The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-03
GREAT DEVELOPMENTS
PLANNED IN SOUTH
Ten Millions Now AVAILABLE for Con
struc;ion OF Proposed Dixie High
way.
S. A. L. AWARDS CONTRACTS.
Labor and Materials Vow Being AS
sepab,cd for CONSTRUCTION Of Ex-
tension Prom Charleston Co Sa'an-
na,f-td,ancc in Crude OH Helps
Oklahoma.
tspecia, 10 The Richmond irg ininnl

tspecia, 10 The Richmond irg ininnl
Baltimore Ma. August 5 .~- ke-
viewing the industrial interests Of the
South 10. she week. special reports te
the Manufacturers Record SHOW that
,he recent advances ia crude OIL have
added SHt.poB.pgo t. the value NJ oil
in storage tanks ia oklahoma This
advance has ALSO rosuited lN greatly
increasing. the activity 81 OF drifting
and IN rr, oaraiious Ter hUllTng more
tank facilities and -enHeT1es 'hr"ueh-
out the oil regions
About SlG.oGG 200 has now been
made available for the construction
ef he proposed Dixie Highway from
Cincinnati ana Louisville and q hat1a-
foora to the South. every country on
the l57e between Cincinnati and LOUIS
Vile and Chattanooga having voted
in favor nj issuing bonds for tho
building az this road, which viii con
r,.ct ur With roads new unesr con-
struct3ou ia the South. giving
through modern highway from the
far IVES; 20 3iamt Fla
aispatrN from Chicago 10 the
Nnnufac turers Record reports the sA
fer tbs New York subway ana elevated
road construction IF 3A."0e.ooe feet 81
mmber ~ be cut 9N mills located IN
Louisiana and 4Aiahama The same
Interests have alsa sold 200 600 raIl-
raad ties SO France the sipmeuts Of
this lumber and ties 10 u" made
through gulf ports. In corn action
with this II 10 interesting To know that
= cargo Of 2.5r0 e9H feet Of oak said
"a be the largest hardwood cargo ever
{oa aed In This country. has been ship
ped from GuIfrort 10 London, and con
si6ern bile additional orders have neen
placed with Southern .unhe men fcr
shfpnpu, to the United Kingdom
= comparv organized a oklahoma
CIV. centralized at $4,000 COO. NrD-
poses - finance and build three HYDRO
electric ulants ard 81 the same f'me
20 huilS an extensive system Of interur-
han railways
The standard OF Co is spending
1900, 0n0 In charging It's retiring
plant nj Baltimore
Tffe Chattanooga Gas and Coal Fro
ducts Company is reported AZ to bulid
additional COKE ovens and sl5e.een
bengol plant
The Savannah Dock and Warehouse
!. Company has been Incorporated with
: S4aa h0n-cA pita1- stock 10 build docks
. and ware houses
TheHighland Cordage company
Hickory. y. C.. has been organized
with "a pital stock OF $4,000 TO man
rfacture cotton cordage The Valley
: Cotton Mill Shelbyville.. Tenn. has
: been organized to build a cotton mill
: The Faifs Manufacturing Company
! Granite Falls \. g, Is to build a cotton
mill with 5000 spindles. and the
3 Mutual Compress and Warehouse
Co. of Chr rieston, organized win
slee non capital stock proposes 70
construct cotton storage warehouses
The MId-Continent Refining Com
many al jennings Okla. contemplates
building a refinery with daily cap
acity OF 1000 barrels
The aboard Air Line has awarded
contracts for new shops al cost fo'
the buildings of 1900 600, and has con
trscted for s27o 600 OF machinery foi
equipment The Nashville, Chafta
mneesa and st Louis Railway, Chatta
{. nooga. is reported to have spent 500.
900 In building car repair shop
Labor and materials are being as
eembied for the construction of o.!
-e!eAty-t1xe mile extension OF the Sea
! board Alr Line from Charleston Il
Savannah, the entire construction L
be of the most substantial character
3 Active construction Is being pdsneo
now upon the great bridge across thf
Ohio River which is destined to give
e the Ctcago. Burlington and Quincy
Railroad direct connection 10 tbs
south through the Nashville. Chatto'
: nooga and 81. Louis Railroad. This
g bridge is TO to be bTo0 feet long. anf
= from the bottom Of the foundation o.
the center channel pier to the tor
Of the span Will he 4 7 feet high. The
sonr Of the bridge Will oe 50 feel
ahoya nigh Maisr Though work i
a. proceeding night and day. II Is est'
. mated that Il Will take three years
to complete the b. idec AZ II VIII be
one OF the most renarka bile structures
:. Of ita kind ever built. Fiv" trunk lines
= will eventually use the bridge, Whicf
!. 1t is expected viii open ny ana de-
velop heavy railroad business he
tu.en., ID Y A.-t LxAt.4f md the SnHrh.