The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-14
GREAT ACTIVITY
IN The SOUTHLAND.
Many Large Enterprises Being
Started in Various States.
THE MINERAL DEVELOPMENT
Extensive Companies Being Formed to
Advance the Material Inter-
ests of the Various
Sections.
Especial Dispatch to The Times,

Especial Dispatch to The Times,l
BALTIMORE. June 13.-Mineral devei-
opment in the South shows signs of great
er activity than ever. During the past
week two companies have come INTO the
held at Mobile one with capital STOCK
Of 81. 900, 600. which proposes to bring into
The market the minerals on ioo.ooo acres
of land in Alabama and MISSISSIPPI! and
another with a capital of 100000 which
will. In addition to handling cement rock,
marIs clays and other minerals in Clarke
county Ala develop water power for
manufacturing plants, While 1t is report
ed that go acres of gold bearing lands
on the Coosa River have been leased for
DEVELOPMENT and that 100000 is to be
invested in coal mining on 1000 acres of
land near Jasper. West Virginia coal
mining is expanding. the latest announce
rentS being the organization of compan-
les 10 mine at Bluefeld. Crown Hill. Graf
ton and PocahontaS, at the last-named
place contract having been given for the
construction Of $50 of 5000 coke ovens. to
be built by the United States Steel Cor
pora ton So. too, petroleum is bein~
sought, not only in West Virginia, but in
Kentucky, Texas and Louisiana. while
attention is being given to zinc in Arkan-
sas and Tennessee and to copper in
Virginia. In the meantime there is a
steady growth in the number Of Inanufac-
turing plants OF many kinds.
IN THE VARIOUS STATES.
Among those recorded in this weeks
issue of the Manufa cturers Record are
the following by States:
Alabama-Increase in the capacity of
two fertilizer factories at Montgomery
from 100000 to 10000 tons annually;
brick and tile works and the development
of kaolin deposits at Baker Hill: cotton
oil mill 40 by so feet with 40 tons capac-
ity at Boaz and another at Marion: en-
largement of the fertilizer plant at Flor
ence and ma caroni factory at Mobile.
Arkansa s-Enlargement of button fac
tory at Black Rock: a large creosoting
plant at Texarkana and grist mill at
Forrest City.
Georgia-Forty ton cotton oil mill at
Hartwell; sugar mills and syrup plant
with capacity of eco tons daily at Way
cross; silk mill at Tallulah Falls and
doubling of the capital Of the oil mill at
Thomaston.
Kentucky-Saw mills at Bakersport to
work $50 acres of timber land and a stave
a;il At Nicholasville.
Louisiana:-A rice mill of GOO barrels ca
pacity at Midland to use oil for fuel: the
development by a. 100000 company
formed at New Orleans of oil and sui
phur lands; candy factory at New Or
cans
Mississippi-A 4o-ton cotton oil mill at
Hattiesburg; a. $4,000 cannery to handle
fruits vegetables and oysters at Tasci-
goula: an ice plant at Pickens: a saw
mill at Wilmer. improvement of the cot;
ton mill at Stonewall: a saw and planning
mill at Greenville and cannery and a
medicine factory at Aberdeen.
North Carolina-A $4,000 cotton oil mill
no pF q JnSti.1e
plant and a oO0-loom weaving shed for
the cotton mill at Hope Mills: an install
lation Of 300 additional looms in the cot
ton mill at Sanford and a Bottom cotton
Oil mill at Pine Level.
South Carolina-A 10000 spindle cotton
mill and a $4,000 yarn spinning and hos
iery knitting mill at Anderson and the
doubling of the capacity of the 5000 spin
die plant at Greer Depot with the install
latioa also of $50 looms
Tennessee-A 10000 knitting mill at
Bristol S25t0t6 cotton-oil mill at Mem
phis to use Beaumont oil as fuel;
asphalt paving plant at Mem
phis: chair factory enlargement at Bris-
toll; bent wood works at Sherwood and an
increase in the capacity of a stove foun-
dry at Chattanooga
TeXas-Lumber plant at Bivins; brick
works, trunk factory, implement works
and oil refinery at Dallas; grist mill at
Crockett; cotton oil mill at Huntsville;
vehicle works at Navasota; cotton oil
mill at Beville; brick works at Brennan !;
knitting mill at Ferris: grain elevator
at Fort Worth: paint and varnish works
at Houston; a 5000 spindle cotton mill
at Waco and the expenditure of $4,000
in extending the use of round lap cotton
presses to = more towns.
virginia-Ice plant with 100 tons daily
capacity at Norfolk; knitting mill at
Portsmouth: silk dyeing plant at Peters
burg and cigar factory at Lynchburg.
West Observation-Disclosures of dolo-
mite and limestone quar-ies at Millville
ard ochre deposits at West Columbia