Evening star., 1932-02-05
NEW CONSTRUCTION
PLANNED IN SOUTH
Manufacturers Record Re-
ports Progress in Build
ing of Plants.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Md, February 5.-The
Manufacturers Record, in its current is
,Sue, reports more than S55 100000 in
ineW engineering construction and
building work awarded and proposed
during the first month of 1882 in the
South and Southwest.
The publication says the figure indi-
Gates an encouraging" number Of new
dndustries established and old ones eX-
banded although the total is below
those of corresponding months in previ-
Gus years The survey covers l6 states
from Maryland to Texas.
Progress Predicted.
From the activities reported, the pub
EicatiOn draws the conclusion that. 'eX-
cent for the serious business situation,
tne number of new plants would have
probably broken all previous records IN
the past two years We look
dor this movement to grow and multiply
from now on. The way of business
progress is undoubtedly becoming
Clearer
OIL refining plants lead the list of
presen. and contemplated industrial
construction projects. The survey
shows the following:
A $4,000 600 plant at Houston being
discussed by Pan-American Petroleum
q Transport Co.
Expansion Of the United States Oh
Refining Co S plant at New Orleans now
in progress.
oil capacity at La Porte, Tex proposed
b. the La Porte Oil &5 Refining Co.
4 $500 900 refinery on the NecheS
Fer near Beaumont Tex, said to be
A 1templatcd by the Hartman interests
Ei Glendale, Calf
gasoline plant Of 10000 gallons
urllv capacity now under construction
e willow Springs, Tex by the Arkan-
e. Fuel Oil Co
Chemical, mining, paper and textile
Interests are others.
In the chemical category, outStand-
ing projects arc the Dow Chemical co.
t~Omine extraction plant at Wilmington,
\. c., and the Southern Alkal Chem
ical Corporations project at Corpus
Christi Tex. Preliminary work began
on both last year.
The EAGLE PIChcr Mining & Smelling
c.. at Pichc- Okla is building an ore
mill of $500 tons daily capacity.
The Utica Knitting Co. at Admission,
Ala. is erecting a third unit of Its mill.
An ultimate expenditure Of $2,OOO.OOO
Is planned by the Texas Potash Corpo-
ration. Wl.CQ SODH Will UtSA4 "O4h VA
one mine near Odessa, Tex.
Contract has been awarded for third
unit of the Svlvania Industrial Corpo-
ration transparent paper mill at Fred
er,cksburg. Va.
A 81 600 900 expansion program Is be
ing completed by the Champion Fiber
Co at Canton N c.
In Augusta. Ga. the Piedmont Wood
Preserving Co. is installing new creoSot-
ing facilities.
New Plants Planned.
The Continental Can Co, preparing
to let a contract for 100000 plant al
Harvey. La, is reported to have ac-
ouired a site for a similar project at
Houston. Tex.
Utilities. the survey indicates, are
keeping pace Telephone companies are
installing underground cables, dial Sys-
TENS and new exchanges at various
points. Power companies are carrying
out expansion programs with note
worthy hydrOeleCtriC projects expected
to get actively under way in tennessee
Texas. Arkansas and Missouri.
Important construction other than
industrial includes Sl,53000O for ne"
post office at Atlanta, Ga; S5OO.OVO fol
a high school at Nashville, Tenn. %
dwellings being erected by one concern
in washington, S494 900 for post offce
at TeXarkana. l0-StOry apartment
building in Baltimore. and foundation
work for the new Archives Building IN
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