Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-08-25
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES.
They Are Forging Ahead with All For
msr yigor aud Force.

msr yisor and Force.
Raitlnore. Aug. 2i--At Beaumont,
Tex, is being given one Of the many il.
lustratlons Of the development Of indus
tries Of one kind and another conse-
quent upon tie growth Of some leading
undertaking. The manifestations around
shipbuilding at Newport News. Va.
iron at birmingham and vicinity, and
furniture at High Point. ". O.. arc
being repeated around the oil wells.
beaumont was already a great lumber
center before oil was thought Of there.
Now mills there are increasing their
equipment, aud the immediate demand
Of building operations and oil develop
ment has called for Ae Incorporation Of
100000 brick works and the estab-
lishment Of a factory % make on tanks.
one Of the main questions in that field
beng not ~ much the obtaining Of oil.
but the getting Of il TO market or the
storage Of ituntil satisfactory transpor-
tation may b. had.
A company there. in view Of imme-
diate necessities. has determined upon
the construction OF an oarthen reservoir
for storing oil This will have a capac.
ity Of /. $4,000 gallons. and later other
reservoirs will be built until storage
caracity Of 5000. 900 gallons Is had.
Drilling Tor oil still continues in the
Beaumont rSld and other portions Of
Texns. while work Of the same kind Is
being vigorously pushed in Arkansas,
Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama. In
the meanwhile. the rise Of other indus
tries in the several southern states con-
tinues steadily. Among those noted in
this weeks issue Of the Manufacturers
Record are the following;
Alahama-The factory Of the ITALIA
dega Ice company has been purchased
BY a citizen of Atlanta, who viii add
new machinery 80 as 20 double the
present output. and viii also start in
connection with the plant bottling
works; a company with capital stock
Of $4,000 has been organized 10 erect
at Birmingham an iron bedstead fac
tory; ochre beds near Blont Springs. viii
b. developed; -four mills will DO built
at Davidson and Mason.
Arzansas-A company with ssO.0O0
capital has begun the erection Of build
ings for cotton mill at Monticello;
water works and an electric light plant
will be constructed at Yellville; a
canning and cold storage plant will be
operated at Gentry by a company with
$500 capital; plans are making for the
development Of mineral lands at Austin.
Florida-A $4,000 company has been
organized for the manufacture at Jack
sonville Of all kinds of building mate
rial: plans are making for knitting mills
at lake City and Fort White.
Georg;A-The plant Of the Murphy
Planirg mill at waycross will bo dou-
bled 60 $4,000 feet capacity; brick works
Of 10000 capacity daily will be estab-
;ishcd at Fitzgerald; the purchase by
the gainesville and Dahlonaga Electric
Railway company Of the Dunlap water
power. it is said. looks 20 tho immediate
Of a dam that will develop
5000 horsepower; the Ware Furniture
Manufacturing company at Atlanta will
install a plant costing $3.50
Kentucky-Lead properties at Mid
way will be developed by Richmond
parties; u 5000 ice plant will be built
at Mayfeld.
Louisiana A compressed air plant
will be installed in the boiler works of
Payne & Joubert No New Orleans: an
sTort j. being made 20 organize a CO.
operative cannery az Hornbeck.
Maryland-A comnany with capital
stock of $500. 900 viii build NJ Baltimore
b viirifed brick plant % cost sl5o. 900; a
nacaroni factory viii b. operated az
Baltimore bys 100000 oompany;a $40.
BOO company is equipping the plant Of
! harness factory at Hngerstown.
North Carolina-A $4,000 company
has been organized at High Point for
the manufacture Of trunks; the Bonnie
'otton mill OF Kings Mountain. recent.
y completed with 400 spindles. will in.
'tall 1000 more.
South Carolins The Laurens Furni. |
.ure Manufacturing company will in
'rcase its capital stock By 5000. Some I
'arties viii build at Gaffney Mt n cost
Il $4,000 a factory for cotton mill sup
llies; the Easley cotton mills has order.
Il 20o0 additional spindles; IL Is pro-
Dosed 10 organize nc Spartanburg a
company 60 manufacture work shirts,
,veralls. etc
Tennessee--The Springfield Electric
company viii build an ice plant in con-.
iection with its light plant. the water
% be taken from deep well; a 10000
company has been organized 10 develop
luorspar mines in Trousdale, Wilson
and smith counties. ..--- !