The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-09-26
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
New Enterprises That Are Enriching
Our Favo ed Section.
Industrial Miscellany.

The Washington and Plymodth
Railroad. upon which work was be.
gun several months ago in North
Carolina. is rapidly nearing compile
ton, and it is expected that train
service will be in operation between
these towns in q few weeks. Track
has been laid distance OF twenty
eight miles. The road is being COLI
structed by Norfolk and New Jersey
capitalists. E. A. Armstrong Of Cam
den, n. j., is president; w. H.
Whaley, vice president, and R. Cohen
Of Norfolk, secretary, of the company.
The line will open up section OF
Tidewater North Carolina which at
present has no railroad facilities. At
Washington connection will be made
with steamers on the Pamlico Sound
and ct Plymouth with steamers on
Albemarle Sound. The total length
of the road is thirty-five miles.
Announcement was made some
weeks ago of the intention of the
Loray Mills of Gastonia, N. c., to OBJ
tain a new charter. This charter has
been granted in Maine, that State
giving the liberal provisions that the
company desired. The Loray Mills is
a S1,500,000 enterprise, and its plant
will include, when fully completed. an
equipment Of 50,244 ring spindles and
1850 looms. This machinery is now
being put in position, and half Of it Is
expected to be in operation by No
vember. Permanent officers have
not been elected as yet, but Messrs.
Geo. A. Gray and John F. Love have
entire charge. This plant will employ
500 hands.
Karl Kethel of New York, repre-
senting German capitalists, has pur.
chased 353 acres Of land near Ellen.
boro, N. c.. whereon are deposits OF
monazite sand. This sand will be
mined and then shipped to Hamburg.
Germany, for concentrating and pre-
pairing for the market, manufactoFy
to utilize the sand having been built
in that city. The operators will estab-
lish their main Office at Nuremberg.
Bavaria.
The Blades Lumber Co. at Eliza
beth City. N. c.. has been making
many new improvements to its exten-
sive plant. After adding large shed
and many machines. it is now con-
structing a system of shaving-blowing
pipes, with which it can furnish the
electric-light plant from distance OF
leo yards. It's planning mill is now
about as complete as modern equip
ment can make it.
1t is stated that the Kirby Lumber
Co. has practically closed a deal for
the purchase of the Beaumont Lum-
Der Co. Of Beaumont. Texas. The
deal is the same as for the Reliance
Lumber Co. and the Texas Tram and
Lumber Co. A part Of the purchase
money has been paid. and the Kirby
Lumber Co. is at liberty to take over
the property whenever it sees fit to
do so.
The De Soto Lumber Co. of Ash
boro. \. c.. has been Incorporated.
with a capital of 100000, $4,000 OF
which has been paid in. The incor-
porators are E. c. Lassiter. w. j.
Scarbo-o. P. H. Norris and c. L. Nor
ris, ali of Ashboro. The company
will deal in and manufacture lumber.
sash. doors, blinds and building ma
terial.
The Charlie Hill Lumber Co. OF
Upton county. Tennessee, was in
corporsted last week. with a capital
stock of $1,000. The incorporators are
c. II. Hill, c. H. Hill, Jr., John Craig.
w. A. Owens. B. w. Cooke, F. d.
Crump and c. D. Gillespie. The COM
pany will buy. sell and manufacture
lumber.
The Strong Lumber Co.. composed
of Philadelphia capitalists, has pur-
chased from the Boston Land Co. o.
$40 acres of timber lands near Bristol.
The former company now owns over
$4,000 acres of fine timber in that sec
ton. and will operate extensive lum-
Der mills on its new property.
The East Coast Lumber Co. at
Watertown, Fla. is adding a stave
machine to its extensive lumber plant
for the manufacture Of slaves for
Iosin barrels. Tine company will use
part of its output Of slaves at its
large turpenti2e farm. and the bal
ance will be placed on the market.
H. T. Crosby of Greenville, Miss.
proposes the organization of S25.-
600 stock company to establish a knit
ting mill and cotton-rope mandatory.
Subscriptions are now being solicited.
The British steamship SanIa, which
recently arrived at Beaufort, S. c.,
has been chartered by the Central
Phosphate Co. of that port to take a