The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-06
new BLEACHERY
AT FLINTSTONE
Company Formed With $780,
600 Capital MerCerizing
Plant Also Planned.
A. {. YATES AT THE HELM

The Yates Bleachery company has
| been formed and application for char
ter made by A. u. Yates and Don
Harris, OF Chickamauga. and t. r..
Wheland. of Chattanooga, MIR. Yates
announced Saturday. The new conf
pany will he capitalized, II Is under
stood, at 100000.
Several months ago The News an
nounced the purchase of the Flint
stone tannery property ut Flntstone,
Ga by Don Harris, of Chickamaugn,
The Yates company has been formed
to take over this property and the
early construction of a beachery of
large size is contemplated. II lis also
possible that a huge merceri2ing
plant will be added for processing
cotton piece goods. which will be the
only plant of It's kind in the south.
The company has acquired 325
acres of land, which is generally rec
ogni2ed as the most productive in
Walker county. The proposed town
and millsite and all improvements
are under natural drainage, The nat
ural advantages OF this property as
a manufacturing site are well known
to local business men and the revival
of industry at this point will prove
an important development for Chat
tanooga.
The location, though in, Georgia. is
in Chattanooga's great industrial ter
ritory and is served by two railroads
the Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia
direct and the Belt railway from tho
sewer pipe works. with the possi-
bilty OF an extension of the Nash
willie. Chattanooga & st. Louis rail-
way from Alton Park.
Tho water supply is all that could
be desired, according to Mr.. Yates
There is ample never failing supply
for domestic purposes and for the
necessary manufacturing and fire
perfection requirements. The supply
is served by gravity, eliminating ex-
pensive pumping.
The work of clearing the ground Is
already well under way. The build
inEs viii he OF the latest type mill
construction. concrete being the
principal material used. There are
considerable deposits OF sand rock
and timber on the property.
Yates at Head.
Mr.. Yates will be president and
general manager OF the company His
ability is recognized by bleachers
generally throughout the country
and his advice and opinion has often
been sought by others in business In
both the south and east Mr.. Yates
resigned from his position MS su-
porintendont OF the Crystal Springs
bleachery at Chickamauga a short
time ago to take the head of the new
company.
Special machinery for processing
cotton goods has been invented and
patented by Mr.. Yates. In the chem
istrv feature he is also well known
in his profession. being the origina-
tor of the YATES special finish" OF
back filled goods" for bag purposes,
finish that is said to be uncx-
celled The new company will make
speciality Of tho finish: IT is also
understood that MIR. Yates has in
view several improvements in ma
chinery which will prove Of great
value in reducing production costs.
The Yates plant win be the most
modern in the south. It's promoters
declare
The Flintstone company will be the
only concern In the south fully
equipped 90 finish goods for or man
ufacturc window shades. adhesive
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