The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-27
REVIEW OF WEEK.
Great Activity in Building Trades Is
 Reported.

l Columbus Ga. May 6-(Special )--The ! Georgia and Alabama Industrial Index will say tomorrow in it's regular weekly issue:
 "The prediction that was made sev- eral months ago that the spring of 1918 would witness great building activity on account of the reduced price of building material and the abundance of labor IS amply verified by the reports from all sections -ia and Alabama. An interestir is the fact that res- idential work is very prom inent in tho improvements ana the records show at all kinds of dwell ings ranging from elegant residences that will be really palatial in their appoint ments, to neat, thoroughly modern cot tages, are being planned or are already in actual process of erection. The archi- tects of the two states are buster than they have been in long time, and a sight of their offices would give a visitor the impression of boom times rather than of business depression-a depression by the way, which is happily passing away rap idly, as evidenced by all this construc- ton work itself. Montgomery, Ala, re- ports that all construction records in that city have been broken. Nearly every city in the two states has an encouraging re- port of building operations, and the rec ord in Atlanta, Ga, and Birmingham. Ala, is particularly gratifying Colura- bus Ga., makes an excellent showing for the past week, and announcement of new residences and business structures for many of the smaller cities and towns is made.
 'There were interesting developments during the week in two enterprises which are of such magnitude that their capital is well up in the seven figures. The At lanta and Carolina Railway company, which is to build an electric line from Atlanta, Ga., to Augusta, Ga, issued s6,- 100000 of bonds and will build the line with this money. The Birmingham and Gulf Railway and Navigation company of Alabama has filed a $1O,00O0C0 mor.- gage and will issue bonds to that amount for the construction of an electric railway line from Tuscaloosa, Ala, to Gadsden, Ala, along the route mapped out by the Tidewater Development company, its
  steamboat and barge connections with the port of Mobile, Ala, and has secured an option on Dauphin Island at the mouth of Mobile Bay for H0,0c0, thus assuring deep-sea terminal facilities.
 During the week 16 new corporations, with aggregate minimum capital stock Of $402 O00 applied for charter In the two states. and many of these companies rep resent brand-new investments along in- dustrial and commercial lines.
 'rhe list of construction items of the week is such a long one that an enumera- ton of even the principal features of tae report would be rather tedious That tse vast amount of construction projected for Georgia and Alabama is not simply idle gossip is well illustrated by the fact that The Index publishes this week long list of substantial contracts actually award ed while architects of note who do not turn out sketches and plans simply Tor their own artistic pleasure, but purely as A matter of business, working for patrons who mean business, are rather strenuous ly engaged preparing the detailed specin- cations of numerous structures of poth a business and residential character.