The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01
NEW INDUSTRIES
PLANNED IN SOUTH
Progressive Developments Re.
ported From All Sections
of Dixie.
Ispecia1 10 The mes-pispatci,.1


Baltimore. Md, April so.--Amons
the important Southern industrial and
other announcements in this week:
issue Of the Manufacturers Record are
the following:
Yellow River Power Company was
incorporated. with s1.Oo0.ooO capita,
stock, for the purpose of building a
water-power electrical plant to trans
NIT $4,000 horsepower. the plant to be
located on the Yellow River. near
Stone Mountain. Ga. j. B. McCrary, OF
Atlanta. and associates were the in
corporators
Meritas Mill, Columbus. Ga. was in
corporated, with 100000 capital
stock. and purchased a twenty-acre
site for a plant to manufacture cloth
to be shipped to Northern mills for
converting into oilcloth.
Stonega (Va.) Coal and Coke Com
pany, controlled by Philadelphia cap
italists, purchased the Keokee tVa.)
Consolidated Coke company's proper
ties, including $500 acres of coal land.
700 coke ovens and mining plants, with
an annual output OF 10000 tons of
coal.
Consolidated Phosphate Company,
Dublin. Ga, awarded contract for an
electrically driven acid phosphate
plant, with an annual capacity of 10000
tons.
Dauphin Island Railway and Dock
| Company, Mobile, Ala, was incorpo.
rated to dredge a thirty-foot channel
to Dauphln Island and build docks
wharves and other coal!ng facilities
contemplating an expenditure of $780,.
0oo.
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Donna, Texas, was Incorporated. with
$4,000, 900 capital stock. to develop
sugar lands in Hidalgo county.
Indian Refining Company. of Cincin-
natl purchased Record Oil Refining
Company and plant at New Orleans.
John w. Gates. of Port Arthur
Texas. was reported as having perfect
ed plans for sl.O00,0o0 mill to man
ufacture paper from rice straw, this
enterprise being one he has planned
| for some time.
American Lumber Company, Blue
field. w. We. was Incorporated, with
100000 capital stock, to deal in and
develop timber lands.
New Orleans Drainage Company
New Orleans, which Incorporated re-
Gently. with s2,50o,O00 capital stock, ac-
! quired $4,000 acres OF land and Will
develop for cultivation by constructing
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a drainage system,
Southwestern Veneer Company, Cot
ton Plant Ark, was incorporates by
| New York manufacturers, the capital
stock being $4,000,
William c. Smith, of Oklahoma City
announced a plan to build works for
an annual capacity of 100000 bricks
and he Is now taking estimates on the
| machinery required.
Producers Cotton OH Company
1 Memphis. Tenn, was Incorporated, with
/ 100000 capital stock,
i w. r.. Carter Lumber and Buildiae
i Company, Houston, Texas, was incor,
porated, with S250,0oO capital stock.
i Ring Furniture Company, Kerncrs.
4 VILE, N, c.. recently organized With
$50, 900 capital stock determined plans
4 for buildings and equipment to manu-
II facture kitchen safes and cabinets.
Cottonseed and Fibre Company. Tie
4 Plant, Miss, was Incorporated. with
500 900 capital stock. to manufacture
cottonseed products
1 Harden Manufacturing Company
Worth. N. c., awarded contract 70,
s. 900 additional spindles and other ma.
chinery for It's cotton yarn mill, from
4 SIS, 900 to 100000 to be expended.
Leaf River Gravel Company, Hatties
burg Miss. was Incorporated, Will
$50. 900 capital stock, to dredge grave
from river bed,
4. New Orleans, Mobile and chicag,
Railroad Co.y Mobile, Ala. was report
ed as to eXpend s250,O00 for construct
ing freight and passenger terminals
Land s200,00O for piers, wa rel house
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