The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-25

Baltimore, February 24.-(Special.) General industrial activity throughout the southern states continued during the past week, many important devel- opmental enterprises being included in the southern industrial news of to- day's Manufacturers Record. These developments are of that varied
 character indicating the utilization of
 the natural resources of the south
 large capitalizations being required and investors from all sections of the United States being interested. The announcements include $1,250,000 Flor ida farm and live stock development; $1,0OO,oO0 Mississippi sand and gravel mining development planned by Dela- ware investors; s6OO.Ooo clay develop ment enterprise in Mississippi; $600,000 timber-cutting company incorporated by Louisiana, Mississippi and Illinois peopIe who will operate in Louisiana; $525. 900 company which Pittsburg and Oklahoma City men will organize to mine lead and zinc in Oklahoma; $5oo'- 900 collieries corporation which Ken lucky, Michigan and Pennsylvania de- VelODerS nave OIBd " acres of coal land in Kentucky.
 Today's Manufacturers Record pre- sents all the essential facts regarding these enterprises, and those capital ized at amounts exceeding $10O,0O0 may be briefly outlined thus:
 St. Augustine capitalists will develop 5000 acres of land in St. Johns county, the East Coast Ranch company Of St. Augustine, Fla having been incorpor- ated with capitalization of $l,250ooo to undertake this enterprise. Their plans provide for crop rotations in Irish potatoes, corn, sweet potatoes, velvet beans, cowpeas, etc., togeaner with pasturing 2o00 cattle and 20o0 hogs.
 Mississippi gravel and sand will be mined by the Mississippi Sand and Gravel company, Jackson, Miss. char tered with $1,000,00o capital by Della ware investors.
 A s630000 reinforced concrete build ing for an industrial testing labora- tory will be erected by the department of commerce, bureau Of standards, Washington, D. C., contract having been awarded to a New York company.
 Contract has been awarded at $307.- s4o bv the city officials of Mobile, Ala. for constructing bulkheads and wharf as a part of river front municipal ter minal facilities for which $600.000 has been voted.
 Mississippi capitalists have incorpo- ra ted the Southern Ball Clay company. Miss, with $600.000 capi- tai, to develop white-clay deposits.
 Louisiana, Mississippi and Illinois in vestors have incorporated the Freder- ick Timber company, New Orleans, with capital of $600,O00, for cutting timber lands.
 Pittsburg and Oklahoma City invest ors have incorporated the Whitebird Mining company, of Oklahoma City. with $525,000 capital. for mining Ok lahoma lead and zinc ores.
 One thousand tons of coal is the daily capacity planned by the Elk horn Galleries company, Altemus. Ky, organized with s50O.000 capital by Michigan, Philadelphia and Kentucky investors, who will develop 600 acres of coal land in Letcher county, Ken tucky.
 West Virginia coal will be mined by the Kanawha Central Mining com pany, Olcott W. Va, incorporated with $500, ,000 capital by Charleston invest ors,.
 Factory buildings costing $s5o,oo0 will be constructed at Piedmont, W. Va, by the West Virginia Pulp & Pa per company. Luke, Md, which already has large plans for manufacturing pa per pulp and paper.
 Glass products will be manufactured by the Lynchburg Glass Works. Lynch burg, Va. which company has been in- with $s00,000 capital by investors
 Glass bottles will be the product of the Norfolk Glass Manufacturing com pany, Norfolk, va organized with s250.000 capital by Norfolk manufac- turers.
 Alabama graphite will be mined by the Magnolia Graphite company, Bir- mingham, Ala. organized with $200.000 capital by Alabama investors.
 Tennessee phosphate will be mined, nilled and refined by the Tennessee Phosphate company, Center yille. Tenn, organized with $200.000 capital by Illinois investors.
 Lumber will be creosoted by the Lumber company. Tulsa, Okla Unc.), with $200.000 capital.
 Chemicals will be the product of the Cole Chemical company, St. Louis. in- with $200. 000ecapital by st. Louis. and Wilmington. Del. investors.
 Plans and specifications arc being prepared for a s20o.000 coal washer which the Republic Iron and Steel com pany of Birmingham will build at Sayreton. concrete and steel construc- ton having been adopted.
 Natural gas products will be manu- lactured by the Taneha Gas Products Tulsa, Okla, incorporated with $1So.o0o capital