The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-08-30
ACTIVITY IN
the SOUTHLAND
IN INDUSTRIES
Weekly Review Of Industrial Condi-
tions Throughout the South From
authoritative Source.

baltimore, August 30.-Special to
the Public Ledger-Activities In the
textile centers take prominent place
In the industrial news OF the Soutn
for the past week as reported by the
Manufacturers Record. Hosiery mills
at Durham, N. c., increase capital by
more than $4,000 900, making the new
capitalization s9,61O,OOO; there will be
additions to the present mills and
new structure erected of steel and
concrete for the manufacture OF SILK
hosiery. Cotton mills at kannapons'
N. c.. increase from 100000 to 49,
100000 capital, and Will erect addi-
tions. new mills and warehouses. AT
Shelby, N. c., cotton mills have incor-
porated for 100000. Plants in ope-
lika. Ala; Atlanta and Macon, Ca, and
Prendergrast, Tenn, are making I'M
portant additions to their buildings
and equipment.
Despite shortage in many lines OF
material and labor difficulties, build
ing continues active throughout the
South. At Memphis, Tenn, 5OO-room
hotel costing 100000 is planned. AT
st. Louis, Mo-, 100 bungalows Will be
built at a cost Of 100000. At Balti-
more a 100000 apartment house will
be erected. Birmingham, Ala, will
have a new theater building represent
ing an expenditure Of $500, 900. A $780,
900 church and educational building
will be built at Columbia, Mo. Re-
ports state that a manufacturer OF
ready-cut houses at Huntington, W..
Va, will establish 100000 plant in
Atlanta, Ca, and another Of the same
character at Charlotte, N. c. A $780,
900 apartment house is planned for
Savannah, Ga One hundred dwell
ings will be erected at Sladle, Ia, and
a 100000 sawmill built here by lum-
Der company of Lake Charles, Louis
lana.
The commissioners of st. Johns
county, Florida, have arranged for
the construction of 5000 feet of re-en-
forced concrete bridges and 80 miles
of roads at cost of 100000. In East
Carroll Parish, La, 40 miles OF high
way will be built at cost of 100000
Important among oil activities are
the plans of company at Dallas, Tex,
organized at $4,000 to build 5000
barrel daily capacity oil refinery, A
producing and refining company has
incorporated at Bowling Green, Ky"
for s1,5O0,O00, and at Lexington, KY.
a pipe line corporation has been char
tered for 100000. The Capitol Rein
ing Co. of Washington has increased
capital from $1,25O,O0O to $4,000, 900
At Forth Worth, Tex, an oil and gas
company with 100000 capitalization
will construct storage tanks, etc. Al
Waco, in the same State, an oil and
gas company has incorporated al
100000, and at Tulsa, Okla, a gaso'
line company having acquired anoth'
err plant will build an addition and in
crease daily capacity from 1900 to g.
600 gallons Of gasoline.
At Lexington, KY, the Board o.
Commerce is negotiating with S.,
100000 company proposing to building
q bartytes manufacturing plant.
At Wilmington, N. c., an interubar
alaotric. or paenline railway has beer
chartered with 100000 capital t.
build q line from Wilmington to Caro-
lima Beach, 13 miles, at an estimated
cost of 100000 The Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas Railway will expent
$4,000 to convert engines from Goa
to oil.burning. install storage facili
ties and pipe lines at Galveston, Tex
At Kansas City, Mo-, rubber com