The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25
THE SOUTH'S PROGRESS

Southern deveiopmentai enterprises
were announced during the week. and
today's Manufacturers Record pre-
sents interesting details regardine
them. They are OF slch a varied
character as to include activities con-
cerncd with the utilization Of all
Southern Industrial resources. several
of the enterprises involving expendi-
lures exceeding $1,000. 200. One of
these Is the plan of the Baltimore
tMd.) Dry Docks & Ship Building Co.
Tor m Investment OF s2,00o.0o0 to
extend its shipbuilding facilities, on
the 'Pata psco river. by building an
other plant Another shipyard enter
prise, new corporation. Is the Poto-
mac Shipbuilding Co, Of Quantico.
Va, chartered with 100000 author
ICED capital. Kentucky oil develop
ments are represented by 100000
the PEN sylvania- Kentucky
Oil & Gasoline Refining corporation.
which has been chartered by Ohio
and West Virginia capitalists. Ala
bama graphite developments are rep
resented by the United Graphite Co,
OF Goodwater, which has organized
with 100000 capital; the King
Graphite Co.. of Lneville, which has
with 100000 capital.
and c. r. Allen Graphite Co. of Ash
land, which has incorporated with
100000 capital.
Some of the other enterprises de-
tailed in today's Manufacturers Rec
ord are described in the following
brief paragraphs:
\ 100000 expenditure is planned
by the Muskogee fokia) Refining Co
for improvements, to include install
ing $4,000 wax-manufacturinE ma
buying oil cars TO cost 5000
200. building storage watts. etc.
Missouri lead and zinc will be mined
by the Crescent Lead & Zinc corpo-
raIion. Kansas City. chartered with
s 100000 capital.
An investment exceeding 100000
Is proposed by the American Chain
Co. Bridgeport, Conn. for the ship
cable and heavy link chain manufac-
turing plant it intends to build at
Norfolk
Filling devices will be manufactured
by the International Filler corpora
ton, Richmond. Va. chartered with
$3.50, 900 capital.
Oklahoma mining properties will be
developed by the Hydraulic Concen-
trating Milling & Mining Co, OKLA
homa City, incorporated with s25o,-
600 capital
A s250,00 expenditure is under
stood TO be planned by the Moltz
Lumber Co Wilhamsport, Pa, for
building bAnd-saw mill, constructing
etc, in the development of
s 900 acres of timber land at Mt, Tox-
away. in North Carolina
a capital OF $250.oo0 is named by
the Cora Coal & Coke Co, Hunting
ton W Va, incorporated with $780,
900 ca pital
Oklahoma zinc will he mined by
the Morgan Zinc Co, Oklahoma City.
with 5000. 900 capital
a plant for killing and packing
meat will be built at Navassa. n. G.,
by the Cape Fear Packing Co. incor-
porated with 100000 capital.
Zinc properties in Missouri Will be
developed by the Potosi Zinc Co.
Miami. incorporated with $4,000
capital.
Charlotte (N. G. manufacturers
have organized the Charlotte Knitting
Co, with sl25o 900 capital for estab-
fishing plant with daily capacity 500
dozen pairs of knit hose
Ice-creaui will be manufactured by
the Purity Ice-Cream Co, Charlotte.
y. @. incorporated with $3.50
capital.
Overalls will be the product of the
\. & w. Overall Manufacturing Co,
Petersburg. Va. incorporated with
100000 capital.
Paving contracts will be under
taken by the Branley- Lanham Paving
Co, Dallas. incorporated with 800. =
900 capital
From so to 100 hogs Will be the
daily capacity OF 4 meat killing and
packing plant which the Chpley
'Fla.) Packing Co, Incorporated with
900 capital, will build.
Lumber Will be manufactured by
the Woodson (Na.) Lumber Co, in
corporated with 100000 capital
An investment OF SIS. 900 is planned
by the Lesser Goldman Cotton Co. ST.
Louis, for building cotton compress
and four warehouses with capacity OF
10000 bales of cotton at Fort smith.
Ark.
y $4,000 plant for manufacturing
drills, deep-well pumps. etc, will be
established at Joplin. Mo. hv the
Keystone Drilling Co. of Beaver Falls
Pa.
West Virginia coal will be mined
by the Viacova Smokeless Fuel Co
Beckiey. incorporated with $4,000
capital
Electricity and ice will be manu-,
, featured by Hamln (Tex) Light
/ Power & Ice Co. Incorporated with
$50. 900 capital.