The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-12

Charleston. ". Va. and associates were
 reported as having purchased for Sst5,-
 600, 2S.0co acres of coal and timber
 land in Virginia. West Virginia and
 Kentucky. Immediate development be- ing planned Southern Fuller's Earth Co. Baltimore, Md, was incorporated
 with A capital stock of Sf00.000. Bel
 knap Coal Go. wachita Falls Tex. was
 incorporated with capital stock of
 $20o.000. Cullman Coal and Coke Co.,,
 Cullman, Ala. will expend Sloo.oo0 ad- dltional for mining developments. Rox-
 horo Light and Power Co.,, Roxboro, N, C.. was incorporated with capital
 stock of s5o.o00. Peavy-Byrnes Lum-
 Der Co. Shreveport, La. will expend
 t250.000 for railway and saw and plan
 Ing mill with a daily capacity of lo0,-
 900 feet of long leaf yellow pine luni-
 Der. Granville Lumber Co.,. Oxford. N.
 C.. was incorporated with capital
 stock of e100,000. National Granite
 Co, Washington. D. C.. was incorpo-
 rated with a capital stock of $3o0.0oo.
 E. L. Shuford Mfg. Co. Lawton. Ok.
 was incorporated with a capital stock
 of t5o0.000 to manufacture cotton
 goods. Multi-Board Portable House
 co.. St. Louis, Mo. was incorporated
 with capital stock of s75.00o to man
 ufaeture portable wood houses.
 Southern and Southwestern building
 operations during November continued
 brisk, and statistics from a number of
 representative cities indicate that sub
 stanttai increases have been made in
 many localities as compared with op- erattons during previous months. In
 Norfolk the record for the month is
 better than that of any previous month
 for several years. A total of forty
 eight permits was issued, representing
 cost of construction aggregating
 $4os.255, an increase as compared with November of last year of $309.255. Op- eratfons in Richmond approximately doubled during November as compared
 with the same month last year, the es-
 timate for the month showing a total ot $303.00 as against s200,00e during November. 1908. The total number of ed twenty-five for the month, repre- senting . valuation of s25. 900. The record of operations in Atlanta during November shows no increase over Oc.
 tober, although 1t Is estimated that the aggregate value for the entire year
 will exceed the best previous years record by s200.000. The value of con- struction for which permits were is- sued in November Is estimated at $ss5.226. and for the eleven months of the year at $4.ss4,S5o. Permits issued sA S1 '6hA6h autiA6 ktOtt.uD6F 1nCluutQ fifty one-story frame houses, three two-story cement houses. two stores and dwelling houses combined, three two-story frame houses, and thirteen permits for alterations and repairs Permits were issued in Birmingham for the month to an estimated value of $l37,432. and for the first eleven months of the year to s2.204.o0o. A to- tal of seventy-four permits were issued In Jacksonville during the month, rep resenting an estimated value of s1s5,- o00, an increase over November. 1908 of about s65.00o. The estimated cost Of building construction in Knoxville during the month is $3R.495.67 Per mfts were Issued in Houston to the number of ninety five, representing valuation of $92,915. While the per- mits issued In Dallas numbered 136. representing a valuation of SlS2.4ss. In Fort Worth a total of sixty -one per nits was issued. valued at $1ie,46s. The total valuation of structures for which permits were issued in Oklaao- ma during November Is estimated at $702,77u, while seventy-seven permits were issued In Tulsa, with an estimut- ed value of s92.2S0. Tn Little Rock a total of 2S1 permits was Issued during the month. valued at $79,sss, and in Kansas City the value of construction was. estimated at ssSs.070. A report recently issued by the inspector of buildings for the District of Columbia shows total expenditure of $14.72e,- 7S4 for the fiscal year ended June 8. as compared with a total of ss.07s.4s3 fu- ring the fiscal year of 1908. The build ing inspector of Baltimore reports A total expenditure of $4s7,000 for No. vember, including the cost of new buildings, alterations and repairs. II