Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-09-25
THE SOUTH.

Notwithstanding the stagnation In Indus
trial affairs generally on account Of the ex-
element due to the approaching presidential
election, the projection OF new industries In
the South presents very creditable showing
for the past week.
The Manufacturers Record, Of Baltimore,
in its reports OF new enterprises, mentions,
among others, 800, 900 lumber mill com
pany at Atlanta, Ga u $50, 900 company at
Little Rock to manufacture chalnless bicy-
Giles; S25, 900 cigar manufacturing company
at Tampa, Fla; Tripod Paint Company OF
Atlanta, Ga, to erect large new factory; $40
600 chair works incorporated at FRANKFORT,
Ky; 100 ton ic) plant at Baltimore; $685.
steam laundry company at Baltimore; $780,
900 lumber mill company at Linyile N. c.;
company at New Orleans to manufacture
and introduce new delinting machine; ics
plant at Memphis, Tenn, by Henry Walton
Jacksonville Compress Co, OF Jacksonville,
Tex, incorporated to erect plant with $25-
900 capital; $4,000 mercantile company at
Commanche, Tex; company erecting $4,000
foot sawmill at Goodrich, Tex; $4,000 tele-
phone company at Norfolk Va; $25, 900 coai
mining and coke manufacturing company ut
PBgess. w. Va; La Belle Iron Works OF
Wheeling, W. Va, has authorized big i'm
proyements to plant Among the buildings
repor cd are a 100000 Office building at
Jacksonville, Fla, by Chicago party; $50, 900
Federal building at Meridian, Miss; $3.50, 600
to be expended on Louisville, KY, court
house; Alderman, Miss, to build $1,000
court house.
That the exposition held at Atlanta, Ga,
last year was of decided advantage to that
widcawake and hustling city is demonstrated
by figures furnished by the Daily Constitu-
ton. Says that journal:
ATLANTA has made record the lrsttweva
months following the opening OF her exposi-
ton that has never been equaled by any other
exposition city 10 the history of the country.
Nearly $4,000. 900 has been spent in the con-
structlon OF new buildings in this city since
September /, 1895. New Orleans had big
exposition. and while the ultimate result has
been great permanent benefit 10 that "taid
old city, the first year following the fail
everything was at standstill and the city
made little or no progress. Great and hust-
ling Chicago had the Worlds Fair, and 1t
took full year for investments to find their
old channels and business to get settled down
again to the point OF progress. San Fran
cisco carried its midwInter fair to glorious
success, but has done little In the way of per.
manent Improvement since.
"Atlanta concluded to try the experiment
OF big exposition, and one year ago the
gates Of the great show were swung open.
What has Atlanta done since2 She has
grown-grown rapidly, steadily. She has
Invested nearly s2OOO,0O0 in new buildings
alone.
at is reasonable to suppose, and in,aed II
| Is a fact that these buildings represent a
corresponding growth In all other branches
OF gress. The buildings-those that have
| beer completed-are all occupied. If they
are residences they are occupied by some
new families, and II stores or offices, they are
occupied by some now business that had tc
| have a home. Their are no vacant houses
either business buildings or residents in At
lanta Every new building that goes up Is
easily filled with good tenant, and no old
ones are left vacant. This Is growth
ATLANTA has made this record with moi
only the handicap OF a passing exposition
but In the face of terrible business and
financial depression that has virtually para
lyzed all the other centers Of progress In the
country"