The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-07-28
NORTH CAROLIA INDUSTRIES.


The last number of the Manufact- |
urers' Record gives the following new
industries In North Carolina:
Asheville-Drug Factory.-E. w.
Grove, president. Paris Medicine Co.,
will established bromo uuinine fact
DRY in Asheville.
Chatham County-Coal Mines, Coke
Ovens, etc.-Samuel P. Langdon, No.
315 Drexel Building, Philadelphia Pa,
has purchased 1875 acres of land in
Chatham county for the North Car
DINA Coal & Coke Co., containing ap-
| proximately 100000 tons of superior
gas and steam coal. A slope has al
ready been opened and machinery
placed having hosting capacity OF
! 1900 tons per day, and company is pre-
pairing to put the machinery in posi-
ton and to build 100 miners houses,
together with all necessary other i'm
provements. For the production OF this
tonnage it is proposed to construct
the plant for the manufacture OF coke,
in addition to the shipping OF coal to
market.
Columbus-Asbestos Mining.-It is
stated that Franc & Stearns have COM
menced mining developments on as
bestos deposits In Polk county, near
Columbus.
Darlington = Electric-light. = The
Darlington Manufacturing Co. has
awarded contract to the Charlotte On.
CO. Electrical Engineering & Supply
Co. for furnishing and putting in al
electric-light plant.
Dnrham-Telephone Factory.-C.
Egan, of Connecticut, ls Investigating
with a view of establishing telephone
factory in Durham, to be operated in
connection with the Interstate Tele-
phone -
Everetts-Lumber Company.-The
Eeverett Lumber Co. has been incor-
porated, with capital stock of $25, OO(
by S. F. Everett, George P. McNaugh.
ton, John Fraley and L. B. Wynn, fol
the purpose Of conducting general
lumber business. Address S. F. Ev.
erett. -
Ero,hl;,to, Cotton Mill = TIL
Sterling Cotton Mill, reported lately as
, to put in new machinery, has com
pleted an addition to its buildings ane
will install 1000 new splndles.
Hyde County-Saw Mills and Lum
Der Lands.-H. Clay Tunis, Of Balti
: more, Md, has purchased CT the Scran
t ton & North Carolina Land & Lum
, Der Co. its saw mill, dry-kilns, rail
roads and $4,000 acres of timber Ian,
in Hyde and Beaufort counties, said tt
: contain 1OO,OO0,0OO feet of timber
Mr.. Tunis expects to manufacture
S about 100000 feet of lumber pc
= annum. He will take possession Aug
n ust l.
= Marion-Uil Mills.-Bobbitt e. Bob
bitt will manufacture essential oil:
eight gallons daily.
IS Rockingham-Saw Mil, Compress
e etc.-Capt. H. c. Watson and J. I
Watson ale interested IN the erectso
OF saw mill, cotton compress, etc.
Rockingham-Cott Mill. = Til
Is Pee Dee Manufacturing Co. has d
J. cided just what will constitute the In
70 provements to its mill, recently al
:, nounced building 417x100 ieet, tN
stories high, will be erected and eHui1
% ped with 5000 spindles, 800 looms an
If dyehouse, engine ana boilers, etc; 0
der for machinery not yet placed.
+. Rutherfordton-Gold mining MILL
! E. Warne, OF Ruthetfordtol,, and Cap
Johnston, of Washington, N. j., a
" erecting roller gold mill.
to Spray-Cotton Mill. The Nantuck
&c Cotton Mills, reported several mcntI
e. ago as Incorporated, is flow buildir
It's factory will be partially equippe
by machinery at the start; James
y McAIlster, treasurer, Worthwhile. n.
u Wilson-Hogshead Factory.-S. '
Venabel, Jr, & Co. will rebuild the
h hogshead factory reported as burned
~ loss on burned building estimated
$4,000.