The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-29
THE WEEKS PROGRESS.
Developments Indicated by the Indus
 trial Index.

Columbus May 2S.-(Special)- Geor- gia and Alabama Industrial Index will say tomorrow in it's regular weekly issue:
 New railroads, both steam and electric, cotton mills and the organization of com important features of this weeks chapter of the wonderful story which The Index tells of the great and substantial pro- gress which is being made in Georgia and Alabama. In no other section of the country is there such development or sim liar resources so easily accessible and cer- tain of yielding such profitable returns up- on capital safety invested. Dividends that are declared by industrial enterprises and the steadily increasing value of lands upon a stable basis in Georgia and Ala bama form most reliable evidence of the immense possibilities in the two states.
 Application has been made for incor- poration of the Florida Central Railway company, which will begin at Thomas ville, Ga, the building of a railroad be- tween that city and Chartres, Fla; incor- poration is asked for a railroad company which will construct a line between Adel, Ga, and Milltown. Ga, to use either steam or electric power; company has been incorporated to build a railroad be- tween Mobile and New Orleans, the sys- tenn to include the extension or a line be- lNttn IciSdCOld anu MODlt, ODe lleu OI the construction of which will be the trestling of Mobile bay, the building of which, it is estimated, will require pe- riod of two years; incorporation has been asked for a company organized to build and operate an electric railway between 'Thomasville, Ga. and Valdosta, Ga, via Quitman, Ga, thus connecting three of the most prosperous of the cities of the state; franchise has been granted for tae=s obstruction and operation of electric street railway lines at Anniston; exten- sion of railroad from Waycross. Ga, to Nashville, and the extension of another railroad from Waycross to White Springs, Fla. is contemplated. Cotton mill will be enlarged at Roanoke; application has been made for incorporation of company with paid up capital stock of $100,000 to equip and operate cotton mill at Sparta, Ga, previously reported; movements to form companies to build cotton mills near Cha lybeate Springs. Ga, and Greenville, Ga. are in progress. Company with capital stock of $l00,O0O has asked for incorpora- tion to develop and improve Blue Springs, Ga, and adjacent real estate; land in- vestment and Improvement company has been incorporated at Montgomery; realty companies have been organized in Bir- mingham and Savannah. and in numerous cities and towns of Georgia and Alabama sales of suburban building lots are pro- gressng with high records both as to the numbers sold and prices commanded.
 Among other things The Index reports this week. S100000 fertilizer factory. Roan- oke, and fertilizer factory Greenville; gas wells, Huntsville; ginneries. Covington Ga, and West Point Ga; light plant Bessemer; blaming mill and sash, door and blind factory, Valdosta, Ga.: machine works, Bremen, Ga; s150.0O0 mining com pany, Birmingham; steamboat line be- tween Macon, Ga, and Brunswick, Ga
 an electisn has been ordered held at Bes- semer upon the Issuance of s157,50O of bonds for building school houses, con structing sewers and for other public improv vements; Marengo county will vote upon a $lO0,000 road improvement bond is- sue and Covington. Ga, upon the issu- ance of s50,00O of bonds for building a water works system; Jasper has voted a s15,000 bond issue for building sewers The Index reports numerous business buildings and residences. two churches two depots, hotel steel pier, Pythian castle two school buildings, four ware houses, sewer plans in two cities and paw ing plans in one. Among the contract awards noted are: s30O,000 hotel. Montgom- cry; city hall. Ocilla, Ga.; s97,O00 court house. Tuscaloosa; 1000 school building Atlanta: S20,000 dormitory, Talladega, and s31 600 of paving Montgomery. Seventeen new corporations. with total minimum capital sotck of ss1S,OoO are reported