The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07
SOUTHERN PROGRESS
REVIEW OF WEEK BY MANU'
 FACTURERs' RECORD.
Alabama Operators Are Looking tc Cuba as a Market for Coal in
 Dull as Well as in ? Flush Times.

Baltimore, June 6-(SpeciaL )-Indica- tions of substantial increase in the output of coal and coke in the Birming- ham district are given in the recently closed deal by R. H. sayre for large tracts of land in the western part or Jefferson County. The Birmingham cor respondent of The Manufacturers' Rec ord says:
 These lands are admirably located ana certain some of the best coal to pc Ioun" in the State. The story is that they VII be largely developed, the work to incluoe not only many openings but large mum her of coke ovens. Other big coai oe. velopments are promised in sneioy ano Bibb counties in places where the ooai is regarded as of most desirable quaNty' so tough that 1t bears the toughest hand ling and ideal for export purposes. The suhtect of coal Is being given great deal of attention just now with the view of finding a permanent market tnat VIII hold good in dull times as well as In nusn times. To this end Cuba Is attracting much attention. Some time ago repre- sentatfves of one of the big transporta- tion companies in the island wrote to the head of a local company producing large quantities of coal and asked that trial cargo be shipped, giving prices that would make the experiment worth the
  mestic trade was so heavy and cars so hard to get that the project was not practical These conditions have changed to some extent. While there is persis- tent demand and mines are busy to keep up with orders, it is possible to get out enough to make the trial and it Is un- derstood the railroads are able to fur nish cars. This being so, 1t Is expected that the trial orders will be sent over. Whose who wish to buy state that it Is practicable to buy all the coal needed in that country from the Alabama field and that trade once established would be for all time."
 Plans of other undertakings reported fin this weeks Manufacturers Record are as follows by States:
 Alabama-Organization of a company with S51. 900 capital for the development Of iron properties near Russellville; increase of capital fyom $e0.oO0 to S0,ooo of metal company at Birmingham.
 Arkansas-An eighty-ton cotton seed oil mill at Pine Bluff; an increase of capital from $500, GOO to $500.000 of a saw mill com pany at Texarkana; pearl bl Uon fac tory at Des Arc; lumber mill of 60,OOO feet per day capacit yat Little Rock.
 Florida-Addition of brass and iron foundry to machine shop at Miami; or ganization at Jacksonville of company fnr the betterment of independent tele- phone systems in the State.
 Georgia-Railroad repair shops at East Point; increase of capital from S5,O0o to s15d0OO of cotton duck mill at Rome; cot ton seed oil mill at Vidalia; increase o1 capital from $4O0,0O0 to $1.00o,000 of fur mace company at Atlanta; enlargement oi knitting mill at Barnesville.
 Kentucky-Improvement of iron furnace at Paducah at cost of $40000; coal mine developments at Dixon: piano and orgar factory at Louisville; developments of oil lie {,, with capital of $2Vo0O0.
 Iouisiana-Oil well development al Jennings; oil mill Fnd fertilizer factory at Clinton; extension of railroad cal shops at New Orleans.
 Maryland-Improvemen of furnaces a Cumberland; mantel factory at Baltimore and cannery at Pylesville. &'
 Mississippi-Cotton oil mill and spok' factory at Jonestown; development of 30. 600 acres of timber land in Panola Coun ty; cotton oil mill at Indianola; bricl works at Crystal Springs.
 North Caroiina-Refrigerator factory a Greensboro; additions to cotton mill a Kings Mountain; building material fac tory at Wilmington; cannery at Ashe boro. !
 South Carolnia-Increase of capita from S2O,OOO to $500OO of wood working factory at Charleston; cotton oil mill al Laurens, at Ruby, at Georgetown and al Roebuck; organization of $5O.000 mining company to work at Stono.
 Tennessee-Enlargem of blaming mil at Chattanooga; development of ston' uuarries at Crab Orchard; increase of ca pacity of plant at Chattanooga for tho manufacture of crates, berry boxes. fir kins and baskets.
 Texas-Cotton mill at Corsicana; lum ber and shingle mills at Clawson; houl mill at Santa Anna; cannery at Alta Loma; the organization of $250.ooo irri gation company to operate in San Sabs County.
 virginia--A $5O.OOO furniture factory a Emporia; a cotton mill at the same place development of water power on Smitf river near Martinsville.
 West Virginia-Development of coa mines at Fairmount by $10O,0OO com pany; development of timber lands a Mil Point by a $2oO.008 company; glas factory at Paden City; tool works Wheeling
 
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