The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-06
A MARCH OF ENTERPRISE
ENLARGEMENT OF SAvANNAH's
FIELD OF INDUSTRY.

FIELD OF INDUSTRY.
New Industries Established and In
creased Capital Added to the Old
Reaching Out Into the Phosphate
Fields OF Florida-Investment in
Every Legitimate Branch Of Industry
me Last Year-Charters for Vast En-
terprises Disclosed by the Court
Records.
1t would surprise great many perhaps
who have not taken the pains TO find out
to know how active Savaunah's business
men have been during the year ending with
last month in establishing new enterprises.
They have not only invested money in home
enterprises. but have gone out into the
timber, turpentine and phosphate fields Of
this state and FlorgiA There were over
sixty-five charters granted in the superior
court during that period to Savannah
business men. These charters are for loan
associations, building associations. new
banks, land companies, lum Der companies,
manufac uring companies and various other
concerns.
GREAT ENTERPRISES.
The McDonough Lumber Company is in
corporated with pAid-in capital OF $2o0,-
600 and is one of the biggest concerns for
which charter has been obtained.
During the year a half dozen phosphate
companies were Incorporated. Hammond,
Hull & Co. were the incorporators In most
of them. They Incorporated the Arcadia
Phosphate Company, the Charlotte Harbor
Company and the Savannah and Florida
Phosphate Company. Propably the largest
of the phosphate interpretations is that of
the Marion Phosphate Company, OF which
che Bald win Fertilizer Works are the pres
emit stockholders, their lands lying in the
Dunnellon district, but the main office being
located in this city.
A number Of large land companies were
chartered. The Savannah Land Company
and the Southern Land Company, each
with paid In capital of $4,000, are per-
haps the largest. The Central Investment
Company and the Citizens Land Company
are the next largest incorporated during
the year. The DeSoto Investment Com
pany with paid In capital of $1,000, and
the Union Land Company with a paid In
capital of $40, 0OO, come next, followed by the
Peoples Land and Investment Company.
Among the other chartered concerns are
the Pulaski Investment Company, Georgia
Land Company, Georgia State Building
and Loan Association, and the Georgia
Loan and Trust Company.
DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIES.
The Wilmington island Pleasure and
Improvement Company, incorporated by
w. W. Gordon, R. ID. Guerrard, Mayor
Schwarz and Others, with paid in capital
of 500, 900, is among the large concerns
chartered this year. The Seaboard Com
pany, $4,000 paid in, and the Chatham
Manufacturing Company, propose to do all
kinds OF manufacturing, operating rail-
ways, etc. The Savannah Plumbing Com
pany, incorporated in December, is one of
the largest in the state The Savannah Car
riage and Wagon Factory, paid in
capital $50. 900, IS an immense concern.
The Standard Manufacturing and Commits
sion Company, chartered this week, pro-
poses to do all kinds of canning. The
Oemler Oyster Company, chartered by Dr.
A. 0emler, Col w. w. Gordon and Others.
will engage in oyster culture. The Fort
Argyle Brick and Lumber Company was
chartered to do business here and in Bryan
county.
The Continental Chemical Company. In
corporated March 6. will compound drugs
and do a regular business in chemicals
The Anti-migraine Company was char
tered here this year also.
There have been a number of beneficiary
associations incorporated this year among
which are the Little Sisters Of the Poor and
the Porter Aid Society.
SAVANNAHS FUTURE FULL OF PROMISE
The record of charters, for bust ness enter
prises, while it may look large, said a gem
teman who went over the clerks books
with MORNING News reporter. is not as
large as the record for the year 1890 will be-
The nature of the enterprises Incorporated,
be said, shows that Savannah business men
are full of pluck and enterprise, and that
they have great hopes for Savannah's fu-
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