The Louisiana Democrat., 1889-01-09
THE SOUTHERN STATES.
LIST Of INDUSTRIES ESTABLISHED AND
PROJECTED DURING THE
YEAR.

ry lSt Will contain list OF every IN
dustry established in the Southern
States in 1888, also every one enlarg-
ed and all that were projected. Among
the leading industries the following
are noteworthy:
The total number of agricultural
implement works built and projected
during the year was eigbt-two in
North Carolina, two in Arkansas, and
one each in Alabama, Georgia, South
Carolina and Tennessee.
Seven Breweries-three in Georgia,
one each in Alabama, Kentucky, Ten
nessee and Texas.
Sizty-fve brick works-Sixteen in
Alabama, eight each in Georgia and
Tennessee, the remaining scattered
throughout the other States.
Three bridge works-One each in
Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.
Seven boot and shoe factories--Two
each in Alabama and Arkansas, one
each in South Carolina, Tennessee
and Texas.
Twelve carworks-Three in West
Virginia, three in Georgia, one each in
Alobama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentuc-
ky, Mississippi and Texas.
Eighty-four canning factories evenly
divided over the South.
Thirty-one cigar and tobacco. .facto.
ries, North Carolina leading with 9.
One hundred and sixty-tbree cotton
and woolen mills-Alabama 16, Ar
kansas 8; Florida S, Georgia 33, Ken
lucky 4, Louisiana 6, Mississippi l,
North Carolina Al, South Carolina 10,
Tennessee II, Texas. 6, Virginia 10,
West. Virginia 2.
Seventyfour electric light works
Seventeen in Texas, 12 in Tennessee,
s each in North Carolina, Mississippi
and Kentucky; the rest scattering.
One hundred and three Flour mills
Tennessee leading with 81, Texas
%, Kentucky Is.
Foundries and machine shops 145-
Alabama 26, Georgia 90, Kentucky
and Tennessee II each, Texas IL,
Virginia and West Virginia each TO-
There were thirty blasting furnaces
projected during the year; Z in Ala
bama, 9 in Georgia, 4 in Kentucky,
10 in Mississippi, 6 in Tennessee, one
each in Texas, Virginia and West
Virginia.
There were four glass works, Geor-
gia 8, West Virginia l.
Ice factories 5O--Elevcn in Geor-
gia, 9 in Tennessee, in Alabama,
and the remainder in the other States.
The total number of mining and
quarrying companies organized during
the year was 2I7, Alabama with "a.
Tennessee 20, Kentucky 2s, Georgia
"a, West Virginia %, Texas 20, Vir-
ginia IA, North Carolina IL, Arkansas
II, South Carolina 12
Street railways s7--Seventeen in
Georgia, Is in Tennessee, and bal
ance equally distributed among the
other States.
Waterworks 81, distributed among
the States.
Woodworking establishments asa
Georgia 95, Tennessee IS, Alabama
81, Moth Carolina 46, Arkansas 3s
Kentucky sc, Texas 20, Mississippi
90, Flolida 90.
In addition to the above, the mis-
cellaneous industries established anG
projected during the year aggregated
533--Texas &c, Georgia Ga, Tennes
see 50, Alabama SO, Virginia sc and
Louisiana 2l.
The total number of railroad com.
panies organized in the South during
the year was 245 Alabama 3s, Geor.
gia 3s, Tennessee 81, Texas 90, Ar.
kansas and Florida each 20, Kentuc.
ky 10, Virginia 16, West Virginia g.
Louisiana and Mississippi each s, and
South Carolina 5.
Natural gas and oil companies II,
oil mills 81, rolling mills 7.
The Tratlesman in its review will
say the figures do not so much show
what has actually been built as they
indicate the wide diversity and unmis.
taxable drift of enterprise and endeav,
or in the Southern States and demon.
strste the rapid strides the section is
making toward becoming the manu-
featuring region which its abundance
of resources has fitted it for.