The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-31
EASTERN CAPITAL
EMPLOYED in south
A Faint Idea of What Is Being Done
and What Is Expected to Happen in
the Near Future-CapitaI Is Finding
outlet.

BALTIMORE, July 31.-The past
week was active in Southern indus
trial progress, there having been nu,
merous important announcements OF
new enterprises and plans for the
numerous detailed reports in the
following;
Captain R. f. Kolb and associates
will organize the Shin Bone Valley
Iron and Timber Company with L
capital stock of 100000, to develop
manganese, graphite, mica and kaolin
properties and $4,000 acres of timber
land near Admission, Ala. The Ent,
Wisle Manufacturing Company,
Rockingham, N. c., incorporated with
a capital stock of $l,0O0,OO0 for the
purpose of buildig a cotton mill of
10000 spindles and 1000 looms. The
Hopkins County Coal Company, Nor
tonyille, Ky, will be organized with
a capital stock of $25000O to develop
5000 acres of coal lands and addi-
tional properties. The Browns Greek
Land and Coal Company, Welch, W.
Va. was incorporated with a capital
stock of 100000 by West Virginia
and Pennsylvania parties. The Deer
Creek Lumber Company, Cass, w. Va
recently incorporated with $4,000
capital announced it will build saw
mill with a daily output of $4,000 fee;
of lumber.
The Tennessee Timber, Coal and
Iron Company, main offices in Boston,
announces it is planning to execute
contracts with companies which will
develop coal timber and other prop
critics in Kentucky; this company was
incorporated some time ago by New
England capitalists. The Dubach
Lumber Company, Dubach, La, was
Incorporated with a capital stock Of
Sl5O.00O. The Thompson Brothers
increased its capital stock from $780,
600 to $2,1O0,O0O, purchased 100000
600 feet of timber and will build a
$3OO.0U saw mill with daily capacity
of 100000 feet of lumber.
The Cole Manufacturing Company,
Charlotte. y. c., manufacturing farm
implements will build a new plant
buildings. etc. 10 cost $4,000. The
Farmers Oil and Fertilizer Company,
TeXarhana, Ark, was incorporated
with a capital stock of 100000. The
Beaver Dam Mills Edgefield, S. c.,
will be incorporated with a capital
stock of 100000 to acquire and double
the 5000 spindle and 222S loom plant
heretofore known as the Edgefield
Manufacturing Company. The Kirby
Lumber Company, Houston, Texas,
will rebuild it's 100000 mills, dry
kilns, etc, which We're burned last
week at Browndel.
The Red Cypress Shingle Company,
Lafayette, La, was OTSdulIeu anu VIII
establish mill with daily output
of 100000 shingles. The Dacotah, tho
Nokomis and the Wanonah Cotton
Mills, Lexington, N. c., decided to use
electricity for power and awarded
contracts for motors, ETC., for the
transmission of 1000 horsepower.
The Southern Iron and Steel Com
pany, Birmingham, Ala. awarded
contracts for machinery in connection
with removing it's Ensley rod and
wire mills to Gadsden and rebuilding
there with increased capacity; the
buildings will be of brick and steel
with other improvements and machin-
cry will cost $1,000,000; this company
has resumed operations at its Altoo-
ma coal mines and Crudup iron mines
The Hardwood Lumber and Mining
Company, Roanoke, Va, plans to build