The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-27
PROGRESS OF THE SOUTH.
THE Trademarks REPORT FoR
TIE PAST QUARTER.

One Thousand Four Hundred ana
Forty-three New Companies Organ
lied, Against 900 in the Correspond
ing Quarter Last Year-A Noticeable
Increase in the Fruit Canning Indus
try-Thirty New Blast Furnace Com
penies Organized.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN, June 26.-The
Tradesman reports for the second quarter
of 1890 the organization Of ,443 new enter
prises in the southern states, against 800 in
the corresponding quarter of 1889, and 679
in the corresponding quarter of 1883. These
reports are compiled from carefully pre-
pared statistical reports sent to the Trades
man from accurate sources from every
point in the southern states.
During the quarter just ended three agri-
cultural implement factories were estab-.
lished, five barrel factories and five brew
cries.
Forty-one brick works were commenced.
against Is In the same quarter Of last year,
aud one new bridge works was established
in Kentucky.
Six boot and shoe factories were estab-
lished, and 10 car works. In Alabama, 3
in Georgia and in South Carolina.
| CANNING FACTORIES.
The dispo-ition Of the south to utilize,
small fruits is evidenced by the establish--
| ment of So canning factories-13 in Geor-
gia, 10 in Florida, o In South Carolina, and
the balance equally distributed In the
south.
Nine new cigar and tobacco factories
were started.
The textile industries received their share
OF attention, a total of sixty-six having been
| organized during the three months, twenty
Of which were organized in Georgia, nine in,
Alabama, nine in Texas seven in Louisiana
and six In South Carolina.
Twelve new cotton compress companies
were formed and six new distillcries were
organized-four In the state Of North Caro-
| lima.
Forty-nine electric light works we're
formed and fifty-one oil and grist mills.
Seventy foundries and machine shops
were organized, Alabama leading with
twenty.
NEW BLAST FURNACES.
Evidence that the south ia increasing it's
product of raw metals is furnished by the
fact that thirty new blast furnace compa-
nies we're organized In the three months
against seventeen in the corresponding
quarter Of last year. Eleven were organized
in Alabama, four in Virginia, three each
In Texas, Tennessee, North Carolina and
GeOrRlh, one ehcn III ATkAnsdS, h6utuCkY
and West Virginia.
Forty-four ice factories were established.
One hundred and seven milling companies
were formed.
Forty-seven new oil mills were estab-
lished, against sixteen In the corresponding
quarter Of 1889, twelve of which were in
Georgia, eleven In South Carolina nine in
Texas and five In West Virginia.
Three potteries were ta5lished.
One hundred and ssventy-eight new rail-
road corporations were organized. All OF
| these, of course. will not be built, but the
| fact that the companies were formed is SUBJ
stantial proof Of the interest in that direc-
| tion.
Nine rolling mills were established in the
south.
Twelve stamp mills and sme1ters and
hfty-five new street railway companies were
formed in the quarter, and fifty-two new
water works.
In addition, 225 wood working establish
meuts and 225 miscellaneous establish
ments.
The Trddesmdn says there is greater ac-
tivity In the formation of new enterprises
| to-day than ever before, and the prospects
for the coming year were never more en-
couraging.