The Washington times., 1901-10-21
EXPORTS FROM THE SOUTH.
Large Increase In the shipment
of Breadstuns.


| BALTIMORE. Oct 20.-Thc progressive e
record made at Southern ports In the ex-
| port Of breadstuffs is indicated by an an
| alysis made last week by the "Manufac-
! turers' Record" of the movement of such
| products during the first nine months of
| the year, in comparison with that of the
| same period last year. The value OF
breadstuffs exported in the nine months
was Sis, ,293 0S4. an increase of S2S. .962 936 or
| = per cent over the same period last year.
The exports at Southern ports increased
from s5S S699. .7O2 to SIS SIT. .06i or s27 117.359
| equal to nearly 20 per cent of the total
| increase at all ports.
The increases at the several Southern
ports were as follows: Baltimore. from
s24.ol9,5l6 to $34 5l2, ,432 or $40 i62 ,9l6: New
Orleans, from S12 5l9,e94 to So. ,210. or
SlO.G9S,5l6; Galveston. from 81. 739 0i5 to
$10,i97.o2s. or 1875, ,sSS; Newport News.
from S1l.9s2, 253 to $13. 1890. or S1.S54, ,109
Mobile from s990S73 to 81 .4Ss 94S or $i9S. .075,
and Norfolk, from 81, .321 to s., ,914,OsI. or
S4l5,16 The largest increase at any port
outside the South was at Boston, from
,2s7 to 81. .129. .42s. Or ss.441.161
Special correspondence of the "Manufac-
turers' Record" from Birmingham states
that as soon as the board OF directors of
the Republic Iron and Steel Company au-
thoriZes them. operations will begin upon
large steel mill. and its adjuncts, repre-
senting an investment of at least S3G00
co, in the Birmingham district. The out
fit will include adjuncts necessary to con-
vert the mills output into various forms
of commercial steel.
Several branch railroads are being pro-
jected for immediate construction, in or
extensive frih h
utary to the Birmingham district, and coal
mining operations will be developed on a
still larger scale.
Combinations which are being formed,
one with a capitalization of S4p.0oOOoo for
the control Of the Pocohontas coal terri
tory, and the other, also on very broad
basis, for the control of large coal min
ing operations along the line of the Ches-
apeake and Ohio, give assurance that the
coal mining interests of West Virginia
will be developed on greater scale than
We have yet seen, though West Virginia
has already reached a coal output of over
23D91,O-3 tons n year.
In Kentucky plans are being matured
for the revival of mining operations in
the Paducah iron ore district. and a COM
pany with a capital stock of S1,0)0,GOG has
been formed to develop this property, to
build coke ovens, and to blow in their
furnace in the near future
Another significant move is the estab-
Hshment at ThomaSville. n. C.. of
branch factory by a New England firm
y
for making chairs, cabinets. school furni-
ture and general furniture. II is another
case of a migration of an industry to a
region where a market has been created
by the rapid growth of factories. North
Carolina now occupying an important
place in the Southern furnlture-making in
dustry. With High Point leading in this
respect there are many woodworking
plants in other towns of the State and
a contract has just been let for a furni-
ture factory at Albemarle. At Column
bus Ga. two plants will be absorbed by
a new company. which will operate a
large factory for the manufacture of
sash, doors and blinds. and there is a
probability that Toccoa, in the same
State. may have fruit and vegetable box
factory.
Duluth manufacturer will establish
in timber lands of Louisiana mills for the
manufacture Of the finest grades Of short
leaf Norway pine, large tracts Of timber
land will be developed by the Clear Greek
Lumber Company of Alabama while
three numbering concerns, with a capital
stock of 100000 each, have recently been
organized in southern Mississippi and
quite Il number OF others with capital
stocks ranging from S, 600 to $50 COO