The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-12-03
TIE SOUTH'S EXPORT. BUSINESS
SJPpLENENTING IT'S IN
DUSTRIhL GRO WITH.
New Steamship Lines and New
manufacturing Enterprises.

The Manu/dttwcrS' RcCorH, of
Baltimore, of November IS, in review
ing the industrial progress of the South,
say
The development of the South's
for, On trade, upon which the Manu-
jatlHJrr5' Rcr0fH has 50 frequently
Commented, and which was cmpha-
sir-i last week in the announcement
OF c Inauguration Of four steamship
Inc from Newport News to Europe,
receives another illustration this week
IN the establishment of five steamer
Inc, from Norfolk to LONDON, Liver
pool, Glasgow, IIavrc and Antwerp.
Tht magnitude which this business has
already attained IS shown in the fact
that the government report of the
value OF foreign exports from the
United States for October puts the
total from all Southern ports at S44,-
100 900, against S58,8oo,ooo from
the rcSt Of the county, ;t,i, shipments
from the South being over II per cent.
of the total for the month. The ten
dcECy of Western trade to seek foreign
outlets through Southern ports is being
daily impressed upon the country, and
while Newport News and Norfolk,
with their regular steamer lines, are
making heavy shipments of grain,
-four, provisions, lumber, etc, the
more southerly Atlantic ports arc also
advancing rapidly, and New Orleans
and Galveston are handling big
grain and general business, the ship
mcnts OF wheat from the former City
for the four months ending October
81 having been $4,000 bushels
against 20I 600 bushels for the cores
pondlng time last year. This growth
of the South's foreign trade is destined
to have 4 widc-reaChing influence upon
the prosperity and progress of this
section. Added to the steady indus
trial advancement which is going on,
1t means that the manufacturing in
tercsts are to be supplemented by
great commercial cities with their I'M
- mense trtnC The industrial growth
goes on steadily, and among the en-
terprises reported in this weeks issue
of the Manufacturers RCCotH are the
opening of the great mllllon-dollal
canal at Columbia, S. G., on which
work has been in progress for so many
years, and the decision of the New
En- land capitalists, who have secured
building $500, 900 cotton mill, &c
be tollowed by others; electric-light
WORKS, Ellicott City, Md. ; the sale o
coal land in West Virginia to Chicago
car talists tor 100000; street-cal
shops at Houston, Texas; i $4,000
ice factory at the same place an SIS,
Ooo electric light company at Pom
I,~tsant, W. Va; 4 large cable ca,
pO"cr-house at Baltimore, Md. ; ;
$4,000 elevator company at Dallas
1cNAs; 4 $4,000 manufacturing com
pauy at Waco, Texas 4 proposed in
Gre. SC Of $4,000 capital for enlarge
melt OF sugar refinery al Baltimore
Md 4 SIS 900 mining and smeltn;
company at Fort Smith, AJAX.
$o,6~o clectric-lisht plant at Marietta
Ga. 4 500. 900 enlargement OF waite
works at Memphis, Tenn. a S15.oo
lumber company At Ocean Springs
Miss. a $50, 900 coal and coke com
pany a. Clarksburg, W. W S1oo,
600 electric light and water compan
at ROnCeverte, w. Va; 4 SIoo.o
NitIllied brick company at Houston
Texas; shirt and clothing factory
Columbus, Ga. SIS 600 brick con
pany at Covington, Ky, etc