Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-04
sherlH Nlty cunt OF 81
SAVANNAH. GA, MAY Bet, PS8.
TRUsTEEs' SALE

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
GrATE OF GEORGIA. MUsCoGEE COUNTY,
- by virtue OF the power vested in Us un-
der the terms and conditions Of certain deed
of trust executed to the undersigned, j.
Rhodes Browne and A. lllgea, trustees, by tina
Columbus Manufacturing Company, OF Mus-
cogee county, state oil Georgia, dated March
lst, 1884 whereby the said corporation con-
yeyed to US all OF the property, real and per-
sOnal, herein after described, IN trust, tn
secure the payment Of its certain issue Of
bonds and the interest coupons thereof as In
said trust deed specified aud enumerated IAN
of which appears duly Of record in Mortgage
Deed Book "A, tolos 3BI 70 873, March 5ths
1884, in the Clerks Office of Superior Courts
Muscogee county, Georgia, aud IN Record
Deeds, Volume o ., pages 8. to IS inclusive.
March 22d, iSS4 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 24th, 1856, un-
der the authority conferred by said deed Of
trust.
We Will sell in the city Of Columbus, MUS
cogee county. Georgia, on the Sd day of Aus
gust. 1896. between the legal hours OF sale, in
front OF the Auction House OF +. III. hnowle
Co, on the northwest corner Of Broad
street and Tenth formerly Crawford Streets
being the usual place for sherins sales IN
said city Of Columbus), at public cutlery. 20
Lhe HlEnEsL DuuEFs ca alis AitS lOlibN Ut
scribed property OF the Columbus Manufac-
turing Company, to-wit: All those tote aud
parcels OF land situated. lying and being az
foll0ws; Fractional section number twenty
six t23) and the north half Of fractional sec
ton number thirty-hve 1881 both In frae-
tional township humber eighteen ISIS
range number thirty tSOl, IN formerly
Russell, now Lee, county state o.
Alabama Also The following lota Of lands
lying aud being in the eighth l8h) dis rick
OF Muscogee county, state OF Georgia, Known
as lots numbers eighty-hlx l5ol anu eighty :
seven (S7l and the west nan 81 lot numDer
seventy four t74) and fractions numbered
ninety-one t9lJ and ninety Two sV2l, ana
Island number three f8) IN Chattahoocheo
river and small enclosure situated east OF
the residence formerly occupied by J. r.
Clapp, used rs u residence and grazing lots
containing seven ~ 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 1901 acres more or less.
Also, all OF the said Columbus Manufacture
ing Company's buildings on said land i'm
MuscOgee county, Ga, operated az "A Cotton
Factory, and with ei Of the improvements ia
any manner Appendant ana appurtenant
thereto. inclusive, Of the cards, spindles,
looms, machinery and fixtures Of every kind
whatsoever contained Ia said buildings; aisos
all aud singular the other improvements on
all OF the lands aforementioned ana
described: also the entire water power
owned and controlled by said Columbus
Manufacturing Company on and ia SAID
ChattahOochee river, together with al and
singular the rights and franchises by the said
the Columbus Manufacturing Company held
and possessed therein under the laws %
Georgia.
The p ant OF said cotton factory consists al
present OF 4,54l spindles, lj9 looms and other
81 table machinery, all Ia good condition aud
producing good work. Present ipacity
1900 yards day Of heavy sheetings and shirt
lngs, three yards to the pound.
The operatives houses and improvements
generally in excellent condition. labor abun-
dant, lands elevated aud location OF property
unsurpassed for health. convenience and eco
nomical produetion-free from the burden OF
munioipal taxes paid by All the other Column
bus mills, yet within three miles OF the city of
Columbus and three-quarlera OF a mile OF
Columbus and Rome railroad. The water
power Is the finest IN tn south, controlling
and embracing the whole bed Of the Chatta-
h0Ochee river for the distance VI about one
mile along the iands Of SAIL company, said
lauds extending along lts banks upon thd
Georgia AMI Alabama sides Of the river.
Only Il small portion u the water power is
required and utilized in running the presents
mill, ard the natural falls in the river render
but simple inexpensive dam or
magnificent water power Is easily controlled
and has a fan OF fOfty-two Aud hhif aga
feet within thre quarters "a Of mile.
With comparatively small eApenull ufe
upon new dam one hundred AMI twenty
FIVE thousand tl250lOl spindles with looms
in proportion can be drivHa By tins water
power. Capital iOr the ert elton oi adiinonal
mills and utilization pf the immense power
now wasted Il al mat Be- needed 70 make ihia
property the site 81 prosperous aud pQpu-
louis manufacturing village. Hhe uNfsOhhl IN
spection Of capitalists il invited. Fun and
satlsfactory details vii be furnished upon
SpP''0A''V"' >. RHODES BROWNE,
A.ILLGES,