The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-11-06
Mon
ely Moving
To South
New Industries Being Pro-
iected All Over Dixie
Backed by Outside
Capital.

NuSNi iSi uuh plitI utN ttppulcnl-
al enterprises reported in this
weeks issue OF the manufac-
turers' Record are the follow
ing:
Virginia Power Company,
Charleston, w. Va, recently
reported Incorporated, is cap
talized at S25, 900. 900, and it be
ing financed in New York: it
Will construct an auxiliary
steam power station on Great
kanawha River. at the coal
mines, twelve miles from Char
lesion, to develop $4,000 kilo.
watts, it's further plans pro-
vide for building about POO
miles of transmission lines for
furnishing electricity through
out the Kanawha aud New
river district TO coal operators.
1t being estimated that more
than 100, 600 horsepower is re-
qnlred; company has begun
constructing a 400 10y l25 foot
dam at Bull Shoal, where 100,
GOO kilOwatts are available. and
will develop three other water
powers; these three are at Blue
stone with 1875, 900 kilowatts
available, Richmond with 10 900
kilowntts available and Gauley
Junction with 800 kilowatts
available; construction has be
gun at Cabin Creek aud Bull
Shoal; Charles, @. Lenz, of
New York, Is the company IS
chief engineer.
Louisiana Interstate Mineral
Company, laural, Miss., recent
ly Incorporated with $4,000. 900
capital stock, has organized to
develop $4,000 acres of land in
Smith ana Jasper Counties will
mine mari limestone, etc, uuer-
~ bIuestone, manufacture fer
ulizer, construct hydroelectric
plant developing 10000 horse
power, build railway connect
ing Natchez aud Meridian, etc
The Edwin NJ. Knowles China
Company, East Liverpool, Ohio
and Chester, w. Va, increas-
ed capital stock to $500. 900 and
will build plant at Newell, w.
Va, will erect 700 by 2S5 foot
building with fifteen ware kilns
and twelve decorating kilns, of
iireproof construction, etc, will
operate by electric power, cost
$3.50, 600
The Homer Iaughlin China
Company, East Liverpool, Ohio
will build additional plant at
Newell, W. Va, proposes fif-
teen-k kiln pottery for chinaware
requiring one a n d two.story
600 by 800 foot building, cost
ing about 5000, 900, and machiu-
cry costing about $50, 900
The Tobacco Products Cor
poration, Richmond, Va, was
chartered with $50, 0OO,00 CAPT
tai stock to manufacture ci
garettes.
Town Creek Alfalfa Compa
ny, West Point, Miss, was in
corporated with 81 600, 900 capt
tai stock to cultivate alfalfa in
Clay County.
The National Cast-iron Pike
and Foundry Company, Boyles,
Ala, will be organized TO build
plant, reported to cost $3.50, 0OOI
for manufacturing pipe f o r
water, gas, etc.
The international Agricul-
tural Corporation, New York
and Atlantic, purchased fifteen
acres of land at Triton, Ga.
and will build calculating and
fertilizer plant; main building
100 by $40 feet, costing 500, 900
capacity for first sea
son will be 900 car loads.
The Williams Consolidated
Slate Company, Snowden, Va,
was Incorporated with $3.50, 600
capital stock to develop slate
property.
hed Shale BRICK Company,
Asheyille, n. G.. was incorpo
rated with $4,000 capital stock
to manufacture bricks.
Southern Hardwood Lumber
Company, Richmond, was in
corporated with $4,000 capital
stock to manufacture lumber.
Cespe Kanawha Coal Compa-
nv Rraarn w Vo racantt,.