Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-24
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TRI1STEFSi SALE

Property of the Columbus Manufacturing
Company Complete and fully equipped
Cotton Factory, together with nearly mile
OF the finest water power on the Chattan0o-
chee river. Just above the city OF Columbus.
GTATE OF GEORGIA, MUSCOGEE COUNTY.
~ By virtue OF the power vested IN rs I'M
der the terms and conditions OF aeertain deed
OF trust executed to the undersigned, j.
Rhodes Browne and A. llgCs, trustees, by the
Columbus Manufacturing Company, OF MUS
cogee county, state OF Georgia, dated March
lst, 1854, whereby the said corporation con-
veyed to us all of the property, real and per
sonal, herein after described, IN trust, 70
secure the payment OF its certain issue OF
bonds aud the interest coupons thereof IA in
said trust deed specified and enumerated (all
of which appears duly Of record in Mortgage
Deed Book "A fOios BIZ 10 1913, March 6th,
1854, IN the Clerks office OF superior Court.
MuscOgce county, Georgia. and IN Record
Deeds, Volume Q O, pages s. to - inclusive.
March 22d, 1854. olce 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 Ath, 1886 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, 1886. between the legal hours OF sale, in
'front.' of the Auction House OF +. M. knOwle
n Co, on the northwest corner OF Broad
street and Tenth formerly Crawford streeD,
being the usual place for Sherins sales in
said city OF COlumbus), az public cutlery, Co
the highest bidder, for cash. the following de
scribcd property OF the Columbus Manufac-
turing Company, to-wit: All those lots and
parcels of land situated. lying ana being as
follows: Fractional section number twenty
slN ,2o) and the north haif OF fractional sec
ton number thrty-ive tBb) both in lrac-
tional township number eighteen llS),
range number thirty tSOl, in formerly
Russell, now Lee, county State OF
Alabama. Also the following lots Of lands
lying and being in the eighth Sth) dis riot
OF Muscogee county, state Of Georgia, known
as lots numbers eighty-slN 1850 aud eighty
seven 80 and the west half Of lot number
seventy -four t7i ana fractions mum Oered
ninety -Oue ,9D and ninety two t02), ana
Island number three (8l in Chattahoochee
river and small enclosure situated east Of
the residence formerly occupied by }. X.
Clapp, used "a IA residence and grazing lot,
containing seven tD 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 In Lee
county, Alabama, containing eight hundred
and thirty lS30) acres more or less
Also, all of the said Columbus Manufactur-
| ing Company's buildings on said land in
MusCOgee county, Ca, operated as Cotton
Factory, aud with all OF the improvements in
any manner appendant and appurtenant
| thereto, inclusive. Of the cards, splncles,
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.
the p ant of SAID cotton factory consists at
present of 4,544 spindles, l4g looms and other
suitable machinery, all IN good condition and
producing good work. Present capacity
! 1850 yards day Of heavy sheetings and shirt
ngs, three yards TO the pound.
The operatives houses aud improvements
generally in excellent condition, labor aUun-
liant, lands elevated and location of property
! unsurpassed for health, convenience ana eco
nomical prOductiOn-free from the burden of
municlual taxes paid by all the other Colum-
bus mills, yet within three miles OF the city Of
Columbus and three quarters OF n mile Of
Columbus and Rome railroad. The water
power ia the finest in the SOUTH controlling
and embracing the whole bed OF the Chatta-
ho0chcc river for the distance of about one
mile along the lands of said company, said
! lands extending along its banks upon the
! Georgia anu Alabama sides of the river.
| Only small portion Of the water power is
/ required and utilized IN running the present
! 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 "A fail OF forty-twO and n nalf (i21S)
feet within thres-quarters "a Of a mile.
With a comparatively small expenditure
upon a new dam one hundred ana twenty
five thousand ti25,00O) spndles 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 to make this
property the ate Of y prosperous and popu-
lous manufacturing village. The personal in
spectiOn OF capitalists is invited. Full and
satisfactory details VIII be furnished upon
RHODES BROWNE,
A. ILLGES,