The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-03-02
FLORENCE, Ala.
a Fine climate, Unsurpassed
Manutacturing and Agricultural
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a Fine climate, Unsurpassed
Manufacturing and Agricultural
Advantages.
NJ. Quad in the Detroit Free Press OF
Januury .. hns the following to say OF
Florence, Ala, which is being rapidly de.
veloped by the Florence Land Co.:
Every Southern paper speaks OF "Fair
Florence" And fair she is. II the men OF
seventy years ago could not foresee the
march OF Progress, they had some excel.
lent ideas regarding the present. A high
aud dry location was selected for the town.
the streets were laid off for comfort and
beauty. and here to-day is the site for one Of
the han,lsomcst cities in all the South.
There is beauty and the picturesque which.
ever way you Turn, and enough oi the
modern has crcpt in to throw the old.tilne
dwelling out III strange contrast and COM
pei your admiration.
WHAT Is COMING.
This sudden and through development
OF Alabama minerals by which the ntten.
tion OF the world has been so directly call.
ed to her timber supply and agricultural
lands as we'll will build up every town in
the state which has natural advantages.
Florence has set her stakes to become a
manufacturing center. Her advantages
ARE: A thousand miles OF waterway flow
ing past her doors; three railroads com
pletcd and three more in contcmplation;
nearncss to coal and iron; the great supply
OF timber along the river. and the cheap.
ness with which ii can be landed ut tho
doors OF manufacturing establishments.
The problem OF to-day and the problem
OF the future is and will be chcap transpor-
tation. The manufacturer who secures the
lowest rates will do the greatest business.
River mr. lake transportation insurcs cheap
rates 10y rail. y town situated so that
she has both, with iron. timber and coal
mt hand. could hardly keep manufacturers
with manufactured goods at Florence, can
otto lfttshnrs one way to the Gull IN.
Other. and TO La Crosse IL third. Ii iron
could he put into furnaces there ut loo. IL
ton she would not ihnve the advantages
she now possesses in being able to send tho
pig to st. Louis for 81 per ton.
MANUFACTURERS IN WOODS.
Along tins great river, from Florence to
Decatur one way, and from Florence to
Pittsburg Landing the other the supply OF
soft and hard wood timber has scarcely
lost II tree. There is every variety known
to commerce, and it can be had Mt very
low prices. There is located at Florence
mn industry which is turning out 1000
butter dishes per day without being able
to fill it's orders.
HEALTH, CLIMATE ANDMoRALS.
Does any one die in this city OF q, 900 in
habitan,s? Mes. NJ long intervals. but gem
orally OF accident or old age. 1t is doubt
iul ii thu vital statistics OF the world can
name II healthier spot. There is no health.
Ter climate in the United States than in
this Tennessee Valley, where every town
and village has perfect drainage and the
best Of water. Epidemics are unknown
l.er,. and the levers Of the lowlands are
never met with. There may he u lookup in
Florence, but if so it is probably rented
out ms n carpenter shop or store house.
There is mo- need OF one. 1t has all the
churches, the best OF schools. and Il state
oil society which any city might be Justly
proud of. All the influences are for good.
They are honest, big hearted people. with
honest ftccs and hearty hand-shakes, and
1t does II stranger good to pass u day
among them.
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AGRICULTURE. :.
Nowhere in all this wide country ia there
richer agricultural section than this Val.
ley of TIE Tennessee. 1t is the farmers
paradise. 1t will grow anything except tho
fruits OF the tropics. and grapes and fruits
AIS luc!ous as California, can produce can he
grown here with the least attention. 1t
should. and some day will, he The fruit belt
OF the eastern hall OF Wis continent.
The agricultural lands about Florence
aold MS high rs $50 per acre seventy years
ago. The crops OF cotton, corn, oats and pc.
tators produced by slave labor were asst on
fishing. Stiillar.er crops could he produced
by intelligent white labor mt this day Al.
ALBANIA began the battle OF life after
the war poor in purse and discour-
aged in spirit. The Turner had to take
everything his land could produce to keep
his head above water and lie was able to
put nothing back. Farms run down very
rapidly under this system, and they have
net recovered yet. However, the soil sim
ply waits for kindly treatment to respond
with such crops as the Northern farmer
can never hope for. The whole section is
finely watered, timber is in abundance,
and land is yet cheap. When Florence
sends up the smoke OF her mills aud fur.
naces and factories, and droves OF laborers
pass to aud from their daily toll. she will
have the agriculture to support them no
matter what the number.