The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-06
MARKET For ELBA SURPLUS. POWER.


In the vicinity Eba there dozen towns less
and te's places want electric One plant at Eb getting
As,m. s% G ' IRON the @ . furnish portion a,.a, sa a
and electric line running through the rich country and
hold work The nshofwsy viii be by
the farmers such and the ties furnished for the line Mos:
ing do for Coffee County practically what might be called ddSa'
1 sos from s W sss s With G as s . hd s :
business would result that Of i would nothing Of the profit
fD % s ms' wuo DC a0ae 81 o e
people. and the profitable business that would be done obvious
MILLIONS IN Ignite; OTHER MINERALS
Though out of the mineral (socaHed Alabama Coffee County
has varied valuable deposits Of varied kinds inviting capital fol their de-
EBa points the Northern and Northwestern boundaries Of the
county lie beds of Ignite form Of coal This ignite extends
simply searahove car propOaion csss measure
Coffee County Of hundreds Of millions Of ton. how much there
Of years. that that to all present ay purposes absolutely nzaus
producer gas engines "a form Of producing daily favor and
nOuced better and cheaper than steam nnes produces power
bnquee be done about cheapE Alabama coal
be dug and washed equal the best hsade anthracite coal for
byproducs alone will be worth dollars being specially h
hate Of ammonia which sells farmers and fertilizer tacones at hy
In different parts of the low grade phosphate deposits and it's
many deposits from soft limestone mill rock
excellent rocks. though now operated
Geological indications all point to oil near Eba
There quantity Of ssrad and tile clay at and
Eba. while funer's earth is likewise here quantity.
TIMBER RESOURCES.
the timber Southern portion of the owned by large
saw mill concerns while E and all the Northern the
holdings and there much desirable timber and
abundance Of oak hickory hpe poplar and cedar lard wood
milling begun the There enough hard wood supply
large and spoke works Eba for long period while
North Coffee will
Eba Of Of the hardwood that abounds No small
quantity in reach Of Elba by short wagon haul
MAGNIFICENT SYSTEM OF SCHOOLS. ABSOLUTELY FREE
No county Alabama and few the North and East have better school
facilities Coffee the first countries the state adopt
of local for schools and its educational interest has been mani
tested by the all the the county substantial BRICK school
houses rural districts Of substantial frame buildings Many the
ommodous well painted frame buildings for their homes and
equipped with upodate school furniture and fixtures Rural schools
from 1--WE seven months in County and of
than the The school interest the
county where the public funds from the state and the coun
under the local insufficient MAINTAIN the school
the patrons supplement the funds such be necessary the
school,
brick building built by the
pay Of The school has ranked HIGH but be-
ginning in 1908 Of Eba adopted that gratifying
unique greatly extended the Of influence and usefulness the
nothing less than large OF to bear the
incidental fees and all other charges which had
heretofore imposed upon the children making the school not merely free
but absolutely free reality The school open all children and
the school children Of Eba school district but had also
than 100 pupils districts other counties and other The
school made trained and experienced educators who have
made notable records North and South So well
the people pleased with the FIRST experience Of an absolutely free school,
open world that have been completed make this unique
institution feature Of Alabama educational h with the eff
Gent superintendent and faculty in charge
The vigorous life and development Of this school natural results Of the
splendid school spirit the enthusiasm and cooperation OF its patrons
lines which embrace the best features modem public and high
with the tmetesd methods of the better grade Of
private pupils from the primary grades point where they
can make advanced the leading universities OF the country Better
still its diplomas stand for thorough and practical for
life There special classes for students who teh and
there are departments Of music. art and eocuhOn