The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-17
Industrial News.

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Our citizens can almost rest assured
that the whistle of the oyster factory
will be heard again this season. The
damage the plant sustained in the recent
fire has been satisfactorily adjusted by
Mr.. Primrose and in an interview with
Mr. Farren. he said "You can tell the
people l will more than probably rebuild.
| think l shall go to Baltimore Saturday
and Mr. Ford VIII come Monday to begin
the work" Mr. Farren said his main
drawback will be the question of coal,
but thought he could secure enough for
the seasons consumption. Our people
will hail this news with pleasurc.-Wash-
ington Messenger.
Men do not spend money securing
charters, buying timber and surveying
large tracks OF land for nothing. There
is to be noted great progress in Swain
county in the next few years.-Bryson
CITY Recorder.
Mr.. H. l. McDuffie, Jr., left last night
for Washington, to see his patent at
torneys in regard to a patent to be ap
piled for and which he is assured will be
granted The invention consists of a
clock attachment for automatically ex-
tinguishing gas Fayetteville OBJ
server.
The Imperial Company, located near
Spray, in Rockingham county, was in
cCrporated yesterday. The company is
to deal in arms. live stock. farm and
dairy products, to manufacture all ar
ticles from cotton, wool, jute, hemp, silk,
grass and other, textiles, from wood
iron and other material, deal IN real
estate, timber, timber lands, mineral
lands and rights, waterways and privii
eyes, goods, wares and merchandise
The company begins with 5000 subscribed
hut the capital stock IS to be $4,000
divided into 100 shares preferred stock
at 500 and 1000 shares of common
stock at $3.50 each. with a privilege to
increase the capital stock to $125,000 di-
vided into preferred and common stock
as the stockholders may desire. On tac
preferred stock a dividend of seven per
cent is to come before the common stock
draws dividends. The incorporators are:
Thomas G. McAllister, of Fitzgerald:
B. K. Terry, of Spray, and ]. Worth Nc
Alister, of Charlotte.
The Junior Clothing Manufacturing
Company of Charlotte. was Incorporated
yesterday The object is to manufacture
lUy, sell and deal in clothing and wear
ing apparel, merchandise and other per-
sonal property to own and operate
plants Tor the manufacture of clothing
and to deal in real estate. The author
lied capital stock is 100000 shares
S100 each, and the company begins with
$4,000 subscribed. The incorporators
are H. A. London. Jr. and NJ. G. Hunter,
of Charlotte; T. jeff Penn and II. S.
Penn, of Reidsville.
Greensboro, N. c., Dec. 16.-The re-
markable richness of the iron ore used
in the steel works here caused a seri-
Gus embarrassment last week Super
intendent Prosser, in preparing for
house room" for the molten iron as it
flowed from the blast had mde his esti-
mate for a high grade ore. but on the
third blast the flow euualled 80 degrees,
with the result that every receptacle was
running over and he had to dam UP the
remainder of that blast until more re-
ceiving space had been provided. This
was done and today he was reioiced to
find that the one and half output con-
tinued in richness. and that he had pro-
vided plenty of room for the liquid