The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-09-19
NEW INDUSTRIES
IN DIXIE LAND

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Columbus, Ga, Sept. 1s.-The In
dustrial Index says in its issue for
this week:
Prosperity is at hand.
at is not full-grown, but 1t is ex-
panding steadily, which is one of the
best features of the situation.
There is marked increase in the
volume of business generally. The
marketing of cotton is beginning at
prices much better than were antiei-
pated. Considering the cost of pro-
ducing the crop, the prices are far
from unsatisfactory. In addition to
the good prices for cotton, this part
of the country has produced more
grain than eyer before in any one
year and has produced much more of
other things for which there are mar
kets or which can be used at home
with saving of expenditure.
THAT prosperity is at hand is not
matter of opinion-actiVities and
developments show it. Here are some
of the illustrative items of the weeks
palm Beach county. Florida, has
sold 100000 of road construction
bonds at $785,560 and accrued inter
est and will expend the proceeds in
the construction Of good roads. Sem
mole county in the same state has
just voted $4,000 of road construc-
ton bonds.
"A bank with capital stock of
$500, 900 and surplus of 500, 900 has
been organized at Pensacola, Fla.
Three manufacturing plants in
Rome, Ga, which have been operat-
ing on short time with depleted
forces have begun to operate on full
schedule as to time and number of
employees. Another plant in the same
city is being operated double time.
What is described as the largest
cash real estate transaction in the
history of Birmingham, Ala, has just
been contaminated in the sale of a
downtown building on a site 100x100
feet for 100000. The payrolls Of
the great industries of the Birming-
ham district are rapidly climbing to
Ithe level Of the most prosperous pc
RODS.
"a brick company in Gadsden,
Ala, will begin operation of its plant
which has long been idle. A Jack
sonville, Fla, company with capital
stock of $4,000, 0o0,0 900 will immedi-
ately complete and operate extensive
lumber plant. A California oil COM
pany is beginning the construction OF
storage and shipping facilities at
Tampa, Fla, at a cost of about $780,
600. Tallahassee, Fla, has awarded
contract at 1863 for paving
streets.
"The Jacksonville, Fla, school dis.
trict sold 100000 of bonds at pre-,
MUM.
''Thirty-one corporations were
formed during the week, with mini
mum capital stocks aggregating ST.
TAI, 800,
Among the items Of construction
work to be done, as reported this
week, are;
Eight railway bridges in South
Carolina; church buildings, Atlantis
and Glenweod, Ca; factory buildings
Hegansville, Ca, and Tampa, Fla.
hospital building, Spartanburg, S. G,
and plants for hospital building ae,
cepted at Miami, Fla; sewers and
waterworks, Greer, S. c.; Office build
ing, IT. Pierce, Fla; paving, Ameri
Gus, Ca, and Lakeland and Palmetto
Fla; school buildings, Greenwood, S
G., and Live Oak, Fla; warehouses
Hogansville, Fla. Construction con
tracts have been awarded as follows
Church building, EufauIa, Ala; ca
mails for draining $1,000 acres, Man
atee county, Florida; school build
ings, Carrollton, Ala, Bethune ant
Rlaney, s. c., and Mt. Vernon, Ala.
bridge, Melbourne, Fla.
industrial plants will be estab
lished as fellows:
"Cold storage plants, Blacksheal
and Cornelia, Ca; -four and girls
mills, Bennettsville, s. c., Lawrence
vile and Loxley, Ala, and Locus
Grove, Ca; lumber plant, Climax
Cal ice factories, Mariana ant
Tampa, Fla, and Greer, s. c.; gin
neries, FIowery Branch, Ca, an
Jacksonville, Fla; electric ligh
I plant, Greer, S. c."