Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-22
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i Over two years ago we commenc.
ed the publication in the Manufac
J turers' Record each week of short
Items regarding the proposed estab-
llshnent In the South Of new enter.
!, prises or an important character.
As the growing manufactures nol
that section continued to attract
greater attention, the demand for
4 full.and complete Information about
the starting of all Industrial enter
I, prises steadily increased, and tO
meet this we organized our "Con-
struction Department" in which Is
i given each week the particulars Of
every industrial enterprise, such as
mills, factories or furnaces to be
built, mining and railroad compa-
: nies to be organized, and old estab-
lishments to be enlarged. It is from
the information thus carefully gath
cred that we have been able 10 COM
pile the statistics as to the amount
of money invested in manufacturing
and mining in the South during the
first two months OF 1884. When il
Is remembered that ut all times the
first month in year is one of gem
eral Inactivity, in which business
men are more occupied in settling
up the preceding years accounts
thanin establishing new enterprises,
and that, added 10 this, is the, fact
that during January and Februaryi
the weather was so inclement as TO
largely restrict all business trans
actions, the Importance of what
was accomplished in the South in
these two months will be better ap-
preeiated, And still better will we
appreciate this marvellous Industrial
movement If we take into account
the prevailing dullness throughout
the country, aud remember that,
owing to the very short cotton crop
last year, the purely agricultural
interests OF the South have been
considerably depressed.
Summing up the capital OF all
new manufacturing and mining
enterprises inaugurated at the
South since Jan. /, 1854, and the
amount expended i'm the enlarge
ment of mills aud factories already
established, the total is found 70
reach the enormous aggregate of
balance of the year, 1884 would see
nearly $l70,0O0,0O0 added to the
manufacturing capital Of the South
ern Statas. In addition TO the en-
terprises already organized, there
are very large number now being
quietly yiworked up in all parts OF
the South. One of the striking
features of the industrial progress of
the South is the immense amount
of Northern and Western capitSl
seeking investment there. The
Southern people themselves are also
displaying remarkable energy In
in establishing new enterprises aud
in building up their own section.
In what States has this increase
taken place, and i'm what branches
of manufacturing lis most progress
being made? are two questions OF
particular interest, the answer TO
which will show that the entire
South is sharing In this movement,
and that almost every industry is
represented. Our figures show that
in the amount of capital stock of
enterprises organized this year,
Kentucky takes the lead of all the
Southern States, with $6,S5l, 900;
while following not far behind
comes Alabama, with S5,2l0,000,
and Of the two we think AlaDaina's
represents more actual money and
less paper only than Kentucky's.
Alabama is making wonderful
progress. 1t Is really marvellous TO
note day after day the long list of
new enterprises started ia thut State.
They embrace almost every indus
try. Ii is true that the bouudless
coal and iron resources OF the State
are attracting great attention, re-
sulting in the organization, since
January lst, Of a number of heavy
mining and iron furnace companies.
But other industries are also flour
ishing. A very extensive cotton
mill, large machine shops, rolling
mill, planning mills, and similar en-
terprises, help 10 swell the list.
Virginia ranks third in the list,
with $3, $3.50, 900, represented by cot
ton mills, saw mills, rolling mills,
nail works, mines, furnaces, aud
numerous other industries while
Texas comes fourth, with SO, ,593. 900.
The list OF new enterprises In Texas
includes almost all industrial BRAN
ches except cotton manufactures,
and in that line she does not seem
TO be making any progress, not
witIistanding her fine advantages
for cotton mills. Georgia is fifth on
the list, with 2,074 900; and Mary
land sixth, with S2,0l5,00O. North
Carolina is making splendid pro-
gress, and in every part of the State
new factories are the order OF the
day. Cotton, woolen, flour and
saw mills, tobacco factories. mining
and machine shops are
among the new enterprises started
the aggregate capital being 81 ,227,-
900. Tennessee shows up with
$S46, 900. made up rather by many
industries of moderate extent than
by a few heavy concerns. West
Virginia counts up for the first two
months of the year $9lG,0O0, South
Carolina 500, 900, while the other
States figure up something less than
$500, 900 each.
Notwithstanding the depression
in the cotton goods trade of the
world, the South is steadily pushing
on in the building of new cotton
mills. Among the enterprises OF
this kind now under way Is new
ly organized company TO build
sl75, 900 mill in Columbia, Tenn;
500, 900 mill i'm Durham, n. g., by
j s. Carr and Odell Bros. "A $780,
900 mill for Trenton, Tenn; u $780,
O"O mill ia Da'tDu, Ga.; oar 90 cost
$4,000 in Griffin, Ga $sOD,00O
mill in It0lnuke, Va, aud an Wldl-
tiOnal mil, 10 cost about 500, 900 by
the itoue (GA J Cotton Factory
Co; while tie l1agle 4 Phoenix
Co, of Columbus,
CIT, now. running about 1000
spindles, proposes t0 put M a new
81 ,OOO,OJO mill The lately orgin-
lied Darlington Cotton Mill Co.,
will build $301, 900 biill al Ddr-
linglon, >. g., 10 be iinI-lr'd in the
fall, and another of equal cost Is
under construction at NpWherry, In
the same State; while Fdyetie, n.
c., and one or two Other places In
that State will also soon have new
COTTON mills. q.
At Rock inghan, n. g., Mr. Rob-
ert Dell is building q large min and
at Lowell, IN the sIme State, am
other one OF considerable size Is
well advanced. The Iliverside
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