The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-07-11
NUMBER %.
THE SOUTH GROWING.
FIGURES OF THREE MONTHS MARVEL
GUS PROGRESS.

Nearly 500 New Enterprises Organized
Against GOO for the Same Time Last Year.
and brighter Prospects Ahead.
The Chattanooga TradCsman re-
ports for the second quarter of 1890
the organization of l,493 enterprises
in the Southern states, against, 600
in the corresponding quarter of 1889
and 10 III the corresponding quarter
of 1883. These reports are compiled
from carefully prepared statistical
reports sent the Tradcsman from ac-
curatc sources from Cvcry point III
the Southern States.
During the quarter just ended
three agricultural implements fac
tories were established. five barrel
factories and five brcwcrics. Forty
one brick. works were commenced
against eighteen in the same quarter
last year, and one now bridge works
was established in Kentucky. Six
boot and shoe factories were cstab
iished. and ten car works. five in Ala
bama, three in Georgia and two i'll
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. nimc in South Carolina and
the balance equally distributed i'll
the South. Nine new cigar and to
baccO factories were started. The
textile industries received their share
| of attention, total of sixty six having
been organized during three months.
| twenty of which were organized IN
Georgia. nine in Alabama. nine i'll
Texas. seven in Louisiana and six in
South Carolina.
Twelve new cotton compress com
panicS were formed and six new dis
tillcrics organized, four in the State
of North Carolina. Forty nine electric
light works were formed, AMI fifty
one flour and grist mills. Seventy
foundrics were organized, Alabama
leading with twenty.
MANY NEW BLAST FURNACES.
An evidence that the South s i'll
crcaSing its 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
| iHCu i'm Alabama. three i'll Virginia,
| three each in Texas. Tennessee, North
Cm olina and Georgia, and one cach
in Arkansas. Kentucky. West Virginia.
Fortyfour ice factories were cstnb-
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ing companies were formed Forty
seven new oil mills wc"c established,
against sixteen in the corresponding
quarter last year, twelve of which
weN in Georgia, eleven i'm South
Carolina, nine in Texas, and five i'm
West Virginia.
| GREAT ACTIVITY IN RAILROADS..
One hundred and seventy eight
now 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. Nine
rolling mills were established i'm the
| South, and twelve stamp mills, and
| SmcltcrS. Fifty-iivc new street rail
way companies were formed in the
quarter and and lfty-two ncw works,
and in addition 225 wood working
establishments and 225 miscellaneous
establishments.
The Tradcsman says there is greater
activity in the formation of new en-
tcrpriscs to day than ever before and
the prospects for the coming year
were never more favorable.
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