The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-26
FLORENCE

Florence. March Csc pecial)- The
fact that the greater cantonment ana
offices for the construction of dam
No . at Muscle Shoals would be To-
Gated on the north side of the Ten
nessee river, adjoining the eastern
limits of Florence, has been known TOT
some time before the announcement
was made Saturday. This accounts III
a measure for the immense puliulhs
activity in and around this city. Many
difficulties in obtaining labor ana ma
terial for construction work py pri-
waite parties have been overcome TO
some extent, and the saw and the nam
mer are heard in the land.
Lieutenant Colonel Cooper will re-
move his offices from the government
building at Florence to the works 81
the dam site as soon as the of1lco
buildings there can be constructed
one of the first acts of the army en-
gineer who built the Keokuk dam,
and who is given free rein at Muscle
Shoals was to order a number of au-
tcmobiles for the use of himself and
his staff 1t is stated that he placed
an order for seven Dodge cars, sew
eral of which are for immediate de-
! livery
| While there will be more time for
preparatory work on the dam than
was possible in starting construction
| at the nitrates plants there will be
| no unnecessary delay. Colonel Cooper
has intimated that speed will be cou-
pied with economy in doing the work
! With the other good news that
1! reached Florence yesterday came the
| official announcement that the South !
| ern Railway company has let to Reid
| 6 Love, Charlotte, N. c., the contract
| for the construction of new bridge
across the Tennessee river at this
| point to take care of the additional
freight, passenger and highway traffic
| between this city and points across
the river. and the confirmation from
Washington by The Age Herald cor
\ respondent of previous reports that an
automobile and wagon road would be
constructed across the top of dam
No g.
| Much private construction work re-
certly planned will now be rushed
| to completion and the Chamber of
| Commerce of Florence has prepared a
complete list of the work under way,
\ which includes a 96-room hotel being
| built by w. Il. Reeder; store building
! to cost $4,000 each, Fl. l.. Reeder N.
p. Morrison and A. I. Putteet; IS
dwelling by the Cherry cotton mills;
| eight dwellings by j. f. Kiince; five
dwellings by J.. S. kilburn; two each
| ~ =. -. " S'ehtoi Sies'tA' < - oe-7
ten, Bliss estate, Mrs. Common and w.
c. Dowdy; one each by W. c. Dowdy.
| G. l.. Haley. Jr.. ii. A. Badshaw. A,
| w. Darby, J. j. Mitchell, c. W. Ash
| craft. II. #. Koonce, T. NJ. Biggs. $.
w. Frierson, r. l.. Malone, Il. r. CAR
ter. II. L. Kendrick, ]. s. Brewer, VIII
Walker, T.. G. Prosser, C. NJ Needhani,
| Charles Burtwell and r. r. Stewart.
The First National bank has an
ncunced its intention to build at once
a new bank building. for which plans
| have been made. to cost not less than
| 100000. The Florence Land company
| has arranged for the early construcv
ton of Is cottages, From building and
loan associations and other reliable
sources it is learned that the 139 resi-
dcnces and business houses no.
being built have been contracted for
| in Florence.