The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-29
ANN|STON BANKS
 SHOW PROSPERITY Deposits Subject to Check Reach S2,oOO,OO0 Mark JACKS0NvlLLE'S GROWTH Contract VIII Bo Let Soon for $75o,ooo Addition to the lds Cotton Mill,
 Tho Plant VIII Dc oper.
 ated by Electricity.
JACKS0NVILLE'S GROWTH

Annlston, March 2s.-(Speeial )--one Of the best indexes to u elty's prosperity Is the conditions of It's banks. Judging from this standpoint, the prosperity of the Model City cannot be questioned. From the statements of the banks of Annlston and Oxford 1t Is shown that over S2,0O0,- GOO are OH deposit and ready for cireula- tion for the business demands of the city upon request. The First National leads the list with s9lS, 7S4 43 the Anniston Ma tional next with s79S, ,639 9S, the First Ma a splendid showing and one to make every citizen feel gratihed.
 JacksonviIIe's Growth.
 Ex-State Senator L. W. Grant of Jack sonyi.le was in the city this morning, and was seen at the Alabama hotel. He talked with interest regarding the future of that city He said that bids had been advertised for and the contract would soon be let for the erection of the $750,000 addition to the Ide cotton mill, and that as soon as the project was completed an other large addition would be made, land adjacent having been recently purchased from C. D. Martin with that end in view.
 Stock has already been over-subscrbed on the first addition. and as the land com pany and mill now own land within a mile radius of the big plant in three di- rectons, it will be an easy matter to raise money for another addition the present mill having prospered beyond all expectations.
 Tn fact" said Mir Grant, "it is the intention of our citizens to make Jack sonville the chief mill town of the state. Of course, we have other industries in view, but it is our chief aim to build a big mill town. The Ide Cotton mill will be the only one in the state operated by electricity"
 In this connection. MT. Grant said that Anniston was to be congratulated in se- curing water power; that the manager of the Ide Cotton mill had been on the look out for water development near Jackson vile and that that city would in all prob ability subscribe to the Anniston com pany if the power could be extended there Mr Grant says there is not a vacant house in Jacksonville, and a num- Der of new ones are now going up. He says that the Jacksonville Land company will build large number next year or the latter part of this year
 Makes Peace Bond
 Fred Bennett was arrested last night on a peace warrant issued from the court of Judge ]. F. Green. He immediately made bond for keeping the peace. Ben nett is the man who has figured in the po- lice and county court for the past several days.
 As has been stated before, he had fight Saturday night. was convicted in the po- lice court with Q charge of disorderly conduct and was yesterday morning re- leased by Judge Green upon the charge of shooting Andy Taylor, a negro, and presenting a gun at Officer Stewart upon the plea that he was irresponsible because of the fact that he received blow upon the heGd in the fight that rendered him irrational.
 Monday night he was arrested upon a warrant from Judge Crooks court, alleg- ing that he had made an assault upon Jim Mize with q gun.