The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-29
NEW BRIDGE PROJECT
ANOTHER PROPOSITION TO SPAN
THE ALABAMA.
Visitors to Montgomery Hold Meet
ing and Declare Their Purpose
to Construct Steel Toll
Bridge.

The Montgomery Bridge Company
with an authorized capital stock of
100000 having for its purpose the
building of steel bridge over the
Alabama River into the city limits of
Montgomery was partially effected
yesterday in the Office of Ray Rushton
Announcement of the details of the
organization were held up pending the
who are expected to take an active
part in the building OF the bridge.
Those who participated In the meeting
yesterday were William II. Hewitt
President of the Memphis Bridge Com
pany and who is interested in enter.
prses in Indiana and in the South.
George Mattice, attorney and banker
Of Chattanooga, William o. Burke. for.
merly a resident of Montgomery but
now business man of Chattanooga,
r. L. Owens. a business man OF VIII
mington. Ohio. who Is interested IN
several manufacturing enterprises,
George L. Austin a contractor of At
lanta, Ga. G.. S. Stewart. of Chattanoo-
ga. H. e. Williams of Chicago, c. e.
Halls, of Montgomery. who secured
several years ago charter from the
legislature for bridge on the Ala
bama, Alderman A. G. Forbes and
Ray Rushton.
The Montgomery Bridge Company
has no connection with the Montgom-
cry Bridge and Road Company of
which Major Bolton Mickle Is the res
verse. of the Converse Bridge Com
pany, Chattanooga, Tenn, is President.
The two companies at present are pro-
ceeding separately. 1t is was intima.
company that efforts would be made
to bring the two organizations into
conjunction of the building of the
steel toll bridge.
to the bridge building field indicates
interesting developments. Just what
developments may follow cannot be
told at this time.
In discussing the situation last night
Mr.. Mattice said:
I'VE have come 70 Montgomery to
build bridge and we propose to do
It, You probably knos that Mont
gomery for number on years past has
| offered an inviting tield for bridge
builders. Here is a city in every sense
| of the word, with 10000 inhabitants.
| situated on the banks of a large navi-
| gable river with fertile company on
| the other side of the water. yet the
only way of crossing the river is by
| an out of date ferry. Montgomery Is
| too large a city to be reached from one
| side only by a ferry.
The men who are associated In this
company for the building of the bridge
across the Alabama have had part
| in the successful building and manage
ment of toll bridges in other sections
of the country. They are men OF ex.
| them have connection with the United
| Steel Company which manufactures
bridge building material Members OF
| the company have also been Interested
| in the building and maintenance of in
| terurban electric lines. our bridge VIII
| have provisions for an electric ear line
over it. 1t is probable that the men
| interested in the building OF me priuge
| will also construct ar electric limo
across thtl river which may touch ROD
| inson Springs and Prattville. We have
| found that one of the best returns from
| a steel toll bridge comes from an elec-
| trio car line.
1T is to be understood that there is
no present connection between our
company and the company oil when
Major Bolton Nickle Is the resldent
overtures will be made to that com
pany to join us in the building OF the
bridge AS 1 said before. we are here
to build bridge. and the only thing
length of time is the possible friction
between the two companies. We VIII
open a permanent Office In Montgomery.
but we will nit urge the people or
would prefer to have some of the local
capitalists interested in the work, and
we have invited a few of the business
men to Join with US. The bridge will
be built whether there is or is not local
assistance We have paid in all the
capital stock that the law requires,
and all Of our stock has been subscribed
that the law requires shall be SUD-
scribed."
Mr.. Mattice said further that the
company was moving forward upon a
charter granted Charles e. HaIis-and
associates several years ago by the
Legislature of Alabama. He said that
the original parties who had secured
the charter had identified themselves
with the new company. The new or
ganization he said. had begun by the
signing of a stock subscription which
was In the hands of the promoters. the
first subscription being made May "a
when preliminary work was begun on
the plan Of organization. The presen.
meeting, Mr.. Mattice said, was for the
purpose of perfecting the organization
and Incorporating the company.
II was stated. further. that the men
who were present at Yesterdays meet
ing did not rerresent In themselves ALI
the financial aid that could be brought
to the new company, but that there were
| men representing and were in touch
| with sufficient financial hacking ~ nut
the enterprise on a sound financial
| basis.