The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-07-18
InduatrdaI progress in the south.

Industrial Progress in the South.
Notwithstanding the fact that July is
usually an extremely dull month even dur
ing prosperous times, there is a remarkable
degree Of industrial activity in the South
is shown BY the large number of new en-
terprises organized, and the improvements
that are being made in old establishments.
From the weekly list of new industrial en-
terprigcs. as published in the Manufacture
ers Record, Of Baltimore Nd, of July Ii,
We gather the following: In Alabama we
find that the new Birmingham Stove Man
featuring Company, organized last week,
have commenced buying machinery for
their foundry; the Clifton Iron Co, Of Jen-
ifer, the president Of which, Mr. Samuel
Noble. is one Of the most successful iron
masters in the United States, will increase
their capital stock from 1925, 900 to $780,
600. with view, we suppose, to building
additional works; the rolling mills at Biz
mingham, according TO the report of the
superintendent, will expend 100000 In
adding a.steeI plate mill; at Jonesborough
a grist mill is building, and at Andalusia
saw MILL while new railroad is under con-
struction to marble quarries near NeWoka.
In Florida, Jacksonville is to have new
gas works, Kissimmee has good prospects
for an ice factory and brick yard, San
ford is partly promised the location OF large
iron works, Longwood has a moss factory
under construction, and Crystal River has
new saw mill. In Georgia the Macon
Oil & Fertilizer Company will erect fer
iilizer factory, enlarge their oil mill and
probably build soap factory; at Hogans
vile. the Cotton Improvement Company
will build a, fertilizer factory; $1,000 is
reported as subscribed for new grist mill
in Athens; an agricultural machinery man
ufacturing company has been Incorporated
in Augusta; proposals are invited for build
ing a railroad between Macon and Dublin;
contracts have been let for part Of the
grading of road between Rome and Car
rollton; hosiery factory win increase its
machinery, and negotiations are pending
for the location in that State of large iron
works Kentucky shows for the week
s. 900, 900 mining company Incorporated
at Louisville, $4,000 saw mill near
Grayson, a $50, 900 mining and manufac
turing company at Jamison, 50-barrel
-four mill completed at Bowling Green, and
two -four mills being remodeled and new
machinery put in and one being rebuilt,
while q s50O,000 company is spending
$200,000 in building railroad to open up
new coal mines In Louisiana there is
considerable activity, especially in the build
ing Of sugar mills and overhauling sugar
machinery; a $4,000 ice factory and stor-
age warehouse company has been organic
cd in New Orleans, and $4,000 fertih-
ger factory inthe same place; a large 4-story
soap factory has been contracted for in
Shreveport, and sash and blind factory
in the same city is under construction;
steam bag factory has been built in New
Orleans. and at Donaldsonville an ice fac
tory has been contracted for. Maryland
has new electric works company hose
manufacturing company, and flour mill
undergoing extensive repairs, while $780,
900 has just been expended in charging
brewery. Mississippi has added to her in
dustries spoke and handle factory and
$4,000 compress company. At Buffalo
Paper Mill, N. G., machine shop, saw
and grist mill are to be built; $4,000
carriage and wagon factory is under con-
struction at Wilson; saw mill is to be
put up at Wanesville, and has already CON
fracted to cut 100000 feet of hard wood
and at Democrat mining operations will be
pushed. In South Carolina there.is new
$4,000 cotton seed oil mill company that
viii enlarge an old mill, two marble quar-
rying companies and new fruit canning
factory. Tennessee has in Nashville new
company, with subscribed capital of $50,
900, to manufacture crackers, and in the
same city site has been purchased for
% to Bottom ice factory; at Daisy 100 coke
ovens are being built and extensive improve
me1ts made to coal mine; proposals for
grading a new railroad are invited, and an
official announcement is made that a new
railroad to cost over S15,000,000 will be
built in Tennessee, Kentucky and West
Virginia by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. In Texas $4,000 lumber
company has been organized at Waco,
compress is being builta at Tyler, $4,000
water and gas company at Marshall; at
Dallas work on the, large cracker factory
previously mentioned has been commenced;
an elevator and feed mill are to be built in
the same town; in Hardeman county smelt-
ing machinery is being received for the
copper mines of which Gen'l Mcclellan is
president and at Abilene So, 900 -four
mill is under construction. In Virginia
$500 flour mill is being built at Danyille,
$50, 900 union depot is to be put up at
Richmond, and plans for the 100000
city hall to be built at Richmond have been
accepted; at Lynchburg bids are invited for
the erection of a 5-story brick and metal to-
bacco factory; at Hamilton -four mill is be-
ing overhauled, and at Wilton an iron fur
mace repaired In Wellsburg, w. Va, work
is to be commenced Immediately on new
glass factory, a lumber railroad is to be
built from Buckhannon, and contract has
been let for the construction of a railroad
between Kingwood and Tunneton.
Considering the fact that the foregoing
long list of new enterprises is simply sum-
mary Of. the leading features Of one weeks
progress as condensed from the weekly list
Of new manufacturing and mining enter
prises, it is quite evident that there is a
very marked activity in the South in this
line. If large corn and cotton crops are
produced, as now seems almost certain, the
South will show wonderful industrial activ-
ity this fall
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