The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-18
WILD DASH TO A F|RE|NEW CORPORATIONS
There Are Many New Enter
prises Being Chartered.
Mills and Manufactures Ct All Kinds. Some
With Large Capital, and Some
With Small.

The Secretary of State did rushing
of incorporation to various enterprises.
The Somers and Daley Co., of Dur
ham, composed of Messrs Thomas f..
Allen, of Durham; John c.. Daley and
Ewell Soers, of West Durham, was
incorporated. Capital stocks $4,000
which may go to a aximum of $4,000.
Deals in merchandise, wholesale and re-
tail and is to engage in the manufacture
ing business, canning and preserving all
kinds Of fruits and vegetables.
The Boston and North Carolina Lum-
Der Company, Of Woodlawn, Marion
county, was incorporated, the stock
holders being Messrs. Jno. r. Cochran,
John W., w. A. and A. c.. Greenlaw
and w. G. Perkins. The company is to
do great many kinds of business, its
incorporation being blanket affair. 1t
is to manufacture and deal in goods,
wares, merchandise and property of
every description, to engage in mining
and milling, to work in gold silver, lead,
zinc, brass, iron, steel and all kinds
of ores, to deal in lands. mines and
manufacture timber and to handle all
kinds of woods to deal in real estate,
to plat and lay off city sites, to build
and equip hotel, to lend money and to
deal in stocks, besides doing various
other things. The capital stock is put
at maximum of $125,000, but the be-
ginning is made with $500.
The Travora Manufacturing Company,
of Graham, is chartered. The incOrpor-
ators are Mrs. Emma V. White, j. Har-
| vey White, VIM e. White and Edwin
M. II. White. The business is to manu-
facture cotton, silk, jute, wool and
other fibrous materials into threads,
cloths hosiery, knit goods and other
| fabrics and to buy and sell goods wares
ard merchandise. The capital named is
$100. 900 with $4,000 subscribed.
The Evans Hardware Company, of
Statesvile is chartered This is to do
a general hardware business. The in
corporators are Messrs. A. j. Evans and
j. H. White, of Statesville, Il. p. Sum-
ers and j. W. Summers, of Snow Creek.
Capital $50, 900 with $4,000 to begin on.
The Mountain City Clothing Com
pany, of North Wilkesboro, was incor.
porated with $1,000 capital stock and
| the authority to do many businesses be-
| sides sell clothing. 1t has the right to
| buy and sell merchandise, raise and deal
| in farm products, lumber and all other
raw materials, manufacture cotton,
wooden iron, leather and other goods,
deal in roots and herbs, real estate,
stocks and bonds, minerals and mining
build and operate ferries, bridges,
bridges and trestles, railroads, tram
ways, telephone and telegraph lines and
other things.
The Commercial Building Company of
Sanford was chartered with $4,000
capital. The company is to deal in real
estate, building, buying, selling and
renting houses and lots, erecting and
managing public halls, skating Kinks
ETC. The incorporators are T. L. CHS
holm. W. A. Crabtree. w. A. Munroe,
w. b. Moffitt. r. V. Hiland, A. l.. Me-
Donald, r. E. Covington, w. j. Ed
wards.
The Hickory Collar Company was in
corporated. The incorporators are G. n.
Geitner, Harry Wells and G.. III. Geitner
The capital stock is $4,000 and the COM
pany is to do a general harness bust
ness, including the manufacture of
horse collars, pads, harness, saddles,
brides, whips. and to conduct tan
merry.
The wv E. Jones Company of Raj
eigh, was also Incorporated, as is told
of in another column.