The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-06
MILLIONS FOR COTTON MILLS.
GRAND AGGHEG ATE or SOUTHERN
EsThESTs OF THE PAST
THREE MONTHS.

They VIII Exceed the Number An
nounced in Any similar Period ia
the History OF Cotton MIL Build
Ing in the south-A Total Of sOO.-
600 spindIes 90 Be added 90 the
Aumser Aev In Oprratien-If Built
as Promised the Total Capital Rep
resented WIN Exceed the Lordfy
sum 81 sI5,000,O0O.
Baltimore, Nd Sept 5.-The Manufac-
turers' Record says that the anouncs-
ments Of new cotton mills projected IN the
south during the last three months ex-
ceod that Of any similar period IN the
history OF cotton mill BUILDING in that
section. There were reported n mills.
which VIII have an aggregate OF over
10000 spindlcs. which. added 70 the 500.-
oo0 spindles 70 be put into mills that had
been reported prior TO May 81. makes a
total Of about s0o.0l0 spindles 20 be added
10 the number now in operation In the
south.
III these mills are all built as Indications
promise. the aggregate investment viii
represent something Of Si5.O0o.0oo. A large
majority Of the mills are already under
construction or contracted for, SO that
the percentage OF those that are never
built viii be very small.
The mills reported during the past week
We're; a 200 spindle mill az Douglasville.
Ga; 100000 mill at YorkwIe. &. C.;
2.soo additional spindles 70 a Moorsewlle,
~ C., mill; 2.sm additional splndles 10 a
Harmony Grove. Ca, mill; l6.0O addition
al spindles to a mill al Laurens. S. ca
Soo,0J0 addition 20 g Knoxville cotton mill
Among other enterprises reported for
the week We're the completion Of a 500 90
coke plant IN Alabama, the starting uD
OF large car works at Admission. Ala
which have been idle for several years. =
Si040O gold mining company, and the en-
largement OF furnaces In Arkansas. tha
development Of uauEite mines. and fz2 900
water works Improvement. In Georgia. a
NuVVv water works plant is proposed.
and an electric light plant. in Maryland.
furniture works, a construction compa-
ny, $1,000 Of water works improvements
ana a Hour mill. IN North Carolina. a
$4,000 shoe factory. gas plant. saw
mills, OIL mills and 100000
construction company; in South Carolina
a A1V0 water power plant projected "A
- barrel Hour mill. brick works ana a
HhhthtH hAiiis III Ifnneaaee coke ovens and
furniture factory: la Texas u cotton
compress company. broom factory ana ir-
risatins plant, IN Virginia the sale of a
I'm mining property for development ls
reported, q z,-harrel -four MIL a tobacco
factory aud machine shops. IN West Nir-
ginia, several extensive on and gns come
panies, and IA other states 4 number og
miscellaneous enterprises covering quite
a diversity Of Industrial interests
The rapid expansion OF the textile IN
terests Or the south and the phenomenal
activity prevailing IN iron and coal mat
iefa. coupled with an increasing doma IA
Tor farm lands for settlement by western
people Is bringing about an unusually
healthy business condition throughout fhia
entire section With the continuation of
high prices Tor cotton, the enormous grain
crop which has been produced and these
active conditions in Industrial interests.
the south bids fair 20 have the most
prosperous season which Il has enjoyed
for many years.
Raleigh. n. c.. Sept 5.-The cotton min
Of the Greensboro Cooperative Mlu Come
pany has been purchased BY Cone A. Gar
SEQ, who will az once equip n with i'm
proved machinery and will operate Il On
fun time. There Is not an IDLE mil In
the state.