Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-08
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES
TOO NUMEROUS TO NAME
Greater and Smaller Enterprises
springing Up All Over Prosper-
GUS Land of the South.
SOME THINGS ARE IN vIRG1N1,
Prosperity That Touches the Whole
Country Finds Much I.odyment in
the Region OF Dixic-Virginia and
North Carolina Doing Well.

There are all kinds OF Southern Dr.
Veiopmcntal enterprises coming to tho
front. Tha manufacturers. Wecord
OIL baltimore. In it's last weeks obi
ton, has wonderful summary Of
Things that arc doing i'm tho pre.,
South. These things that arc doing
range from grain elevator proposi
ton In baltimore. or near thereto IN
cost something like 100000, down to
10000 and $4,000 new dcyelonment
Affairs In Virginia and North Carolina.
TO say nothing OF whole lot Of small
put important. enterprises In Tonnes
see. kentucky, Virginia North Caro-
lima, South Carolina. Georgia and
some other points that touch on tho
industrial nerve of Richmond and tbut
In the way of smaller enterprises
which fall some what under the figures
given above.
But, 10 go into some particulars:
The 100000 grain elevator for
baitimore is to be built by the Pennsyl-
Fania Railroad and Will have cana
city of more than 1900. 900 bushels OF
grain. II Will DO of fire proof con
struction and include facilities for
loading and unloading five ocean
steamships ut one time, unloading
twenty cars at one time. etc. ~ big
expenditure for improvements is thar
decided upon by the Norfolk and
Western Railway, which will invest
100000 for building additions to
shops, constructing freight station.
buying locomotives and cars, etc nj
Roanoke.
COTTON MANUFACTURING
DOING SOME BIG STUNTS
In addition TO the big things named
above, some figures bearing upon cot
ton manufacturing I'm the South may
be more or less interesting. During
the past three months, that Is to saw
during July. August and September.
there were 9S.6SS spindles and l.3oG
looms announced for Installation. the
investment required being s2.4G7. 200.
Ten charging mills expanding
S2.lio,iOo Of the amount named. From
January to September 30 the in
stallations reported total 332.S2O spin
dies and 1857 looms, the investment
aGErcgating $S.32o.50O. These figures
indicate that Southern cotton manufac-
turcrs are active in continuing in
stallations which are enabling tho
South 10 consume greater portions of
it's cotton crop from year to year.
Cutting out some OF the details, the
following facts, as to Southern Indus
trial development will prove interest
ing:
Basic Products Company. Kenova.
w. Va. is reported 10 invest $3.50. 600
for new buildings and machinery
doubling it's output of limestone prod
ucts for steel manufacturers.
Raven Carbon Company. Rosetaie
W. Va, Incorporated with 100000 cap
tal To manufacture carbon.
farris-llardy Company, Charleston.
w. Va, incorporated with 100000
capital TO establish bottling plant
OranGcburg Packing Company. of
Orangeburg, S. c., engaged architects
and engineers TO prepare specifications
for building mcat-packing plant esti-
mated TO cost $4,000.
G. b. Armstrong, Gastonia. y. c..
and associates will organize $4,000
company TO build spindle cotton
yarn mill.
Gray Castings Company New Cum
bertrand. w. Va, incorporated with
100000 capital to manufacture iron
castings.
Carolina Products Company, Banda
ma. y. c.. incorporated with 100000
capital for manufacturing purposes.
South Atlantic Shipbuilding Com
pamy. South Jacksonville. Fla, organ
lied with capital of 100000 TO con-
struct vessels.
SMALL. INDUSTRIES
IN MANY SECTIONS
Eanford Knitting Mills, Brookford,
y. G, incorporated with 100000 capt.
tai to establish plant with daily ca
pa"!ty of l50 dozen pairs of hose.
Signal Knitting Mills. Chattanooga,
awarded contract for $4,000 plant with
daily capacity of 200 dozen pairs OF
hose
Price manufacturing Company. Chat
tanooEa, Tenn. Incorporated with $685.
600 capital to manufacture foundry
products.
| Jcnrcys- Myers manufacturing Com
pany. oxford. y. G.. incorporated with
| Sao,Ooo capital to manufacture wooden
boxes.
Oriana Fertilizer Company. Norfolk
| va Incorporated with $4,000 capital
| 10 manufacture fertilizer
| Howard G. Dwcllc, Charlotte, y c.
ana associates will organize $4,000
| company 10 establish hosiery knitting
| mill
| Elizabeth Iron Works. Norfolk, Va
! incorporated with $4,000 capital
! Naidcs" Manufacturing Company, Of
| NaldeSe. y. G., viii build 100000 adj
| "ition' with 5000 spindles and accom-
| pahNlnr machinery, to manufacture
| cotton yarns.