The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-21
ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT.
Company Formed to Give Linden Moa-
 ern Ilfmuafmati0n.


 ern Illumination.
 Linden, Aug. 20.--(speciaL)--A move Is now on foot which means that Lln- den will have electric lights about the beginning of the coming year. Plans are being perfected whereby J. A. Johnson and his brother. O. A. Johnson, will soon be granted permission by the city council of Linden to erect. equip and maintain an electric light plant sufficent to furnish at least 800 electric lights.
 0. A. Johnson will arrive in Linden within the next few days from Swed- en and will confer with his brother at once as to just what sort of equipment to purchase. He Is splendidly equip ed electrical engineer and will have complete supervision of the plant when 1t Is erected.
 A power house sufficiently large to protect the machinery for the new plant will be erected near the court house in middle Linden and another ar- testian well will be bored by the pro- motors of the new enterprise In order that sufficient water may be had. Un- til that is done the court of county the new artesian well near the court house to the enterprise
 It is roughly estimated that the pow CT house and equipment of the light plant will cost between &e,000 and S10.- 900. All the machinery will be of the very latest type and gasoline engines will furnish the power for the lights.
 The matter of franchise for the cleo trie light plant will no doubt come be- fore the next regular meeting of the Linden city council and 1t Is believed that the enterprise will be exempt from all city tax for at least a num- Der of years. Since 1t was learned that the well equipped electric light plant Is one of the certainties for Lin den in the near future the citizens have been very jubilant over the matter and are already promising liberal subscrip- tions for lights in order to give prop CT encouragement to the industry.
 stock company Ia being formed for the erection of a large cotton ware house in Linden at very early date.
 T. B. Seals of Livingston Is the chief promoter of the new warehouse propo- sition and he Is one of the largest though the business men of Linden have subscribed liberally to the capi tai stock.
 There will be a business meeting of the new company this week to decide the location of the new warehouse and to estimate the cost of the building, which will no doubt be good and substantial one.
 A fIrst-class cotton warehouse has been badly needed in Linden for sew erai years past to take care of the vast amount of cotton that comes to this market for sale and shipment.
 No town in Alabama is situated in the midst of better farming alnds than Linden and a great deal of cotton Is brought here every year. The farmers nj thls section seem to be very glad that there Is q prospect for a splendid cotton warehouse here In the near fu- ture It will no doubt cause Linden to get much more of the fleecy staple than she has been getting in the past,
 It appears that with the opening up of a second bank In Linden two months ago a new wave of prosperity struck the town which Is calculated to add many new enterprises before 1t sub sldes.
 The ladies of the Methodist Church served Ice cream and cake at the drug store of Dr. A. B. Stone yesterday aftgrnoon for the benefit of the build ing fund for the new church. They were ably assisted by some of the members of the Baptist church and the affair was a very pleasant one, with the exception that the raln hindered the sal eof the delicacies to a certain ex tent. A neat sum was raised despite the rain and wind storm.
 Judge A. l.. Nasty is spending this week at Shelby Springs, where Mrs. Nasty and her mother. Mrs A. G. Westbrook, have been spending the heated term. They will return to Lin den the last of this week.
 Mrs NJ. Walston is visiting In Selma this week. She Is the guest of Mrs. J. c. Bailey on Alabama street,
 Miss Jennie Oakley Is visiting in Selma this week.
 Mr. and Mrs. James Houze. of De-