Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-09-12

In the industrial development of the South
in recent years feature that has been prOml'
nent is the great progress made in woodwork
ing Industries turning out products OF nigh
grade character. 1t was only a few years ago
that all the furniture, business fixtures show
cases. school desks, ect., used in this section OF
the country were manufactured in the North,
and the complete transformation that is taking
place in this respect is not fully appreciated
except by close students of the situation.
The fact that the South is now learning to I'LL
it's own wants along this line has been well
illustrated by several recent incidents. Con
tract has lust been closed to furnish several OF
the modern high school buildings being erected
in Alabama with desks and other school sup
plies made in Columbus, Ca, right in the heart
of Dixie Business fixtures of the most elegant
and artistic kind are now made in Georgia and
Alabama factories and the bank or jewellery
store or drug store OF millinery emporium that
plans to install new fixtures does not write to
distant factories but turns to home institutions
and has it's wants supplied. The beautiful
show cases that adOrn new mercantile establish
ments these days are all Southernmade. The
shipments made by show case company in
Columbus during the mid summer month of
August were the heaviest for any mOnah in its
history, a fact which strkingly illustrates the
commendabe tendency above referred to.
The week just closed was marked by quite
number of land deals which well reflect the APP
probation ofreal estate values in the two states
A $40 acre tract ofland near Dadeville, Ala,
sold at $40 an acre. Up in northeast Georgia,
near Corneia the satisfactory sum of $37 per
acre was obtained for tract of land. Other
deals at $40 an acre. $25 an acre, ect., are re-
ported.
Down on the Flint river in Doroughty county
Georgia, company applied for charter with
$4O,0 900 capital to engage in pecan culture, an
industry which is so attractive in it's possibili-
ties. There were interesting developments in
mining enterprises during the week in both
Georgia and Alabama. A tract Of bauxite and
iron ore land in Barlow county, Georgia, has
been purchased and will be developed 20
ton stamp mill has just been bought with which
to better carry on gold mining operations in
Randolph county, Alabama. Preparations
are in progress to mine iron ore at Chalybeate
Springs Ga. A $4,000 company was charter
ed to mine and manufacture whiting and chalk
along the Mobile river, near Mobile, Ala.
Athens, Ca, awarded contract for hand
some high school building. Contracts for school
buildings were also awarded by RussellviIle,
Ala, and HartSell, Ala. Contracts for street
paving were let at Dublin, Ga, and Tuscumbia,
Ala
Twenty five new corporations knocked at
the doors of the Georgia and Alabama courts
for charters beginning their business life with
minimum capital of $40, OOO Two new banks
are reported for the week, both of them in
Alabama.
Showing the true spirit of progress, Ebert
county, Georgia, will rebuild wooden bridges
recently destroyed by the flood with steel struc-
lures Hamilton Ca, ordered an election on
the issuance of bonds for building gas plant
and Douglas, Ga, will vote on issuing $50, 900
of bonds for school lighting and waterworks
purposes
Announcement is made that 800, 900 is to
be expended improving the lighting and power
service of Montgomery, Ala A power and
lighting company with capital stock of 800, 600
was formed during the week to build plant
and furnish power and light for Phenix City
and Girard, Ala. New ginning companies
were organized at Broxton, Ga, and Lavonia,
Ca, and Farmers Union Warehouse com
pany was formed at Miner Ga. There were
interesting developments in hotel enterprise at
Birmingham, Ala, at Cordele Ga, Menlo, Ga
and Marietta, Ga. In the construction news
of the week are included several handsome
apartment houses to be built in Atlanta, Ca
5 Industrial Index.