The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-09
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY
At FORT PAYNE. ALA.
Electric Light and Power
Plant Being Installed.
Annual Meeting Of Stockholders of the
Fort Payne Fuel and Iron Co. Held
at Homo Office In Monroe, La.
New Board OF Directors
Elected for Ensuing
Year.
Special Correspondence of The Age-Her

Special Correspondence Of The Age-Her-
aid.
Fort Payne, Ala, January s.-Since the
annual meeting of the Fort Payne Fuel
and Iron company, Ltd, which was
held at the parent offices in Monroe, La,
prior to the new year, much activity Is
manifested in the repairs being made to
the company's holdings, as well as new
plans outlined for the Immediately de-
velopnsnt Of its mineral properties.
The board OF directors chosen for the
present year Is composed of the follow
ing weii-known gentlemen: Alfred r.
Evans, r. @. Frye, Edwin Stone, W. H.
H Slack. c. @. Putnam, George P.
Davenport, Allan shoiars, Fl. D. Briggs
/. ". Larche, R. P. Webb, II. D. Cat
lett. L Baer, G. B. Haynes and e. c.
Drew.
At this meeting plans were perfected
for Improvement of the company's prop
erty. which means great things for Fort
Payne; the DeKalb hotel which Is a
large roomy structure, built many years
ago, but still well preserved and admira-
bly, adapted to the use for which 1t was
built, is undergoing renovation and i'm
provement which will render 1t, when
completed q modern hosiery, equipped
with every convenience and comfort de-
sired. The rooms are being refurnished
the dining room will be supplied with
new silver and china, tables. chairs etc.
which will lend to the whole place a
most inviting and attractive appearance
The New England hotel and the Elk
position building all the property Of the
Fort Payne Fuel and Iron company, are
In the hands of large force of carpen-
tiers and workmen, who are busily repair
ing, remodeIing and generally improv-
ing h.1f1A az hot fhorr xxf
take on quite different appearance; the
office building Of the company is being
fitted up throughout in good style and
taste. and provided with all the modern
requirements for the transaction OF bus
mess with comfort ana dispatch. On
Linden street, near the railroad, lumber
is on the ground for the erection of stable
TO house the mules and horses used In
carrying on the work of Improvement
Out at the mines the force working
there has been increased, and the en-
sineers are drawing plans for the installa-
ton OF dynamos OF the electric light and
power plant, soon to be put into COM
mission. The huge boilers are already
placed in position, and the poles for the
wires are going up as rapidly as busy
laborers can erect them. Within the short
space of two months Fort Payne will
be In the white light of electricity; not
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liable kind which is often seen in rural
towns, but the modern Tungsten lights
which turn night into day
The people Of Fort Payne and the sur
rounding country have caught the spirit
of enterprise and development so forci-
bly, exemplifed in the undertakings Of the
company, and have nothing but good
words for it's officers and agents; they
| have faith in the undertaking, and con-
| ndence in those who are directing the
work, and are lending their aid and CO.
| operation in an helpful directions
| The Fort Payne Fuel and Iron company
has not undertaken this work of develop
ment without first having made careful
and thorough Investigations: 1t has en-
pioyed the best experts TO test and exam
! inc the mineral properties it now owns
before a foot of land was purchased
| or a dollar invested in the surrounding
| territory: upon the reports of these high
authorities. they based their operations
| and plans.
| The purpose OF the company IL to bring
J TO the highest state of development the
| nch deposits of iron ore. coal kaolin
beauxite, etc, with a view of market
ing and manufacturing the product The
ore is rich in metallic iron, easily mined
| and accessible to transportation The
coal Is a well defined vein Of sufficient
thickness to render mining economical
and the other deposits are far above any
similar minerals to be found in the state
! There is no wild excitement about al
/, this new undertaking. but a calm spirit
| of certainty seems to prevail, that, al
last, men have come to rort Payne who
really appreciate the opportunities she
holds, and are willing to show their faith
| by their works. go