The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-04
HOT WEATHER IS
FINE FOR FARMER
Walkers Crops Now Seem to
Be Booming
BIG DEVELOPMENT PLANS
DR.. Grove Begins Survey of Railroad
South From Jasper-New Fuel
Company Is Incorporated
In Walker.
BIG DEVELOPMENT PLANS
BY FRANK v. EVANS.

Jasper, July Especial. )-These hot
days, though oppressive to the many are
proving God-send to the farmers of
walker and they are speeding the pillow
with vim, killing grass and regaining
from the baneful effect of the many DAYS
of rain and storm. Hope is now expressed
that the Walker farmers will win ont
without heavy losses. Ten-cent cotton
fixed and sure and an abundance of feed
products will mean good times this fall
on the farms and recuperated business
in the towns. It surely looks that way
at this writing
Papers have been filed in the probate
office of Walker county Incorporating the
Birmingham Fuel company, with paid
up capital of $4,000
The incorporators and officers are as
follows: James Gallagher, president and
general manager; Fl. F. Day, secretary
and treasurer; William Tinman, Robert
Lond and w. C. Clark.
The purpose of this company Is to open,
construct and operate coal mines and
coke ovens with Townley as it's base of
operation.
This Is the outcome Of the recent land
sale made by c. w. Stubblefeld and
others In and near Townley. 1t is a strong
company of practical mine men, and the
development will add very materially to
the industrial strength of Walker. The
mines will be opened Just ten miles west
of Jasper.
There are signs of season of great
development in this immediate section.
Dr. G. B. Grove, at the head of the
Black Crow Coal company, owner of NC
Collum Mines, near Jasper, and of sew
eral other valuable coal properties In the
district was in Jasper this week.
| He came this time for business as is
evidenced by the fact that he brought
with him his attorney and corps of en-
| gfneers and began at once the preliminary
| survey of a railroad which is, first, to
| connect McCollum mines with Jasper.
| then to go southwark and connect with
other mines of this immediate circle,
crossing the main line OF the Northern
| Alabama at Calumet, thence running
| southeast to the Warrior river and cross
ing that stream at point where Davis
creek empties. then to Yolande mines In
| Tuscaloosa county, thence through the
Cahaba coal fields toward Selma, thence
| to Dauphin Island in Mobile Bay, and
to run branch line from Yolande north
! east to the mine of Jefferson county, and
| to Birmingham.
1 DR.. Grove presents a most feasible
| proposition and draws a picture of real.
much needed and absolutely essential de-
velopment
| IN he oon Si6 ic Mo Co.
the local line. This will be constructed
at once. and DR.. Grove says that if the
! people and property holders of Jasper will
| lend their encouragement to the PROPOSE
ton, his company will guarantee a 10
| cent coal rate to Jasper for a period
| of 20 years. By encouragement ho means
the donation of right-of-way, and ter
minal facilities In the city of Jasper and
| subscription for a small block of first
mortgage bonds of the road.
In conversation Dr.. Grove speaks in
| optimistic tone of the opportunities and
the future of Jasper. He calls attention
| to the fact that this line of road will
make connection direct with the five rail-
roads at this point-the Southern. the
Mobile and Ohio. the Illinois Central tho
! Frisco and Northern Alabama, and last,
| but of great prospective Importance, the
| Alabama Central, which last named road
| he feels quite sure will soon be built
| through to Decatur.
| He regards Jasper as the most prom
| Using point for growth and development
| in the state as n railroad center in the
| very midst Of the Warrior coal field, with
vast forests of timber and the finest
water proposition In the state. Water in
abundance, easily bridled and of a quail
ty exactly suited to boilers, without treat
ment.
If this railroad is built to deep water
with Jasper as its northern terminus he
thinks we will have a city here of $4,000
people in five Years.
DR.. Grove is exceedingly pleased with
his investments in Walker and is loud
in his praise of Jaspers possibilities
Said he: mo such opportunity for devel-
opment and for town building is present.
ed at any other point in our state"
J. H. Crawford and associates have pur-
chased from O. M. Shere eleven acres of
beautiful land on the Northwest High
lands, which completes the plot now I'M
dergoing development in that part of
Jasper. The company has named the place
Plaza Circle. AT the four points there
will be laid off and curbed and paved and
sodded beautiful plat after the fashion
of the plazas of the semi-tropics which
will be most attractive. A force is now
engaged In clearing off the rubbish and
cutting away. the small trees and bushes,
leaving the beautiful shady oaks. Hence
builders will not have to wait for shade
trees to grow. They are already there.