The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-05-10
New Industries.

Below Is given llst OF new lnuus'
tries recently established in this state:
The work of building the proposed
new railroad from SINNERS Ferry, on
the Pocahontas & Poplar Bluff road,
to Maynard, will it is understood be-
gin not later than May 10.
The American Land and Lumber
Company OF Avenue, has been char
tered, with a capital stock of $2O,OO0
The incorporators are W. d. Lewis,
president; |. s. Bowers, |. r. Stud
dard, d. D. Solomon and others.
Cooper Mercantile Company, with
capital Of $4,000, has been incorporat'
ed by Hugh D. McCorkle and others
of Blytheville.
Block Queensware Company mas
been incorporated, with capital STOCK
of $4,000, and Abe Block, president;
Ike Block, secretary, at Fort Smith.
At Star City the Star City Tele'
phone Company, capital $4,000, has
been chartered, with H. d. Palmer,
president, and Isaac Bankston, secre'
tary.
Rusk-Zinc Mines, etc.-Capitol City
Lead and Zinc Company, office 2lS-
220 Bond building Washington ID. o.,
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.
Yellville-Mining, etc.-lncorporat'
ed: Puritan Mining and Milling
Company, capitalized at $4,000, with
C. H. Washburn of Cedar Rapids, Ia,
president; Charles A. Moore, vice
president; B. H. OMeara, secretary,
and Edward B. Edes treasurer.
A dispatch from Texarkana reports
that four syndcates from New York,
Kansas City and other cities are en-
deavoring to secure a street railway
franchise there for an electric line.
Horse cars are now used.
The Louisiana & Arkansas railroad
proposes to build extensions from
Stamps to Hope, Ark, a distance OF
twenty-three miles northward, and
from Winfield to Alexandria, La, for
ty miles southwark. 1t is also pro
posed to build from Winfield eastward
to Natchez, Miss, distance of eighty
nine miles.
The Ashdown Cotton OIL Company,
capital 100000, has been organized by
A. N. Ward, A. Goldsmith and others.
President Edwin Gould. of the st.
Louis Southwestern railway, an.
nounces that the issue of S25,000O0O
3O.year 4 per cent gold bonds of the
company are to be applied to the fol.
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 &C.
quire or to construct extensions and
branches.
The city of DeQueen will put in a
system of waterworks.
f. c. Huten will add new machin-
cry to his Touring mill at Pocahontas.
Dr. j. w. Parsons and others will
establish a 100000 cotton oil mill at
Foreman.
w. T. Phillips Co. will add new
machinery to their Touring mill at
Middle Brook.
A system of waterworks will prob
ably be established at Gravette, James
Graham and others are interested.
At Fort Smith the Monumental and
Cut Stone Company, capital $4,000,
has been organized BY Nicholas Il.
Bolle and associates.
James Case has sold his manganese
property near Hatfield to Kansas City
capitalists. The consideration was
$4,000.
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
$4,000.