Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-06-13

VI September 1900. but mas been re-
ed and Is now again in comlhis'
sion There Is good hard country
rCaG that leads, to the BUNS, "heie
the shell road in ITS Original peau'y
may be entered Four miles below d.
South End, it becomes wild. roman
tic forest road. leading down 10 LOB
liver where the French took posses
Sion ~ the country, and where Mo
Ii e's famous Fish and Hunt clup has
an e,tgahl clubhouse. where the WIS
!tor win the proper credentials VIII
ma as good sport ard as free'hahoeo
hospitality as can be desired
II Is, however. OF Mobiles coming
comnercal greatness that we WISH
chiefly To speak III this article.
,.Iust look at her position for a mo-
ment," said one OF her business men
to tie writer. We are here on MO-
bile river, which H .ormed Dl miles
above us by the junction OF the Ala
balsa and Tomhighee rivers, both no
bic streams. navlgable for steamboats,
!or 10 miles. and piercing country
rich IN al agricultural products. espe'
cially CO, on. In lumber, naval stores,
CO.. iron. cement anu other mineral
wealth We have tour trunk INES
centerir. IN the city. traverslng the
richest ard most productive states OF
the Union and putting Ms In touch with
e"oi section. We have tour miles OF
water front, ant can enlarge II above
O. below indefinitely whenever the
need arrives. We have a 2O-lool chan
mel u the quit. which We are about 10
make ~ feet. and we are 100 miles
nearer Panama, the IVES; Indian.
South American and European ports
than New Orleans or any other large
gull port.
In 1860 Moble was the second cot
TOE port of the south. We expect TO
get back there In few years more.
Further, a movement has been quietly
going on tor the last two years that
will make Mobile the greatest coal
shipping port OF the south inside OF
two years | mean the improvement
OF the Tombigbee and Black Warrior
rivers by series OF locks and dams
which will enable steamboats, and
barges drawing SIX feet OF water 10
run to Mobile from the Mulberry and
Locust forks OF the Warrior in the
richest coal and iron measures In the
world--a distance OF 400 miles II you
wish to learn more OF this. call on MIR.
William W Thompson. who can tell
~,
Gle destined to add not little TO Mo
biies eXports-cement
We had very interesting interview
with Mr.. Thompson man OF con-
struc'ive ability, with all the energy
and enthusiasm necessary TO carry
out his plans
Age OF Cemen'.
We have h.L Tie stone age" ne be.
gan, the age OF gold. OF silver. OF
lion and steel, and now We are coming
to the age OF cement Wonderful
VIVA, is being done just now with this
new building material
Now, 70 miles up the Tombigbee
river from Mobile. is st. Stephens.
site OF the first capital OF Alabama ter
ritory, now wholly deserted. and where
Is perhaps the greatest deposit OF
cement rock IN this country For
three quarters OF mile along the
river bank II rises, a solid cliff from
70 to 100 feet high, and extending
back from the river no one knows how
far A company has been formed to
work this bed II Will build at st.
Stephens colossal! plant. ship Its
product by barges to Mobile, thence
to the Panama canal and other mar
kets
Beginning at Demopolis on the
Tombigbee from which town there Is
nov good water to Mobile), a chain OF
seven locks has been constructed on
the ack Warrior, opening navigation
TO Tuscaloosa Others have been let
and II Is expected that within two
years there will re all the year round
navigation to the Mulberry and Lo-
Gust forks OF the Warrior. 400 miles
above Mobile.
When the improvements on the
lower river are completed they Will
probably be continued up to Birming-
ham, and 1t IL certain that coal. iron,
cement and perhaps oil and salt can
then be laid down on the docks OF Mo-
bile cheaper than in any other city OF
the south, n not OF the Union