Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-02-01
Florence, Ala.

MAGIC CITY NUMBER 2-FoRGING AHEAD
WITH RAPID STRIDES.
Nashville (Tenn.) American, January 10th. ]
FLORENCE, ALA, January l4.-The re-
markable advance being now made by
Florence in the location of industries and
the increase in population surely entitle
her to be called another "magic CITY,"
Her improvement in the past six months
has been indeed wonderful, and she has
enlisted in The work number of brainy,
progressive and energetic men, who have
secured the cooperation of capital, and
these combined are producing rapid
development in the place, resulting in a
great increase of population and advance
in values.
Florence is superbly located for manu-
featuring or for business, and with her fine
river and already competing railroads, she
is pushing out for railroad connections
with other lines and in few years more
will have several other important outlets.
The Florence Northern has been surveyed
north to tap the Tennessee Midland and
bids have been advertised for and contracts
will be awarded this week for its construc-
ton twenty-five miles north of Florence,
reaching the iron ore lands in Wayne
county.
Within the past two weel quite num-
Der of important enterprises have been To-
Gated as will be seen by the following list:
A cotton and woollen hosiery company;
capital $4,000.
Wagon factory from Atlanta, works 200
hands; capital $50. 900.
Curry Cotton Cultivator Company; CAPT.
tai $500
Saw and planning mill; capital 500, 900.
Large pressed brick factory, moved from
Sheffield; capital $4,000.
Pump factory; capital $25, 900,
Cotton and Iron Company-to complete
W. B. Woods furnace and develop Cypress
mills and other water power adjacent. Ex-
pect to expend from 81 ZOO, 900 to 81, 000,-
in this work.
Lauderdale Cotton ompany-Orga nized
to build a large cotton mill on the river
east of Florence, and number of smaller
industries to work up the product of this
mill. Expect to use $500, 600 to accomplish
this
Also Baptist University was located last
week and influential parties have begun the
work of raising an endowment of $500, QUO
or more. AS soon as $500 is raised it
will be expended i'll the erection of the
main building, the cornerstone of which
is to be laid in May next. Dr. Hawthorne
of Atlanta has taken the matter in hand,
and his connection with it insures its sue
. cess.
The Baptist church of Florence has also
begun the erection of large sand stone
edifce, to cost not less than $4,000.
Surveyors are at work locating the route
for the dun ny railroad line, upon which
work will begin at once.
A contract was also entered into last
week with hotel proprietor, by which he
begins at once the erection of large and
handsome hotel, involving the expenditure
of about 300, 900.
Virginia is contributing largely to the
growth of Florence, and those who have
located here are from among the best peo-
pie of the Old Dominion.
Col John. M. Patton, of the Stonewall
brigade. man well known throughout
Virginia, has concluded to move his family
to Florence; also, Gen. James A. Walker,
of the same brigade. has been investing
here, and is enthusiastic in his admiration
for the place.
Every thing is activity, people coming in
and locating and investing in lands and
stock, industries being located and erected.
and store and dwelling houses being built.
Our population is rapidly changing, and
we expect to see large and prosperous
metropolis here in a few years time.