The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-03
THE PROSPEROUS SOUTH.

baltimore News.
Mr.. Richard II. Edmonds editor OF the
Manufacturers Record. VINO recently re-
turned from a trip to tie South, IN an Ill
teryicw with a reporter Tor the News TO-
day said that throughout the entire SCUM
there was a marked tendency 20 improve
ment which was especially noticeable III
industrial interests
Along the Chesapeake and Ohio and the
Norfolk and Western railroads, s'retch-
ing from Hampton Roads out through
West virginia, ne said, ,nere Is 49, ~,
iiyily. The output of ccal is ncrcusinG'
new mines are being opened. timpSt lahuS
and coi lands are being purchased 10Y ue-
yclupment, and the evsdeaces OF Improve
meni can not fail to impress any one
who investigates this territory
I'm the Central South. the Caroiinas ana
Georg.a. there is no abatement IN the ac-
,ivity in colt IN mill hu lding and IN the
extension OF existing plants, sv me onu
of the present year the South VIII nave
about lVoo,N0 spindles. representing an
aggregate capitalization of nearly Slae.Vp,,
600 against 100000 sp ndles with capi'di
of SCI go, 0D in the census year of lS'o, thus
showing an Increase o. OVER NV III, pe, v,,'
business matters in Atlanta are snow
ing favorable results as the outcome 81
the exposition, and s'ot-stics snow 'na.
more building is now being DON" IN the
city and of a III gher class of residences.
as well as of business houses than ever
before
..1, s,uth Georgia the peach and water
melon and pear crops are now safe and
inyestigut,ons show that the peach crop
will he tho largest ever produced III the
state The aggregate value of the irui'
crops of that district for the year is be-
ing estimated as high as 100000 or Ss,oao,-
Nat u
melon crop of Georgia VIII this year lur-
nish from 1000 to 10000 carloads OF ireisht
to the railroads. ~
THE immigration movement INTO mat
territory is extremely active and plans
are maturing Tor considerable colonization
enterprises III addition to those alf.auy
in opcration, including the bringing oi
German and Scani nav.an settlers as ven
as of Northern and Western people. Along
the Georgia and Alabama railroad. whlch
Is largely owned in Baltimore. there are
some half dozen colonization undertakings
In addition To the Fitzgerald Grand Army
movement. which has already settl over
Sc00 Western people on the 10000 acre
tract OF land purchased for that purpose
last year.
probably the most marked improve
| ment and one indicative oil the nlcsl "ine
! reaching influence upon Industrial matters
! is seen in the ALBANIA iron and coal uis-
! tricts. B.rm 'ngham Is taking dcci'e'
| turn for the he,.er and within the last re-"
| W eeks halt a dozen inrortnnt enterprises.
/ involving investments Of about half "A MIL
/ lion dollars have been put on foot whilo
two extensive steel plants are practically
4 assured
"T'he Birmingham Rolling Mill COM
puny, one of tho Oldest and largest con-
rerns In the State, has decided TO build n
4 steel plant with a capacity of 300 tons Il
! iav to furnish steel for its own works
u ava mic vii he constructed without re-
!, card fo any outside financial aid The
a rai dnD stool ,.ttorpr's,. projected hy the
Tennessee coal. Iron and Railroad com
uanv is assuming tangible shape. although
no time has been Sc, for the work of con
.tr,,e.io,
J ..Thc outnut of coal is the heaviest ii
the i,istorv OF the State. and. notwith
ptnndinr the low prices which stlll pre-
and nearly all the furnaces OF the State
nre In has,
-
"A,o,bor notable evidence of the gen
, ,.., ,,,,,,,i,,,r .. 49,. c,,,, &c ,,a trau,
eral rn'''''n'''s VI WI ""n''' 10 WV '''''
, Of Western trade through southern ror''
, to Europe. During the last nine month:
~, ", ,,,,,,, ','. :, ,,, NON ,,,sh,is ,1r n.
! corr..nnni,r,. inc or Tho nr.vious vcar
f Nov e,rIn.ms nv tho " wo nv, NH shortly Il,
= -, ,, ~ TO- ~ w i" -, ,,r 4,
~ ~, ld Il; j., ~ ;, hi,,,,,rt ia ,Ii,,cs
I ..i,,s, h,,nw ,ho NV - u.w shInnin,
Y nojnt has hce, cs,ahl,sbel where s. nco'
1 w. Nv, - s' nno M, , q, ~ Ia
,n - , ~, ,, 80 rnhn,,...
r , rt No., o, vorfuip o.,an 90,
,rcssns tn mo wo,,a ana do,,Y nnt nier
: for steamship purposrs At this pon
n.h,rT,,ra .s iraiiy Goa ms ofrari,,
80, ~ n,ta,, -, g. an,e,.n,
+ co,nnon,i cnmnn ,' viii M rol,rn,,as en-
8 tcring New orleans and frrigh, train
% destined for that point are handlcd a
y nnn, az 10y S'rlNn ,m' NJ lahfot' ~,
4. ,hc danger of ire VIII locomotives run
II ming in and ont between cotton ware
houses. This necessarily brings nbout
J. great reduction in the cost of insurance.
q Not 10 bA oMt?one br this movement
: tho Ili'noir Central railrrIH is spondin
about 81 0n0 goo N tho iiilldine of an0the
@ grain elevate and additional shinping IN
II cil,lios. and this conlany wll also fur
e nish free wharfage, so that New Orl,nn
& VIII practically - free port hcforc IN
. ond Of tho year
II ''At Galveston there is n heavy grn
v movement as NJ New Orleans whiie n
k snhino Pass. Toxas. an elevator and otho
shining facilities arc being built to II