The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-17
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY
N SOUTH IS LARGER
Capitalists Establish New Manufac-
turing Plants and Expand
Others

Baltimore. Md. Sept. 16.--Indus-
trial activity throughout the South
resulted in many interesting an
nouncements during the past week.
details being presented in today
Manufacturers Record. These details
include the plans of capitalists for
esta blishing various classes of manu-
featuring plants, for enlarging exist
Ing factories, for developing mines,
for building electric plants. for manu-
featuring lumber. etc. In North Caro-
lima cotton company awarded con-
/ tracts for an additional mill for which
1t recently increased its capital to the
extent of 100000 in Maryland a
corporation was reported to invest
100000 for buildings and machinery
TO add 5000 tons to the monthly ca
pacity of its copper smelling and roll
ing plant; in Oklahoma a $4,000 COM
pany was incorporated to manufac-
ture iron drums and other vessels. etc
From the Manufacturers Record
are taken the following brief sum
maries of the principal industrial
items of the week;
Mooresville Cotton Mills, Moores-
Vile, n. c., which recently increased
capital by 100000. awarded contract
for 410x127-foot spinning mill and
42hxlS7-foot weave MILL in which to
install jV,puU SplHuiSE with dCCpHl-
panying looms, twtsters. etc. for
manufacturing cotton cloth.
Baltimore Copper Smelling & Roll
ing Co, Baltimore, is reported to ex
pend 100000 for building and ma
Chinery, increasing its monthly ca
pacity 5000 tons
Big Ben Coal Co, Baltimore in
corporated with 100000 capital to
develop coal land,
Henrico Lumber Co. Warsaw, Va.
/ increased capital from 100000 to
$500. 900 In order to extend IT'S devel-
opments.
Fisheries Products Co, Wilmington,
\. G. incorporated with s125,000 cap
ital to manufacture fish products.
Planters Cotton Oil Co. Pine Bluff,
Ark, incorporated with s125, 900 capt.
tai to manufacture cottonseed oil.
Olive Hosiery Manufacturing Co.,
Shelby, y. c., Incorporated with $780,
600 capital to manufacture knit hos
iery.
! Louisville & Nashville Railroad,
Mobile, Ala. has plans for coal dock
improvement to include installation
| of electrical hoists; cost estimated at
/ s78,s00
Flat-Top Pocahontas Coal Co..
Herndon. ". Va. incorporated with
$4,000 capital TO mine coal
V, NJ. Lord Manufacturing Co. Ok
lahoma City. chartered with $50, 900
capital to manufacture oil cans. iron
drums and other similar vessels
Pocomoke Oyster Co. Cape Charles,
Va, Incorporated with $50, 900 ca pi-
tai to can oysters.
Lneville Graphite Co Lineville.
Ala. incorporated with $40, 900 capt
tai to mine graphite.
Moncure Mill s. Gin Co. Moncure,
n. c., incorporated with $3.50 capt.
tai TO operate cotton gin and grist
mill.
Florida Fruit Preserving Co, Jack
sonville, Fla. organized with $4,000
capital to manufacture lellies, etc,
from citrus fruits.
Estill Manufacturing Co, Estill. S.
c., Incorporated with $4,000 capital
to manufacture and bottle beverages
King Creek Oyster Corporation, Pc
tersburg. Va. incorporated with $685.
600 capital to can oysters.
Dixie Graphite Developing & Min
ing Co. Clanton. Ala, incorporated
with IS, 900 capital to mine graphite
Walker County Lumber Co, Elmi-
ma. Tex. awarded contract for saw
mill with daily capacity 100000 feet
Of lumber