Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-29
New Enterprises Which it is Expect
ed VIII Bring Added Prosperity to
Various Southern Cities.

new and enlarging Southern develop
mental enterprises are included IN tiif
reports of the Manufacturers lie
cord, Just out. They are all detailed
md the essential features OF ths
principal enterprises may be briefly
summarized as follows:
Contract to construct ~ steel Coy
ernment ships costing $2O,OOO,00O hos
been obtained by the American Ship
building Corporation. Alexandria
Va, recently chartered with cap
italization Of $1O,0O0,00O. This COM
pany has purchased 30-acre plant
site with frontage on Potomac River,
and will bald a plant for construct
ing steel ships, with $500 men en-
Dloyed. Washington ID. ca bankers
and New York steamship operators
control the management Of thls en-
telprise.
A $2,GOO,U00 repaIr shop unit 60
care for eight or ten army camps IN
the Southeastern States will be bn!'t
at Atlanta, Ga, by the War Depart
mcnt. Each unit will require q %:
acre site, with probable acccssInllltS
to rail and elcttric power faeli:-
ties. water-worlis and sewer system
The shop building viii be one story
high and 700 feet long by 100 feet
wide, with II acres concrete hooF
space, with railroad sidings on three
sides. Probably FL Paso and B"iti-
moro will be selected for site by two
Other shops.
An investment of scGeral million
dollars for building plant TO n1an"-.
facture powder near Nashville, lena'
is reported planned by Z. J. dn Poh'
de Nemours and Co., Wilmington
Del. who have purchased $500 acres
of land on the Cumberland Rive"
re,,.s.,e,ss tate tl,ar. this plant is o2".
+o he established under Government
.,,pervision, a s9O00u.0oo investment
being contemplated.
From 100000 TO 100000 win De
tho cost of the hydro-clecti1c plan
which the Blue Ridge Power Co., "i
snartanburg, 5. c., IS building I"
Tnvedo. n. {. Contract for the $loo
ooo dam $500 reet long by l2' fee
hirb, having been awarded last Nay
oT<l construction being now IN prog
ross This watcr-powcr electrical da-
velopmcnt vii! generate from o,oVo
10 10000 horsepower for oisst'o"-
,;or over the A0-lGiic TRANSMISSION
.rs+em 10 furnish electricity Tor
snartanburg, 1nmnn, Campobeilo ane
LnndrIm, in South Carolina, ana ITS
=, and saluds, in North Carolina.
Tractors will be built by the Amer
ean Tractor Corporation, Richmond
Va, chartered with $l.ooo'oo" ''p
4al by Richmond investors.
An increase OF capitalization from
s5Oo.oOo to s3,ooo,OOo has been de-
cided upon by the Roanoke M!sis
Roanoke Rapids, n. c., manufacture:
Of cotton cloth.
West Virginia coal will be mned
Nv the Davis Galleries Co., Glenvllis
W. Va. incorporated with soOo'ooo
capital by West Virginia and WASH
;nrton ID. CO capitalists.
An increase Of capital from $780,
600 to 100000 has been announce
bv the United Woolen Mills PARK.
srsb1rs. ". Va, manufacturer o.
woo,en cloth and mems clothing.
Kentucky coal land will be develop
Cd BY the West Virginia and hentucN'
Coal Co., Huntington, ". va incoe'
noratea with a capital Of sl5o'oos
bv Huntington investors.
West Virginia coal will be nnne'
hv the Pittsmont Coal Co, Connells
vile. Pa, Incorporated with sIoo'o'>
capital by Connellsville investors
Boxes will be manufactured ey ths
Midwest Box Co., Fairmont. W. va,
Incorporated with Sl50,0o0 capita
by Illinois and Ohio investors.
West Virginia coal will be minst
by the Cabin Creek Block Coal co
Ronda. W. Va. Incorporated witt
100000 capital.
Lumber will he manufacturer. D,
the Richmond Lumber Co., Charlotte
". c., incorporated with sloo,o3'
capital.
West Virginia Coal land will pe dc
veloped by the Beard Smoseless Co;
Co. pemberton. ". Va. incorpora
ed with 100000 capital by We
Yireinia investors.