The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-09-14
INDUSTRIAL NORTH CAROLINA

INDUSTRIAL NORTH CAROLINA
Items of Interest to Tar Heel Readers
Showing Some Things Our People |
are Doing Along the Line of rlaterial
Progress and Development.
Culled from the Baltimore Manufacturers
Record.
OF SOUTHERN FURNITURE.
What is said to have been the first
solid trainload of furniture OF one
order ever shipped by Southern
factory was sent this month from
Mebane, n. G., the first installment
of furniture for bachelors quarters
on the Panama canal, contracted for
by the government with the White
Furniture Co. This train OF Ii cars,
carrying more than 10000 parts of
dressers, washstands and tables, was
handsomely placarded, each car
bearing a 2O-foot banner worded
From the White Furniture Co.,
Mebane, n. c., for United States
Government, Panama Canal" and
in addition the trademark of the
shipper, "The White Line Guarantees
Satisfaction" Mr.. Hallam OF the
firm of Hildreth & Co., of New York,
consulting engineers and inspectors
to the government, accepted the en-
tire lot. An additional order was
also placed with the company, and
the White Furniture Co., has just
been advised of an additional award
by the Isthmian Canal Commission
of finer grade of furniture for quar-
ters of the married employees. This
concern has grown since 1881 from a
saw-mill to one among the leading
| furniture factories of the South.
WOOD-FIBER PLASTER.
An enterprise of considerable inn
portance in connection with building
and construction interests in the
Gastonia (N.C.) territory will be es-
tablished in that city by Messrs. j..
b. Beal, J. l.. Beal and S. b. Barn.
we'll. They will organize the CASTOR
Plaster Co., and establish plant for
manufacturing Is tons of wood-fiber
plaster every day, investing from
$6, 900 to $4,000 in the industry. A
two-story building 3OxSO feet will be
erected to accommodate the mechan-
ical equipment, none OF which has
been purchased. The machinery will
include the plaster-making apparatus
belt conveyors, elevators for hand
line,paper and jute bags, betting
elevators, etc. Manufacturers are
invited to correspond relative to sup
plying the machinery.
ANOTHER MEBANE ENTERPRISE.
1t is announced that Messrs. b
Frank Mebane, Arthur J. Draper
George w. Franker, all of Spray, N
C.. and their associates will organic
the Acknowledgements Company
with capital stock of 81 900, 900
While no details have been made
public. it is understood that the com
pany's plans are to build a cottol
factory at Spray, where Mr.. Meban
and his associates already operate
number of mills Their established
plants have total of approximate
" $4,000 spindles and 1900 looms
and another mill company whlc
they organized several months ag
t is building a mill of $4,000 spindle
! and 36O looms at Spray.
y THE IMPERIAL YARN MILLS.
4 Another cOttOn-yarn mill will Z
d built at Belmont, N. G., by the officer
d of the Chronicle Mills OF that cit,
The new company will be known &
the Imperial Yarn Mills, and will o
!. ranize with a capital stock OF $12J
}, 600 to build plant which will
e equipped with 10000 spindles an
J. accompanying apparatus. A 81
10 has been selected and arrangement
!: for beginning construction work W
ID be completed soon. Nos. 40, 80 al
:. 60 warns will be made. Over $lOt
~ 600 has been subscribed by Messl
A. c. Lineberger, r. l.. Stowe, M.
~ ~ Hall and their associates.
A $4,000 IMPROVEMENT.
The Nokomis Cotton Mills OF LIE
innton. N. c., has awarded contra
for new additional machinery,
- cost about 100000, which is nj
being installed. Its new equipm1ee
Il includes 1920 producing splndt
II 26 4O-inch looms from the DraE
i: Company OF Hopedale, Mass, a
i cards, lappers, speeders, etc, 1re
- the Howard & Bullough Mach'
. Co., of Pawtucket, R. l. This
larrement gives the Nokomis Cott
Mills a total of about Is, 600 splnd
and $50 looms, producing gr
f cloth for covering purposes exc
d sively.
MONAZITE IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Cleveland and Rutherford count
e. in North Carolina furnish very sig
. evidence of the rapid advancem
- that section has made i'll the devel
= ment of its monazite mines. III
y, counties contain land that 10 ye
oro was valued at 81 per acre,
is now selling for as much as $t
per acre because ofits mineral wea
Near Ellenboro, Rutherford cour
the supply of monazite sand IS '
,re abundant and land prices are hig
. The Rhode Island Company
NJ Spray. n. c., is having plans
AA3 specifications prepared by Mes
Lockwood, Greene 4 Co., OF Bos'
Mass. for the erection OF lOOx
foot addition to its building. 1t
m announced in June that this enla
ment had been decided upon and
No 900 looms would be installed.
looms will weave cotton blani
m About $4,000 will be the cost o
II, Improvement.
Asheyille- Marble WORKS.
Cherokee Marble Works OF Mur
n. c., will establish a plant in
vile; will erect platform equi
with derricks, install polishers,
lore. will use pneumatic tools and
. improved modern equipment.
. Asbeyille-Cotton Mill-Ashe