The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-30
UTILIZING NATURAL
RESOURCES Of SOUTH
Big Plants Requiring Large Invest
mcnts of Capital Among Recent
Developmcntal Enterprises.


Baltimore, Nd. Sept. 2s.--Big plants
requiring large INVESTMENTS OF capital
are among the new Southern develop
mental enterprises announced during
the past week, the principal features
OF all being told In the current num-
her of the Manufacturers Record. They
are OF that varying character which
provides for the utilization of Southern
resources. among them being So
600 900 automobile tire manufactur-
ing plant in Maryland The others in
clude "A $1,000, 600 Virginia copper en-
terprtse $4,000, 600 lime and potash
corporation, three contracts totaiing
$500, 900 for Mississippi river levee
construction. a S250.000 Oklahoma
mining enterprise. a $4,000 Oklaho-
ma oil refinery. a S200, 600 pillow works.
"a $200 900 Oklahoma zinc development
company and a $500. 900 expenditure
for general mili-vfllage improvements
by "A Virginia cotton manufacturing
company.
The most important OF the weeks
Industrial items In today's Manufac-
turers Record may be summarized as
follows;
An investment Of $4,000. 600 is pro-
posd in the final plans of the Kelly
Springfield Tire Co, Akron. @, for
building factory for automobile tires
and similar products at Cumberland,
Md, II ~ for land Improvement. build
ings. machinery electric lighting facil-
tiles, etc; annual capacity to exceed
4o0'ooo tons. Contracts were award
] ed for machinery costing $1,000 600
and considers bic preliminary con-
struction has been completed Speci-
/ iications are being prepared for
l9oxl oV-toot power house, equipped
( Tor generating 1000 kilowatts,
t5ox1 5o-foot machine shop, l5ox6o-
foot pumphopae, water works with
Gai'F capacity Of ]o,OVo0Vo gallons,
etc
virginia copper VIII he mined by
me Virginia copper Corp, Petersburg,
a., rhIrtefed With SlO00,0e0 capi-
ial
ihfee contracts Tor leNce construc-
Non totalng }A91.UVV were awarded
ny the Thlrd Mississippi Levee dis
trict. Nicksburg Mss, the contrao-
tors being as fellows: y, 7, and T.
NJ. Lawrence Co, sS30.000 George +.
/ Ramsey, $4,000, and Roach. Clark
ana 20. *l5o'0op, van of Memphis,
i Tenn.
Lime ana potash VII be the pro-
! ducts OF the American Lime & Potash
froducis CO. Roanoke, Va. charter
! ed with 100000.
! Oklahoma zinc viii be mined by the
developed ny the Duluth Miami Min
! ing Co. Miami Okla. incorporated
I with $4,000 capital
Oklahoma on viii he refined by the
! biackwel Development q Refining
! co, Blackwell, okia., incorporated
with $25o,Oo0 capital.
a $-VptQo Inll Will be built BY
q ~ t!&Watet Mailing 60, Houston,
TEX, Incorporated with S250.000
capital
lows WI tee manufactured nv the
J y, hAam D. pIiFeF FloW CO.. hnoNNlle,
/ REM incorporated With 100000
capital
PNIahoma zine will be mined by the
s!ndeh Hinu Co. Tulsa, Okla iucpr-
: P2rA'eu with 100000 capital
An expenditure Of 100000 for gen
crAl niH-vllaGe improvements has
been decided upon by the Riverside
+ < Dam River Cotton Mills. Danville,
/ Va.
100000 plant 10 manufacture
. boxes and veneers viii he built by the
National BOX 60, Natche1 Miss, ar
ranged for installing additional units
TO a total investment of S250,000.
oklahoma mining properties will
{ Re developed by the Data Mining CO..
Tulsa, OKLA Incorporated with $l50,-
200 CT pi.aL
An oil refinery Will he built by the
Merry on & Refining Co, Kansas Cit2,
: AID" Incorporated with $4,000
4 capital.
a silk mill requiring A $4,000
ma chlner> installation Will lie built at
Parkcr9burg. w Va, by Kahn d
tieldnan, of New York. who VIII oc-
eniY Il 'o0N50-fobt two-story build
ing - be constructed by Farkersburs
investors.
Fiahs and specifications WIN soon
ne completed to construct buildings
'of m" cotton, duck and canvas mill
"hlch the Federal Prison. Atlanta. Ca,
WIN buIid Tor operation by convicts.
~ appropriation OF Sizo' 900 IS avail
aole Tor puiIaings ana 1t is expected
1nal an auaitipusi Appropriation Will
piuN!"e lot machinery 10 lnciude ]oo
. ICONS;
A'3,'ai1a graPhite VIII be mined by
ehe u'Ga" tfI@phite Co B1rming-
I'm a "a Incorporated with Sl2o'-
: wy Cap -, ,,,..
nun win aaiiy capacity Duo bar
lc'' W Hout wa n7 oullt oS the hoh :
+ @cFefes -HIlilhg % FonceVerte' W.
1 a. cIst or sizo'ooo.
.. p ~ pIpu ,i'-l. WI ne manutactur-
gu Wy ms 'I'itFs'ol@ aiming Co. Ron-
. ee.eft el., W. a, Incorporated with