Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1895-11-08
GROWTH OF THE SOUTH.
The Industrial Condition as Reported
for the Past Week.


The reports as to industrial condi-
tions all over the south, received for
the past week, show that temporary
changes in prices do not have my de-
cided effect on the volume of business
which steadily, increases. Iron is not
In as active demand as o month ago,
hut deliveries on contracts keep the
stock from accommodating in the yards,
and inquiries show that very large
trade is not yet supplied. Pipe makers
structural iron manufactures re-
:. heavy business at firm prices.
Lul.--er men report encoursgingly as
to the situation from their standpoint,
and quote higher prices and activity
in making shipments, which in some
places is greater than the ability of
the railroads to supply the cars.
A good deal of attention has
been attracted to southern textile
mills by visits from many of the lar
gest cotton mill operators in the
Northeastern States, who have been
at the Atlanta meeting of the North
eastern Cotton Manufacturers Asso-
citation. Mills in operation have been
worked to their full capacity, and
more are in active work than at any
previous time. Some complaint is
made that the margin of profits is so
narrow, but as n whole, the southern
cotton mill men are doing well, and
new mills continue to be organized.
Fluctuations in the cotton market do
not materially affect the msnufactur-
ers or growers, as purchases are made
at prices which gives n profit to man
ufacturers, and cotton growers have
all sold at q fair profit this year.
Among the new industries established
or Incorporated during the past week,
is the Peoples Cotton Factory, Mont
gomery, Ala, capital $500, 900; Broad
River Cotton Mile, of Columbia, s.
c., with $3.50, 900 capital, mills at An
niston, and Dadeville, Ala, and
Lithonia, Ga, and knitting mill at
Vsldosts, Ga.
There is also reported the charter
at Moundsville, W. Va, of the Mounds
vile Sand Co., capital $500, 900; the
Hunter Automatic Co., of Hunting
ton, W. Va, with 5000, 900 capital and
the Jossersnd Lumber Co.. of Josse-
rand, Texas, with 100000 capital.
The Central Peninsular Mining &
Muck Co., capital $50, 900, has been
incorporated at Inverness, Fla,
$50, 900 cotton oil mill is to be built
at Denton, Texas, and the Beary
Manufacturing Co., capital $25, 900
has been chartered ut Roanoke, Va.
An electric lighting company is re-
ported at Lafayette, La, fertilizer
factory at Valdosta, Ga, Touring
mills at Danville, Ky, and Graysville,
Va, and foundries and machine shops
at Palatka, Fla, Greensboro, N. c.,
and Huntington, W. Va. A large soap
factory is to be built at Louisville,
Ky, and woodworking plants at Way
cross, Ga, Moss Point, Miss. Char
lotte, N. G., Ethridge, Tenn, and
Frost, Texas.
The engagements for the week in
clude SOS, 900 addition to 8 brewery
at Houston, Texas, 8 $50, 900 addition
to cotton mill at Charlotte, N. O., a
tannery at Sanford. Fla, and Touring
mills at Kline, W. Va Among the
new buildings are q $500 bank
building at Georgetown, KY, and one
to cost ST., 600 at Newport News, Va,
q $12, 900 church at Macon, Ga. a
5000, 900 hotel building at Macon, Ga,
q large Office building at Louisville,
Ky. and $22, 900 warehouse at Ports
mouth, Va.