Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-06
legal Salrs.
TRUSTEES SALE

Property Of the Columbus Manufacturing
Company. Complete and fully equipped
C@tton Factory, together with nearly mile
OF the finest water power on the Chattahoo-
chee river, inst above the city Of Columbus
&ATAIE OF GEORGIA, MUHCOGBE COUNTY
- by virtue OF the power vested in US un-
uer the terms and conditions of aeertain deed
OF trust executed to the undersigned j.
Rhodes Browne and A. Iilges. trustees, by tho
CoIum bus Manufacturing Company, OF Mus
cORee county, State OF (leOrgia dated March
LIST, 1884, whereby the said CORPORATION con-
veyed TO US all Of the property. real and per-
sohal, herein after described. IN trnst to
secure the payment Of its certain issue Of
bonds and the interest coupons thereof rs IN
SAID trust deed specified and enumerated (alll
OF which apperrs duly of record In Mortgage
Deed Book a" fohos BJ7 TO 873 March 5th,
les4, IN the Clerks Office Of Superior Court,
Muscogee county, Georgia, and IN Record
Deeds, Volume o q, pages s. TO 50 iuclusive.l
March 22i 1881. 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 9th. 1886, un-
trust.
We VIII sell in the city Of Columbus, NUS
cogee county, Georgia, on the Sd day Of Au-
gust, 1856. between the legal hours Of sale in,
front OF the Auction House Of F.. Nj. KnOwle
n Co, on the northwest corner OF Broad
street and Tenth formerly Crawford street,.
(being the usual place for Sherifs sales ia
sald city Of Coumbue). at public cutlery. to
the highest bidder, for cash. the following de-
scribed property OF the Columbus Manufac-,
turing Company, to-wit: All those lots and
parcels OF land situated, lying and being as
follows; fractional section number twenty
six l2G) and the north hail OF fractional Sec
lion number thiPty-hVe 1857 both ia frac-
llOhal township number eighteen tIS),
range number thirty 500. in formerly
Russell, now Lee, county state OF
Alabama. Also the following lots Of lands
lying ana being IN the eighth ,Sih) dis Fic1
OF Muscogee county, state Of Georgia kn0wn
40 lots numbers eighty six 1850 aud oightf-
seven $50 and the west half Of lot Dumberf
seventy -four (74 ana fractions numbered
ninety zone ,9D and ninety two fg2l, and
Island number three 81 in Chattahoochea
river ana small enclosure situated east Of
the residence formerly occupied by j. r.
Clapp, used ~ a residence and grazing lot
containing seven "a 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 lauds In Lee
comfy, 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
AuscOgee county, Ga, operated as a Cotton
FacAory, and with all OF the i'm pFovements in
any manner appendant and appurtenant
looms, machinery and fixtures OF every Kind
Whatsoever contained IN said buildings: also.
al, and singular the other improvements on
also the entire water power
owned aud controlled by SAID COlumbua
N Manufacturing Company on and in said
singular the rights and franchises by the said
the Columbus Manufacturing Company held
aud possessed therein under the laws of
Georgia.
The plant OF SAID cotton factory consists ct
present Of 4,j4 spindles. li9 looms and other
suitable machinery, an Ia good condition and
producing good WORK. Present capacity
300 yards day Of heavy sheotings and shirt
lngs, three yards TO the pound.
The operatives houses and improvements
generally IN excellent condition. labor auun-
liant, lands elevated and location OF property
unsurpassed for health. convenience ana eco
nutnical pr0ductiou-frcs from the burden OF
taxes paid by MI the other Column
bus mile, yet within three miles Of the city OF
Columbus and three quarters Of a mile OF
Columbus aud Rome railroad. The water
power is the finest in tho south, controlling
aud embracing the whole bed OF the Chatta-
loochce river for The distance OF about ono
nile along the lands Of said company. said
Georgia ami Alabama sides of the river.
)nly small portion OF the water power IL
oauired and utilized la running the present.
nill, aud the natural falls IN the river render
oss and plank n'AR Necessary a"@ rbIs
magnificent water power Is easily controlled
nd has q fan ~ f0rty-tWO and a half N21kl
ect within thre~-quarters ~ Of "a mile.
Nifh e comparatively small expenditure
pom new dam one hundred and twonty-
We thousand ti25,00ol epndles with looms
b proportion can be driven bv thla watar
over. Capital Tor iheerectiOn Of additional
iius and utilization OF she immense power
ow wasted b. ail that is needed 10 make this
roperiy ihe site o. Prosperous aad poptl-
me mnnuiaeturlngyilsge The peraonalln-
loction Of capitalists IA Invited Fnil ara
itisfaeiory details VIII be furnished ui,on
J.RHODgs BROWNE.
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