The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-12
DIXIE CAN'T BE HELD DOWN.
NEW ENTERPRISES AFOOT DE-
SPITE THE POLITICAL PER-
PLENTY.

Mere Important Contracts for In
dustriuI and Railroad Projects
Contaminated During the Past
Week Than Have Been Closed
I'm Any One Week for Months-Ovcr
COO Miles OF New Railroad Con-
tracted For.
Baltimore. Nd. June 1.-THE Manufac-
turer's Record. reviewing southern bust
ness conditions for the week. reports that
despite the political turmoil the past
week has seen the contamination Of more
important contracts for indusTitl and
railroad enterprise than have been closed
in any one week for many months.
Every undertaking reported in this sum
mary. is of the most substantial char
acter. the capital for which has been pro-
vided. and nothing is included that is
simply projected. IL is true that negotia-
tons have been pending for many Of these
undertakings for some months, the pre-
iminary work. as IN all cases. taking
much time. but the contracts for all OF
them have been reported during the past
week.
The aggregate Of the contracts closed
for the week for railroad construction
work Is over go miles, including the build
ing Of several hundred miles in South
Carolina and Georgia. which. In connec-
ton with existing short lines. viii de-
velop a 600-mile system controlled In the
interest of Charleston. One hundred and
forty miles have been let TO contract in
Texas. on the extension OF the Kansas
city. Pittsburg and Gulf; three contracts
have been closed on the Charleston.
Clendenin and sutton road in West Viz
ginia. and contract for twenty-six miles
in Tennessee.
The week has also been noted for the
signing Of contracts for the building OF a
100000 print cloth mill IN Birmingham;
five-siXths of the capital being furnished
by northern cotton mill people, and the
balance having been subscribed by Bir-
mingham capitalists.
The American Net and Irvine Company
of Boston. one OF the Oldest concerns OF
New England having been established
more than fifty years ago, mas closed con-
tracts for building a $3.50 900 mill in Annis-
ton, Ala, with the agreement 10 extend
this 10 a SGO0.O00 plant later on.
Local capitalists at Seneca, 5. G, have
provided the money for a 10000 spindle
mill TO cost S350OO0, and are letting con-
tracts for the work
The Eagle and Phoenix Company OF Col
umbus is arranging for the building OF ITS
$50 COO wOollen mill; a mill at Mount moi
~. n. c., will double its equipment; a
knitting company at Columbus VIII eN-
Orangeburg S. c.. a 100000 mill company
has been chartered.
An extensive gold colonization plant has
been completed and put in opera ton near
Tallapoosa. Ga. the Southern Refrigera-
tor Manufacturing Company of Murfrees-
bOrO, H., has purchased the plant of the
Bransford Manufacturing Company at
Union city, Tenn, and viii establish a
100000 capital for the manufacture of
bank fixtures, refrigerators, etc; the
Fisher Typewriter Company Of Athens,
Tenn, will establish at Knoxville a plant
to employ 25O men for manufacturing
typewriters.
Plans are being prepared for ten build
ings most OF which will be l06X500 feet
each, for the car works previously re-
ported to be built at Savannah by a $780,
900 company. There Will be over five miles
of railroad tracks in and about the works.
Construction work on this great plant will
begin Immediately.
The Charleston Shoe Manufacturing
Company win establish a factory for en-
ploying forty hands in making shoes In
Charleston, 8, G. Union, in the same
and electric light system.
Northern capitalists have organized a
100000 company and purchased the gas
and electric light works at Norfolk. Va.
In building enterprises, contracts have
been let for the Seaboard Air Lines new
freight depot at Atlanta to cost from
5000 900 to 100000 Plans are being pre-
pared for $4,000 court house at Char
in the same place; a $50 900 hotel in Fitz-
gerald, Ga; and al Harrisonburg Va,
contracts have been made for a $4,000
court house; the Louisville and Nashville
VIII build a $3.50 900 depot at Montgomery,
Ala; the Jacksonville Terminal Company
will build a union depot in that city. the
cost of which will be several hundred
A sale of 100000 tons OF Birmingham pig
iron for immediate shipment TO Italy has
been closed, and an order received from
another Italian company for a trial lot of
100 tons, which II satisfactory will be fol-
1 lowed by heavy orders.