The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-23

industrial conditions in Georgia and Ala
hama is found in the revival of the lum-
Der industry, which is now so obvious as
to attract the attention of all. Down in
the southern sections of both states saw
mill hands are being advertised for again,
and it looks like old times to see notices
from various big mills that they are in
the market for help and can give employ
ment to 100 or more people. One of the
largest lumber companies in Georgia, in
a letter to The Industrial Index, states
that there has been a very marked i'm
provement In the last 60 days, and we are
now running on the basis of 10 hours per
day and with about So to 80 per cent
full force, and conditions continue to i'm
prove Lumber movements in Alabama
were heavy during the past week, and it
is stated that on the Montgomery di
vision of one of the leading railway sys-
TENS every freight car was in service.
"A sure sign of a return to normal con-
ditons is found in the steady formation
of new banks. Announcement is made of
banks at Adrain, Ca. Cummings. Ca.
Lavonia, Ga, Monroe, Ca, and Rome,
tuition.
An enterprising cotton manufacturing
company at LAGRANGE, Ca, is to erect
another mill at a cost of between 500, 900
and $4,000, and the highly interesting an
, nouneement is made that the stockholders
will not be called upon for a cent, but
that the additional factory will be built
out of the surplus from the operation of
the original plant during the six and one
) half years of its existence. This is a
remarkable record for a cotton mill, and
| the incident is one that will attract wide
attention in textile circles throughout the
country"
| Now that capital is coming out of its
hiding places again, with the passage of
the financial storm and the dawning of
| bright new business era, various rail-
road projects in the two states that were
| temporarily held in allegiance are being
revived and the prospects for more road
building are regarded as excellent. The
citizens of Buena Vista. Ca, at an en-
thusastie meeting set the ball rolling
| for the building of road from that point
TO Mauk, Ca, on the Atlanta, Birming-
ham and Atlantic line. The Central of
| Georgia railway will be petitioned by
Bremen, Ca. and Bowdon, Ga, to build
| connecting link OF 10 miles between
those places. The Georgia and Florida
railway makes announcement of the in
| auguration OF train service over the new
| division of Its line on October !.
From the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
| Railroad company which has such heavy
! investments in the Alabama mineral belt,
comes the official announcement of va
| rious costly improvements to be made al
once at Ensley, among others the building
| of three furnaces. Up at Jasper COM
| pany is being formed to develop gas
wells. Luverne voted for bonds for sewers
| and water. works; Butler, Ga, is agitatine
/ the establishment of electric lights and
water works, and Lavonia, Ga, Is or
| ganzing a s15,00t electric light company
| The owners of the Montgomery street
| railway system are considering seriously
| the expenditure of $4,000 improving and
| extending that system, and announcement
| is made of a street railway for Clarks
| VILE Ga, Fitzgerald, Ca, and Marietta
| Ca, are to have opera houses. Union City
! Ga, at an enthusiastic mass meeting
launched a project for the building OF a
| $4,000 college; Foley organized a com
| pany to can sweet potatoes and many
| other places in the two states furnished
| interesting construction and industrial
items Glynn county, Georgia. Is adver
/ Using for bids for constructing a mod
ern Jail. A knitting factory Is to be bull
, at Augusta. Ca. Morgan county, Ala
| bama, awarded a contract for building
| $4,000 of pike roads. Montgomery and
| Tuscaloosa also awarded paving con
| tracts
Birmingham voted this week to issu'
ys50,0O0 Of school bonds. and Decatur t.
issue $4,000 Of school and water work.
bonds