The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-31
WORK ON MUSCLE.
SHOALS PUTS PUSH.
IN WHOLE SECTION.
Florence Sees Continued
Prosperity During New
Year--Believe Ford
Will Triumph
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU
THE AGE-HERALD
Florence, Ala. Dec. 30 u

The new year is being ushered in
here under suspicious circumstances
and with better business and in
dustrial prospects than any year
within the past decade, according to
statements made by leading bust
ness men.
Without single exception the
mills and factories of Florence are
running 100 per cent to capacity
and in most instances there are suf-
ficient advance orders to insure un-
interrupted operation for many
months to come. More than 1000
men are engaged In the construc-
ton of Wilson dam. Work was re-
sumed on August Is, following a
shutdown of over 15 months.
building Boom On
In addition to the Industrial activ-
fly. one of the biggest building booms
in the history of the city is now in
progress. Houses are being built in
every section of the city, new
school building is going up, new
church which will cost more than
100000 is being built. five thor
oughly modern store buildings are
going up in the business district and
many more contracts and estimates
are in course of preparation.
The farmers throughout Lauder
dale county are enjoying the bene-
fits from a bumper crop of cotton,
corn. hay and hogs Government fig
ures up to December Is indicated
there had been almost $1,000 bales of
cotton ginned here up to that date.
Plants Open up
The year coming to close has In
many respects been a hectic one in
the life of this city The ss-Shef-
field Steel and Iron company, owners
Of the Philadelphia furnace in East
Florence, were the first to start up
after the depression; then followed
the Florence wagon works, Cherry
cotton mills, Ashcraft cotton mills
and others.
d A new market has been estab-
lished at Florence during the past
Year by persons engaged in the pur-
? chase of crosstics for shipment down
The Tennessee river on barges. At
the present time large Quantities of
ties arc being brought to town by
farmers whose time would otherwise
be loss at this season of the year.
The timber region in the extreme
western end of Lauderdale county
will be developed during the coming
spring by the building of railroad
from Riverton to Savannah, Tenn.
Building of the new Rogersville
highway is now going on and when
completed will connect Florence with
the eastern end of the county. open
ing up rich trade territory. The fin
ishing touches are now being put on
the Intercity concrete highway con-
Meeting Florence, Sheffield and Tus-
cumbia.
Activity in RenI Estate
on account of the Muscle Shoals
development there has been consider
able activity in the real estate mar
ket during the past few months.
About Two weeks ago the largest
transaction for several years was
consummated when Detroit and Chi
cago capitalists purchased over 400
acres of land fronting on the Ten
nessee river and Cypress creek from
w. f. Mcfarland and F. e. Homes
see. the consideration being close to
100000. phe land will be used as
factory sites and the purchasers have
announced their intention of building
dyke TO protect their property from
possible overflow. the installation of
trap drains and other improvements.
People of this district believe
Ford's offer for Muscle Shoals will
be accepted by spring. There is nc
disposition however. to assume an
attitude of "watchful waiting" Mus
Gle Shoals is being developed, bust
ness is good and the prospects for
the New Year are in every way most
promising.