The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-06-04
BIG MILLS
TRANSFERRED
Fertilizer Factories Have
Changed Hands.
TWO In MONTGOMERY.
Nearly One Million Dollars
Involved in Transaction.
Virginia Carolina Chemical Company
Now Controls the Big Plants in
Montgomery, opelika, Mo-
bile and Dothan.

The transfer of the property Of the
Montgomery Fertilizer Company, the
Alabama Fertilizer Company of this city,
the Mobile Phosphate and Chemical Com
pany Oh Mobile. the Opeiika Chemical
Company of Opelika and the facnc
Chemical Company of Dothan, TO the
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company Was
accomplished at a late hour MONDAY
night -
The property was received for the VII. n.
ginia-Carolina Chemical Company by
Fred s. Ball, the company's attorney
in Montgomery. e. Thomas Orgain au-
ditor for the company. ana Wy Ut. HUI
man and p. c. Hequembour3. two OF the
company's experts.
lion dollars, but the exaGt amount was
not made public nor will IT be. the prop
erty passed Monday night from the ola
management to that of the virginia. ar
DINA Chemical Company. Messrs' Peizer
of Montgomery, the former owners OF the
Montgomery property. retired after dis-
posing of their property. but no other
change in the management OF sitner OF
the two mills is in prospect. They VIII
continue for the present under the old
officers
A representative of the big company
said yesterday
DINA Chemical Company to retain the
old mana cement in all the mills that the
company acquires. The former owners OF
the property usually retire but no new
men are put over the old management
There is not I should say any prospect
for a change in the management OF tne
Montgomery mills for at least year,
The announcement that the virginia
Carolina Chemical Company nad reach is,a
an agreement with the owners of the mills
at Montgomery, the one at Mobile tns
one at Opelika and the Dothan MIL.
which Is just building, was MADE -FOUR
weeks ago. Since that time the detalls OF
at have hpan arranged,
The representatives of the company ana
of the former owners of the mills nave
been in conference and statements as TO
the business, stock. material. capacity
and ownings of the mills nave oeen pre-
pared and submitted to the company
representatives. These were gone over
carefully by the company's auditor, T..
| Thomas organ. The titles to the vari-
| Gus properties were examined ana VerI-
| fed. Ali of this was done with view
of transferring the property on the ISL OF
June.
ever until a late hour Monday night.
In addition to the valuable plants at the
different cities the Virginia-Carolna
| Chemical Company secures thirty acres
of land in Montgomery, nfty acres a.
| Opelika twenty-five acres at mobile ana
| eighty acres at Dothan. The Dothan plant
| ia lust building and the work that has
| been started will be completed by the
company. Messrs. Pelzer. the former
owners of the two Montgomery plants,
| had begun some additions to increase the
| capacity of the Montgomery mills when
| the sale was contaminated. The addl-
| tions which they begun will be complet-
| ed by the new owners.
The capacity of the two mills. which
is at present about 100000 tons output
wear, will be increased to $4,000 tons an
nua1ly.
Mr.. Hequembourg. it is announced,
will probably remain in Montgomery to
assist in the management Of the mills
here and in other cities of the State.
Broilers, Is to Csc. Fresh eggs,
1715c. Montgomery Produce Co.