The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-09
ACTIVITY IN THE SOUTH
ysw ENTERPRISES REPORTED n
THE MaSUFACrURERs' RECORD.
The Greatest Increase IL In the N"'""''
Cotton Mills, But all ind"s'i'
Make Good showing

BALTIMORE, MD. Aug. s.-The NAM
fscturers' Record reports that 'he
week has been an unusually active o."
busy one in southern Industrial andl'S
Cotton enterprises have been pusoe7
with more than usual vigor. n coihP"",
has been organized with a capi'ai s'o''
OF 100000. with strong capitalists 80
terested. TO introduce cotton-sinning ah'
COMPRISING systems.
Among the cotton mill enterprises re-
ported for the week were 5000 co'''
pany o build at Newport News, va
$4,000 mill company at Memphis. Tenn
a 100000 company being organized a.
Statesville. y. c.; a 5000 mill AT Greer
~ c., large mill at IIaw Rive,
5000 spindle mill near Pine Blum. y. G.;
$1,000 company at Monroe; new MI
at Burlington, in the same state, wniN
two mills at Columbus. Ga. Will ado
about $4,000 OF new machinery; a new
mill I'm Richmond county. y. G.. and 8
number OF extensive Improvements 10
mills through the South.
MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIES.
Among miscellaneous enterprises re-
ported Tor the week were the enlargement
OF iron-plpe works at Gadsden. Ala. gold
mining operations at Helm; $4,000 Dushe,
grain elevator. at Mobile, ~ ton ice plant
at The same place; $4,000 brick company
at Dayton. Fla; a large phosphate tle.
Tampa, Fla. furniture works al High
Springs; a Sl260cO lumber company, at
Whitehead; a ~ ton Ice plant at Dcnla
a 10000 construction company az Dan
lone Ga. organized TO build RAILROAD.
In Louisiana n 5000 hardware COM
pany and a 10000 sugar refinery sSv.'
go lumber and mercantile company IN
South Carolina $4,000 oil mill AT AMER.
= L..
at Memphis. ice plant at Knoxville, ahf
a q barrel -four mill In Texas $500
furniture company at san Ano'n.o. ana
a compress company at Texas city ~
COO water-works at Hlllshoro, compress
at Dallas.
THE IRON TRADE
The activity in iron interest continues
and southern furnaces are being pushed
TO meet the demand for iron. Colonel y.
NJ Shook, OF the Tennessee Coal ana
Iron Railroad Company the largest coai
and iron company in the South. IN let
ter to the Manufacturers Record says:
The business movement. starting az *
did four months agy, has increased IN
volume and momentum. and to-day II mas
practically touched every village AMI
hamlet in Alabama. The fact of It's AMI
versatility is the best evidence It's sta
bilty and Is certainty TO continue NM
I'll at last we have passed the norinhl
condition of business Notwithstanding
the recent advances In IRON. the indie11
tons for a steadily Increasing consump-
ton and as a natural consequence in-
creased prices. have not been 80 mani
fest at any time since the revival start
d as IL has been during the past two
or three days
A special 10 the Manufacturers Record
SAYS thss the contracts Sc 'ufed by the
Admission ,Ala) Pipe and Foundry Com
paiy for iron-ripe 20 be shipped 10 loko-
hama. Japan. aggregates thirty thousand
tons IL Is the largest contract 'or iron
of this kind ever secured IN Japan ly
any American house. and was secured IN
competition with the lsading mlnufac-
turers Of Europe