Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-01-14
Marvellous Development of the South Dur
ing 1884.


The Baltimore Manufacturers Record in
its last issue contains review of Southern
industries for 1884, which is, in the space
it occupies, one of the most complete and
interesting documents ever given for public
benefit.
The list shows 1866 new enterprises,
with an aggregate capital reaching the
enormous sum of $685. 500, divided
among fourteen Southern States, as follows;
Alabama 176 new establishments, with a
capital of $40, 925, 900; Arkansas Sc, with a
capital of 50, O4O, 600; Florida, 95, and 3d.
1913, 600 capital; Georgia, 100, with Sc, 455.-
600 capital; Kentucky, 1877, with SCI, 1884,
600 capital; Louisiana, So, with $2l, 534, :
900 capital; Maryland, 105, with $7,121,-
coo capital; Mississippi, 40, with $685.
900 capital; North Carolina a2e, with 81
10. 900 capital; South Carolina SO, with
S2,174,O GOO Capital; Tennessee $50, with
$7,91o,OOO capital; Texas 212, with &c.
us, 900, capital; Virginia 1873, with 3d.
45O, 00O capital; West Virginia n, with
81, 392, 600 capital. In Kentucky, Alabama
1 and Virginia, some extensive mining and
iron companies, with large capital were or
ganized, which runs up total of invest
ments in those States, though they also
added many Of smaller industries. The
list shows that almost every branch of gen.
eral manufactures is represented-cotton
and wooden mills, planning mills, building
material, factories, furniture factories, car
rage and wagon factories, handle factories,
and many others too numerous to mention.
There are many -four mills, as we'll as min
ing enterprises of all kinds-gold, silver
copper, mica, ore, coal, etc.
1t will be observed that Virginia is the
third highest State in the enumeration.
In work Of this magnitude, and COM
piled from materials gathere over such an
extensive section OF the country, it could
not be expected that every item entitled to
place in making it up, should be there.
| We have examined it in this respect, as ii
records the industries of this city and Au
gusta county. The new planning mill and
factory, that r. T. Bagby restored from
destruction by fire, is al that is given IL
the manufacturing enterprises of S5auntoI
for 1894. The city Flour ls,-W itz &
Holt, proprietors, some years run on
tile roller plan last year made considerable
additions, by erecting ali Elevator, sn6
making other improvements to tie estab-
lishment, expanding $4,000. Their daily
capacity is 60 barrels Of flour.
Another fna establishment, conducted
on the new system, is the augusta Roller
Mills, Andrew Boiling, proprietor, On the
Valley railroad, five miles North of this
city. Under the rule observed by the
Record in making up its tables it would
not be entitled to appear with the amount
of its original investments, but it has re-
Gently been improved with the addition o
pairs Of Porcelain rollers and other i'm
provements, which add to and make tho
whole capital 325, 000. One hundred bar
rels of -four per day are easily turned out
The Waynesboro' Mills, and Elovatof
J. A. Patterson, were entirely new works
in 1884, except the miIl-house. The SPEC
TAToR had full description Of this fne
establishment when it was completed
last October, which shall be placed at the
disposal of our esteemed contemporary
the REGARD. The new outfit was eight rol
lers and everything else appertaining to ;
complete mill with an Elevator capable o
holding 20, 600 bushels OF grain. The ez-
penditure in 1884 was over SO goo, and the
whole capital $50. 900.
We have not hal tims to glance over the
county, but are satisfied we can hereafter
add to the II cord Of 1884.