Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-10-22
SOUTHERN INDUSTRY.
the lroa Trade I. Making . Great De-
msnd for Transportation.

Baltimore. Oct 81 -One Of the siS-
nihcant phases Of industrial activity
now prevailing in the south. says the
Manufacturers Record. is the anxiety
Of shippers Of various kinds Of products
about transportation Leading rail.
road companies are doing all within
their power 10 bring cars TO the points
where goods are waiting for them. but
In some instances their exertions are
not equal TO the occasion.
In the Birmingham district. for in.
stance, iron Is accommodating in the fur.
mace yards because Of the lack Of cars
TO move Il promptly and there have
been instances where a whole week has
elapsed between the time and order for
cars was registered and their delivery.
The mining interests are under the
same disadvantage. and some opera
tons have had to be temporarily sus-
pended. At the same time. dealers in
machinery are enjoying an active trade
In all lines. such as engines. boilers,
pumps, compressors. coal washers etc.
At Admission the railroads are doing
heavy freight business consequent upon
the various activities in that nsighbor.
hood These include the overhauling,
Improvement and stocking Of furnances
at Talladega, lronaton. Jenifer. Annis.
ton and Gadsden, requiring a great
amount Of material; the mining and
shipping Of ore, the growing lime in.
dustry and heavy tonnage from three
large pipe manufacturing plants. cotton.
cordage. Irvine. and carpet mills car
works, :oundries and machine shops.
The capacity Of the soil pipe plant Of
the Central Foundry company at Annis.
ton, is 10 be doubled the plant Of tho
Hercules Soil Pipe works Is Co 10 en-.
larged. and an addition Of an extensive
department for the manufacture Of lead
pipe and sheet lead Is To be made. and
the capacity Of the Admission carpet mil!
Is 10 be doubled
Among the water powers Of the south
being developed for electrical puI poses
is that Of the Cape FsAI river In North
Carolina The company recently organ.
lied is arranging TO transmit 10 Fayette.
vile electric power from ito plant IS
miles away A correspondent of the
Manufacturers Record writes that the
various mills aud other industries al
Fayetteville have agreed TO take 2OOO
horse power from this source, and an
understanding exists looking TO the
lighting Of the city with arc and incan-
descent lights There have recently
been built at Fayetteville several large
cotton mills and a silk mill. These were
equipped with the latest improved
steam power, but owing to the advan.
tages Of electricity over water or steam
these new steam fittings are 10 be- Yir-
tually discarded for electrical pow or
There are now Is hard rock high
grade phosphate mines in operation in
Florida, besides those producing low
grade or soft rock aud the pebble mines
In the southern part Of theEtate Add.
tons 10 plants now in operation in tho
state are being made az Cove Bend, |
Albion Juliette. Hartsborn, Newberry,
Phosphoria, Morriston and Early Bird. |
The lumber resources Of Florida are
also being developed. Near DunelloE |
81, 900 acres Of pine land have recently |
changed hands. and the purchasers will !
build a number Of turpentino stills A
saw mill 10 cut pine aud cypress lumber |
and shingles and TO cost about $50. 900, |
Is 10 be erected 90 miles west Of Ocala. |
at the head Of Crystal river At Fair.
field, a company 10 manufacture hard |
woods into spokes. rims. etc, Is almost
ready 10 begin operations. A similar
plant il 20 be- erected at Ocala
Philadelphia parties will add new |
industry 10 Bristol, Tenn, by erecting /
a pulp mill costing $500. 600 This plant |
which will employ not less than 100 |
men day. will be- in brick or stone !
buildings. some as large as iOOHJ0O feet, |