The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-05
LONG LIST Of NEW
SOUTHERN ENTERPRISES
witty of Business and Organization
of Many New Industrial Plants.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
Baltimore, Md. March News of
many large and important Industrial
developments in the South was an
nounced during the week, particulars
being detailed by the Manufacturers
Record. They include activities in al
most every class OF industry, with sps-
cial reference to the manufacture of
iron and steel, the production OF cot
ton goods. the development of mines
the construction OF municipal utilities
the development of timber lands etc
The most important announcement
was that the Bethlehem Steel Corpo-
ration, Bethlehem, Pa, which has Sc
cured control of the Maryland Steel
Company OF Sparrows Point. Md,
through purchasing the Pennsylvania
Steel Company of Steelton, Pa. plans
to invest from SIS. 700, 900 to $40, 000.-
900 for betterments at the Sparrows
Point plant. The force OF men em-
ployed there will be Increased by s.
900, and the plant Itself will be made
the principal unit in the shipbuildlng
activities OF the Bethlehem manage
ment. Extensions that have been
planned for the Bethlehem works
will be transferred to Sparrows Point
and these extensions include plants for
manufacturing tinplate, merchants
bar plate and wire products. 1t is also
proposed to enlarge the iron furnaces,
steel furnaces. coke ovens. etc. and to
make extensive additions 10 other de-
partments
In connection with this an interest
ing report is that plans have been
completed for organizing the Chatta-
nooga Steel Company, Chattanooga,
Tenn. with 100000 capital. for
l,,g i
This plant Is to include two 75-ton
open-hearth furnaces, 34-inch bloom
ing mill with l0hour capacity 500 tons.
bar and billet mill sheet mill. tinplate
mill and electric furnaces with daily
capacity 80 tons. Electric power will
drive this big establishment, and ii is
expected 70 be ready for production by
September.
Additional details were decided for
the Baltimore Sheet and Tinplate
Company. Baltimore. the $4,000 900
corporation whose organization and
general plans were recently an
nounced. Open hearth furnaces for
manufacturing steel bars and other
similar products will be included in
the facilities. A ten-aCre site has been
secured and construction is now be-
ginning for plant to include twelve
fand eventually twenty-four) hot mills
with the necessary accompanying de-
psrtments Electric power will drive
the plant. 8 1000 to $500 horse power
being required. for an annual capacity
OF 900. 600 base boxes of tinplate of
100 pounds each, the product to in
clude black sheets for automobiles and
polished blue sheets for stoves.
Among the many other reports were
included details OF the following en-
terprtses:
Augusta Compress and Warehouse
Company. Augusta. Ga. organized to
build $4,000 plant including ware
house capacity for 10000 bales Of cot
ton and machinery for large daily ca
pacity for COMPRISING cotton. 49,.
!. NJ. Hays & Co, Memphis, Tenn,
will organize company TO build $3.50,
600 cotton compress and warehouse
plant. including 1.50ox6o-foot sec
tfoua1 concrete building with 40 fire
proof sections. each OF capacity for
40 bales OF cotton.
Thatcher Spinning Company, Chat
tanooga. Tenn, awarded contract for
constructing a three-story 2+x133-
foot reinforced concrete mill building
and electrical machinery, including
several hundred small motors, for its
$4,000 spindle equipment for manu-
featuring cotton yarn.
NNdI libHIeEf Mills. SDaDiaIpuIE, .
G. incorporated with 100000 capital
to build two-story 120x50-foot brick
mill structure and install $50 knitters,
with additional machinery for daily
capacity Of 100 dozen pairs Of hose.
Florida Peat Products Company.
Ocala, Fla, Incorporated with $780,
GOO capital to manufacture peat pro-
ducts
Southern Asceptic Fiber Co. Column
bia, 8. c.. chartered with $50, 600 capt.
tai to build three 2-story 150x50-foot
ing absorbent cotton. surgical dress
ings. etc: plant to include subsidiary
for manufacturing containers.
49, Baltimore Rubber Tire Manufacture
ing Company. Baltimore. Incorporated
with $500. 900 capital for the manu-
factnre of automobile tires
Champion Fiber Company. Canton,
N. c.. was reported as to install $780,
600 electrical bleaching process and as
considering the manufacture OF COM
mercial alcohol from sulphide by-pro-
ducts
w s. Whiting. Asheville. y. C, pur-
chased and will develop 10000 acres
of timber and coal land in Morgan
County. KY, his plans including an in
vestment of $500. 900 for betterments,
to include constructing railway, In
stalling band mill, buildinr several
dozen houses for workmen. etc.
Adrian Manufacturing Company
Mt. Holly. \, c.. recently incorporated
with 100000 capital decided to
build a two-story 300xS0-foot mill and
equip II with 1900 producing and
5000 twister spindles for manufactur-
ing fine-combed yarns.
Linn Mills Company. lands. y. c.,
will build teexfae and ia0x42-foot adj