The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-08-07
Active Times Throughout the suth

The Manufacturers Record of this weet says:
Regardless of the efforts of few politicians to
retard the South's industrial progress, TIP great
mass of the American people North and South
are be coming more and more impressed with
the wonderful activity that is seen everywhere
from Maryland to Texas. Enterprises Involv-
ing millions OF dollars are being pushed ahead
by men who year or two ago would notpelieve
that the South possessed the advantages which
the Manufacturers Record had for years damned
for 1t; nor would they believe that it was ever
to hold the commanding position in industrial
matters which they are now doing all il their
power to give It. At Norfolk and at Salem, Va,
plans are being matured by outside CAPITALISTS
for extensive steel plants, the one at Norfolk to
make Bessemer steel from Cuban ores and the
one at Salem for basic STEEL while at Buena
Vista the money has been raised for a 100000
steel plant. At Tredegar, Ala, work has been
commenced upon the large steel enterprise re-
Gently reported which is to have dailycapac-
ity of 300 tons of finished STEEL and include roll
ing mill, rail mill and cotton tie mill. Here are
four great steel-making enterprises which are
but signs of the times that indicate that the
South is now to turn its attention to sted max
ing with the same vigor that it has for several
years given to the increase i'll iron production.
This is the rounding out OF the Souths develop
ment, and is but the natural order Of growth
from the first stages of a country's Development
in the making of the coarSer grades of goods to
the finer productions. AS in iron and steel so it
will be In the manufacture of cotton gods, for
the South, having gained control of themarket
for the cheaper grades of cotton goods, Will now
turn it's attention to finer qualities, and in all
other lines of industry we may look for the same
evolution.
The past week has been prolific of new enter
priseS, large and small, in addition to the four
steel plants mentioned. At Charlotte Harbor,
Fla, large phosphate works are to be built by a
company having a paid.up capital of 100000
At Rome, Ga, 100000 brick works are to be
built, and at Savannah, a $4,000 wall plaster
company has been organized. At Greensboro
N. c. Philadelphia capitalists are to build a
100000 rolling mill In Maryland $4,000 quar-
fying company has been organized. AtMarion
n c., S1,00O,00O gold mining company will put
in mining machinery and establish COLONIZATION
works; at Wilmington, in the same State, a
$4,000 factory to extract Oil from pine has been
built; at Monroe, a 100000 land company has
been organized, and at Marion, S6OOOO land
company. Chattanooga, Tenn, is to have a new
$4,000 ice factory, and Nashville will probably
secure "a S10O0,00O packing house. In Virginia a
/ S500,000 company has been organized at Staun
| ton to build beef packing house; mining
company has purchased near Dillwyn 30 200 acres
of land, and will build new town; at Nlinera
| City an English company with a capitaI of ST.
100000 has purchased extensive gold mines, and
will er ect sulphuric acid, phosphate and reduc
tion works.. This is a summary Of only few Of
the big enterprises for one week, and taken in
consideration with the many smaller concerns
that are being established in almost everyJtown
South is doing, despite politics and the heat OF
midsummer.