The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-21

cree, 5. O.. are forming COTTON iactois
company and are rapidly securing the nee
exsary capital.
Charter has been granted the Columbus
Manufacturing company OF Columbus, Ca,
the capital stock being S225,0 They pro-
pose putting in a 10000 spindle plant. The
organizers are Messrs. e. N. Clemence,
w. c. Bradley, Rhodes Brown. o. G. Bull
lock and others.
A yarn and cotton rope factory Will be
located by b. NJ. johnson OF Greenville,
Miss. he asks prices on machinery and
full information regarding the Industry. :.
Messrs B. r. Blakeley, r. T. Daniel
and j. p. Nichols, mentioned In our last
months report as TO build MILL have ~
corporated unded the name of the Robih-
son Cotton Mills, with capital stock of
Si25. 900, at Griffin, Ga. They Will put IN
5000 spndles at the start.
Hucomuga Mills of Greensboro N q"
will erect an addition and install forty
five more looms, to operate on chambrays
and fancy skirt goods; addition VIII be
one-story 53x45-foot structure.
A $3.50 900 stock company is now forming
to build 5000 spindle. 12C-loom. mill at
Dalton, Ca, II is probable that Toledo
Ohio, capitalists will furnish half the cap
ital necessary T. r. Jones will be presi-
dent of the plant.
The establishment Of rope and twine
factory is being considered by Mr.. j. S.
Barrow OF Louisburg, ~ c., and he asks
manufacturers of the machinery needed 10
send him prices, particulars, full informa-
ton, etc.
A knitting mill is under consideration by
c. w. LOWS, jr., of McMinnville. Tenn:
he asks mekers of knitting plants conf
plete to send him information, estimates.
etc.
j. X. Carmichael of Jackson, Ca, will
establish knitting mill, investing about
Sis, coo. 1t is proposed to manufacture
fine grade of goods-underwear for wo-
inen and men.
George A. Smith of Macon. Ca, is try
ing to FORM with good chances OF success.
u $780, 900 company to build factory OF
5000 spindles for producing hosiery yarns
and sheetngs.
The Scotland Cotton mills of Laurinburg.
N. c., has been incorporated with capital
stock of $4,000 and privilege of iucreas>
ing to 100000, by James Il. McNair, W.
D. James, Berry Bryant. K. A. Blue, John
Blue, Walter III. Neal and others. This
company will build 5000 spindle mill.
The Coleman Manufacturing company OF
Concord, n. c., is a company that was or.
ganiZed last year to ouild a factory to
utilize colored operatives Moreover, the
company is composed almost entirely of
colored investors. ]. H. Coleman. promi
nent North Carolina negro lawyer, being
president. The directors met last week
and announced that they had secured and
installed an equipment Of 5000 spindles,
140 looms, etc. Also they ordered an in
crease of capital from $4,000 to 800, 900
and the erection of a new addition two
stories high.
Mr.. ]. w. Spain has completed the or
ganization OF a company to rehabilitate
and put in operation the old mill at Quit
man, Ga. This Is practically establishing
new factory rs nothing but the engine
and boiler of the old pia---St likely to be
of any use. Capital to be invested is
100000, of which $4,000 is supplied by
local parties. 100000 from outside parties
and the old mill buildings are valued at
$3.50
The Spalding Cotton mills of Griffin, Ga.
obtained their charter last May. In July
the incorporators met and elected w. j..
Kincaid president, Douglas Boyd vice pres
ident, j. w. Mangham secretary and j. ].
Mangham treasurer The directors are
Messrs. ]. W. Mangham, Douglas Boyd, w
J. Kincaid Seaton Greatland R. W. Lynch,
]. B. Briggs and James NJ. Brawner They
Will invest 500, 900 In a c5cssi factory, but
the equipment statement has not been
prepared yet
James Mcintosh, T. G. Poll and others
have incorporated the Anchor Cotton Mills
company of Newberry, S. c., to build a
factory; capital stock is placed at $3.50. 900
plant Of 10000 spindles will he installed
Red Bluff mills of Clio, s. c., will en-
large from 5000 to 10000 spindles
Captain T. w. Hardwick of Tennile, Ca,
is organizing 100000 stock company to
build cotton mill, half the capital to be
supplied by Macon parties.
Henrietta mills of Henrietta, N. c., have
ordered $4,000 additional spindles; they
have now 56,64O in place.
The Enterprise cotton mills OF Orange
burg. s c., contemplate charging; also
increasing capital from $l00, 900 to $780,
600 to provide the funds.
Messrs. T, w. Pratt, w. r. Rison. w.
I. Wellman, w. II. Echols and others of
Huntsville, Ala, are planning for the
formation of a 100000 company to build
cotton yarn mill.
Rodman g. Heath cotton mills of Wax
haw, n. c.. will increase from $500 spin- !
dies to 5000 spindles
The Bennettsvile Manufacturing COM
pany of Bennettsvlle, S. c.. that has
been erecting plant for some weeks |
past, has enlarged its original plans In
stead of 800 spindles they will put in
10000 at the start, and the capital stock
VIII be at once increased from $1,000 to |
100000. ]. B. Pipkin is treasurer of this |
corporation.
Augusta (Ga.) factory has placed an |
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will give it 1926 in all.
Elizabeth City IN. c. cotton mills have
commenced the erection of a 15O- foot ex-
tension, In which will be placed 1000 spIu-
dies, giving the plant 1000 in all.
me Durham Hosiery mills of Durham, |
N. c., Will increase their capacity 80 per |
cent New buildings will be erected and |
new machinery put in position
Mr.. w. c. Baker of Fort Smith, Ark. is |
organizing 100000 cotton mill company. |
The Olympia mills of Columbia. s. O.. |
incorporated last June and reported at |
some length in these columns, has bought |
us machinery. The equipment will be |
10000 spindles. A fine site has also been |
purchased.
ihere are many new mill projects now
pelng undertaken. those promising to come
TO definite issue between the following:
Company at Elberton Ca, w. o. Jones
being Interested knitting mill company
at Macon, Ga, Minter Wimberly being in
terested; NJ Rick. j, l.. McClenahan and |
D. jenkins interested In Mansfield. La, |
project; $4,000 Knitting mill at Hunts
viiie, Ala; rope and Irvine mill at New
orleans; company at Montezuma, Ca; ]. |
". Haygood interested; wooden factory at
New Orleans; mill at Brownsville, Tenn;
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