Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-07-17
The Industrial Progress Of a Week
in the South.

Notwithstanding the fact that July
is usually an extremely dull month
even during prosperous times, there
is remarkable degree of industrial
activity in the South, as shown by
the large number of new enterprises
organized, and the improvements
that are being made in old establish
ments. From the weekly list of new
industrial enterprises, as published
in the Manufacturers Record, of Bal
timore, of July IL, we gather the fol-
lowing: In Alabama we find that
the new Birmingham Stove Manulac-
turing Company, organized last week
have commenced buying machinery
for their foundry; the Clifton Iron
Co., ofJenifer, 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 $225,00O to $4,000, with
view, we suppose, to building addi-
tional works; the rolling mills at
Birmingham, according to the report
OF the superintendent, will expend
100000 in adding steel plato mill F.;
at Joneshorough grist mill il build
ing, and at Andalusia q saw mill,
while new railroad is under con-
structlOn to marble quarries near
Newoka. In Florida, Jacksonville is
to have new gas works, Kissimmec
has good prospects for All ice factory
and brick yard, Sanford is partly
promised the location of large iron
works, LOngwoOd has moss factory
under construction, and Crystal
River has u new saw MILL In Geor-
gia the Macon Oil u Fertilizer Com
pany will erect fertilizer factory,
enlarge their oil mill and probably
build a soap factory at Hogansville,
the Cotton Improvement Company
will build fertilizer factory $4,000
Is reported as subscribed for new
grist mill in Athens an agricultural
machinery manufacturing company
has been incorporated in August:
proposals are invited for building a
railroad between Macon and Dublin :;
contracts have been let for part Of
the grading of road between Rome
and Carrollton a hosiery factory will
increase its machinery, and negolia-
tiOns are pending for the location in
that State of large iron works. Ken.
lucky shows for the week a $5,0OO,O0O
mining company incorporated at
Louisville, $4,000 saw mill near
GraysOn, $4,000 mining and man
ufarturing company atJamson, Il So
barrel flour mill completed at Bow
ling Green, and two flour mills being
remOdeled and new machinery put
in and one being rebuilt, while
$4,000 company is spending 100000
i'll building a railroad to open up
new coal mines, In Louisiana there
is considerable activity, especially in
the building of sugar mills and over
hauling sugar machinery; a $4,000
ice factory aud strong warehouse
company has been organized in New
Orleans, and $4,000 fertilizer fac
tory i'll the same place; large 4
story soap factory has been contracted
for in Shreveport, and sash and
blind factory in the same city is under
construction; a steam bag factory has
been built and large rice mill is be-
ing built in New Orleans, and at
Donaldsonville an ice factory has
been contracted for. Maryland has
new electric works company, a hose
manufacturing company, and a flour
mill undergoing extensive repairs,
while $20O,0 has just been eXpend-
ed in enlarging brewery. Mississippi
has added to her industries spoke
and handle factory and a $4,000 COM
press company. AT Buffalo Paper
Mill, N, c., machine shop, saw saw
aud grist mill are to be built; Il $l0,-
600 carriage and wagon factory is
under construction at Wilson; a saw
mill is TO be at Waynesville, and has
already contracted to cnt l,50O,000
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 will
enlarge an old mill, two marble
quarrying companies and a new fruit
canning factory. Tennessee has in
Nashville a new company, with q
subscribed capital of $4,000, to man
utacture crackers, and in the same
city site has been purchased for a
% to 3O-ton ice factory; at Daisy 100
coke ovens are being built and extern
sive improvements made to a coal
mine; proposals for grading a new
railroad are invited, and an official
announcement is made that a new
railroad to cost over $l5,000,000 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 built at
Tyler, $4,000 water and gas COM
pany 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 smelling machinery is being
received for the copper mines of
which Gen'l Mcclellan is president,
and at Abilene a $4,000 -four mill is
under construction. In Virginia a
$500 -four mill is being built at
Danville, a $l50,000 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 5 story brick and metal
tobacco factory: at Hamilton flour
mill is being overhaued and at Will
ton an iron furnace repaired. In
Wellsburg, w. Va, work is TO Je
commenced Immediately on a new
glass factory, lumber railroad is to
be built from Buckhannon, and a
contract has been let for the construc-
ton of "a railroad between Kingwood
and Tunnelton.
Considering the fact that the fore
going long list of new enterprises is
simply a summary of the leading
features of one weeks progress as
condensed from the Manufacturers
Records weekly list of new manufac-
turing and mining enterprises, it is
quite evident that there is u very
marked activity in the South in this
line. If large corn and cotton crops
are produced, as now seems almost