The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-29
WEEK IN SOUTH
BREAKS RECORDS
New Enterprises of Great Mag
nitude Covering Wide Variety
of Industry.
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k9peCiui u Inc Times Dispatch. I
Baltimore October 2S.-The Manu-
facturers' Record, in reviewing the
activities of the South for the past
week. reports that more enterprises of
great magnitude have been reported
than IN any week for many months.
These cover the widest variety OF In
uustry. though the purchase and de-
ve!opment of timber lands and the or
ganizat!on OF fertilizer enterprises
have been more active than any other
single line
rams Tor a continuation OF the de-
NeIopment Of the hydro:electric enter
prtses and the building Of interurban
railways, as recently reported by the
Georgia Railway and Power Company.
Of Atlanta. which was organized a
few weeks ago with so7.0o0,0oO capital
stock, are being vigorously pushed.
and authority has now been asked 10
issue S30,oo0,000 of bonds. hich would
make the total capitalization of this
undertaking S57.O00.0O0. with wide
ramification OF railways, light and
hydro electric power operations COW
ering large part of the Piedmont sec
ton OF Georgia.
The Interstate Chemical CORPORA ton
has been organized by New York and
southern bankers with a capitalization
OF S12500o0, with Charleston, = c. as
It's headquarters. and has acquired q
number of fertilizer plants and will
build others at several points in the
South.
The Phosphate Mining Company. of
New York, a $4,000 600 company, which
is now, mining about 100000 tons of
phosphate rock year in Florida, has
decided to enter the fertilizer manu-
featuring trade. and will begin with
an initial plant at Savannah to cost
about 100000. and to produce 10000
tons of acid phosphate annually.
Western and Louisiana timber oper-
ators have purchased about 81 600 300
worth OF timber lands. including pine
and cypress in Florida and will build
large sawmill at Melbourne. in chat
State. for handling this timber, which
is estimated at nearly 00.O00.O0O feet
Cincinnati company now owning
$4,000 acres of timber land in Tonnes
see has purchased $4,000 acres of adj
Joining land in Georgia. and will en-
large its sawmills to an annual capac-
ity of S5,000.000 feet of lumber
These great enterprises are indica-
tive OF the extent and variety of the
Industrial development OF the south
now under way. The money for these
vast operations, representing many
millions of dollars has already oeeu
provided.
Among other important enterprises
reported for the week are the follow
ing:
Big HUFF Coal Company. Huntington,
W. Va, incorporated with 100000 cap
ital stock.
Richmond Engineering and Manu-
featuring Corporation, Richmond Va.
was Incorporated. with 100000 capt.
tai stock. and has purchased PLAN to
manufacture blowers and exhausters.
heating and ventilating equipment, etc.
Atlanta Manufacturing Company, At
lanta, Ga, was incorporated with an
authorized capital stock of 100000, to
manufacture oil mill, fertilizer, &C.
ment. machinery, etc.
Abel Elevator Company, Louisville
KY, has begun the erection of a plant
to manufacture and repair elevators.
Asheboro Wheelbarrow and Manu-
featuring Company. Asheboro, " c.,
contemplates charging plant and in
stasling bending machinery for work
Ing angle and channel irons and torg-
Ing and riveting machinery.
Forest Products Chemical Company
Memphis. Tenn. was organized, with a
capital stock of 100000, to establish
wood distillation plant
Florida Automobile and Sales Com
pany, Ocala. Fla, was Incorporated
brick garage and equip for rebuilding
automobiles and operating vulcanizing
plant.
Globe Furniture Company. Kansas
City. Mo-, was incorporated with a cap
ital stock of 100000.
Martins Fork Coal Company, Har-
Ian. Ky, was organized with $4,000
capital stock to develop coal lands
near Harlan.
Stockdale Oil and Development Com
pany. Stockdale. Texas, was incorpo-
rated with $4,000 capital stock.
Boenker Motor Plow Manufacturing
Company, st. Charles, Mo-. was incor-
porated with capital stock of 1924, 900
TO manufacture motor plows.
j. j. Russell, of the Russell Uniform
stave Company, Marked Tree. Ark, is
promoting company with $4,000 cap
ital stock to establish a stave mill.
Birmingham, Ensley and Bessemer