
the countyof Lee. state OF Alabamat and in
conformity with the directions AMID terms
prescribed IN the resolutions passeN by the
holders OF said bonds, on April 2fth 1855, un-
der the authority conferred by said 4eed Of
We VIII sell in the city Of Columbus, Mus
cogee county, Georgia, on the 3D. day 0f NJ
gust, 1885, between the legal hours OF sale, m
front Of the Auction House OF r. NJ. Knowie
Il Co. ON the northwest corner OF Broad
street and Tenth formerly Crawford street),
being the usual place for Shertd7s sales in
said city Of Columbus), at public outcrv. Co
the highest bidder, for cash the following de-
scribed property OF the Columbus Manufac-
turing Company, to-wiG; All those lots and
parcels Of lana situated, tying ana DeIng as
follows: Fractional section number TWEEN ty-
sax (26) and the north half oil fractional sec
ton number thirty-hve t8O) both in lrac-
tlonal township Humber eighteen rs,
Russell, now Lee, county state OF
Alabama. Also The following lots OF lands
lying and being in the eighth 18th district
OF MusCOgee county, State OF Georgia known
as lots numbers elghty-six 1857 and eightv-
seven lS7l and the west-hAlf Of lot number
seventy four 7l) and fractions numOered
ninety t9D ana nInety-two tO2), and
Island number three t8l In ChattahOochee
river and small enclosure situated east Of
the residence formerly occupied by j. r.
Clapp, used as residence and grazing lot,
containing seven tll 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 10 Lee
county, Alabama. containing eight hundred
and thirty $500 acres more or less
AleO, all Of the said Columbus Manufactur-
ing Company's buildings on said land In
Muscogee county, Ga, operated rs Cotton
Factory, and with all Of the improvements in
any manner appendant and appuINenant
thereto. inclusive. Of the cards, spinGles,
looms, machinery and fixtures OF every kind
whatsoever contained ia 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
Chattaho0chee river, together with all and
singular the rlghta and franchises by the SAID
the Columbus Manufacturing Company held
and possessed therein under the laws OF
Georgia.
The plant OF SAID cotton factory consists at
present OF 4,54i spIndes, IID looms and other
suitable machinery, all 10 good condition aud
producing good work. Present capacity
1900 yards day OF heavy sheetings and shirt
ings, three yards to the pound.
The oparatiYes' houses and improvements
generally In excellent condition. labor abun-
ttant, lands elevated and location of property
unsurpassed for health, convenience and eco
nomical production-frse from the burden OF
municiDal taxes paid by ali the-Othor Colum-
| bus mills, yet within three miles of the city OF
Columbus and three-quarters OF mile Oi
| Columbus and KOme railroad. The water
power ia the dnest in the South, controlling
and embracing the whole bed of the Chatta.
hoochee river for the distance OF about one
mile along the lands OF said company, sait
Georgia and Alabama sides OF the river
Only small portion OF the water power II
feduired aud utilized in running tho present
mill aud the natural falls in the river render
but a. nd simple inexpensiye dam ,,n9i o.
magnificent water power 10 easily controlled
and has u fall OF forty-twO and a balf i42l<)
feet within three quarters ~ Of q mile
With a comparatively small expenditure
upon q new dam one hundred and twenty
five thousand ti25. .O0o) spindles with looms
in proportion can be driyen by this water
power. Capital for theerectiou Of additional
mills and utilization or the immense power
now wasted is all that IL needed 10 make this
property the site Of prosperous and pQnu-
ious manufactuIingvillaRe. The personafIn-
spectiOn OF capitalists is invited. Full and
satisfactory details will DO furnished upon
ApP'''"' j. RHODES BROWNE,
A. ILLGES,
TrnsteeE.