The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-22
THE SOUTH'S PROGRESS


the past week, and the Manufac-
turers Record presents some inter
esting reports on this subject. De-
tails are told of plans for establish
ing shipyards and for adding to the
facilities of those already existing at
several Southern ports The an
nouncements include: Southern Ship
building corporation, chartered with
$40. 100000 capital; Muran Shipbuild-
ing corporation, Mobile. chartered
with 100000 capital by Mobile and
Philadelphia investors; Maryland
Shipbuilding company, Baltimore. in
corporated with sl.000,000 capital by
Baltimore and New York investors
farver Shipbuilding corporation.
Beaumont, Tex. organized with $780,
00G, capital; John w. Thompson, st.
Louis, proposes organization of $l0,-
100000 company to build shipyards
at New Orleans. Charles NJ. Schwab,
South Bethlehem, Pa. and associates
are understood to plan investment Of
several million dollars for establish
ing shipbuilding plant opposite the
Sparrows Point (Md.) shipyards of
the Penn Mary Steel company, which
Mr.. Schwab and his Bethlehem Steel
company associates control; Phoenix
Shipbuilding company, New Orleans
Incorporated with 100000 capital;
henderson Iron works Mobile, Will
install 100000 equipment to provide
facilities for constructing submarine
chasers and other wooden ships; Bar
rett Shipbuilding company. Mobile
plans investing 100000 for building
shipyards; J. f. Coleman, New
Orleans civil engineer, and associates
plan an ultimate investment of several
million dollars for land docks. build
ings. machinery, etc. for shipyards
at Mobile.
Other classes OF Industrial news
which the Manufacturers Record of
May 10 presents includes many enter
prises. those with capitalizations ex-
ceeding $4,000 being outlined in the
following brief para graphs:
A 81. e9e, 900 Increase of -aaPltaliza-
ton has been decided upon the Texas
Il Pacific Coal company, Thurber
Tex, the proceeds to be expended
mainly for developing oil fields.
More than 100 islands in the Flor
ida keys group will be developed by
the Florida Key corporation, Miami,
Fla. incorporated with 81 100. 900
acres in lines, construct hotels, etc.
West Virginia coal land will be
developed by the Western Pocahontas
Coal company, Huntington, W Va,
incorporated with 81 900. 900 capital.
Oklahoma mines will be developed
by the Merrill Mining company.
Mani, Fla, Incorporated with ) So
600 capital.
Lumber will be the product Of the
Long Pine Lumber company. La
chartered with $500, 600 capital.
About S500.000 will be invested for
constructing power plant buildings,
Industrial villages. etc, for the Walsh
Fire-Clay company. Nandalia, Mo,
New York capitalists incorporated
the Eastern Utilities Coal company
Wheeling ". Va. with $500. 600 capt
tai for developing West Virginia coal
property.
! Oklahoma coal fields Will be de-
veIoped by the Seneca Coal company,
Tulsa. okla, chartered with $500, 900
capital.
Virginia coal properties will be
mined by tile Sabine Galleries com
pany. Richmond, Va. chartered with
$500. o00 capital
A $500. Geo plant with daily capa-
city $4,000 magnesite and chrome
bricks has been contracted for at
Baltimore by the American Refrac-
tories company. of Joliet, Ill
Tennessee marble will be quarried
bv the Gray Knox Marble company,
Knoxville, Tenn. Incorporated with
$500 600 capital
West Virginia coal properties will
be developed by the Acme Pocahontas
Coal company. WEIGH. w. Va, char
tered with $3.50. 600 capital.
{ West Virginia coal will be mined
by the Huntington Coal Sales COM
pany, Huntington, w. Va, chartered
with 100000 capital.
/ Building and machinery contracts
we're awarded by the Triton GA. }
Packing company fer Il 100000 meat
killing and packing plant with daily
capacity 500 hogs and so cattle.
Kaolin deposits will he mined by
the McNamee kaolin company, Bath,
S c., incorporated with $4,000 capt.
tai.
I Mining properties in Oklahoma
will be developed by the Pioneer,
Mining & Developing company,
Miami, Okla, incorporated with $50,
600 capital
West Virginia coal properties will be
developed by the Cook * Carter com
pany, Terry. w. Va. incorporated
with $3.50. 000 capital.
Cottonseed oil Will be manufaetur-
ed by the Farmers Cotton OH com
ipany. Ada Okla. incorporated with
100000 capital.
Fertilizer will We manufactured by
the Robertson Fertilizer company.
Money f'OlHt. ' ds liICpi POI atft WIN
$500. 600 capital.
Kentucky coal properties will b
developed by the J. B. Blue Gem
Coal company, Pineville. KY, incor-
porated with 100000 capital.
Chicago capitalists will develop Vir-
ginia coal property. having incorpor-
lated the Virginia Coal 4 Fuel com
ipany with 100000 capital,
Cotton duck and other cloth will be
manufactured by the Tucker Mills,
Baltimore, Md. incorporated with
/ 100000 capital
Oklahoma mining properties Will be
developed by the Lucky Five Mining
company. Miami, Okla. incorporated
with 100000 capital.
Cottonseed oil. will be manufactur-
ed by the Central Oil mills, Jackson.
Tenn, Incorporated with 100000
capital.
Shale brick and hollow tile will be
manufactured by the Huntington. CIV
Na.) Clay products company incox-
lporated with $4,000 capital.
Bricks and thing will be manufac-
ltured by the oklahoma City Brick &
Tile company oklahoma City, incor
Iporated with 100000 capital.
Tin cans will be manufactured by
1.-The National Safety Can company
Louisville, Ky, incorporated with