The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-04

paign is all over and that the whole country can get right down to business once more. The truth is, Georgia and n enterprisins n pSs" in SusISsss affairs throughout the year. despite the dis fractions Incident to the excitement ot state and national politics. and the waiting attitude assumed by many DIE national business interests, owing to its being presidential year. The rec ord of material progress that the two states have made this year In the race of the fact that the nation was torn asunder with politics. the further fact that this section was the last part Of the country to feel the effects or the panic, and the additional fact that the price of the south's great staple cot ton, has not been wholly satisfactory this fall. is something truly remark able and the achievement of 1908 along tion of the country will ever be mon- ument to the pluck and perseverance of the men who were at the helm du- ring. the storm period"
 "The record of industrial achieve ment for Georgia and Alabama during the week just ending was quite creditable one In every way, and In IL there ate some features of special in- terest. The announcement that one of the largest lumber plants in south Georgia has put on a night force and Is operating twenty-four hours out or the day in order to supply a rush or
  of timber has in 1t ring of the good old times. companye which pur- chased 71,000 acres of timber lands in south Georgia and North Florida will proceed at once with the development of this splendid tract of forest. Penn sylvania and Wisconsin capitalists who plan to invade. the great Okefenokee swamp and take from the morass a liberal share of its wealth of timber are on the scene, making personal in- vestigations and in interviews state that they have fully determined to de- velop their immense holdings there. az gregating nearly 100000 acres. The ambitious character of the project can be realized when 1t Is stated that the company will build about fifty miles of railroad In carrying out its plans. The corporation in question Is the Hebard Cypress Company. of Scranton, Pa: capitalized at sl,ooo.ooo.
 The great interest in shaded tobacco culture now existing in this section was shown by the formation Of com pany at Montgomery, Ala, with paid-in capital of S166.500, to develop tobacco property in Florida. At a mass meet ing of citizens of Brewton, Ala. steps were taken to organize a home tobac co company. In Baldwin county, Ala bama, company will engage in the growing of winter celery on an ex tended scale. During the months of November and December 200 acres In Dougherty county. Georgia, will be planted in pecan trees.
 Real estate was active during the week and Atlanta. Ga. reported several large deals. among them a $100,000 transaction in which property sold for $943 per front foot In Terrell county. Georgia. farm sold for $40 per acre. A 27,OO0 land and timber company was organized at Valdosta. Ga, and a $25.000 real estate company asked for charter at Augusta. Ga. Plans for road building in Dallas and Autauga counties Alabama, were discussed at a conference of citizens of the two coun- ties, and the construction of a turn pike will probably be the result.