The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-14
ACTIVELY PLANNING
INDUSTRIES IN SOUTH
Capitalists VIII Make Use of Many
of Rich Natural Resources in
Southern States.

" Baltimore, Md, January l5,-The
a first ten days of the new year
J. Ands capitalists and manufacturers
actively engaged in planning South
4 ern developmentai enterprises, some
Z of these requiring large investments
], of money This weeks Manufacturers
\ Record tells Of these plans for the
y utilization OF the many rich natural
e resources distributed throughout the
y Southern States, intended to meet the
I Increasing and varying demands for
3 all classes If natural and manufac-
y tured products.
i The Manufacturers Record sum
i marizes the numerous announcements
: and presents the essential facts as to
n the character and extent of the en-
terprises. 1t tells of "A 81 500, 900 com
& pany Incorporated al Savannah 10 op-
Il crate steamship service between that
# city and Dutch ports. of $6b0.oO0
L corporation to develop asphalt prop
. critics in kentuCky. a 100000 invest
Il nent TO increase an oklahoma re-
I hnery from daily capacity OF 20, 600
: 10 30 600 barrels If oil. A $4,000
company 70 manufacture powder and
( other explosives in West Virginia,
Z $500 600 company incorporated by
PENNSYLVANIA capitalists. who viii de-
u velop coal property in West Virginia,
etc.
Among the many other announce
ments listed in the Manufacturers Re
cord are tho following:
McNamee Clay Co, kaolin. S G..
Incorporated with 100000 capital by
Z TittshurE and Cleveland capitalists
! who plan to mine kaoitn,
Atlantic Veneer and Package Co,
4 Wilmington. y. g., incorporated with
5 5000, 000 capital to manufacture We
neer for packages.
chattanooga Cereal Co. Chatta-
nooga, Tenn. organized with $4,000
. capital to build cereal manufacturing
plant and 100. 000-hushel grain eleva-
tor.
Observation-Disclosures Coal Co, Wheel
ing. ". Va. incorporatedwith 100000
capital for developing coal land In the
/ Pittsburg Wheeling district,
Taylor Registering Protector Co,
Baltimore. Incorporated with $500 600
capital TO Introduce machine for reg
ixtering printing forms by utilizing the
! principles Of optical projection.
Southern Smoked Meat and Manu-
T featuring Co, Birmingham, Ala, in
corporated with 10000 capital to
pack meats
Parsons Rarr Co. Charlotte, n. C,
manufacture dvestuffs.
Big Creek Coal Co. Charleston, w.
Va. Incorporated with 100000 capt.
5 tai by Detroit capitalists, who plan to
develop coal land in Lincoln County,
West Virginia.
-wiegand Pickle Co. New
Orleans. organized with 10000 capt.
tai to build pickle factory.
Athens Brick and Tile Co. Athens,
Tex. organized with $4,000 capital to
build plant with monthly capacity
I 500, 900 bricks and 1000 tons Of tile,
Imperial Ice Cream Co. Parkers-
3 burg, w. Va. will build $50 600 ice
4 cream manufacturing plant,
Palmetto Ice Cream Co. Florence,
! s G.. incorporated with $4,000 capt.
tai for manufacturing ice cream.
Textile Manufacturing Co, Rich
. nond, Ma. incorporated with $4,000
capital for manufacturing garments
whltesburg Coal and Timber Co.
Whitesburg, Ky. organized with $50
900 capital to develop coal and tim
Der property.
James River Lumber Co, lynch
+ hurg Va. Incorporated with $4,000
capital to manufacture lumber.
Hall Foundry and Manufacturing
4 Co. Muskogee, okla. incorporated
with $4,000 capital to operate
foundry.
/ Shawnee Ice Machinery Co. Shaw
nee. Okla, incorporated will. $50
\ 600 capital for manufacturing ice
machinery.
BROOKS Run Lumber Co. Sutton,
( w. Va, Incorporated with $4,000
capital TO manufacture lumber.
K Ashland Hardwood Lumber Co.
! Ashland KY, Incorporated with
$4,000 capital for manufacturing
! lumber
Virginia Iron. Coal and Coke Co.
7 Middlesboro. Va. will build $4,000
i iron ore roasting plant at Middles-
boro furnace.
Christian Ewing Company F'ayette-
i vile. n. G., incorporated with $50
= 600 capital to build -four and grist
mill
h Thomas & Co. Gaithersburg, Nd.
! will build $4,000 cannery and flour
mill.
L Aston Parker Lumber Co, Tusca-
loosa, Ala. Is Incorporated with $780,
Y 600 capital to manufacture lumber.
Il Harmo Hughes Lumber Co.
Tuscaloosa, Ala. Incorporated with
y $4,000 capital for manufacturing
lumber.
Great Southern Coffee and Spice
1 Co. Lexington. KY. Incorporated
with $4,000 capital to roast coffee
y and prepare spices.