The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-07-21
OUR PROGRES SIS.
Weekly Record of Manufacturing and
Other Enterprises S~tarted--Rip Van
Wrinkle no Longer in the Old

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North State.
Manufacturers Record.l
Asheville-The West Asheville and
Sulphur Springs Railway co. has let
contract for electric power plant to
operate its street railway.
AshevilIe-J. J.. WhisOnant, Of
BIacksburg, S. c., is reported as hav-
ing purchased the planning mill of the
Asheville Manufacturing Co., of Ashe-
vile, and as to operate same.
CharlOtte-E D. Latta, J. G. Bur
rOughs, J. p. Wilson and others have
incorporated the Highland Park Manu-
featuring Co.. to manufacture cotton
and wool into thread, cloth and other
fabrics. The capital stock is 1925, 600,
with privilege of increasing to $3.50, 600.
CharlOtte-A stock company is re
ported as to be erganizedt to erect works
for the manufacture of potteryware
and bricks.
CharlOtte-NegotiatiOns are pending
for the removal of a 5000 spindle cot
ton mill from New York to Charlotte.
Durham-The West End Cotton Fac
tory is reported as to be erected at a
cost of about 500, 900. The Durham
Consolidated Land & Improvement
Co can give infor nation.
Durham-The WeScar Knitting Mill
will, it is stated, be erected at a cost Of
not less than $50, 600. The Durham
Consolidated Land & Improvement Co.
can give information.
Elizabeth City. y. Old & Sons X
pect to put planning machinery in their
lumber mill on Dry Point.
Graham-The Graham Cotton Mills
has been organized with J. w. Stock
ard, President; c. 2. Albright, Vice
President, and J. L. Scott, Secretary,
for the purpose of starting a cotton
mill.
GreensbOrO-The Greensboro Female
College Association has let contract
for a steam laundry and an electric
light plant, etc. cost about s., 600.
High Point-At a meeting of the
city council on July 9Th Z. A. Snow
and J. E. Cox were appointed a COM
mittee to purchase a electric light
plant for the city.
High POint-A tobacco box factory
is reported as in course Of erection.
Linwood-Roller process machinery
is reported as to be put in the Linwood
Flour Mill.
Marion-John Carson, w. 2. Jones,
J. H. Atkins and James Morris have
organized the Carolina Improvement
co. with a capital stock of 500, 600 to
improve and develop Marion. J. H.
Atkins is President and James Morris,
Secretary.
Murphy-A. H. Isbel is reported as
| developing silver mines on the Kincaid
property, near Murphy.
North Cove-W. A. Mccall is re-
ported as erecting a tannery.
NorwOod-The Norwood Mill Co. is
reported as to build a 1OO-barrel roller
process flour mill.
Panacea Springs-Norfleet Harris is
reported as having put new machinery
in his cotton gin.
PIyIer-The Plyler Milling Go. will,
it is reported, erect a 50 barrel flour
mill.
Rocky Mount-As reported in our
last issue, Thorpe & Kicks are erecting
a tobacco factory.
misunderstanding GIeghorn Land
& Manufacturing Co. has made a sur
very preparatory to putting in water
motor to convey pure spring water to
its property.
Salisbury. S. Henderson, N. B..
McCanless, I. H. FOust and others, of
Greensboro, have organized the Central
Land Co.. and purchased the Shaver
property of go acres adjoining Sails
bury for $45, 900.
South River. l.. Lindsay & Co.
are reported as to remodel their flour
mill to the roller process system.
StatesviIle-The Long Island Cotton
Mills has ordered additional machinery
from the Lowell Machine Shop, of
Lowell, Mass, for it's cotton mill.
Vanceboro-O. K. Silly & co. are
reported as erecting a saw mill.
Wadesboro-J. G. Hester will, as
stated last week, organized a stock
company to develop the Wadesboro
b~rownstone quarry which he has pur-
| chased.
Wilmington. J. Shepard, of Darl-
ington, s. c., is Investigating with a
view of establishing a knitting mill at
Wilmington.
WinstOn-The North Winston De