Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-12
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES
ALL OVER THE SOUTHLAND
Developmental Enterprises In Various
States Briefly Summed up-AIorc
Shipyards Are SprinHlnK UP.

Shipyards Are SpringlnK UP.
investments of capital are among the
many Southern developmental an
nouncements of tho past week. detailed
in Manufacturers Record. They in
clude Industrial plants utilizing the
varied natural resources Of the South.
Among the announcements is that of
the Tennessee Land Company. q sub
sidiary of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and
Railroad Company, OF Birmingham
which has purchased several thousand
acres OF land on Mobile River. near
Mobile, Ala. This property is suitable
for a shipyard site, and It is believed
that the Tennessee corporation will
build large plant for constructing
ships. Rumors state that probably
100000 will be invested for site,
buildings, machinery. ways, ETC., for
constructing steel vessels. Another big
project is that OF the Georgia Railway
and Power Company Of Atlanta. which
is about to issue s2.50o.0Oo gold notes
in connection with plans for three adj
ditional developments to represent an
investment Of s4,S3n.o00. These de-
velopments will include the S330,O00
installation recently announced for its
sixth unit at Tallulah Falls. and the
other two developments comprise
generating station costing $4,000. 900
and a reservoir costing s1,50o.OOo.
Various other announcements include
the following:
West Virginia coal land Will be de-
veloped by the Omar Goa Company,
Omar, w. Va. incorporated with $780,
600 capital. and plans for a daily load
ing capacity of forty cars of coal.
North Carolina pyrites will be mined
tonia. n. c., incorporated with s25O,0o0
capital.
An electric-pow CT plant costing $780,
600 will be built by the Fort Smith
Light and Tracti,n Company. Fort
Smith. Ark. which proposes develop
present plant, developing 4.200-horse
power. Transmission system will be
built to furnish power for the coal
mines and other Industrial develop
ments.
Submarine chasers and other vessels
will be constructed by the Henderson
Shipbuilding Company. Mobile. Ala, in
corporated with $3.50 600 capital.
West Virginia coal properties will be
developed by the Roofing Creek Coal
Company. Clarkspucg, w. Va, incor.
porated with s25o,Ooo capital.
Shipyards will be established by the
North Carolina Shipbuildi.e Company.
n.
100000 capital
Denim will oe manufactured at Pi.
neilas Park. Fla. by the c. H. Heilig
Company, York, Pa. H,ich plans an
investment OF 100000 for this mill.
Cotton goods will be manufactured
by the Chinnabee Valley Mills. Italia
dega. Ala, chartered with 100000
capital.
Shinyards will he established at Pas
ca Eoula, Miss. by the Dierks- Blodgett
Submitting Company. chartered with
Sl59.oG0 capita! AT Kansas City, Mo.
West Virginia coal will be mined by
the E!khorn Seam Galleries Company.
Goodwill, ". W.. incorporated with
sl'o o0o capital. and by the Chaplin
corpcratcd wit., 100000 capital Also
by the Fayette Smokeless Fuel Com
pany. Mount Hope. Incorporated with
100000 capital
a 100000 plant for manufacturing
farm tractors. farming machinery and
motor trucks Will be .uilt Ivy c. NJ
Stone and associates CT Texarkana,
Ark.
0'at-packinE plant capitalized at
100000 Will be established ut Raleigh,
y. c.. by L. c. Duncan and associates
Metal springs and o'her similar prod
ucts will he manufactured by the Mary
land Metal Springs and Welding Com
panr baltimore, chartered with $4,000
italiZation.
\ 100000 fertilizer factory will be
hnNt at Greensboro. y. c.. by Swift s:
Co. Of Chicago.
Concrete block manufa curing ma
chimes viii be hui,t by the Smith Con-
cree Block Machine Company Mt
Atty. Md, incorporated with $4,000
cnnit.l
Textile fabrics will be manufactured
r1aS In
Pensacola. Fla. incorporated with
$50 600 capital
LINE for fertilizin : will he r,anufac-
trrnd BY the CONNER e Lime Cor,n,rv
0c''n Fla. incorpor ted with $4,000
capital.