The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-26

GooQs maze n6te nave tyuna ssrS-s 49,
come ana 10 the volume Of that kind
Of trade will be continually incfeas-
Ing. Goods can be loaded at our wharf,
reach the s1as Of ana ess chs.n II sosdsd
to 70 to the uttcrmost points OF the
earth, without touching Q railroad. Il
railroad transportation should be desired
to the vessel. the river VIII play lts
rate. There. are very few cities anywhere
so advantageously situated as to choice
Of rail or water routes OF transportation
Investment win ada millions to the value
Of products for shipment abroad annu-
ally manufactured In this city. Why
should Montgomery made articles OF ev-
cry conceivable character not md sale not
tory, but in countries to the south Of US
as well as In the far distant lands Of
the East. II can Re done because the
means of distributing are 30 much better
cities. Not only 10 the water an ever
present friend. but there are splendid
lines Of railroad and all disposed to do
their part in exploiting MONTGOMERY. !
Manufacturing would be impossible with
ont the means.of cheaply procuring sup
plies and distributing products. In this
respect the advantages OF Montgomery
as a manufacturing point are immeas-
urably superior to those to be found at
any other point In the Gulf or South
Some years age a distinguished citizen
of another State. who has done much
to induce the investment Of capital in
Alabama, said In a conversation In this
city that Montgomery seemed located
by nature for utilization Of the coal and
iron found in such vast quantities in sew
enty-five miles Of our doors: He said
hands and that iron could be handled
here almost as cheaply as in Birming-
ham. while the better transportation Ia
cilities. having special reference to the
river. more than made Up for any ex-
cess of distance from the raw material.
There are many ways In which the
manufacture of iron can be entered into
here. This does not include the making
Of 1t into finer articles. Other cities
which have great factories whose main
work Is in iron are further from coal
ard .h iron r. than r we are. ,o- Many my
stance In an establishment turn
Ing out agricultural indictments can be
obtained near Montgomery much cheaper
than in less favored localities. This IL
catalogue might be gone through with
and Montgomery's advantages be shown
to be greater than those at other points.
The advantages Of Montgomery
tie days of railroading, were re-
| garded as of superior character. and at
F., tracted considerable attention and invest
ment OF money. Notably was this the
and but for causes outside of the work.
ing of those great institutions their sue
cess would have been verv marked.
For the manufacture of cotton We have
hut to reach out few miles, and secure
half million bales at a nominal cost
| Tor freight. while mills In Europe and
Eastern cities have to pay for long hauls
to the mills and then the same distance
L. 1T -
There is an advantage here which will
amount to handsome dividends for cot
ton mills in this locality.
The cost of power for manufacturing
will necessarily be lessened here because
of the great electric power which will
be furnished from the works at Tallas-
see and the consequent reduction in the
amount of coal to be used. This is an
element of advantage the value of which
Is beyond present computation.
suppose the attention of manufacturers
should be concentrated on articles of
wood. here can be found a splendid field
IN North Carolina on the Southern Rail-
road which has over thirty furniture fac
tories. They all seem to be prosperous
and sell goods in many States Steady
employment at good wages is given to
chanics. There Is no distress among
their operatives for they make enough
to more than supply all their needs and
to properly raise their families. The
wood used in making this furniture is
transported by rail- as there is not a great
variety or supply in the immediate Vi
entity of the factories. 1t would be diff
ferent here, for In any quantity desired
great many kinds of hard wood can
be fioated from along the banks of the
Coosa and Tallapoosa or barged from
points below here on the Alabama River.
to say nothing OF that which, can
be brought here by, all OF the railroads.
The Studebakers of Indiana have not
only national. but international reputa-
zion. as builders Of wagons. Our State
is flooded with their goods. Almost ev-
cry hour in the. day vehicles can be seen
on our streets that were made in Column
bus. Ohio At neither of the points
named are the advantages for wagon,
buggy and carriage building to be COM
pared to those Of Montgomery. In fact
we ought to be sending out Montgomery
made vehicles not only al over the
South, but in competition with those Of
Western make at their own doors. We
have forests filled with the kinds of
woods needed for wagon and carriage
building and the other articles needed
can be bought. on as good terms by
manufacturers here as those in other
localities -%
We have nearby hickory Of several va
rieties.. especially useful for axe handles,
buggy spokes. and other articles requir-
ing a strong and tough wood.It grows
plentifully in river and creek swamps.
The ash, is another hard and tough
wood, used in carriage and wagon work.
1t Is also used for handles for hoes, and
Other agricultural nipple ments. 1t Is fire.
quently used for furniture, sewing ma
chine tables and the like, ana grows
plentifully In all our swamps.
Birch, both white and black varieties.
is found in the swamp. 1t is beautiful
WOOD, very tough, and makes handsome
furniture, and can be finished so as to
be almost as fine as mahogany.
Beech Is very hard and fine wood.
1t Is used almost exclusively for plane
stocks, saw handles, and handles for
CHS lis and other small tools. Consider.
able quantities can be found in the
swamps and low lands along rivers and
creeks. 1t is also largely used for shoe
lasts and shoe pegs, and is a very val
liable wood ~ -
swamps. 1t Is not so valuable as some
of the cthe. native woods. but Is easily
W ,Sed aud wher polished and vanished
has. a handsome appearance. 1t makes
nice furniture.
Several varieties OF oak are plentiful,
both in the swamps stnd on the uplands.
The best white oak Is extensively USED
in carriage and wagon work. and in the
manufacture OF all kinds OF agricultural
implements.Of late OAK furniture has be-
come very popular. and several varie-
ties are used for the purpose. Some Of
it makes the handsomest furniture now
in use, and the supply In the country
tributary to MontgoE.er? is very large
Cypress and tipeln are both plentiful
in our swamps. Cypress is extensively
used for shingles, snd both 1t and tupelo
are excellent for fnachin :-ma0A baskets
and for boxes, berry crates and any
other purpose requiring a soft and light,
tough wood s7
All Of these woods can be brought to
Mont nomerv l,S, rail and immense uuan-