Huntsville gazette., 1892-01-16
HUNTSVILLE TO TIE FRONT.
Northwestern Capitalists
Put ST. 900, 900 in
Huntsville Dirt.
The North Alabama I'M
provement Company Sell
and Transfer
All Of Their Properties to
a Syndicate Of Cap
italists
Who Become Permanent
Residents of our City.
New "Plants," New Industries,
More Railroads, and a
Large Commercial City Will
Soon be Huntsville.
Who Become Permanent
Residents of our City.
New "Plants," New Industries,
More Railroads, and a
Large Commercial City Will
Soon be Huntsville.

Probably the largest deal made in the
South for some years, wss that made in
this city Thursday. The deal involved
the transe of upwards of one million dol
lars worth of property.
Some four years ago, Col. James F.
O'Shaughnessey, of New York purchased
large properties in Huntsville, organized
the North Alabama Improvement Com.
pany, built and equipped the Huntsville
and Monte Sano Hotels, and expended
nearly one million dollars in general i'm
provements.
Thursday the North Alabama Improve
ment Company sold and transferred all
of their properties to
THE NORTHWESTERN LAND ASSOCIATION OF
| PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA.
The properties consist in part, of large
four and five story brick and red sand
stone block in the heart of the city of
Huntsville. This block has an Opera
House at one corner, with the Hotel oc-
cupying the rest of the block, all having
large stores on the ground floor. Five
miles from the city on the summit OF
Monte Sano, 1900 feet. above sea level,
is the elegant Monte Sano Hotel with its
lovely surroundings, used as a summer
resort; the Monte Sano Railway and
turnpike drive leading up from the city.
| Also, included in the deal, are some 1900
acres of land environing the city; some Of
it in the incorporate limits. Other prop
critics, in and out of the city improved
and otherwise, are also included in the
| transfer.
THE OFFICERS.
| w. S. Wells, President; T. w.
Pratt Vice President; w. j. Wellman.
Secretary; James A. Ward, Treasurer,
all of Pierre, South Dakota. Direc-
tors, including the above, are Col. James
F. O'Shaughnessey, of New York; P. G.
Frick, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; R. F. Pet
tigrew. of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; A.
G. Mellette, of South Dakota, land Milton
Humes. j. r. Stevens and G. Fl. Halsey,
| Huntsville. Ala.
THE PERsoNEL
Of the new deal consists of good, practi-
cal and prominent men of the Northwest:
Frank r. Pettigrew Is United States
Senator for South Dakota; A. G. Mellette
is the Governor of South Dakota w. S.
all hn l. -
the Northwest as a successful town
builder. He is considered as a
broad guaged practical man Of large ex-
perience. lie is also president of the
Pierre Duluth s. Black Hills Railroad
Company.
Hon. James A. Ward has been an at
torney and successful speculator. In
1885 his name was presented to Grover
Cleveland by large following for the
appointment of Governor of the then
| territory of Dakota. He was however
appointed Auditor Of Dakota and has for
some years past taken a leading position
! in the development of Dakota. Mr..
Ward in late years has been interest
ed particularly in building and opperat-
| ing railways in the northwest, and will
probably look around Huntsville to see
what new railways are possible of pro-
lection.
Messrs. Pratt and Wellman are men of
capital and fnanciers Of pronounced
ability. For some years past they have
been bankers at Pierre, South Dakota.
| Col. j. F. O'Shaughnessey is well
known capitalist of New York. Hon.
Milton Humes is an attorney of Hunts
vile, well known all through Alabama.
j. R. Stevens is President of the 1st Ma
tional Bank of Huntsville. G. III. Halsey,
is successful wholesale grocer of Hunts
vile. p. G. Frick is a capitalist and
wholesale grocer of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
THE FUTURE
of Huntsville is very bright indeed. This
investment of million dollars is in &C.
cord with the predictions of many lead
ing business men in the South, who have
claimed that Huntsville was destined to
be city of commercial and industrial
| Importance. This infusion of new blood
and capital from the progressive north
west is just what is needed in Huntsville