The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-15
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NEW ORLEANS GREA STRIDES
Large Build ings and Extensive
T criminals 3 eing Cons tructe n.
Activity iii Mining

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III BALTIMORE, NJ D, Il jul y IA. r eports
1 in II this week 81 issue Of The NJ fac-
sturers' Record from man sout hern points;
indicate a notable Midsummer activity
on many lines This seems to be tho fat'
case, especially at New Orleans, where
there never we're as many new buildings,
and improvements under way as at pres
emit, and there is almost Is asS fever OF
railroad construction Not only are n g ~
lines being pprojecte all about, but every
great railroad In the South not already
having terminal I rran cement IS there
seems d mined ito reach the port with
the least possible delay! Several @mlll lion
dollars are being expended by tho ra IL
many moro millions are being Il spent
upon sewerage. drainage and water sy 81
tens and building operations Sunde Ter way,
Including several hotels {; nsgrega te8 about
Ss14, OOO,o COO. During the past year here
has been a mark ed ddition3 to f. the ms
dustrles OF the city, Including IL cement
works, cordage IA story, boat -oar5 factor
8tannery, enameling works, III ga s plant
shipyards, gasoline engine works, etc,.;;
new water transporta ton fael ttss, coe 9,
wise aud ttforetgn;: are no " enjO yed, u and
on feveryshandin reieYidenc sFof the steady
progress Of the city toward It's places
one OF the greatest sea morris the world
Industries at Charleston.
Charleston, w. Val as ma ~ new. In
sdustries under construction, and nego-
itiations are under way 3 for "a number
OF enterprises OF magnitude, which mean
a prolongation OF a8dearth& of residenceli
and a scarcity Of sites for tories and.
homes leading to IN OK sion OF the
Srttv beyond Its actual corporal e Y boun
diaries. A Roanoke Ra plds, n .. c. the
constructlo1n a Slto o9o ! MI U.
az tho Roanoke River. TO secure this5@rSi
dam Of concrete. 1000 feet long Will
10 built, together wilma power house.
S9xlo feet, IN which will be installed a
large quantity OF machinery for develop
ing and transmitting electricity.
Lowell, N. G., is to have anot her cot
ton mill to 3accommoda 1000 sp1ndles
With, electricity MS the motive power, and
a half of the $4,000 capital stock mas
already been subscribed
n Enlarscments or improvements Of tex
tile plants at Nashville Tenn, China
Grove, N, c.. Marshall, NJ, Gu Columbus
Ca. and other points In the Pledmont-l
.southtare reported. Is "a e 1Ii5s d Il 81
Mineral Development,
Il Mineral DEVELOPMENTS keep we'll apaoN
With, others. In the Kentacky,T ennesseoE
oil field last month more than 100000 BAR
rels were produced, including some oil
from three new. wells of the old-timei
gusher variety. and many thousand dot
lars are being spent by new operators In
wayne, Clay and Knox counties IN
Alabama about 100000 have heen in,5
vested In the purchase Of n tract Of
1900 acres of coal lands In YallserB and
jefferson counties. which have not yet
been developed, and the purchase Of a
1eO-acre tract OF phosphate land, and OF
another tract OF i2Od acres near Southport
Tenn, looks to immediate development
of these properties and to the possibility
Of extending the development to nearby
properties, upon which options are nov
held,
that Of the purchase OF properties in
western North Carolina and Eastern
lTennessee. aggregatlng 10000 acres Of
virgin forest,.and that Of the purcchasa
BY an Ohio md West Virginia company
Of q tract OF more than $1,000 acres ~
timber In West Yirs1nia. underla1d With
coal. ,3aasSgs,
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