Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-12
DOlNGS IN THE SOUTH;
SOMETHING Is GOING ON
Southland Is Doing Some Stunts That
Look to General Prosperity In
the Nenr Future.

BALTIMORE. MD, September IL
Reviewing the industrial interests OF
the South for n week or more past, the
Manufacturers Record sums up the
situation as follows:
indicative of the growing diversity
Of the manufacturing interests of the
South is the establishment in Birm-
inGham of n concern which is now pro-
ducing dental steel burrs, the first
plant of the kind ever started in this
section, making n line OF small steel
goods heretofore controlled entirely in
other sections. This, however. is but
typical of diversity in the Industrial
life OF the South, as well ms In It's
agricultural activities which is Great
inc many new lines of work. broaden
inc the activities and the thought
of this section ms to It's own potential
ties, and making on farm and In fac
tory things which heretofore the South
has depended upon other sections for.
Letters from Holland on one side.
and from banking interests in Chicago
on the other, express great amaze
ment created by recent statistics re-
garding the increase OF corn produc-
ton In the South: and Holland or
eanization is preparing 10 have a Sc
ries OF lectures delivered throughout
that country 10 set forth these and
other facts about the resources and
the progress of the South
After many years Of Improvement
work on the Warrior River in Alaha-
ma, often delayed by the governments
failure 10 press construction work
rapidly, there has now come. follow
ing recent completion, remarkable
growth in the shpmen, Of coal and
other products down the Warrior TO
Mobile. thence to New Orleans and
other points. Half dozen or more
leading steel and coal companies of
the birmingham district have promptly
commenced the utilization OF water
transportation, and as an outcome OF
this situation the Terminal Transfer
and storage Company, OF Mobile cap
italized at 100000. has announced II.
plans for building extensive terminal
facilities for handling and storing
metal products and other goods, for
providing accommodations for loading
and unloading twenty steamships at a
time, with 5000 feet dock space and
100000 square feet OF warehouse
storage space.
along similar lines. as an outcome
OF the construction by the expenditure
OF several million dollars by Houston
and the national government in dig
cling the Houston ship channel and
making Houston a seaport the Texas
Portland Cement Company Of Dallas
has begun work on the building of a
cement plant on the ship channel to
have capacity OF 400. 900 barrels OF
PoEtland cement annually.
The LaRellc Iron Works OF Steu-
henvilie. Ohio, will build hy-product
coke ovens in West Virginia In con-
nccuon with its iron and steel plant
nj an estimated cost OF about $1,000 900
These are typical illustrations OF
mo activities that are in progress here
and there throughout the South. COW
ering every section from Maryland to
oklahoma and Texas. and covering at
the sam" time almost every variety OF
industrial and agricultural activities.
They are suggestive of the gradual
nut definite Improvement under way
III the business conditions Of the en-
I tire South"