The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-19
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES
TO GET 50 MILLIONS

Especial 10 The Richmond NirEinian. }
Baltimore. Md. Aug. 1s.-Three
government announcements of the
past week provide for an expenditure
of s33,000,060 for southern industrial
activities which will be efficient aids
in the winning of the war, besides
meeting general needs after the con
fiict has ended. They call fer a
s25. 900 steel plant in the Birm-
ingham district. a $4,000, 900 manu-
featuring plant at Chnchfield Va. and
a $4,000, 900 Industrial city develop
n1ent at Seven Pines, near Richmond.
Va,
Last weeks Manufacturers Record
presents the essential facts regarding
the above mentioned projects ia ad
dition to information on s90o. 600
machine shop building. 100000 ex-
tract manufacturing enterprise, $3.50
000 steel company. 5000, goo machine
shop building and $25o,000 Arkansas
company to mine zinc, crush rock and
manufacture lime. Other reports in
Cludc canueTies, local mines dra mage
systems. fertilizer factories. gas and
pli developments ace and cold storage
plants lumber manufacturing. metal
working. textile mills, Woodworking
plants etc. Interesting and timely
discussions Of questions that affect the
southern states and the entire nation
are also presented
The southern industrial news OF this
week : Manufacturers Record con-
tains items, from which have been
prepared brief statements of those
with "a capital of 500 900 and more
as follows:
a $4,000, 600 steel plant Will be
built by the Woodward Iron com.
pany. Woodward. Ala, the product to
be principally for the construction OF
government steamships at Mobile
Wilmington, savannah. Charleston,
New Orleans and Jacksonville It's
construction and equipment will he
financed by the government war in
dustries hoard,
4 $1,000. 600 plant to manufacture
products for war purposes will he
built at Clinchieid Va, by the war
department The exact character OF
the products has not been announced
but il is understood that large quaint
ties OF standard steel and iron shapes.
roofing. electric supplies, etc, will be
used for building the plant
An expenditure of $4,000, 900 is
planned by the war department for
puhltc utilities at Seven Pines. Wa. in
connection with the bag loading plant
now being built at that town. II is
to provide electric lighting facilities
water supply. sewers. sidewalks. etc,
fer a population of 8. 600 to 1000
An additional forge shop. the build
ing alone 10 cost 100000, will be
erected by the Bartlett Hayward com
pany, Baltimore, In connection with
other additional plants costing several
million dollars This Shnn Will
be of structural steel with sheet metal
roof and reinforced concrete floors
500 feet long by 500 feet wide,
Engineering and construction viii
be undertaken by the southern Engi-
neering & Construction company
Norfolk. Va, Incorporated with
$500 900 capital.
Extracts will be manufactured ny
the Andrews Tanning Extract com
pany, Andrews, n. C. incorporated
With $500 900 capital by North Caro-
lima and Pennsylvania investors,
a $4,000 expenditure will be re-
CURED for erecting 500x14o-foo'
brick and steel building. to be equip.
ped as a machine shop, at Aberdeen
Proving Grounds. Aberdeen, Md.
Steel will be manufactured by the
Hayward Steel company, New Cum
berland. w. Va, chartered with $3.50 =
goo capital by New York investors.
Zine will be mined, rock will bt
crushed and lime will be manufac-
tured by the St. Joe Zinc. Lime &
Crushed Rock company. st. joe Ark.
Incorporated with s250,o0o capital.
Oklahoma lead and zinc ores will
be mined by the Hope Lead & Zint
company, Miami, Okla, incorporated
with 100000 capital by Oklahoma
and Arkansas investors.
Extracts will be manufactured b.
the Pabst Pure Extract company
Roanoke, Va, Incorporated with
$4,000 capital.
A $4,000 cotton compress will b,
built by the Chickasha Compress com
pany, Ardmore, Okla. the new plan
to be located at Pauls Valley. Okla.
Chemicals will be the product o
the Turner Chemical company. Mem
phis, Tenn. incorporated with 800.
900 capital.
Manganese will be mined by tn,
Manganese Ore Development com
pany. Fort Smith. Ark, incorporated
with 100000 capital