The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-10
souTH's CONDITION
Reports OF New Industries Made TO the
TRADE zrnan


Reports OF New Industries Made TO tn.
TradezInan.
Chattanooga. Tenn. January e.-Th'
/ austr1al ana business conditions for tn,
week ending January 6 show that mer
camille business continues to ne quiet JOB.
4 bors report that sales are increasing since
/ The usual settlements al the beginning OF
I the year have been mad. Collections are
good, but buyers ara very careful IN in,
/ creasinE their purchases. In the cotton
growing sections the times are easy. and
good deal Of Gotten remains unsc.d a.
growers look Tor q return OF higher prices
There is some Improvement tn the lur-
Der trade, and exports from Texas and
other gull ports ar growing larger A.
.artic coast und interior point lumber
/ manufacturer are SEEKING q good deal OF
lE;nbc- but say that existing prices are
TOO low to give them a fair profit. Al
this time Of the yea O large trade Is
not looked for There IS no change in
the condition Of the iron and coal indus
tries. The Southern iron furnaces ara
being oTsc-ated 70 tneir ful. capacities. AMI
stocks DO not seem 10 accumulate. +, is
Understood that many orders arr as yet
untitled that ware received during the far
Coal operators are busy and are selling
more coal than ever before The opening
Of now markets ard lsssened competition
haa given the Southern coal operators
an opportunity t. increase shoir sales.
which has been fully cared for Cotton
mills iucrcase IN number from week TO
week. ss new concerns previously an
nounced az in process Of building are PUT
IN orerat.on The new cotton mills for
the week, as reported 20 The Tradesman
are 20 be located a. Selma. Ala. Americus
Ga. and Aiken :. C.. and a hosiery mil
a Opelkn Ala
The T-adesman reports the following
new industries al established or organized
To- The Southern States during the week
Tho Pledmou' Geld Belt Chartered com
pany. az Eichuoud Va, capital .4,Gc1.oo
20 operate gold nitres car wheel works
with 100000 capital a Birmingham, Ala. .
the Tom PAdritt Harness and Snddiery
Manufacturing company or Waco Texas
capital SirHe and the Yorkvnlo Colo
Mining company of Atlanta Ca capital
s5J.eW 70 carry on mining operations In
Iatldin county. The G. Janke company
capital 50 M has been chartered at Ca
weston 7 Nas. 10 manufacture musical In
SHIPMENTS -1c Georgia soar company
capital g cor chartered a Atlanta. Ga.
and tha Fayetteville lee Manufacturing
ard Cold St-raEe company at Fayette-
VILE. ark. The Ohio Door company has
oesn organized at CovinEion, ky, capital
$4,000 the Fort smith Construction and
Improvement company. capital $50 0c0, at
Fort Smith. Ark. S12,oe9 cotton mill ut
Gzrney. s c.. "a tio,00o lumber company
al Galveston, Texas and $4,000 mining
company AZ Eas.ey. 5. c.
TIE Trad srran also reports the estah
nshmcut OF bicycle works at Alexandra.
Va. ~ opening O. now coal mines az
Ashland Ky, and prospective machinery
works with s-50 099 capital at Atlanta, Ga.
Picw works are to be established al Birrn-
ingham Ala. q pump factory al Mem
phis Tenn, q tobacco factory al Little
Rock. ArE cotton gins At NoodSviiie.
Mics. ard HuclSner. Texas and an eiectri-
cal p!au' az Branchvillc. S. c. The new
Woodworking plants OF the week are at
=. 4kriy Macon and Maul1rie, Ga, Jack
son. XIV. and HiIsboro. =. C.. Among
en,arE men,s are an ic' making plant a.
Grcauevlle Tenn. planning mill az WHITE
Post n.y. coke ovens ar Big Stone Cav,
Va. ANA creosotiug works al New Or
leans La.
The new hutdinEs of the week as re-
ported % the Tradesnan include q 81 0Q1
church building at Louisville Ky, a Siomn
opera hou+ at Lexington, Ky, q .50vi
residence ar Chattanooga. Tenn. ana
nineteen residences and TWO store build
iugs az West Pain Beach Fla.