The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-13
ID new PACklNe
COMPANIES N SOUTH
osse Than Half Million Dollars Total
Capitalization Of Movement.
COTTON FACTORY CONTRACTS.
large Undertakings In Caroiinns
shown BY Weeks Summary Pre-
senscd BY Manufacturers Record.
Industries Diversified.

Baltimore, Md. Aug ta-Promi-
4 Nent in the Southern industrial news
sof the past week. detailed in the Man
4 ufacturers' Record, are announcements
/ OF plans for eat-packing esta hlish-
snents Five new packing companies
are reported. with a com hined capital
Z ixation of 100000, three having
Il 800, 900 each, and one having $3.50
pee. with another to invest $50 600.
\ The organization Of these enterprises
Indicates that the movement for kill
\ ing and packing meat in the South is
progressing Other important an
nouncements are contracts awarded
for a $500. 600 cotton factory and VII
iage in South Carolina, 100000 tel
ephone exchange and office building
IN Tennessee, a $4,000 brick manu-
featuring company In North Carolina,
q 500. 900 fishery company IA North
Carolina. an $4,000 silk mill In Ten
nessee. a $4,000 hosiery mill IN North
Carolina. $50, 900 cotton mill addi-
ton in Ala bama. a silk-throwiug mill
in Virginia shiphuildtng plant IN
AFierida, etc. From the numerous de-
tailed reports of the Manufacturers
Record are taken the following es-
v sent,al statements;
Hamilton Carhartt Cotton Mills.
Rock Hi. S. c., will build 100000
cotton factory and village in three
Z rnits: contracts have been awarded
for first 800 000 unit, to include g.
g 900 spiadles 1is looms, dyehorse etc,
4 with weekly capacity of $4,000 Yards
@,f cloth.
Cumberland Telephone and Tele-
graph Company. Nashville. Tenn.
awarded contract for $500, 600 ex-
II change and office building; -four
sssories high and lo7 feet square.
Enton Stockyards and Packing Com
pany. Chattanooga. Tenn, incorporat-
"a with $4,000 capital to build plant
with initial daily ca pacity of eco hogs.
fifty head of cattle and fifty head of
sheep.
Andrew Ramsey Company, Nj
Savage, " c. Incorporated with $3.50,
600 capital to manufacture bricks.
- W., E-"esrear. WILMINGTON. n: c. is
organizing 100000 company to build
\ packing plant with daily capacity $50
- 200 hogs and thirty cattle.
Humason Super Heater Company,
Shreveport. La incorporated with
e,ooo capital to manufacture super
heaters for motor cars.
indiana Milling Company, North
: Kansas City, Mo, organized TO huil1
mill with daiiv capactt 1900 barrels
Of flour: awarded contracts for build To-
fngs and machinery,
c. l.. Robinson Ice and Cold Storage
Corporation. Winchester, Va, award
e. contract for 500 900 fireproof
building for additional storage eapac-
lily.
Neptune Fisheries Company, South
port. y. C., organized with $500 o0'
capital TO establish fishery IN Bruins
wick County on Cape Fear River.
Leon Feren bach Silk Company
WIKI as- Barre. Pa. announced plan
for silk mill at Johnson City, Tenn.
the equipment 10 include 5000 spin
dies with electric drive. costing 500
oon Installed in two-story 200x4s-foot
building costing s2b.0 o0
Lookout Ore Company, Summer
VILE. Ga. Incorporated with SIS, 00f
capital TO further develop and increase
capacity OF iron-ore mines in Citation
ga County.
g.s.nn Hosiery MaI, Con@elly:
Springs. n. C, incorporated with $40,
900 capital TO knit hosiery
Chattooga Mining Company. sum,
mervflle Ga. incorporated with 500.
900 capital 10 further develop and in,
crease capacity of iron-orc mines in
Chattooga County
Massell Realty Company Atlanta
Ga, will construct five-story io0x40.
foot concrete building costing $50. 00f
for beehive industrial plant
Waycross Packing Plant. Waycross
Ga. organized to construct meat
packing plant. buadinR TO cost $40
s- 600 and machinery 10 cost 81 H. 600
Citizens Utility and Development
Vi Company. Fort Pierce, Fla, ineorpo-
rated with $4,000 capital to buld
= electric light and power plant.
~3~s Independent Telephone COMPANY,
Graham, \ c.. incorporated with $50
600 capital 10 estah ish rural teie-
phone system.
Abingdon Cotton Mills. Huntsville,
Ala. will build $50 600 addition
Lafayette Manufacturing Company.
q Fayetteville. y G.. incorporated WITH
- $4,000 capital for manufacturing
y purposes.
7. Mifflin Hood Pottery Clay Products
n Company, Daisy. Tenn. organized t.
build $40, plant for manufactur.
e Ing shade acid tower rings and blocks,
q roofing tile. flooring tile. etc
Rappahannock Brick Corporation
~ Richmond. Va. Incorporated wit
q SO. 900 capital to manufacture bricks.
Klots Throwing Company. Carbon
"a dale. Pa. will build silk mill at Alex
"A Andria. Va, contract having been
~~ awarded for i00xs0-foot two-story
3 structure.
~ Dunn and Hillyer Corpora ton,
q Jacksonville. Fla, organized to build
u Shipbuilding plant.
Smith Bros, San Antonio. Tex. con
~ template establishing electric-driven
factory with daily capacity 1880 dozen
~ ooms: plant 10 include two f50x5O-
foot and one I00x30-foot buildings
lend 2ox3o-foot bleaching house; all of
concrete construction.