The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-02
SPEND MILLIONS IN
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES

ments amounting to millions OF dollars
are required for several of the impor-
tant Southern industrial enterprises
announced during the past week and
detailed in today's Manufacturers
Record. These plants include So
100000 Portland cement works with
industrial city, a S9,o00,600 nitrates
mandatory, $4,000 900 irrigation
system and hydro electric plant, a S2,-
100000 adding machines manufactur-
ing corporation, and a e00-ton daily
capa city iron furnace. Other projects
requiring ca pitalization of 100000 are
a plant for bleaching, dyeing. mer-
ceriZiug and finishing cotton yarn.
100000 timber land and lumber en-
terprise. and a 100000 mining de-
velopment
The Manufacturers Record reports of
the above and of other Southern de-
velopmental projects cspitsliz at
100000 and more may he briefly out
lined as follows;
An Investment Of 10000. 900 for site
plant buildings. machinery. industrial
city etc. for a Portland cement plant
Is said to be under consideration by
the war department, Washington. D.
G. The site Is on the Potomac river,
three miles from Cumberland. Md.
Plans Of the war department for the
s9.000,000 nitrateS mandatory at In
dian Head Md. provide for using, a
I. 200-acre site In Charles county and
furnishing nitrates, which will enable
the Indian Head powder factory to
increase its daily capacity from 10000
to 100000 pounds Of explosives. Rail
T, road transportation facilities Will be
provided by building an ss5o,06o steam
railway fourteen and one-half miles
long, with 1.200-feet trestle. TO White
Plains. on the Pope's creek branch of
the Pennsylvania railroad.
An expenditure Of 100000 Is pro-
posed by Charles A. Lindsey. Kansas
city. Mo, and associates for construct
ing q water storage dam with irri-
CATION system and hydro-electric plant
on the FRO river, near Knippa, Tex.
The initial irrigation Will be for &C.
o0n acres and ultimately for 100000
acres with electricity for the hydro
electric plant to be transmitted to San
Antonio. Cvalde. Sabinal and other
cities within radius of fifteen miles.
Adding machines Will be the product
Of the Mays Manufacturing Co. Lex
ington. n, c., incorporated with s2.-
500, 900 capital by Lexington manufac-
turers.
Cotton yarn will be hleached, dyed.
mercerized and finished by the Amert-
can Processing CO. Mount Holly, n. C.
Incorporated with $500 0C1 capital by
well known cotton mill manufacturers.
Seventeen thousand acres or Louis
lana timber land viii be developed by
the Vernon Parish Lun her Co. Kurth-
wood, La. organized with $4,000 cap
itaI, This development will include
building sawmilL planning mills, steam
drykilus. ffty-fve mile railway. lunl
Der town with public utilities. etc
Mining properties will be developed
by the Dallas Picher Mining Co,
Miami, Okla. incorporated with $500
600 capital by Oklahoma, Texas and
Missouri capitalists.
Engineering. construction and ma
chinery contracts have been awarded
for forty-seven by-product coke ovens
and a henzol manufacturing plant for
the Phillips Sheet and Tinplate Co.
weirton. w. Va; also for a blast fur
mace with daily capacity Of SEQ tons
Of iron for this corporation. These
ovens will furnish coke for the com
nany's present tin mills and for the
new furnace.
Fisheries will be established by the
Rlcou Fisheries Miami. Fla, incor-
-rorated with 100000 capital by Flor
ida fishermen.
Farm deveIopment Ia planned by the
| Central Farms Co, Davenport Fla
chartered with S25oooo capital
Cotton products win be nanufac-
! tured by the Steele Cotton MIL Co.
! Leno4=, \. C. organized with s25o. 200
capital and with contracts for build
ing and 5000 spindle equipment Of
machinery.
Missouri lead and zinc properties
will he developed by the Miami Waco
Lead and Zinc Co, Peteau. Okla
chartered with s20o, oo0 capital and
planning 10 build concentrating mill
with daily capacity from 500 to 400
! tons OF ore.
An expenditure Of 100000 has been
ordered by the Lynchburg Cotton Mil
| Co. I4ynchburg. Va, for building an
additional mill " provides for 5000
| 600 machinery. to include ie.4oo spin
| dies and 100 looms, $50. goo building and
$500 steam power plant with cleo
| trio drive.
| Coal land win be developed by the
| EarIston Coal Co. Kermit W. Va, In
| corporated with 100000 capital.
| Lead and zine mines VIII be devel-
| oped by the Poteau Lead and Zinc Co,
| Poteau. Okla. Incorporated with 5000
| o0A capital by Poteau investors.
Steel steamships will be built by
| the Kelly-Thompson Dry Dock and
ship Building Co. Mobile. Ala, char
tered with $4,000 capital by several
! Investors already interested In man
! aging a Mobile shipyard.
| Glass will he manufactured by the
! Hutton Bates Glass Co, Poteau. Okla.
! INCORPORATED with $4,000 capital.
I Cotton products will be manufac-
| tured by the clyde Mills Co. Clyde
! N c., incorporated with $4,000 CAPT
/ tai
| steel locker production by the Fred
| Medart Manufacturing Co. st, Louis,
I Mo, Will be increased at an expendi-
ture of $4,000. This investment viii
provide for 500 900 building and
/ $50. coo equipment for working sheet
/ metal
1 An oil re1nery will be built by the