The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-29
DIXIE STILL on A BOON
New Industries Going Up All Over thC
South.

South.
The New Companies Formed During
the Past Three Months Foot Up ESQ
Against 779 and 673 in the Same
Quarters in 1892 and 1891 Respeo-
lively.
/ Chattanooga. Tenn, June The Trades
man has compiled a report of the new in
dustries established in the southern states
during the three months ending June 80,
which shows total of $50 against ~
and 673 for the corresponding periods of
/ 1892 and 1891 respectively The report is
made up from carefully collected returns
! from every town in the south and shows
/ that while the southern states have in
some measure felt the effects Of the gen
| eral stringency, it has not been as serious
as apprehended. The Tradesman in re-
viewing the returns, which come
from over ten thousand inquiries,
show that the southern states as awhole
have been very conservative for months,
thatunusual economy has been the rule and
the farmers as class owe less and are in
better condition than for years. The
crops which will be harvested within the
next four months will give the south great
ersurplus than has beenknOwn in ten years
and the industrial outlook in consequence
is vastly improved, During the three
months the following different branches
ofindustry have been established:
Agricultural works. Three against four
during the same period in 1892, Texas
having secured all three.
Barrel factories-Two each in North
Carolina and Georgia, and one each in
Texas and West Virginia.
Boot and shoe factories-One each in
Georgia, North Carolina and West Vir-
ginia.
Breweries-Three in Texas, one each in
Georgia, Kentucky and West Virginia
Brick and tile works-Five each in
Texas and West Virginia, and the balance
equally distributed in the south.
A Squirt IN CANNING FACTORIES.
There was a squirt in canning factories,
showing that the south is beginning to
utilize the surplus fruits and vegetables,
Thirty-seven were established in three
mnoths against 80 and II in the correspond
ing period of the preceding year, Georgia
leading with 10, and Texas getting s.
Mississippi and Tennessee 4 each, Ala
bama and South Carolina 3 each
Florida and Virginia each 2. The de-
velopment of the textile industry shows
no signs of abatement. Seventy-seven
cotton and wooden mills were organized
during the quarter, against SO and "a in
the corresponding periods of 1892 and
1891. North Carolina leads with 49,
South Carolina comes next with IA, Ala
bama 8, Georgia 10, Texas and Virginia
each T. Mississippi g.
The formation of development land
companies is growing less, only u be
ing reported in three months.
Eight distilleries were organized dur
ing the quarterly. Five in Kentucky, .
each in Alabama and Texas, and one in
North Carolina.
Electric light companies are growing
rapidly, the three months showing p
against 80 last year. Texas being credited
with Z, Georgia with 4, Tennessee with 3,
and the balance being equally distributed
FOrty-two -four mills were established
Tennessee leading with 10, North Carroll
ma 9, Virginia s, Kentucky s. and Florida
and Texas having each.
Forty-four fondries and machine shops
are reported against 40 and AZ for the cor
responding periods of 1892 and 1891, Texas
leading with H. Kentucky having 8,
West Virginia 7, and Georgia 3.
ONLY TWO NEW BLAST FURNACES
Only two blast furnace companies were
organized during the quarter, one each
in Alabama and Georgia, against sixteen
and eight in the corresponding periods in
1892 and 1891.
Nineteen ice factories were established
against twenty-One in the same period of
last year, Texas leading with six
Forty-three mines and quarrying com
panies were established, West Virginia
leading with fourteen and Texas and
Tennessee each getting seven.
Natural Gas companies are very few.
Only four are reported in this quarter,
three in Texas and one in Kentucky.
Twenty-One oil mills were organized
seventeen of the number being in
Texas.
The phosphate industry in Florida is
quiet but prosperous Five new c0nl~,
panies were formed during this quar-
ter.
Seven tanneries were organized against
three and four each in the corresponding
period of 1892 and 1891.
Twenty-nine water works companies
were formed. They are pretty evenly dis
tributed all over the south.
There are 1872 new working industries
precisely the same number as the CORES
ponding period of 1892.
The total miscellaneous industries not
classified was AZ against 1906 in the same
period of 1892.
OF the above industries the Tradesman
says not all will actually be built, but in
each instance the preliminary organiza-
ton was effected and the initial steps
taken.