Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-12-05
NO. IL.
THE SOUYH'S EXPORT
Business Supplementing Its Industrial
Growth.
New Steamship Lines and Many New
Manufacturing Eaterprises--Big
Grain Buainess

The MdRNfactnrers Record, Of Baltimore,
tn reviewing the industrial progress Of the
South, says THE development OF the South's
foreign trade, upon which the Maugacigregs'
Record has so frequently commented, and
which was emphasized last week in the an.
nouueement Of the Inauguration of tours cam.
ship lines from Newport News to Europe, re-
ceives another illustration this week In the
establishment OF Ave steamer lines from Nor.
folk t. London. Liverpool, Glasgow, IIAvre
and Ant werp. Tho 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 State, for
October puts the total from all southern ports
at Si4, l00, 900. against $5S,s00o0 from tho
rest of the country, the shipments IRON she
Soath being over A. per cent Of the total for
the month The tendency of Western trade
to seek foreign outlets through Southern ports
is being daily impressed upon the country.
aud while Newport News and Norfolk, with
their regular steam lines, are making heavy
shipments of grain, -four, provisions, lumber,
etc. the more southerly Atlantic porla are
also advancing RAPIDLY, and New Orleans and
Galveston are handling big grain and gen.
eral business. the shipments OF wheat from the
former city for the four months ended October
81 having been g. 2gO,0O bushels against 2yi..
700 bushels for the corresponding time last
year. This growth OF the Souths foreign
trade is destined TO have a wido.reachiRg IN.
huenee upon the property and progress OF
this section. Added TO the steady industrial
advancement which is gong on, Il means that
the manufacturing Interests are 10 re supple.
menteu by great commercial cities wi,h their
immense traffic. The industrial growth goes
on steadily, and among the enterprises re.
ported this week are the op ming OF the great
million-dollar canal At Columbia, ). g, on
which woi K has been in progress for 30 many
years and the decision OF the New England
capitalists who have secured control OF IT, TO
commence al once on building a $500 0Jp cot
ton mill, 10 he followed by others; electric.
light works. Ellicott City, Md; the sale OF coal
land in West Virginia TO Chicago capitalists
for 500. 0Oo: street-oa, sh psHt Houston, Texas.
$4,000 ice factory at the same place; on
Is, 0VO electric light company at Point Plens
ant, w. Va; a large cable.car power house a.
Bait more, Md. a $3.50, 600 elevator company
at Dallas Texas; $4,000 manufacturing
company at Waco, Texas; n proposed increase
OF 81 5000 capital for enlargement OF sugar
refinery at Baltimore, Md So, 90 mining
and smelling company At Fort Smith. Ark; a
Sl0Wo eleciric'light plant at Marietta. Gal;
$1,000 0 enlargement OF water works AtiAlem
phis, Tenn; n $4,000 lumber company At
DC an Springs, Miss; $50 900 Goa aud coke
company ut Clarksbnrg. W. W.; 100000
electric light and water company at Ron
ceyerte, w. Va; $4,000 vitri6ed brick
company Mt Houston, Texas; n shirt and cloth.
ing factory at Columbus, Ga: f25, 600 brick
company At Covington. KY, ete"