The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-21
new INDUSTRIES
OF The P Asst week
Developmental Announcements
From Various Sections of
South.
.tspecialto The Times-Dispatch.1

baltimore, inlay 20.-The Manufaot-
urers Record of this week says:
II the permission granted by tho
Interstate Commerce Commission to
the Carolina. Cllnchneld and Ohio
Railway and connecting lines to make
low rate of freight on coal from
Southwest Virginia to Charleston
proves to be In accordance with the
application made some months ago by
the Clinchfeld line, Immediate con.
struction is to be undertaken OF coal
shipping piers at Charleston to cost
100000. TO be followed by the expen-
diture OF about 100000 In building
by-product coke ovens and an iron
furnace. the latter to use foreign ores.
II is reported that the capital for this
development has BEEN available for
several months, depending upon f, the
decision BY the Interstate Commerce
Commission OF a low rate on coal 10
Charleston. Connected with this de-
veiopment negotiations are Also under
way, and said to be we'll advanced,
TOR the building of u large sugar re-
finery at Charleston.
Il
Canadian and English capitalists have
united with New York and ST. Louis
people In purchasing contracts for
handling gas In the Caddo field, in
Louisiana, and the franchise for dis
tributing 1t to New Orleans. 1t is re-
ported that S6,o00.O00 has bean sub
scribed for carrying out this under
taking. and that II Will result in build
ing 3ao-mile long pipe line TO pipe.
Among other industrial and de-
velopmental enterprises reported for
the week in the Manufacturers Record
of to-day are the following:
Durham Coal and Iron Company.
Chattanooga, Tenn. has increased daily
capacity of ita mines from 1900 TO
5000 tons of coal since January /. and
expects to develop several new mines
for an additional capacity of 1900
tons. has also contracted for central
washer plant with capacity OF 500
tons per eight hours. and begun the
construction of seventy-five additional
coke ovens. Construction of iron fur
naces, by-product coke ovens. etc, will
be determined later in the summer.
Clinchfeld Coal Corporation, Spar
tanburg, S. c.. awarded contract for
new mine shaft at 81. Paul, Va; shaft
Will be concrete lined. and cost about
100000. Contemplated daily output
1900 tons OF coal.
William McKeithan Lumber Corpo-
ration, Lynchburg. Va, awarded con-
tracts to rebuild and equip burned mill
al Lumber. S. c.; double band sawmili
building VIII be sc By 160 feet; daily
capacity. 10000 feet OF lumber; esu-
mated cost complete. 100000.
Johnson Morse Can Company. Wheel
Ing. W. Va. will erect q three-story
Guiding of brick and steel, containing
$4,000 square feet OF floor space, and
Will install machinery for manufact-
uring autographed lard pals. oil cans.
etc.
=. F Moor and associates, Waycross.
Ga. secured 1000 acres of land at
Waltertown for farming developments.
They Will plant pecans, fruits. berries.
etc. and establish packing plant. can
merry and demonstration farm. Dis
patches state improvements costing
s25o.OOo have been provided for.
Duck River Power Company. Man
chester, Tenn. was organized with
$4,000 capital stock to construct
waterpowcr electrical plant.
Macon Gas. Light and Water Com
pany, Macon. Ca. Will eSpend $4,000
20 increase capacity Of gas plant and
kansas city Structural Steel Com
pany. kansas City, Mo-. contempiates
organizing branch corporation to
build 100000 plant at Houston. Tex.
Owens West Virginia Bottle Com
pany. Toledo. O.. will duplicate plant
at Fairmount, w. Va, and has begun
construction. VIII install additional
furnace and two machines.
Virginia Carolina Tobacco Company.
Danyille. Va. was incorporated with
$4,000 capital stock for manufacturing
tobacco.
Aiger- Sullivan LUMBER Company.
Detroit, Mich. and Century. Fla, is
negotiating for about $4,000 acres of
Alabama timber land.
Katrim Manufacturing Company,
GreenviIie. s. c.. was chartered with
$4,000 capital stock to manufacture
cotton goods.
Big Ben Mining Company. Terlingua.
TEX. will establish plant for manu-
featuring 100000 bricks for It's own
use; will also install furnace and mako
other Improvement at quicksilver
mines. i-
Cobb Armentrout Casket Company,
Raleigh, n. c., was incorporated with
100000 capital stock to erect plant for
manufacturing caskets.
Griggs Packing Company. Roanoke.
Va. will erect so by loo foot hreproof
building and install machinery for!.cold
storage. meat packing and ice manu-
featuring.
Boone County Coal Corporation,
Charleston, W. Va. was chartered with
s2.oooooo capital stock to develop coal
properties.
North Arkansas Power Company,
Grand View, Ark, was organized to
build waterpower electrical plant de-
veloping nearly 4.000-horsepower for
transmission by electricity to North
ern Arkansas and Southern Missouri
cities.
Lathrop Coal Company, WEIGH. W.
Va, was incorporated with si50.000
capital stock to develop coal lands.
T. II. LeFever and associates, Gads-
den. Ala. are planning to construct
water power electrical plant for de-
vcloping 10000 horsepower for trans
mission ny cfactrfcft