The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-01
NUMEROUS ARE
INDUSTRIES IN
STATE FLORIDA
NEW ENTERPRISES RE-
PORTED FOR PAST WEEK, LAND
OF FLOWERS TAKES LEAD IN
NUMBER AND IMPORTANCE.

Columbus. Ca. Oct. s1-The Indus
trial Index says in its issue for this
week:
TT they just must fight, let them
go ahead. the people in this country
win furnish them with supplies and
take their cash.
This idea. thus expressed oy
member of a Southeastern firm, has
taken form and is crystalizing in the
minds of business men in this sec
ton and throughout the country. De-
spite the fact that it is closely related
to the horrors Of a great war. there Is
a grim humor about It The war in
Europe practically paraIyzed business
m this country for a time. and now
the countries which are engaged in
that war are to much more Than make
up the shortage in the volume Of our
business that they caused.
'gThey are beginning to do it. One
city alone. Chicago, has sent an aver
age of Sic, 090, 900 worth Of goods a
week to Europe since the war began.
Mammoth orders are beginning to
come now from Europe to numerous
cities and sections OF this country
and not a few of them are for cotton
goods
People in this country are begin
ming to realize that it is a fact that
the war in Europe will bring TO as a
greater measure OF prosperity than
we have ever enjoyed More, they
have material evidence that the foun-
dalton Of that prosperity is now being
constructed or orders from Europe.
There is more cheerfuIness, more
Of confidence-and more OF collections, |
than which there could be no better |
evidence.
business in our section Is pro
ceeding along steady lines. The num-
Der Of commercial failures is smaller |
perhaps than usual, man facturfng |
establishments are being operated. /
with few exceptions, and banks are
supplying their patrons with money
needed for operations The money
stringencY is passing. Conditions are
improving continually.
CONSTRUCTION work of mary kinds,
the establishment Of Industrial plants.
the operation of existing plants and
the organization of corporations and
firms continue steadily in the South
east, all comprising q most reliable
index CT general business activity.
'Among the items of construction
week, are:
Bridges, two, Santa Rosa county,
st. Augustine, Jacksonville, and ST.
Johns county. Florida; clubhouse.
Tampa, Fla; factory building. st.
Petersburg, Fla; courthouse to be re-
and enlarged. PinelIas coun-
~, Florida; paving. Miami, Fla.
buildings to be remodeled for hotel
uses, Orlando, Fla; negotiations are
In progress for completion of tourist
hotel building at Savannah, Ga, at a
cost OF $4,000 to 1915. 5000. Construc-
ton contracts have been awarded as
follows; Bridge, Ebert and Madison
Georgia: fair buildings,
Fla; Jail. $19,ss5 Pinellas
Florida; sewers, s122,007,
Miami, Fla: library building, St Pet
srsburg, Fla; reservoir to be en-
arged, Pensacola, Fla; school build
nE, Lyerly. Ga: warehouse, Atlanta,
Ia, and Scale, Ala.
Industrial plants will be established
Is follows:
Asphalt plant. Prichard. Ala; ice s
factories, Cocoanut Grove. DeLand,
Homestead and St. Petersburg. Fla: /
Instructor plant. Miami, Fla; fran e
;hise for lighting and power plants I
granted at Clearwater, Fla; company I
o manufacture brick
New Smyrna, Fla, will vote upon G
OF SIS, 900 of municipal Ina &
,rovemeut bonds. 3
Eleven corporations have been q
ormed with minimum capital stocks t
.ggregating $11o. 800" e
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