The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-09
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the Gulf. Louisiana and Great Northern
railroad This enterprise has been pro-
NOTED by the st. Louis Construction COM
pany The total length OF the line Will
be 20 miles, and work will be begun
within the next three weeks. the route
will be nearly north and south through
Louisiana by way Of Arcadia and ColtaN'
La The road will cost more than A,Jo-
600 and will probably form the southern
end OF a North and South trunk line.
All local restrictions having been re-
moved. the construction OF the Choctaw
and Memphis railroad is expected TO be
gin shortly. Eight thousand men are ne
cessary TO complete the work by October
1st next. This line will extend 16i miles
from Little Rock, Ark. west, connect
ing the Little Rock and Memphis, and the
Choctaw. oklahoma and Gulf system.
Arrangements have also been announced
for extending the Texarkana and Shreve-
port railroad to Shreveport, La, where
IL will connect with the Shreveport and
Red River Valley railway, now being con-
structed and eventually to terminate al
Alexandria, or some other point Where
il will form connections with New Or
leans.
From Birmingham comes the news that
the iron mills there are rapidly approach
ing rock bottom in stocks. Some time
ago il was stated that by DeceSlber LIST
the Tennessee Company would not have
more than 10. 600 tons in stock In It's tur-
mace yards. It, in fact, amounts 10 sVVV
tons. BY January lst the supply VIII Dc
ts nearly nil as the cars furnished Tor
transportation will permit. Thls condl-
ton extends to all the interests so that
they will enter 1899 with practically clean
furnace yards. and anticipated output
sold we'll up into the summer. AZ pres
ent the furnaces In blast tax the capacity
TO supply them with coke, ore and lime
stone to keep them going full-handed. 1t
has been definitely settled that a large
nlant for the manufacture OF woodwork
ing machinery will be established at Biz
mingham.
The improved prospects of the Southern
cotton mill interests are referred to In
the talk OF Captain w. S. Mallory. one
Of the best posted mill men Of the Char
lotte IN. CO section. He said 10 the cor
respondent of the Manufacturers Record;
1.-THE mill men are more encouraged now
than they have been in years. for the out
look is decidedly improved. The price
of cloths Is advancing right along. Yarns
are about the same. and while they have
not yet advanced, they have lost no
ground" Another mill man, who IS a
said: 1.-The time has been when I would
have been willing to sell my mill holdings
at par. II would require A very large
premium to induce me to part with them
now. I regard the Southern milling out
look the best that has been in its his
tory"
Great advance in the Industrial activity
at Richmond, Va, Is expected from the
construction there of a plant for the
further development Of the magnificent
water-power there by the James River
Construction Company. About $1,000 600
will be expended in the erection Of an
5000 horsepower planted. equipped with
generators for electrical distribution 10
the existing electrical railway and manu-
featuring plants. II is expected that az
least 100000 will be spent In Richmond
alone
A large number OF new industries was
reported by the Manufacturers Record
for the week just ended. among which
may be- noted the following as the most
important: 5000 creamery and 5000
light and heat company In Arkansas
large iron foundry in Alabama: 100000
cigar manufacturing company $4,000 land
company and large phosphate plant In
FloriS~. - m no gold-mining company
In Georgia: 2,-ton ice factory $4,000 ele-
vator company. 5000 electric company
500 600 four-sDar mining and manufac-
turing company. and extensive machine
works In Kentucky: $500 700 company TO
build electric plant $4,000 mercantile COM
pany in louisiana: 100000 glass factory;
$500 dairy plant $4,000 fertilizer and
drug company. $4,000 lime works In
Maryland: 10000 cotton-seed oil and
manufacturing company $4,000 electric
nlant company. $4,000 water works in
Mississippi: lotion ice factory. $4,000 mer-
camille company In North Carolina; 300
additional spindles 20 cotton mill. cotton
factory. $500 600 bicycle attachment COM
pany In South Carolina: $4,000 crate man.
ufacturing company. siooo,ooo goid-mtn-
ing company In Tennessee: $4,000 water
works. extensive irrigation system for