The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-08-12
NEW INDUSTRIES.

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Marion-The erection of an electric
light plant is talked o..
NashvilIe-The Stone Mountain
Granite Go. is reported as opening
stone quarry.
Graham-The Sidney Cotton Mills
are adding looms to its mills as re-
ported in last issue
Fayetteville-The Enterprise Land
and Improvement Co., mentioned last
week, will erect dry-kiln.
Thomasville-J. A. Kennedy is
putting new machinery ineo his two
-four mills, as reported recently.
Creston-N. J. Lillard has pur
chased the wagon factory of Worth
& Lillard AMI is enlarging same.
Glenburnie-It is stated that the
Curtis Creek Mining & Manufacturing
Go. wi establish knitting mill.
Marion-Mr. Roberts, of Savannah,
Ga, will, it is reported, establish a
wood: working factory in Marion.
Lenior- 1t is stated that an English
company has erected stamp mill, and
is developing a gold mine near Lenoir.
Winston-The company mentioned
last week will erect an ice factory.
Address D. H. King for information.
Monbo-The Long Island Cotton
Mills Co. is enlarging it's mills by the
addition of improved cotton machin-
cry.
Greensboro-Hackney Bros Of Will
son, vii probably move their buggy
factory to Greensboro and increase
capacity of same.
Marion-It is stated that a com
pany has purchased the saw mill of
NJ. NJ league, will improve same and
put in new machinery,
Turnersburg- Simpson & Steele
are rebuilding the cotton mill de:
stroyed by fire, and formerly belong,
ing to W. Turner & Co.
Connelly's Springs.-The Connolly
Springs Co., lately reported (under
Salisbury, has been Incorporated with
capital stock of $4,000.
TArboro-It is stated that Balti-
more (Md.) and other capitals have
purchased 200 acres of land from W.
S. Battle and will improve same.
Greensboro-TheG Greensboro Fe
male College will put in an electric
light plant. J. A. Odell, secretary
and treasurer, can give Information.
Wilmington-The $4,000 manu-,
featuring plant recently y mentioned
has, it is stated, been erected, and will
manufacture oil and other products
from pine wood.
Wadesboro-The Wadesboro Cot
ton Mills has been organized with W.
J. McLendon, as president, and W.
w. L. Steele, secretary, to erect the
cotton mill recently mentioned.
Durham-The Educator Publishing
Co. has been organized with J. F.
CrowelI as president T. J. Jarvis,
vice. president, and W. A. Blair, sec
retary, to publish the Southern Educa,
tor.
Greensboro-Wm. M. Houston,
chairman sewerage committee, will
receive proposals until August for
furnishing about 81 miles of sewer
pipe from 10 to 20 inches in diameter,
with fittings for same.
Goldsboro-I. F. Dortsch, B. M
Privett and J. G. Eason have organ
lied the Goldsboro Electric Light &
Power Co., and purchased the electric
light of the Goldsboro Electric Light
Co. The capital stock is $4,000.
Marion The Augusta Marion I'm,
provement Co., with a capital stock Of
$50, 900, been incorporated with G. E.
Walker, president, and James Fleming,
secretary. 1t has purchased 80 acres
of land in Marion for 100000 and
will improve same.
Marion-The IdIer Gold Mining
Co. has been organized by Boston
(Mass) capitalists with w. P. Jones,
secretary, to develop gold land near
Marion. Will put in quartz mining
machinery and build chlorination
works. The capital stock is $I,OOO,-
600.
Monroe-The stock company men
toned in last issue has been incorpoa-
ted as the Monroe land & improvement
Go. with L. A. Burke, of Aberdeen,
Dakota, as president O. W. Carr, of
Greensboro vice-president; J. M.
Farley, of Monroe, treasurer j. W.
Townsend, of Monroe, secretary, and
2. G. Beard. of Syracuse. u. Y. general