The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-28
BIG ORDERS FOR
ROLLING STOCK
Evidence of Steadily Increasing
Industrial Activity in South.
USE0IL FOR L0C0M0TIVEFU
Many Railroads Show Their Faith In Texas
Fields by Equipp:ng Their Engines
With Oil Burners-Nsw
Industries Reported.
USE OILFOR LOCOMOTIVE FUEL

Especial Dispatch to Tho Times. ,

BALTIMORE Feb. 27.-Evidence OF
steadily increasing industrial activity in
the South is had in the contracts which
have recently been given for new rolling
stock by half a dozen railroad lines of
that section and characterizinS this adj
vance is the fact noted in this week S
issue of the Manufacturers Record III
correspondence from birmingham that an
Alabama company has, during the past
few weeks. registered orders for t,2tD
cars. The eInbarrasssments due to a
shortage of cars have been felt at points
as far removed from one another as Biz
minGham and Beaumont. From the lat
ter place during the present month 500
carloads OF oil, representing more than
500 900 barrels, have been shipped and the
rapid work being done in eqlgipping To-
comotives for the use of oil as fuel and
the building of storage tanks at different
points by the railroads show their faith
in the rermancy of the new oil field.
OTHER UNDERTAKINGS
Other undertakings reported during the
week included the following:
-alaba.na-A planning, saw and sash mill
and Il cotton mill at Annis-
ton, saw and vaneer mill at
Decatur, cotton seed oil mill and fer
tilfzer factory at Huntsville, a rolling
mill at Tuscaloosa
Arkansas-A lumber plant at Little
Rock and a lumber plant at Waldron.
Florida-A packing establishment at
Tampa and the development of LOO acres
of timber land near Crescent City.
Georgia-A fifty-barrel flour mill at
Harmon, a saw mill at Darien, brick
works at Fort Valley, an ice factory at
Greensboro and q packing house at
Blue Ridge.
Kentucky-DcvcIopmeu of oil wells
near ,Barboursville. Coroin. Henderson
ard Ewing a trousers factory at Padu-
cab and a waterproof and alr-pfoof tex
tile goods plant at Paducah.
Louisiana-Rice mills a t Abbeville and
Jeanerette and the erection of large lum-
Der mills near Marksville-
Maryland-A silo mill at Corhett, a
buggy top factory a sausage factory. a
pfoto-engraving plant and works TO make
rice cleaning machinery at Baltimore,
a development OF copper mines at WOODS
boro
Mississipi-Cisar factory at Meridian,
oil mill and fertilizer factory at Brook
haven and an oil mill 1t North Carroll
ton.
IN NORTH CAROLINA
North OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF 8,fho
acres OF timber land in Caldwell county,
T,lr-uiture factory at Lexington. chair
factory at StatesvilIc, tobacco factory at
Wilson. cotton Oil mill at Dunn. kindllnS
wood factory at Wilmington, creamery
at Mooresville, knitting mill at Lincoln
ton.
south CaroIina-A twentv-hve-ba barrel
-four mill at Sarratt. Il sheet iron and
metal plant st OrarGeburG.
Tennessee-Cradle factory at Chatta-
roosa, stave mill at Pomona, overall fac
tory at Knoxville. cold storage plant at
Nashville and brick and tile works at Ken
Texas-1cs plant at Cooper. cotton oil
mill at Cunby.
Vircinia-F'lour mills at Auburn Mills.
Rentonville. Cave Springs, Pamplin CITY,
South Boston. Keysvilie, pickle factory
at Coakley. abattoir at Richmond. can
nery at fredericksburg, limo plant at
Toms Brook. wooden mill at Radford
West vrginia-Sand mining at Han
cock Station, glass plant at Wheeling and
glass plant at Warrington