The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-20
The New Industries Of Week.

The Baltimore MomuIitctwey's Re
corl of August 10 says that as COM
pared with the corresponding time
last year, the industrial activity Of
the South is somewhat remarkable.
From the lst of June to November
IS. 1881. the weekly list Of new en-
tcrprises organized III the South, as
published in the -NonuTitct"re"s Re-
coyd, was very short. occupying OH
" from q column and a-half to three
columns, averaging about two and
a-!lalf columns . week. Since the
lst OF June this year this list has
been running ut from four 10 six
columns week. or fully double the
space occupied during the same
months Of 1854. Now that large
corn and cotton crops are considered
sure. arrangements are being made
for much greater activity IN the
organization of new enterprises than
has vet been seen. The second week
Of August shows up with quite long
list Of important industries just or
ganized. In Alabama the rumor re
ported last week of flour mill to be
built IN Birmingham is confirmed by
the purchase Of site for 4 $4,000
mill. the full capital having been
subscribed; the Calcra Land Co., the
organization OF which, with q sub
scribed capital Of s500,000 was re-
ported last week, it is rumored will
erect an iron furnace and a cot on
seed oil mill; at Huntsville com
press has been built; at Calrra q
barrel and stave factory and brick
yard are to be established; at Georg-
lana another saw mill has been put
up; Jonesborough and Hanceville
are receiving the machinery for their
new grist and saw mills, while Mont
gomerv has decided to spend 5000,
900 or as much thereof as may be nc
cessary to build waterworks Flori-
da reports a ffty-nine thousand dol
lar gas and electric light company
organized at Orlando; d brick yard.
saw and grist mills, &c. Georgia
has organized $4,000 railroad con-
struction company; $4,000, the full
capital, has been subscribed for q
new fertilizer factory Newman, pre-
viously reported as being worked
up; $1,000 is being spent to enlarge
q lithographing establishment, and
machinery for Albany's compress is
nearly ready, while a number of rail
road companies have asked to be in
corporated. Kentucky has q $780,
00O cable railway machinery COM
pany, a 100000 gas machine con-
pany, and a 100000 gas company,
organized during the week, besides
smaller enterprises. A $4,000 glass
manufacturing company, and a Sl3,-
900 water works company have been
organized in Maryland, while arrange
ments are being made for establish
ing hosiery factory in the same
State. In North Carolina. DR.. Clark
Whittier, whose late purchase Of
$4,000 acres of land, with 4 view to
cutting timber, attracting immigra'
ton, laying out a city, &C., was duly
noted, has added 5000 acres more to
bis purchase. Goldsboro and Dur
bag ham are !5 figuring on water works; d
small Industries established. The
purchasers of the Camperdown Cot
on Mills, in Greenville, S. c., have
organized and are preparing to start
he mills up; Beaufort's new foun-
ry and machine shop is we'll under
ray. In Memphis, Tenn, contracts
ave been awarded for the 400 barrel
our mill; Maryville is tr have a fur
lture factory; the large planning
nils lately burned in Memphis will ,
REBUILT at once, and large wood
orklng factory in CHATTANOOGA
early doubled in capacity. Texas 4
IS organized a $4,000 milling com
my, a $4,000 canning company. l
ID $4,000 soap factory, also. '
nle West Virginia has a car ren- .
ator manufacturing company with \
capital stock of S1,000,00O, re. a a
rted all paid up; prospective
ller works in Charleston and wafer at
rks in Charlestown.