The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-12
Industrial News.

The new launch for the Morehead CITY
Beaufort and Ocracoke Steamboat Com.
pany was launched Tuesday morning Mr.
John Bell, the designer and builder ba
demonstrated the fact that 1 steam
launches of a high class can be bulls
here, as this boat and the Chas. 6 Wal
lace will attest. We have several othor
good boat builders here.-Morebead
Coaster.
Mackerel and other fish are being
brought in now in such large quantities
that the Ice factory cannot supply our
fish dealers With ice. although running it's
full capacity. A car load of ice was or
dercd from Kinston yestcrday.-M orehead
Coaster.
Six companies have been organized in
North Carolina during lhe past three
months to build cotton seed oil mills
with a capital Of 1892 600.
At meeting of the stockholders of the
Worth Manufacturing Company, the fol-
lowing officers were elected: II. M.
Worth, president; C. c. McAllister. vice
president: C. S. Morris, secretary and
treasurer. Directors: c. w. Worth. r.
G. Glenn. J. S. McAllister, c. c. Meal
lister, H. NJ. Worth, A. W. McAllister.
At an adjourned meeting of the hoard
of directors of One Wadeshoro cotton
Mills Company, held last Friday, Mr..
w. c. Hardison was elected president
of the mill, vice Mr.. W. p Parsons re-
signed Wadesboro Messenger.
At the regular meeting Of the directors
of the Bank of Wadesboro, Tuesday,
President Covington and Cashier Allen
were directed to make the necessary ar
for the opening of q savings
bank in connection with the ordinary
business of the bank. 1t is expected
that ARRANGEMENTS for opening the saw
ings bank will be completed at an early
Wadesboro Messenger.
The following two companies have
been incorporated in the Secretary of
States office:
The Talcum Puff Company, of Ashc-
Vile, to manufacture and sell Velvet
Talcum Puff and other toilet articles.
The capital stock is $4,000. which may
be increased to 100000, AMI the incor-
are John F. Rowland, G. u.
Hull, Henry b. Stevens, Richard II.
Roth, and Philip r. Moale, all of Ashe
Vile.
The Raleigh Iron Works Company oil
to deal in iron and iron ore and
to manufacture and sell all articles made
10 taJ ofo &c ON 000 h1lf
the company begins business with $500,
subscribed by = Z. Eberhardt. VIM. T.
Harding and VIM. F. Little, of Raleigh.
Another industry for Washington, y.
G. T. Elwood Comfy and Company are
shipping poplar logs direct to Ham
burg, Germany. The logs are eight
reet square, and some of them will meas
ire 600 to 700 feet board measure. The
ogs are shipped as white wood"
Greensboro. n. C.. Oct. 1.-THE Hard
Wood Manufacturing Company. recently
started in our city; has already booked
number of good sized1 orders for lnte
'ior finish of hard wood. Among them
ire orders from Winston for the finish
or a $4,000 dwelling; from Durham for
he Library, and from our local contract |
,rs, as we'll as from LynehbuFg. Va f!
md other places out of this State. To,
i'll these orders they will have to use
birch, curled maple, plain and quarter
sawed white oak, red oak and poplar, as
veil as the best grade of our native pine.
rhe management of the company natur- !
lily feel very much encouraged by the /
success they have met with in securing
:uch very desirable orders so soon after
starting up their plant.