The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-14

tho fact that they own large coal mines.
and make their own coke and the guam
tity ANA quality of the ores within easy
reach of tne furnaces assures The sue
cess OF the enterprise and gives promise
OF 20 great eNeiOpmeut iu alf this section
of the State BOO lle near future And not
only in The iron Industry is this true. but
the mineral resources of this section are
now attracting more attention than
ever before rhe purchasers enjoln for
Tho present absolute secrecy until they
Think proper to make The matter pub
Die. 10 is believed that Pennsylvania
capital ia interested with Virginia capi-
t0l in The DEAL The Grocer furnaces
here. tho Salem furnace and 10 is said
that the Bueua Vista and Bristol fur
uaeos have al been secured. lt is be-
neved that tine tw1 furnaces at Pulaski
the one a- Ivaul0e. the one at Graham
HnI prolaly tho one az Shenandoah
viii Doe included i'm the deal Agents FOR
the syndicate are taking leases on all
the good iron ore properties they can
find convenient CD transportation. n is
probable that tho deal viii be consum-
mated within thirty days or less. Evil
IDENTIFY we are on fhe eve Of The greatest
prosperity the South has ever known.
THE great increase i'm the iron and
coal business. added to the general trade
Improvement is having % very marked
effect upon the earnings OF Southern
railroads. and the leading lines handling
coal and ir0n-such MS the southern, the
Louisville and Nashville and The Norfolk
and Western-have the prospect Of AL
the business which they can handle.
The most important Industrial an
nouncements of the week We're: En-
largement of pipe works at Bessemer.
Ala. al a reported cost of 5000 000, which.
30 is said. viii make these the largest
pipe works in the world; 5000 shinsle
company at Little Rock. Ark: $4,000
boiler feeder manufacturing company
at Little Rock Ark. $4,000 milling COM
uauv at SearCy Ark. $4,000 cigar fac
tory at Barlow Fla; $4,000 cypress mills
at ST. Marks Fla. $1,000 grain mill
and elevator at NadOsta, Ga. $1,000 box
and basket factory at Henderson KY;
$4,000 surgical instrument company az
Louisville. Ky. $1,000 packing house al
Paducah. KY: $4,000 box factory at Bal
timore. Nd. $1,000 lumber company at
Baltimore. Md. $1,000 electrical COM
Qauv al Baltimore. Nd, 500-spindle
addition 90 cotton mill al Hiilsooro. y.
c.. 3.O00-sp'ndle addition TO mill at Pied
mont. S. c.. foWo oil ana -four mill
company 40 Dmcau's. $. c., Nl~0 gas
company M Memphis Tenn, $4,000 OF
mill at Hco. Texas. $4,000 brass and
iron foundry at Newport News, Va.
$4,000 paint factory at Norfolk. Va;
glassware factory at Richmond Va;
$4,000 lumber company az Ripley w.
va: 10000 lumber company 40 wilson.
w. Va: $4,000 telephone company ut
Elhns w Va: Ho0a9o sheet steel plant
at Wheeling w. Va. $4,000 brick COM
panv at Wheeling W. Va.
Among the many BUILDINGS reported
was "a $4,000 association building at Co
lumbia. S. C.; $1,000 hotel ar Lancaster,
XIV. $4,000 courthouse addition at
Louisville, Ky: $1,000 hail building az
Nashville Tenn. bank building az
Plaouemine. Fla. $4,000 hotel &C Union.
S. g.. $500 warehouse at Knoxville
Tenn: 81 90 courthouse al Trenton