Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-01
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY
seen DOWN IN DIX
Money for Investment and DoyeloI
ment Continues to Flow to the !
Wonderful Southland.
VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLYN
something Doing in Two of the Red
o! All tho Southern States-FIo1
ida Coming Forth-Nest v,rpin1
Attracts Attention of Investoss

Mohey Tor Investment along deyelor
mental lines continues to now sou,
""fu, some OF 1t coming tn virrioI
ana North Carolina, ACCORDING ~ ~
summary which the NInnufnctnrer
'oIo makes up for last week Sor1
~, o pls things which tho Recon
'"hHs special mention Of reo,ire -.
pehditures ranging from a fcw %, %
," uoiiars to u 100000 lay-o,,t ~
una drainage development In MI, =
Inc, Sther activities include plans for huiIJ
ing eiectrlc generating stations mi,
ne. to"i ana manufacturing coke. bujjd
,"s ier'iiiZer factories. manufacturer
i,r cIect'ns new textile mills, en-
sihs Others already erected ara A
operation. and all the like Of thai
mo big land reclaiminu nv III
non system mentioned. is that nrono.s
.oI inc Upper st. Johns drainare al
,i' Kissimmec. Fla. whose MIN !,
nnNe been approved by the war ~
20 . orr II Involves the reclaimtn
90 s.fIi development in Osceoln, Breyar1
81. Lucie and Orange Counties. the Coz
peihe estimated at S3,OOO.oOO
Hiohe number of enterprisca
kieater or less dimensions, tho foIIo, ~
'nS arc worthy OF mention. ncar 81
-, is' w. va, New Jersey chem
cal company. IL Is understood ,yt,I ~,
~ .0o0. 900 plant to manurac,nra - SulI
icais 70 DC used in alloys At Larranw.
'a-' tho Dixie Cotton Mills wero SO
poratcd with 100000 capital for ~ y
Occurring cotton products. Shipbujjd
Ihs actiVity Is represented by the va
port mat the Tampa Foundry and Mo
cnane company. Tampa, Fla. viii in
crease capital by $4,000 for eIt.nd
!ns ITS facilities to form a conon1at
sooo:ooo modern shipbuildinr mani
Hickahnly Creek Drainar. Disth !
Sena.obla. MISS. organized to construd
a,aanage system costing $4,000 4
land. aores
Standard Guano Company, Ral,,mor,
awarded contracts for cngtncerJnC oon
s'ruction and equipment OF nlan, ,rJ.
annual capacity 100000 tons or aci
phosphate. the buildings to bo Of ~
ana re-cntorccd concrete construct,on
fehn- Mar Steel Company (BcthId
mem steel Corporation). Sparrows poIn1
Ald.' awarded contract for constituents
or 40 additional by-product cox
ovens. W."
Southern Bell Telephone and Tel.
STaph Company. Atlanta, Ga. propose
$l2o,o0o expenditure TO build ,elephon
exchange and plac" wires under rroun]
1T Salisbury. ~ G.
Carolina Packing Company. wilminp
ION. y. G.. organized with 100000 ca nj
!'ai I" build ncat-pack ing plant ha,1
ing daily capacity OF 200 hogs.
r.. j. Bruce Company, Little Rocu
Ark. VIII build $4,000 plant 10 mann
tacture various classes OF wood doo1
ing.
Scar Branch Coal Company, Pinev,,l1
Ky. incorporated with $4,000 canit,1
to develop coal land.
By-Products Coal Company, Hunting
ton, w. Va, Incorporated with $50 o0
capital to develop 3Go-acre coal.lan,
tract
Stroupe Construction Company, Char
lotto. y. c.. Incorporated with s5o, o0
capital TO contract for general CON
structlon
William L. Goetz. Knoxville, Tenn
ana associates will organize $50 Dol
company TO manufacture crossties Il
connection with development OF 1900
acres Of timber land.
Charlotte Creamery Company, Char
lotto, y. G., Incorporated with $50, DOL
capital 10 build general creamery prod
ucts plant.
Enterprise manufacturing COMPANY
Radford. Va. Incorporated with $50.
600 capital for manufacturing purposes
killGbrew Manufacturing COMPANY
Newton. Ala. Incorporated with S3o,oo
capital TO manufacture cotton yarn.
kannapolis Lumber Company, Kan
napolis, y. C., Incorporated with s3oJ
600 capital TO manufacture lumber.
Ashley Hosiery Company, Norfolk
Va. VIII establish knitting mill witt
daily capacity of sixty dozen pairs q
hosiery