The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-24
REVIEW OF THE WEEK.
Variety of Development In Alabama
 and Georgia.

Columbus, Ga, June 23.-(Special )-The Georgia and Alabama Industrial Index will say tomorrow in it's regular weekly issue:
 ''The native resources of the two great southern states of Georgia and Alabama and the wonderful variety of development which is characterizing their material progress has been rather strikingly it. lIstrated by several incidents of the past
 week.
 Down in Savannah, Ga., a company has been formed for foreign shipping and will operate steamships to European ports, recalling the interesting fact that the first steamer that ever crossed the Att lantic ocean to England sailed from Sa- vannah
 "Ensley, Ala, is preparing for the ar r1val next month of about 1000 Italians, who are to work in the numerous i'm dustries in the Steel City. A few months ago foreign workers were leaving the Alabama iron fields, and that they are TOW returning is another convincing H. lustration of the return of normal business conditions.
 "A stream of northern and western gold is already beginning to flow into Geor- gia to swell the bank account of the peach growers, and this money, amount ing to several million dollars, is con- tributing its part to improve general bus mess conditions over the state. One peach grower who has 3O,OOO trees esti- mates that when hls orchard is full grown it will bring him the handsome in- come of s1O0,00O yearly.
 Away up in the hills of North Georgia a colony of silk worms are industriously weaving the dainty material that will be converted into a lustrous silk dress for Mrs. William Taft in case her husband IS elected President of the United States The incident forcibly brings to the atten- tier of the public to the fact that silk culture Is among the varied industries of Georgia.
 "The earnings of the Central of Geor- gia Railway for the first week in June show an advance over those for the cor responding week last year. This is the first week In a long time that a gain has been shown, decreases having been the order for the past few months, and the figures tell their own story of iin- proving conditions.
 ''At Griffin, Ga., ground has been broken for the erection of a blanket factory, making seven textile mills for that city
 'The United States government is ad- vertsing for proposals for sites for pub lic buildings in many Georgia and Ala bama cities, and Uncle Sam is to turn loose a good, round sum of money in the two states building suitable houses for his employees.
 Iron mines around Cartersville, Ga., are resumng operation, as are other industries in that section.
 "D0wn in Mobile. Ala. DlanS have been finally accepted for an $S0,0O0 church, and at Tuscumbia, Ala, not very far from the Tennessee line, $50,O0O court house is to be built for Colbert county.
 Reports continue to come in of resum- ing industries of every description all over the two states The revival Tn the lumber business grows more distinct with the passing of each week.
 'The detailed record of construction and projected industries for the week shows numerous structures of all de- scription, including business buildings. churches. school buildings, hotels and many private residences.
 There is nothing very romantic or in from historical standpoint in the fact that fire brick plant to cost a quarter million dollars is to be es- tablished in Birmingham, Ala, and $125,- 000 pressure pipe plant Is to be erected at Anniston. Ala, but nevertheless these in- cidents are calculated to give the liveliest satisfaction to the people of those two cities"