The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-09
WARRIORS GROWTH CONTINUES STEADY Industrial Panoramic View
 Along |. & N. R. R. A PICTURE OF PROGRESS Wonderful Development from Birming. ham to Warrior-A Continuous Scene of Activity--It is Cheer
 ing to All Observers.
IA PICTURE OF PROGRESS

Warrior, November S.-(Special)-A most wonderfully rapid transformation is just now taking place directly on the line of the Louisville and Nashville rail- road between Birmingham and Warrior The picture presented to the traveller is one of remarkable interest just at this time, when we hear so much of over production and of shut-downs The de- velopment along even this twenty-odd miles of railroad in Jefferson county fairly indicates that money, energy and brain are still confident of the future prosperity and greatness of this section.
 An Industrial Picture.
 At East, Birmingham the sight of buildings undergoing construction for manufacturing purposes and for homes for the people, and the sound of whis- ties, of the saw, hammer and trowel, mean an extension and rapid growth of the individual strength of Greater Bir- mingham. Nor does this scene shift at Village creek, but on through Vanderbilt and Boyles men and money are building 'o hVNNA ~pSIOAt III lnlo SSCAiOh.
 Then comes the big work of the Louis vile and Nashville railroad-the leveling up of that immense plot of land the laying of tracks, the builGing of all things needfu for the new yards and shops. Here in the grove of cedar is veritable city of tents sheltering the hundreds of men now engaged in this great work. And upon all sides of this dwelling lots are staked off for town extension, and here and there comfort- able houses are being erected by those who have confidence in the future of this favored spot on Fve-Mile creek.
 Across Five Mile.
 Crossing the stream, going northward, the panorama of industrial energy and growth continues in its attractive splen- dor; for here are the works for the man. ufacture of explosives; and further on, at Hughes Siding larger works of the same character are undergoing construc- tion Trees have been felled, excava- tons made, side-tracks built and houses erected.
 Just beyond Hughes a still greater work meets the eye-the opening of the , great coal mines of the Woodstock Iron company which recently acquired lands from the older Newcastle company. For nearly one mile hundreds of new houses P for employees indicate that the develop- , ment there is to be something enormous; , and the work has hardly begun. f And all along to Warrior here and there. F the Louisville and Nashville is double ) tracking and side and spur-tracking, which means that the earth shall here | yield it's richer treasury to the industry and skill of man-thus making Jefferson county richer and greater than even the early pioneers dreamed of in their phil osophy.
 Warriors Strength. / But my visit here was to take obser- vations and write them down about the goodly town of Warrior--a most pleasing . task to one who recognizes the fact that Warrior is a most important part of Jeff ferson county-a great contributor to the wealth of the county, and closely allied < to Birmingham financially, politically, 0 commercially and socially.
 D The writer finds Warriors citizenship of 1900 people exceedingly cheerful this season, and best of all, no croakers here Fey receive the Age-Herald now at an earlier morning hour than do most of your local readers who are not such early risers are these hustling busi- ness and working men, and they enjoy the early morning paper and express themselves
 A Coal Mining Town.
 Warrior may be called a coal mining town, as beneath the ground upon which z rests the homes of these people and the soil which yields them agricultural pro- ducts. "black damonds' abound Yet it must be borne in mind that Warrior mer- l. chants receive and ship about 5000 bales of cotton and these rich little valleys be- tween hills nrOdnpa . plies for the people who work the mines f The nine coal mines and the farming in- | dustry around Warrior make the town quite an important commercial center , The Bank of Warrior, controlled by Mir T. NJ. Davidson, affords ample banking facilities and about fourteen active. wide awake merchants handle the mercantile business of the town. Among these are the following:
 Carlisle & Co, c. B. Reed & Co.,, Burns Bros, Terry Hardware company. - Mitchell, Thomas Collins company, Col lins & Wells. T. w. Street T. NJ. David son. Central company, J. T. Ragland Albritton & Whaley, R. l.. Albritton & Co., J. r. Bradford. Two fourishing liv- cry stables are here conducted by J. L.. Q Wake &S Co. and J c. Blackburn respec- 2 lively. There are two barber shops. one excellent hotel-the Haley house. run by s c. c. Johnston, and one good boarding
 
 age of the long distance telephone. Steady Growth.
 The town of Warrior is steadily grow ing, and how could it stand still with the splendid advantages which 1t enjoys ? It's elevation is high, it's water excellent, its draina ge perfect The Warrior river runs through the corporate limits of the town, and across this stream is a steel bridge. the best in the county, which was l. constructed at a cost of S2o. 900. The nine II coal mines near Warrior give employment |. to over 1500 men and these make this l. town their chief trading point. g Important Shipping Point. Y As to the importance of Warrior as a Il shipping point Mr c. c. Anderson, the = wide-awake agent of the Louisville and i Nashville railroad, informs the writer l. that he forwards annually about 1000 t cars of coal $50 cars of coke, 100 cars of cotton, five cars of cotton seed and 15O cars of local freights.
 Warrior enjoys the advantages of ex- , celent schools and churches and the community is orderly
 The Warrior Breeze. q weekly news paper, represents in an able way the local journalistic field.
 Coaldale.
 Warrior lays claim to the enterprising lit-