The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-30
GRATIFYING RECORD.
SouIh is Thankful for Progress OF
Past Year.
ESPECIAL Dispatch TO The Timcs)


BALTIMORE, Nov. 29.-In the building
OF cotton-mills, in the development OF IRON.
lead. zinc and phosphate mines. in the ex-
tension of railroads, in numbering. in &C
tivity Of domestic trade. and in enlarge
rent of foreign commerce, the South has
made a gratifying record during the past
wear. For that it is thankful The feeling
Of thankfuness is Intensified as the South
calmly and reasonably faces the future
for. according to a broad estimate by the
Manufacturers Record, it has the prospect
of a years income OF at least 81, ioorao,o'"'-
This is TO be derived as follows: FROM
corn, wheat, sugar, rice, carry IruitS a'1'
vegetables and other agricultural pro
ducts 100000 coo. from the mines, lHclud-
ing about 100000 tons of coal, and from
manufactures of iron and other raw ma
terial not including cotton. Sl,5to,uo.pV,
and from-the cotton plant, including manu-
features OF the staple and the products OF
the seed $3.50. 10000. Here IS a broad pros
pect which may BE- filled in with many In
teresting details In itself 1t IS suIleIeAl
10 Indicate that the South. as an inpof-
tant part OF a great country now entering
upon a larger financial. industrial and
commercial career. has d vital interest ii
the couatry's prosperity. and is prepared
to enjoy its share OF the good Things OF
America
The fyrportance of the South in lumber
ing is becoming greater every years ans.
the prospect for steady dave!opHene III
that line is excellent. During the past
week the situation in North Carolina pine
has been satisfactory, and the inquiry lof
Georgia pine is better. There is activity
among the mills generally. Those IN re-
gionS near by Noodle are fully occupied,
and have orders to keep them occupied
until the turn of the year Az felStttol"t
there is good inquiry for ali desiFdpte
grades of lumber. and the mills tributary
to the port continue to receive orders ior
near future shipment. The demand from
F,urnpean ports seems to be on the IN
crease while from South and Central
America and Cuba there is a good INQUIRY:
1,Ta improvements now under way in ana
near Pensacola. especially that coilAeetltls
Pensacola Bay by an inland water routS
with Perdide. will increase .ne idciiitieS
nf the lumber companies Inc cypress
trade at New Orleans is fairly active, ana
an the mills are running at their fuii ca
nacitv and making shipments as fast as
nossible While the developments at tae
norts Indicate strength III the ou'"t
movement of lumber. plants mere ana sHete
in the South for handling timber DIT 'o'he,
sra making improvements. and rev ones
being plaNHct-
rounced during the week eF she -ha et.N.
tt,rers. Record is another poA factory at
l}erkiev Va: Il new lumber door, saSh
ard blind factory at Augusta, Ga d crate,
basket ard box factory at Rtdseiy, Nd;
= +r1nk factory at Columbus. MISS: saw
LII ., E,airfax. Ga: furniture factory
~ p-a-ban,. Texas: improvements. inciud-
ine large planins-mill. at Ellisville.
VIZ. saw-mil! at Decatur, Ala, and one
~ T,,scaloosa. Ala. and increase in the
snanacitv of the coope-ase plant at Demopo-
lie Ala a crate and basket factory at
Ir,rrantown w. Va. and fire-proof fac
tory at Richmond. Va
Among the other evidences OF Southern
,rnoress are the award of a contract FOR
s5ditional machinery for the shipbuilding
slant al Richmond, Va. to De operated by
electric power generated by the water OF
me James River. ard plans for sewerage
improvements, electric lighting and the
manufacture of ice irA> q number of towns
Work is being pushed upon the construc-
ton of the Great Eastern Railroad. In Eas
tern North Carolina, which Is to De one nun
Gred and sixty miles ons. traversinS
fertile country and opening 1t to deep
water transportation and railroad coarec-
ton Forth and south. 1t is expected that
the road will be completed within IVY
years. Another important railroad deyeF
opmert is to be had in the construction
OF a road east and west through Southern
Louisiana. which is expected TO be yai-
liable feeder 70 the Illinois Central