Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-12-29
INVESTORS PUT
MILLIONS into
new INDUSTRIES
Among New Developments
in South Is $350,O0O
Shelter in Arkansas.

Announcements which are of special
interest. as we'll as requiring expendi-
lures of large amounts of capital are
among the many connected with
Southern development enterprises OF
the past week. The Manufacturers
Record tells the essential features OF
these enterprises, and they include
activities in glass bottle manufactur-
ing, electricity generation and diStrl-
button, coal mining, graphite mining,
iron and steel manufacturing. lead
and zinc smelling, lumber manufac-
turing, meat killing and packing, etc.
The big enterprises include: S2,00O,-
600 glass-bottle factory in West Vir-
ginia; $1,500,000 causeway construc-
ton in Texas; $1,000000 electric-light
and power enterprise in Oklahoma;
100000 graphite mining and milling
corporation in Alabama; 100000 ex-
penditure for additional improvements
and developments of iron and steel
corporation in the Birmingham dis
trict; extensive additional plants for
manufacturing steel sheets by import
ant corporation of the Wheeling dis
trict: $35O,O00 lead and zinc smelter
in Arkansas; etc.
From the details in the Manufac-
turers' Record are taken the follow
ing brief reports OF few OF the many
developmental announcements of the
week:
American Bottling company, sub
sidiary Of Owens Bottle Machine COM
pany, Toledo, o., will build $2,0Oo,00o
plant for manufacturing pint glass
bottles at Kanawha City, w. Va.
Galveston county commissioners,
Galveston, Tex. and several railways
interested decided upon type of con-
struction for new length of causeway
spanning Galveston bay; plans pro-
vide for reinforced concrete construc-
ton and 4 total expenditure of $780,
coo.
Consumers Light & Power COM
pany, Ardmore. Okla, incorporated
with $1,00C,OOO capital to generate and
distribute electricity.
Republic Iron & Steel companys
Birmingham, Ala, will eXpend $780,
GOO with in the next two years for ad-
ditional improvements and develop
ments in the Birmingham district;
betterments to include constructing
electric plant to furnish power for
Warner, Palos and Sayreton, install
new mine with tipple and washer at
Falos, etc.
Royal Graphite Mining 4 Crucible
company. Goodwater, Ala. chartered
with $500, 900 capital to build graphite
mining and milling plant.
Observation-Disclosures company, Wheel
ing, w. Va. awarded buildings and
machinery contracts for eight hot
mills. with each train driven by cleo
trio motors, cold rolls, annealing fur
naccs, etc. for additional plants at
Beech Bottom, near Wheeling.
Fort Smith Sme.ter company, Fort
Smith, Ark, will build $350,900 lead
and zinc smelling plant to contain
5000 retorts.
Holt Lumber company, Bablin, w.
Va, Incorporated with $250,0G0 CAPT
tai to manufacture lumber.
Nava-Sota Products company, Nava-
sofa. Tex. Incorporated with $250,00O
capital for mining developments.
May Brothers Graphite company,
Ashland, Ala decided to build $175,-
900 plant with 10-hour capacity 500
tens of graphite.
Bowyer Smokeless Coal company,
Sullivan, W. Va, incorporated with
$125,O00 capital to develop 1900 acres
of coal land.
G. b. r. Smith Milling company,
Sherman. Tex, will build $125,000
mill with daily capacity 600 barrels of
flour
Batelle Coal company, Fairmont, w.
Va. Incorporated with 100000 capital
for mining coal.
Ragland Coal company, Pemberton,
w. Va, incorporated with 100000
capital to develop $50 acres of coal
land.
Standard Grease & Glue company,
Baltimore. Md. organized to build
100000 plant for manufacturing glue,
soap and tankage.