The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-21
new INDUSTRIES
OF The PAST WEEK
Developmental Announcements
From Various Sections
of South.
Especial to The imss-Dispa tch. ]

Baltimore. April 2Q.--.Among the
many Southern industrial and other
derelopmental enterprises announced
in this weak's Issue of the Manufac-
turers' Record are the following:
The Woodward Iron Co.; Blrmins-
ham, Ala. completed final details ef-
feetinS its merger with the Birmins
| nam Coal and Iron Company. tha new
corporation Woodward Iron Company
| being capitalized at $4,000, 900: uc-
quires five furnaces, with annual out
put of $4,000 tons of iron: land csti-
mated TO contain 3Soooo.o0o tons of
coal, 2S6o0tH0O0 tons OF red ore, and
le,oce,o0O tons OF brown iron ore; sur
| face holdings comprise $1,000 acres:
plans arc contemplated FOR extensive
| improvements and increases OF tn. coal
and tron mining and iron manutactly-
ing facilities.
Tennessee Railway. Light and Power
Company, Nashville Tenn, announce
further details of Its merger OF rail-
way. light and water power proper
ties recently reported; It's present
capitalization Is sls,75o,ooo: 1t acquires
hydro electric plant developing 10000
horse power, will q once install $4,000
| additional and construct another for
l6,ooo-horsc power; has water power
of $4,000 horse power and of 10000
horse power available for future de-
| vclopment: total isl.0o0-horsa power:
will organize Tennessee Power Com
pany 10 develop the power properties
ana this company Will at once begin
to construct 30 miles OF transmission
l:nes, about Its additional miics being
already completed and under construc-
/ ton.
southern Calcium Phosphate Com
pany. Chattanooga. Tenn. was ncor-
porated, WITH S2,5oo,o00 capital stock.
10 manufacture Fertilizer without using
sulphur!c acid: vii! locate first plant
at Hiilsdals. Ga. and plans others at
| Atlanta and Macon. Ga; Charleston.
! s. c.; Birmingham. Mobile, AIontso,n-
cry and Selma. Ala.
Kentucky Portland Cement and
! Coal Company, Pine Hill, Ky, WAS
| incorporated with s12O0.00o common
stock. and $4,000 bonds TO build
plant with daily capacity 1000 barrels
OF Portland cement. and develop 200
acres of coal land for daily output Of
| 800 tons of coal. cost of cement plant
and coal mining equipment, 100000
! has ordered mining machinery. and
| Will soon begin construction of ce-
ncnt plnnt. MAR Offices at Baltimore.
! Md
| Marion Manufacturing Company.
| Marion. y. G., decided 70 invest $780,
600 10 enlarge cotton mill instead Of
! 5250,O0O recently considered; Will
erect fomrstory l3o by 1850 foot build
Ing, and Install 2500O spindles. 500
looms, etc
/ Oklahoma Power and Electric Com
pany. Oklahoma city. Okla. plans to
construct power plant costing $1,000
00o. 10 develop 100000 horsepower:
Will use consumers gas made at
! mines, installing eteam turbines or
5000 TO $4,000 horsepower units.
Ashev!llo Timber Company. Ashe-
Vile. y. c., Will build band saw mill
with daily capacity $4,000 feet Of
hardwood lumber. and mill with
daily capacity $4,000 slack barrel
slaves; cost of machinery estimated
at $4,000
Knox Coal Mining Company. Louis
vilic. Ky, recently incorporated with
$1,000 600 capital stock. is planning
Ito develop 10000 acres OF coal land
at Barbourvil!c Ky
Gerard Il Lambert. New York. and
associates purchased 3o.onu acres Of
Arkansas timber land which Will clear
and drain for farming development
! Naidosta Lighting Company. VAL
! dosta. Ga, was Incorporated with
100000 capital stock, purchased ice
rand electric plant. and will make inn
I provcmcnts estimated to cost 10000
Columbus Marble ana Granite Com
panv, Colu'nbus Ga. was Incorporated
! with 100000 capital stock
Southport Lumber ana Timber Corn
! pany. Southport y. C., was incorpor-
atcd with 100000 capital stock
superior Coat Salt and Chemical
! COMPANY Mason ". Va. Was inror-
porated with 100000 capital stock.
Rarringcr Manufacturing Conpany,
Rockwell, y. G.. viii double It's mum
i'tr OF 5000 spindles. cXpcndine about
! $4,000
Dallas street Railways. Dallas. Tcx..
plans construction ~ underground
wire system. reported as TO COS, $500,
900.
Tennessee Chair company. Green.
viilc. Tenn. was incorporated with $50
coo capital stock
United Farm Corporation. Richmond.
WAS Incorporated with 100000 capt
tai stock 10 Pennsylvania capitalists
TO develop farm comprising 1850
acres. plans improvements costing
$500 900
Houston Gas Company. Houston.
Tex plans investment of ss00,O
curing 1912 for improvements, to In
cludc gas holder with 10000 feet
capacity sixteen miles Of additional
, mains. etc
Seaboard Air Line Railway Sav:,n.
, nan, Ga. was reported as having de-
cided TO invest $4,000 for lIutch,n
son island terminal improvements. in
stead Of the $4,000 previously an.