The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-26
new INDUSTRIES
OF THE Asst WEEK
Recent Developmental Announce
ments From Various Sec
tons Of South.
Special to The Times-Dispatci

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Baltimore. March 20-.,inong the
Southern Industrial and other develop
mental announcements in this weeks
issue OF the Manufacturers Record are
the following.
Iadkin River Power Co. Rocking
ham. \. c., was chartered with ST.
100000 capital stock as the prcli,nin-
ary step towards completing the Rock
tnGham Power Company's WATERFOWL
er-clcctrical plant, designed to de-
velop 10000 horsepower for transmits
sion by electricity; the Phoenix Con-
struction Company was chartered to
build 90 miles Of transmission line
for tho development.
The Virginia Power Co, East Rad
frd, Va. increased its capital stock
10 Si,000,000 preparatory to beginning
construction OF it's seven waterpower
electrical plants to develop 100. 900
horsepower for transmission by cleo
tricity. initial development to be | 0, 00o.-
horsepower. Transmission system to be
aoo miles long. and ultimate cXpcndi-
turc to be about S12,00O.000
Pclzcr Corporation, pelzcr, s. C.. is
planned for organization with capital
stock Of sl2.o0O.oo0 to control ten or
twelve cotton mills having about 800.
600 spindles and 5000 looms.
New Orleans, Mobile ana Chicago
Railway. Mobile, Ala, has tentative
plans for expanding from 100000 to
100000 for building lirc-proor pier.
steel warehouses and sheds, and Tor
dredging river. ETC., at Choctaw Point,
Mobile.
Holston Corporation. Charleston. S.
c. has legislative authority for con-
structng It's coal piers TO handle coal
shipped over the Carolina. CIinchfcld
ana Ohio Railway; probably several
iinndred thousand dollars Will be cx-
pended.
Cniontown, Pa, decided to build sixty
additional beehive coke ovens at LOOK
out, Ky.
OSnard and Spraguc Co. Adelinc
La. awarded contracts for building
and eauippirE central sugar refinery
costing 100000.
Vinton Oil and Sulphur Company.
Lake Charles, La, was Organized with
sl.000,000 capital stock TO develop sui
phur properties.
Tennessee Manganese Co.. Newport
Tenn. was organized with $4,000 CAPT
tai stock, to develop manganese prup.
plant with a daily capacity OF forty
tons Of washed ore.
Eunice Rice Mill Co. ltunicc La,
completed arrangements for erecting
mill with daily capacity Of 1900 bar
rcls of rice.
frcnch Broad manufacturing Co.
CragEy. \. c., was chartered with
s250,oo0 capital stock TO manufacture
cotton goods.
Advance Coal Co. Hillside. Ky. was
Incorporated with $4,000 capital stock
by Kentucky and Ohio parties to dc
vclop coal lands
Castor Iron Works. Gaston!a n. G..
was incorporated with 100000 capt
tai stock
Mt. Vernon Iron and Land CO. Har-
risonburs, Va, is preparing to develop
5000 acres II iron and manganese
land in four Virginia counties.
Ohio Valley Brass and Iron Co.
Wellsburg. w. Va. was Incorporated
with capital stock OF $4,000 by
West Virginia and Ohio parties.
Bluclicld Gas ana Power Company,
Blucncld, Ky. Va. was incornora ted
With $350,0Q0 capital stock to build gas
and power plants.
Virginia WOODEN Company. Winchcs.
ter. Va, decided o,cXpcnd $4,000 for
new machinery, and purchased the
ecu 'pmcnt.
Wallace Adjustable Bed Company
Fort smith, Ark.. was incorporated
With 100000 capital stock TO manufac-
lure beds.
AbbcviIlc Sugar Company. Abbcvillc.
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