Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-06
IS ENJOYING
INDUSTRIAL GROWTH
Many New Plants Opened Up in Va
rious Sections, According
to Reports.
VIRGINIA FIGURES IN Room
Plans Made for Another Water-Powe
Development on Yadkin River, in
: North Carolina, at Cost of Several
8 Million Dollars.

.A- ANYBODY VINO lll!lhS Tie outtc IL
country is not in the industrial swim
should read the paper and become con-
WINGED OF his error. The news from
sail lover the Southland is exceedingly
cheering. as far as the industrial and
dcveloprcntal situation is concerned.
New factories are going up. new water
power arc beine developed. new cleo
trio powers arc being put in use, new
shops of various kinds are being
opened and tho weekly payroll money
that goes TO build up retail trade is
heinE increased in hundreds of South
,ern towns. Virginia and North Caro-
lima are figuring largely in this in
idustrial boom.
The Manufacturers Record. which
Keeps UP with all of these develop
lnents, so far as they pertain to the
South, has IN Its last weeks issue a
long list OF announcements that Will
attract attention. These announce
ments make special reference to plans
for another water-powcr development
on the Yadkin River. in North Caro-.
lima at a cost OF several million dol
lars, a Georgia meat-packinE mpan
capitalized at 81. 200, 600. a 100000
hydro-electric plant corporation. a
100000 soda-ash factory, a $4,000
meat-packing plant in Georgia. another
similar enterprise to he capitalized
at SIS, 600 In that State, and a $4,000
dynamite factory for the Joplin mining
district.
MANY NEW ENTERPRISES
IN SOUTH REPORTED
From the details OF the numerous
reports are taken the following facts:
Carolina Power and Light Company.
Raleigh, n. c.. is reported as prcpar-
ing to undertake construction of hydro
electric plant on Yadkin River. ten
miles below Badin. \. C.. at cost of
several million dollars.
Gcorgia-Carolina Packing Company,
Augusta. Ga, organized with author
ICED capital OF $1,000, 900 to build meat
packing plant.
st. Louis and San Francisco Rail-
way, Sapulpa, Okla, was reported TO
invest s450.000 for improvements, 10
include constructing thirty-ciEht-stall
roundhousc, machine shop and track
age.
John r. Gibbons. New Orleans, award
ed contract for s225.o 900 feed and grain
plant; this will include hve-story
l46x5o-foot feed mill. l40X7b-foot grain
elevate of $50. 600 bushcl capacity and
three story 1i0X125-foot grain storage
warehouse. each of re-enforced con-
crete construction. with steel windows
and doors; machinery will include
equipment for daily capacity 600 tons
mixed feed and fifty tons poultry feed,
all driven by electric power. 2
Maryland Metal Crosstic Company.
Harre dc Grace. Md, retained cngi-
neer-architect to plan first unit of
plant with daily capacity 1900 cast
steel crossties: opo constructing
5000. 600 building and installing equip
ment TO include hearth furnaces.
Augusta Cold Storage Company,
Stanton, Va. Incorporated with $780,
900 capital to operate cold-storage
plant.
Ohio Valley Alkali Company. Hunt
ingten, W. Va, incorporated To build
$4,000 plant for manufacturing soda
ash used in manufacturing glass.
st. Louis. Iron Mountain and South
ern Railway, Monroe, La, will eIpend
$4,000 TO build nftecn-stall round
house. machine and boiler shop. car
repair shed and accompanying facili-
ties.
Bulloch Packing Company. States
boro' Ca, organized with $4,000 cap
ital to build m~cat-packing plant with
daily capacity 900 hogs; awarded con-
tracts for four-story 1lSxS0-foot build |
ing costing $4,000. and Will install
machinery costing $685. 900.
j. II. Bruce and associates. Green
vile, ). C.. plaN Organization of $4,000
company TO build m~eat-packine plant.
General Explosives Company, Jorlin. |
Mo-. Incorporated with $4,000 capital
to build dynamite factory; plant TO
include seventy buildings constructed
OF iron. cement blocks and wood.
Lanett Bleachery and Dye Works.
Lanett. Ala, awarded CONTRACT, for ad-
ditional three-story structure to cost
$4,000.
M Five Block coal Comrnnv.
Logan, w. Va, incorporated with $50
600 capital for developing coal land.
Fisher shrimp Company. New Or
leans, Incorporated with $40, 900 can
ital to catch and can shrimns.
Garnett Andrews, Chattanooga,
Tenn, and associates plan organization
OF S25,0o0 company to build hosiery
limiting mill at Oneida. Tenn.
Southport Perfume Company, Jack
%sonville, Fla, Incorporated with SIS, 600
capital 20 manufacture perfume.