Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-27
4 GREAT DAY AT CORDOVA Ground Broken For the Indian :. Head Cotton Mill. -+r H@ EASTERN MEN PRESEN I .sts..7 ,.t Who Are Greatly Interested In the Enterprise Large Crowd Present-Some Speech yts. f5sA@s -2o
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acGl0und fer the Indian Head mills of Alabama was broken at Cordova yester- day and the day was a most eventful one for that town and section. : Great preparation had been made for :. the. event and, the assemblage was an immense one, people coming many miles from the interior to be present.
 Among the notables from abroad were , President Arthur Amory, Secretary Treasurer Sfatcourt Amory and Architect Steven Green. of Boston, Mass, Contrac- tor A. T. Wing, of the Flint Building ana vcdntfacting company, of Palmer, -AiaSSt. ~aHd others from the east inter- ested in-the plantss
 Mir B. M. Long was accorded the honor of moving the first shovelful of dirt, and before doing so made the following re- Inarks.e -za
 a9 Mir Presidertt:-I highly appreciate the honor of being selected to move the first shovel Of dirt in the erection of the Ind an Head mills of Alabama.
 This day marks the beginning of a new era for Walker county, in fact the whole people of Alabama, and to some extent of the wfleie south. The Great Giver of all good has richly endowed the state of . Alabama, Her natural r. sources are un- surpassed, ard if properly developed Ala bama will be~the most prosperous state Tn the A1QeTlCHH uDIJn. 10 OtO LllS we were too poor hence we appealed to the people of New England. We invited your experience, your enterprise, your capital and nobly you have responded. New life and eilsrgy are to be infused, progress and prosperity win be enjoyed by all our people For all of this, and as a tribute to ycur mighty, highly culti- yated and prosperous section of our glori- ous union, we say "All Honor to New England" ard to you as representatives of your people, we In behalf of all our Eeighbors and citizens of our state, pledge. you solr, support and return you our hartfsGt thanks. May God bless you ard yours.
 President Amory in response said:
 The well recognized modesty of New England in it's. readiness to accept any tribute to its energy. integrity and will ingness to Undertake and advance the interests of all sections of this great country must be the apology of one of its most humble representatives in as- suming to express our appreciation of the sentiments which you SO warmly tender in the giving of hands to under take and complete this enterprise, the inception of which calls us together to- day. Let us hope that the natural pro- duct of this luxuriant and hospitable sec tion, absorbed by the machines and man. ufacturing experience of our cooler ge- ographical corner, may result in our mu- tual profit.
 The speeches, though terse, had the proper ring. and were received with cheers by those present.
 The mills will be of 1000 spindles ca pacity, and is epected to be in operation within twelve months. The Southern railway has already begun laying a side track to the mill site to enhance facili- ties of unloading builders products.
 There is a five-foot vein of coal on the site, and a mine will be opened in thirty feet of the engine room.
 The stockholders will, 1t is understood, as soon as the mill Is in operation, dou- ble it's capacity.
 The goods manufactured are intended mostly to be shipped to China
 ham last night, and seemed greatly pleased at the outlook for the Indian Head mill.