The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-24
new INDUSTRIES
OF THE PAST WEEK
Recent Developmental An.
nouncements From Various
Sections Of South.
Especial to Tho Tlmes-Dispatch. ]

Baltimore. September 23.-The Manu-
facturerS' Record OF this week reports
that English and Canadian capitalists
are planning the invest ment in the
central South of many millions of doll
lars ALREADY subscribed for the de-
velopment on very broad lines of
hydro electric power operate and
the building OF interurban railway sys-
tems. AS preliminary step in carry
Ing out some Of these opera lions, they
have applied In Atlanta for charter
for the Georgia Railway and Power
Company, with capitalization of s27,-
100000. This company Is to absorb
the Georgia Power Company, organized
some months ago by Eastern capital
lists. and which is now developing at
Tallulah FAILS and others points in the
state about 1oo.00o-horse power. con-
tracts having been let some months
ago aggregating $1,000. 900. The new
company is not only to take over this
enterprise. but a number of other
power companies. which will give it
an aggregate of several hundred thou
sand horse power and street railways
and lighting plants, and 1t proposes to
extend It's power transmission lines
over much OF Georgia and as far north
as Knoxville. This Is one move in far
reaching hydro electric power devel-
opment plans which promise to result
In making the whole central South the
scene OF the greatest ydro-electric
operations of this or any other coun-
try.
In addition TO these enterprises. re-
ports to the Manufacturers Record
for the week show many other indus
trial developments throughout the
South. number OF them of more than
usual extent and Importance Among
them may be briefly summarized the
following:
Pea River Power Company. Elba.
Ala. awarded contract for construc
taon OF dam. and Will award contracts
Tor machinery and transmission lines
Tor water power-electrlcal plant on
Pea River. In Coffee county. cost TO be
about sl5o,0oo.
Elk Manor Coal Company. cInc,n.
natl. Will develop 1900 acres of coal
land at Dorfee, W. Va. and plans in
stallins equipment for daily OUTPUT
OF 500 tons OF coal
r. l.. Simpson. Gulfport, Miss. pur-
chased about $1,000 acres of yellow
p.he umoer land near Lumberton,
MISS, and plans TO devotion. ourcbass
price is reported to be over 81 ooo nm
Herbert W. Fry, Atlanta, Ga. Is ne
gotiating for $4,000 acres OF tirher
land near Council BLUFFS. Ala. and
plans TO build 100000 sawmill VIII
daily capacity OF $4,000 feet OF lumha-
Macon Gas. Light and Water Com
pany' Macon. Ga. plans to increase
capitalization by 100000 for The MIR.
pose OF making improvements and ex.
tensions to its system. to include cree
'ion OF additional gas holder.
Snead Mcguire Coal comnanv
.1ou's'1iie' Ky. leased 10000 acres Of
ooai iand in Harlan county, XIV. and
~ secure railway connections so that
oe'eiopment OF property can he und.r
taken with view of besinnInr shIn
fnents next summer
Myles Mineral Company. Naw o.
,eans, La is planning to deve,on lie
io.ooo acres OF salt, gypsum ana i,me1
'oie properties near Pine Prairie
tails iiihed de-
n. siauvelt. Knoxville. Tenn and
knoxville and Eastern capitalists .ra
oIsahizins company to build s50o ooa
piaht. win daily capacity of $40 bar-
~ oi rortiand cement; buildings to
vi cement and steel construction
o,., l.. Doherty & Co. New York
81 control of Hattiesburg Trac.
tion Company, operating gas a1sc,r,o
| and railway systems at Hat,ias,,.
MISS contemplate investing s1oo oao
LOT improvements during nevt 49,
years. neat Two
IeNas Land and Lumber Comnan,.
e.ouston' Ten. was Incorporated witb
$4,000 capital stock to develon ,,,,,
Der land and manufacture lumber
Heiuge Lumber Company Camden
Ca acquired timber land estimate
70 cut So'ooo'ooo feet of lumber. and
has option on 100000 feet of cw-
press; now shipping machinery 70
TIMBER property and will install sau
and planning mill with daily capaci,v
OF $4,000 feet OF lumber
Lenoir Manufacturing Comnanv
Lenoir. N. c.. was incorporated With
100000 capital stock to manufacture
building materials.
Byrd-Matthews Investment Com
pahy, 81. Louis. Mo-. is planning to
develop Its $4,000 acres OF hardwood
timber land In Georgia. the imnrowo-
ments to include thirty four-mIle ran
way; Will also soon begin conservation
OF system to irrigate lands In
Texas; company was previously In.
corporated with 100000 capIta1
stock
Beech Creek Lumber comnanv
Pittsburg, Pa, will build $780, 900 band
mill. with daily capacity of 10000 feet
OF lumber.
Erbacon Stave and Lumber Com.
pany, Sutton, w. Va, was INCORPORATED
with $4,000 capital stock to manufac-
ture slaves and lumber
The Cottonseed Oil Company, At
lanta, Ga. was incorporated with
s16oHoo capital stock to manufacture
cot I'D oil