The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-25
SOUTHERN ENTERPRISES
CONTINUE TO EXPAND

Baltimore, Md, November "a
Large expenditures OF money are re-
CURED for the plans of several big
enterprises among the Southern de-
Velopmental announcements of ths
past week These are Included In
The detailed reports presented in the
manufacturers Records, which also
contains other interesting informa-
ton relative to Southern industrial
developments ana on questions of I'M
portance to the entire country.
me lsrgest corporation of the week
Is the United states Industrial C'hemi-
cal Go, Curtis Bay, Md. which has
been cha rtered with a capitalization
OF 2f,too,Ooo to manufacture chemf-
Gals in The Curtis Bay industrial dis
trfct near Baltimore. II Is understood
thai this company will acquire the ex-
/ tensive Curtis Bay facilities owned by
the United States Industrial Alcohol
Co. and will build another iare plant
At Dallas, Tex, an expenditure OF
Ss,S34,S00 FOR improve during
tie next FIVE years is planned ny the
Dallas Power 4 Light Co. Dallas,
Tex, which has determined details
as follows; $4,000, s5774g1 and
sfSl,30o for three suhstations, seIs,-
200 for underground system for wires.
sp1tp lVt Extensions 10 RRn9fTSfiN&
and transmission facilities. and s253.-
500 for betterments to overhead svs-
tenn.
sf.500.o00 enterprise in Louisiana
Shipbuilding Co, which has been
chartered at Richmond. Va Peanut
products will be manufactured by
a $1,000, 600 company which j. NJ
Harding, Dallas. Tex, plans to or
gauiZe for building factories and con
structirg 100 peanut warehouses
throughout Texas.
Among the many other enterprises.
with capitalizations of $50. 900 and ex-
ceeding that amount. were the follow
ing:
u Terminal properties will be operat-
ed by the Hampton Roads Terminal
Corporation. Norfolk, Va, chartered
with 100000 capital.
West Virginia coal and timber land
will be developed by the West Virginia
Coal 4 Timber Co. Petersburg. w.
! Va, Incorporated With $4,000 capt.
tai.
West Virginia coal will be mined by
the Franklin Gas A. Coal Co, Clarks-
burg. w. Va. Incorporated with $780,
900 capital
Oklahoma mines will be developed
by the Indian Queen Mining Co,
900 capital
Oklahoma oil win be refined by the
Oklahoma Peerless Oil Refining Co.
Ardmore. Okle-. incorporated with
$500, 900 capital
Cotton products will be manufactur-
ed by the Ensign Cotton Mills,
Forsyth Ga. incorporated with $780,
600 capital.
Oklahoma mines will developed by
the Tess Mining Co. Mangum, Okla,
incorporated with $250.0o0 capital.
Timber land will he developed and
| lumber will be manufactured by the
Robinson Land s. Lumber Co, Mobile.
| Ala, incorporated with $250,0eo cap
, ital
| Textile products will be manufac-
tured by the Latham Mills. Green's
boro. n, c.. incorporated with $780,
| GOO capital
| Oklahoma mines will be developed
! by the Baldwin Mining Co. Sapulpa.
Okla, incor porated with $4,000
capital
Oklahoma lead and zine will be
| mined by the Regal Lead & Zinc Co,
/ Oklahoma City. Okla-. incorporated
with 5000, 00h capital.
Oklahoma lead and zinc properties
| will be developed by the Beulah b.
b, Mining Co, Tulsa, Okla. incorporated
with q ca pital OF 100000
| Kentucky coal properties will be de-
| veloped by the Williams By-product
Coal Co, Pinevllle, Ky. Incorporated
with a capitalization Of $4,000.
| Oklahoma mining property will bs
! developed by the Leading Mining &
) Milling Co. Okla homa CITY Okla, in
lcorporated with 100000 capital
| High tension suspension-type disc
I y,-rs ,y~tr - -
Huntington w. Va, by the Jeffery-
Dewitt company OF Detroit. Mich,
gs'htch wits b1Iffrf 100000 plant IN
that city
Mn products will be manufactured
by the Gold Proof Milling Co, LOUIS
Vile, KY, incorporated with $4,000
capital.