The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-07-28
OUR PROGRESS.
Weekly Record of Manufacturing and
Other Enterprises Started--Rip Van
Wrinkle no Longer in the Old
North State.

New befne.-Hartl6S have been seek
ing site for barrel and box factory.
Kings Mountain,-P. R. Elam, re
Gently reported, is developing man
ganeSe mine.
Durham.-B, N, Duke has purchased
the Lyon property and will lay it off
into building lots.
Carlisle. C. E. Tucker and others
are reported as erecting a flour and
grist mill and two cotton gins,
Panacea Springs, Norfeet Harris
has put new machinery in his cotton
gin, as reported in our last issue.
Aurelian. w. G, Daniel will rebuild
his cotton gin recently reported as
burned; also will put in saw mill.
Williamson, The Williamson Fur
niture & Manufacturing Co, has re
Gently started furniture factory.
High Point.-The Piedmont Broom
Works has doubled it's capital stock
and the capacity Of it's broom factory.
High Point.-The High Point Can
ming Co. has doubled it's capital stock;
also the capacity Of it's canning factory.
Greensboro.-The Gold King Mining
Co, has been organized for the purpose
of developing mineral lands in Guilford
county.
South River. j. L Lindsay & Go.
are remodeling their -four mill to the
roller process system, as reported last
week.
AshevilIe. c.. Shuey has pur-
chased the rock quarry of W. P. Troy,
near Pearson's Bridge, and will de
velOp same,
New Berne.-The Carolina Tram &
Lumber Co, reported recently as in
corporated, etc, Will erect lumber
mills, machinery has been purchased.
Raleigh-The Raleigh Water Co, will
hold a meeting on July 21 to consider
the issuance Of bonds for the purpose
of improving and extending its water
works.
MooresviIle.- The MoOresvile Can
ming Co., lately reported as organized
to erect a canning factory, has been
incorporated with a capital stock of
$4,000
New Berne. "A NJ. Baker Will, it is
stated, change the location of his
furniture factory and start the manu-
facture of mattresses in connection
with same,
Charlotte. w. NJ. Wilson, Robert
Stokes and A. L, Herstein, of New
York, have incorporated the Wilson
Physicians Supply Co., with capital
stock of 5000 :.
Shelby.-The Shelby Improvement
Go, has reorganized under it's new
charter with w, P. Love, president;
T. D, baltimore, vice-pre8ident, and
j. L. Webb, secretary.
Greesboro.-The Guilford Battle
Ground Co. has recently been incor-
porated to reclaim and improve the
site of the battle of Guilford College,
near Greensboro; President, David
Schenck; Secretary, T, B, Keogh,
High Point. Rhode Island parties
and others have organized the South
ern Bobbin, Spool & Shuttle Go, with
a capital stock of $4,000 for the pur-
pose of erecting a factory in High
Point for the manufacture Of bobbins,
spools, etc.
Observation-Disclosures are invited
for furnishing brick and lumber for
the erection Of three and probably six
tobacco factories on the property of
the Statesville Development Co. Ad-
dress Fl. L, Hoover, manager. The
company may also erect a cotton fac
tory.
New Berne. Thomas Daniels, c. T.
Watson, A. r. DennisOn and others
have incorporated the New Berne I'm
proved Cotton Ginning Co. for the
purpose of ginning and other manufac-
ture Of cotton and cottonseed, etc, The
capital stock is $4,000, with privilege
of increasing to 100000.
COL. LONG AT HENRIETTA.
Mr.. .EDITOR:-WhileI have for years
been a reader of The PROGRESSIVE FAR
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