The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-04
new INDUSTRIES
OF THE PAST week
Developmental Announcements
I. From Various Sections
/ of South.

announcements of Southern industrial
and other developmcntal enterprises
reported In this weeks issue Of the
manufacturers Record are tho follow
Ing:
H. NJ atkinson. of Atlanta, president
OF the birmingham Coal an 4 Iron Com
phIy. birmingham, Ala. was quoted ns
stating that his company has practical
~ contaminated proposed merger with
Woodward Iron Company. oil Birm-
insham. and agreed upon approprlating
32,6o0o00 for additions and improve
ncnts to Woodwar' properties these
bettermcnts to include ninety add.
tional by-product coke ovens costing
100000. 100 ton furnace Cat Wood
ward) costing 100000. steel cars cost
Ing $4,000, and Vanderbilt furnace
repairs costing $4,000.
Barrett Manufacturing Company,
New York, determined details Of coal
tar disulling plant at Corey. Ala, for
which $4,000 was re- emily appropn-
ated; will construct 900 BY 400 foot
main building. boiler house. mill bat
teries, pipe line from by-product coke
ovens OF Tennessee Coal, Iron and
1;ailroad Company steel tanks to store
100000 gallons Of tar and l,250.O00
gallons OF oil. 90 by $50 pitch bay or
tank Of 100000 gallons capacity. etc:
will manufacture tar roofing paper
and Tarvia for roofing.
Atlanta Steel Company. Atlanta Ca,
has about completed contracts tor
doubling capacity at cost OF 100000:
improvements to include open hearth
furnace. continuous billet mill and
gas relocating furnaces for rolling.
FL Paso Milling Company. Ell Paao.
Tex was chartered with 100000 capi-
tai stock to build sash ana door fac
tory: will construct main building
400 by 400 feet and other structures.
Tennessee Mountain Coal and Land
Company. Birmingham. Ala, was IN
eorporated with 100000 capital stock
to develop and secure development or
coal properties: organized by Pennsyl-
vanta capitalirtc.
FEDERAL Finance and Construction
Company, Baltimore, Md, was charter
ed WITH 100000 capital stock to
finance and biild Portland cement
plant In Kentucky; details arc being
determined.
Cannon Manufacturing Company.
Concord, n, c., will erect additional
building and Install 5000 spindles OF
Kannapolis, \. c.. plant. about >ioe'-
600 TO be invested
san Antonio Gas and Electric Com
pany, and San Antonio Traction Com
;1any, San Antonio, Tex, Wall eHpeno
about 100000 for new equipment ana
improvements during 1912.
w. G. Kleine, Cleveland, Ohio. pur-
chased 100000 acres ranch near San
Angelo. Tex. for 100000; will develop
by irrigation and colonization
ROCKY Mount Machine Works. Rocky
Mount, y. c.. was incorporated with
$4,000 capital stock 70 operate
machinery plant
Biadenboro Cotton Mills, Bladenooro
X. c., was incorporated with 100000
capital stock I, build plant
.Nh
fanny. Monticello. Fla. is incorporated
with $4,000 capital stock 10 develop
land for pecan growing and orchards
Burke Lumber Company. Morganton,
n c. was incorporated with 100000
capital stock to manufacture lumber
Nicholson Coal Company. Middlee-
boro. Ky. Increased capital stock from
100000 TO $4,000 and will improve
coal m ming equipment including in
u,allation OF $4,000 washing plant.
Salvation Match Corporation, Roa-
noke, Va. was chartered wi,h $4,000
capital stock w New ork and New
Jersey capitalists to manufacture
matches
Ashland Leather Company, Ashland.
Ky, awarded contract for construction
OF reinforced concrete and brick fire.
Will install electrically driven mach.n-
cry for daily capacity of 400 sole
leather hides.
Amherst Coal Company, Rcd Star.
w. Va. was chartered with $4,000
capital stock TO develop coal proper
Lies
Turkey Foot Lumber Company.
porated with 100000 capital stock
intends to build double band saw mill
with daily capacity OF 100000 feet OF
poplar anu white OAK
Birmingham Metal Products Com
pany. Birmingham, Ala. was organized
with $4,000 capital stock to manu-
facture corrugated install cu!verts.
tanks etc.
Among important buildings FOR
which contracts were awarded are the
Following:
sS0S.000 hospital at ST. Louis s215.-
900 hotel at Kingvile, Tex: $4,000
apartment house at Atlanta; $4,000
bank building at Danvillc, Va; $4,000
store at asnhurn, Ga; $4,000 univer-
sity building at Fayetteville, Ark;
$4,000 hospital at Fort Worth.
Buildings for which contracts arc
10 be awarded are:
81 100000 theatre At Dallas: three
hotels at Birmingham TO cost about
100000 each; 100000 hospital at st.
Louis; 100000 hospital at LouisviIle:
5e5o0o0 store at San Antonio: 100000
TO 100000 hotel at Shreveport; ten
story hotel at jackson. Miss; passen-
ger station and railroad yard improve
ments at Cleburne to cost s350.o00;
100000 hotel at brownsville. Tex;
900 hospital at Alexandria. Va. :
$4,000 fair building a. Newbcrn. y.
c.: SIT, 900 church at Henderson, Ky.
$4,000 scnool at Dallas: $4,000 hotel
al Kansas City; $4,000 residence at
Roland Park. Md: $4,000 railway sta
ton improvements at Baltimore; s7o,0uU
railway station at I'll Paso, Tex; S40.-
600 church at Savannah; $1,000 apart