Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-12-06
PLANS TO ExEND
SOUTHERN COMMERCE.
There Are Grand Opportunities FOR the
fouth. and ihs ns.t % the
Country a. Well.

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trial aud commercial undertakings, OF
new factories planned. Of additions 20
the old ones and Of increasing facilities
AZ ports There Is a discussion OF the
opportunities for building factories 10
manufacture starch from sweet pota.
toes, rehneries for sugar and plants 20
develop water power In no place, pos
sihly, Is there greater activity than in
and near Birmingham, Ala Ensley
Oily Is the busiest placi In the state
The heavy material for the steel plant
has arrived, and active work on tine
structure has begun. All kinds Of
structures are being erected, and ~ large
l. tine influx Of oil kinas of mechanics
aud other labor that many Of them. for
lack ~ accommodation, aro compelled
TO lodge la Birmingham Temporarily.
Part Of the 20 huge stacks Of the steel
plant are IN place, aud the 100 coke
ovens Of the somet. solvay company nre
IN full operation The hoop iron iacio-
~ Is an addition TO the new industries
q Enslfy cry. Shipments OF iron
from the birmingham district continue
A. large ~ the cars furnished will ger.
init The accepted business for export
has averaged 1901 tons per day Closely
related 70 this business In Alahama l.
the condition Of the iron and steel trade
In Germany The Berlin correspondent
OF The Manufacturers Record. after
quoting the prices for various classes Of
iron, steel and coke. saysi
"Tho iron and steel prices would
seem 10 offer excellent prospects Of com.
petition for our American producers.
and nowhere Is this more clearly rccog.
nized than here m Germany itc.f
Prices have advanced considerably with.
IN she past Xix months. but these adj.
vancos have been accompanied by Gre.
queui warnings that thus ana oDcning for
American competition would bo gwen.
The .uu1ect 81 American competitor CON.
tinuos 10 crop un bur, owing 10 ths
splendid condition prevailing in all tle
branches of the iron and steel trade,
there b. lrss discussion OF the matter
now than month ago ! will. how.
ever, quote the following passage FROM
a Doumand market report. which shows
thar the Germans ara widcawake % the
actual conditions of thing. with u.s.
"What makes competition with Amer.
"a so dincu.t, " say. this report. "and
under existing conditions hore aud over
there almost completely excludes tho
hops Of meeting IL. Is the incredibly low
cot u production there The only Ell.
fective measure, therefore, against
American competition Is thai ge shna.--
also fuFiler reduce the cost OF produr.
ton. bnt In order TO do this the first step
necessary il the reduction n froIgnts on
raw materials and finished products
Plans 10 extend southern com.
merco n the West Indies con.
tinuo TO he made That there arr
large opportunities for the South, as
well as for the rest Of the country In
this direction, Is shown by a special cor.
respondent of the Manufacturers Rec.
ord from Havana There is need there
Of machinery for the sugar plantations
and other agriculture, OF all kinds Of
plumbing supplies, Of equipment for
steam and electric railways, laundry
outfits and cheap lamps Southern rice
growers will be- particularly interested
In the statement that "rios IL a staple
article Of food IN Havana, no breakfast
or dinner being complete without it
From 5000 90 $4,000 bags are imported
annually. India is getting the bulk Of
the trade.
Among the new industries reported
during the week by The Manufacturer.
Record was $4,000 zinc mining com.
pany AZ Harrison, Ark $780, 600 mercan,
tile company at Augusta, Ca. 25, 900
spindle and i0o loom cotton mill AT
Roclmart, Ga 100000 brewing com.
pany 90 Paduoah, KY; go, 900 Ice com