The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-21
OUR MARCH OF PROGRESS.
DESPITE POLITICS THE SOUTH Is
PUSHING BUSINESS.


Gulf Ports show an Immense Gain I'm
Corn shipments - Transatlantic
Steamship Lines Seeking Ports in
the South-BiE Buildings Are 20 he
observation-disclosures Are Extending
Their Lines and All Looks Well
For This Section
Baltimore, Aug. 2o.-The Manufacturers
Record. in its weekly review Of southern
industrial interests, points out the rapid
Increase OF the expectation Of grain from
southern ports, showing that for the seven
months ended July 81. New Orleans ex-
the United States. having led with 1S.46S.-
900 bushels against 12,565.0O0 bushels at
Baltimore, the next port, New York. drop
ping to 80 10000 bushels, and Philadelphia
TO 100000 bushels. For the corresponding
seven months Of 1895 New orleans exported
?. coo bushels, and New York 10000
bushels. the increase this season being
Il 10000 bushels at New Orleans and g.
100000 bushels at New York. For the seven
months New Orleans exported more corn
than New York and Philadelphia COM
bined. Galveston. Newport News and 9TH
er southern ports are also sharing in this
heavy corn shipment business
In railroad matters arrangements are
being completed for the early construction
for the Kansas City and Northern. which
will be the Northern connection Of the
Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf. thus Civ
ing the latter company a direct line from
Omaha and Des Moines to the gulf at Port
Arthur Tex.
A large water frontage has been pur-
chased at Norfolk by the New York, Phil
adelphia and Norfolk branch of the Phil
adelphia system for extensive terminal
/ facilities. The arrangements have been
/ made for steamship lines to Galveston by
/ the North German Lloyds and the Ham
/ American companies to be run in
| connection with the railroad systems,
/ which indicate a heavy movement of i'm
/ migration business through Galveston.
| These lines are expecting TO turn to that
/ port a large amount of the immigration
| business which has heretofore gone to
| northern ports.
| Among the Industrial news reported for
| the week is the closing of a contract by
/ Beaumont Texas, lumber company for
/ 100000 feet of lumber, including $50, 600
| railroad ties.
A $4,000 knitting mill at GAINESVILLE.
/ Ga.
! Natchitoches La. will spend about
| $4,000 on water works.
The Shreveport Cotton Oil Company.
$4,000 capital stock, is now building an
/ oil mill.
! The McColgan Machine Shop Company,
with $4,000 capital stock has been reor-
| ganized, and viii build machine works at
! McComb City, Miss.
A $4,000 wooden mill is to be established
| at Laredo. Tex.
Palestine Tex, will issue 100000 Of bonds
for water works. The Mutual Building
Company will erect a $2OOOOO Office building
| at Atlanta.
! The Carolina Fire Insurance Company
with build a 10000 Office building at Char
| lotte, N. c.
The county commissioners will build a
$4,000 jail annex at Galveston.
A $4,000 Jail will be built at Griffin, Ga
A $4,000 court house will be built at Lex
| ington KY
A $4,000 court house will be built at Mad
isonville, Tenn.
The board OF trade will erect a S75,0Ol
building at Tampa, Fla.
These reports show that notwithstand-
ing the political activity, the south con
tinues to do a fair amount of business
and that arrangements are being pushed
for general railroad and Industrial i'm
provements throughout that section.