Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-20
Resume of Industrial Conditions
in Interviews Written Especial
~ for The Journal, Shows Rapid
Advancement in Trades.
SOUTH HAS RECOVERED
FROM EFFECT OF PANIC;
BUSY SEASON rs AHEAD
Reports from Virginia to Texas
Say That Agriculture, Manufac-
turing and Business Is Not Only
Good, but Will Be Better.

Optimistic reports Of manufacturing.
AGRICULTURAL and business conditions
over the entire south, and the prophesy
of a new era for this territory, are given
to The Journal, by superintendents OF The
Bradstreet company-the officials whose
hand is ever on the pulse of the busy III
dustries OF the country.
In interviews written especially for The
Journal, the superintendents, who are IN
closest touch with business and financial
conditions, declare that in every state
from Virginia to Texas, the south has re-
covered from the former financial "a
preston, and that the future is not only
rosy with success, but that the sltuafien
now is most favorable,
Practically every branch Of trade ard
industry is steadily advancing and the
south has passed the threshold OF pros
perity and is safe within the zone Of
sane investment and profit.
Below are the interviews written for
The Journal:
ATLANTA, Ga.
Division Superintendent J. E. c. Pedder.
of the Atlanta office. says:
Business conditions for the city OF At
lanta and vicinity were never better, and
the prospects for the future were never
brighter. This city surpasses in bank
cIearings building permits. real estate
transfers postal receipts, varied enter
prises. push and vim Of its business men.
nearly all of her sister cities of the
southern states and is blazing the way
for the new south from whitehall to
Broadway. While there is some com
plant as to the amount of ready cash
in the country districts at this time, this
is but an annual happening that brings
its hardest in the fall when crops are In
We are optimistic, but our record stands
open, and am not the least afraid OF an
investigation of the figures Of the past
year, no more than am Of what the f1-
ture holds open for US. The situation
implies an invitation to every one to act
in the van; an invitation no citizen. bus
mess or layman, should let pass"
MONTGOMERY, ALA.
The following is the report of Superin-
tendent George E. Williams. of the Mont
gomery office:
1.-THE Montgomery section is unlimited
with bountifuI harvests of all kinds of ag-
rieulture, and the yield of cotton Is es-
pecially large, and the indications at this
time point to an average crop. Montgorn-
cry ranks second to any city in the world
in the point Of manufacturing of fertillz-
er, and the demand is steadily increasing.
Saw mills throughout this section have
resumed work. with the price Of their pro-
ducts on the increase. While trade in
the wholesale lines is OF the midsummer
character, 1t is up to the average of the
past seasons. It is believed that by early
fall we will enjoy the prosperous times
of those prior to the panic OF 1907"
MOBILE. ALA.
F. Crook Whatley, superintendent at
Mobile, says:
Commercial interest in Mobile. Ala. is
rapidly becoming normal. Exports show
ia11
Der. A 100000 docking company has re-
Gently been organized to begin business at
once. Building holding up well. and the
outlook for fall business is very encour-
aging. Jobbers are replacing their men
on~the road and many fall orders are be-
ing placed. Collections normal"
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
Superintendent ]. A. Gorhan, OF the
Birmingham Office, says: se
In the Birmingham district there Is an
optimistic feeling existing on the outlook
for business this fall and winter. The
iron industries are running on three-ouar~
tiers and full time, and orders are coming
in nicely for future delivery Lumber
trade is locking UP, and there Is an ad-
vance in prices. The coal ope;fstors are
feeling better and trade generally Is much
improved. Building was never 50 active
as at the present time, and real estate
ALBANY, Ga.
superintendent Linton s. Lewis, OF Al
'any, who is unable to attend the con-
eTence, reported that conditions in Ms
erritory, which includes a large portion
II southern Georgia, were excellent and
hat farming products and lumber indus
ries showed q steady increase. The OUT
ook for this year was better than for
my previous season in many years.
TAMPA, Fla.
superintendent George A. Forin. OF
Tampa, says:
The SeRboard Air Line railway haa
lbout completed tho most extensive s,'s-
en- OF slips, docks. elevators and oth>-
criminal facilities for the tranz-shipmana
II phosphate and merchandise. This ini-
'roveneat has cost over q half million
icliars. The cigar industry, which ls the
argest local feature Of business In this
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