The farmer and mechanic., 1915-05-25
NEW ENTERPRISES
IN THE SOUTH

Among the many Southern ir5-.
trial and other developmental arts-
prises reported in this weeks jss,a
the Manufacturers Record ara 49,
following:
West Point Manufacturing r.,
West Point, Ga, Will erect buiIa5rr
1852 by 1872 it,, about half Of lerr-b
to be stories for spinning ana othg-
one story and basement for weaytr.-.
also build cotton warehouses. 10 ~,
100 it, install plant to gen4rst1
steam for heating, slashing ana ira
protection.
Oklahoma Motor Plow Co. Nor,5
with capital stock of s10o. 900 -
manufacture motor plows.
Irene Mills, Gaffney, s. G. VIII
erect brick building one story ana
| basement. $50 by 1l5 #, and insrs1
| machinery for finishing plant
Hamburger Cotton Mills, Columbus
Ca, will add 5000 spindles to 10.000-
spindle mill for production OF cotton
cloth.
Waldensian Swiss Embroidery GO
Valdese, n. c., was incorporated with
capital stock Of s125,o00 to establish
| Boone Fork Lumber Co. Eliza beth
ton, Tenn, was incorporated with
capital stock of $4,000. purchased
timber land at about S250.000 ana
will build mills for monthly capacity
| Of 100000 feet; equipment 10 cost
$4,000
L. B. Myers, FL Reno, Okla. ana
others are reported interested in es-
| tablishing ice factory and electric
light and power plant at North Pleas
t9ntOn near Plea ga Mt on Tey
Scott Mining Co., Joplin, Mo, was
incorporated with capital stock ~
$4,000 to develop lead and zine de-
posits.
International Ditching & Road Ma
chinery Co., OWensbOro, Ky, was IN
corporated with capital stock OF $50
600 to manufacture ditching and road
machinery.
Trent River Lumber Co, Pollocks-
vile, N. c., was Incorporated, with
capital stock of $25, 900 to manufac-
ture lumber.
Louisiana Gravel Co, Jennings, La.
was incorporated with capital stock u
$4,000 to mine gravel.
Carter Coal Co., COalWood, w Va,
will build steel coal sipple complete,
with leading bOomS, screening and
picking facilities, etc, cost 100000.
Sidney Bieber, Washington, D. G..
and others purchased 10000 acres
Blue Ridge Mountain hardwood tim
ber land in Southwest Virginia and
North Carolina at reported cost ot
, $50O,OOO; will organize Mayo-Dan
Lumber Corporation with Offices at
Washington, develop timber, build
: mills, construct Mt. Airy & Eastern
) Railroad from Mt. Airy to Kibble, Va
Coosa Manufacturing Company Will
; erect annex to Mill No. 2 and then to
fifteen cottages; annex 118X106 #; in
| stall about 10000 spindles, with
, twisting machinery; cost about s1O0,.
, 900.
| Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Rail.
road, Galveston, Tex, will expend
s267,6SS for improvements, includins
S verts, $26,042 for stations and office
buildings, and $10,249 for shop ma
e chinery
Y Williams Coal Co., War
J, w. Va, was incorporated with capi'
! tai stock Of $4,000 to develop Goa
/ mines, etc.
e Lyle Marshall and H. r. White q
+ Nashville, Tenn, will build $4,000
: plant at Dallas, Tex, to manufacture
e steel wire springs. steel spring cot
q and davenports, etc.
}. Entermont China Clay Co, Enter
o mont, N. c.: organized with $4,000
n capital stock to develop china cla
? deposits; daily output II to Is tor
I to be increased l to 25 tons; is con
structing smile flume and Will bull
mill. install drying and pressing ma
chinery, etc.
Logan -Pocahontas Fuel Co, Char
lesion, w. Va, was incorporated wit
d capital stock Of 100000 to develo
j. coal mines.
/, BANKERS OF STATE TO