Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-03
THE PROSPERITY
IN SOUTHERN STATES.
More Than Thrss Thousand Indastrisa
of Various Kinds started Dur
iBg Last Year.

RAsAiholts sAus = - AsvoAAhA 80 "Ns"
in deep,eated faith and glaneing behind
at the reasons for that faith, the south
may congratulate itself upon its acnisve'
ments on 1905 and upon the promise o.
It's good fortune In 1899 The past year,
10 b. sure, has not been one free from
drawbacks for SONS interests. Com
merce OF the gulf and south Atlantis
was interrupted seriously by six MONTH
OF hostiities, centered in the Spanish
possessions IN the West Indies. Ina
great body OF cotton growers have ieli
the ~ effects of being obliged 70 sell
their staple, In many instances, below
the cost OF production, but these aii'
ments have not been entirely without
their corporations The immense gain
in the corn crop. the increase Of which
in the south has prevented an ansou
decrease IN the whole country; t1e
wealth derived from the sale Of straw
berries, potatoes, peaches aud other ear
ly products, and the impetus given by
the cotton situation 10 the diyersihca'
tion of farming operations, in winch
true prosperity for the southern hus'
bandman lies, must b. considered m
balancing the agricultural accounts.
And the results OF the war, the stimula'
tion Of trade through southern ports
with Cuba and the other islands, are
overcoming already the temporary EN-
barrassment Of the spring and early
summer.
Both classes Of disadvantages, how
ever, destined 20 diminish constantly Il
wisdom and enterprise join hands, says
The Manufacturers Record in It's an
: nuL review, fade into comparative sig
nihoance before the record Of progress
made in direction q positive additions
20 the industrial and commercial power
OF the inland trade, the feeders Of for
eign commerce And the upbuilding OF
manufactures. and because OF the acoes'
sions OF industrial capital and plants \
broad view OF the industrial evolution
NAV be- had in the following, detailing
the industries begun or completed during
the year:
Telephone systems, no; machine
shops and foundries, 80 stove foundries,
/ 2; fertilizer and phosphate works iSi
Miscellaneous iron and steel plants. 2a
Woodworking factories, aO3; furniture
factories. 20; yehichie factories w.; az
ricultural aud implement works, min
ing and quarrying COMPANIES. .Of; tx
tile mu... 6S; -four mills, l2'; cotton
seed oil mills. 30; brick works, Is; can
neries. ~: ice and cold storage plants,
Al; electric fgnt and power plants. %
ra. worss. 90; waterworks, o; misca.li-
neous l1l6. .making a total OF 3oOL
zone OF the best indications Of tns
economic condition OF a community oI
section - tne railroad situation. 4n'
showing made by the rulroacs 81 tr'
I south curing tne iast year " ui" '"
couriging. Tor 1885 has Oecn notable iu
the construction of new railroads tntsr
nearly every state having a rccIid q"
considerable mileage OF rauds-1 gauge
the aggregate IN the south rrpr-cuiri
fully 1888 miles. Contracts have urri
let, moreuv r, or construction Is uaur
way Of other railroads TO an ,quai ez
tent. II nos greater than that OF 1898
"Neariy every state south OF the Oh
and Potomac has increased its Tai!rnll
mileage. bug the greatest activity IA
been shown IN Arkansas, Louisiana ana
Texas These roads viii open wine
territory Tor the ium0ermnr the miner
the planter and tine culuva'or OF earll
crops Tor the northern markets. Incl
will bring the products OF the minor IN
dustries closer TO tho purchaser an'
will help 70 swell the cargoes OF vessel
bound TO Caribbean, south American
Oceanic, European and Oriental ports