Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-13

$4,000. The banking room will be 30X60
feet. and there Will be two stores.
liarrisonburg, Na.--The counties of
Western Virginia are Interested in the
report that the Chesapeake and West
orn railioad Is to be extended To Har-
risonburg within the coming year.
NORTH CAROLINA
this place anticipate in the near flu
ture the erection of Il spring bed fac
tory. which they are negotia ing Tor at
this time.
Hamlet. y. ca plant has just been
completed FOR the manufacture OF cross
arms. and there - Il movement on foot
for the erection of a bleachery. which
1t is expected Will start with a capacity
OF fifty tons per day, and il results arc
satisfactory the bieachery will he en-
largcd and dye plant added.
Wilmington. y. C.-The Roanoke
moved from Roanoke. Va. is doing Il
very large business in baking powder
and bicarbonatc of soda throu ghout
the entire Southwest The company is
making shipments as far West MS Ar
kansas and Texas.
OCHRE, KAOLIN AND LUMBER.
Large deposits of ochrc and kaolin
have recently been found at Rocking
ham. Hoffman and Polkton, with small
81 deposits ut Vaughan. The lumber
business is constantly growing and Il
line building out from Scabodrd. y. c..
Will soon OPEN up "a tract Of timber
containing 40. 600. 00O feet. and a line out
of littlet0n. y. c.. is talked Of which,
if built, VIII add 10000, 600 feet more.
Winston. y. C.--Thc Winston On. c.
knitting Mills Inns been Incorporated
with capital stock of $4,000. and privi-
lcgc of Increasing TO $50 600. The com
pany established its mill several months
ago and is operating nine knittcrs and
ten sewing machines on ladies' cotton
ribbed vests.
Durham. y. C.-Thc Erwin Cotton
Mills Co. of Durham. y. c.. Il. y. Duke.
president, has purchased 1000 acres of
riparian rights on both sides Of tho
liaw river in Chatham county. \. G.
II is proposed To develop the water
power available and erect two large
cotton factories.
been made TO put in = system of water
works. ana contract has been let for
The erection &c a co,tonseed- mill and
fertilizer factory
ciarf;on. X: ca largo tobacco
warehouse is Just being completed
china Grove. y. ca company with
capital stock Of $50 GOO will he organized
al China Grove. y. G.. for the erection
Of a LOCO spindle cotton mill for pro-
dncing yarns. y site containing seven
iy-five acres of land has been rur-
chascd
Raleigh. n. C.-The Stockholders of
The Raleigh and Castor RAILROAD Com
pany will meet az Raleigh on Septcm-
her Gth to consider the terms ucon
which the Raleigh and Castor COM
pany may consolidate with the Sea
board and EC1noke. tho Raleigh and
Augusta Air Line. the Carolina Cen
trail, the Georgia Carolina and North
crn. the Durham and Northern the
Roanoke and Tar River and the Louis
burg Railroad Companies, or any one
Of thcm, ard to provide for an in
crease in the capital stool. of the Raj
ci"h ana CASTOR Railroad Company.
Lumberion, n C.-The Carolina
Northern Is now engaged in the con-
Struction If it's line from I.rmberton to
Marion. s c.. which VIII open up val
liable cotton ana timber districts. lis
lumber company. it is stated. will erect
large blaming mill at Lumberton.
This little city has just completed a
system Of water works anu sewerage.
The tOhncco-"roWers have been very
successful. ana II Ia estimated that the
tobacco yield In that section this year
VIII be seven times that OF last season.
ii Is only within the past year or two
that any tobacco has been grown in
That section. ana already there are to-
bacco warehouses al both Charlton and
LumbertOn.
NEW COTTON MILLS IN NORTH
CAROLINA.
The Long Shoals Company ana the
Daniel Manufacturing Company. of
lHnc"lnton. are each building new mills;
and the Film Grove mill is adding new
machinery.
y new $4,000 cotton mill is to be at
once erected at Shelby.
5.o0O-spndle cotton mill is being
built at Rutherfordton
The Henrietta Company. Of Caroleen.
IS Increasing the capacity of it's plant.
y 5,e0o-spindle mill is being erected Al
I.awrinburg.
The Henderson cotton mills are about
to spend $4,000 on new machinery.
The old paper plant at Neuse will BE-
rebuilt ana changed into a 5.0Oo- spindle
cotton mill.
new knitting mill is being erected
at Weldon.
The i'ranklinton cotton mills are
largely increasing their capacity.
10000 spindle mill is being erected
a; Forest city.
The Pee Dec manufacturing Com
'any is erecting Il new 10000 spindle
mill at Rockingham. and it is very
probable that a company will he or
ganzsi for Inc building OF another nil,
at this point hcfore tho end Of the wear,
S.oel's mill viii hereafter work both
night and day. which practically
doubles lis output.
corToN-sEED OIL MILLS.
large cotton-seed oil mill is 10 be
putt soon At Waxbaw. y {.
Potion cottonsecd-oil mill is to be
quit at baltimore, y. &.
SILK MILLS.
j Is stated that it ls practically as