The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-31
Total value mineral
product. $50, ,sl7 7oS S,S47 ,445 s1s7
SOUTHERN FORESTS.

Total value mineral
product. $50, ,S47 ,769 S,347, ,445 slS7
SOUTHERN FORESTS.
The different commissioners of aQricult-
ure throughout the south estimate that
there is to-day standing in the south an
area OF forest land aggregating 2J5, 300, 900
acres, and that of this area the total yellow
pine standing in 1000 feet is 2l2, ,937, 900
The daily saving capacity of the mills ia
the south in feet, according to reports re-
ceiyet, is to-day SO, 1892 900, against l3. .255,-
600 in 1880, an increase of 1871. per cent. in
ten years. The total number of saw-1aills
in the south to-day is 1880 against 5,783
in 1880, an increase of l4l. 8 per cent. Tue
capital invested in saw-mills is to-day esti-
mated, from reports received, at $61 900, 900,
an increase OF 1876 per cent. in the past ten
years
SOUTHERN BLAST FURNACES.
The south contains to-day 100 blast fur
naces. out Of total in the United States of
$50, with total capacity per week of
29,3l2 tons, out of an aggregate In the
whole country per week of 125, 112 tons
A statistical table Of manufactures COM
piled from reports to the TrddssmdR from
the states Of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennes ,ee.
\ Texas, and Vfrginia. 4shewss the, following
bCptAi1s ANuilOcI Vi GShGOi1nlIububc III 1907,
"a ,463; In 1890, 81, 1881. Value of products
in 1880, 1916, 132, 1856; in 1890, S678 1882, 600.
From the reports received it is estimated
that the manufacturing establishments in
the south to-day give employment to 436,
260 hands, against 215, AS In 1880, an in
crease Of 122 per cent. in ten years.
NEW INDUSTRIES OF THE YEAR,
The Irddesasda has compiled reports of
the new industries established ia the south
during the past twelve months. These re-
ports have been thoroughly revised by the
mayors OF the leading cities in the south,
and are as near accurate as they could pos
sibly be made. 1t shows total of 3,042
new establishments. against 2,613 last year.
During the year II agricultural implement
factories were established.
Fifteen breweries began operations, Ken
tucky leading, with 6.
Twenty-one boot and shoe factories were
started, Florida leading, with s. and Vir-
vinia having A, Tennessee 4, Alabama, Mis-
sissippi, and South Carolina each, and
Kentucky and Texas each,
Eight car works were established in the
south during the year, Kentucky leading
with 4.
Fifty-three canning factories were started,
Tennessee leading with 15; Mississippi 0,
Georgia7.
One hundred and forty-three cotton and
wooden null corporations were formed,
Georgia leading with 32; North Carolina
being second with 20; Alabama and Ten
nessee each 16; Texas IS, Arkansas 8, Ken
tucky and Louisiana each g.; Florida, Miss
issippi and Virginia each 8.
One hundred and twenty electric light
plants were established, Tennessee aud
Georgia having each fifteen South Carolina
and Texas eacn fourteen; Arkansas six;
Kentucky eleven; Louisiana six, and Missis
sippi five.
One hundred and fifty-two -four and grist
mills were established during the year,
pretty evenly distributed throughout the
south.
One hundred and sixty-eight foundries
and machine shops are on the list, Tennes-
see having twenty-five, Virginia and Ken
lucky each twenty two, and Georgia twenty
one.
Forty-five blast furnace companies were
organized, Alabama leading with eleven,
Georgia seven, Texas six, Tennessee and
Virginia each four, and Kentucky hve.
Three glass factories were o. gapized in
Georgia. and one each in West Virgiaia,
and Tennessee.
Sixty-nine ice companies were formed
during the year, 238 mining and querrving
companies were started, Virginia and Ke =
lucky leading with "a each, and w est Vir-
ginia having 80, Alabama 81, and Georgia
30.
Fifty natural gas and oil companies were
formed, Kentucky leading with 35.
One hundred and fourteen cotton seed oil
mills were organized, Georgia leading with
32, and South Carolina having 28 Texas l6,
and Alabama IA.
Twenty-six pottery companies were or
ganizsd.
To hundred and eighty-two railroad
companies were formei /, being pretty
evenly distributed throughout the south,
Alabama leading with A, aud Tennessee
and Texas following with IS each, and
Georgia with "a.
Seventy-eight street railroad companies
were formed, 50 water works companies. IS
wood working establishments, and AIS
miscellaneous works.