The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-25
NEW ENTERPRISE
IN LAND OF DIXIE

Baltimore Nd. March 24.-Many
important and interesting Southern
development enterprises were an,
nounced during the past week. anu
today's Manufacturers Record pre-
sents all the essential facts regarding
these new activities. The announce
ments also include extensive plans TOT
adding to existing manufacturers
plans and other industrial establish
ments, together with activities sho"
ing progress In the CONSTRUCTION anu
extension OF city, county and state I'M
provements Most important OF the
weeks reports is the $1,000, 900 in
vestment which the Export Rali"aN
Go. has decided upon for building on
Hilisborough bay. several miles from
Tampa Fla. plant TOT haholhs
phosphate and for accompanying Ia
cilities These will include phosphate
elevators, railway terminals SIX mlles
OF spur railway and a lb-mlle stand
ard raura railroad connecting with
tho Atlantic Coast and Seaboard Air
Linz railways. which the Export Rail-
way Co. will construct and fertiliZer
factory with acid phosphate plant
having an annual capacity OF 2o0.0oo
ton. to be built by American Agricul-
turai Chemical Co. OF New YORK.
Phosphate for These two manurac-
ten miles from Tampa, by the Amerl-
can Phosphate Mining Co. under the
control of the American Agricultural
Chemical Co.
Tho most important OF the various
other projects detailed In today's Man
ufacturers Record are briefly described
in the following paragraphs:
A 100000 plant for manufactur
ing gasoline Is contemplated FOR es-
49, fNrlfAd NJ
Fuel Co., in the industrial ols'rlct
around Baltimore.
The construction OF two or three
additional plants for MANUFACTURING
cleansers Is contemplated by the heS
nolds corporation. Bristol, 1enn.'
which has increased capital from
$500, 900 to 100000
Plans are being considered for the
$4,000 improvements which the New
port News (ya) Shipbuilding bfE
Dock Co. authorized last December
to include additional buildings new
machinery. general yard improve
Approximatelv seso,ooo viii be ex-
pended by the Roanoke Mills Co, Roa.
noke Rapids, y. c., for an additona'
cotton factory with 23.lS4 spindles'
zoo wide looms, 300 horse power eiec-
trice drive. etc The buildings WI
cost sloo. 8no and the machinery will
erxt $4,000. the main structure TO
re 542xl57 IL feet, Of concrete con
struction
West Virginia coal and timber land
~li be developed by tho Franz Coal
4 Lumber co. of Huntington. incor-
porated with $4,000 capital
Minnea polls capitalists have pur-
chased the Dayton tTenn,) Coal q
Yron Co. property for 100000 and
agreed 10 expend 100000 for i'm
movements before deeds Of sale are
issued: properties include coal ana
iron deposits. mines and 20 iron far-
naces,
VEolins will be manufactured with
machinery by the Hunt!n gton CIV. Va
Violin GO. Incorporated with $500
GOO cTspital
100000 increase OF capital has
been decided upon by the Ashland
tky.) Fire Brick Co, doubling It's
capitalization.
Coal properties FOR a daily capacity
Of 500 tons have been purchased by
the Beltona (Ala) Coal & Mining Co.
lnCorporated with $4,000 capital.
and will develop another mine 10 In
crease daily output to 1000 tons OF
coal.
$4,000 building for Offices and
exchange will be built a Danviile. Va.
bv the Chesapeake Il Potomac Tele~
phone Co.
An additional building and an ad-
diiionsi generator OF 5000 kliowa,'s
has been ordered by the Kentucky
Utilities Co. Lexington. the investment
to be $4,000.
Knit goods will be manufactured by
tho Charlotte Knitting Co, tncorpo-
rated with $4,000 capital at Char
totte. n. c.
A foundry for manufacturing pipe
and other similar products will he
built at lockwood, Tenn. by the Ten
nessee Cast Iron Pipe Co. incorpo-
rated with 100000 capital.
silver ore deposits in Texas will! be
mined by the Tama Silver Co. FL
Paso, incorporated with 100000 capt.
tai
Boxes and lumber will he manufac-
tared by the LANCE Crist Box 4
Lumber Co, Incorporated al Clarks-
burg. w. Va, with $leo 600 capital
Fly traps will be manufactured at
Paducah. Ky, by the Curry Cham
Mon Fly Trap Co. incorporated with
$4,000 capital.
An $4,000 addition TO a zinc mill
viii be built by the American Zinc
Co Nascot, Tenn.
Mines for coal development will be
;. opened In Kentucky by the Richland
Coal Co. whiteshurg. incorporated
with $50, 900 acpital.
An expenditure OF sss. 600 for build
ting and machinery has been ordered
by the Atlanta tGa.) Rektng Co.
Coal land development In Alabama
IL planned by the Powhatan Coal &
Coke Co. Birmingham. incorporated
with 100000 capital
Kentucky coal land will be devel-
cped bv the Pompy Coal Coke Co,
Pikeville, incorporated with $4,000
capital.
building supplies will be manufac-
tured at Benson, n. c., by the Star
Manufacturing Co. Incorporated with
$4,000 capital.
oklahoma coal developments are
nroposed by the Mccoy Coal & Mining
70. incorporated at Tulsa with $780,
900 capital.
! 100000 mining enterprise Is the
Martirsburg wv. Va.) Limestone Co,