The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-12-08
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
THE RECORD OF NEW con
STRCCTlOS OF INDUSTRIES

And Of che General Progress Along
Two Of the SouthcaSt'S Railways,
for Year.
The showing made in the GSca.
year. ending June 3oth. last. OF the
new industries. additions 20 es:a5-
!ished industries and the expenditures
70, improvements .: various kinds
IN the cities and .owas along the
Southern Railway and The Mobile &
Ohio Railroad. Is a remarked Die one.
when Il is considered that the period
covered includes the last bali OF
he year 1905 and The first bal: OF
she present ycer. time when tnr
demand 70, manufactured goods OF
all kinds Ia this country ~as at
Low cbb. aud capita! was hard TO
End 60. aew investments Of any
kind and il any portion of the
country. Some OF the figures for
the Industrial investments along ID.
Southern Railway have heretofore
beca published.
They shcw a tota. ot AS 2cS in
dust.:es. calling 70. an investment
OF $c0.iI3.S3o. and additions 10
existing industries costing s;.SS3.-
eS3 IN the same period there were
pu. undec construction new indus
tries &c DE completed later IN which
$S,4G3 900 will be invested. Sincs
the close Of the Sou;aeTn's fSca!
yea. there has been 2 steady i'm
p.o:emen: IL ell business conditions.
manufacturers and operators OF
| mines have felt warranted IN re
newing plans 20. new plants and
capitalists and bankers have been
more ready TO supply needed funds
for Industrial! investments. The ne"
! industries started in the las: bal:
Of 1909 greatly outnuUbe: taose
| begun in the first hal: OF the yea!
so tha. 20. the Srs: time ic twc
years. the normal Industrial advance
OF the Southeastern States may bt
said 70 be unGe. way.
Il IS confidently expected. aud a:
the Indications show that the pres
ent year Will greatly exceed tbs
pas. Il .se amour: os factory build
ing and 81 the lavesmeots made il
al. kinds OF Industries That owe,
SeS.eea.000 should be invested /.
! .adastT:a; Development IN the pc
| :iod covered along one line OF coae
in the Southeast shows y the mos
aarked manner the advantage o
that section 70. various lines o
. industries
The S.ow:h Of industries a!on.
;.he lire os the Mobile & Ohio Raj
road was also marked. Il tn
stretch OF 1000 miles OF tervi:or:
covered by :ha. road there we-'
constructed ia 1e0s-os. ending Jun
so. sS new industries. At cos, c
s2.Ie3, 500. while additions TO eS
ist!ng plants raised the inves,meo
to s2.254.7o0 The figures from t.
two lines show duplication at .ou
or ave points Taking ou; thss
1.-THE TWO Lies show an aggregate Q
iSs new plants costing sel.Iis.53'
and 3 total Investment % :ndustr!e
OF s35.s0e.07l. including the amour
which went into new Industries ID
der construction on June 80. to b
completed q. later date.
| In general Improvements dur!ni
the year there were invested alonl
the Southern Railway ssa.3t5.esl
The aggregate amount Invested slooi
the Mobile & Ohio Railroad wa
Sic.2S7.55i. I: Is noteworthy tha
during the yea. along the Scuthe.,
s3.sS:.cso were spent for aes
schools. sl.Sis.i;s so- new church
es. sl0.e70.SlS 10. new eusines
structures. sse.eI2.ss3 for nev
residences. a: the same :!me n
amount expended for public i'm
p.ovements was s5.55s.3sI o:
streets. S3.S3o.2S3 on sewers. SO.
e6o.ooa for wafer works and waite
supply Of towns and cities. Ties
figures show IN the most conclus:v'
manner the growth Of the South !!
wealth and ability 10 make needles
improvements as we'll as the con
t;nued expansion OF its business
There were built in the :we!v'
months along the line OF the South
esn Railway. il cities. towns ant
villages ca Jess than 1900 -esi
dences-
| The statistics are not available 4
show Just what the gain has beeI
| during the year agricu';urally. eu
that the same advance in asr!eu!tuv,
has been made as II the various In
dus:7!es Is certain. Indeed. ther'
was probably even much create:
advance. The statistics published
By the United States department OF
agriculture show IN the nine South.
eastern States, through which sae
Southern Railway and the Mob!!r
lOhio Railroad run. returns fro mtue
staple crops OF cotton. corn whea;
oats. potatoes. hay and tobacco il
i;sQs OF sSsS.oo0.ooo.
I, Is vel, known that the creates:
advance is taking place il the meth
DDS OF cultivation. soil preservation.
crop diversifcation. and in every