The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-24

have been ready for delivery day. and re.
quests 10 defer tenders have been M,
This caused q good deal Of hustling 10 hil
contracts and has been productive OF
much inconvenience and discomfort inc
export inquiry has also been livery ana
as the deliveries have been modihed 50
as 10 extend 10 the last nalt OK the year
the demand has been met more freely.
Sales have been very fair, ieaolnS
official said 20 the Manufacturer Ike
cord cOrrespOndent.-"S Since We entered
the export trade 4 have never seen the
foreign buyers so keen for our iron as
they are now They are not hlgshn9
over prices, but promptly accept our
prices II within reason. We nave had
20 few Of our offerings declined that "
has been a surprise 10 u.s. ana II were
10 tell YOU of some Of our transactions
You would not believe me l will only
say that results are most satisfactory 70
us There Is still every induccment on
cred In the way OF ocean rates Wnlch con-
tlnue on the same low plane heretofore
quoted. one interest will ship this week
1870 tons via Norfolk
In connection with the iron industry
letter from Rusk. Texas, regarding tests
made there Of Ignite. Is or interest. me
latter states that the test was very SAT-
isfactory. taking into account tne Sohal,
ton of the furnace. which was Dad, ana
adds: 1.-THE Ignite was urd for twenty
four hours straight just preceding the
blowing out of the furnace ana the Out
put was FIVE beds moro than was eN-
pected but what WAS most remarhapie
to me was that every pound of the IRON
was soft and / do not think that me
furnace ever made softer iron, ana
unusually. on tho blow out the iron runs
from notified 10 white There are some
men at work on the Star and crescent
getting it ready To- go into blast using
Ignite as fuel, and / am inclined 90 think
L. will Il Il There
a doubt ms 10 whether ignite VIII met
iron i'm q furnace for that is settled ana
in my own opinion. an that is now lack
ing are the details, such as blast pres
sure, weight OF charges. fluXing, etc. Inc
Ignite used was green and unprepared
but it carried the burden well, ana We
were very much surprised ON the cleaning
out 10 find large pieces which show tnat
il does not slack and so into dust. etc.
az some OF the theoretical men had A.
From several points I'm the South comes
the news of enlarged operations IN Ola
Industries ana OF preparations Tor new
ones. Correspondence from ROANOKE.
Va. states that the Norfolk & western
Railway Company has definitely decldeo
to build at the shops in that city one
thousand large coal cars each of nity
tons CAPACITY The work VIII be done
there. though the steel for the frames VIII
be gotten elsewhere. This VIII give en-
pl0yment in the shops and may necessi-
for the work will be over 100000 ana the
monthly pay roll at the shops Will
amount 70 nearly or quite NuOWJ wnue
the work IS I'm progress Inc powerful
engines recently purchased by TINS com
many will be necessary to have the trains
composed OF such large cars. ana the
heavy weight of the trains VIII necessi-
tate nrger and heavier rails OF part OF
the line II is understood that the COM
pany will begin very soon 10 replace some
OF the lighter rails now in use with ~
rails The virginia. Coal. Iron and Rail-
road COMPANY is making active prepare
tions 20 put an their furnaces IN bla-t az
the earliest possible moment They nave
closed a lease OF the Trout mine adJolnlhg
the River mine near Roanoke. These TWO
together constitute one OF the most Wall
liable iron ore properties IN southwest
virginia.
4 contract has been closed with Mich
igan firm 10 erect at birmingham Hour
mill having capacity or go ndIteis
dav Local capital VII erect at Ensl'y.
Ala. saw mill planning mill, and veneer
ing factory and IN connection Wlth pdf-
rel key. tub and bucket factory. There
will also be built az the same place a
cement factory with = capacity " l~S
barrels a day
contracts have been signed for the erec-
lion al Greens borO. y. c.. OF a mill FOR
the manufacture OF cotton nanuels. IL
has also been determined by the cannon
Manufacturing Company 20 erect another
cotton Mill at Concord. y. g., az a prob
ole cost of $4,000. u is announced also
that a branch mill OF the Mrrrlck Manu-
featuring Company OF Lowell Mass, VIII
lie bluilt al or near Huntsville, Ala,
equipped with 5000 spind.es ana 'V)
looms
Included I'm the list OF new enterprises
announced during the week by the Man
ufacturegs Record were N0OJ lee ana
cold storage plant at Mena ARK; No0.-
10 power and irrigation company az
/ Miami Fla: $1,000 tanning company nc
Atlanta and $3.50 knitting mill al Mlilen.
J Ca. $500 lumber company az Meridian,
Miss: cotton mill az Bennettsville. :. C..
60-ton oil mill at Dillon, 5. c., o0-barrel
flour mill At JOuesyille ). c.; fLNDvV
ahattor Ice factory. fertilizer factory
etc at Newport News. Va. 5000 names
factory az Dublin and 5000 saw nils
att NaldOsta. Ca, p COO spindle mill addli-
ion whitney :. O.. $4,000 lumber COM
pany AT Austin. Texas: 30-barrel flour
mill at Mineral Va. 10000 construction
company az Newport News. Va. wire-nhl
mill al Baltimore. Nd, $4,000 canning
company al Charleston. W. Va. 5000
construction company az Ozark. Ala,
s0-Darrel flour mill az DaN son Springs,
Ky. 5000 cotton mill al Arcadia. Ia,
5n-harre flour mill nc jamestown y. g.,
90 000-Oushel grain elevator and i'-hafrel
flour mill az Cedar Falls ). c.; $4,000
cotton mills company az Sherman. Texas;
25-barres flour mill ot Goods Mills. Va,
$1,000 nut-lock works at Roanoke. Va,
$500 extract factory az Roanoke. Va,
SO 900 electric plant "a H9rrlsonburg.
Va. $4,000 zinc and lead company at
Wrythevile Va. $1,000 manufacturing
company AZ Moundsville. W Va. SOO0O
mills company at Conroe, Texas. 20-ton
ice factory ar Jackson. Tenn, 3o0O-spin-
dle-700-loom mills az Huntsville. Ait,
9. 900 spindle addition at Cedartown Ga.
4O-ton cOttOnseed Oh mill AZ Dawson. Go,
s25 900 confectionery company M New Or
leans. La. 5000 lumber mills at Bond
Mas