The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-06-24
Industrial Progress of the South for two
Weeks.

Industrial Progress of the South for two
Weeks.
From Baltimore Manufacturers Record. |
The growth Of the industrial in
terests of the south is really sur
prising. Week after week shows a
list of new enterprises covering al
most every line of manufacturing
and mining that give indication of
the great industrial development
now in progress throughout the
southern states. This growth is
not confined to any one state,
though of course more noticeable In
some than in others, but extends
through the whole south. As illus
trating this Industrial development,
the following summary of new en-
terprises reported IN our construc-
ton department for the last two
weeks only will prove of general
, interest: In Alabama, Mr.. Samuel
/ Thomas and his associates are pre-
pairing to build a large furnace,
100000 in cash having been put
? up againt 100000 in mineral prop
erty, making the capital of the com
t pany 81, 100000, although the land
+ is said to be well worth 100000;
at Sheffield, in the same state, the
contract has been awarded for a
e 100 ton furnace; $4,000 has been
: raised to build a cotton compress
s at Admission; $4,000 are being
: spent to enlarge gas and electric
e light works at Birmingham; work
: on a new foundry and machine
y shop has been commenced at the
n same city, site has been purchased
8 for a bolt and nut factory, and a
y Jug factory has been started, while
II several saw, planning and grist mills
J; are reported. In Arkansas, Pine
n Bluff is to have 100000 railroad
machine shops; Little Rock has or
ganized a 100000 wooden and cot
E tom manufacturing company; min
81 ing machinery is being erected
II near Hot Springs; a saw mill ant
"a furniture factory combined will q
a up in Arkansas City; a large saw
u and planning mill at Arkadelphia; I
&c stave factory at Harrisburg, ant
or other woodworking enterprises il
o. otner parts of the state. Florids
ne shows up with 100000 compan,
+ to do general contracting an,
IS woodworking business, a $4,000
ne electric light company, brick yard
oil saw mills, etc. In Georgia ther
er have been 100000 granite quar-
n rying company, a 100000 marbl
ne company, manganese mining en-
e, terprise, foundry and machine shol
III large planning mill, basket factor
Ut and an ice manufacturing comps
LII ny.
&C. Maryland has a new $1,0OO,OC
sheet metal company, slate quar-
ry, grist and -four mill, etc. In Mis-
la sissippi a $4,000 spoke manufac
,is turing company has been organize,
in an ice factory, cheese factory, seve
he al creameries, new machinery for
rte cotton mill and brick works. Mort
mo Carolina has a new furniture fact,
We ry, q $4,000 gas and electric ligl
ba company, staVe and shuttle bloc
,o+ factory and a number of saw mill
10, while in gold mining operation
70 there is considerable activity.
Div Tennessee two iron furnaces are
81 be erected, a 100000 wooden mill
ill to be built at once, foundry is e
Of ing up, several flour mills, saw mil
and other small enterprises are I
be started. Texas reports $50
900 ice and electric light compan,
err wagon and carriage factory,
ed $4,000 water company, an ice ia
en- tory, a 100000 compress compan
ms and three or four large flour mill
IFS Virginia has two $4,000 coal mir
ys, ing companies, an iron foundry,
10. machine and boiler company and
,e- large -four mill under contract.
ev West Virginia 10000 acres of tin
d. Der land have been purchased fC
ON development, a 100000 steel an
d? iron company and a natural gas an
rn- oil company organized. AS TIL
p? summary covers only the reports {
he two weeks and omlts quite a nun
Use Der OF smaller enterprises, our reat
lite ers can readily see that the south
he vigorously forging ahead in the in
es. dustrial line.