Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-09-11
PROSPERITY AGAIN
COMING TO THE SOUTH.
rF"a and EIas Iaau.srls. raklas On New
Activity. Textile Plant. Employed
and Coal Being shipped.

Baltimore, Sept I0.-One Of the hest
indications Of returning good times 90
the south, says the Manufacturers Rec.
ord, Is the situation In the iron industry
there. News comes from Birmingham
that during the past week there has
been quite a steady demand upon the
furnaces and that accepted facts and
current happenings point conclusively 10
the promise that by January J. next.
the furnace yard will be literally cleaned
up by matured orders. Official figures
are not available. but IL Is believed that
the reduction during August alone was
$4,000 tons. The export trade eontin.
ues very good the sales during the week
again Appropriated 5000 tons aud
would b. greater II there were a GER
tainty Of ocean tonnage The quality
and price are both acceptable 10 foreign
buyers, and the only limit 70 the busi.
mess IL due 10 restricted transportation
facilities, which may be expected 70
right themselves shortly. A significant
fact in this connection is that the rolling
mills are hard at work and are In need
Of between 300 and 400 additional men
TO meet the orders they have on hand
Another straw Of hopefulness Is tho
report from the zinc and lead fields Of
southwest Missouri The output there !
this year has already exceeded y 1000, 900 |
in value, and last week zinc went 10
s34 ton and lead ore to s2s.5O. The
increased prices are attributed TO the
Improvement in the processes Of smelt.
ing ores and in the larger uses Of zinc
due 20 reviving manufacturing opera.
tons. The allied industries Of that sec.
ton have full orders.
In the textile industry there Is also
great activity. Coal is being shipped in
large quantities from Virginia, West
Virginia and Alabama mines, and the
shipments Of the new cotton now under
way will add 20 the business Of railroad
and other transportation companies.
Among the most important industrial
announcements reported during the
week by The Manufacturer Record
were els, 900 oil company in Arkansas:
a 81 10000 naval stores company and a
large woodworking factory in Florida:
q $4,000 cotton mill proposed, a 90, 600
spool and bobbin company and cotton
mill 10 cost 100000 In Georgia; n 60.
900 glass company, a $50, chair com.
pany. 10000 soap factory and 90.
barrel -four mill and a $4,000 tobacco
factory In Kentucky; large terminal
plant, including wharYos. warehouses,
etc, aud $50. 900 dry dock in Louisiana;
three large ice factories proposed in
100000 electric light com.
pany, telephone lystem. $500 steam. ,
boat company, $4,000 light and /
power company and $4,000 water .
ana hgbt company IN Mississippi; I
$50, 900 real estate and Investment com. !
pany, $50, 900 mining company and $780,. |
100 steel company in Missouri; 10000 /
4rrg company, $4,000 gold mining G
company, cotton mill supply factory and
sIO,OoO electrical company in North Car. I
olina; large dry kiln and planning mill, h
1900. bushel grain elevator and B5-barrel {
Hour mill and $1,000 cottonsoed oil mill
In South Carolina; 10000 marble com.
pany IN Tennessee; 5000 electric light
and zee company In Texas siOO. 600 fire o
axtinguisheT company aud $4,000 70. q
hacco company in Virginia and 1900. b
lOo-gallon pumping plant in West vir. f
yinia. Il