The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-26
BOOM in THE SOUTH
MANY INDUSTRIAL ANNOUNCE
MENTs MADE DURING WEEK.
The Columbus MISUNDERSTANDING Company
VIII spend s5O0,0O0 to Enlarge
Its Building and to In
e. stall Machinery.

Baltimore, June 24.--tspeciaL)-
Among the southern Industrial an
nouncements made in The Manufac-
The Columbus, Manufacturing Com
pany, Columbus. Ca, will spend about
g en spinaes ~ 500 looos and
accompanying machinery. The Tide
water Portland Cement Company Is be-
ing organized with capitalization or
Fridge .yes'S Ma. for Manufacturing i.ooo.-
900 barrels OF cement and 100000 bar
rels of Migrated lime annually. The
Panama Portland Cement and Develop
capital stock OF s2,oo0.e00. is planning
to begin the construction OF Its pro-
posed plant at Portland, Ala. with
daily Of doao s sssIes q
porated with 5000, 900 capital stock,
20 build a plant at Kenova, w. Va.
\ me p' was ineornorapea with si55, 600
capital. The West Poipt Home Mix
tufe Guiana Company. West Point. Ga,
tai J. W. Ingie and J. T Jordan.
Athens. Ca, wifi build 1900 spindle
cotton mill. The r. r. Darrah Lum-
Der Company, Meridian. Mss. was In
eSpporSsed With capita stocs Of sso.-
$4,000 capital. The Sumter Gas and
Light Company, Sumter. s. G., was In.
gorp,Grased cs Mafh sSS0OSc Coke copany
Pittsburg. Pa. purchased and viii de-
velop $500 acres of coal land at Bar,
rackville W. Va. The Alma Coal
corporated with a capital Of s1oo.ooo.
The Parsons Pulp and Lumber Com
porated with capital stock Of $1,000
land. The Home Securities Company,
Houston. Tex, recently incorporated
with a capital stock of 50, 600. pur-
enassa io so Ss an ana has
ranged for extensive improvements for
the development OF industrial suburb
to be called Penn City. contract for
The Blair Limestone Company. Mar
tinsburg, w. Va, has begun the con-
struction of it's plant, which will have
thirty-two lime kilns. The Albany
recently with s25o,Ooo capital mas de-
cided to install 10000 spindles $50
looms. etc. The Arcadia Mills, Area
s sso' lSooohs. The ssxony spinn,ne Cons
ated with capital stock OF 100000.
and will build yarn mill. probebly
The Kencva- Huntington Land COM
pAny. Huntington. w. Va, recently IN
corporated with 100000 capital, mas
purchased the townsite of Kenovas w.
Va. and will undertake extensive de-
vefopfnents for an Industrial city. The
National Cotton Mills. Lumberton,
N, c., Will add 1000 spindles.s~ The
Tennessee River Coal Company was In
corporated with 100000 capital stock
and will develop 5000 acres of coal
land in Marion County, Tennessee. the
daily output to be 1000 tons of coal.
The Lexington Interurban and Rail.
way Company, Lexington, Kys Is
planning to begin the construction of
Its proposed $3.50. 900 power plant. The
Banna Misunderstanding Company. Gold.
willie. s. c.. Will double its plant OF
$500 spindfes. The Staunton River
Power Company. Brookneal. va. Is
flaming to begin tht construction OF
its waterpower- electrical plant to de-
yeiou and transmit from 5000 to 10000
horsepower by electricity the Peo-
pless Gas and Illuminating Company.
Savannah, Ga, will be organized with
Sf ,00O, 900 capital stock to, build
plant The Texas City Refining Com
pary. Texas City Tex. has INCREASED
capital stock from sl5o.000 to 100000.
and will double the capacity OF Its
1000 barrel oil plant. besides adding
a cooperage, twenty seven tanks and
other facilities. The Central Of Geor-
ria Railway, Macon, Ga. is planning
e. undertake. its proposed shop addi-
lions. 10 cost $f,000,000.