The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-12-25
THE BROADENING OUT
OF Southern Developments >>signs of
Improvement Everywhere.

~A Sooeheih OeVelOpmenC.~ ~>blSnS OF
Improvement Everywhere.
The Manufacturers Record. of Balti-
more, of December 10, in reviewing the
industrial progress of the South, says:
The signs of a general improvement
In industrial development and in large
investment operations throughout the
South noted in the last issue of the
Manufacturers Record are even more no.
tlceable this week, notwithstanding the
near approach Of the holiday season,
when business men:generally wait for the
next year before going into new enter
prises. There is a decided revival in the
projection Of new mining, manufacturing
ana railroad enterprises, and, despite the
very low price of cotton, the general out
look in the South is daily growing bet
ter, though collections in mercantile lines
may Tor while continue slow. A gen.
eral survey of the field shows that good
progress is being made towards securing
the full $500, 900 required for the pro-
posed steel works near Birmingham,
while one or two other steel enterprise
are In fair way to secure the requisite
capital. Important coal-mning enter
prises are coming to the front in Texas,
and, while one company reported last
week Is putting in a plant to mine 900
TONS per day, another company with a
capital stock of $40o, 600 is preparing for
active work. The opening up of coal
mines In Texas will give great impetus
10 the whole State. Extensive rail road
work work is being pushed, and the opening
the Ohio river marks the beginning of
another era in the Souths foreign com.
merce and domestic trade as will bring
into operation another through line to
the West and open the way for pushing
Virginia and West Virginia coal into ter,
ritory now controlled by Pennsylvania
coal. At Norfolk this road will ut once
commence the construction of very large
machine shops, and additional piers and
warehouses for the shipping trade. The
building of II road from Roanoke through
Fincastle to Clifton Forge, which is to
he pushed, will connect the two great
systems, the Norfolk & Western and the
Che peake IL Ohio, and open, in connec-
ncction with other lines, direct route
between Pttsburg and the South In
every direction such signs rs these tell of
the rapid advance which the South is
making. The fact is also emphasized by
the report Of industrial enterprises men,
toned in this weeks issue of the Manu-
facturers Record. Among some of the
IN re important ones are the near com
pletion of large tinplate works at Balti-
more to make 1, 800 boxes week, and of
the cotton-tie and rolling mill at Denison,
rcxas, giving that State cotton-tie mills !;
the organization of bridge building
company at Admission, Ala a $3.50, 900
coal mining company at Parish, Ala a
$25, 900 lumber company at Perdue Hill,
Ala. 600, 900 phosphate company a
$500, 600 phosphate company and $40,
600 phosphate company in Florida, large
phosphate works in the same State to be
uilt by Georgia company; $4,000
elevator building company, Atlanta, and
the removal from the west to Chattanoo-
ga of similar company; a $40 lime
and fertilizer company, Augusta, Ga. a
canal-c company, Maysville. KY; a
$500, 900 fuel-gas company at Newport,
KY; a $25 900 tool manufacturing com.
pauy at Baltimore, Md. 500, 900 min
ing company a. Chattanooga, Tenn. a
$50, 900 coal-mining company at Dallas,
Texas; a $685., 900 contract for extension
of water works at Fort Worth, Texas.
a $50, coo lumber company at Leggett.
Texas; the sale Of 80, 900 acres of timber
IN in Texas: n $50, 600 ce-factory COM
pany at San Antonio, Texas; a $25, 900
lumber company at Newsoms, Va; a
S25, 600 woodworking company at Rad
ford, Va $50,000 shoc-factory com
pany at Charleston, w. Va; a $40, 00(
manufacturing company at Hunt
ington, w. Va a $4,000 glass-work!
company at Kanawha City, w. Va.
5000, 600 coal-mining company at For
Smith, Ark. removal of hardware work
from New Jersey to Martinsburg, W
Va etc."