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The Seattle Post Intelligencer
Seattle, King County, Washington
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The Manufacturers' Record reports recent Southern economic progress, including railroad expansions, new furnaces, gas piping, coal development, mills, land sales, mining, cotton mills, transportation companies, and factories, credited to Republican protectionist policies after General Harrison's election.
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The Manufacturers' Record, a paper published at Baltimore in the interest of the South has made a specialty of collecting facts concerning Southern progress, improvements and investments, and has special facilities for obtaining that kind of information. Following is statement of new enterprises put on foot within the last two weeks:
"The Birmingham Mineral railroad has added $500,000 to its capital for extensions and additional rolling stock. A railroad will be built between Montgomery and Anniston. A new 100-ton furnace is commenced at Birmingham by the Thomas Iron people of Pennsylvania. Contracts have been closed for 50 miles of piping to convey natural gas to Louisville. The development has begun of 13,000 acres of eastern Kentucky coal land. Richmond, Va., is to have an extensive spike mill and a rolling mill combined. Roanoke, Va., sold nearly $700,000 of land last week. New Orleans reports a $100,000 mining company. Atlanta a $100,000 cotton mill company. Chattanooga a $50,000 company to develop river transportation in connection with iron interests, etc. South Pittsburg a nut factory, and many other small enterprises in various parts of the South."
Commenting on this the Indianapolis Journal says: "So much for the success of the Republican party and the policy of protection to American industry. The election of General Harrison was a blessing to the South, the extent and magnitude of which its people will realize more fully as time passes."
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Southern United States
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Within The Last Two Weeks
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new enterprises including railroad capital increase of $500,000, new railroad between montgomery and anniston, 100-ton furnace at birmingham, 50 miles of gas piping to louisville, development of 13,000 acres of coal land in eastern kentucky, spike and rolling mills in richmond va., $700,000 land sale in roanoke va., $100,000 mining company in new orleans, $100,000 cotton mill in atlanta, $50,000 river transportation company in chattanooga, nut factory in south pittsburg, and other small enterprises.
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The Manufacturers' Record collects facts on Southern progress, reporting new enterprises such as railroad extensions, furnace construction, gas conveyance contracts, coal land development, mills, land sales, mining, cotton mills, transportation development, factories, and others. The Indianapolis Journal attributes this to Republican protectionist policies and General Harrison's election.