The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-05-03

! OF September 1905, but has been re-
! paired and Is now again in commits
! sion. There is good hard country
/ road that leads TO the bluffs, where
! the shell road in It's original beauty
may be entered. Four miles below, at
South End, 1t becomes a wild roman
tic forest road, leading down TO Dog
river, where the French took posses
sion OF the country, and where Mo
bile's famous Fish and Hunt club has
an elegant clubhouse, where the Wis
itor with the proper credentials will
fWd as good sport and as free-handed
hospitality as can be desired.
II is, however. OF Mobiles coming
commercial greatness that we wish
chiefly TO speak in this article.
Just look at her position for mo-
ment," said one Of her business men
to the writer We are here on Mo
bile river, which Is formed o1 miles
above us by the junction OF the Ala
bama and Tombigbee rivers. both no
BILE streams. nayigable for steamboats,
! for 40 miles, and piercing "A country
rich in all agricultural products, espe-
| cially cotton, in lumber, naval stores,
! coal, iron. cement ana other mineral
wealth We have four trunk lines
! centering I'm the city, traverslng the
| richest and most productive states OF
! the Union and putting MS In touch with
eveTy section. We have four miles OF
water front, and can enlarge it above
/ i'm MI n
! need arrives. We have 20-fooL chan
mel to the gulf, which we are about to
make p feet, and we are 100 miles
! nearer Panama. the West Indian.
South American and European ports
! than New Orleans or any other large
! gull port.
In 1860 Mobile was the second cot
! ton port OF the south We expect TO
! get back there in a few years more.
! Further, a movement has been quietly
going on for 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 Tomblgbee and Black Warrior
rivers by series OF locks and dams
which will enable steamboat and
barges drawing six feet OF water to
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 Mr..
William W Thompson, who can tell
you all about this and or another arti-
Gle destined TO add not little 10 Mo
bile's eXports-cement."
We had a very interesting interview
with Mr.. Thompson, a man OF CON
structive ability, with all the energy
and enthusiasm necessary TO carry
out his plans
Age Of Cement.
I'VE have had the stone age he be
gan. the age of gold, OF silver. OF
iron and steel, and now we are coming
to the age OF cement. Wonderful
what is being done just now with this
new building material
Now, 30 miles up the Tombigbee
river from Mobile, is 81. stephens,
site OF the first capital OF Alabama ter
ritory. now wholly deserted and where
is perhaps the greatest deposit or
cement rock in this country. For
three-uuarters OF mile along the
river bank IL rises, solid cliff from
IS to 100 feet high. and extending
back from the river no one knows how
far 4 company has been formed to
work this bed II will build al st.
stephens colossal plant. ship its
product by barges 20 Mobile. thence
to the Panama canal and other mar
kets
beginning at Demopohs on the
Tombigbee from which town there is
now good water 20 Mobile), a chain OF
seven locks has been constructed on
the ! lack Warrior. opening navigation
to Tuscaloosa. Others have been let
and II is expected that within two
years there will be all IN, ear round
) navigation 10 the Mulberry and 10.
! Gust forks OF the Warrior, 400 miles
above Mobile
When the improvements on the
; lower river are completed they will
7 probably be continued up TO Birming
ham. and II is certain that coal. iron
cement and perhaps oil and salt car
{ then be laid down on the docks or Mo
bile cheaper than I'm any other city oi
the south n not Of the Union
7 No Need.
Z 1T IS wonder that women who