The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-07
Muscle Shoals District Pay RoH WEI Soon Be
 ,S2, ,OOO, 900 Monthly
It Is Estimated S4OOOOO Is Now Being Paid Out for Labor Every 30 Days, and This Amount Is Being Increased at Tremendous Rate as
 New Construction Is Undertaken

Sheffield, February 6.--(Specia1 1.-The present week of ideal weather has wit messed renewed activity in all industrial lines in this city, especially in East and West Sheffield, the sites of the govern ments nitrate plants, which are now well advanced in the course of construction, and encouraged by milder weather con- ditions all work is being speeded up to the very maximum by the several con- struction companies jointly engaged in the, work
 Approximately s400,0o0 is being paid out here monthly at this time, and this is be- ing augmented at tremendous rate In one day this week more than 800 men were put to work at nitrate plant No. 2 in East Sheffield by the Westinghouse Church, Kerr Co.,, and others are arriv- ing here by the hundreds daily and be- ing given employment at these plants. It is asserted by those in close touch with the situation here that more than $2,OeO, : 900 per month will be paid out here in the Muscle Shoals work before another 60 days has passed Wages are high and adequate housing facilities for the labor makes it possible for the contractors to hold their forces of men intact
 Today there are probably 6O00 men at work on the two nitrate plants, which for work here within the next 6o days, officials of the construction companies having stated that fully 10000 men will be employed in this construction work Local railroad yards are literally swamped with vast quantities of mate rials and supplies for the government plants. It is said that 100 cars of ma terials are arriving here daily.
 The postoffice department has author ized and a postoffiee has been estab- lished at Muscle Shoals. which is the Sheffield. This office has been official Fly designated Muscle Shoals, Colbert county, Ala.," and has become of such great importance that it ranks in the second class. Henry R. Cohen has been appointed as first postmaster of the new office. With this office established the Sheffield office will be relieved of con siderable burden. During the month of January 906 special delivery letters were received at the Sheffield office for deliv- cry, record in itslf It is an interest
 
 in many ways here as a .esult of the changes fast taking place in this com munity. And the field of opportunity grows more inviting every day.
 TRAINS TO BE RESTORED
 The Louisville and Nashville railroad announced that it will restore next Sun day it's passenger train service between Sheffield and Nashville, which was dis continued three weeks since The re- sumption of these Sunday trains will af- ford regular daily ana Sunday passenger train service between this city and Nashville which were operated hereto fore only as far as Columbia, Tenn, necessitating a change at that point.
 The Sheffield company owners of the Cities of Sheffield. Tuscumbia and Flor ence are adding four closed traiers and two additional motor cars to the local service, which will enable them to arrange 15-minute schedule between the three cities instead of the present 40- minute schedule. The. new equipment will enable the company to handle the hundreds of men going to and from the nitrate plants much more satisfactorily.
 Another public service company to in- augurate Improvements in it's local fla cilites is the Southern Bell Telephone company It is announced that the com pany is installing three new sections of toll board and one section of local board. employed and others will be added inn