The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-24
INCREASED INDUSTRIAL
ACTIVITY IS REPORTED
Resumption OF Work and Expanding
of Industry Throughout
South.
AfG DEALS ARE UNDER WAY
IAN 1lillion DolIar Aluminium Plant In
North Carolina started By French
to Re Completed BY American Cap
itaIists.

Baltimore. Md, Oct 2s.---Increas-
ling Industrial activity throughout the
0outh II reported from all parts OF
that section to the Manufacturers
Record Of this week. Negotiations are
pending for tho resumption OF work
on the S1o,0oo.oo0 aluminium plant in
North Carolina, which was under
oonstruction by French capitalists
prior to the war. American capital
viii probably be provided for the irn-
mediate completion OF the plant. and
arrangements looking to that end are
now being worked out
Z. Tiae Consolidated Coal Company. Of
HAltimore, which recently raised ~
100000 for new development" work.
Il preparing to spend about 1880
900 of this in opening additional coal
mines In West Virginia and building
IN eiEht-mile connecting line TO the
Western Maryland.
The activity previously noted in re-
gard 20 increased building of cotton
miIls or the enlargement OF existing
mills Is further emphasized by an
nouncements during the week. The
Republic Cotton Mills. OF Great Falls.
3. c., with add 100000 to its capt.
tai stock and build another mill OF
10000 spindles with 1000 looms and
400 operatives houses an. likewise
beverage and electric lighting faciii-
ties for the town. The Arlington Cot
10000 spindles to its plant. The
Climax Spinning Company. OF Bel
mont. N. C.. has been organized with
S20Q. 900 capital stock to build a mill
of 2l.00e spfndles and to employ 500
Operatives. The Inomaston Cotton
Mills, OF Thomaston. Ga. win put
about $4,000 spindles In It's additional
mill now under construction. and the
suffolk Knitting Mills. Suffolk. Va.
will build a brick addition 2i0x40
fleet. Great activity Is reported from
t.hattanooga in hosiery contracts.
There are thirty-swc hosiery mills
Tributary to Chattanooga. ali reported
~ operating at full capacity with q
daily output OF $4,000 dozen pairs of
nose. These mills are running night
And day 10 meet the demand for
hosiery due In part TO tho decreased
Itmportations from Germany
The Tennessee Copper Company. op-
erating very large copper and sui
phurfc- works in Tennessee, has
voted to Issue 100000 OF bonds. OF
which $4,000. 900 are to be sold Inn
ImadiAtAly for-the endorsements now
under way and additional equipment
needed to meet ths heavy order for
sulphurfc acid received during the last
few months.
Al Huntington w. Va, a company
Il reported organized to build at n
cost OF over 100000 hrige across
the Ohio River.
The courts having approved bond
issue previously voted on by Houston.
1.-The city Will arrange to spend $4,000
eco for whf.rves and shipping fnctli-
sasa 100000 to complete drainage
Wstsna. and 100000 for sanitary
for parks ana 100000 for schools.
THESE improvements 1T Houston arc
Typical OF the very great activity in
I,nunictpal work In every part OF the
6outh and OF the larger attention
which 10 being given especially to the
devolopment Of the port facilities OF
this section all the way from Baifi-
more to TeUaA
Al Orange. Tex. ARA ngements are
heinr made by the city to construct
vharvea. docks and warehouses to
provide ample terminal facilities for
Mo port. ana 70 install tn connec-
lion Herewith electric cranes, con-
voyors and other facilities. while at
#Cha&tanoogA extensive wharf develop
mnat II 70 be undertaken IN ofuer 10
provide adequate facilities for the
nrompt handling OF freight tor river
Transportation.
q Negotiations ara under way for the
fara1AAae of the Tredegar Iron Works
- H3nhmond. one Of the Oldest and
1nrEoet concerns In 20 South. which
6nf1ng tho Civil War was leading
0SoAer IN prOviding cannon for the
ConfeAacacy. These negotiations arc
r1oogeoA - with v3sw for enlArgin4
~ p1nnt Tor making Munitions OF
W. but IN company declines TO give
nnY debate information In regard
- chs matter - yet. Pitnbu-I peo-
ple are reported ~ planning to build
q Richmond an open-hearth stecl
rjant With Q capacity OF 200 tons .
dny ana an ultimate capacity Of 500
tpns. This follows very closely upon
fhN announcement last week that the
tOid Dominion Iron and NAH Works
r that city. would build the first cleo
frac steel making plant constructed In
<hA South. 7.
nther enterprises reported from al
rafts az the South cover the building
MI sawmllls, the mining OF graphite.
the establishment ct electric plants
and other r2.ises indicative OF
9ery Wide variety Of diversified indus
trial UNDERTAKINGS.
soutemplate improvements in Chase