The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-22
INDUSTRIES
OF THE PAST Week
lspecial 10 zinc lmes.pIspa,eh.

Especial TO Tho DIspatch.J
Baltimore. January 2l.-Among tho
announcements in this weeks Issue OF
the Manufacturers RECORD Of Southern
industrial und other dcvelopmental en-
.terprises arc the following:
Tho Baltimore Gas Appliance &
Manufacturing Co., Baltimore. was or
ganized with s30o, 600 capital stock
and Will equip Il plant for an initial
output OF 10000 gas ranges. 10000 gas
water heaters, etc.
Southern Land Reclamation Co,
hshevllle, \. c., was incorp grated, pur.
chased State of North Cardinals inter
est In tho proposed Lake Muttamus-
kcet drainage district OF 100. 600 acre.
and will undertake the Developments:
cost oil drainage cannIs pumping
plants, cts. estimated ut. 500. 900.
Continental Gin Company. Birmin6.
ham. increased capital stock from 81
900, 900 TO $4,000, 900. and made liberal
appropriations for improvements at ita
various plants for manufacturing cot
ton gins.
Dallas Coal. Iron and Steel Co, JET
ferson. Texas, was Incorporated with
Sa,50p.e00 capital stock; purchased the
jefferson iron furnace, which Will be
remodelled: also purchased 1000 acres
of iron ore land. and nntcmplatcs
constructing two open hearth units
With billet and merchant mills as ad-
dltions to tho furnace.
Dunson Mills, Lagrange, Ca. Will bo
organized with $500. 900 capital stock
TO build n cotton factory OF 20. 600
spinJles and accompanies looms;
plans and specifications are being pre-
pared.
Kentucky Electric Co, louisville.
will r~eorganizc and i~ncorporatc witt,
capital stock increased from $500. o0G
to S3.ooo.000 Tor The purpose OF build
Ing IN additional plant
Price Coo and Lumber Co. LeSing-
ton, KY. was incorporates with 800.
600 capital stock to develop coal and
timber lands, Pennsylvania capitalists
being among those interested.
McGregor Coal Co. Charleston, W.
Va. which Incorporated recently. plans
developing its lands Tor an initial daily
output OF $500 tons ot coal ana ex-
pending about $500. 900 for .hc plant
John y. Laird. ST. Louis, plans con
structing n waterpower electric plant
near Forsyth, o. a.500-hurse power 10
be developed ana from s30o.ouO to 800.
900 to be Invested in tile liant
Old Dominion Development Co. Rich
mond. will spend 800 900 10 erect coal
handling plant with u daily capacity Of
''NVV toAS "a Wal WI IL llNtI front AZ
lichmond. and the cxpend $4,000
for opening and equipplnS Il now mine
with "A daily output of 1.5no ,ons OF
coal
Roanoke Hardwood Flooring Co.,
Roanoke. Va, was incoi pJratcd with
$4,000 capitol stock TO manufacture
hardwood floorins. Mckinney Coal Co,
hartford. Ark. which incorpcrated re-
Gently with $4,000 capital stock. will
develop 200 acres of land for u daily
output OF $50 tons of coal.
West Kentucky Coal ca. Sturgis.
NY. plans Increasing Its annual out
put Of coal from 100000 tc 1000 oo
o reaching the maximum within
two years.
Mcmphis Pressed Brick Co. Mem
phis. Texas. was Incorporated with
$4,000 capital stock TO establish plant
with a daily output of 2o,o10 bricks,
Portsmouth Cotton Oil Refining Cor
poration, Portsmouth. Va. awarded
contract for the erection OF Il $4,000
brick and steel building ~ replace its
refinery structure ecent turned.
American Tobacco Co. New York.
has ordered plans for construction OF a
will supply the st0o,ooo tin box factory
that the company intends 70 build at
Baltimore
Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe Rail
way. Galveston. IS planning a s75o.oD0
expenditure this year for various i'm
provcments. including a $4,000 englnc
house. an $4,000 machine end black
smith shop. n $500 turntablc. a si7.-
600 oil and s~torchouse, etc. buildings
90 he OF brick and reinforced concrete.
Jeilico Consolidated Coal Company,
Gray. Ky, VIII dr. velop 10" acres OF
land for an initial daily output Of 100
tons OF coal.