Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-04-21

NIwSY ITEMS FROM OUR SISTER
STATE.
Railroads. Brid2rs, Electric light Plant
Etc. Being BniIt-COn.tantIy
Booming.

INT tlc'lIlC llpIl plant Is BENG en-
largcd and number of new lights are
being put in at Admission.
movement is on foot to organize an
extensive patent medicine enterprise at
AnniSton.
The diploma for the best display of
minerals at the great New Orleans Expo
sltlon was awarded Calcra.
The Belt Line Railroad received ald
delivered seven car loads Of new machin-
cry for the Birmingham Bridge and Bolt
Works one day recently.
The Alabama IrCn Works are mould
ing an appropriately designed iron fence
to be put up around the Woodlawn Gem
ctery near Birmingham.
The Elytol Land Company is receiving
from eight to ten car loads of machinery
from the Nashville Rolling Mill Company
daily.-Birmingham Herald.
G. Honncl, of Columbus, Miss. will
erect two-story building or Glen Addie
street, and a handsome .wo-story brick
building on the corner of Tenth and
Moor streets, Admission.
The East Alabama Railway Company
has been reorganized with the following
Board of Directors: VIII McClintock. q.
p. Harrison. Cecil Goblet, w. 5. Belk-
nap, T. f. Blanchard, Ii. ii. Epping and
+. p. Alexander.
The Browne and Floyd Smith bridges
across ChOccOlOcco Creek, which were
washed away by the recent flood, are to
be replaced with handsome iron struc-
tunes by the county.
The new moulding room and machine
shop of the Alabama Iron Works has
been completed and will be moved into
this week. The company received yes
terday a new engine and machinery from
the Knebel Engine Works.
The Wyeth Land and Improvement
Company is the name of the land and
improvement company as recently organ
izen, with the declared purpose of build
ing town, with new name and new
life and enterprise and push. .-Gunters-
vile Democrat
The senior class of Oxford College, at
their meeting, Friday afternoon. elected
Miss ROsalie Evans, of Ashland, Ala.
class valedictOrian. This is the first
time for many years that young lady
has thus been honOred. Miss Evans
stands at the head of her class, and it
will not regret the choice.
The Belt Line Railroad Company re-
ports decrease in the freight business
within the past two weeks, caused by
the recent floods. Business has begun
to build MP aow, however, and they anti
cipate big increase CT shipments after
the recent dullncss. Birmingham Her
aid.
The Southern Bridge Works at Avon
dale, are negotiating for the contract for
several large iron bridges, and say that
il they succeed in securing these con-
tracts, they will increase the force of en-
ployes in the various departments. At
present they are only doing a nominal
business.
The material for the erection of the
Birmingham Hoe and Implement Works
is being received daily. The building
will DC three story brick structure, and
will be located next t, the pin fa'tory,
on avenue F., between 10th and 18th
streets. The machinery for the works
has been shipred, and work on the build
iIg is to be commenced at once.
The car works have just received their
new switching engine, and the Admission
& Cincinnati Railroad have put on the
track a handsome new passenger coach.
The schedule of this roal will probably
be announced soon. The fertilizer fac
tory is another new cnterp e,>which An
niston and Oxford men will set on foot:
At Calera the largest wood alcohol
works in the world are in operation. 1t
produces weekly 90, 600 bushels of char.
coal and 700 gallons of alcohol, the for
mer worth ) cents bushel, the latter G5
GEMS a gallon. In its employ are 125
men and fOrty-five teams. Making a.!
lOwanccS fcr contingent losses, its
monthly profits will average $4,000.
On June 1st. the Agricultural Impr,vc,
mcnt Works will b. commenced at Ca'era.
and another Shoe Works will go up.
They arc now building large water
works, which will be supplied by artesian
wells. The c;ly has been laid off very
attractively, with view to health and
business facility. and are now prepared
to sell business and residence lots at low
prices. Terms onc-fourth cash, balance
in one, two and three years, with legal
interest.
4 company has been organized at An
niston to manufacture locomotives under
the Gray patents. Pender & Co. and 5.
p. Gray take a majority of the stock.
leaving only $40, 900 to be subscribed by
outside parties. The amount has been
subcribcd, lacking $500. The new
company will manufacture locomotives,
street car dummies, and similar ma
chinery. The company has secured the
empty stove works building, in South
Annisto1, and will build an additional
building for a foundry. \ large number
of hands will be employed.
The Birmingham Tack and Srral! MAJ
Works, which have been shut down for
the past month, will not resume work
before June lst. The manager, Mr. {. b.
Russ ell, has been in the East since the 1st
of this month, purchasing new machin-
cry and Elaking preparations for its i'm
mediate transportation. Mr.. Russell is
expected back the latter part of this
week, and the bill of lading for the first
shipment CT machinery, ten car loads,
has already been received. Seveuty-tive