The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-03-21
COLUMBIA CHEMICAL CO., OHIO
CORPORATION, ACQUIRES VAL
UABLE PROPERTY.
TO ERECT LARGE PLANT SOON
Morgan and Petty Property on Pulaski
Pike South of City to Be Develop
ed-chicago, Ohio and Alabama
Capitalists.

The biggest phosphate transaction
that has occurred in Maury county in
recent years was consummated here
this morning when the Columbia
Chemical CO., a 81, 100000 Ohio corpor-
alton, closed the purchase of valuable
phosphate properties on the Pulaski
pike from J. H. Morgan, H. o. Petty
and others and announced that the
construction of spur track from the
Louisville and Nashville railway to
the property will begin as soon as
rights of way are secured and that
the construction of an immense pros
phate mill will begin soon after the
complication of the spur.
This announcement is the fulfill
ment OF forecast of renewed deyel-
opments in the phosphate fields made
in the Herald several days ago and
means much to the industrial and
commercial growth of Columbia. The
company will have it's local office in
Columbia which will bring to this
city as residents Z. H. Schuler, treas
urer OF the company, and a number
of other gentlemen who will be con-
nected with the operation of the plant
J. A. Curtis, of Cleveland, Ohio,
secretary Of the corporation and at
torney, made known 1.-The following
facts to The Herald this morning.
The Columbia Chemical Co., is an
Ohio corporation capitalized at 81 ,5O0,-
900. The officers are Roland T. Mea-
cham, president; Walter G. Baker,
vice president; E. H. Schuler, treas
urer; J. A. Curtis, secretary. The di-
rectors are: Roland T. Mecham, in
vestment securities, Cleveland, Ohio;
Walter G. Baker, president of the Am
erican Ball Bearing Co., Cleveland,
Ohio; E. T. Schuler, president A. c.
G. & A. railway company, Gadsden,
Ala, J. A. Curtis, attorney, Cleveland,
Ohio; H. C. Robinson, vice president
of the Guardian Savings and Trust Co.
Cleveland, Ohio; E. w Stees, real es-
tate, Chicago ILL.,,
The company has recently purchas-
ed the Morgan and Petty property on
the Pulaski pike four miles south OF
Columbia. The property consists OF
ITS acres and is considered most
valuable tract of land. Construction
of a railroad connection to the y. op-
erty from the Louisville & Nashville
main line will begin as soon as the
location of the right of way is deter
mined upon, several routes being I'M
der consideration. The construction
of the plant to prepare the phosphate
rock for the market also will begin at
an early date, although this work will
depend somewhat upon the compile
ton of the spur track. The plant VIII
have a capacity of 400 tons OF prepar'
ed rock per day. The prepared rock
will be used in the manufacture Oh
commercial fertilizer as well as soid
direct to jobbers for sale to farmers
in the raw state. The company's plan
includes the manufacture of phospho
ric acid, phosphorus and phosphatic
sulphor.
Mr.. Schuler will manage the compa
ny's business and will move to and
reside in Columbia. The addition OF
his family will be a notable acqulsi
ton to the citizenship and social cir
cles of the city. Mr.. and Mrs. stees
also will come to Columbia tempora
rily and have taken an apartment al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Coeh
ran. Mr.. Stees has been connected
with the development of phosphate
properties in this section for some
time and is well known here. The an
nouncement that he will make ni'
home here for several months is graft
flying to his friends.