Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-12
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY
ALL OVER O|XIELAND
New Enterprises Opening Up That
Will Turn Loose Vast Piles
OF Ready Cash.
FURNISH EMPLOYMENT FOR ALL
charlottesville to Make Dycstuffs
and Observation-Disclosures Big Dry.
Dock Scheme Matcrializcs-(;rca
Textile Activity i'm North Carolina.

southern Industrial ;leVclopmcntaI
announcements for the past week. as
recorded III the current issue OF the
manufacturers Record, show con,in-
uati"h OF transactions requiring the
investment OF vast amounts of capital
III the Southern States Among these
may he mentioned the -Four States
Coal Company. Of Clarksburg. w. Va.
which is capitalized at S300O.OOO and
has acquired tfor further dcvclopment)
'''""o acres OF coal land. with mines
having an annual capacity OF 1000 90
tons Of coal The Norfolk Shinbu,ld
ihE and Drydock Company is i li,5oo, j..
vop enterprise. which e." ,Inplaics
building ahipyards on the /: 10y side
OF tile Elizabeth River. opposite Nor
OK. ~ Houston, Texas the Petroleum
kcutlhE Corporation, capitalized at
Sl.5ooooo. will build u plant for re-
lining crude petroleum.. About $500,
oVo Is the reported cost Of Il steel
i"rsinss plant proposed al ST. Louis
hE the Fulton Iron Works Cotton
mlil activities are included in two large
increases OF capita! by corporations
located at Concord. y. e. These are
the cannon Manufacturing comnapy
which has added 100000 to it's cani
'al' and the cabarrus cotton Mills
Which VIII arrange Sl.5oo.ooV in
TWO NIRGINIAS AND
NORTH CAROLINA ~ SWIM
Southern Gar Company. High Point
~ -. was reported TO build $500. 900
orahch steel-car works at New Orleans
Nlreihla lotteries Company. Dunbar
W. Va, Incorporated with Ss0O ooo
cap'tal !" acquire Consumers Insu-
iator Company plant at New Licking
toi' ONO. and to build = twclve-kiIn
plaht at punbar. manufacturing. hirh
tension insulat"rs and other porcelain
products
Meritas Mills. Columbus Ga, viii
h"'ia S2"'"oo addition. TO include 80 900
Sp'hdieS anu LOO looms for manufac
turing cotton cloth
NeWSom Valve Conrpanv 81 Io.is
incorporated With S25O.0nn capital 10
manufacture" pneumatic valves for auto
tires.
Mutual Cotton Mills comranv Gas
coma. y. g. incorporate with xaut, 900
'ani'al to build G.ooo-s piudl. warm min
w. i. CleaNrland, Lagrange. Ca and
associates propoS" organizing S2o0uuo
company To build m"at-kiilin- mud
packing plant.
Dawson coal Company. ,.larksburc
W. Va. incorporated with $1,000 can
iial for the development Of coal lands
HARLOI"TESNIII.E: no HAVE:
DYE EXTRACT FACTORY
IL. l.. Dung & 60. charlottesville
va WI! establish $3.50. 900 plant for
manufacturing dye and extracts
y
f"lht y e.. organized with Sla5 600
capital Ia establish knitting mill with
dai!y capacity ESQ dozen pairs OF hose
Good Chemical Company. Basic CITY.
va. incorporated with 100000 capital
Ia manufacture chemicals
Ihrcnd Mills Company, SPRAY. y a.
awarded $4,000 contract for in4talln
tion of electric drive i'll eleven cotton
mills.
Miiams Fork Smokeless Fuel Land
company. otscso. W. Va. INCORPORATED
with $4,000 capital to devotion conl
land
G. o. kuester. Charlotte y. g.. win
invest $4,000 for building q knitting
MN with daily capacity 900 dozen
pairs OF hose.
Nadine coal Company, HUNTINGTON. w.
va. Incorporated with $4,000 capital
to mine coal.
Carolina Woodcnwarc Company.
tayettevillc. y. C.. incorporated with
AP"''"o 'apitai +" manufacture lard
runs. canoy pals and other wooden
ware.