VIRGINIA 1910 Columbia Cotton Oil & Provision Corp Stock Certificate

Description

The company was incorporated in 1908 in Virginia.
Dated April 21, 1910.
The company ran a slaughterhouse and rendering plant . See below.
Washington Post, November 11, 1909
Finishing Big Plant
0,000 Abattoir and Refinery Soon to Operate.
To Employ 200 Persons. Industry at Arlington Junction Will Help Virginians.
Within ten days the Columbia Cotton Oil and Provision Company will begin operation of its 0,000 plant, which has been building near Arlington Junction across the river for the last nine months, and will mark one of the greatest strides forward in the industrial development of Washington.
In the abattoir 4,000 hogs a week will be killed, and a strong demand will at once be created in Virginia and surrounding States for porkers. ... The cotton oil refinery and abattoir will be run in conjunction in the production of lard compound, which will be one of the most important outputs of the establishment.
... The plant essays the importance of a town which has been recognized already by the establishment of a railroad stop and a postoffice by the United States government. The name is Relee, in honor of R.E. Lee. It is Relee postoffice, Relee station, and Relee telegraph office, all of which are in operation.
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