The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-30
SOUTHERN PROGRESS
REVIEW OF WEEK BY THE
 MANUFACTURERS RECORD.
This Section Diversifying Its Means of Creating Wealth from the Sources of Mines, Forests
 and Farms.

Baltimore, Aug. 29.-{Speciai.)- )-The South directly interested in plans of great railroad undertakings involving the str engineering of connections between the great lakes. the Gulf and the South At lantic. extensions into Virginia. South western fields and into Mexico and im- provements in many States. and steadily strengthening its position in textiles. in iron and steel, is consistently dfversifying its means for creating wealth from the sources of the mines, the forests and the farms. Among the new industries report ed in this weeks Manufacturers Record are the following by States:
 Alabama-Developmen of fire clay de- posits near Florence. improvements al the coal mines at Newcastle. including. 1t is reported, the building of 326 addi- tional coke ovens and additional railroad shops at New Decatur.
 Arkansas-Cooperage works at Forrest City. cotton gin and grist mill at Hope, cotton oil mill at Little Rock and rail- roads shops at Van Buren.
 Florida-Tank factory at Crescent City. sugar mills at Evea and lumber plant at Jacksonville.
 Georgia-Development of ochre mines at Cartersville. the utilization for electric purposes of the Chattaheochee water power by two corporations of Columbus, cotton gin at Stilesboro and an ice plant at Eatonton.
 Kentucky-Thc purchase of l2s.ooo acres of mineral and timber lands in Breathitt and Knott counties by Canadian capital ists, new coal mine at Middlesboro. -four mill at Livermore and tobacco factory at Louisville.
 Louisvilie-Broom and brush factory at New Iberia. a thousand barrel oil refinery nf lxyu ux1f xi anf a nd a plant to manufacture sugar cane har- vester at New Orleans.
 Maryland-A plant to manufacture plumbers supplies and one to make washing machines and household novel; ties at Baltimore and possibly the loca- tion at Baltimore of the main factory of a company being organized to consoli- date a number of buggy and wagon fac tories.
 Mississippi-A $25ooo wood working plant at Sandersville.
 North Carolina-Cannery at Sylvia. four mill at Grantville, additional machinery of 8 cotton mill at Randleman. cotton mill at Garysburg and tobacco stem mery at Mt. Olive.
 South lina--Development of water works and the establishment of a cotton mill at Brookman and lumber plant at Barnwell.
 Tennessee-Additional buildings and ma chinery for tool works at Hartman, lumber plant near Lafollette, molasses re- finery with 700 barrels per ten hours at Memphis. flour mill to be operated cleo trically at Sparta. cotton mill at Chatta 2. nooga, brick works at Johnson City, bar rel cover factory at Union City and switch works and spoke factory at Meru- phis.
 Transformation of two irrigation companies at Beaumont, syrup mill at Velasco, tox factory at Mineola, brick | wcrIS at New Boston. oil refinery at Beaumont creamery at Cuero and oil well at Beaumont. Virginia-Plans to develop oil lands in Albemarle Count, pottery at Harrison burg. a soap facory at Newport News. brewery at Pete sburg and the develop ment of sandstop quarries at Pulaski. West Virginia Foundry and machine shop at Graftoi. glass works at Sisters vile. steel plant at Clarksburg. glass works at Bu'khannon, wood working plant at Charestown and development of slate quarrie at Martinsburg.