The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02
GROWTH OF MOBILE
FIGURES SHOW LARGE AMOUNT OF,
 DEVELOPMENT.
Talk of BilI to be Introduced In the Legisiature Proyfdfug For En-
 iarging Corporate Limits of the Cfty.
Advertiser Bureau.

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 of the City.
 4s e Advertiser Bureau, S ~ Mobile, Feb. l.. Much has been said through the col unins of The Advertiser of the growth of Mobile. and many interested in the city's welfare have frequently referred to this fact. That this growth con tinues is beyond dispute. even among those who rarely get beyond their dai- ly paths from home. to desk or place of business and who seldom go about the city and suburbs. Figures, howev- CT. speak for themselves, and the fol- lowing. as compiled from the permit book of City Building Inspector Kearns, for the month of January. show the nontinued march of progress: Fl new fran1es ... .....$13,e30 2 new brick. is;050 l new cement .. ... ... ..... 1.s00 : repairs to frames s 7. .... 1.455 repairs to brick ... ... ..... i.50o 8 Permits .. ss7.13s The above figures are aside from those given for the month of Decem- Der. the work of improvement on many of these being now in progress. Tn this connection 1t might be said that the owners of the New Cawthon Hotel buildinga now erected to a height of
 
 an additional story. the permit for which will be issued as soon as the plans are completed. Then. too, the proposed story New Battle House building appears to be a certainty. Books of subscriptions to the stock of this new venture were opened in the several banks this morning, and re- ports from each are decidedly fiatter- ing,
 But few years ago Mobile was in the full enjoyment of a nd-class mule car railroad system which reached but few points in the city. Today, in avery direction. electric lines are in operation, with new one inNprospec- tive. The new line (the promoters of which are as yet kept in the back ground) promises to traverse streets not now operated upon. As has been noted in The Advertiser. the guaran- tee of faith. in the form of substan- tiaI check. has been deposited in the city treasury. and Harry Pillans. who is. thus far. the only known promoter. has declared the work of building the roadway will begin within the stipu- lated period. Rumor is again busy to effect that this new venture means a continuous line of electric railways from Mobile to New Orleans. As to this, Mir. Pillans is silent. but those who have read as they ran, are inclin-
 
 doubt.
 This morning the electric line of the Mobile Light and Railroad Company, from this city to Magazine Point. take iL. the new suburb, Meaherviile and the oW town. Plateau, was opened for traffic. This line leaves Mobile, taking in Toulminville. Whistler, Prichard Meaherville, Plateau and Magazine Point. and opens up in two instances, 9 new field for settlement and the To- cation of industries.
 Already there Is talk of bill to be introduced in the next Legislature looking to sI, snI,larging & the limits of the contracted the limits. but the recent development of suburban property and the spreading out of electric railways has made apparent the need Of an ex- tension of the limits of Greater Mo bile" The only candidate so far an- nounced for the State Senate. Max Hamburger, Jr., has declared himself in favor of extension and will make his campaign along lines of progress. That the bill will pass is the hope of all here who are interested in the present and future prosperity of the city of Mobile.
 George S. Leatherbury. Charles Gun ningham, Anthony Wizard, Charles stanton, and other prominent Mobil-  an option on the magnificent Bay Shell Road property. The price named by the present owners, the Bay Shell Road Company, is S20.000. The proposed purchasers contemplate utilizing this magnificent driveway, at present toll road and private property. for opera ton of an electric railway from Mobile to Dog River, distance of nine miles Along this splendid speedway are al- ready located many handsome homes, aside from many less magnificent and the adjoining property is rapidly being built up. Some of the men mentioned declare the deal will be promptly closed and steps at once taken to build equip and operate the electric railroad
 President s. s. Rubira of the Electric Lighting Company of Mobile this afternoon acknowledged that Northern capitalists had acquired large interest in this plant and of the Mobile Gas Light and Coke Company. What this means he did not say