Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-18
SOUTHEAST CONTINUES
TO THRIVE AND GROW
The Industrial Index Points
Out Improvements

week:
industrial and construction activi-
ties in the great Southeast are rep
resented by large figures.
"A party of Pennsylvania investors
inspected site near Birmingham, Ala,
On which they are to establish &C.
ment plant at cost of about $1,000
600.
"a naval stores company with mini
mum capital stock of 100000 has been
organized at Savannah, Ga
"A ten-story Office building will De
erected at Valdosta, Ga, and an Of
fee structure will be built at jack
sonville, Fla, at cost of $4,000 or
more.
Sixty million feet If standing
stumpage in northwest Florida has
been purchased by an Alabama COM
pany which will establish an extensive
sawmill.
"A -four mill with daily capacity OF
! 500 barrels will be established at Ma
con, Ga.
"All of the 100000 capital stock OF
a company organized at Monultrie, Ga,
to establish a meat packing plant has
been subscribed.
ct is stated that Florida railway
company soon will award contract
( for the construction of two steel ferry
ships to cost 100000, which will be
used in transporting trains between
Key West and Havana.
"A contract for the establishment of
100000 fertilizer plant was awarde l
at Montgomery, Ala.
"A company with capital stock of
100000 has been organized at Ge-
neva, Ala, by Chicago men to manu-
facture commodities from wood waste.
"A site on the Roosa river, near
Mountain Creek, Ala, has been Sc
lected for a hydro-electric plant.
Birmingham, Ala, and Savannah,
Ga, each voted bonds of 100000 for
building an auditorium.
Among the items of construction
work to be done as reported this
week, are:
Factory buildings, Rome and Sa-
vannah, Ga; hospital building, Null
berry. Fla; office building to be re-
modelled, Jacksonville, Fla; pavint,
Athens, Ga, and Tuscaloosa, Ala,
school buildings, Brunswick and Toe
Goa, Ga; theatre buildings, Kissimmee,
Fla, and Tuscaloosa, Ala; sewer sys-
tem Statesboro, Ga; postoffice build
ing annex, Birmingham, Ala; paving
and waterworks systems to be extend
ed, Valdosta, Ga; road construction,
Cullman and Etowah counties, Ala
bama; waterworks system extension,
Macon, Ca; jail to be built or one now
in use remodeled, Dallas county, Ala
bama.
Construction contracts have been
awarded as follows;
Jail, $4,000, Pickens county, Ala
bama packing plant building, Kew
stone, Fla; road construction, Blount
county, Alabama; church building ad-
dition, Dalton, Ga; school buildings,
Anna Maria, Fla, and Decatur and st
Marys Ga; theatre building to be
remodeled, Atlanta, Ga; factory build
ing, Tampa, Fla; gas plant, LAGRANGE
Ga
Industrial plants will be establish
ed as follows
Hosiery mill extension, Rome Ga;
soap factory, Reynolds, Ga; cannery.
Pensacola, Fla; ice factory and light
plant, Homestead. Fla; bottling plant,
1apma Fla; foundry, Rome Ga
laundry, Kissimmee, Fla Application
has been made at Milton, Fla, for an
electric street railway franchise. 1t is
stated that benzol plant will proba-
bly, be established at Birmingham,
Ala, at a cost of approximately $500, =,
600.
"valdosta, Ga, voted $4,000 of mu-
mic pal Improvement bonds
"a bank was organized at Caldwell,