The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-12
INDUSTRIAL SOUTH
MOVING ON AHEAD
Developmental News From All
Parts OF Dixie of Most Encour-
aging Character.
CHARLOTTESVILLE SILK MILLS
Many New Enterprises in the
Carolinas and in the
Two Nirginias.
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Baltimore, October ll.-Amons the
mental enterprises reported in this
weeks issue OF the Manufacturers
Record are the following:
Stuart & James, engineers, Blucheld.
w. Ma. are engaged in work contem-
plating identification OF coal fields in
Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee. The
enterprise will probably mean estab-
lishment OF at least three steam oper-
ated central plants, steel tower trans
mission lines Of nearly 100 miles from
vicinity OF Dante, Va.
United Mining, Milling and Copper
Smelling Company. Frederick. Md.
was Incorporated with capital stock of
100000. VIII acquire Linganore
Copper Company and Eagle Metallic
Mines and Smelter Company. controll
ing property in Washington and Fred
erick Counties, Md. and Franklin
County, Pa.
Thornton Lead and Steel Corporation,
Knoxville. Tenn, reported subscribed
capital $4,000. incorporated TO de-
velop lead property of 25l acres on
Tennessee River. Company proposes
installing 200-ton furnaces to melt
5000 tons per twenty four hours.
Sawgrass Pulp and Paper Company.
Sarasota, Fla, was incorporated with
capital stock of S250,0o0 TO manufac-
ture pulp and paper from sawgrass;
will arrange for subsidiary companies:
Will establish plant with capacity of
two to four tons.
Republic Cotton Mills Great Falls,
S G., it is reported, will build addi-
tional mill of 25000 spindles. 500 looms,
electrical drive, etc; company now has
o6.2oS ring spindles, COO broad looms.
forty-tive cards. etc; advises can give
no information at present
Charlottesville Silk Mills, Charlottes-
Vile. Va. organized. and will remove
Phillipsburs plant TO charlottesville:
will install forty-two silk looms driven
by individual electric motors; com
pany also manufactures cotton dresses,
utilizing equipped plant.
Waldensian Hosiery Mills and J. A.
Cline, Hildcbran, n. c.. Will establish
No. plant, 10 have twenty-five knit
ting machines, III wooden building:
Will a once add TWENTY-FIVE machines
and electric power have Slo.ooo capt.
tai but expect to increase to $4,000
within next year and erect stone or
brick building. increasing equipment
10 scventy-hve machines.
w. q. Ragley Lumber Company. De-
Riddcr. La organized and will build
circular and gang mill OF 1000 feet
display capacity to develop 1890 acres
of timber land recently purchased at
cost of $4,000.
Gault manufacturing Co. Union. S.
G.. was incorporated with capital stock
of $4,000, and viii erect metal and
frame building 110x4O feet and 32x32
feet; will install hosiery knitting ma
chimes. steam and electric power.
Baker Cup Company. Pensacola. Fla.
was Incorporated with capital stock
1850, 600; will enlarge plant at Pensa-
cola and erect plant at .Jacksonville
for manufacturing turpentine cups.
American Pecan Company, Gaines
vile. Fla. was incorporated with CAPT
tal stock of $250.000 to establish pecan
orchard.
Pocahontas and Southwestern Coal
Company, Pocahontas. Va. was incor-
porated with capital stock of 100000
to develop coal lands.
Puritan Cordage Mills Louisville,
Ky. will install $4,000 worth of add.
tional finishing machinery for cofdage
MANUFACTURES. to increase capacity.
Planters Cotton OIL Company, Dallas
Texas was incorporated with 100000
capital stock to establish cottonseed
oil mill
Ashland Manufacturing Company,
Ashland, Ky, was Incorporated with
capital stock OF 100000 to manufac-,
ture waterproof material
MISUNDERSTANDING Coal Land Com
pany. Welch, w. Va, was Incorporated
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