The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-15
SOUTH'S RESOURCES.
The War Talk Not Interfering with
Their Development.

Their Development.
BALTIMORE. April H. - Special. - In
spite OF the acute situation in Spanish
American relations. which has given de-
cided impetus in parts OF the South TO un-
dertakines connected with military and
naval movements the influences which
work for its permanent good have not
been abated during the past week. The
effects Of the practical meeting at Allan
Ia recently for the advancement OF
Georgia manufacturing interests are felt
i'm the preparations for similar cOnven-
tiOus i'm Louisville and Nashville. The
Louisville Commercial club has been
largely instrumental in working up inter
ests in the Kentucky convention. The
discussions viii cover the states geoera-
phical advantages and It's agricultural
and industrial opportunities ana Will seek
TO show how capital may be best attracted
to the State and most prohtably employ
ed there. the best methods OF encouraging
desirable immigration, the uses and
abuses of corporations how best 10 en-
ulOv railroads, the greatest source OF de
vclopment and will deal also with land.
titles good roads commercial laws md
the delays iu cost of administration OF
justice Among the topics for the Ten
nesece convention are tax laws, the raw
material I'm the State for manufacturing.
agriculture labor and It's influence, rela-
tiou of hanks to the development Of in
dustrics. the prevention Of the flow of
cauital from Tennessee and the cncOur-
agement of its location iu the state.
Whether or not WaT assumes great pro-
portious the aggressive SouthcruCrs arc
not losing sight Of the more important
task of developing her home resources.
The railroads are recognized as valuable
L.. so Nn.H HH
ufacturers' Record give details Of latest
undertakings iu this direction. Among
them are the probability of the early con
etruction by the Knoxville and Bristol
Railway Company Of q roadway from
Blaine sOuthWard eighteen miles 90 Knox
vile. and from Beams Station northeast
ward about seyeuty-hve miles 10 Bristol
the extension whereby there Will Doe de
rect limo Of eighty miles between Union
town. Pa. TO Moundsville and Wheeling.
". Va. and thirty-eight-m extension
of the YazOo Delta railroad in Mississippi
10 connect with The NaZoO and Mississippi
valley division of The Illinois Central rail-
road.
Takine the figures Of the Geological
Survey OF the output OF coal ln This coun-
try I'm 1897. the Manufacturers Record
presents tables and statistics IN oompar-
ing tho progress Of the South with that
nous output.
The percentage OF increase in the South
in lsg- over 1896 was 26l9lN tons. equal
to IS and en- the rest OF the country 5sl4.-
az tons or o.. West Virginia and Ken
ucky show The largest actual gain in the
South. which advanced much more be-
tween 1896 and lS9, than between 1888 and
1896.
The south's gain is more apprcciable in
f.e ..~ rrI
1857 the South produced lS4l.9-2 tons. or
p Der cent OF the total in the country
I'm ton wears it had increased its output B
Dar cent. equal 20 3f az. 30 tons. which was
little less than q per cent. OF the total Tho
increase i'm the rest of the country has
been from 60 il5.l1N TO l09.65l6s0 tons, or as
pcr cent. Aabama's gain IN ten years
was POI per cent. West Virginia lD per
c-Df and Kentuciy's 102 per cent.
These figures are valuable as indicating
the growing industrial importance Of the
south. While MANY mines there are
confirming 10 the industrial activity else
where. the advance from 5000 20 bisbo-
tons in Texas. and from 10000 to @"9l IN
Arkansas together with the comparative
aeures I'm other States. shows the growth
OF enterprises in the South itself. and Is
the promse of ability 20 supply fuel for
new ones or for the vessels which are To
commerce.
The industrial announcements or the
week reported IN the Manufacturers Re
cord included the sale Of ll,W1 acres or
coal land in Alabama. on which coal
mines will be developed and several hun
drcd coke ovens will be erected. $4,000
cotton mill N Courtland, Ala. $4,000 brick
works at Decatur Ala; $4,000 carriage
comnany at CartCrsville. Ca $4,000 stove
foundry at Louisville. Ky; saw mill OF
125. .00O feet capacity at Leesville. La: S50.-
Ool sugar factory In st. Bernard Parish,
Ia. &. 90 telephone company at AlmyTa,
n g.. knitting mill and pants factory at
Ralfour. n. c.: $4,000 cotton mill company
al Concord. n c.. 50O0-spindle cotton mill
al Norwood. y. C.: 100000 company 10
erect "a lO.0O0-splndle mill at Chattanooga,
Tenn. 80 O0O underwear factory at Chat
tanooea Tenn: $4,000 cottonseed oil mill
m Memphis. Tenn; 5000 tobacco factory
al Clarksville. Tenn; so 000 machine com-
many at Waco Tex: a0,000-bushel grain
elevator at Port Arthur. Tex: No0 600
manganese company az Norfolk. Va; So
eaO -four mill company at Charleston, w.
Va.