The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-10

HERALD, SUNDAY. JUN
and also It viii install dock facilities.
The ineorporators are W. II. Loulselle, j.
T. Mexican, Cyrel Louiselle and Slbley
Holmes. They are to conduct mill and
other enterprises. The Lindsay Lumber
company at Pollard, Ala, announces that
a line of road is to be constructed from
Pollard to Milton. in Santa Rosa county,
Fla
The E. C. Camp Lumber company.
whose plant is lacated a few miles west
of Lumberton, has just gotten its new
plant in operation. F. {. Camp is the
general manager.
The fly-wiheel on one of tho engines
of the Cotton States Lumber company
at Meehan Junction, near Meridian, came
off its shafe while In full motion one
day recently. and new 5000 engine was
completely wrecked. Fortunately no one
was injured except young man who was
looking on at a distance, and who was
hurt only little.
The Oak Lumber company. composed
of Milwaukee capitalists. has secured q
large tract of land on the west side
of the river at Monroe La, and will es-
tablish large hardwood plant, they hav
ing purchased all of the hardwoods from
means an investment of about 500, 900.
They expect in the course of few
months to put In a large flooring plant.
Those who are interested In the ship
ping trade from Pascagoula will be
pleased to learn that Charles Humphreys,
United States assistant engineer of the
Mobile district, has recently been in that
locality to inspect the situation with re-
spect to dredging Horn island bar. The
project calls for twenty-one feet of water
mean low tide, or a greater depth, on an
appropriation from the federal govern
ment which is now available. The work
Will be undertaken by the government
early in August. with the powerful dredge
Charleston, which will be supplied with
coal at Scranton direct from the Alabama
mines.
R. L. Lendon of Lucedale is on the point
of closing deal for a 7000-aere tract in
Greene county and with a saw mill of 3d.
600 feet capacity already In operation on
the ground. The property will fetch little
less than 100000
Increase In Manufacturing.
The very gratifying increase of is per
cent in the manufacturing industry of
Mississippi for the period from 1900 to
1904, as revealed by preliminary sum-
mary just issued by the census bureau
at Washington, is due in a very large
measure TO the VI
featuring enterprises launched within that
period More than one-half of the char
tors submitted to the governor each week
for his approval are for lumber manu-
featuring concerns. They carry capitalt-
cation varying all the way from $4,000 to
100000 A batch of charters approved
only few days ago containing sixteen
charters had ten lumber companies in the
list. The charter summary for 1905
showed that the principal new industries
were banking institutions and lumber
manufacturing concerns, the latter pre-
dominating, and during the present year
there has been a very decided increase
In the proportion of new banks, but
continued Increase of lumber concerns
and allied industries, such as planning
mills, turpentine distilleries, etc.
Cambry Bros. of McComb City have
purchased a site for a scroll work mill
in a suburb of Jackson, Miss. Tine plant
Will employ twenty or thirty skilled work
men. The Cambrys have been we'll trained
in all branches of the lumber business.
having been in the White mills at Nc
Comb City.
From Scranton the news comes that
the British steamship Saltwell, 1864 tons,
Captain Patterson master, from Port
Llmon, Central America, steamed up the
Pascagoua river as far as Robinson s
lake on Escatawpa river where she
loaded l,S50,00O feet of hewn timber for
European points. George II. Higgins,
agent for the Yellow Pine Export COM
pany of Mobile, Ala, is the eonsignee.
The easy passage of vessel such as the
Saltwell up the Pascagoula river under
her own steam indicates the efficiency OF
the government work on the river cham
mel, and points to a big Improvement In
shipping and mercantile conditions in that
locality.
The American Lumber company of
Houston, Chckasaw county, has just tax
en- out charter with capital Of 5000,
and with Messrs. N. B. Hester, Charles
Miller and others as incorporators.
New Concern to Enter Field.
The entrance of the Edward Hines
Lumber company of Chicago into the field
of competition In railroad building in Mis-
sisslppi is predicated upon the federal
government taking over the Gulfport har-
Dor. The Bowers BILL providing for this
action by congress has just received unan-
imously favorable report from the rivers
and harbors committee In the house, much
to the qualification of all those who are
familiar with or are interested In the
future of this promising young Mssis-
sippi port.
The Columbus Hardwood company has
recently applied for charter from the
governor. The capital is placed at $780,
900, and the incorporators are T. III. Pc
CUES, e. c. Chapman and others
The McInnls Lumber company, whose
new plant is located Just across the river
from Hattiesburg, has just got in opera
ton. The mill has daily capacity of
1900 feet. A tramroad five miles in
length has been built. The company has
got control of a choice tract Of Perry
county lands.
Revival of plans to build railroad
from Vicksburg southeast to the gulf
coast, and opening up of some of the
best timber lands remaining in the state,
is attested by the application for the
charter of the ViclSsburg, Natchez and
Gulfport Railroad company. 1t was four
years ago that the step was first taken
in Vicksburg to get a line to the coast.
and at that time company was organ
ICED and money was raised to make the
surveys A line was run direct TO Hat
tiesburg. Now the plans is to make a
connection with the United States Lum-
Der companys trunk line, the Mississippi
Central, which is at present extending
from Brookhaven TO Natchez, and which
will open its Hattiesburg- Brookhaven
main line for through general traffic
some time during June.