Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-10-26
SOUTHERN development

To the exports of cotton, naVal
stores. lumber, cattle, -four and iron
from the Southern States in which cot
ton growing was once dominant, other
articles are being added year by year.
Among these is petroleum from Texas.
Within the past five years the pr0duc-
ton of crude petroleum in the Corsi-
cana fields in Navarro county, Texas,
has been steadily developed, bringing
new population and new industries
in its trail. The discovery OF the Oil
was made in the heart Of the city In
drilling an artesian well. For couple
of years slow progress was made, hut
since 1898, when a refinery was built
it has had rapid expansion. According
to a correspondent of the Manufactur-
ers' Record, since January /, 1899, the
work has gone on uninterruptedly, uh-
til the number of producing wells III
the field is 539, with daily output OF
$500 barrels. Oil of the lubricatlng
variety has been struck at depth or
400 feet near Powell, eight miles from
Corsicana, and pipe line will be Duiit
in order to get the oil to market
Month after month the tankage ca
pacity of the refinery has been increas-
ed until there are now about 40 tanks
holding from 10000 to $4,000 barre
each, while others are added as pro-
duction increases. The refinery is not
able to refine the entire product anu
large quantities of the crude oil are
shipped to Mexico where 1t is refined.
The residuum of the oil refined at
Corsicana, is used in local mills and
factories for fuel and large quantities
of it are shipped by train to Sabine
Pass to be loaded on steamships for
the North, where its by-products are
derived.
The outward movement of lumber
is Strengthening. The reports OF rail-
roads as to lumber traffic represent 1t
as quite up to the average for this sea-
son. Reports from all milling sections
show no excessive stocks at any point,
while many mills are moving lumber
as rapidly as it leaves the saw. In the
North Carolina pine section the out
look is regarded as very satisfactory
and while there is no very great ac-
tivity in the market, the demand -
steady with good inquiry which later
on will develop considerable actuai
business. Reports for Eastern Carolina
and Virginia are more encouraging
and manufacturers generally look for
ward to a good fall and winter trade
In Georgia pine the improvement is
rather more pronounced, and at all
Georgia ports shipments of lumber and
other wood products are OF greater
volume.
Mills at all Florida ports are run
ming on full time, and report both 10
nestle and foreign demands for lum~
Der as steadily improving. At Mobile
and Pensacola the volume Of business
in lumber and timber, while not as
great as is usual, at this season, is
steadily growing, and it is stated that
in early November material revival
in the demand is expected to take
place. Mills at all the gulf ports are
flooded with inquiries and it is fair to
presume that more than an averag,
trade will be done during late Novem-
Der and December. The cypress indus.
try of Louisiana never was in better
condition and every mill in the South
ern Cypress Company has been rushed
with orders during the past nine
months. The hardwood trade is III
good shape The work of forest de-
yelopment is being vigorously pushed,
and the demands for the various COM
mercial woods are fairly active. The
yellow pine industry in Texas is OF
good proportions, and the demand from
all sections of the State is brisk, while
outlying States are sending tier Or
ders forward very freely. Manufac-
turers and shippers in Southeastern
Texas are complaining of the scarcity
of cars, and while the sugar crop OF
Louisiana is being moved, shippers OF
lumber will have difficulty.
One of the most interesting develop
ments in Southern textiles during the
week is the beginning of the construc-
ton at Clearwater, S. c., OF plant
for bleaching and printing cotton
goods. This owned by Georgia parties,
represents an investment of 100000.
and will have a capacity for bleaching
weekly 100000 yards and for print
ing 3.O00,00 yards. The Norfolk, tNa)
Silk Company has ordered 100 'addi-
tional looms, the Eufala (Ala.) Cot
ton Mills will erect new power house
for two $50 horsepower boilers, the
Standard Cotton Mills, of Cedartown,
Ga, will increase it's carding machines
by 20 per cent, and the Middle Geor-
gia Cotton Mills, at Eatonton, Ca,
has awarded contract for building 10
accommodate 5000 spindles and 10
looms.