New-York tribune., 1912-12-01

foster new and established Industries
land the certainty that IL will never rest
until 1t does). together with the induce
ments or cheap and plentiful raw mate,
rial, cheap labor and excellent terminal
and transportation facilities. would seem
to leave nothing undesired from the man
ufactrrers' point OF view there are other
and equally important requirements
First OF all. he has to either make
complete change OF base. a partial change
"a branch). or start in entirely new busi-
ness: what concessions Will ne receive to
in a measure reduce the cost to him (of
the change, or the startinS) In time ana
money?
Well. to begin with. Mobile will give him
free site-indeed. one prominent real
estate operator. Joseph Espni!s, 5r.' has has
guarantee free site with railroad facili-
ties. These locations will not. OF course.
have water frontage. but the latter can
be had quite reasonably, those on the
front foot and those on the eastern at
80 10 sl00." And the city has passed an
ordinance exempting all new industries
to be placed within corporate limits.
capitalized at 5000 and more. and en-
ploying five or more people, from munich
paA taxation for q period OF ten years;
this deducts 6s cents from total OF 81 81
county. state. school, soldier and city
tax-leaving "a cents
Fuel, Power, Light.
That fuel (coal, coke and gas). electric
power and light are cheap is shown else
where The water meter rates for indus
trial plants, At 10 cents a thousand GAL
Ions. for ten thousand gallons, or less.
and cents thousand for TWO million
gallons or more, Will compare fav0rably
with those Of any city OF like size,
Cost Of Living.
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While bread, butter. sugar coffee ana
meat cost as much elsewhere. the sea-
foods, the fruit and the vegetables are
cheaper. Major Glennon says: "One can
live here Of course more cheaply than In
the North, but 1t Is equally true that
comparison with Southern cities favors
Mobile, our vegetables being cheaper and
more plentiful, owing to the fact that for
soil and climatic reasons, they are act
ually more nutritious as we'll Nh more
prolific"
Clothing being standardized. is no less
In price here than elsewhere, but neither
In weight nor quality Is so much cloth
Ing for bed or person required here az IN
colder climes. Coal Is cheap land VIII
be cheaper when the river system Is
cooking purposes. the fuel bin for heating
is. OF course, very much less In this ell
mate than In the North
Rent 10 Reasonable.
House rent il comparatively low. Major
Glennon says that the finer houses tA)
in the more fashionable neighborhoods
rent for very low figures. value c6nsid-
cred and he instances one very nano-
some mansion chat cost $4,000 TO buildD
In the best quarter. for which $l.0O0 year
Is asked. In the same quarter. or a., as
good. fine large residences (B). with all
modern conyeniences, can ce had al $io
to S75 4 month. In good. though not
ultra Questionable. neighborhoods tho
rentals for six to eight room houses with
all modern conveniences co also, range
from $40 to 500 per annum. while In re-
spectacle sections OF this city cottage
D) having Z hall, kitchen, bath. front
and rear galleries. and three rooms can
he rented for sl2 80 to Sl6 q month. All
Of these have ample grounds.
W. =. Bursett gives rentals as follows:
(A) 500 to 81 200; (B). 500 10 5000: (C),
$40 TO $3.50. and Cd. $40 10 $40. Ana
any workman can, owing to the fact that
there's always about the cottage ample
room for raising chickens. garden stuffs
and tho like. with a little display OF en-
terprise. further reduce his living ex-
penses-and greatly. Noah Scwarz thinks
living expenses here are as reasonable az
anywhere else In the South. and much
more 80 than In the North.
The Labor Question.
Mr.. Kelly thinks There is crying
need for skilled artisans" Unskilled
la Dor is more dependable here than In
most parts Of the South. 1t Is commonly
pal 81 to 81 a. a day. Craftsmen receive:
Carpenters. t3 " mine hours. brick lay
ers. 81: plssterers. 81; painters, s.; plumb
rrs s. machinists. 81 10. and moulders.
- J0-all saving the first working eight
hours. And Mobile has no strikes.
Switching and Hauling.
Mobile has excellent switching facilities
there being. as before said. the equiva-
lent OF belt line although its com
ponents are owned by several roads,
along her waterfront, and around her city
lines. and the switching limits OF the
various railroads the tracks OF which
are the factors Of this belt extend Wen
beyond her bounda ries. The switching
charge s. is reasonable-if not lower than
I'm any other city. claimed.
Trucking is comparatively inexpensive,
AZ there are no long hauls. and the
streets and roads OF her business and IN
dustrial sections are we'll surfaced Above
all. I'm this climate. Industrial establish
ments never have to shut down ON ac-
count Of the weather.
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