The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-29
MUCH BUILDING
IN SOUTHEAST
MANUFACTURERS RECORD TELLS
OF CONSTRUCTION WORK FROM
NORFOLK TO TAMPA.

a shipyard corporation, formed the
past week in Norfolk with $500 600
capital plans to build a plant TO in
cIudc a marine railway, machine shop,
ways for concrete barges, also a con-
crete drydock Of 5000 tons capacity,
designed for additional sections, ac-
cording to the current issue OF the
Manufacturers Record. At Tampa,
Fla, 100000 steamship line has
been formed.
An apartment house costing 1880
600 viii be erected in Memphis. Tenn
and in the same city a $40o,0 900 ware
house is planned, with arrangement
Tor additions later on. \ lard COM
pound refining plant costing 100000
is to be built in Memphis with equip
mcnt for a weekly capacity OF 1900,
600 pounds of oil lard. Another i'm
portant enterprise in Memphis is the
formation the past week of an auto
mobile manufacturing company with
81 600 600 capital. Will erect a plant
s.ith a daily capacity of 20 cars.
A valve manufacturing plant in Bal
timore viii erect a building for the
initial unit and install machinery to
manufacture valves and builders
hardware. And "A company manufac-
turing portable steel buildings will
double it's capacity. In Baltimore also
a rolling mill company will double it's
present Emil plant; II has an uu-
thorizcd capital of 100000.
In Atlanta, Ga, the railway and
power company is reported Mt work on
plans for a hydro electric plant devel!
oping 10000 horsepower and costing
$4,50O 600. 1t would take four years TO
complete The Georgia Alabama Pow
er Co. has Increased capital from
So o0O 600 TO $4,000. o0O. The city OF
Ell5ins, w. Va, will make improve
ments costing 100000. these to include
installation of eIectric-Eght. water and
sewer systems. new paving and city
hall construction.
Foundry products will be manufac-
tured in Charleston, w. Va. by 4 COM
pany Incorporated there with 100000
capital. y sa5O,Ooo company has been
formed in an Oklahoma town for the
manufacture of electrical inventions.
a 500 900 bushel grain elevator and
5000 barrel storage tank will be erect
ed in Houston, Texas, and in that city
also $500. 600 hospital is planned.
In the textile districts several now
mills have been formed. Al Gastonia,
n. c, company with 81 500 900 capt.
taI Will erect n building. install $4,000
spindlcs and manufacture combed
yarn. At Raulo y. c, a 15,00O-sp spin
die mill Will go up. At Spindale a
10000 spindle yarn and $4,000 spindle
weaving mill. Mills mt Roanoke Rap
ids. n. c.. increase from 81, 100000 to
800, 900; at Linco1nton from $1,000
to $1,000 OOO: at PaceIot. s. c.. from
81 .0C0 900 10 81 900 900; at VaIdese, y.
C.. from 500. 600 to $500, 600, adding
5000 spindlcs. Spinning mills have
been Incorporated at Stony Point, y.
o., for S5,o00.0O0 and at CIarksdalc,
Miss, a 100000 compress company
has been organized.
In the oil fields several new compa-
MICS have been chartered with large
capitalization. a $4,000 GEO company
having been Incorporated at Parkers-
burg, w. Va. In Louisiana $1,000
600 petroleum corporation and a $780,
600 oil company are announced. y
s25O.O0O refinery is to be built at
Louisville, Ky. Burkburnett. Texas.
is to have another refinery. and Il
S25O,OOO refining company has been
formed at Houston.
Among the now church buildings.
plans for which have been announced,
are the following: a 100000 Jewish
congregational building at Columbia,
No; a 100000 structure at Chatta-
nooga. Tenn. and a S25o,00o church at
Tampa. Fla.
A building company organized at
Shreveport, La, with 100000 capital
will erect a bank and office building
will be erected.