The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-15
NEW INDUSTRIES.
Enterprises Of Various Kinds to be Put
IN Operation and Things Likely to be
Dine at an Early Day-Rip Van
Winkle Cannot Stag IN the
Old North State.

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WinkZe Cannot Stay IN the
Old North State.
Manufacturers Record.l
Winston-W. w. Gladstone contem-
plates erecting an ice factory.
Salisbury-Boyden & Quinn con
template establishing an ice factory.
Madison-It is stated that rock
quarry is being developed near Madi-
son.
Henderson-J. B. Owen, lately re-
ferred to, is erecting atobacco prizery,
4Ox9O feet.
Goldsboro- John Pate, of Randle
man, will erect the canning factory
mentioned in last issue.
Morganton-A Charlotte party is,
it is stated, organizing stock com
pany to construct waterworks.
Durham-A S25O,OOO plug tobacco
factory will, it is reported, be erected.
S. F. Thompson can give inform alton.
Leatherman-W. J. Jenkins, lately
mentioned (under Franklin) as erect
ing -four mill is also building corn
mill
Greensboro-C. P. Frazier and W.
J Ridge are endeavoring to organize
stock company TO erect furniture
factory.
Scotland Neck-J. B. Dunn will
add new machinery to his saw mill,
and will, it is stated, also put in shingle
machinery.
Charlotte-Local capitalists have
purchased, it 10 reported, Az acres of
land near Charlotte from D. E. Rigler
at $3.50 per acre.
Charlotte-A Northern syndicate
is reported as purchasing, through D.
! H. H lton, the reduction works located
about four miles from Charlotte.
Charlotte-T. T. McCord, of Paw
Creek, N. c., and James Axum, of
Hot Springs, Ark, will develop the
Saddler gold mine as lately reported.
Williamston-The stock company
lately reported as being formed to
erect a furniture factory has been or
ganized with ]. G. Williams, manager.
Charlotte The Richmond & Dan.
Vile Railroad Co. (ofice, Richmond,
Va.) is moving one Of the cotton com
presses at West Point to Charlotte, as
lately reported.
Charlotte Charlotte Electric
Light Co., referred to in last issue, is
enlarging its building by adding an
other story anu will put in a new en-
gine and 80 arc light dynamo.
Charlotte 900 stock com
pany has been organized to purchase
and improve land, also operate an elec,
trio railway, as stated in this issue.
E. R. Dodge can give information.
Salisbury-The Connolly Springs
Co. has been organized with W.
Smithdeal, president, and W. c.
Blackmer, Secretary, to improve the
Connolly Springs property lately re-
ferred to.
Wilmington-The Real Estate In
vestment Co., has been organized with
Hon G. M. Stedman, president; T.W.
Strange. vice'president and w. H.
Sprunt, secretary. The capital stock
is 100000.
Carter's Mill-Thomas A. Edison
has optioned 1000 acres of mineral
land from J. A. Ritter and others amp
will, it is reported, organize a stock
company of English capitalists to de,
velop gold mines on same.
Charlotte-J. R. Gee and others, OF
Monongahela, Pa, have purchased
granite quarries near Mooresville,
Iredell county,, and will, it is reported,
develop and erect marble works in
Charlotte to cost $4,000.
Greesboro-F. L. Whitcomb and
L. G. Wolkins, of Boston, Mass, w.
R. Burgess and others have incor-
porated the Luther @. Wolkins Cor
poration. 1t is authorized to develop
mineral lands, erect electric light
plants, construct waterworks, etc. The
capital stock is 81, 100000.
Rocky Mount-The Wilmington &
Weldon Railroad Go. (ofice, Will
mington) writes that it will not re-
move it's Wilmington shops to Rocky
Mount, and the report referred to in
last issue from the fact that the Nor.
folk & Carolina Railroad Co. (offce,
Norfolk, Va) will build shops, but
has not yet decided on location.
Henderson-The parties lately re-
ported as optioning the Shocco Springs
property, have purchased same and