Improvements in Georgia Industries and Infrastructure
A survey of Georgia updates shows Adel-Saw and Planing Mill moving to Adel. La mar Rankin & Lamar reportedly sold rights for 8, 8, 8 patent medicine to a Western firm for $1,000,000. Fulton County Street Railroad doubles capital to $100,000 and begins road work. Central Land Co. chartered with $100,000. Gate City Oil Co plans a 125-ton seed oil mill and electric plant with extensive facilities. New iron works planned in Atlanta. Armour & Co to build a $6,000 refrigerator station in Augusta. Brunswick docks and warehouses planned by South Brunswick Harbor & Land Co. in Brunswick. cotton factory bought in Columbus for expansion. ice factory planned at Cordele. Mining and fertilizer projects advance in Douglasville and East Point. Fruit evaporator debated at Eatonton. plow-stock capacity expansion at Fort Valley. Gold discovery near Gainesville. electric light plant to serve Griffin. broom factory in Griffin. granite quarries expanding at Lexington and Lithonia. Macon reorganizes Automatic Refrigerator Co with $25,000. water works land negotiations in Macon. spoke and hub factory planned for Macon. Macon Gas Light & Water Co adds pump works. Quitman forms Real Estate and Improvement Co. donation in Savannah supports school of technology. Savannah street railway expansion planned. Talbotton forms anti rust mill and fertilizer factory with $20,000 capital. Valdosta clothing factory under construction. Waycross street railway chartered. artesian well project with $1,000 raised.
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Adel
Atlanta—Medicine
Lamar, Rankin & Lamar
Patent Medicine
Atlanta—Street Railroad
Fulton County Street Railroad Co
Atlanta— Land
Atlanta—Iron Works
New Iron Works
Augusta—Armour & Co
Chicago
Augusta
Augusta Oil Co
Inunawick
McDermid & Bros
South Brunswick Terminal
Brunswick
South Brunswick Harbor & Land Co
W. F. Penniman
Columbus
A. J. Young
E. W. Clements
Frank Colzey
T. J. Pearce
Cordele
J. E. D. Shipp
J. W. Stapleton
Douglasville — Mining
Douglasville Mineral & Land Improvement Co
James Longstreet
Tony Merck
Griffin—Electric Light
Brush Electric Co
Grifin
Lexington
William H. Sims
Lithonia
Southern Granite Co
Atlanta
Macon—Refrigerator
Macon Automatic Refrigerator Co
Macon—Water Works
Macon
J. H. McCall
E. A. Jelks
E. A. Grover
Savannah
Union Society
Savannah—Street Railroad
Savannah Street and Rural Resort Railroad Co
Talbotton
J. H. Dennis
Deeds for Confederate Veterans Home Approved in Atlanta
The Confederate Veterans' Home board approved the Schultz place as site after a $5,000 draft and $9,500 total cost with $1,500 from private contributors. Joseph Hirsch was elected director and tasked to organize a charity fair in Atlanta to support the project, with subscriptions totaling about $46,000 and over $8,000 paid so far. The board planned a Thursday visit to the Schultz farm to finalize building plans and location.
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Confederate Veterans’ Home
Constitution Office
Schultz Place
Calhoun
Romare
Joseph Hirsch
Atlanta
Howell
Schultze Farm
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Thornton, H
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Converso Bros
Waycross — Street Railway
W. Hitch
Warren Lott
J. 8. Sharp
Waycross Street Railway Co
Wrighteville
Veteran's Home
McGeehan
Dr. Cronin
Manufacturers’ Record
J T. Smith
British Iron Trade Association of England
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