The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-09
GEORGIA THRIFT.

The manufacture of MANILA braid will be
begun at Tallapoosa at an early date.
An oil mill and guanO factory will bs
built and put IN operation by fall at Union
Point.
The new passenger depot and waiting
room at Buena Vista is gradually nearing
completion.
The new planning mill and variety works
of HRrgrove & Logan at Gainesville is now
ready for business.
There is some prospect of the machine
shop and foundry at Gainesville being put
in operation soon BY North Carolina man.
The Etowah Iron Company will begin the
erection of about twenty cottages on their
property near Carrollton in a few days.
This will be done for the convenience of
their employees.
The law firm of Gilbert g. Warren of
Swainsboro has dissolved, and Coils. F. W.
Gilbert and William Faircloth have gone
into copartnership under the firm name Of
Gilbert & Faircloth
G. w. Wilson of Butler has been in
Montezuma prospecting for r. Montfort s.
Son, who contemplate moving their machin-
cry TO that place. The factory will employ
twelve to fifteen hands.
The Central Georgia Fruit aud Vegetable
Exchange of Macon is in terested in the
establishment of a canning factory at that
place. T. f. Scroggy, one of the excur-
sionists from Ohio, favors the enterprise,
and says Ohio capital can be counted on.
The application for a charter for the Fort
Valley Investment and Improvement Com
pany has been adver ised, and the charter
will be applied for at the April term of
Houston superior court. A large amount
of stock has already been subscribed and
the enterprise is an assured success.
At one time the stock Of the Lexington
Terminal railroad could not be sold at
hardly any price at all. The road has been
In operation not quite six months now, but
has proven such a money-earner that its
stock is held stifi1y at par, and bids fair to
command a premium. This is indeed graf
flying to its builders.
The Gainesville cotton factory, which is
in the hands of a receiver, was advertised
to be sold last Tuesday, but the sale was
engolned by party In Philadelphia, who
holds small claim against the property 1t
is thought the injunction will be dissolved
as soon as a hearing is had. and that the
receiver will then go on ard sell it.
The numerous railroad wrecks through
out the country are invariably made more
horrible by the fire which usually breaks
out in the wreckage c. W, Weicking of
Brunswick has patented an invention meant
to avoid these horrible holocusts. He pro-
poses to organize a stock company for the
manufacture, in Brunswick, Of Weiching's
Automatic Extinguishing Car Heater. with
a capital of $1,000, at 500 per SHARE
The county fair will be held at Harlem
some time during the coming fall, and from
present indications connection will be had
with Applng by rail in time to transmit
exhibits and the people from the interior to
the fair. 1t is conceded that an iron horse'
will make daily trips between Harlem and
Appling by or before Oct. next, and to-
getner with the fair aud Harlem and Ap-
ping railroad, there is NOV ement on foot
to have an oil hill in successful operation TO
manipulate the seed from the coming crop.
The Central railroad viii at an early day
build warehouse and passenger depot and
make Wadley a lay-over station. Col.
w lillian Donovan has purchased the artesian
water plant, and the town will soon have a
bounTiful supply Of the best water in Geor-
gla- A joint stock company has been
formed, and will buy newspaper outfit
and start irst-class weekly paper in few
days. The Wadley and Mouat Vernon rail
road is now making two trips daily to
Blackville. The road will be pushed to
Mount Vernon soon. The Louisville ana
Wadley railroad has its engine in good trim,
and makes good connections with all the
day trains on the Central
The Plant party stopped at AL
bany Friday. Supt. G. w
Haines Of the Brunswick and Western
said his road is willing to join the Central
In erecting union passenger depot, and
tue matter is now in the hands of General
Manager Gabbett. A special train will be
run from Waycross to Albany daily dur
ing the Chautauqua. Capt. J. w. English,
president of the Chattahoochee Brick Com
pany; s. 4. PARROT, general manager of
| tie Columbus Southern railroad, and Mai.
| w. 5. Greece, the chief engineer OF
SAID road, were also in the city on business.
They met the directors Of the Plant
| system during their visit, and, after taking
dinner at the Artesian house, drove out to
the point where trsck-laying on their road
is beng done. Capt. English, as well as the
others, Is very favorably impressed with
Albany, and they are delighted that soon
they viii have trains running into the arte-
sian CITY. The road is now only about eight
miles from the city, and Is going along
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