The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-05
SOUTH CATCHING STEP
/ TO MUSIC Of PROGRESS
Manufacturers Records Review OF
Industrial Activity shows Much
Going On.

Baltimore. Md, Dec 1.-THE Man.
ufactnrers' Record reports that great
enterprises of far-reaching impor-
lance are following fast one upon
another in the South. indicating that
this section is catching step TO the
music Of progress which IL being
heard throughout the land.
The Federal Dyestuff and Chemical
Company. headed by the Dupont in
lterests and other leading capitalists,
previously reported as TO build a large
plant at Kingsport. Tenn. has been
organized in New York with q capi-
tai stock - $4,000. 0oo. and has Sc
cured gSo-acre site at Kingsport,
and will construct buildings at once
for the making of dyestuffs and pic
rte acid. 1t Is reported that the COM
pany has already sold ITS entire out
put Of picric acid for 1916 to a for
eign government
The Poole Engineering and Ma
lchine Company. OF Baltimore, has been
incorporated with Il capital stock OF
SO, 100000 to succeed the company OF
the same name which has been in
operation for nearly three-quarters OF
a century. This company has secured
contracts for munitions OF war
amounting to $17,7s5.o0o. and Is
Ilargement of its plant in order to fill
these heavy orders.
The Newport News Shipbuild.ng and
IDrydock Company has secured con-
tracts for four additional big ships,
which makes the aggregate amount
OF ship work now under way at that
yard about $50, 100000.
The Southern Munitions Corpora
ton has been organized with capt.
tai stock of $4,000 at Admission and
leased a big car-building plant al
that point to carry out the contra ct
for establishing munition- NAL king
industry. having orders for $4,000
shells for the English army.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company has awarded contract OF
about $1,500.00e for a coal pier at
baltimore. to be 700 feet long and TO
have an annual capacity for handling
100000 tons of coal.
/ The Freeport Sulphur Company
Freeport, Tex, contemplatess eniarg-
ing it's annual output of sulphur from
eco, ooe to- 0e.000 tons. and has be-
gun foundations for additional boil
ers to have an aggregate of about
ne, 900 horsepower
The Monarch Cotton Mills. Union
s. c.. will add about III spindIes
and other equipment. at cost Of
about $4,000.
Marion Extract Company has pur-
chased ten-acre site at Chattanooga
Tenn. on which to build a $15oO0o
plant for manufacturing fannie acid
The Peerless Block Coal Company
has been organized to develop $500
iacres OF coal land at Hazard. KY, tc
have daily output of 1900 tons
The Hess Steel Company. recently
organized at baltimore with a capital
stock Of $500. 900 to build electric
steel-makinE plant. has awarded con-
tract for furnace and machine build
ings.
The Lutcher & Moore Lumber Com
pany, Orange, Tex. has prepared
plans for a new mill with daily
capacity OF from 100000 to 100000
feet OF lumber.
| The Port Commissioners, New Or
leans, awarded contract of nearly
100000 for wharf for the municipal
Btion. This wharf will be over SOC
feet long
From all parts OF the South there
are reported manv other industrial
ard business enterprises. large and
small, indicating q constantly expand
ing development throughout that sec
ton. The iron market has made a
further advance In price, with In
fcreastng demand for piR-iror. The
lumber interests are buster than for
several years. and similar conditions
prevail in many lines OF Industry