The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-02
NerO Railroad VIII Tap
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for all ut 10 worth, by q resolution
adopted at the meeting Of the Freight
Bureau. In the sams resolutions were
praised the good and honorable char
acter OF the people who reside In the
territory to be tapped by the proposed
lire.
In either Elmore. or coosa or ITALIA
poosa County lies abundant wealth un-
der ground or above ground. Some
stretches OF land are prolific OF MINI
erals. some abound In timber. while
the rest produces cotton and other
commodities at a rate rarely excelled
In any part Of the State. The road
would develop two industries. that are
now more or less dormant. In one part
of the territory TO be drained Is to be
found unlimited graphite ore. accord
ing to the word Of the promoters. while
at another point viii be tapped Inn
mense granite uuarriesL But the agri-
culture OF the section IL already adj
vanced. II IL said. suf1acient 10 Justify
the investment. when taken In connec-
ton with the general business that
naturally goes with new railroad.
The survey. a. has already been
mentioned. runs the line within few
miles OF wetump1ka. thence north TO
within about Ave miles Of Rockford
ana. q sheer turn Is then recorded.
which would shoot directly In the d.
rection OF Alexander City. The citi-
gems Of the latter town are enthusiasts
tic over the project. II is said. They
would welcome the new inlet, ana OUT
let. too. for the business that would
accrue TO their advantage. II - not
fmprobabIe that misunderstanding INDUS
tries, already thought promising IN the
TalIapoosa County city. would be ma
tured into facts. These considerations
"a a.. Aa.l that AL
erander CITY folk delight TO hear OF
the prompt co-operatfon being given
by local merchants and distributors Of
all kinds.
merchants EntAusisstie.
rocai merchants speak out with en-
thusiasm In favor OF the rairoad p1os-
ps wvSiiiliam s. Pitts. of Pitts. Levy and
Company, did not hesitate 70 JOIN IN
praise Of the movement.
ssIt will certainly be OF benent 70
the trade In my line" said he. 90
mot know OF a section of the stare
where the credit Of the people is bet
ter than that OF the citizens along the
route Of the proposed road PERSONAL
~ 40 NOT know OF single dollar we
have lost BY reason Of falling credits
The land IL mostly in the ownership Of
white farmers who work small farms
and work well.
eat present we enjoy q good TRACE
with these people. but there = ~
wav really Of estimating the probable
increase OF our trade # we could
touch them by rail- yrhey drive thirty
ave and forty miles through the coun-
try as IL II, to do business In this
city. At more remote points, our
trade Is handled by shipping to places
like Tallassee and from there wagons
haul to the country. This involves con-
siderable freight charges as It couples
two local rates. In many parts of the
distant counties, where we have GUS
toners, the shoes are shipped by two
locals added.
'It sometimes takes two weeks for
our men to travel the territory through
which the road will go. We value the
trade but Il would be more satisfac-
tory and more profitable all round and
It would Increase In competition II
the road is built. We like the idea"
Sidney J. Winter. secretary and
treasurer OF the Winter. Loeb and
Company. gave his endorsement TO the
project His Arm enjoys a good and
valuable trade with the people of the
territory to be traversed The building
OF the line would not only facilitate
delivery, but would open wider the
area for Increased business. Also, It
is Mr. winters opinion, that IT would
save much expense OF haul to these.
farmers, who already wagon" trade
with this city.
A like form of endorsement was
given by Maurice Kahn. OF Sloss and
Kahn. In his opinion the project is en-
tirely feasible and should meet with
the approval OF all well-wishers Of
Montgomery and vicinity.
Increase Fertilfzer Business.
Enthusiastic also was Edmund n
Taber. president Of the Bigbee Fertil-
izer Company. He can see where the
fertilizer business here will be great
ly increased by the construction of
the Montgomery Alexander City line.
At present his company routes ship
ments through Opelika to the more
distant points In the territory inter-
ested.
I'VE have competition there with
the Tennessee manufacturer" said Mr..
Taber. They have rate to that ter
ritory but little more than our rate