The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-09
THE SOUTH GROWING.
FIGURES OF THREE MONTHS MARVEL
GUS PROGRESS.

Nearly 1,5o0 New Enterprises Organized
Against GOO for the Same Time Last Year,
and Brighter Prospects Ahead.
The Chattanooga Tradesman re-
ports for the second quartz Of 1890
the organization Of ,493 e. ;erprises
in the Southern states, against, $50
in the corresponding quarter of 1889
and 719 in the corresponding quarter
Of 1888. These reports are compiled
from carefully prepared statistical
reports sent the Tradesman from &C
curate sources from every point In
the heSouthern States.
During the quarter just ended
three agricultural implements fac
tories were established, five barrel
factories and five brewer5es. Forty
one brick works were commenced
against eighteen in the same quarter
last year, and one new bridge works
was established in Kentucky. Six
boot and shoe factories were estab-
lished, and ten car works, five in Ala
bama, three III Georgia and two in
South Carolina
UTILIZING SMALL FRUITS.
The disposition of the South to
utilize small fruits is evidenced by
the establishment of fifty-six canning
factories, thirteen in Georgia, ten in
Florida, nine in South Carolina and
the balance equally distributed in
the South Nine new cigar and to-
bacco factories were started. The
textile industries received their share
of attention, a total of sixty-six having
been organized during three months,
twenty of which were organized IN
Georgia, Zine in Alabama, nine in
Texas, seven in Louisiana and six in
South Carolina.
Twelve new cotton compress COM,
panies were formed and six new dis
tilleries organized, four in the State
of North Carolina, Forty nine electric
light works were formed, and fifty
one -four and grist mills. Seventy
fouud1ies were organized, Alabama
leading with twenty.
MANY NEW BLAST FURNACES.
An evidence that the South S in
creasing it's product Of raw metals is
furnished by the fact that twenty
new blast furnace companies were
organized in three months, against
seventeen in the corresponding quar-
ter of last year. Eleven were organ
lied in Alabama, three in Virginia,
three each in Texas, Tennessee, North
Cal olina and Georgia, and one each
in Arkansas, Kentucky, West Virginia.
Forty-four ice factories were estab-
ished. One hundred and seven min
ing companies were formed. Forty
seven new oil mills were established,
against sixteen in the corresponding
quarter last year, twelve of which
were in Georgia, eleven in South
Carolina, nine in Texas, and five IN
West Virginia.
GREAT ACTIVITY IN RAILROADS.
One hundred and seventy-elght
new railroad corporations organized.
All of these of course will not be-
built, but the fact that the companies
were formed is substantial proof OF
the interest in that direction. Nin&
rolling mills were established IN the
South, and twelve stamp mills, and
smelters. Fifty-fve new street rail
way companies were formed IN the
quarter and and ffty-two new wor ks,
and in addition 225 wood working
establishments and 225 miscellaneous
establishments.
The Tradesman says there is greater
activity in the formation OF new en-,
terprises to-day than ever before and
the prospects for the coming year
were never more favorable.