The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-06-27
FIBER FACTORY
MAY COME HERE
ITS REPRESENTATIVE TO CONFER
WITH BOARD OF TRADE
TODAY.
Or. J. F. Chittenden, of Delaware is
in the City-An important
Matter to Brunswick.

DR., John F. Chittendon. vion-nre's-
tdent and manager of the FederaI FL
Der Company, of Delaware, is in the
city with the proposition looking
toward the moving of their plant to
Brunswick
The Federal Fiber Company was
organized under the laws of Delaware.
capital 100000, in May, 1901 The
object of the company is the set
ting or treating of vegetable fbers
by patented process wnicn accom-
plishes in a few hours what has
heretofore taken weeks and even
months.
At the present time the company
is handling hemp exclusively at their
plant in Crystal Lake. n j., the raw
material being obtained from Ken
lucky
After investigating the -Sspject
thoroughly, tne company has decided
that the land in and around Bruins
wick is particularly adapted to the
growing Of nemp.
Hemp is a crop which requires but
little cultivation, in fact, once the
land has been prepared and the seed
sown there is nothing to do but to
wait until the crop reaches matuv
rity, wnen it is cut with a moving
machine, dried a few days, and then
stacked up. The further treatment
being the business OF the Fiber Com
pany.
On rice land hemp will produce
two crops year one planting about
the first of March ami one about tne
first of July, and each crop on an
average will yield from 1000 to $500
pounds per acre, worth, according to
quality from one and one half to
two cents per pound in the green.
The cost of planting and harvesting
a crop of nemp. inc1uding the seed,
has been demonstrated to be so per
acre, whicn shows n net profit of
$22 to $25 per acre for each crop.
Hemp is not an exhaustive crop
upon the land as is proven by the
fact That the Empire Cordage Co, of
Champaign, H., grew hemp contin-
ously for twenty years upon the
same 5000 acres without any fertiI-
izer excerpt that furnished by return
ing the leaves and the asnes from
burnt refuse or nurds, to the soil.
The plant of the Federal Fiber Com
pany at the present time. has a daily
capacity of 1000 pounds of fiber ready
for the manufacturers, but the com
spany will enlarge it as fast as the
demand warrants it. and should the
enterprise meet with the success an
..ticipated in this district, the Federal
Fiber Spinning Company, a subsidi-
ary company, would undoubtedly es-
tablish spinning plant large enough
to utilize the entire output of fiber
The company would employ from
ten to thirty hands as soon as the
plant was running to it's full daily
capacity
Special Boat to Cumberland.
special boat will leave for Cum
berland at five O'Clock Saturday after
noon Tor the benefit of the Bruins
wiclls business men who desire to
spend the evening on the island. Tne
boat will arrive in time for the Satur-
day night concert
DR.. Cnittendon is not here to sell
any of the stock of his company, is
not seeking any donations, but has
practical business proposition to
offer the people of this city.
1t is to be hoped that BrunswicHi-
ans generally will attend the meet
ing Of the board today and meet the
doctor.
The following call has been issued
for meeting Of the board Of trade:
EVERY member of the Board of
Trade is earnestly urged to be pres
ent at the meeting at II o'clock at
the city hall today. The securing
of factory to make hemp will come
up for discussion and definite action.
Tnis is a matter of great Importance
to Brunswick and to Glynn county
that a largeaand representative meet
ing is not only most desirable, but
absolutely necessary This board,
with all it's efforts. can do nothing
without the cooperation, not only of
its members. but of the citizens of
our city and county generally. Come
to the meeting this morning and nelp
locate another wagepaying industry
in Brunswick.