The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-28
New Textile Directory Shows Ex.
traordinary Development in
Farming and Manufacturing.
POPULATION IS INCREASING.
Cities Present Unusual Scenes of
Activity and Small Towns Are
Building Around Grow
ing Industrial Centers.
The Republic Bureau,
18th ST. and PepnsyIyania Ave


washington. July G.-The extraordinary
development of the Southern States during
the last two years is shown by the textile
directory. which has just been Issued Tor
1908 by the Southern Railroad
Whole new towns have sprung into ex-
istence along the lines OF the Southern. and
IN many States the production Of every kind
Oh cotton goods has almost doubled The
MILL are now manufacturing the finest
grades of goods. those which only few
years ago had to be imported from England
The production of raw cotton has in
creased greatly, and the thousands OF peo-
pie who have moved into the Southeast
nave developed dozens OF new Industries
and nave increased and improved The dairy
products and all farm crops.
On the trip 10 and from Atlanta one Is
astonished at the growth. One is hardly out
OF the sight of the dome of the Capitol be-
fore the scenes of hustle begins. Not VII
lage or town or city is passed by bu; where
new buildings are seen in the course of
construction. They are handsome dwellings
and manufacturing plants.
Not all by any means are cotton MILL.
Huge furniture factories, wagon and ma
chine shops. brick yards, lumber mills and
paint manufactures are everywhere. In
some cases where the factories are larger
than usual small towns have been built I'D
around them.
The figures in the Southern Railroad index
tell their own story.
For instance, this year there are in opera
ton in Alabama 1895 spindles, against
SS9.2ss last year. In Georgia the spindles
increased from SIS,522 last year to 961, $50
this Ms year. In Mississippi the increase was
from 1.29S. $50 to 1.ilS.5S1. In South Carolina
the number jumped from 1856 to 2.3Oa.5sl
The number of wooden mills mas grown 80
per cent in all of the territory tributary to
the Southern. The same Is true of knitting
mills. The summary shows that there are
now on the Southern lines 592 mills. in
spindles.
Concerning the construction. NJ. V. Rich
ards; the land and industrial agent of the
Southern, says:
On January of the current calendar
year the cotton mills equipped for operation
on the lines OF the Southern in the States
Mississippi. North Carolina. South Carolina,
Tennessee and Virginia were 49, as com
pared with 412 on the corresponding date of
1902 or an increase of &c mills.
On the same date there We're in opera
ton Il knitting mills and oil wooden mills:
and these, with 70 mills on the Mobile and
tributary to the Southern Railway and al
comprised 151,57s looms, 574s,1Se spindles.
5.424 knitting machines. LBS sewing ma
chimes and 265 sets of cards
Since January /. 1903. there have been
aCded "a new plants, including 10 cotton
mills and KNITTING mills. which have added
to the total equipment 20 1874 looms and IT,
1858 spindles: and there are now under con-
struction % other mills with an equipment
Of Of Hos. looms and 5oo;3le spindles. making
1S5.1& looms and 6.916S0O spindles.
The corresponding exhibit for 1902 COM
prised 556 mills, 130.A5 looms and 49753l1
spindles. This shows a net Increase of Sc
mills, 55.693 looms and 2,oo1.4s9 spindles.''