The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-20
REVIEW OF THE WEEK.
Industrial News of Alabama and Geor-
 gia By the lnGex.

Columbus, Ga. November 19-(Special) The Georgia and Alabama Industrial h. dex will say tomorrow in it's regular weekly issue:
 'If further demonstration might be desired of the stability of industrial de- Velopment in Georgia and Alabama and of the substantial character of the un- interrupted progress which is being made in these two states, it is to be found in the magnitude of enterprises that have been definitely projected during the week ending today. A number of these involve large investments, and illustrate the va red resources of Georgia and Alabama. At Gadsden Ala, furnaces which have been idle for some time have been placed in operation, and about si25,0OO will be expended, principally by St. Louis capi- talists, in making Improvements and ex- tensions. At Roclmart, Ga, cement plant will be established and 0 large deposit of cement rock will be developed. An electric power plant will be establish ed near Albany, Ga, and 10000 horse power will be developed, to be trans mitted to nearby cities and towns for the 
 purposes. A cotton mill will be built at Ashburn, Ga, by company which will have capital stock of $250000. Opera tions in a brown ore mine in Northwest Georgia will be enlarged extensively A movement has been begun for the build ing of an electric railway between Blake ly, Ga, and point on the Chattahoochee river where connection will be made with steamboat lines; practically all of the re- qu;red local funds have been raised Tor building an electric railway between Do than, Ala, and Geneva, Ala, and the making of preliminary surveys for an electric railway between Marietta, Ga, and Atlanta, Ga, has been ordered.
 "In construction lines the progress Is none the less marked Among other items The Index reports the following to be constructed:
 Churches, Bainbridge Ga, and Bruns- wick, Ga, court house and jail, Fitzger- aid, Ga, bridges, Ben Hill and Chatham counties, Georgia; sl00O0 Odd Fellows building, Decatur Ga.; S-story office building. Atlanta, Ga. seven miles of sidewalks to be paved, Decatur, Ala, i, $40, ,0O0 high school building. Brunswick, Ga.; $50,OOO college buildings, probably at Jasper Ala; numerous residences and business buildings. car manufacturing company at Anniston, Ala, has been awarded R2UDUDO cOnlTacl lO IuTnlbl tdiS for use on Central American railway; Sparta (Ga) quarry has contract to sup ply all of the granite to be used in the construction of a bride across the Mis- sisslppi river at St. Louis. Mo-, and Mo bile, Ala, electrical contractors will fur nish and install 94 electric motors and equipmnt for substituting electricity for steam as motive power in railroad shops at Whistler, Ala.
 Hartford (Conn) capitalists have pur- chased for $50,0o0 30 acres of land at Mo- bile Ala, and will develop this property immediately.
 "Eleven new corporations with total minimum capital stock of $35S,oOo are re- ported National bank will be established at Clio. Ala. An election has been or dered in Ben Hill county, Georgia. upon the issuance of 900 of bonds for con structing a court house, jail and bridges and for the improvement of public roads.
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