Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-29
THE soUTH's IRON IsDUsTRf.
The Ptg-Tron Production In 1856 NJ
Compared win 1850.
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CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. December % -
The Irodesmdn has received exhaustive
reports from all the iron and steel plants
in the South, embrac ne the states OF Ala
bama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland. Mis-
souri,. North Carolina Tennessee. Texas,
Virginia, and West Virginia. These re-
ports disclose the most remarkable deYcl-
opment in the iron industry in the sOulh
since the census OF 1850. The following
table, complied from actual reports, shows
the capacity Of the pig-iron production OF
the south in 1886 a. compared with lssO
Alabama-lsSi, $4,000 tons; 1880,
100000 tons. Georgia-lSS6, $4,000 tons;
1880. Al 900 tons. Kentucky-l8SG, $1,000
tons: 1850, 1l2.0OO tons, Maryland-1Ss6,
% .0QO ions: 1850, 106 900 tons. Missouri
1886. 10000 tons 1880. 25S,000 tons.
North Carolina-1SS6, 200 tons: 1850,
more. Tennessee-1SS6, 100000 tons; 1880,
l3l 900 tons. Texas-lSS6, IJ.OOO tons
1850. 5000 tons. NrginIa-lsS6, 2Is,OOO
tons: 1880. 10000 tons. West Virginia
1856. 10000 tons; 1880, 10.s0 tons.
ToiaIs-lSs0, 1,5S@.2O0 tons; 1880, 1,Ols,OO0
tons. Gain IN six Years, 56J.2OO tons.
Alabama gained In annual CAPACITY since
1880 2JG.00O tons: Georgia, 2,.0OO tons
Tennessee, 219,00O tons; Texas, l2OW
tons: North Carolina. 200 tons; Virginia
400 o tons: West Virginia, $4,000 tons
Kentucky lost $4,000 tons; Maryland, T.
Geo tons and Missouri, $1,000 tons.
The rate Of gain Of capacity in Alabama,
Tennessee. and Georgia, three central iron
states OF the south. was 233 per cent. since
1850 The 7rudeSmdn saw " AT the same
raie Of gain they will nave nj the next cen
sus nearly one and one bali million tons
annual capacity, but the indications point
to q CAPACITY OF two millions annually ri
| that time
The IrGdcS1ndi reports blast furnaces
under construction in Alabama; In Ten
ues>ce. with two more soon 10 be erected IN
| The latter STATE.
In further noting the progress OF the
| south in 1885 the IrddcSmpn REPORTS :
! et.el.mils built al Chattanooga. In lsSO
| Tennessee had - nai-machines, Alabama
| none: m 1855 Tennessee has 10 ana Ala
| llama -. with q combined annual output 0i
| 100000 kegs, against 100000 in 1850. In
| the production Of stoves the progres, has
| been equally n great. tennessee has 5uili
| : works since 1850 and Alabama =. The
production Of wroughi-iron pipe Is one OF
! Inc now features Of the south, large work.
| having been built al Chattanooga III lSSb
and the production OF caSt-iron pipe III th'
south has qradrupled since lSS..
| The JrqdesmGr' reports indicate more
nro>peIous outlook Tor the South in ISIS
itau in the past, and all signs point clearly
;o IN, fact that the south Will greatly m
crease it, industrial importance IN iron ana
steel in the next two yeats, and that th'
production OF raw and merchantable Uol
| vii be trebled before 1890.
| ANOTHER REVIEW OF SOUTHERN PROGRESS
BALTIMORE. December -. In IT. annul
review Of the industrial progress OF 10
south. be Baltimore Nungtactrcr'S ~
cyld in hi, week = issue will say That ISIS
has been the most remarkable year m man
| respect, in the history ~ the southern
STATES. and more has been accomplished 10
The prosperity and pr0rres, Of the Who'll
south than ever before IN any year. Thl
j, shown in enormou, investments OF capita
N industrial enterprises, and N the srowtl
of confidence among northern and EurOpe2l
investors in the stability OF the South
iron and other manufacturing interests
the amount OF capital. including capita
stock OF incorporated companies repre-
.ented by new manufacturing and mlnln!
enterprises organized or chartered al IN
south during 1856, including the enlarge
ment OF old plants and the rebuilding q
mills. aggregating Sl2g, 22G.0O0. asains
| SGG.sl2,0 900 IN 1855, divided among IN
states o. follows.