The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-28
NEW INDUSTRIES
OF THE PAST WEEK
Developmental Announcements
From Various Sections
of South.
Especial to Tho Times -Dispatch.l

this weeks Issue OF the Manufactur-
ers' Record are the following:
West Penn Traction and wnterpow-
err Company, Pittsburgh. Pa. was re-
ported to have awarded contract In
volving about 100000 for con
structing its dam and powerhouse on
Cheat RIVER. in West Virginia. to de-
velop electricity for transmission in
/ west Virginia. Pennsylvania and
Ohio In accordance with plans here
,ofore announced
/ Maryland Coal and Coke Company
Birmingham, Ala. was organized. with
$500 600 capital pal1 in. to develop IA
100 acres OF walker county coal land;
plans include installation Of electric
/ power. haulage and under cutting ma
chnefy, 5oo-ton daily capacity coal
washer. 200 miners houses. etc. for
daily output OF 1000 tons.
Lancaster Cotton Mills. Lancaster
s C.. Will add 10000 spind.cs and ac-
companyins looms. etc: plans include
construction OF 900 by 23s foot build
ing ana $4,000 culves> 500 feet long
Texas City Transportation Company
/ Texas City. Tex. awarded contract
/ for 500 By go foot pier. etc; improve
monts VIII include $50 By 1855 foot re.
inforced concrete Warehouse, 1900 By
/ 100 foot cotton warehouse and com
press dredging slip and channel TO
thirty foot depth. etc: total cos, OF
improvements. $500
South Carolina Development Com.
pany. Columbia. S. C.. WIS Incorporate
ca with s2ooo.o oo capital stock to de-
velop and operate electrical proper
ties. etc.
+ Tram Mississippi Terminal Com
IaPy. New Orleans. La. was incor-
rorated 10 undertake extensive rail-
way construction. reported to cost sew
cral million dollars. planned tor the
/ Texas and Paclhc Railway.
Lake arthur. Jennings and North
/ crn Railroad. Jennings, La. was re-
ported as contemplating construction
Of central electrical plant ito cost
/ se5o.000.
| b. q Conner. Birmingham. Ala. an
nolnced that 100000 cotton mills to
be built b. him and associates will
have 10000 TO 5000 spindles and ac.
Campaigning looms for manufacturing
/ finished and unfinished gray and col
oFc1 cloth.
Atlanta. Birmingham and Atlantic
Railroad Company awarded contract
tor dredging In connection with i'm
mediate terminal improvements. 10
cost 100000. and include enlarglng
warehouse. building additional
waaryes. etc
Republic Iron and Steel Company.
Blrmlngham Ala. purchased Palos
Coal ana Coke Company property. in
gliding 2.a0t acres OF coal lano, ano
plans investing from 100000 TO $780,
900 Tor Increasing daily output from
800 TO 1900 tons OF coal.
John = McMa.r. Laurinburg. y. C..
and associates wn erect four-story
SeS BY l26-foot building for fertil.ze.
and acid phosphate plant. annual OUT
Put Of phosphate 10 be 10000 tons
Z. X Phlo. Eimira. y. y. and az
scciates purchased $4,000 acres OF lanc
near Jupiter. Fla. ~ about 100000.
and vii! develop Tor fruit ard poultry
farming.
Elor.da Freezer and Fertilizer Com
pany. Jensen, Fla. recently incorpo.r
a,et with 100000 capital stock. vii!
5uild 50 By 3oo-toot building. ice
[ plant OF thirty tons daily capacity.
pacity. FISH fetil.zer factory. etc
Alabama Fuel and Iron Company.
Birmingham. Ala, was reported 10
have appropriated $4,000 Tor con-
structing electric plant, 10 supply four
mining plants.
American Hosiery Mills Company.
KeFnersYile. n. c., was Incorporated
with Sl25,ooO capital stock to erect
60 by 225 Zoo, building costing sa5.-
00o and install 400 knitting machines.
steampower plant, etc
Poeahontas seweil Coal Company.
Roanoke, Va. was Incorporated with
$4,000 capital stock to develop coal
land.
Imperial Cotton Mills. Ea,onton. Ca.
was reported 10 add 1000 splndles
and 200 looms.
Crescent City Ice Company. New
Orleans. La. was Incorporated with
| 100000 capital stock to manufacture
ice.
| Texas City Terminal Company. Texas
/ city Tex. will build oil dock for
steamers handling crude petroleum;
/ VIII provide berth $50 feet long. dredge
to depth OF twenty-eight feet. etc
Mary Leila Cotton Mis-, Green's
Doro. Ga. Will erect additional build
ing and add 5000 spindles and $50
looms.
Conway Compress Company. Con,
way Ark. was organized with $50
600 capital stock to buhd cotton com
press.
Blood Mountain Lumber Company.
! Dahlonega. Ga. was INCORPORATED with
SoVooo capital stock TO manufacture
lumber
Arkmo sawmin Company. paulding
/ Mo-, was Incorporated with 100000
capital stock to manufactures lumber
GOES TO NORTH CAROLINA.
d. TX. Winston becomes Connected With
Experiment station
, Especial to The Times Dispatch1
Hanover Va, July 2T-J r. Win
| ston. formerly connected win thc
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