Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-02
MORE NEW INDUSTRIES !.
EVERYWHERE IN DIXIE
some OF tho Big Enterprises Briefly
Detaiied-Southland Is Not
Idle In War Times.
PERMANENT WORKSHOPS PUT UP
Cash Distributors and Pay-RoII
Makers That Will Keep Going
Long After Peace Comes Again.
Dixie Quite Active.

special telegram in this paper gives
some OF the details of the three coming
pants to be established in the South
oS the government OF tho United States.
one OF them. which has heretofore been
told about in this paper is to be es-
tablished in Richmond 1t would seem
that the South is getting the benefit OF
good share of the money that the
government is called upon TO expend
ior war purposes.
however. 1t must not be understood
That the South is not calling a halt
on industrial development that is In
aependent of governmental operations.
a &c" OF the Southern enterprises an
nounced In the current issue of the
Manutacturers Record. including only
tnose with the capitalizations exceeding
'iVo'ooo. are summarized below. II
VIII be seen that these extend all the
way from the Potomac TO the Rio
urande. In addition to these there are
worry many more on the smaller, orde:
that Is to say, such as require the
investment OF capital from 100000
down.
MILLIONS OF MONEY BEING
INVESTED DOWN SOUTH
All arrangements have been com
pleted insuring the construction of the
proposed industrial canal at New Or
leans the initial expenditure to be
from s3,o0o.0oo to 100000 and s12.-
100000 being the estimated cost This
canal with its lock. will connect the
mississippi River with Lake Pontchar-
train, and It will afford waterfront
facilities for the esta blishment Of I'M
portant industrial enterprises. Several
shipyards are already planned FOR loca-
ton by experienced shipbuilders.
a S1,7oo,0o0 plant for repairing loco
motives will be built by the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. Glenwood. w. Va.
contract having been awarded for con-
struction and equipment.
An oil refinery will be built by the
Little Sioux Oil Company. Tulsa. Okla,
incorporated with sl.250o00 capital by
Tulsa and Kansas City manufacturers
Ofhcers have been elected for the
Marion Coal and Lumber Company.
Chattanooga, Tenn. recently incorpor-
ated with a capitalization OF $1,000
o00 and general development plans
have been determined. This corporation
has 10000 acres of coal and timber
lands in Marion County. near Sequat-
chic. Tenn. for Immediate development.
and portable saw mills are now being
Installed to manufacture building ma
terials. 1t is estimated that 100000
feet OF hardwood and 100000 feet OF
pine, with other similar timber. will be
cut on the property.
AND OHIO
EXTENDING CAR SHOPS
Copper and iron products FOR mari.
time purposes will be manufactured by
the Curtis Bay Copper and Iron
Works. Curtis Bay. Md, incorporated
with 100000 capital by Maryland
and New York manufacturers.
An oil refinery will be built by the
Excelsior Producing and Refining Com
pany, Tulsa, Okla. Incorporated with
100000 capital.
n If
ordered for improvements and extern
sions to the car and locomotive repair
plant of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
way. Huntington. w. Va. These bet
terments are portion of the $4,000
900 improvement budget which Direc-
tor-General McAdoo has approved for
this railway, which has already begun
yard improvements costing $4,000 to
100000 at Huntington.
Coal land will be developed by the
Coal and Land Corpora
tion. Covington. KY, chartered with
100000 capital.
An oil refinery will be built by tho
Ranger-Palo Pinto OIL, Gas and Re-
fnery Company, Fort Worth. Texas,
Incorporated with 100000 capital.
Condensed vegetable and meat pro-
ducts will be manufactured by the Du
Pont Food Products Company. Balt-
more. organized with 100000 capital
Iron ore in Georgia and Tennessee
will be mined by the Georgia Tennessee
Iron Company, Wilmington. Del, incor-
porated with 100000 capital.
Graphite will be mined by the United
States Graphite Company. Wetumpka.
Ala. incorporated with 100000 capt.
tai by Wetumpka and Montgomery in
vestors.
An oil refinery will be built by the
Hecla Oil and Refining Company, Lex
art e1
capital.
Mining and oil properties will be