The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-11
sOUTH's PROGRESS.
Weeks Review of Building and New Indus


 Baltimore, Sept. 1o.-(SpectaL L)-Southern and Southwestern building operations con- tinued very active during August. as mai cord from representative cities. and in many sections substantial gains have been made
 A distinctive feature of operations in Sa- vannah during the year ended August 31, Is the number of dwelling houses erected. including l3e two-story houses and 20$ one story frame houses. both types of which show an improvement over the character of structures erected in past years Other buildings erected include te Young Mems Christian Association building: warehouses for Central of Georgia Railroad. ic@ plant for the seaboard Air Line Railway: and . Baptist church building. The total cost of operations during the year is estimated at $35o, o,ooo. i've in Tampa. The value of operations dur ing August was estimated at S2s5. IeS. 5a. which is an increase of s2i9.za3. 80 over July. Prominent buildings for which per mits were issued include the Young Mems Christian Association building to cost $lob.- ooo adition to a h".ai to cost sSo'ooo ana
 Iu Memphis total of 216 permits was issued during the month valued at ss5s.3fi. as compared with 23s permits issued in Au-
 An estimate of operations in St. Louis during the month indicated gain of $l,- 5t2.27I in value oyer the record for Aagust. resenting a valuation of $2.s62.s5s. as com pared w.ht total of SsS permits issued during AuSu6t, l0Vos IepFeSSntIH8 p8ho9-
 Permits were issued in Dallas during Ar- gust to the number of 12i. representing a August. 1908. these figures show a decrease of fifty-six in the number of permits issued. but an increase of sl2l.s5i in valuation For a total of 1.122 permits was issued, rspra senting a valuation of $26so.s72 as against a total of S72 permits issued during the entire year of 190s representing an aggre- gate value of $2,306, oss.
 Among the cities showing decided gains during August. as compared with the core spending month of last year. perhaps none shows a larger increase than Oklahoma City. During the month permits were issued for structures estimated to cost S4.043, ,435. which is an increase in value of $3,02s.64s over August 1908.
 ports eighty-two permits issued during the month and the value of operations. inlcud ing the cost of additions and repairs. at s275,s60. making total Of S0.42b.sS6 for the first eight months of the year.
 Among the Soutnern Industrial projects of the week are the following;
 Formers Co-Operative Packing Plant Com panv was Incorporated and will lIuid at Enid, Oklahoma, a plant with daily ca- 5O0 is the capital stock National Lumber and Creosoting Company, of Shreveport. La. incorporated with capital stock of $1.O00, 900. Chicago parties contracted to purchase about 1ls.000 acres of Louisiana marsh land which they will reclaim and sell in 800 acre tracts: Vass Cotton Mills Compa- capital stock of $250.000. Sapulpa Steel Works of sapulpa, okla, will be organized with capital stock of s60o.oo0 to build q plant with a daily output of 1.e00 tens of merchant bar iron. Scott County Mineral Company, Bristol. Va.-Tenn.. was incorpo- rated wiht a capital stock of $5.n00, 900 and plans the development of 35,0o0 acres of coal land Fremont Lumber Company. was incorporated with a capital stock of $i, 900. 900 for the purpose of operating in Louisiana; Chicago parties are Interested. Pelican Coal and Iron Syndicate of Louis viIle, KY, which incorporated recently with a capital stock of $100.0O0. will spend Sc0 900 to inRtaIi Q plant for a daily output of 800 tons of coal. Lawton Textile Manufaetur- ing Company and Lawton Spinning Mill Company of Lawton, Okla, will be organiz- s5OO, GOO respectively; plans are to build two mills. one with 5o,ooo splndIes. 1.O5O other ith 50, 900 spindles. $50 looms, etc; all buildings are to be of concrete construc- l Ian