The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-03

ton of am extensive basic steel plant at
En4lcv. near Birmnsham IA. BEFORE
that plant has been completed. capital
is Investing quite freely fn steci-manu-
facturine plants designed 90 consume the
manufactured steel and 90 forge and mould
fl into structural steel and into other
steel products Thus the advance from
the experimental stage in The HlImll.s'
ham districts only a iew months ago H"s
zone on to "a successful twrifo-m""t" '''.-
uonStrauon of the economic possloilllies
3, tha manufacture of steel at Bfmlhs-
ham and to the next stage ot ihe invest
mont OF millions Of dollars bon induStil"l
rlants allied thereto. What TINS loI'-
tolls of the future of steel manufacture
I'm rha South can hardly De realized. so
great are The possibilities in that deFelop-
mont -..-.,,,
"From an Industrial and commerclai
standpoint the entire territory TRIBUTARY
to the Southern Railway shows a hAl"'"
increase generally IL is saIe'y pi'
djcteI that the number OF lndu7-il"i ''-
tcrprises win be increased ana many %,
those already established eniaI -'' .'''"
mat the commerce of the South promises
we'll for those engaged therein .'e
&, is possib.v true chat l0W-priced COTTON
a n
tbat has been fully overcome oy more
tbs,, nsual dlcorsilcauon Of crops, the
farmers raising their own corn po'N H.
hav and other farming supplies ana lh
MANY cases having surplus 20 sen.
Where thfs has been the case the eNH
results of cheap PAW cotton as "a one ana
single crop has been 10 large eN'1'
ovar.oue The movement for diFer7l-
fed agriculture o. growing FAST ana IL Is
croar th8t the l>9 Southern crops OF
v.h.at corn. rvc. n0gs. cattle sheep ahd
,ther nroducts wiz Doe greatly Increased
over former years Advance ~ aHiltui-
rire I'm the south is keeping in line with
the esest development OF manufactures
.,,ob IL W. note iu the erection of cotton
mills furniture factories. other wood
working plants. machine shops enc.
"rf Is not necessary 20 refer in detail
10 those new industries. II IS suiiicienf
to say that The growth of cotton leather.
hardwood and lumber manufacture s''I
continue with unaaatcd adVancemeH.
while iron manufacture mas now extend
cd 90 steel production Coal ana coke
production has responded 90 the adv 'hc'
m the iron business. So That southern
coal mines promise 20 make 1879 the BAN
ner year.
fi fft-lf i-4D 'ltifl .
T. A. H0rnbcck land commissioner
Kansas city. Piusburg and Gulf Rail-
road Company. kansas city. Mo:
elm Western Kansas and Louisiana
and Eastern Texas the past two years
have Witnessed q general increase In
values ana marvellous development IN
manufacturing ANA in trade consequent
10 the building OF the *. C., =. and O.
r.. r. through ihe territory described
The farmers. OF this district immigrants
from the North as well rs residents OF
long standinc have realized that while
cotton has its uses 90 the farmer as
farming product. no the same time diver
sihed farming 's the solution Of his proo-
lem in life Near SLOAN Springs and
Fort smith. Ark. tfe fact that pronls
ia strawbrrrr culture frequently run
from fin to $500 ref n'r acre has opens
.ci ilr ewes or manf arr.er7 WHO were
welded 20 ihe o'f c1-tou 'd1i
Generally speaking. throughout the
same district industrial activity ha9 been
very great There are about i5 mills
on the X. c.. T. AMI G. r. r., partly In
Western Louisiana and southwestern
Arkansas. Fully 70 per cent Of these