The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-04-25

titles. some of its fine work are superb
specimens OF the silversmith's art. THIS
, plant Is equipped with modern machinery
and represents a large investment of cap
ital
Rice milling Is an industry which has
been retrograding for some time, owing
to the tendency to erect mills nearer the
rice fields in the Acadia country,
which has developed so remarkably as as
| operation, and a fifth In prospect, There
are a dozen mills in this city, but not
all Of them have been in operation dur.
them are equipped with modern ma
| chinery, and have a great capacity. The
invested capital aggregates many hun
dred thousand dollars, and In the past
| It has proven a good investment.
Carriages and wagons are made here
| which are equal to any which come from
the great factories Of the north. There
| are two factories which make a special
have made goods not only for local trade
| but for the country, and even for ex-
pert. The vehicles for trade are all
made here.
TO supply the local and nearby trade.
nine box factories turn out all kinds OF
boxes, both in wood and paper. They
| employ from ten TO fifty people each,
and represent aggregated capital which
| OF dollars. One of these factories has
been in continuous existence for half a
century.
The refining of sugar Is no small in
dustry because 1t represents an invest,
ed capital of several million dollars, and
gives employment to several thousand
here. one of which is the mammoth CON
| Germ of the sugar trust. which has been
| spreading out year by year until 1t could
| consume the entire Louisiana sugar crop
| in much less time than Ii takes to grow
1t. While a large portion Of the Louisi,
| ana sugar crop Is sold to the trust. that
| is not sufficient TO keep the big plant
in operation the year round, and 1t Is no
| unusual occurrence to see shiploads OF
sugar from Cuba and the Hawaiian
islands dumped into Its warehouses here
for refining. There has even been
There are two small refineries here also
| The cooperage industry Is quite extern
| sive. There Is one establishment here
trust refinery here. and covers a square
of ground. 1t is one of the most com
plete cooperage plants in the country.
| There are two or three establishments
less have large output, and about
supply large proportion of the cooper
age used by the sugar planters.
| There Is one cork factory here, but
| its dimensions are not what local condi
| lions would justify. The ability to get
the raw product in large quantities and
the market for the manufactured product
/
| large cork factory as there Is in the
country. but, unfortunately, that is not
4 the case.
| There are half a dozen bag factories
here. two or three of them of large pro-
| portions The large rice crops create
| demand for a vast quantity of bags, and
| these support the local factories The
| arrival of many vessels from India.
which come to take out cargoes of cot
| ton. brings thousands OF bales Of bag
| ging here. which 10 made into the I'm
| ished article for the consumer. Irvine
| Is also made here In quantity.
There are four broom factories here,
which do a hourishing business. The
| facility with which broomstraw can be
| procured makes the industry profitable
| venture.
| There ere half dozen cotton seed oil
| factories here. which make various prod
| ucts. The manufacture Of lard from
cotton seed oil has been successfully
| tried here.
| The manufacture of crackers has been
| a leading industry of New Orleans. and
| at the present time there are four sue
| cessful plants in operation.
| The manufacture of art glass was CIV
| en- an impetus In this city when it be-
| came the fashion to put fancy windows
| IN residences. and as a result three OF
| these factories do a good business. There
| Is hundred thousand dollars of capital
| invested In the industry, and 1t Is broad
| eping out every year.
Macaroni and italian paste Is made In