Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-10
THE NEW SOUTH.
A List of New Industries and the Engagements
of Old Ones Under Roadway
in Texas.
Manufacturers, Record.

INeCoIu VI lulS week COlliiluS tAe 1OlIoN
ing items of new industries and enlarge
ments of old ones i'll this state:
Abilene-School- is being rails
ed to erect a. twO-story brick school
building. John Hoeny, ST., can
probably give information.
Abilene-Corn and Flour Mill-The
stock company lately mentioned as Or
ganized by the Farmers Alliance to
build roller flour mill, have ordered
machinery for a roller corn and flour
mill. The corn mill will be in operation
by January l, and the flour mill in time
for the next crop.
Alyarado-C reamery-A company is
being formed to start Il creamery.
Brownsville-Public improvements
The city council have decided to issue
Sl5 1000 public improvement bonds to
complete the sum needed for the school
building, jail and enginehouse, etc,
previously mentioned. The mayor can
give further information. =, ....-
BuInet-Ice Factory-Franll Schraud
and Charles Schmidt of San antonio Will
erect a three-t0n ice factory. They have
leased q site and will soon commence
work. -.. .--.
Corsicana-Mining etc. = The. Texas
Investment Company has been chartered,
with John C.. Willis, George & Williams,
r. 0. Elliott and others as. directors, to
deal in land, engage III mining etc. The
capital stock will be $3.50 600.
Dallas-A large hide-drying and pack
ing establishment is being erected at West
Dallas
Dallas-Planing Mill-Boyd s. Webster
are rebuilding their large planning mill
previously mentioned rs burned. ...
Fort Worth Excelsior Factory-An eX-
celsiOr factory is being erected by C. f.
Summons.
Fort Wortil-Wagon Factory-There is
talk of $500 600 stock company being
organized to build q large wagon factory
Fort Worth-Street Railroad - The
North Fort Worth Street Car Company
have leased the lines of the Fort Worth
Street Car Company, and will operate
these lines in connection with their i've
miles of road mentioned last week as to
be built. Rails have been purchased.
The company contemplate soon operating
all their roads by electric power.
GalveSton-DynamiGe Factory-A COM
pany is being organized TO manufacture
dynamite, and works are to be erected
near Galveston at once. Louis Selgel
will be superintendent.
Galveston - Transportation The Co
lumbia Transportation Company, capital
stock $40 GOO, has been chartered by
Branch I. MastersOn of Galveston; j.
c.. Smith of BraZOria and T. L. Smith of
Columbia, ..-a ...
Jasper - Courthouse - Jasper county
contempiates building & courthouse to
cost about S25 900. Address commits
sioners' courts for particulars.
Kerryille-Marble Quarry-A marble
quarry has, it is stated been started by
Frank Fitch OF San Antonio. .-.....
Lassater-Saw Nlill-The East Line
Lumber Company lately mentioned, will
build saw mill with daily capacity of
20 900 feet, and want to purchase ma
chinery. .- g.. .--.... e.. ..t ..-. ...
Lewisville-Corn Mill. n. Kealy
speaks of erecting a roller corn mill.
LewisYille-FlOur Mill-The Lewisville
Mills, lately mentioned as to improve
their flour mill have decided not to do so
until next spring. r.-
Moscow-Planing MILF L. Hackney
will add Il planning mill to his saw mill
and wants to purchase machinery for
same; also a slab elevator.
New BraunfeIs-F Mill-M. Landa
& Bro. will enlarge their flour mill and
put in Il new water wheel. ..,
Nona-Lumber MiIl-The Mona Mills
Company will add to their lumber mill
one 20x30-inch engine, one set tIip.Eolls
and heavy carriage and blOclssM
Orange Lumber Mill Lutcfst 81
Moore will put in band sawmill st Heir
lumber mill, and want to purGAse MAJ
chinery. If satisfactory hswill add
two more band Mills. SCI
fredericksburg q. Ellis viii
publish a daily paper.
Pecos-Corn and Flour Mill-Jacob
Morrow is building a corn and flour mill
on Toyah creek.
Rusk-Lumber Mill-R. Prior & Sons
have added machinery to their lumber
mill, including 4 cotton gin, etc.
San ,Antonio-Wool Securing Establish
uieat-G. Helleman s. Co. have put in OPP
Grafton wool securing establishment |
which has been idle for several years.
san Antonio-Hotel and Sanitarium,
etc The H. H. McLane property, con-
tanning about $50 acres, situated near
San Antonio, has been purchased by a |
syndicate who contemplate building, it |
is said, a $500 900 hotel, a large santa
rum and an electrical street railroad to |
connect with San Antonio.
Sherman-Electric Light Plant-A |
committee has been appointed to consider |
the feasibility of erecting the incandes- |
cent electric light plant referred to last |
week. The mayor can give information. |
Texarkana - Soap Factory y essrs. |
Lemley Andrews and others have char
tered the Texarkana Soap Manufacturing
Co capital stock SIS 900.
Texas-Sugar Factory-Kansas parties |
contemplate erecting, at cost of about |
500 GOO, factory for manufacturing |
sugar from sorghum.
Tyler-Car Worls-A proposition for
the establishment of ear works is being |
considered. Eighty thousand dollars is
reported as being subscribed toward Sc
curing the enterprise
Weatherford - Jute Factory - The
Weatherford Native Jute Rope Manufac-
turing Co., previously reported, have
started the manufacture of jute.
The number of new industrial enter
prses organized in the South during the
past week, as shown by special reports to
the Manufacturers Record, has been so
large that it is difficult to give even a
summary of the most important ones.
The list extends over almost the whole
range of human industry, embracing pig
iron furnaces, foundries, machine shops,
cotton and WOODEN mills, cotton COM
presses, fruit canning factories, electric
light works, flour mills, grist mills, saw
mills, planning mills, sash, door and