The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-05-12
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another at tMiddlesborough, Tenn, are
preparing to go into blast on the 3rd.
All Southern furnaces are in blast ex-
cept two, one of which is idle for re-
pairs and the other is in litigation.
The lumber mills report better
demand, and the Tradesman is in
formed that steps are being taken
looking to the formation of new
yellow pine manufacturing company
with one million dollars paid up capi-
tai in one of the Southern states. A
better demand has sprung up for
Florida phosphates and new areas
of phosphate bearing lands are being
opened.
The Tradesman reports SO new in
dustries as established, or incorpor-
ated during the week, together with
7 enlargemepts of manufactures and
13 important new buildings. Among
the new industries reported are
brewery at Bristol, Tenn, broom
tile works at Cleveland, Tenn, and
Owensboro, KY, q $4,000 can
merry at Decatur, Texas, and one
at New Albany, Miss, cotton gin
on large scale at Beeville, Tex, and
q. cotton compress at New Albany,
Miss. Electric lighting plants will be
established at Tignall, Ga, Rogers
vile, Tenn, and Montgomery, w.
Va; Touring mills will be built at
Huntsville, Ala, Richmond, KY,
Cornsville, Tenn, and Kelly, Va; a
large corn mill at Montgomery, Ala;
and glass works at Richlands,
Va; a hardware company is reported
at Bentonville, AK, q harrow fac
tory at Mineola, Texas, and a $4,000
ice factory at Temple, and one at Min
cola, Texas. Foundry and machine
shops will be built at Atlanta, Ga,
Florence, s. c., and Meridian, Miss,
a moss factory will be built at Savan-
nah, Ga, and oil mill are reported at
Alexandria, Campti and Nachitoches,
La, and a 300 ton per day mill at
Sherman, Texas.
The Tradesman also reports that
gold mine is to be developed at Union,
s. c., and o brown stone quarry at
Hartman, Tenn. A $l00, 900 company
for making patented novelties has
been formed at Phillippi, w. Va, a
shoe factory established at Maysville,
Ga and steel and iron company
formed at Lynchburg, Va. A 500, 900
cotton mill is reported at Huntsville,
Ala, one with 900 capital at Mag
nolia, Miss, a $250000 cotton mill at
Galveston, Tex, and other mills at
High Point, N. c., McMinnville,
Tenn, and Owensboro, Ky. Extensive
tobacco machinery works will be
built at Richmond, Va.
Among woodworking plants of the
week the Tradesman reports furni-
: ture factories at Memphis and Taze-
, well, Tenn, and Lexington, Va, a
lumber company at Fordyce, Ala,
sash and blind factories at Mobile,
Ala, and Eutawville, s. c., stave
! works at Luverne, Ala, and Gates,
Tenn, and saw and planning mills at
Moss Point, Miss, Luverne, Ala, and
Marion, Ark.
Enlargements are reported of Ice
/, factories at Macon, Ga, and Gains
Vile, Tex, of iron works at Dublin
Ga, and Spartanburg, s. c., of shoe
factory at Alexandria, Va, and Waco
. Tex. Among these new build
9 ings of the week are bust
i ness houses at New Or
' leans. La, Rome, Ga, Luverne, Ala
3 and Crockett, Tex, college buildings
at Tullahoma. Tenn and Ft. Worth
: Tex, court house at Pamplin City
g Va, government buildings at Hen
i derson, KY, Tampa. Fla, and Eliza
3 beth City, N. c., a library building al
Richmond, Va, hotel at Unicoi
Tenn, and an opera house at Flor
ence, s. G.