Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-11
eRoYMH or THE SOUTH.
The Industrial Development in the Week
Ending February 6.

The Industrial Development in the Week
Ending February 6.
Reports received at the Office of the
Tradesman, Chattanooga, Tenn, as to in
dustrial affairs in all parts of the Southern
states for the week ending February are
generally satisfactory. The continued ia
vorable condition Of the weather is very en-
couraging, ana the only preventive of great
prosperity is the continued stagnation in
the cotton market. 1t is, however, only a
question of time wnen the crop will be mar
keted. and every week brings the new sea-
son nearer, and brings with it an increased
stock of wisdom, drawn from experience,
that viii show itself in diversified Weld
of marketable products, and material re-
ductiou in the crop of cotton.
The new industries established during
the week as reported to the Tradesman in
clude canning factories at Hartsell, Ga,
Hickman, KY, and Montgomery, Ala. A
company has been organized at Fort Payne,
Ala, to manufacture patented cotton GIN
one at GaIlatin, Tenn, to make grain
separator. A $4,000 electrical supply com
pauy has been organized at Lynchburg, Va
Fort Worth parties have chartered an
electric lighting company with 100000
capital, and one has been formed at Denton,
Tex, and a Touring mill will be built at
loves, KY.
The coal deposits at Hackett, Ark, are
TO be developed by company formed dur
ing the week. One has been formed at
Montevallo, Ala, with S600O capital. and
a $500, 900 one has been organized at Bel
ington, W. Va. A mining and manufacture
ing company, with 100000 capital is re-
ported as formed at Richmond, Va Oil
companies at Gainesville, Fla, Knoxville,
Tenn, and Washington, Ark, and an oil
and gas company, capital $4,000, at Rich
mond, Va.
a plant for making paper pulp will be
established at Memphis, Tenn, 4 railway
tie and timber company with $4,000 CAPT
tai at TeXarkana, Tex, shoe manufacture
ing company at Birmingham, Ala, cotton
mill at Camden, S. c., and knitting mill
at Bridgeport, Ala.
In the woodworking industry, planning
mills are reported by the Tradesman at
Douglasville, Ga, Springfield, Tenn, and
$50, 900 one at Bowling Green, KY. a fur
S. c., and one at Norcross, Ga, a barrel
factory at New Decatur, Ala, 4 sawmill at
Guilford College, S. c., a $4,000 lumber
company at TeXarkana, Tex, and one with
$1,000 capital at Dallas, Tex.
Engagements are reported of the agri-
cultural implement works at Buchanan,
Va, the electric lighting plant ct Houston,
Tex, and of the ice and cold storage plants
at Dalton, Ca, Raleigh, N. c., and Roam
ol5e, Va.
The Tradesman reports that waterworks
will be established at Athens and Cedar
town, Ca, Arlington Heights and Denlson,
Tex, and at Spring Garden, Ala
A 500, 600 lumber mill ire is reported at
Franklin, Va, one at San Antonio Tex,
with loss of $4,000, an iron furnace, loss
S25, 600, at New Birmingham, Tex, and
paving construction plant involving loss
of $4,000 at Norfolk Va.
Street railroads have been organized DUR
ing the week at Atlanta, Ca, and Whining
ton, n. c., both 10 use electric power.
Among the new buildings reported by the
Tenn, and one at r ichmonffF Va, business
houses at Nashville, TenBE Covington, KY,
and Blocton, Ala, $4,000 opera house at
Jackson, Miss, Nd sdepot to cost s25O,OO
at Augusta, Ga.