The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-23

nooga shows a decrease Of lsi per cent.
and Nashville a decrease Of So per cent,
while Memphis in this instance takes the
lead with an increase of AL per cent. as
compared with hnoxville's increase Of 81
per cent.
In the matter of increase in value OF
products Knoxville exceeds Chattanooga
and Nashville by heavy percentage, AMI
only falls below that of Memphis with her
more than double population by per cent.
MANUFACTURING.
These figures aro very impressive indi-
Gators not only of Knoxvilles great growth.
but of the great growth Of all four Of Ten
nessce's largest cities. But the most en-
couraging feature of the statistics of Knox
villo's growth IL in the great increase In the
numbers of manufacturing establi shment
within the past two years and in the fact
| that in SO very large number OF instances
| establishments already existing are in
| creasing and in several cases doubling
| their capacity. All told there have come
| into being here in Knoxville within the
| last two years no less than twenty-six
| manufacturing concerns, several Of which
| are very large plants involving the invest
ment of a very considerable amount OF capi-
| tai.
Among them, for instance, are three
| foundry companies, a company to mako
| mine cars a chair and table manufacturing
! company, a general furniture manufac-
turing company. knitting mills, two cloth-
| ing compaiiss. a big factory devoted TO
| the manufacture of women's skirts, still
| aEoth"" N'' "'1nt to make women's Jersies,
| an upholstering company, another big
marble wurns, and so on through all the
| list
| In addition to this the Brookside Cotton
Mills, one Of the largest cotton manufac-
turing plants in the South Is doubling Ito
capacity and increasing its investment
from $500, 600 to 81 100000. 1t will employ
| close to 1900 hands.
! The Knoxville Cotton Mills. although
only two years in business, has nearly
| doubled it's plant and has an investment OK
| over s3O0.COj.
| The Utica Cabinet Company, the only
! top desk manufacturing concern In the
! South, has also just doubled its capacity
and is now selling its goods all over the
country, even in some Of the very citadels
| of the Office furniture manufacturing in-
| dustry.
| A mantel manufacturing company has
| also dou bled its capacity and is now tho
LARGEST concern OF the kind in the South.
| The Riverside Woolen Mills, very
large concern, employing hundreds Of
| ands, has also so increased it's plant that
its productive capacity has been nearly
| doubled.
The Knoxville Electric Light and Power
| Company is also in the list of those that
have doubled up, while the Knoxville Iron
| Company is building a new rolling mill
that will mean a raising Of the invest ment
| to 81 600 900 from about hall that amount,
and the Southern Foundry end Machine
| Company has likewise doubled its plant.
In n word. YOU may go all through tho
| list Of all of Knoxville's manufacturing
indus res and you hear but the one story
| Of solid prosperity and everywhere an
increase IN productive capacity already
| accomplished or contemplated in the near
future. And ~ to the development Of tho
cotton manufacturing industry in Knox.
vile during the INST ton wears, when II 10
| said that the number - spndles In 1907 %
| 1900 as compared with S2,2 in 1902: tho
| looms in operation now ! 500 rs compar rcd
| with I70 ten wears ago, while the number
! Of hands employed hos increased in tho
decade from $50 TO l,55o-when this 10 said
/ the story is told
GREAT JOINING CENTRE.
But KnoNville's great source of wealth
was and il in ner great iobbng trade, which
this year will not fall fer short of $50 900 OOO
worth of sales. For all the great Appa.
lachan and Cumberland territory Knox.
villo Is the nG,ura! and logical business
centre, but the energy and ability Of her
merchants have been such that they have
pushed their trade into territory that once
upon time was sacred to Cincinnati and
Louisville on tho north, ST. Louis on the
west and New Orleans on the south.
. Their drummers are now invading ei eht
States, and within the past eight or ten
years the trade OF the Knoxville Wholesale
houses has grown at an amazing ratio.
And OF tn" large fortunes that have ban
made in this az we'll as in the manufaot,,r-
ing lines many, IL not most Of them. have
been accumulated by young men who came
I bcnch--most Of them from Tennessee itself.
but few from the North.
| The next Of TIE 81 4 series NJ .r,,,,o.
N the development Of the New South win
tell OF Columbia. s. @