Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-07-19
SOUTHERN DEVELOPMENT.
Rapid and Encouraging Progress of 1ndui
trial Pursuits in the south.

Rapid and Encouraging Progress of Indus
trial Pursuits In the south.
BALTIMORE, July lS.-In its issue Of July
Is the Baltimore Manufacturers Record
will publish its semi annual review of the
industrial development Of the South, in
which it is shown that despite dull times the
Southern States have made excellent pro-
gress during the last six months IN adding
TO their manufacturing and mining indus
tries. The Manufacturers Record fabhshes
hst giving the name, location and chsrsc-
ter OF business OF all new manufacturing
and mining enterprises organized in the Ia
Southern States since snuary l, 1885, show
ing that the total amount OF capital includ-
ing capital stock of incorporated companies
represented by these new enterprises ssd in
The enlargement of old plants aud the re-
building Of mills DESTROYED by FIRE, reaches
the enormous sum OF $36,534 900. 10 the
compilation and revision OF these figures
over three thousand letters and postal cards
we're used. In the amount Of capital 10
vested during the last six months Kentucky
takes the lead with SIC. 62l 900, folio Sed by
West Virgins with s., $3.50
Maryland is third on the list, the new en-
terpIises in this Site, including several fer
tahzer factories, screw factory, two tack
factories half dozen or more machine
hops, can factory, -four mills, bark extrsc;
factory, refrigerator factory coal mining
sosp factory, furniture factory, &c. Ia Ala
hama, which ranks next to Maryland III
The amount of capital in these new enter
prises, coal mining and ircn making CON-
panies make up the bulk of the capita
There are four or five coal mining comp.n-
les with capital running from from $50, 900
70 $3.50 900; q $4,000 pig iron making
company is preparing to build furnace;
two furnaces are 10 be put up by the lead
iug coal mining company Of the State
while stove foundry, 9 large number OF
mills and and other enterprises are on the
list credited TO Alabama In the Virginia
list there are some extensive coal mining
c. mpanies, tEo large ice factories, two gold
mines, 9 number OF -four mills, tobacco fac
tries, lime works and brick yards, tin
mining company, foundry aud machine
shop &c.
The entire list of new enterprises shows
wide diversity of industries, indicating that
there is q healthy progress in nearly all
lines of manufacturing Interests, among the
new Industries reported being furnaces,
foupdries and machine shops, steel works,
c, ton seed oil mills, c1tton presses,
canning factories. carriage and wagon tscto
ries, agricultural implement factories
tobacco factories, ice factories, fertilizer
factories, furniture factories, stove factories,
soap factories, glass works, gas works, pot
teries, marble and slate qusrrying compan
les. and companies to mine coal, iron ore,
gold, silver, mica, natural gas, oil, etc. In
regard to the outlook for the future, the
Record says that it is very promising, aud
that rarely, if ever, have the prospects for
the growing crops been more encouraging
a. the South than at present. Every indics
ton points to magnificent corn and cotton
crops-ths largest ever produced-while
for rice, sugar, fruits and vegetables, the
outlook is almost, If not quite, as gratifying.
With abundant crops produced at a Low
cost with railroad, manufacturing and min
eral interests steadily improving, the South
bids fair TO enter upon an era Of great pros
perity this fall.