Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-19
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES
ALL OVER THE SOUTHLAND
New Enterprises Tint HIVE Just Start
ed up-SIany Old Ones Being
Added To.

Announcements of new Southern de-
Vclopmental enterprises. together with
| additions to existing Establishments,
the past week. as set forth in the cur
rent issue Of the Manufacturers Rec
ord.
From the many Industrial news Items
Of Importance have been CLEANED the
following brief statements:
Ship-yards will be established at
Brunswick. Ga. by the Oscar Daniels
Company. New York. which has plans
for facilities. to include eight marine
railways for building steel vessels hav-
ing contract to build twelve at a cost
OF S1.500,000 each for the government
An immediate expenditure Of ST.
100000 for constructing three piers and
large warehouses was announced BY
the Gulf. Mobile and Northern Railway,
Mobile. Ala. which plans that the con-
struction will be principally OF re-en-
forced concrete and steel. making the
buildings freproof and stormproof.
Complete facilities will be establish
ed for handling export and import ton
mage.
Virginia coal will be mined by the
Banner Fork Coal Corporation, Lynch
burg, Va. chartered with $1,000, ooO
capital
Five thousand acres Of Florida land
will be developed for orange and other
farms by the Sebring Development
Company. Sebring. Fla, Incorporated
with 100000 capital.
Steel and bottlers' supplies will be
manufactured by the American Steel
and Bottlers Supply Manufacturing
Corporation, Richmond, Incorporated
with s750.000 capital.
Automobile fabrics manufacture Is
contemplated by the Halifax Cotton
Mills, South Boston, Va. and In con-
nection with its plans the company has
increased it's capitalization from $780,
600 to 100000.
South Carolina pyrites will be de-
veloped by the Kershaw Mining Com
pany. Kershaw. S. c.. incorporated with
100000 capital.
West Virginia coal will be mined by
the Cleveland Gas Coal Company, Par
kersburg. w. Va. incorporated with
100000 capital.
Graphite properties in Alabama will
he developed by the Eagle Graphite
Mining Company, Ashland Ala, incor-
porated with 100000 capital
Kentucky coal land will be developed
by the Elkhorn and Shelby Creek Coal
Company, Whitesburg. Ky, Incorporate
cd with $4,000 capital.
Chemicals will be the product of tho
Keyser Chemical Company, Roanoke
Va. incorporated with 100000 capital
Kentucky coal will be mined by the
Knoblic Coal Company, Sebree. Ky. in
corporated with 100000 capital.
Bricks will lbe manufactured by the
Nansemond Brick Corporation, Norfolk.
Va. incorporated with 100000 capital
Paint will be the product of the De
Soto Paint Manufacturing Company,
Memphis. Tenn. incorporated with
100000 capital.
West Virginia coal will be mined by
the Carvers Fork Galleries Company,
Hartland. Va, incorporated with sT5,-
600 capital. also coal mines ill be
operated by the Bacontown Coal Com
pany. Shady Springs, w. Va, incor-
porated with $4,000 capital
Wagons will be manufactured by the
Cotton States Wagon Company, Char
lotte. n. c.. incorporated with $4,000
capital.
Machinery will be built by the High
Point Machine Works. High Point. "
c.. incorporated with $4,000 capital.