Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-23
THE GRowISG SOUTH.

Tho Gigantic Industrial Developments in
the south Durng the Last Two Weeks.
The Baltimore Manufacturers Record
Of December l8, under the head Of "The
Gigantic Industrial Developments in the
South During the Last Two Weeks"
says: Never before probably in the his
tory of this country has there been such
an era OF industrial development
as we now see in the South.
For the last few weeks the rapidlty
with which enterprises of great extent
and importance have followed one upon
another has been simply astounding.
The click OF the telegraph as 1t announces
the Organization of one great enterprise
has hardly ceased ere another is report
ed, and each day seems to swell the
volume of new business. Taking the last
two weeks only, and briefly as possible
summing up some of the most
important enterprises reported in our
weekly list of new industries during that
time, we may well be amazed Mt what the
South doing,
In Alabama there has been reported the
Eusley Land Co., capital stock $40 000,-
600, TO build manufacturing town near
Birmingham, establish water and electric
iron and steel. Four other
/ companies with capital running from
$3.50, 900 to 100000 have been organ
ized At birmingham for similar work A
| SO 900 900 company, organized at Flor
ence, has arrang-d to build three large
furnaces. a 100000 company has been
organized tu purchase and reft an old
cotton mill at the same place. At Bir-
mingham there has been organized a
| 100000 axe and tool company,
and new rolling mill is to be built. At
Sht field q 100000 pipe and nail mill,
l25-ton furnace Gin addition to five pre-
| viously reported) and electric light and
gas works. Twelve thousand acres of
mineral land 10 Jackson county are to be
developed. Memphis company has
been organized to build furnaces and mine
coal near Jasper. An old furnace at Round
Mountain is being put in shape to 90 In
blast agaiu. An ice factory at Muntgom
cry, carriage factory at Meridian, $50 900
electric light company and a $50 900
waterworks company at Florence. Ar
kansas shows up with two smelters, two
$4,000 600 mining companies and one
Of S5,000,0 COO In Florida there have
been reported $25 900 furniture factory,
electric light works and a number Of
LUMBER mills. Georgia reported $780,
600 fertilizer company to build small fac.
tories at some nine or ten points, a $780,
600 glass factory, $50, 900 iron and ma
chine company, a pluw company and
other enterprises. Iu Kentucky We have
had $500, 900 coal and IRON company, a
81 900 900 lumber and mineral land devel-
opment company, $4,000 carpet COM
pany, bids asked for Bessemer steel
works, etc Maryland shows a $500 900
comnanV, to manufacture fruit carriers;
a 500 900 cotton and wooden company, a
$4,000 clothing factory. etc. North
Caroliua reports a $4,000 tobacco tool
factory, a carriage fac DRY, $4,000 cleo
trio light company and num-
oer.of large saw mills, and South Caro-.
lima a $4,000 gas and water works com.
pany. Tennessee, like Alabama, has ex-
hibited great activity; 1t has captured the
Big 5000, 900 stove works, to be built by
Perry G OF Albany, N Y, far which
severa' places have been contending;
a SO 100000 company to manufacture
wool, alcohol, iron and steel; a 81 80 600
light and hea' company; a $100, 900 mar lie
quarrying company; coal and c Ike COM
pany, to develop IL 900 acres of land; a
furnace comp: ny to purchase an old iron
property bu ID furnaces, etc a
$4,000 brick ard terra Gotta com
pany; Sl0n 900 electric light com
pany, and number Of other important
enterprise. In Texas there have been
organized fiour-mill company, can
ming factory, $4,000 kaolin company,
a $4,000 cracker manufacturing compa.
ny, 100000 dressed he 4 company, etc.
Virginia reports $4,000 car.seal com.
pany, -four mill, carriage f.ctory,
etc., and West Virginia, $500 900 oil
and gas company, $4,000 electric light
company, several coal mining companies,
etc.
enterprises only, reported ia two weeks
the foregoing facts give some light con-
ceptlon OF the wonderful rapidity with
which the South is marching to pros
perity.