The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-07
SOUTHERN RESOURCES
ARE BEING DEVELOPED
Manufacturers and Capitalists Begin
New Year With Large
Operations.

Baltimore. Jan. 6.--During the hol-
iday season there was scarcely any
cessation of announcing plans for
Southern developmental enterprises.
Throughout the entire Southern
States, from Maryland to Texas, man
ufacturers and capitalists told of
plans for new organizations. as well
as for adding to the activities OF those
already esta hlished. This week Man
ufacturers Record presents interest
ing and timely data regarding these
Southern propositions, together with
considerable other information re-
garding Southern resources and their
development. All the varied avenues
of business life are represented in the
news mentioned. and attention is
called to the most important. both
a. TO character and extent of invest
ment. among the numerous reports
made public.
In Arkansas the commissioners of
a drainage district decided upon build
ing "A drainage system which will cost
several million dollars. This district
intends to reclaim ESQ. 0o0 acres of
land and engineers have been engaged
who are now preparing plans and
specifications for the 3ot miles Of
canals and other construction which
will be required. At Baltimore there
W III pt approximately so,Ntp.Hph en-
pended for an extensive land develop
ment 10 bring into existence an in
dustrial residential city for employees
of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation.
now investing from $40, 100000 to
$40 .oo0,0 900 for additions to the steel
plants. shipyards. etc. AT Sparrows
Point. near Baltimore. At Norfolk
there will be 100000 To $500. 600
investment for building and equip
ping chain manufacturing plant by
a New England corporation. which
owns various large plants in different
cities. Near Birmingham. Ala, a we'll
known coal and coke corporation has
begun developments for an additional
mine with daily capacity of $500
tons Of coal, about $500. 600 TO be the
cost Of opening and equipping this
plant. AT Buchanan. w. Va, a $3.50
600 company has been incorporated
to develop coal lands in West Vir-
ginia and Ohio, AT Wheeling an es-
tablished tile company has added
100000 to its capital and will build
n plant for manufacturing electrical
porcelain products. At Macon. Ga
there will be large plant built by
100000 company. which will In
stall electric-driven machinery for a
daily capacity OF so tons of flre-b brick
hollow blocks. siio blocks and tile.
Just a few of the other announce
ments are included in the following
brief items:
Empire Graphite Co. Ashland, Ala.
Incorporated with 100000 capital tc
develop graphite deposits.
Electric Smelling Corporation, Bal
timore, incorporated with 100000
capital to manufacture electric furs
naces for smelling copper, brass and
other metals.
Sedalia- lie banon- Nowata Lead and
Zinc Co, Nowata. Okla. chartered
with $4,000 capital to develop lead
and zinc property.
Harrison Bros, Mobile, Ala, plan
to build $4,000 marine ways with
capacity OF 1900 tons.
McCorkle Lumber Co. Nora. Va.
incorporated with $4,000 capital to
manufacture lumber.
Charleston. Cooperage Co.. Charles
ton. Miss, Incorporated with $4,000
capital for manufacturing cooperage.
Lindsey Lead and Zinc Co., Joplin,
Mo-. incorporated with $4,000 capital
to mine lead and zinc.
Triton Packing Co. Triton. Ga. or
dersd plans and specifications for con-
struction Of plant with daily capacity
for killing and packing $50 hogs and
SO cattle.