The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-11


 in the construction of these two great | roads In no county do the citizens
 believe more firmly in the doctrine of | good roads
 Not alone in good roads is the county
 expending its many sheckles. When tine | school sessions open in September. Fayette county will possess one of the finest and most modern high schools The finishing touches are now being added to the structure, which will af-
 ford fonr-year course of instruction to the scholars. Every modern feature in the course of instruction and in the ! building, has been included in the high school, which will accommodate nearly 900 students How High School Was Built The high school was insured when the city of Fayette carried a s500O bond issue almost unanimously, while the county commissioners added an addi- ticnal sum of that amount But this proved insufficient to finish the nec- essary educational unit. SO the public minded citizens Joined in a mutual movement and subscribed s60OO which insured It's completion.
 Due to that spirit of doing big things" there is s65,000 county court
 house in which the county officials are
 qrarteded in Fayette. It is magnifI- cent structure and presents an impress sive sight to the visitor.
 The spirit of progressiveness has as- serted itself among the farmers.
 Throughout the countys shorthorn bull clubs have been organized to improve
 the breed of live stock. The stock raisers have organized themselves into
 one body, which seeks to improve the
 breeds and to find suitable markets for their live stock. The truck farmers have organized a truck farming asso. cIation to get better transportation
 rates for their products from the rail-
 roads and to find suitable markets. Everywhere one Is impressed with the spirit of cooperation. The farmers of the county, having concluded that the tick must be eradicated, have joint ly subscribed enough funds to erect Il
 dipping vats And the work goes on.
 The people have become awakened to the benefits of cooperation and are doing big things and profiting thereby. Fayette, possessing so many re- sources and such a splendid environ ment, is bound to grow. Indeed, the
 county is growing day by day. But de- spite all this, there are facilities to
 meet the growth
 Lumber Industry
 While the principal business of the county is farming and stock raising, Fayette's principal industry is the saw mill The plant of D. H. Brown & Som is one of the largest sawmills in the state. It has a capacity of 100000 feet of lumber day. Its annual payroll for the 200 men who find employment is s75,000. Due to the activity of this plant alone over $25,000 a month is poured the merchants.
 There are 43 concerns doing business In Fayette The Southern is the only trunk line railroad entering the city, but good service Is offered, as there are four trains daily. While the South ern connects Fayette with the outer
 world there is the Basket railroad of Is miles in length which runs from
 Fayette to Elrod, where it communi- cates with the Mobile and Ohio road.
 These 15 miles of standard gauge rails
 are in the center of the rich Sipsey river valley and should be of appreci-
 able aid in opening-up the river valley.
 In the construction of the road. which
 does an immense lumber hauling busi-
 ness. over s100.o0oo were expended. ] Municipal Water Plant
 Fayette has the necessary facilities.
 The municipal water plant which was