The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-10-03
THE GREAT SOUTH.
Recent Statistics Showing Its Unpar
alleled Progress and Prosperity,
and the Number OF New
Enterprises Inauguratcd.

CHATTANOOGA, Oct. 2.-Thc Tradesman
reports for the third quarter OF lo!0 III ii
new enterprises III the Southern States,
against ia in the corresponding quarter
of 1889. These reports arc compiled from
carefully prepared data from accurate
sources from every point in the Southern
Statos.
During the quarter just ended two asri-
cultural implement factories have been
established, three barrel factories, eleven
browcries, as against two in tho CORE
spending quarter of 1889; thirty-fivc brick
works wore commonced; ono new bridge
works was commenced, one new bridge
works established in Texas; ten boot and
shoe factories eight can works and eleven
canning factorics-two in Florida, three in
Georgia, one in Louisiana, three in North
Carolina, one in South Carolina and one
in Texas.
There were thirteen cigar and tobacco
factories established, six of which were i'll
North Carolina; scventy-eight cotton and
wooden mills, North Carolina leading the
list, with sixteen to her credit. There
wore twelve congresses, four distillcrios
and forty-nine electric light works, which
were distributed throughout the Southern
States. Twenty-eight fertilizer factories
were established and twenty-five -four and
grist mills, cighty-thrco foundries and
machine shops, fourteen of which were
in Virginia, ten in Georgia, thirteen in
Alabama and others distributed among
tho remaining Southern States. Twenty
seven blast furnace companies wero or
ganized, twelve gas works, ffty-fve ice
factories and eighty-fvc mining COM
panies formed, Toxas leading with fifteen.
Twenty-Five oil mills were established, as
against twcnty-seven in the corresponding
quarter oil 1885, and four potteries. One
hundred and five railroad corporations
were organized, as against fftyfve in the
corresponding time of last year.
The Tradesman remarks that although
it is not supposed that all these roads
will be built, the fact that so large
number of railroad companies was
formed gives evidence of the great pros
pcrity of the South, the demand for in
creased transportation facilities and tho
consequent activity in railroad building.
Ten rolling mills were established,
three stamp mills and shelters, and forty
six street railway companies were formed,
as against twonty-eight in the correspond
ing quarter of 1889. Forty-seven water
works and 19l wood working establish
monts. This industry is taking the lead
in now enterprises in the South, Alabama
having to her credit twenty-five, Georgia
twenty Eight, Tennessee twenty mine, Vir-
ginia twenty-si1, and the balance equally
distributed throughout tho South.
Miscellaneous enterprises during the
quarter number III.
The Tradesman says a study of the
above report will show that there has been
no diminution in the wonderful progress
of the Southern States in industrial de-
velopmont during the past three months.
A very gratifying feature is the great
diversity of the industries established,
which indicates the VA cd resources of the
South and its ability 10 enter the manu-
featuring field in any and all lines. The
general development in all industries
should be very gratifying to those inter
ested III the substantial growth of the
South