The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-06

ofeI the pfs~S 1oA II a.sN" t-N< - $s.s75.
 Upon the land which they purchas- ed today the Ticnor Slave Company will put in a large stave plant. The plant will be an entireiy new one anu will employ a large numoer of men and the pay ron ot the concern will put into circuiasion many dollars nure eaca week 9
 The ground which they have pur- chased gives them ampie shipping Ia ciilties as they are close to ali ot the raliroaas entering tne city ano IS also algnt on tiae banks ol the Ala pama llyer wnich IS navlgaoie all the year round.
 me Ilcuor Slave Company Is an auxiliary company or the hentucAS Slase Company, whose neauquarters are In a,ouIsyIlie. ny. 1ne cvmpany mas one otner pianC in tnis state 5o- careat at Bnaseport. ms plant eaen day turns out large numoer af slaves put the new plant wnicn wiii De put In here wIil be even larger. 1le new concern was Drougns to Selma lnrougn the agency of the Com InerclaI anu lndusrriai Assoeration. Ine commercial and Industrial Asso- cIation IS worhIng upon several other sinaii inuusIrirs wnich Will probably locate here wilnin the next few months ana winch win add very materially 10 ,ile gruwth ana aasancement or the city.
 Company Has Been Formed.
 Citizens oI WILCOX county wac have recently visited tue city, are sLll very enthusiastic over the proDapility ot oli being found Tn large and paying quan- tities m that counly. Every citizsu Of Milcox that comes to Selma talks ot oil discoveries anu every one IS firm in the belief that 1t Will be found in almost inexnaustible quantities among the hills around Allentown, where it Is said that the indIcaticns are the most favorable.
 ore than one oil expert, 1t Is said. have visited this oil held. These ex- perts became as much enthused over the indications of oil as were the citi- unused that he offered to take all os the stock in a company that he could get, but there was no available stock as no one wanted to sell.
 More than one oil expert, 1t Is said, that an oil company had been formed a few days ago and that as soon as practicable that the boring of wells would be started. The stock of the company had all been taken and there was not a share on the market. The stockholders believe that they have a good thing and will not sell any of their holdings. This company also has control of 65,0o0 acres of land around Allenton and if oil Is found when the first well is sunk. prepara- tions for the sinking of many others will be started at once.
 The indications are also that nat ural gas may be found in paying quantities among the hills of Wilcox. It Is stated that during the past sum mer Dr. Smith, the State geologist upon request, visited Wilcox county and examined into the natural gas which the residents believed that they had discovered. His visit was made during the summer and he was of the opinion that the natural gas which was found might prove to be nothing but swamp gas.
 But before Dr. Smith left the field he told the citizens that if the discov- cry was natural gas that it would burn during cold weather. Citizens of Wilcox say that on number of morn ings during the past winter when the ground was frozen that they have tried this gas and that 1t burned bet- ter during the winter than It did in the summer. This makes them think that there Is great natural gas possi- bilities for them in the future. Flight Raise of Licenses. A large batch of warrants was is- sued and served by the police depart ment yesterday against the business men of the city for doing business without license. Yesterday was the last day for them to pay their licenses or bs arrested and as a result num- Der of them appeared in police court this mornins.
 Among the business concerns of the city the Selma Water Company was arrested through its superintendent Until this year the Selma Water Com pany has paid yearly license of $400 for doing business in the city. Some months ago committee from the City Council was appointed to make a new license schedule for the city. and the schedule was adopted by the Council
 In this schedule the license of the Selma Water Company was raised from $400 year to $2,000. The water com pany considers this unreasonable and has refused to pay them and through