The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-12

islature Of a bill authorizing an issue Of
10000 in bonds to extend the present
system OF water. Lights and sewers In
Greensboro within nf,y miles of which
are more than one hundred cotton mills,
marks advance in that community Inc
textile industry, in fact, Is notable Tor
maintaining its progressive record OF the
past few years. The location Of $25,VO
woolen mill at South Knoxville, Tenn. :
the projection Of several cotton mills IN
connection with the contemplated water
power development near East Macon
Ca: q small hosiery mill at Atlanta,
Ga. the TRIPPING of the capacity OF the
JOnesylle. S. c.. knitting mills and OF
the Wahncta Mills ~ Cedart0wn. Ga.
requiring the erection OF an additional
building two stories high: new l0tol-
suiud.e cotton factory at Charlotte. n,
A.: "a knitting mill for the production
Of hosiery az GrecnWle. Tex, with a
plant using about two hundred bales or
cotton a year. the selection OF site for
q new cotton mill az Macon and one at
Cooleemee. near Salisbury y. c., ana
the deNeopment OF the capacity OF the
Wnardviue Hosiery Company, or IA
leigh. y. C., are some OF the psoJects
under way or in contemplation IN TINS
line
textile department at Clemson College
s. C. the completion OF plans for the
opening of a similar department In con-
nection with the Georgia School OF Iech-
no'oev and the favorable attitude OF tine
North Carolina legislature toward the
uropoqed textile school in that State, to-
cafher with injuries from other states
relative 10 such institutions. are prom
iecs OF preparations 10 meet the inevitable
widening II the operations Of Southern
cotton mills.
The remarkable strides made by PEN
sacola. Fla. in its export business SHOWN
bv the Increase OF exports last month, OF
more than Sl.Oo0 900 over those OF Jan
nary. 1898, are an illustration OF "nal
may be expected Of the Gulf ports under
tho influence of progressive railway ac-
tfvitv and the opportunities for wider
tr,do with the West Indies and other
regions. plans for embracing which APP
ro-r In IN Increase i'm the vessels or the
plant system Company. IN arrangements
for a steamship line between baltlm3rs
and Havana: the Intention 20 construct
another large grain operator al GaFesloh
under favorlng circumstances, ana the
rr1ort that direct communication between
Newport News and France IS to DC
strengthened
Among The important industrial an
,o,,noements nv the Manufacturers Re-
cord for the week are the following
proo-sod 25 010-sDlndlc and ly-ioom cot
tom min I'm Alabama by n New England
con,ranv. $4,000 chair factory in Ar
'-,r9as. 100000 naval stores company,
sa an ,hosutatc plant and $1,000 phos-
rh1fo piant "a Florida: f25oO0-cott n-setd
IN min etc.. 10000 cotton mill, GooW
ora mining company. i@-narrel cement
r,ui 9es-sordie cotton Eill addition. ara
s-.lD WAGON factory in Georgia, $1,000
,f.. mill $4,000 warehouse ard elevator
,on,rnv and 7J.0M-fo0t saw mn N
Touist9ra. Q10Ua1 fee factory, s.oY" eNap.
.-r.l.- nl.nf $1,000 candy i.fy ana
~ fs- oa0 telephone company in n YAM.
.n so.tsr-s..d ol DILL and s'No,'H
,...+sro,o.. electrical drVclormeai c.i-
ranv I'm North Carolina, i'-Da.fcl nouf
r~ri 600 knitting MIL addition, tl-Np
i,,,t,r oorgpanv. sl-barIel hour MIL ahd
a., .,ronsive vafor-nOwer development
,~-,panv ln South Carolina. NoeVO Zee
,omnanv $500 woodworking company
ami S15 000 woolen mill in tennessee :
500 zoo foundry and machine company
81 600 cotton-on MIL addition, Cotton cot
fon-soed oil mill $1,000 water WORKS COM
unv and $4,000 iron works company III
TEXAS s5 900 electric construction COM
nonv $40 90 development company ana
so.ton ice plant in Virg MIA: $4,000 I'M
bor land company 500 OO0 saw-mil COM
80 ss5 90 feierhOne company. >3huo
roai and lumber company. 5000 lumper
boor COMPANY. SIS 90 worsted and cassl-
,,,,rs cor,parv. ares5 c00 telephone COM
many in West Virginia.