The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-23

Ex-secretary Herbert says Conditions Are
Nspidiy Improving.

BALTIMORE. MD April o. - The
Manufacturer Record. OF Baltimore.
publishes tbs week 60 interview with
ex-secretary OF the Navy Herbert, IN
which he takes the ground that as soon
as The conservatism OK tla Southern peO-
pie and the Inherent soundness Of their
principles SHALL be made sufficiently wide
ly known. IL Will become the custom IN
financial circles 70 favor Southern secu-
rites ilo bases h.s idea OF the con-
seryatism Of tho South upon the fact
that the population az unm.xed Anglo
saxonism has been trained under COM
mon law institutions 20 regard precedent
and 10 yeuefate law and order and just
Ice
He admits that there has been in the
South some anti-c0Ip0rati0n craze but
from his standpoint. which Is exception
ally good for obtaining a broad view of
existing conditions. Dee sees "a passing OF
tho evil and he predicts that 10 can never
live long enough or become sufficiently
vigorous 20 do ary real damage I'm a
Southern atmosphere The age Of ma
chinery and large enterprises. he is con-
WINGED. is leading Southerncrs 10 appre-
Ciate tho advantages Of assOciating labor
and capital IN corporate enterprises for
the utilization Of Inventions and that the
day is not far distant when the politician
OF the South who INDUCES IN wholesale
and indiscriminate abuse OF corporations
will be put down as an enemy 20 the
best interests Of his country. lie said:
'lt would Be worth many millions Of
dollars for the souths future development
if our people should right now take the
lead IN man.festing a spirit OF farmers
to the railroads as they have
abundant encouragcment for do
ing hv reason OF The fact that
most OF our reairOads are managed on
such liberal lines 10 deserve popular CO.
operation having a. ruie voluntarily
adopted policies Of respect for the public
rights and circulated I'D promote the
public welfare
The Industrial accomplishments for the
week noted hy the Manufacturers Re
cord. Included quite q large number OF
important new manufacturing enterprises.
The most noticeable being the following;
4 $4,000 powder-mil no birmingham;
10000 Improvement company az Llpa,
Ala: plans and specifications now ready
for the proposed $4,000 spindle and 1000
loom cotton mill at Birmingham. contract
awarded az Little Rock Tor q 100000 COM
press: $4,000 steamship company at st.
Augustine $4,000 cotton mill at Palan.
Ca: 10000 electric light plant at Savan-
nah: $4,000 prints. company at Maconi
10000 plant at Atlanta. Ca. 20 manu-
facture bicycle tires, gas company at
Louisville Ky. proposes eXpendlng $780,
Ool on Improvements: ship-yards az New
Plains 20 make extensive additions; S.
CO0l0 company at New Orleans 10 COM
pIete tho sewer system; 500 01O mineral
water company also az New Orleans;
5000 creamery company 5000 clothing
factory, S--001 unware manufacturing
company End straw goods factory In
Maryland; 10000 copper mining company
ln North Carolina: $4,000 publishing COM
pany and $1,000 warehouse company in
South Carolina. water works and bridges
IN Tennessee; $4,000 mill company. su.OCO
Gin company, large grain elevator mat
tross factory. $1,000 printing company
5000 glove company. $4,000 telephone
company, and large Touring mills ia
Texas; large four mil. telephone COM
pany. wall-paper mills and gate factory
in Virginia. a 70-Ovcn coke plant and n
10000 coal mining company in West Yir-
ginia.