Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-23
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES
DOWN IN THE SOUTHLAND
Manufacturing Plants Requiring E1-
penditures Running Up Into the
Miltions-Sone In Virginia.


BALTIMORE. MD. September 2o-
Many important new SoutheEn develop
mental enterprises were announced
during the past week. including indus
trial plants requiring expenditures up
TO 100000. These announcements
also include progress on big projects
heretofore reported. and the interest
| ing features regarding both the new
and the progressing enterprises are
/ told in the Manufacturers Record.
| In Kentucky, the United States Coal
and Coke Company. of Gary, w. Va.
has begun preliminary construction for
its 2O,Q0o-acre coal development. which
will require an investment of probab-
alone to cost S1.9oo,00O. Plans for this
mining enterprise include electric
driven equipment for daily capacity
OF 10000 tons of coal from zen plants
and the construction of a complete
mining town to include all the neces-
sary public utilities and Buildings for
the comfort and convenience of em-
ployecs. The company's lands are
largely covered with timber, and saw
mills are being installed TO manufac-
ture lumber for the town construction
In West Virginia the Solvay COL
lieries Company. of Syracuse, N Y, is
progressing with its Exeter Colllery
development near WEIGH, w, Va, and
estimates that the cost of the install
lation will be s1.25o.ooo. This amount
includes sinking shafts. constructing
sidinGs. building tipples. installing
mining and power equipment. etc. the
daily capacity Of the mine to be 1000
tons Of coal. A mining town with
modern facilities Will be built for the
employees OF the collicry.
In Florida the Chevalier Corporation,
OF Miami. plans an expenditure OF
probably 100000 for land develop
mcnts. to include constructing hard
surfaced roads. establishing town sites.
clearing natural channels. providing
artificial waterways. drilling artesian
wells, constructing streets and sewers.
providing mill sites for the produc-
ton OF cypress timber estimated at
100000 feet, and pine approximat.
ing 100000 feet, etc. This company
has been organized with an initial cap
italization of 100000, and its prom
critics comprise 207.360 acres of land in
western Dade and northern Monroe
Counties, on the Gulf of Mexico, west
OF Tampa,
Other industrial reports of IN. RAJ.
ord are:
Al Brunswick. Ga, the American
Shipoutlding Company has increased
its capital from $4,000 TO 100000 for
inc purpose Of constructing three ad-
ditional marine ways, plant to fabri-
~'N'S SeSci ioI SHlpoOlld1nG, shops, etc.
GONE OF this construction being in
progress At Ivanhoe. Va, the Ma
uonal Carbide Company has been in
corporated with S350.0G0 TO burn lime
and manufacture carbide. At Hous-
ton Texas, the Southern Sulphur Com
pahy was incorporated with $4,000
capital to mine Texas sulphur. and the
Texas Textile Company was organized
wish S2oo,o0e capital to build mill with
4 daily capacity of 1000 pounds Of
absorbent cotton and 1000 pounds Of
artificial silk.
The new mining enterprises of tn.
week include: Splint Coal and Coke
company, Buchanan. w. Va, incor
porated with 100000 capital: Black
Eagle Mining Company, Miami, Okla
1ncorporated with sl5c.Uoo capital:
BACK Creek Mountain Coal Corpora
tlon. Richmond Va. incorporated with
100000 capital IVA
The new textile plants include the
fort Prince Spinning Company. Wei
lord. S. c., incorporated with $50. 900
capital. and the Natchez (Mis..) Man
utacturing Company, Incorporated with
$4,000 capital. ~"