Evening star., 1923-11-21
$421,75O,o]O LET
IN NEW CONTRACTS
South Makes Remarkable
Record in Construction
for Nine Months.
special Oispa tch IN Tho Stor

special Dispatch 10 The Star.
BALTIMORE. November 1.-For
the first nine months Of 1923 contracts
we're awarded in the south totaling
S4Ei'150.o00. according to the Manu-
iacturers' Record. This represents a
marked increase over the similar
period for the two years preceding.
the 1922 total being $4Os. 200, 900 and
the full year of 1921 showing a total of
S330. 200, 900.
contracts to be let covering def
nite1y planned construction projects
total over $1,000, 100000, compared
with SSOs.000.000 for the nine months
period Of 1922 and with s715, 900, 900
Tor the first nine months of 1921. The
volume of work in sight this year,
therefore. greatly exceeds the pro-
cram called for last year and the
year before and promises much ac-
uVlty Tor the spring of 1924.
Some Big Projects.
AT Chimney Rock, In western North
carolina. s4.00O,000 development,
cacRed by local capital. is under way,
o,ooo acres of land having been Sc
cured under option for development
OF resort which will include a 1900
acre lake. l00-foot dam, highways
solr courses, hotels, auditoriums etc
hoener important announcements Of
the week include the following:
southwestern Gas, Ligth and Pow
er Company of Fort Worth, Tex, in
corporated with capital stock of $780,
voo 10 consolidate number Of util-
1ty companies.
Burlington Mills, Inc, Burlington,
y: G. chartered with capital stock Of
Si50.0O0 to establish cloth and yarn
niiI, removing equipment from plant
at Gastonia.
Franklin Process Company. Provi-
dence. r. l.. acquired Cohannet Yarn
Mills at Fingerville S. c., and will
make enlargements
city of Charlottesville, Va, voted
>ooV,O0o to increase water supply
sumter county, S. C., voted bond is
sue OF sl,50O.000 to improve roads.
Power Company Outlays.
West Virginia Power Company.
Charleston, has preliminary permit
Ior water power development on New
river involving construction of 75O-
loot dam, l40 feet high. Virginian
aoWer Company is expending s2.500,-
ovo Tor extenslons and improvements
at It's plant at Cabin Creek.
city of Dallas. Tex, sold S3325, 900
or municipal bonds. Morgantown. w.
va, contemplates election on $685.
bonds for erecting schools.
west Point Manufacturing Com
panF, west Point, Ga. and Lanett
cotton Mills. Lanett. Ala. have for
maIly consolidated with a capital stock
or S7,2O0.000, the new company to op-
crate a total of $4,000 spindles and
City of Greensboro. N c.. has au-
thorized the issuance of 1866. 900 bonds
Tor municipal improvements, includ-
ing $4,000 for streets. and will re-
100000 of bonds.
Clear Creek Mountain Springs Cor
poration, Pineville. Ky, plans to de-
velop 45O-acre site for Baptist en-
campment, including the construction
OF roads. buildings. etc.
City of Durham. n. c.. has plans for
its proposed s2,OOO.OOO light and
power development, involving the
construction of an eightyfoot dam on
Flat river and impounding about
100000, 900 gallons of water.
New State Capitol Planned.
The capitol building commission.
Charleston. w. Va. will receive bids
tion and mechanical equipment of
first unit of the proposed capitol. cost
The ,Argonne Apartment Company.
Louisville, KY. has begun construc-
tion of 100000 building.
City of Nashville, Tenn, is consid :
ering the erection Of a $l.O00,000 mu-
nicipal building and market house.
The treasury department, wash
irgton, has awarded contracts for
building additional structures at the
National Home for Lepers, Carville.
La, buildings and equipment to cost
about 100000.
City of Baltimore. Md, voted a
$1,0O0,000 loan to erect new police
headquarters building.
North Carolina College for Women,
Greensboro, will open bids December
for the erection of several buildings,
to cost about 100000.