The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-02
THE SOU1| intent
UPON INDUSTRY
Striking Evidences Of Activity in All
Directions.
WOOD WORKERS ARE BUSY.
Cotton and Spinning Mills Arc Going
Up in Several states, aud Com
tracts Have Been Let Tor
Many industries.
Special Dispatch TO The Times,

Especial Dispatch TO The Times.)
BALTIMORE Noven1bir Intent upon
uacorering raw material for industry,
extending railroad branches to virgin for
ests and mineral deposits. and strength
eGtng trade connection with for,fgn coun-
tries, as indicated by recent developments
IN Hampton Roads. and by the fact that
witi.in seven weeks after dts appalling
d.sasS-r Gaireton IS abe 10 ship a cargo
~afued at more than si.01o,0eo, and TO be
loading at once thirty-six vessels for for
eign ports southerners are leaving nothing
undone to build up local manufacturing
enterprises in various lines.
Take WOODWORKING, Tor instance
ings OF zoe KIND curing the week
noted by The Manufacturers Record
are the building. enlargement, and
rensodelins of IL plant at Ridgeda.e. Tenn,
for the manufacture of boxes and butter
tubs; the erection ut Knoxville of a Two
story box factory. to Which Will be ADDED
Ii tnree-story trunk factory, and the addi-
ton of machinery for the manufacture
Of handles to the boat-oar factory at the
same place; a broom factory at High
Point. N c.; q lumber plant d Damascus,
with a daily output of 1v9,eD fest; for the
velopment of timber lands at Johnson
City Tenn: staEe and heading factory
at West Point, Miss: q shook factory
at Johnson City, Tenn. and saw-m.lls to
depslop timber lands in Grundy and Coffee
counties. Gienn.. at Kcnner, La, at h.fpy-
vile, Tax, at Leesville, Id
IL is proposed At Way Cross TO organize
stock company with a capital of from 100000
to s3o3.e1o. for the erection OF Sinnef1es.
cottauseed-o;i NILS and snano factories
W
double their capacity to 5000 stoves
wear, and a company has been ORGANIZED
by men OF Pittshurg, Pa, LOUISVILLE, KY.
and Ell l,aso. Tex To establish at the
last-naned place a plant Tor the manu-
tsc1ure of ialsulators and other articles
Of glass. in textiles among the announce
,ne.,ts are ue:,c< -aticns for watcr-p..wer IN
A1he Catan.!aa river near Hildebran. n. G.
IN he used to operate & cotton factory;
tina incorporation at Columbia, S. c., of
the Capital City Cation Mil S TO- the
estat, .shmcnt Of q s,0G3-S2indle and a 1000
loom mill. with a capital of S1eoS3o- sub
scriptious amounting to $1,000 Tor the
ERECTION OF a knitting mill at Fort valley.
Ga the Incorporation of the LeahsVille
IN. cl House and Power Company, for
III. rect .or. and operation OF cotton mills:
the est. blishrnt NJ OF the FarmViilc tSa-l
hitting Mill, with 4 daily capacity Oh ~
dozen half hose, and the preparation OF
plans for the Development OF ."atet -po"ei
at Lancaster, S. G
Among other general industries are
Ice factories at Abilene, Tex, High
point, N c., Richmond Va, sails
bury, Md, and Anderson S C.;
paper mill at Crowley. La; development
of zinc mines at Herryville. Ark; of soid
mine i'm Union county, S. C.: of god ana
copper mines at Kirkpatrick, Ark, BRICK
r,or,,s at Thunder, Ga, and an entire new
nlant of the Neches Iron Works at Beau
mont. Tex. to used for machine SHOP
forging department and foundry
Evidences of progress appear, also, IN
contracts already let or planned under
contemplation for work upon water-warks
or sewerage systzn1, or BOTH at Besselner',
Ala, Danville. Ark. Georgetown, KY,
Ruston. La, Buffalo. S. c.. Chattanooga,
Tenn. Beaumont, Tex. Falls Church,
Va. New iberia. La, and Hattieshurs,
Miss, while here and there electric-iight
Giants and the construction or extension
of telephone systems are among me
Improvements.