Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-12-15
BOOM STRIKES
MANY MILLS
IN SOUTH
SEVERAL LARGE PLANTS ARE
MAKING ADDITIONS AND I'M
PROVING AND INCREASING
THEIR ANNUAL OUTPUT.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 13-Indicative Of the
diversity of Industrial developments In
the south are the announcements in this
weeks issue OF The Manufacturers Rec
ord. For the enlargement Of the Union
Cotton mills OF Lafayette. Ga, recently
authorized by the stockholders of the
company mill architects are now prepar-
ing the plans, which include the erection
of rs cottages for operatives. The company
now operates 1850 ring spindles and az
looms in the manufacture of sheeting,
toweling and drills. This equipment will
be increased by 10000 -spindles and 2SS
looms. about 100000 being expended on
the new buildings and machinery.
The Lockhart mills of Lockhart, S. C..
will build an additional mill at a cost Of
S250O00. and an increase OF the capital
stock from sG50,OO0 to s1.OO0OO0 has been
authorized to supply the funds. There are
5000 spindles and 800 looms in the pres
ent plant.
1t is reported that the purchase Of 500
acres of land and valuable water power
near Covingtons Ca, is preliminary to
the erection of 100000 cotton factory at
that place. $751;
Men already interested in several mills
at Spray, N. c., have Incorporated $780,
600 company to manufacture wooden cloths.
The Capital City mills, Of Columbia, s.
c., is changing it's equipment so as to pro-
duce q finer grade of goods. 1t now has
$500 ring spindles and 200 looms, and has
heretofore used 400 bales of cotton a
month. With the change the consumption
will be reduced to 100 bales.
Work is progressing on the improve
ments OF the. Hope mills, at Hope Mills,
N c., and will soon be completed. The
additional structure is 150x3O0 feet, and
will be equipped with 200 looms and nm
ishing plant the total cost being about
800, 600. The present plant has 1859 spin
dies and 751 looms.
Extensions are being made in other
lines. A three-story brick addition is TO be
made to a plumbers supplies works at
Baltimore, and an annex to be used for
making castings for machine engines and
builders supplies Is being added to iron
works in the same city, About $4,000 will
be spent for more machinery and new
buildings for boiler works at Chattanoo-
ga, a wagon factory at Laurel and an
oil mill at Anguila, Miss, are to be en-
larged, and the West Virginia Pulp and
Paper Co., OF Parsons. will build another
mill In Tucker county
The acquisition by. the Crescent Lum-
Der Co., of Mobile, of an established
plant that means that IL win be enlarged
and improved, contract having been let
for full band-saw outfit, and that the ca
pacity will be increased TO 100000 feet dali
ly, saving soft and hard woods. This I'M
dertalxing is typical OF the constant expan-
sion in the lumber industry noted also in
the purchase Of 5000 acres OF timber lands
in Randolph county, $500 acres near Ell
kins w. Va, and plans for the establish
ment at Bluefeld, in the same state, Of
plants for cutting railroad ties from 1900
acres OF timber land. In Louisiana, Illi-
nois and Michigan, parties have purchased
$4,000 acres OF land along Lake Ponchar-
~
to cut the timber and prepare and market
the lumber, while a $4,000 site has been
purchased at New Orleans with the OBJ
ject. 1t is reported, OF establishing fur
niture factory.
Other undertakings OF like nature are
the development by a company OF north
ern capitalists of several thousand acres
of timber and coal lands In Morgan coun-
ty, the establishment Of a handle fac
tory at Paducah, of stave factory at
Owensboro and the cutting OF timber
from 5000 acres of land in Knott county.
Kentucky, the organization OF $4,000
company to operate sawmills In western
North Carolina, the purchase Of 5000 acres
Of timber land near Spring City, the es-
Establishment Of mattress and furniture
factory at Nashville Tenn, the building
of lumber plant at Tusquitee, N. c., Of
lumber mill at Denison, Tex, and the
building OF two large band-saw mills
near Abingdon. Va.
Coal developments are under way or
contemplated near sturgis, KY, where 200
coke ovens will be built. near Tradewater
and in Harland county, in the same state
near Lamont. Huntington, Matewan and
in Lincoln county. along Coal river, in the
same state, and in two or three points in
Alabama. Tennessee and Virginia. while
other industries reported include a pack
ing house at Zolfo. a foundry and ma
chine shop at Okahumpka and single
and lath factory at Jacksonville. Fla, an
ice plant at Concord, a trousers factory at
Lexington and silk mill at High Point
N c., a steel blind factory at Norfolk
va. a piano factory at Vicksburg, Miss,
a rice elevator at Houston, Tex, and the
development of limestone Quarries at Bes-