The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-27
OUR PROGRESS.
Weekly Record of Manufacturing and
Other Enterprises Started--Rip Van
Wrinkle no Longer in the Old
North State.
Manufacturers Record.l

High Point. L. Kirkman contem-
plates starting a shirt factory.
HARMONY. A. Butler & Co. will
erect, 1t is reported, a burr flour mill.
Fayetteville. G. Layton, Jr., is
erecting a cotton gin near Fayetteville.
Mt. Airy-It is stated that E. a.
Sides is fitting up a roller process flour
mill.
WilkesbOrO-R. A. Burroughs will
construct a telephone line to jefferson,
as stated lately.
Mt. Airy-Wilmington parties are
reported as to establish a canning fac
tory III Mt. Airy.
Gold HiIl-A party is corresponding
relative t. the erection of an irOn fOun
dry in Gold Hill.
Mt. Airy-R. K. Marshall will, it is
reported. erect a saw mill, sash, door
and blind factory.
North WilkesbOrO-S. B. Snyder, of
Winston, has started brick works i'll
North WilkesbOrO.
New Berne-The city desires pro
pOsals for waterwOrkS. Address w.
D. Wallace, city clerk
Salisbury-A. L. Peeler will, it is re
ported, put e engine and other ma
ehinery IN his cotton gin.
VictOr-The Victor Cotton Mills has
put in a new dynamo and will put in
other additional machinery.
Mt. Airy-ArmfeId & McCargo, re-
Gently referred to, intend to erect a to-
baccO factory at an early date.
Weldon-Garrett & Co., of Littleton,
N. c., will remove their wine distlllery
to Weldon. as reported last week.
North WilkesbOrO-M. J.. BOden-
hamer, of Salem, will probably build
wagon works IN North WilkesbOrO.
New Berne-The New Berne Ice Co.
will put in another additional ice ma
chine with a daily capacity of II tons.
Mt. Airy-P. w. & J. G. Mijett, of
Hartford county, are reported as t.
erect a plug tobacco factory in Mt,
Airy.
MOnbO-The Long Island Cotton
Mills Co. has taken out its old maChin
cry and replaced same with entire new
outfit.
Old Hundred-J. Fostick & Son, of
Laurinburg. contemplate locating a
planning mill, but have not yet decided
al what point.
Watauga County-A stock company
is being organized in Knoxville, Tenn
to develop a gold and silver mine in
Watauga county.
Milton-The Golden Belt Tobacco Co.
has purchased, will put new machinery
in and operate the TrOwbridge SmOk-
ing Tobacco Works.
Harden-The Harden Manufacturing
Co. has, as stated in u last issue,
doubled the capacity Of its cotton mill
and put in an electric light plant.
Kings MOuntain-R. l. WattersOn,
representing Asheville capitalists, will,
it IS stated. purchase and develop the
slate quarry near Kings Mountain.
Mt. Airy. S. & S. Marshall, Of
White laips. Will, it is stated, pur-
chase site for Granite City Land & I'm
prOvement Co. and remove their Ium-
Der mills to vt. Airy also improve and
enlarge same.
Raleigh-M. Barnes, r. B. Ellis and
T. r. Purnell have incorporated the
North State Publishing Co. for the
purpose of printing and publishing
newspapers, magazines, etc. The cap
ital stock Is 81. 800.
Fayetteville-The cotton seed oil mill
OF the Fayetteville Oil Mill Co., pre-
viOusly mentioned as to be rebuilt by
a stock company being organized for
that purpose, has been completed,
fitted with new machinery and put in
operation.
Egypt Depot-The Egypt Coal Co. is
now considering proposals for eXten-
siOns of its coal mining plant; either
condensed air or electric underground
hosting plant will be put in. The
compuny's mines will probably reacha
capacity Of 300 tons daily.