The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-16
MISSISSIPPI INDUSTRIAL
NOTES.


ovett-Bentley & Emery write Manu-.
facturers' Record: I'VE have not yet
closed deal for timber" This refers
to recent report that firm had bought
1900 acres timber land for nearly
81 .O00, 900.
Aberdeen-Prairie Plantation Com
pany incorporated by H. s. Galleylen
and H. s. Galleylen, Jr.. of Aberdeen
and James P. Quarles, of Charlotte,
with 100000 capital authorized. Ap-
proximately 5000 acres agricultural
and ranch lands, 100000, about one
third in high state of cultivation, bal.
ance to be developed with full line of
live stock TO cost around 100000.
6iIoxi-Petrous Manufacturing Co..
for manufacture of turpentine cups,
telephone poles, roofing, ETC., pre-
viously reported, has perfected organ
ization with 100000 capital. w. X.
M. Dukate, president; V. ]. Lucie, Sec
rotary and d. G. Zeigler, manager.
coIumbia-virginia- Carolina Naval
Stores Company, organized by ]. w.
and Charles Williamson and w. S..
Boone, have leased and purchased tim
Der land and will install turpentine
plant.
INSTRUMENTATION Syrup and
Manufacturing Company, capital $780,
600; incorporated by L. H. CHM, ].
w. Pigott, G. H. Collins and others.
Senatobia-Tate County Board of
Commissioners advertise for bids till
Oct. l for construction ditch to be
divided in two sections; section 1
to require 10000 cubic yards and Sec
ton 2, $4,000 cubic yards. w. E.
Still is secretary of commission.
Natchez-E. H. Jackson was award
ed contract by Board of State Engi-
needs, New Orleans, to repair Astonish
and Deer Park levees, about 40 miles
below Natchez on Mississippi side of
river The same board will re-adver-
tise for repairing Hawk and Knocks
crevasses.
silo<i-L. E. Embree, of Toledo. O..
N. Dantzler, D. j. Gay, G. w. Gray
son, L. V. and F. E. Pringle are inter-
ested in organization of company to
extract turpentine from pine stumps. |
Charleston-Town awarded contract |
to Oxford (Miss.) Concrete Co. to
construct about eight miles concrete
sidewalks, five and six feet wide.
Meridian-Goods Roads Commits
zion has awarded contract to Healy
Co., Meridian, to con-
'truct "a miles sand-clay road in Dis
riot 5.
Lioerty-Amite county voted $50, 900
'ond issue for road construction in
District No. 8.
ocean Springs-N.. E. Latimer e.
son, of Biloxi, have contract to con-
truct 2 IL miles of shell road from
ocean Springs to west gate of Rosa
'arm. Contract price $6,69S.5O.
GreenviIle-City to erect fire de-
artment building.
Pascagoula-Mississippi Northwest
I'm railroad, w. G. Seaver, manager.
erecting hotel on beach.
Jackson-New Orleans Great North
IN railroad, C. R. Howard, chief en-
lneer, Bogalusa, La, plans to erect
reight and passenger depot on Com
lerce street.
Leaksville-Green County School
'oard will erect building and estab-
sh Agricultural High School at Pine
evel.
Jackson-New Orleans & Great
orthern railroad has decided to ex-
md from Jackson to Birmingham.
ackson to Memphis, and from Column
Ia to Gulfport, Biloxi or Pascagoula.
Meridian--S. A. Neville, president L
the Meridian & Memphis Railway
o., has made a proposition to the
oard of Trade to build a belt line
'ound the city, provided the city OBJ t
ms right of way. b
PascagouIa-Survey of proposed p
ississippi Northwestern railroad has a
gun, and construction work. it is r
Id, will probably begin in January. n
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