Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-09-26
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
New Enterprises That Are Enriching
Our Favored Section.
Industrial Miscellany.

Carolina is rapidly nearing compie
ton. and it is expected that train
service will be in operation between
these towns in 4 few weeks. Track
has been laid a distance of twenty
eight miles. The road is being con
, structed by Norfolk and New Jersey
capitalists. E. A. Armstrong Of Cam
den, n. j., is president; W. II.
Whaley vice president. and R. Cohen
CT Norfolk. secretary, of the company.
The line will open up a 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 at Plymouth with steamers Oh
Albemarle Sound. The total length
OF the road is thiTty-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 $500, 900 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 1t IS
expected to be in operation by NO
yember. 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 1853 acres of land near Ellen
bOrO, n. c.. wherein are deposits OF
monaZite sand. This sand will be
mined and then shipped to Hamburg.
Germany, for concentrating and pre-
pairing for the market a manufactOry
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 extern
sive plant. After adding a 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
100 yards. It's planning mill is now
about as complete as modern equip
mcnt can make it.
It 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
bero, n. c., has been incorporated.
with a capital of 100000, $4,000 OF
which haa been paid in. The incor-
porators are E. C. Lassiter, w. j.
Scarboro, P. H. Morris and C. L. Nor
ris, all OF ASHORE. The company
will deal in and manufacture lumber,
sash. doors, blinds and building ma
te-ial.
The Charlie Hill Lumber Co. of
Upton county, Tennessee, was in
corporated last week. with a capital
stock of $1,000. The incorporators are
G.. II. Hill, G. H. Hill, Jr., John Craig,
w. A. Owens. B. w. Cooke, F. D
Crump and G. 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. c.
$40 acres Of timber lands near Bristol.
The former company now owns over
rs. 900 acres of fine timber in that sec
ton, and will operate extensive lup,
Der mills on its new property.
The East Coast Lumber co. at
WATERFOWL, Fla, is adding stave
machine to it's extensive lumber plant
for the manufacture OF slaves for
rosin barrels. The company will use
part Of its output of slaves at its
large turpentine farm, and the bal
ance will be placed on the market
H. T. Crosby Of Greenville, Miss,
proposes the organization of a $25,-
900 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 q
cargo of South Carolina phosphate
rock for a French port
The Standard Chair Co. of Thomas
vile, n. c., has been Incorporated
with a capital stock of $4,000. The
interpretations are F. S. Lambeth, E.
w. Gates and J. w. Lambeth. The
company will buy and sell timber and
chairs and other furni-
tUre.
Mr.. Haton CT Paris, France, who is
resident superintendent at Beaufort,
S. c., for the Central Phosphate Co.,
with headquarters in Paris, is at pres
ent in Florida, where, it is stated, his
has just purchased phos-
plate lands at an outlay of $4,000.
Marion Butler writes that he does
erecting the cotton mill
at Elliott. N. c., recently
but that no definite ar
engagements have been made Mr.. But
ler's offices are in the Tucker Build !
ing, Raleigh, N. C.
The total shipments of lumber from
the port Of Savannah, Ga, for the |
commercial year ending August 81. |
1901, amounted to 147,863,42 feet. of |
" hlCH LOO, co9,IUo Ieet were cOaStWlSe |
and 14.0O5,O0O feet foreign, against
total domestic and foreign ship |
nents in 18991900 of 146,923,223 feet. |
A representative Of the ]. M. Buck |
Lumber Co.. of Johnson City. Tenn, |
las practically completed the pur- !
chase of 1000 acres CT timber land |
rom what is known as the Mont |
Iudger boundary in Madison county.
North Carolina. The consideration
was $1,000.
The mayer of Americas, Ga, has re-
ceived proposition from a company
hat desires to remove its cotton fac
-ory to a point farther South. The |
plant is said to be now located in
Virginia, and worth about $4,000
The proposed cotton factory for To-
,ation at Carrollton, Ala, mentioned
asst week, may be the removal of the