The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-29
DIXIE'S NEW INDUSTRIES.
THE REMARKABLE SHOWING OF
THE PAST YEAR.

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Georgia Gets Three New Breweries-
Georg second in the List OF
Foundries and Machine Shops
Georgia head on Street Railways
What the Figures Ind. cate.
CHATTANOOGA, Dec. os.-The issue of the
TrodesmGn for Jan. will contain list of
every Industry built in the south ,rn states
in 1888; also, every one enlarged and all
that were projected. Among the leading
branches of industry the following are note.
worthy:
The total number of agricultural imple-
ment works built and projected during the
year was 8; in North Carolina, in
Arkansas, and each in Alabama, Georgia,
South Carolina aud Tennessee
Seven Breweries-Tnree in Georgia. 1
each in Alab ma, Kentucky, Tennessee and
Texas
Sixty-five Brick Works--Sixteen In Ala
bama, each in Georgia Tennessee, 9
IN North Carolina, and each in Arkansas,
Florida and West Virginia.
Three Bridge Works-One each In Ten
nessee, Texas and West Virginia.
Seven Boot and Shoe Factories--Two
each in Alabama and Arkansas, eacn in
South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
Twelve Car Works--Three in West Vlr-
ginia in Louisiana, each in Alabama.
Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi
and Texas.
Eighty-four Canning Factories-Eyealv
distributed over the south.
Thirty.one Cigar and Tobacco Factories
North Carolina leading with 9.
One hundred and sixty-three cotton and
voolen mills-Alabama 10, Arkansas IS.
Florida 5, Georgia 49, Kentucky 4, Louisi-
ana o, Mississippi l, North Carolina Al,
Sout Carolina 10, Tennessee II, Texas 8,
Virginia 10, Wesr Virginia Q.
Electric light works 74--17 in Texas, IL
II Tennessee, 5 each in North Carolina,
Mi sissippi and Ken ucky.
Flour and grist mills l03-Tennessee lead
ing with ~. Texas next with %, Kentucky
next With Is.
Foundries and machine shors 145-Ala-
bama leading with 26, Georgia %, Ken ncky
and Te nessee each II, Texas l2, Virginia
aud West Virginia each 10.
There were 30 asst furnaces projected
during the yea Alabama z, Georgia 8,
Kentucky 4. Mississippi /, Tennessee 8.
Texas, Virginia and West Virginia / each.
Glass works 4-Georgia g. West Vir-
ginia l.
Ice factories 50-Georgia II, Tennessee 10,
Alabama z.
The total number of mining and quarry
ing companies organized during the year
was 2l7-Alabama leading with "a, Ten
lessee %, Kentucky %, Georgia "a, West
Virginia ~, Texas ~, Virginia IA, North
Carolina IL, Arkansas IL, South Carolina II.
Natural gas and oil companies ll--Arkan-
sas 4, Kentucky g. Louisiana 2, West Vir-
ginia g
Oil mills 21-Texas z, Alabama g. North
Car Ina 3, South Carolina 3. Georgia 3.
Arkansas. Mississippi and Virginia. each.
Roll g mills 7-Alabama 4, Georgia,
Virginia, West Virginia l EACH
st eet railw VS. s7-Seventeen in Geor-
equally distributed among the OF her states
Water works 51-Pretty evenly distrib-
uted amorg the states.
Wood ware working establishments 49,
Georgia leads with 95, Tennessee rs, Ala
oama 61, North Carolina 46. A kansas
3s, Kentucky 36, Texas %, Mississippi %.
Florida %.
In addition to the above, the miscellane-
Gus industries built and projec ed during
the year aggregated 533, Texas leading
with % and Georgia having GA. Tennessee
IS, Alabama AZ, and Louisiana 81.
To to al number of railroad companies
organized in the south duriag the year was
253. Alabama leads ith 39 Georgia has
80, Tennessee 81, Texas %, Arkansas and
Florida each 3D. kentucky 10. Virginia 10,
West vi ginia ., Louisiana and Mississippi,
each 8, South Carolina 9 and North Caro-
lima 8.
The TrGdesman. in its review, will say
the figures 90 not SO much show what has
actually been built, as they indicate the
vide diversity and unmistakabIe drift OF
enterprise and endeavor in the southern
states and demonstrate the rapid strides the
section Is making toward becoming the
manufacturing region which Its abundance
OF resources has fitted it for.