Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-01-27
ACTIVITIES IN
THE SOUTH
Especial to Oxford Eagle

cipal and housing developments in
various sections Of the South are the
many reports from railroads, munich
palities, industrial corporations, bull
diag and loan associations, good-roads
commissions and similar bodies, out
lining the expansions planned for
1921, as published in the columns of
the Manufacturers Record this week.
Prominent among these announce
ments is the expenditure of $18,000,-
600 in extensions and Improvements
| by the Norfolk and Western Railroad;
the development of 1100-mile sys-
TEN of good roads IN Georgia, some of
which is complete and the remainder
in course of construction, at a total
cost of more than $17,500,000; con-
struction of 800 miles Of highways in
| Mississippi, partly complete, entailing
cost Of $4,000,000; the launching of
big programs for municipal improve
| ments in many cities in the South, to-
| gether with increased activities in in
dusrial and building development, as
indicated by the increased volume Of
| permits issued during the first few
weeks Of the new year; the bringing
in of oil wells in new fields in Texas
| and Arkansas, and the optimistic spir-
it revived in textile mill centers as a
result Of the placing of new orders of
| substantial size permitting the oper-
alton of quite number of mills at
full time.
Cotton-spinning mills in the vicinity
of Greenville, S. c., have just received
large orders for print cloths, pajama
checks and similar goods permitting
resumption of operation on 48-hour
basis, following a readjustment in
wage scale of from rs to 40 per ces.t
reduction. Several Gastonia, N. c.,
mills have similarly resumed full-time
/ operations, indicative of the upward
| trend, and some mills are running day
and night, with orders now in hand
insuring operations at this capacity
until April. Orders for yarn and all
kinds of textiles are increasing in vol
ume, and prices are improving, so that
a general feeling Of hopefulness and
confidence is being established.
Oil developments of considerable
magnitude are now transpiring. Last
week unique well was brought in
near Fort Stockton, Tex, with an mi
tial flow of 200 barrels an hour at SO
fest, and finally settled to 400 barrels
daily.
Union county, Arkansas, dream of
oil has become reality with the
bringing in of a 1O,000-barre daily
oil gusher near Eldorado.
Building activities continue to in
crease, as indicated by the number of
permits issued during the first two
| weeks of the new year, and architects
and contractors in the various States
report that early spring will see the
Inauguration of a big industrial and
housing program. More than S1,250-
600 will be expended in Norfolk this
year upon the sidewalks, streets and
sewers and similar improvements fol-
lowing the completion of a $1,OOO,OO0,
program in 1920. Work is progressing
upon the construction of 100000
Office building for the York-Bousch
Corporation. B, H. Gruver of WASH
|ilgton announces plans for construct
ion of dwellings to cost $250,OO0. At
Palm Beach 100000 building and
loan association was organized last
week. If half of the projected con
struction projects are started this
year in Mobile, Ala, it is said that the
city will experience one of the most
active building years in it's history.
Winston-Salem has employed a Pitts
burg firm to draft city plan to re-
lieve congestion of the downtown
streets and suggested needed city inn
provements of all kinds. A sana-
torium at Ell Paso, Texas, is being
erected at cost of 100000. Reports
from Wheeling w. Va, show that a.
number Of steel mills and similar
plants in the territory are operating
at or near capacity, with work in hand
for many months.
One Of the most modern acid phos-
plate and complete fertilizer manu-
featuring plants have been placed in
operation at Savannah by the South
ern Fertilizer and Chemical Co.
Good roads improvements continue
to be pushed vigorously in the various
States, and efforts are being made to-
make available bond issues voted
some time ago but held up because Of
hirh nrices for materials and laha,