The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-09
NEW INDUSTRIES
OF WEEK IN SOUTH
Developmental Announcements
From Various Sections
Reported.
Especial to The vimcs-D!spatch. !

Baltimore. Md. July s.-The expan-
sion of business activities throughout
the South. as reported in this weeks
issue OF the Manufacturers Record. is
indicated in the resumption of work of
a number OF iron and steel plants in the
Birmingham district. giving employ
ment TO about 5000 additional hands.
as we'll as in the reported organiza-
ton OF number OF important indus
trial companies in the expansion OF
existing plants. The Virginia Bridge
and Iron Company. of Roanoke. Va.
one of the largest Independent bridge
building concerns in the country, in
order 10 meet increased business, will
double its Atlanta plant. for which
! purpose II has secured a four-acre
| site. and is also now enlarging its
plants in Roanoke. Memphis and New
/ Orleans, thus showing the widespr ea d
activity in bridge and architectural
iron construction work throughout the
South.
Among the other more important in
dustrial enterprises reported for the
week are the following:
Cafisch Lumber Company. Union
City. Pa. was incorporated with $780,
| 900 capital stock 10 succeed Blackwater
Lumber Company: purchased 1000
acres of timber from Beulah Lumber
Company. and timber land. saw mill
OF 10000 feet daily capacity. ten-mile
railroad, etc. from Elk Lick Lumber
Company of Hambleton. w Va; will
make necessary improvements.
Log Mountain Coal Company, Big
Stone Gap. Va. was chartered with
100000 capital stock. and consolidated
four coal companies with annual out
put OF 250.oO0 10 100000 tons; plans in
vesting $4,000 for new washers. adj
ditional power machinery, etc.
NJ b. Bandas. Ragland, Ala. is en-
deavorinS to complete arrangements
insuring construction. by Northern
capitalists. of plate glass works cost
ing 100000 and glass bottle works
! costing S!25.000.
| Enterprise Lumber Company. Alex
andria. La. is negotiating for 5000
acres OF timber land. and the price is
| reported as to be about sl.250000; land
is located near Glenmora. La.
Shawnee Gas and Electric Company,
Shawnee. Okla. VIII invest about $780,
900 to erect buildings and install ma
chinery for replacing electric plant re-
Gently burned.
Anderson Water, Light and Power
! Company. Anderson. S. c., will install
steam turbine plant for 1900 horse
power. enlarge buildings etc. at a cost
of about $4,000.
a. j. Showalter Co. Dalton, Ga,
4
to be equipped with machinery for
| printing music.
Gulf Compress Company. Argenta,
Ark. will rebuilt plant burned at a
loss of 100000 to s250.0o0.
| Greers Manufacturing Company,
Greer. s. c., awarded contract for con-
struction of additional building four
stories high. 10 by 100 feet Will pro-
vide space for $4,000 spindles and 400
looms. increasing Greers plant to about
$4,000 spindles and 700 looms: build
ing and machinery will cost about $780,
| 600.
William Kent. Washington. D. c.. and
]. T. Jordan, Guilford county, N c.,
purchased 10000 acres of land near
Manchester. N. c.; plan development of
orchards. construction of highway to
| Fayetteville and Pinehurst. etc
| Muskogce Gas and Electric Company.
Muskosee. Okla. will invest about
| s2oO ono FOR additional buildings and
machinery to include 3.0o0-horsepow-
er engine. horsepower boiler. s.
phase alternator. etc. has begun con-
struction and ordered most of machin-
| cry.