The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-05-21
NORTH CAROLINA INDUSTRIES.

Inc last issue OF the m0nuIdCCuI0IS
Record gave the following new enter
prises In North Carolina:
Benson-Tobacco Pflzery.-Charter
Cd: Prize House Company, with cap
ital of $4,000, for conducting a gener-
al leaf tobacco business, hy Wilson
Allen, E. T. johnson, G. w. Cavanaugh
and others.
Observation-Disclosures Develop
inent.-Central manufacturing Com
pany has purchased 5000, 600 feet of
pine timber, and will at an early date
install two or more saw-mills ir addi'
ton to one already in operation. Con-
tract for output of these mills has not
yet been made.
Cornelius-Furniture Company
Union Furniture Co. has been incor.
porated, with capital of $780, 900, by j.
B. Cornelius, f. G. Sheriff., P. A.
Slough and others.
Durhata-Snuff Factory-Amefican
Tobacco Co. has purchased snuff fac
tory of r. F. Morris & Son Manufac-
turing Co.
Dupn-Hardware Company.-Wade
Hardware Co. has been incorporated,
with capital OF SEC, 600 by NJ. L. Wade,
]. J. Wade and D. II. Hood.
Enfeld-Cotton Mill-WalterBrown
recently of Baltimore, Nd, has leased
factory building and power plant from
DIR. j. T. Bellamy, and will install ma
chinery for manufacturing yarns, rope,
twines, etc.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Facto-
ry.-Fayetteville Wooden-ware Co. con-
templates installing machinery for
manufacture of berry crates, veneer
barrels, butter dishes, etc.
Granite Notwithstanding Facto'
ry.-War1ick & Whisnant, manufac-
turers of picker sticks, spokes, handles
ETC., contemplate installing machinery
for manufacture OF shuttles.
Greensboro Lumber Company. =
Blue Ridge Lumber Co. has completed
organization with G. e. Holton, presi
dent, and capital of $40, 600, and begun
erection of its proposed mill.
Qreensbofo-Road improvements
Guilford county has decided affirma-
lively the issue of $500 600 of road i'm
provement bonds previously reported
Address county clerk"
Hamie II ce Company.-Hamle
Ice Co. has increased capital from $40,
COO to $4,000
Klnston Drug Company.-Charter
ed: Kinston-C Carolina Drug Co., with
capital Of $4,000.
Lakeview-Shingle Nill.-Sout herr
Development Co., 920-921 Colonia
Building, Boston, Mass, is arranging
to establish plant at Lakeview tor man
ufacture OF cypress and juniper shin
giles.
Coal Mines. Charlie
Thomas has Opt oned and will develop
coal lands.
Oxford-Water- Works.-City has de
cided aff1 rmative]y issue of $25 600 O
bonds Tor construction previously re
ported.
Scotland Neck-Electric light plant
City has decided afirmatively the il
sue of $1O,O 600 of bonds tor electrlc-ligh
plant previously noted.
Spray-Cotton and Wooden Mills
Dispatc hes state that B. Frank Meban
and German capitalists have purchase,
1000 acres of land as site for a cotton
mill of 200, 600 spindles and 400
looms, and large wooden blanket mill
Statesville-Co ttop Mill.-Bloom
field Manufacturing Co., reported Lac
week with 500, 600 capital, will bull,
5OO0-spindle mill. No contracts hav
been awarded.
Taylorsville-Wood- working Plant
III. T. Campbell & Son will add ms
chinery for the manufacture OF spoke
to their woodworking plant.
Thomasvllle-Chair Factory.-Char
tered: Queen Chair Go, with capita
of $4,000, for the manufacture @
chairs, by Chas. NJ. Hoover, g. N
Hoover, J. A. Green and others.
Wilkesboro.-Timber Lands.-G. w
Hinshaw, of Winston, N. c., has pu1
chased, probably for development, 400
acres of timber land near Wllkeaboro.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Railways
Diamond Steamboat & Wrecking Co
will build marine railway.
m-Water-wOrks- Sur
veys are being made for munioipa
works.