. Louisiana and Arkansas railway; its territory industries and financial condition ... RESIDENCE AT MINDEN 20 LOUISIANA AND ARKANSAS RAILWAY factories, cotton mills and canning factories, all tell thestory of the industrial growth of this section. That manyof the New England cotton mills are not making expenses,because of the lower cost of production by southern enter-prises, is an open secret. The figures below, showing thegrowth of three leading industries in the States of Arkansasand Louisiana, from 1890 to 1900, speak for themselves: LUMBER MILLS Increase. 1890. 1900. Per Cent. Establishme
. Louisiana and Arkansas railway; its territory industries and financial condition ... RESIDENCE AT MINDEN 20 LOUISIANA AND ARKANSAS RAILWAY factories, cotton mills and canning factories, all tell thestory of the industrial growth of this section. That manyof the New England cotton mills are not making expenses,because of the lower cost of production by southern enter-prises, is an open secret. The figures below, showing thegrowth of three leading industries in the States of Arkansasand Louisiana, from 1890 to 1900, speak for themselves: LUMBER MILLS Increase. 1890. 1900. Per Cent. Establishments, . 666 i>63i 145 Capital, . . $12,643,000 $41,821,000 Output, . . $14,688,000 $41,368,000 COTTON SEED PRODUCTS Establishments, . 15 44 Capital, . . $2,571,000 $7,107,000 Output, . . $3,455,000 $10,215,000 SUGAR AND MOLASSES FACTORIES1800. 1900. Establishments, . 38 384 Capital, . . $1,944,000 $52,799,000 Output, . . $12,604,000 $47,892,000 231182 193176196 Cent. 9112,616 280. HOPE COTTONSEED OIL MILL LOUISIANA AND ARKANSAS RAILWAY 21
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