Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-27
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY.
ALL OVER SOUTHLAND
Capital Being Put to Developments al
Use in Every Direction Through.
out Dixie.
BLACK MARBLE IN BoTEToURT
Two Hundred Acres to BE Dug Into.
Activity in Textile Lines in the
Carolinas-Tennesse and West
Virginia Moving.

Many interesting announcements of
Southern dcvelopmcntal enterprises are
presented in to-day's Manufacturers
Record. They detail the industrial re-
ports OF the past week, and include
plans for factories of various classes,
mining developments, river terminals.
news is of that character which iudi
Gates that capitalists and business men
arc fully aware of the Souths natural
resources and intend to utilize them
to the utmost.
The weeks reports include: r. NJ.
Hammond. Memphis. Tenn, with asso-
ciates of New Orleans. ST. Louis and
Chicago. to organize a 100000 cor
poration for building river-front ter
minal facilities OIL the Mississippi
River at Memphis: Reveille Rice Asso-
citation. Galveston. Tex, Incorporated
with 100000 capital to establish a
plant for manufacturing rice cereal:
Southern Plantations Corporation. Jack
sonvillc. Fla, organized with $500, 900
capitalization to develop 10000 acres
of land for agricultural purposes: Nc
Fcrrcn Smoke Abator Co. Lexington
Ky., Incorporated with 100000 CAPT
tai to manufacture n smoke-abating
G.. incorporated with $250.00O capital
to manufacture cotton goods
ACTIVITIES OF VARIOUS KINDS
THAT ARE NEARER HOME
Among the other reports were the
following:
Black Marble Product Co.. Hunting
ton, w. Va. chartered to develop 207
acres of Botetourt County (Virginia)
land containing large deposits Of black
for concrete blocks. etc. and later TO
quarry black marble in large blocks
for cutting into slabs.
J. NJ. Odell manufacturing Co, BY
mum. y. C.. will build 100000 mill and
install 5000 spindles, with accompany
ing machinery costing 100000. besides
$4,000 water-powcr equipment for
daily capacity 1000 pounds OF hosiery
yarn.
j. r. Newcomb. Bristol. va.-Tenn..
will organize 100000 company to build
tanncry.
B. l.. Dulaney. Bristol. Tenn. pro-
poses construction of $4,000 hydro
electric plant on Holston River
Cross Cotton Mills Company, Marion.
y. G.. chartered with $4,000 capital to
build 3.072-spindle plant with daily
capacity of 1000 pounds OF knitting
yarn.
Sterchi Brothers. Knoxville. Tenn,
organized with $4,000 capital TO cs-
tablish furniture factory.
Zickgrof-Jensen Lumber Company
Jacksboro. Tenn. incorporated with
$4,000 capital TO manufacture lumber.
Kenova Hardwood Flooring Com
pany. Kenova. W. Va. incorporated
with $4,000 capital to manufacture
flooring
Earle Sectional Crate Bar Company.
Greensboro, y. g.. incorporated with
100000 TO manufacture CRATE bars.
Elison Hosiery Mil. Connolly
Springs, y. G.. organized TO establish
plant with daily capacity 900 dozen
pairs of hose.
IIanes Hosiery Mill Company. Wins
Salem, y. c.. will build two-story
100X90- foot addition to be equipped for
finishing and dyeinE, and then will In
stall machinery in present building
to increase daily capacity to 800 dozen
pairs Of hose
Fort Mill Manufacturing Company.
Fort Mill. S. c., plans to build 250x 100
foot weave mill extension and to in
stall looms for manufacturing domes
tie ginghanlS.