The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-25
INDUSTRIAL INTERESTS
Uninterrupted Development During
the Past Week.

BALTIMORE. March 2t-Speelai'-Ah ne
launching OF two battleships TINS "eeA
at Newport News is an incident OF more
than usual Importance, because OF 'ie Gil
cumstances which have fastened WORK
everywhere upon the country oeieHceS
Considered. too. in connection with tne
pan to build the immense dry-ooch 'neio
It points more emphaticany thah ever "
the part which the Virginia pOl' - ~
play In the development OF ths D"u'"
At the same time the intention 10 oo,'-
struct a dry-dock at Algiers' bd-' - ia
response 10 a natural demand tna' '"e
government should have on the Gun 0O"s'
the means to meet any emergency III s''o
conduct Of the navy. it the constr uC'i ''
of the dry-dock devei Dps INTO luily
equipped navy yard. the results wiz DC
far-reaching and beneficial 10 the govern
ment and to the section that mas Always
had at hand material for shipoui.ulil
but which has heretofore largely supPiieu
other parts OF the country with that ma
terial instead of using 1t extensively IL
self. The change from wood 10 IRON anu
steel IN the construction OF vessels mas
noa weakened the opportunity OF the
only iron and steel but 10 can supply tho
coal necessary. and e. the great producer
Of naval stores.
The philosophic bearing Of the South
under the excitement which prevails IN
other parts Of the country IS shown In
the uninterrupted development OF It's IN
dustrial interests. During the past two
or three weeks the record Of new enter
prises has been remarkably fun. The
past week shows no diminution, as its
Industrial announcements made ia the
MapufactUrers' Record include extensive
railroad slips and docks at Mobile. Ala;
extensive Improvements to railroad shops
at Decatur. Ala. $4,000 gin and mill COM
pany at Little Rock. Ark; $4,000 water
and electric light company at Stuttgart
Ark; $4,000 water works NJ Batesville,
Ark: $4,000 implement company at Oca-
la, Fla; $4,000 lumber company at Macon.
Ga; $1,000 medicine factory at Louis
vile. Ky; $1,000 lumber mill company
at Leesville. La; COTTON sugar refinery
at Alexandria, Lr.; $1,000 electric light
and power company at Baltimore, Md
10000 heat. light and power company also
at Baltimore: $1,000 clothing factory nc
Princess Anne. Nd; $4,000 cotton rope
mill az Jackson, Miss. 1900 acres Of tim
Der land to be developed in Cherokee
county y. c.; hosiery mill az Flat Rock,
n. c.; TO erect So 90 addition; 3J0-loom
cotton mill at Rockingham. y. c.; l2-ton
cotton oil mill at Ssluda. S. c.; 1000 and
10000 stove foundry at Knoxville, Tenn.
10000 grain elevator at Chattanooga.
Tenn; $4,000 butter separator company
at Knoxville. Tenn; $1,000 oil we'll COM
pany at Corsicana. Texas: $4,000 milling
company at Terrell. Texas; $4,000 coal
and coke company at Eagle Pass, Texas;
$4,000 machine works at Austin, Texas,
acid works o. Alexandria. Va; $4,000 min
ing company at Richmond, Va; $4,000
trunk and bag company at Petersburg.
Va. large knitting mill at Richmond. Va.
fee and plaster factory at Norfolk, Va.
$1,000 woOdenware factory at Hendricks.
w Va; glass factory at SistersWlle, W.
Va.
The buildings reported include a $4,000
temple at Atlanta. Ga; $3.50 courthouse
at Orange Texas; hotel at Waycross.
Ga; freight depots at Montgomery, Ala.
81. 600 auditorium at Raleigh, y. c.; SIS
900 flats building at Louisville, Ky: hotel
at Martin. Tenn; $1,000 church at Man
nington. w. Va; $500 church at Shreve-
port, la.