The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-09-02
SOUTHERN IMPROVEMENTS.
Various IrsstlusIsn- Fus IN Feos -
the past Rg@k

the Pes4 week
Baltimore Sept 2.-T'he south 7
rectly Interested IN plans Of great rail
road undertaking. involving the
Strengthening Of connections between
the great lakes. the gulf and the south
Atlantic. extensions into virgin south
western fields and into virgin south
provements in many states. and steadi-
ly strengthening its position in tex
tiles. in iron and steel, is persistentiy
diversifying its means for creating
wealth from the sources OF the mines.
the forests and the farms.
Among the new industries reported
in Manufacturers Record are the fol-
lowing by states:
Administrations of fire clay
deposits near Florence, improvements
at the coal mines At Newcastle. includ-
ing, it is reported. the building of S2S
additional coke ovens and additional
railroad shops at New Decatur.
| Arkansas-Cooperage works at For
est City, cotton gin and grist mill at
Hope, cotton mill at Little Rock and
railroad shops at Van Buren,.
Georgia-Developme of ochre
mines at CartersviIle, the utilization
for electric purposes OF the Chatta-
| hoochee water power by two corpora
lions Of Columbus, cotton gin at Stiles
boro and an ice plant at Eatonton.
Kentueky-The purchase of 129, 900
acres of mineral and timber lands in
Breathit and Knott counties by Cana
| dian capitalists, new coal mine at Med
dlesboro.y -four mill at Liyermore and
! tobacco factory az Louisville.
Louisiana Broom and brush factory
at New iberia, 1000 barrel oil rein
cry at Jennings, a gaIyaniztng plant
and a plant to manufacture a sugar
csne haryesters at New Orleans.
Maryland-A plant TO manufacture
plumbers supplies and one 10 make
| washing machines and household
novelties at Baltimore aud possibly the
| location at Baltimore Of the main fac
/ tory Of a company being organized %
! consolidate a number of buggy and
wagon factories.
Mississippi-A So 600 woodworking
! plant at "SandeEsyilis,
/ North Carolina CanHery at sylvia
! four mill at Granville. additional ma
| chinery OF a cotton mill At Rand lenan
! a cotton mill at Graysburg and to
! bacco siemmery at ut, Olive,
! South Carolina Development oi
| waterwoFls and the establishment OF d
| cotton min at Brockmau and lumber
plant at BarnweiL
Additional buildings and
| machinery for tool works at Hartman
| lumber plant near Lafollette. molasses
| refinery with 700 barrels per ten hours
| at Memphis. -four mill to BE operated
| electrically al Sparta. cotton mill q
| Chattanooga, brick works at johnson
| City, barrel cover factory at GnIor
| City aud switch works and spoke fac
| tory at Memphis,
Formation Of two irrigation
/ companies at Beaumont syrup mill a.
| Velasco. box factory at diueola, brieb
| works at New BoGton oil refinery a
Beaumont creamery az Cuero aud Of
! well at Beaumont.
| Virginla-Plans 10 develop oil land
IN Albemarle county, pottery ut Har
| rls0nburE, soap factory at Newpor
| News. brewery at Petersburg and tn
development Of sandstone qaarries "a
/ Pulaski.
West Virginia Foundry and ma
| chine sh0p at Grafton glass works a
| Sistersville, steel plant at Clarksburg
glass works AZ Buckhannon. wood
working plant at Charlestown and dc
vel0pment or slate quarFles at Martins
burg.