The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-07-03
BOOMING RIGHT ALONG.
New Industries .springing Up All Over the
South.


CHATTANOOGA, June 26.-The Tradesman's
quarterly report of new industries in the south
for the quarter ending July /, 1888, indicates
no perceptible diminution in the progress of
the southern states industrial development.
Reports to the Tradesman of industries that
have been actually organized during the ninety
days, and where in most cases the erection of
works has already commenced, shows the
greatest progress in new woodworking estab-
lishments, the aggregate for the quarter being
1877, Georgia leading with 81, and Tennessee
second with 80. Thirty-eight street railroads
leading with 10. Forty-four railroad
companies were formed and 60 mining
and quarrying companies, Kentucky leading
with ten. Forty-tive foundries and machine
shops were organized, Alabama leading with
nine, Texas and Tennessee each with seven.
Forty-three new cotton and wooden mills were
formed, against forty-eight in the preceding
quarter. Georgia leads this quarter with
twelve, North Carolina second with nine.
North Carolina led last quarter, South Caro-
lima second. The fruit canning industry shows
gratifying growth in the south. Last quarter
there were twenty new companies formed and
in this twenty-seven, West Virginia leading
with seven, North Carolina second with five.
-Four boot and shoe factories were organized
during tho quarter, four breweries and two
agricultural implement factories. Total num-
Der of new industries during the three months
was 679, against 625 in the preceding quarter
BALTIMORE, June 26.-The Manufacturers
Record will publish in this weeks issue its sem
annual report on the south industrial progress.
tabulated statement which forms part Of the
port shows 200 new enterprises for the first six
months OF 1855 against 1857 for the corresponding
time last year. e12fo the corresponding time of 1856
The amount OF capital and capital stock represented
by the list of new enterprises and enlargement Of
old plants for the first six months of 1888 were: Ala
bama, SD, 100000; Arkansas, S4,976,000 Florida,
S2050,000; Georgia, S5.792, Geo. Kentucky, Ssh
600; Louisiana, $l7760OO Maryland 50 100 coo; Mis-
sissppi 1887 0G0; North CaroliuG 5000 600; South
Carolina, S2,133,00O Tennessee, S6.025 600; Texas,
S7i9000; Virginia, $50 c00West Virginia. IS $685..
000, total, $Sl 600 Referring to many fur
naces now going into blast in the south, the report
says the production of pig iron alone in Alabama
next year will greatly exceed in value the entire
value of all manufactures in the state i'll 1850. In
1880 the value Of manufactured products of Alabama
Sl30000 600 and the value ofagric&xure products
S56 GEO, considerably than four times as
great. In 1889 the value of products of manufacture
ing and mining Interests of that state will exceed
the average yearly value oall agricultural products
Moreover, the manufacturing and mining products
will next year furnish fifty times much freight to
railroads as the cotton of the state. What Alabama
is doing in developing her industrial resources is
being vigorously followed by every southern state