Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-06
THE NEW SOUTH
New Industries and the Enlargement OF Old
Ones in the Lone star State.


Record of this week contains the follow
ing items of new industries and the en-
largement of old ones in this state.
TEXAS.
Austin-Machine Shop-Frank HER
mann, reported last week as to add some
machinery to his machine shop, Is build
ing an addition 60x95 feet, and a pattern
house 30x35-feet. He wants to purchase
eighty squares of 26x1o-foot corrugated
iron roofing: also one 30x30-inch by 8 or
| I0-foot planer; one combined punch and
shears to punch s. to q hole in Is-inch
iron, and shear 15x2-ineh iron, medium
sized universal wood-worker and pony
planer, which he viii put in Second
handed VIII do if in good order.
Brenham-Creamery and Cheese Fac
tory-A company is being formed to start
q creamery and cheese factory, and will
shortly order machinery. Capital stock
is to be about $1,000 or $40 900. Harry
Haynes is interested.
Burnet-Shoe FaetoFy-The Marble
Falls city tannery and manufacturing
company are putting additional maehin-
cry in their shoe factory.
Burton-Natural Gas-J. E. Booth is
drilling for natural gas near Burton,
probably for other parties.
Corsicana-Sewerag Systematic city
council have appointed committee to
consider ians, etc, for q sewerage sys-
tenn The mayor can give particulars.
Dallas-College- is stated that the
college, reported last week as to be built
by r NJ. Gano and others will cost $780,
600.
Dallas-Axle Grease-The King axle
grease company, capital stock $40 900,
has been organized to manufacture cas-
tor-oil axle grease. ]. NJ. Roerts is
president and A. f. Bower secretary.
They want quotations on tin packages.
Dallas-Wateh Factory-The mayor
has been corresponding with parties who
contemplate building watch factory to
employ 800 hands
Denison-Town-It is proposed to start
a new town five miles from Denison, on
the Houston and Texas Central railroad,
to be called Grayson City.
Elgin-Broom Factory A broom
factory has been started.
FL Paso-Machine Shops, Etc.-The
Southern Pacific railroad company are
negotiating for additional land to build
machine shops and roundhouse.
Fort -Buildings-W II. Holt
will erect three STORY brick building,
I00x60 feet, and E. E. Powell of Madi-
son, Ind. a stone and brick building,
seventy-five feet front.
Fort Worth-Cotton mill-Mr. Arm
strong is preparing plans for cotton
mill, probably the one previously mem
toned as to be built.
Fort Worth-Buildings- Dawson,
architect, is preparing plans for resi-
dence to cost about $50 200, and Mr..
Kane, architect, plans for storehouse
to cost about $50 900.
Fort Worth-Railroad and machine
shops-A bonus of $40 900 has been raised
for the Fort Worth Western railroad
company. The company agrees to build
eighty-five miles of road within year,
and locate their principal machine shops
and office at Fort Worth.
Observation-Disclosures Miller con-
templates building natatorium and will =.
make efforts TO organize stock COM
pany. He has plans prepared.
Houston-Saw Mill-W. r. Highland
and Allen Prevo of Bessemer, Ala, are
prospecting with view to deciding on a
site to erect large saw mill.
Houston-Saw Mlll-A saw mill is be-
ing built by Ashe & Scott.
Jefferson-Iron Foundry-It is probable
that the iron foundry of r. Ballauf will
be greatly enlarged.
pasas-Creamery7J. NJ. Malone
and others, previously mentioned as to
start creamery, have Incorporated the
Lampasas creamery company, capital
stock $40 200.
Laredo-Coal Lands-Joseph Christen
has purchased % $40 acres of land, and
will open coal mines.
Marble Falls-Planing Mill and Box
Ra
build planning mill and box factory at
once. A site has been purchased.
Mason-Railroad-Ma Stanley NJ.
Jones of Albany has made surveys for
railroad to be built from Mason to point
on the Red river, A company will be
chartered shortly.
Paris-Pickle Factory-Iowa parties
are reported as corresponding with a
view to establishing a large pickle
factory.
Paris-Street Paving-Bids for paving
certain streets with wooden blocks will lie
wanted. The mayor can give partic-
ulars.
Terrell-Flour Mill-A. D. Lloyd will
put an automatic engine in his flour mill.
Capacity is $50 barrels.
Tyler-Leather, Shoe and Harness Fac
tory-A $50 900 stock company is being
OESdllZSu 10 ludHu1dclufe iSaLQef, S0OeS
and harness.
Waco-The Waco water power COM
pany, recently mentioned as chartered,
will succeed the Waco water company.
Wolfe City-On Mill-A meeting has
been held to consider building S45 600 |
cotton seed oil mill
Reports to the Manufacturers Record |
show that the industrial activity through |
out the South continues as brisk as ever.
Moreover, there is a growing confidence /
with Northern capitalists as to the de- |
Of Southern investments, and a |
leading New York capitalist heavily in |
terested in Southern industrial /
matters informs the Manufacturer |
Record that there is very /
lively interest developing in New England |
for investments in the South, the pros
poets indicating heavy flow of capital /
from that section to the South instead of |
TO the West, as heretofore. Chicago /
have organized a 81 600 900 /
coal and iron company, which will /
commence operations at once near /
at Atlanta fifteen acres
Of land have been purchased as a site /
for large car works; a $50 200 coal COM
pany has started operations at Coaling, |
Ala: a cotton mill at EufauIa will add i