The Prescott daily news., 1916-04-26
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL PRO-
 GRESS.

Southern industrial progress for the week past, as reported in the Manu- lecturers Record, shows continued cause for optimism of this sections prominent part in the growth of the country along essential producing lines. Some of the more important items are presented herewith: Virginia Steel Corporation, Hope well, Va., will be chartered with $3,- 100000 authorized capital to build steel plant. recently announced as to be established at Hopewell; plans and specifications provide for an initial plant costing $1,100,000, including following facilities: Two 75 ton open hearth steel furnaces, 34-inch bloom ing mill, 6000-horse-power electric drive equipment, 12 gas producers, etc. Plans provide for adding univer- sal rolling mill and accompanying equipment costing S400,00o. Port Wentworth Lumber Co.,, Port Wentworth, Ga, incorporated with $1 100000 capital to operate proper ties formerly owned by Great East ern Lumber Go. and Southern Sea board Lumber Corporation, besides handling pine stumpage Con Savan- nah River) owned by Hilton Dodge Lumber Co.,; this last-named company will relieve the Port Wentworth Cor poration of cypress and hardwood in- ltermingled with its holdings; Port Wentworth Company will operate the Great Eastern mill with daily capacity 150,000 feet of lumber.
 Baltimore Oil Engine Co.,, Balti- more, awarded contract for construct ing 200x100-foot steel, concrete and brick building as first unit for it's plant in which internal combustion oil engines of from to 1000 horsepower will be manufactured; this enterprise is capitalized at S1,O50,000, it's incor- porators and plans having been re- gently announced.
 Western Maryland Railway, Balti- more, let contract to build grain ele- vator additions costing $250,000, to consist of storage bins with capacity 1 100000 bushels of grain.
 Birmingham District Mining & Manufacturing Co.,, Birmingham, Ala. incorporated with S500,000 capital to develop 1900 acres of coal land in Jefferson county, Alabama.
 Ii. F. Anderson, Tulsa, Okla, and associates were reported to have con- tracted for S3O0,000 cold storage plant, to include History 245x150-foot concrete and brick building.
 Ohio Valley Refining Co.,, St Marys, W. Va, incorporated with $250,0O0 to refine oil.
 Carter Kelley Lumber Co.,, Man ming, Tex, awarded contract for $25,- 'G00 building and $40,000 machinery or plant with daily capacity 100000 feet of lumber
 Geat Western Zine & Lead Co.,, Jop,ir, Mo-, incorporated with $780, 900 capital to mine lead and zinc. Short Creek Zine X Lead Co.,, Jop- lin, Mo, incorporated with S100;000 capital to mine lead and zinc.
 Franklin Mines Co.,, St. Louis, in- corporated with S60,000 capital to de- velop coal mine.
 Statesville Cotton Mill. Statesville, N. C., will increase capital by S75,000 and add 32O0 spindles with accom- panying machinery.
 Cooperative Ice Co.,, St. Peters burg, Fla, incorporated with $60,000 capital to build 30-ton ice plant with cold-storage department.
 Otter River Mining & Manganese Co.,, Lynchburg, Va, incorporated with S5O,000 capital to develop man ganese deposits.
 Pulaski Foundry & Machine Co.,, Pulaski, Va, incorporated with $50,- GOO capital to build foundry and ma chine plant, plans being now prepared for two 130x40-foot buildings.
 Keysville Copper Co.,, Keysville, Va, chartered with s50,oo0 capital to mine copper.
 N. P. Josey Guano Co.,, Scotland Neck, N. C., will build s50,000 fer tilizer factory to replace plant re- gently destroyed by fire.