Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-30
SMALL CONCERNS
GIVEN ATTENTION.
A Decided Movement Has Been Inaug.
urated Looking to the COnstruc-
ton Of Good Roads.
THE INFLUENCE OF
FAIRS IN THE SOUTH.
They Produce Good Impressions and
Lead 10 Various Industrles-AetlI
lily In Foreign Lumber
Trade.

Baltimore, Oct. 20-Though the past
week has been marked by the announce.
ment Of no large undertaking in the
south similar to those In railroad. com.
morcial and industrial lines, which have
been noted from time 10 time during the
past few months, there are clear advices
that IN manufacturing aud transp0rta.
ton the south is on an upward trend.
The local press In the different states are
giving greater attention than ever TO the
encouragement Of small industrie.. and
there Is a decided movement in favor OF
good roads Of 80 great value 10 the agri.
antitrust, 20 the railroad and TO tho fac.
tory.
a company has been organized nc
Houston, Tex, 10 erect a handsome
building close TO the Grand Central do.
pot IN that city for the purpose Of *.
hibiting 20 the public al kinds OF manu-.
featured products and novelties. IL Is
estimated that AZ least $1,000 persons
will Wow the exposition every month.
IL will give the people OF Texas and the
travelling public generally an opporun.
ity 10 view the advance made In ma.
ohinery and other manufactured pro
ducts, and will b. a great object lesson,
showing the progress being made by
the southwest Similar 20 this exhioi.
ton is the home products show AZ Knox.
vile, Tom, and the Winston, n. O..
tobacco fair, designed 20 show the pro.
ducts o. the Piedmont section In western
North Carolina. The success OF this
undertaking last year resulted in the
formation Of permanent organization,
and IL annual exhibit il great adver.
tisement Of the growing Importance Of
Winston, as the manufacturing and
commercial center, where arc grouped
knitting mills, broom factories, wagon
factories, cigarette machine, fertilizer.
tin tag aud tobacco factories. iron and
wood works, and other industries.
Another great advantage % the states
IN the south Is the state fairs and the
fairs Of the individual sections. The
Texas State fair at Dalbls. just closed
was the most successful In is history.
More people attended, more machinery
was purchased, more fine stock bourhr.
and the fair made moro money than
any ever held. At Abilene, Tex. fair
i now In progress. and it. ton. Is the
best ever held Ia the western part Of tn
state
Transactions In iron nc Birmingham
were greater IN number during the mat
week, but they are all for account. a.
small buyers. The commercial club of
that city Il considering propositions for
the removal thither of two wagon fncto.
ries and n pillow factory which will en-.
ploy 900 hands The minor industries
Of Birmingham are handling all the bu,i.
ness they can
From Piedmont, Ala, comes the news
that three different parties have been
there this week prospecting for farm
lands, bauxites and iron ores
There is a steady increase reported in
the production and sales Of zinc and
lead ores in the Joplin, No. district and
Of West Virginia coal.
Activity In the lumber trade from'gulf
ports for foreign parts arc noted. and IL
Is reported that the southern railroads
aud ocean'carrying facilities arr taxed
to their utmost Tor the purpose Of carry.
ing cotton and other exports for Europe.
These arc general indications OF the
situation, which Is perhaps more min.
utely set forth IN the following reports
70 the Manufacturers Record OF new In.
dustrios for the week.
Included IN the industrial announce.
ment Of the week were a tisG 900 sew.
erago system at Mobile, Ala ; A 4O.bar.
rol -four mill at Judsonm, Ark. sg5..
600 bridge at Pocahontns, Ark. $1,000
electric light plant at Forsyth and a a..
600 electric light plant at Montezumn.
Ga $4,000 waterworks At George.
town, KY, 10000 single mills at
Monroe and $4,000 orchard com.
pany at ThibodeauK, La go, 900 chem.
ioal company at Baltimore, also a POO.
600 barrel brewery AMI an extensive for.
tilizer factory; $4,000 cotton mill at
onngoyIlle, $. C. s25, 600 electric light
plant at Bonham, $4,000 mining com.
pany az Brookshire. tyO,O0O electrical
company at Dallas and a 10000 wagon
factory at Terrell, Tex. 35ton ice fac.
tory at Portsmouth and $4,000 clothing
fnpfOrv NJ Nouth noafou ".