The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-01
GROWTH IN VALUE
OF STAPLE CROPS
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been quite Satisfactory increases in
wheat and hay.
prises OF the past week are detailed
In this issue OF the Manufacturers
Record. They include:
Georgia Power Company Atlanta, is
awarding contracts for the develop
ment of its water power at Tallulah
Falls. near Tallulah, where more than
$1,000 horsepower is obtainable for
transmission by electricity. This com.
pany's ultimate plans for developing
various powers are for total OF
10000 horsepower and an expenditure.
OF Sill 100000.
Ellison a. smyth, of Greenville, S. c..
is arranging the organization of
Sl.000,0o0 corporation 10 build mill
Of $4,000 spindles and 1900 looms for
manufacturing a fine grade of cotton
goods not heretofore produced in the
South.
81. Louis and San Francisco Rail-
road is having plans prepared for the
| construction OF extensive terminal Ia
l
freight and passenger stations. Prob
ably total expenditure Of $500, 600
Will be involved for the site of twenty
five acres, the buildings. trackage, etc
William Whitmer & Sons, Inc, Phil
adelphia purchased 5000 acres of tim
Der land in North carolina and control
of the Tennessee and North Carolina
Railroad, the reported price being
S1,5oo,0c6. This corporation plans the
development of the properties
Atlantic Fertilizer Company. Balti-
more has plans for constructing
double -decked pier, about $50 feet long.
and installing new machinery to in
crease it's factory's annual output from
$4,000 to 5000 tons of fertilizer
Roanoke Gas and Water Company
Roanoke. Va. will separate into two
| corporations. and the gas. corporation
viii eXpend about s15o,000 for gas plant
improvements. including the construc-
ton of a T50,000-foot gas holder.
Smoot Coal Company, Ashland. XIV
was incorporated with s35O,000 capita /
stock TO develop coal properties
Deer Creek Lumber Company, Csss.
w. Va, will build and equip band
sawmill, with a daily capacity of 0,0O1
$4,000.
The Atlantic Coast Line Railway is
understood to be planning a ss50, 900.
Viaduct OF steel and concrete constr,c-
ton at Charleston. S. c.. but it has as
yet not determined details.
Bakers Creek Coal Company. Drifton.
Ala, was Incorporated with $4,000
capital stock, to develop coal lands.
Houston Orchards Company, Houston.
Texas, was organized with $3.50. 900
capital stock to develop $500 acres OF
land for orchard purposes.
Steiner Brothers. Birmingham. Dur-
chased $1,000 acres OF Alabama lands
acre farms.
Sibley-Henge Brick and Coal Com
pany Birmingham, will build plant
with annual capacity of $4,000, 900 com
mon bricks at Slbleyville, Ala.
Chattanooga Coffee and Manufacture
ing Company. Chattanooga, was organ.
ized with 100000 to build Il plant foI
roasting and blending coffee.
Alabama Marble Company, Sylaca1ico
Ala. VIII rebuild its plant, destroyed
Dy IRE at loss reported to be $500, 900
CHERRY Lumber Company, Elkins "
Va. was Incorporated with $50 ooo
capital stock to manufacture lumber
El-Re Oil and Development COMPANY
Pecos, Texas, was organized with
100000 capital stock. to develop oil
lands ="
Tylertown Lumber Company. Tyler
town. Miss, was Incorporated will
$4,000 capital stock to manufacture
lumber. 80.
Beaufort Fish Scrap and OIL Com
Dany, Beaufort. N. c., was Incorporated
with $4,000 capital stock to manufac-
ture fish oil. - 49,
Rewley Mills. Fort Worth, Texas was
to operate grain milla 80
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