The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-06-02
MUCH CAPITAL
TO BE INVESTED.
More Than a Million SpiudIeS for New
Southern Cotton Mills.
MINING INTERESTS ALSO ALIVE.
Many New Enterprises Under Way in
Virginia and West Nirginia-New
Buildings arc Being Erected al
Many Southern Points.

1 BALTIMORE, MD, June l.-Specldl.-
| The cotton mills now under construction
| In The South and those for which capital
has been raised will cost more than 80
! 10000 and add more than 1,oOgO0O spindles
to the number now in operation in the
South. it is most significant fact
that most of these new mills are 20 be
butt by men Of ample capital and broad
I experience. IN tho Car0l.nas such pre-
eminenuy successful mill men as Ellison
/ a. Smyth. of the Peizer mill; James J..
orr. Of the Piedmont; and W. =. smith
! ~ naley, OF the kiChianu and others are
preparing 10 build new mills 10 cost from
| 100000 10 $l,5ovpoJ each. The Merri-
! mack Company, Of Lowell, Mass, teie-
graphs the Manufacturer Record that
| b has definitely decided 20 locate its new
mill at Huntsville, where 10000 spindles
will have a full complement Of auxiliary
looms, bleachery and dye-w0rks. il is
: estimated that the coming OF these mills
| to Huntsville will mean a direct support
! for 1900 persons. Already plans are on
foot for the location of other Industries
J at Huntsville. Including a tinware fac
| tory and steel foundry. which will tend
! to increase still further the industrial
[ population Of the city
OTHER PROJECTS.
! Among the other textile announcements
| Of the week are new mill at Griffin
| Ga. with 500 spindes doubling Of the
/ equipment 1000 spindles and $50 looms
] OF the Arkwright mill of Spartansburg.
1 s. c.; a $4,000 mill a. Ellsvile Miss;
$1,000 having already been subscribed a
500 spindle combed yarn mill at Cas-
1 tonia, y. c.: a 5000 knitting mill at
/ Cornth. Miss
{ During the past year new plates added
/ 10 the Birmingham district and improve
/ ments attending their coming represent
/ between 100000 and S5e0000.
/ The years history illustrates how the
! building OF "a furnace or mill So "a town
| tends TO attract 20 that locality allied in
/ dustres around which are soon grouped
| a number Of minor ones Some Of the
/ cities Of southwest Virginia may be eX-
pected 10 experience similar effects from
/ the re-awakened interest On mining and
! manufacturing in that section. Additions
are being made by the Virginia Coal. Iron
and Coke Company 10 the Grocer furnaces
! I'm Roanoke. Va, and ii is said that the
! capacity of the Bristol furnace will be
! increased to 100 tons Of pig iron a day.
! The Roanoke correspondent OF the Man
| ufacturers' Record. alluding 20 what he
/ regards as practically ineXhausubie iron
! ore deposits in that section. writes that
! with the present demand Tor iron and
! steel and other products there is no rea-
/ son why other furnaces should not De
! built along the line OF the Norfolk and
/ Western railroad, and ! think they will be
! built if the iron market shall continue as
now when there Is a net profit IN the
| prices of pig iron sufficient 20 crafty
/ the largest desires"
IN WEST VIRGINIA.
| At Huntington. W. Va, there is de-
| cided air OF Improvement. Contributing
J to thR was the Introduction Of natural
! gas into the city from the Warheid. (kyJ
| field. about forty miles distant The sup
! ply Is abundant and already a large per-
| centage Of the business houses and many
| Of the residences are using the gas for
| lighting and heating purposes. New
! buildings ana new machinery have been
/ added to the car works and the railway
! shops: there IS not an idle plant among
the smaller factories while some OF them
| have not been able TO catch up with their
orders. and two large glass plants which
| have been idle for several years. viii, 10
is stated. soon be in operation again.
There are more men employed to-day in
the factories of the city than ever before
and with the building of a railroad along
, the GuyandOtte river TO the Virginia state
line. passing through the Pocahontas coal
region. now almost an assured fact, adj
ditonal activity H. expected
MANY BUILDINGS.
In the past six months there have been
wonderful changes at Wilmington n C.,
which is al present busy with new build
ings. including cotton mills. "a Masonic
temple. newspaper offices. business houses
and dwellings. At Columbia. ;. c.. plans
are on foot 10 build q $4,000 hotel while
company has been organized to build
there the largest cotton mill In the South.
Fort Smith Ark. is expecting r'uch from
the completion Of a railroad from 81.
Louis 80 that point IL Is already I'D
operation TO Hunter. Mo. by way OF
Cape Cirardeau. and Will. II completed,
pass through the lead and zinc Delt OF
northern Arkansas. and the coal area
around Fort Smith.
NEW ENTERPRISES
The most important new enterprises
announced during the week by the Man
ufacturers' Record were;
81 000 90 land and mining company IN
Alabama. S30cO0 coal oil mill. $4,000 nay
nress company. Sl.O01rD enc MINING
compauv in Arkansas; $4,000 water works
4, Florida. $4,000 ice factory. 5000 SPIN
do cotton mill. 5-ton cotton oil MILL Slo'-
ooo cotton oil mill. $4,000 knitting mill In
coorq-ia. 40-barrel flour mill. $4,000 hard
ware company IN Kentucky $500 Ice lac
torv 1eoo0 spindle mill in Louisiana; <lo'-
O00 furniture factory 5000 coal eleNa-
TORS terminals. etc, IN Maryland; cotton
cotton oil mill, $1,000 cotton mill com
ronv $500 cotton oil mill company.
"a 600 cotton oil mill company In Mlssis-
sinpl. 1000 spindle cotton mill. $4,000 car
riage factory $4,000 cotton mill. i0-barrel
-four mill. So 600 cotton mill, 5000 spindle
-, mil fu North Carolina: 10 900
snindlc S5Oloom cotton factory add-
t;on $4,000 cotton oil mill in South Car
ollna; $1,000 glass factory. 5o-barrel -four
mill in Tennessee; 100000 steamship
company. $4,000 packing company. 800
900 brick works company in Texas. 5000
steam laundry. s. O0O telephone company.
s25 900 brick works in Virginia. so 900 oil
well company. $4,000 telephone company
In West Virginia.
Echpes From Hnmief