Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-09
NEW INDUSTRIES IN
 SOUTHERN STATES
Manufacturers Record)

A $2,000OO0 plant for n,anufactur- ing wood alcohol and other chemicals in contemplated for establishment at Bierne, Ark, by the War Department. Plans include provision for 40-acre site, buildings of brick and steel, 80 or more retors, artesian wells with daily supply of 100000 gallons of water, etc., the daily consumption of wood to be 200 cords.
 Report states that $2.000,000 will be the cost of plant to manufacture castor oil for lubricating military air planes to be established by the Flori da Industrial Corporation, Gainsville, Fla. This enterprise to be under Government control and will consume castor beans grown east fthe Mis- sissippi River As nucleus for the plant, the Gainesville Chemical Co.'s pine7products distillery has been pur- chased.
 An oil refinery with daily capacity 5O,0O0 barrels will be built by the Lone Star Oil and Refining Co.,. Coleman, Tex, organized. with $2,- 000,00O capital.
 IA shipyard with facilities for con structing 96O0-ton steel steamships Co.,, New Orleans organized with $1.- 0O0,OOO capital. This new organization has $15,O0O,000 contract to build vessels of this type for the Govern ment.
 Ice-cream will be manufactured by the Carry Ice-Cream Co.,, Richmond, Va., incorporated with $1,000,000 capi- tai by Washington investors.
 Coal will lbe mined by the Colleen Mining Corporation, Arlington, Va, chartered with $750,000 capital.
 A monthly capacity of 1900 barrels of dyes has been decided upon by the the Consumers Dye Wood Products Corporation, Mibile, Ala, organized with $300,OO0 capital by Ohio manu- lecturers of dyes from logwood. This. company's plant will include main structure 300 feet long by 100 feet wide and 200 tons of logwood will be imported each month from Haiti for raw material.
 Coal will be mined by the Lenox Camel Cial Ci., Frankfort. Ky, in corporated with $300,O0o capital.
 Coal will be mined by the Bradshaw Coal Co.,, Lynchburg, Va, incorporat- ed with $30O.000 capital by West Vir' ginia mine operators.
 Automobile tires and tubes will be manufactured b ythe Great Republic Tire and Rubber Manufacturing Co.,, Oklahoma City, which plans an in- vestment of $225,O00 for building and machinery to be located at San An gelo, Tex.
 Mines will be operated by the Hon. ey Creek Mining Co.,, Grove, Okla., incorporated with $20O,0OO capital.
 A s2OOO,00O company will be or eanized by Moses and Davis, Solomons island. Md, to build shipyard at Cambridge, Md, where tho firm in tends to construct larger vessels than it is now building at Solimons Is land.
 An oil refinery will be built by the Prudential Refining and Producing Co.,, Fairview. Okla, incorporated with $2O0,000 capital.
 Lea1 and zinc will be mined by the Pratt Lead and Zinc Co.,, Tulsa, Okla. incorporated with $200,0OO capital.
 Gasoline will be manufactured by the Kadashan Gasoline Co.,, Tulsa. Okla, incorporated with $200,0OO capital.
 Glass will be manufactured by The Whittmore Glass Co.,. Charleston w. Va, incorporated with $150,oo0 capital
 Coal properties will be developed tv the Randolph Smokeless Coal Co.,, Phillippi, w. Va, incorporated with $150.O00 capital.
 Sulphur products will be maniac turned by the Liberty Sulphur Pro- ducts Co.,, Houston. Tex, incorporat- ed with $150,000 capital. A $150.0OO refinery with daily capa- city of 1900 barrels of crude oil will he built by the Sunshine State Oil Co.,, Witchita Falls, Tex, which has