The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-17
CHEERINGFOR THE SOUTH
NEW INDUSTRIES AND ENLARGE
MENT OF OLD ONES.
Weekly Showing In the Construction De-
partmont OF the Baltimore Manufact-
urers' Record Since the Political Ex-
element subsidized.

this week contains the following Items OF
new industries and the enlargement OF old
ones in this State:
Athens Planning Mill--Markley & Thur
ston are reported as adding some ma
chincry 10 their planning mill.
Chattanooga--W Works-The Chat
tanooga Water Company, reported last
week as increasing capital stock TO $780,
600, will lay ten miles more OF mains and
put in additional pumping machinery and
filters.
Chattanooga-Iron Works--It is re-
ported, but not confirmed, that the Her
cules Iron Works, of Chicago H., con
template building branch works at Chatta-
nooga.
Chattanooga-Bo Works-The Big
Springs Ice Company, previously men
toned rs building an ice factory, will add
bottling works next season.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Shop-.John Schultz
is preparing TO start machine shop.
Dayton-Flour Mill-Gillespie q Leg
gate will at once rebuild their -four mill
reported in this issue rs burned. The loss
was S, 900. A stock company Is being
formed.
Dayton-B edstead Factory--A. G. Slaw.
son will convert his buildings into fac
tory for manufacturing bedsteads. llo may
erect additional buildings.
Dayton-Handlc Factory--A party from
Ohio will start handle factory.
Franklin - Road The Crisman Mill
Turnpike Company will complete their
road from Franklin 10 Crisman's Mill
Holders Store--Saw and Flour Mills,
etc.-W. X. Elder will, II is reported, erect
asawmill, aourmill, and spoke and handle
factory.
Knoxyille-Street Railroad-The Knox
yillo Street Car Company Is preparing b
extend It's tracks TO North Knoxville.
Lewisburg - Handle Factory -- Joseph
Mcbride, reported last week rs starting the
manufacture Of broom handles, will add
other machinery 10 his mills to manuiac-
tlre AK handles hoe handles, etc
Memphis rickworks- Cubbins
Is ovcrhauling his brickworks and putting
In new dryer.
Memphis - Furniture Factory - The
Union City Furniture Company OF Union
City, Tenn, and the Little Rock Furniture
Company, OF Little Rock, Ark, will move
their factories TO Memphis and consolidate
them. They will build their new factory
at once. A new company, with $780, 600
capital stock, has been formed
Aliichell-Flour Mill-Ihe capacity Of
the flour mill reported last week ~ pur-
chased by Blakoly Il Co., OF Bowling
Green, Nv, and To DO remodelod 10 the
roller system, will DO thirty.hvo barrels
daily. They want prices on two double
stand Of rOlls 6Nl5 inches, and four flour
dressers Of small capacity.
hyillo-S.ish. Door and Blind Fac.
tory-George Moore will rebuild his sash, |
door and blind factory reported in this |
issue as burned.
Nashvlle-Armory--An armory IA 10 be |
built soon. Col. Baylcss can give paftic. |
ulan.
Nashville-Scrcen Door Faciory-Thc |
Luce Manufacturing Company have
changed their name To West Nashville |
Screen Door Company.
NaAhyille-Church-A now building
will he erected for Christ Church next
year.
Konn Mountain Saw Mill-It Is ~.
ported that John r. Wilder has lately
built n saw mill IN Kentucky.
Special reports 10 the Manufacturer |
Record from all parts Of the South show.
that since the excitement attending the |
political contest ended. there IN very |
general disposition TO give renewed aiicn. |
ton 90 industrial matters, and the outlook
In all directions points TO an almost UMPIRE
cedcnied activity In the development OF
the South'a unlimited resources. A largo
number Of the leading bankers OF New
York aud Philadelphia are now In Nir-
rinia making Investigations a. ~ the or
portunities for heavy invrl,nrnts In that
State. Wo't % being pushed on the great
iron chip building yard at Newport News,
which will be- tho first enterprise OF that
kind south OF Mar, land, and which will
doubles. be- followed byOihors still farther
South, while negotiations au pending for
building another furnace at Lynchburg,
and sa00,OOO hotel at Richmond. A 100.
ton coke furnace will be- put up at BluiIlon,
Ala, and there aro rumors OF several
Others at lccls, birmingham aud clnc.
whore. Rome, ia, Ia 90 have n rolling
mill and cOtton-iie factory. In laurel
County. Ky, 1900 acres Of coal land
have bccn purchased for slO0, co, and two
$1,000 mining plants arc being put In.
New England capitalists are making heavy
investments at Fort Worth. and will build
cotton mill u about 1900 spindlcs. A
company has been orgnnircd with a capital
stock Of sa,O0,OOO to construct a deep
water harbor nj Corpus Christi, Texas
camden, y G., u 10 have a cotton mill a.
cost $1,000 Memphis a slO0OD0 fum-
iure factory Meridian, Miss, furniture
factory BOLIVAR, Tenn, a woolcn mill. and
foit Worth, Texas, u new electric plant.
iAiRc granite quaffics are to ho opened nj
Euslcil, ga, s5u0,OlO gold mining com.
pany, TO operate VA Clcburnc County, Ala
has been chartered. Boston capitalists
have contracted, ~ Il Is tclcgaphol. Ia
invest Sl,WO,O0 IN birmingham enter.
pusos. Tho activity IN Southern industrial
Interests which Is barely limited
t by these enterprises, which
are but q few oi the leaiing
ones reported 10 The kanuiac'rrf L,o1rI
ior one week only. h not confined 60 an,
one state, but extends over the cntir
South. Virginia aud Kentucky threaten
10 enter the Geld against Alabama In a.,
development oi coal and iron interests
while Alabama il still determined 10 main.
tain IT, advanced position and pres Tor.
ward even more rapidly than in he pasi
Other states, while doing Ices in coal and
iron, are making rapid progress In the lie
yelopment Of diversified Industries. IN
building cotton mills, Woodworking a.
Establishments OF all kinds, and other enter
priscs that will add 10 their prosperity
The MmDooiunri Rooord feels saic in pro
dieting that this winter will see create
activity In industrial developments that
over bclore known in the South. and tia
every one OF the Southern States vii
share In IT, prosperity.
HOop's sAnfAFAHILLa u a purely ycrctabl
preparation. being FREQ from Injurious ingr,
dicnis II IL peculiar Ia u curative power
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