The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-22

this branch of industry. as indicated
by the several large enterprises with
qualifications ranging from $1,000
900 to $4,000. 900, ana the many es-
Establishments with capitalizations OF
lesser amounts, all mentioned since
May 1.
Southern shipbuilders with estab-
lished plans are securing a share of
government contracts awarded in con-
nection with the $50. 600 expendi-
ture which the federal shipping board
is arranging through its government
owned corporation, under the man
agement of Colonel Goethals, while
capitalists are esta blishing new plants
for building ships required under con-
tracts from the government.
There is every reason why the
South should experience great and
lasting expansion of it's shipbuilding
activities. The various plans for
building and repairing ships which
will be established in connection with
the governments plans for overcom-
ing the submarine menace and sup
plying our European allies with food
and munitions will form the basis OF
n permanent and extensive Southern
shipbuilding industry. This perman-
ency would seem assured because the
handing for years to come all the
vessels, especially cargo ships, that it
viii be possible to construct"
Among the many interesting ship
building reports of the Manufacturers
Record for the week were these;
York River Shipbuilding corporation.
Port Richmond Va. organized with
capitalization Of $1,000 coo by Rich
mond capitalists who control an es-
tahlished plant capable of producing
the necessary iron construction ma
terial for building wooden ships.
$500. 900 proposition for establishing
shipbuilding plant at Baltimore: COM
pany to build 6000-ton floating dry
dock at Mobile government inviting
bids for constructing $3.50 600 ma
chine-shop building and $4,000
foundry building for adding to ship
/ building facilities at Norfolk navy
yard large marine ways and drydock
contemplated by company at Beau
I mont; initial plant for constructing
wooden ships TO be extended for pro-
vding permanent facilities for build
ing wooden and steel vessels at
Tampa; New Orleans capitalists hay
ing surveys and other investigations
made for shipyards which may in
vove ultimate investment of several
million dollars at Mobile: company to
add launchngs ways to its facilities At
Baltimore; Virginia company contem-
plating purchase OF adjoining prop
ertv and providing facilities for build
/ ing steel vessels. IN addition -
original announcement of plans 10
construct ways for building wooden
ships for the government.
General industrial news In today
Manufacturers Record includes the
following important enterprises.
Plans formulated for organizing
s4000 900 company to build steel
furnace and tubing mills at Newport
News with annual output $4,000
tons OF finished product; North Car
olna cotton mill company increased
capital from $1,000, coo to 81 600, 600;
$500 900 company TO mine coal in
West Virginia: 100000 company to
mine copper in Arkansas; $500. 600
corporation to manufacture bricks at
Washington: $250,000 company to de-
velop 500 acres of Florida land for
colonization; $240 000 company to
develop mining property in Okla
homa: 100000 meat-killing and
packing plant at Wilmington. n. G:
$4,000 barrel manufacturing COM
pany at Norfolk; si5o,000 graphite
mining corporation in Alabama:
500. 600 grain milling plant in OKLA
homa: 500. 600 company to develop
coal land in Maryland; 500, 900 cor
( poratlon for coal mining in West Viz
GINA. 100000 automatic scale manu-
j factory at st. Louis; 100000 meat
/ killing and packing plant in Ten
nessee. $3.50 blanket mill in West
/ Virginia.. $4,000 coal-mining COM
pany in Tennessee; $50 600 company
to manufacture chemicals in Virginia
$50, 600 company to mine tale and
other minerals in Virginia: $4,000
company 10 manufacture lumber in
I North Carolina; $4,000 company to
develop timber land In North Caro-
] lima