Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-10-28
THE WEALTHY south.
It's Resources Not Equalled by Any
Other District in the World.
IMPROVING RAPIDLY
Cotton Mills Increasing, Iron Industry
Multiplying, OH Fields Being
Developed and Opportunities
for Various Projects.

Baltimore. Oct. 2T.-No better wind.
Ing up Of the Washington meeting Of
the Now England Cotton Manufactur.
eFs' association could have been devised |
that the trip Of the manufacturers to
some Of the important centers Of south.
ern industry. Five years ago the asso.
citation gathered NJ Atlanta for It's first
meeting outside Of New England The
travellers through the south during the
past week had an opportunity 10 observe
many evidences Of the wonderful pro.
gress made by that section since their
last visit. In their own particular
Geld they could note an increase In the
interval u the number of mills from
352. with 2, 10000 spindles and 5000
looms using s62 bales Of cotton, 90 663
mills with 4 800 600 active spindles and
I $4,000 looms, using more than I, 80, 900
bales Of cotton, while 10000 addi.
tional spindles are being installed IN
new mills, the most notable increase IN
mill building and mill enlargement hav.
ing taken place In the past IS months
OF special interest perhaps 10 them
were the facts Of the strong tendency on
the part Of the mills 20 advance 20 finer
grades Of goods, and 20 do mole IN the
way Of bleaching aud dyoing, Of many
millions of money that have been in.
vested by New England textile concerns
In extending their operations 20 the
south, notably tho Dwight company at
Alabama City. Ala. the Massachusetts,
mills at Lindale, Ga. the New York
mills az Arngon, Ga, and the Merrimac
Manufacturing company at Huntsville.
Ala, aud Of TN evidences that southern
states. especially North Carolina. South
Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi have
become fully alive 20 the necessity for
careful training of the rising generation
IN the technique Of advanced cotton
manufacturing.
Five years have also done much for
iron and coal In the south. the largest
developments having been made In the
virginias, Tennessee and Alabama. and
the most significant fact, perhaps, in
this connection was the demonstration
of the ability of Alabama pig % under.
sell English iron In the English markets.
This meant moro than the mere selling
Of pig iron abroad by the south II
pointed directly 10 the erection at Ems
ley ot steel plant with a capacity Of
1000 tons a day. aud the establishment
near by Of large wire rod and wire nail
mill. limiting at the time when the south
Is 20 be- busy with many lines Of diversi.
fed industry dependent npon the hand
hing Of iron aud steel.
More and more the world has been
turning TO the vast lumber resources oi
the south and spurs Of great railroad sys
tens or new lines have extended int,
the forest as feeders for saw mills ant
mills Of greater capacity have beer
erected. To Florida and South Carolin'
rs producers Of phosphates Tennesse'
has been added. and the Mount Pleas
ant district in that state IL now turninl
out about 400, 900 tons Of rock per an
mum.
In connection with these products tn
New England visitors might proiitabl,
study the development OF the marbles o
Tennessee, Georgia aud Texas. the lea
and zinc Of Missouri and Arkansas, th
fuoor.spar Of Kentucky. the rock salt O
Louisiana, the building stones Of th
CarolinAs and other states, the petrol,
nm Of Texas and West Virginia, th
shipyards OF Maryland and Virginia, IN
= car works of Alabama. the woOdworkin
plants Of North Carolina, the SENT troT
ical fruits Of Florida, Louisiana an
Texas, the peaches Of Georgia, the al
Piles Of Virginia. North Carolina. Mi
sour and Arkansas and the truck farm
stretching from the Virginia capes
the Rio Grande, and thon they could M
fail 70 BE- impressed with the marveloV
interworking in the iouth Of manufa
turing and agricultural activities, an
with the Importance Of cotton manufal
turing as a motive power
Nor could they fail 10 appreciate Il
wisdom Of a Mississippi cotton mani
facturer who, writing 20 the Manufac
urers Record urging the necessity {
regular lines Of ships between d
United States and South AmerioI
ports, says;
1T was only few weeks ago wit
- We were talking with New York age
III who said that the United States W
greatly hampered and almost forced o
Of the South American markets becau
we have no such means Of transport
tion. II strikes us that the sooner '
force recognition for our goods amo
other people. the hotter IL will be Tor 1