Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-05-13
THECOTTON INDUSTRY
II Continues 10 Hold Foremost Rank
Throughout Southern STATES.
IRON COMES SECOND.
yarinu- New Cotton Mill, Are on Foot
aud Many Additions Being Made
TO Old Established Plants,
Some on Big scale.

some on Dig Ntaif.
Baltimore. May l2.-More than usual
Importance attaches to the annual meet
ing this week at Charlotte, y. c.. Of the
Southern Cotton spinners' association,
because Of the special interest in u
shown by men engaged in the textile .
industry in all parts Of the country. THIS
appears ia the equal representation upon /
the programme Of mcu from the north |
and the solth aud IN the subjects dis
cussed These affect not only the adj
varceinent aud Improvement Of cotton
manufacturing IN tht, c1uutry, but also
the conditions, thC extension 0f ioreign
market, upon which that advancement
rests Southern cotton manufacturers
have. perhaps, been tho most active la
the country in advocacy Of measures for
extending the cotton goods trade IN the
territories which have recently come
under the direct influence of the United
States aud ia land, convenient thereto.
They have already manifested the
! hroaimindodness aud foresight required
for the upbuilding of American COM
merce. and their deliberations At Char
lotte. in company with their friends
from other part. Of the country. may be
expected 20 have dccidcd effect .or
practical good.
While some u the interests Of the do
mo,iic iron trade at Birmingham have
taken advantage during the past week
OF an Opportunity to catch up on old
business, considerable activity has been
created by the appearance ot foreign
buyers who opened Negotiations for
round lots. One 10, C3j.OoO ton-l was
sold. while IL isrcported that another lot
Of equal volume was disposed of. The
Birmingham correspondent u the Man.
uiacturcrs' Record reports also that ue-
gotiations are In progress between for
eigu frm and the Tennessee Coal. lron
and Railroad company for a bulk Of lOo.-
900 tons. carrying delivery all through
thu FIRST half Of 1901.
The demand for stoel Is good. The
steel mill at Ensley is now turning out
from is six furnaces 500 tons n day, and
two more furnaces are 20 b. added this
week to the battery in operation. The
quality Of the steel has been perfectly
acceptable wherever it has gone. Ara an
authoritative statement i made that the
mill has paid a profit from the start. 4
few day. ago II was asked TO name the
price Of 5000 car axles. Many orders
have been received, but comparatively
few have been accepted.
Already the Birmingham district is
notable for rs utilization Of the by.prod.
ucts Of material used in the manufac-
? ture Of iron. Another industry which
will make valuable one Of the products
Of the coal mines will, Il is said, be cs'
tablished at Birmingham Tor the manu-
facture from the slack OF waste coal OF
the mines, Of coal briqucttes. which
have locn found an economical fuel.
New cotton mills continue 10 rise 10
the south. and additio are being mad.
10 old ones. Coutucts have been le
for 5O0O.spindle mill a. East Point
Ga, 10 manufacture hosiery yarns
The plans of the company-thc Car
City Manufacturing compnny-Vrovit
for an addition Of 5000 spindles after th
first installmcnt has begun operation.
and also knitting machines 20 work u
the entire product of the spindles Tn
initial plant will cost 100000.
Another $1,000 company has organ
izod the Moultrie Cotton mills at MouI
trc. Ga, and VIII build "a 5000 ,pludi
and lG0.loom plant 90 he oporatci b
ropc transmission from IS horse powe
engine,
The present tOOo-spiudle plant oi th
Mobile tAla) Cotton mills. complete
about six months ago. ho, had such n
isfactory business thai 70 viii bc double
at cost of about 500 600, and the wor
will bc pushed so that the addition ma
b. in operation hy sept ].
Ton years ago the Euiala ala lCotto
= mill began operations with sioooo0 cal
, itnl That was increased by sio.om
1893. and now 10 is 90 bc increased 7
el500l0 toudd 1860 spindle, 1ud %
looms 90 the plant which will Ola n'
26.Op0 spiudles aud zoo looms.
About t80oOo VIII bo .peni u aldir
] i5.O0Ospiudlc mill 90 Dee oparfei
steam Co the plant a. the Guugv.
(S. o. Manufacturing company. whu
already has $4,000 spindlcs and ll
looms in operation by water power.
The Broolsldc Cotton mills Of Tenn.
see will be- enlarged.
4 4 $780, 900 mill will bo built NJ Ia
4 man, Ca, ana companies have been q
4 gnnized 10 build mills at Gonzales Te
4 and Barnwcll, 5. o.
Pavilion Turned over.
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