The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-07-20
THE sOUTH'S DEVELOPMENT
New Industries Started During the
Past Three Months.

The Tradesman in its review Of the indus
second quarter of 1892, reports total OF 755
new industries Incorporated and tablished
and 2l3 contemplated ani in process Of for
nation, making total OF 9Il established
and contsmolats1 against $50 for thu COR
responding quarter Of 1891 and 1881 for the
same period in 1897.
During tho quarter the Tradesmau reports
the establishment Of agricultural imole.
ment worxs, Texas having three and Georgia
one; two barrel factories were established in
Tennessee: six boot and shos factories were
erected, two in Georgia, two In Virginia, one
each in Kentucky and Tennessee; brewsries
five, one each in Alabama, kentucky, Ten
nessee, Texas and West Virginia; brick and
tile works, twenty-six, Texas les ling with
six, Georgia five. Tennessee four, South Car
olina three. West Virginia three, Alabama
two. Kentucky and Virginia one each.
The development of the canning industry
is shown by the fact that twenty mine plants
were established, Georgia lea ling with
seven, the balance being distributed among
other Southern States; twenty-si1 COM
presses and gins have been erected Texas
leading with fifteen, Alabama AMI Georgia
having three each. Activity in the estab-
lisnantor textile plants is show wn by the fact
that fifty nine have been established during
the quarter, North Carolina being credited
with sixteen, South Carolina twelve, Georgia
eleven, Alabama eight, two each in Ken
tucky, Mississippi aud Tennessee and one in
louisiana. This is an increase in this in
dustry over the corresponding quarter Of
last year Of twenty-five.
Only fourteen development and improve
ment companies have been esta blished dur
ing the quarter as against siHty-two for tho
same period Of last year; thrty-Jhree eec-
trio light plants have been este blished dur
ing the quarter, as against twenty-nlne for
the second quarter Of 1891. The establish
ment of Touring an | grist mills has shown
a decided increase, there having been fifty
established as against eighteen for the same
quarter last year; Tennessee leads with four
teen, Texas following closely with twelve,
others being distributed. The establishment
OF founiries and machine shops has about
held its own the last quarter forty being re-
ported, eight being credited to Alabama,
seven to Georgia and siZ to Tennessee.
The manufacture Of pig iron in the South
is attracting outside investors on account OF
exceptional advantages offerej, as is shown
by the establishment o. sixteen furnaces for
this quarter as against eight for the second
quarter last year. Twenty one ice factories
have been established and forty -four mining
and quarrying companies have been organ
izei. Nine natural gas and oil companies
have organized and four oil mills have been
established, half OF the number being in
Texas. The phosphate industry SHOWS a
falling off for the current quarter as com.
pared with. the corresponding quarter Of
1891, fourteen companies having been organ
izsd as against thrty-seven in the last year.
The woodworking industry shows decided
increase, 1872 plants being reported for the
quarter, this number being very generally
distributed among different States. Ons
hundred and five miscellaneous plants are re.
porte1, making a creditable total for the
Quarter OF gil.