The Monticellonian., 1902-05-09
New Industries

! tries recently established in this state: The work of building the proposed 1 new railroad from Skinners Ferry, on the Pocahontas & Poplar Bluff road, to Maynard, will it is understood be gin not later than May 15. The American Land and Lumber Company of Avenue, has been char tered with capital stock of S20,000. The incorporators are W. D. Lewis, president; l. s. Bowers, l. R. Stud 1 dard, D. D. Solomon and others. Cooper Mercantile Company, with , capital of $3.000, has been incorporat- ed by Hugh D. McCorkle and others of Blytheville.
 | Block Queensware Company has been incorporated with capital stock of $40.0GG and Abe Block, president, Ike Block, secretary, at Fort Smith.
 At Star City the Star City Tele- phone Company, capital s10,000. has been chartered, with H. D. Palmer, | president. and Isaac Bankston, secre- tary
 Rusk-Zinc Mines, etc.-Capitol City Lead and Zinc Company, office 219- I 220 Bond building, Washington D. C.. owning and developing 437 acres of | zinc lands in Rusk, Ark, has recent | ly discovered gold and copper. and will erect large plant; F. s. Coburn, general manager.
 Melville Mining, ete.-Incorporat- ed: Puritan Mining and Milling Company capitalized at $25,OO0 with C. H Washburn of Cedar Rapids, Ia. president; Charles A. Moore, vice president; B. H. O'Meara, secretary, and Edward B. Edes. treasurer. I A dispatch from Texarkana reports that four syndicates from New York, Kansas City and other cities are en- deayorng to secure street railway | franchise there for an electric line Horse ears are now used. The Louisiana & Arkansas railroad | proposes to build extensions from l Stamps to Hope, Ark, distance of twenty three miles northward and from Winfield to Alexandria, La. for | ty miles southWard. It Is also pro posed to build from Winfield eastward | nine miles.
 The Ashdown Cotton Oil Company ! capital s6O,000, has been organized by A N. Ward, A. Goldsmith and others
 President Edwin Gould. of the St | Louis Southwestern railway, an nounees that the issue of S25,000,000 30-year per cent gold bonds of the | ta ha n ha al l lowing purposes. To finance the pur- chase of branch lines and of other companies; to fund existing equipment debt, and to provide for more equip ment; to make betterments, and to ae- | quire or to construct extensions and branches.
 The city of DeQueen will put in a system of waterworks.
 F c Hutch will add new machin- ! cry to his flouring mill at Pocahontas.
 Dr. J. W. Parsons and others will establish $60,000 cotton oil mill at Foreman.
 W T Phillips & Co. will add new machinery to their flouring mill at Middle Brook.
 X system of waterworks will prob i ably be established at Grayette. James ! Graham and others are Interested
 At Fort Smith the Monumental and 1 Cut Stone Company, capital 5000. l has been organized by Nicholas E. l Bolle and associates.
 James Case has sold his manganese property near Hatfield to Kansas City capitalists. The consideration was $70.o0o.
 A construction company. with cap ital of S100,o0o. has been organized to do business at Mena. R. NJ Quigley and others are interested.
 The Conway Cotton Oil and Gin Company. of Conway. has declared a dividend of 45 per cent and will put in new machinery at cost of about l $10.000
 The Arkansas Roundlap Cotton Company, of Little Rock, has increased it's capital from $2OO,000 to $500. 000. Paul Jones is president of the com pany.
 A new pearl-button factory is to be erected at Newport by the Valley But , ton Company. The contract for the i building has been awarded to o. |. Hubert.
 c. Voss, William Nichol and others have chartered the Voss-Nichol Com pany, capital s30,000, to manufacture harness, saddles, etc., at Pine Bluff.