New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-31

that naturally grow up about such term.
nails and the accessories OF a rnods,,
civilization for the plants own worker.
and for the population and the trade tha,
must follow in the wake Of the first.
In fact. the company will erect one q,
! the largest electrical plants In the son,b
| for lighting and for manufacturing pur.
| poses. A large tract will be laid out for
manufacturing and industrial plants. with
ample and convenient rail and ROADWAY
| facilities and with easy access 10 IA.
docks 80 that a plant located here will
| have the benefit of adequate rail and water
transportation with ali these advantages
and considering its proximity TO tine
great deposits OF the coal, iron, stone. clay
I and lime areas and to the forests OF pin,
and hard', 7ods OF Alabama--there .o,la
be TO location to offer 10 manufactured,
greater possibilities.
Ideal health conditions obtain here. ana
the country around can readily be made
! to contribute bountifully to the sustenanc.
needs OF the port
But as 10 the forces that viii make for
this growth; what are they? The "port'
needs only to be able TO offer superior ad.
vantages TO but two Of the great factors Of
world endeavor-"ocean Transportation
and "manufac ture"-t insure it's ultimate
development into a great terminal and an
equally great centre of industrial activity.
for other forces-thc auxiiarles Of thes.
will speedily yield 10 the compelling
argument 10 be found in the latter's thriv-
ing and will quickly ally themseves-and
the roster Of the Others" time alone can
furnish; even a guess AT ii would assume
the proportions Of a list entirely too long
to be afforded space here. Alabama Ports
situation. the plans for the utilization Of
that natural advantage and the DEF ex
machna are the convincing evidence that
it will lack nothing of the integers that
make up the appeal irresistible.
The chief factors I'm its sea trafrc
patronage will naturally be these. The
great bulk" and lightweight" carriers
seeking cargo; unlike the package" carry.
ing. light draft vessels. these get theirs in
the lump, as il were-of one kind. or prod
uct, and usually from one consignor Here
they will load TO cargo limit and then
take on coal supplies, no matter what their
draft This, in the case of the deeper
uTdll SItps, hOAIh iOh W bOS'Abi0 dlOHs
Mobile River.
The ships using Mobile as a port OF
call" as in the Europe Gulf Vancouver ar
rangement, describe! elsewhere; those
coming for export coal and those out OF
the canal and out of the Gulf ports all
these could save the day II would take 10
go to Mobile River and return, could i'll
their bunkers at an expense, according 10
expert computation. of 2i2 cents, added 10
the cost Of the coal. and could save the 81
cents more per ton and the days loss of
time the trip to the river would entail
Any one reading this article and noting
the products of Mobiles hinterland can
decide for himself the man. kinds OF in
dustries that would find this location de-
sirab!e; a few may be suggested, however.
for which il woud be the ideal, II is
more than likely that ste and iron mills
will be built at tidewater, and 10 deter
mine Alabama Port as the place for them
would require no great insight The py-
rites from Spain and the ores from Cuba
can be delivered there most ineXpensively
while it would cost no more to carry ores
from the Birmingham district down there
than to the river.
A great shipyard-Wlth sucn lauh'nins
advantages and such ready access to deep
water--and an equally big car building
establishment. with cheap fuel and nate
rial for both right at hand, would be bet
ter situated here than in any other place
in the country. And canning factories
here. with the wealth Of Gulf Coast sea
food right at the threshold and with such
lines of distribution open to them, could
defy competition.
These three industries alone would coma
pretty near to building a great industrial
centre,