The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-28
ENSLEy PREPARES r | R CONTINUED BUSINESS 3 | l M
Steel City Makes Phenomenal ShoWing-Industria| Con-
 ditionS Gratifying
ENSLEY BUREAU l THE !AGE-HERALD EnaleY. Ala. June 21


 The Ensley spirit of willing serv ice. daily exemplfied by members of the Ensley Associated Merchants, is perhaps the most noteworthy devel- opment in this section in years. Banded together as they are now merchants have turned Ensley into live go-getter place, whereas the lack Of cohesion and absence of united purpose has been the light hidden under the bushel here for years. It Is not too much to expect that any Tive" merchant of this city will tell that such is fact. This Ensley spirit which is one of service. has been developed in the past year to an amazing extent and has brought back much from the bread cast upon the waters.
 Ensley, to make use of the yer nacular. is sitting pretty. Her mills are running better than full time; her building program is going On ward without any looking back for signs of pessimism and the diversity of effort is bringing into this sec tion men and women of lofty pur- poses. all of whom are falling into the fighting ranks. and are springing forward to the banner of this Steel City. It is not within the memory of even Nimrod Scott, that Ensley ndS ever been so uHlteu. AHu WllH the coming of the Kiwanis club, an organization devoted to the same purpose. with motto We Build," 1t is believed this spirit which has meant so much and which cannot be computed in drCss wealth, will go on and on until it reaches climax of achievement which will be of suf- ficient permanency as to startle this entire state
 Of things more physical Ensley can well point to the fact that during the past six months from January l, there has been an unparalleled build ing record made here. Residences, financed by individuals, by the Steel corporation, and by building associa- tions have sprung up over night.
 The coming tC ~Ensley of so much good road construction enabling resi- dents of surrounding territory to reach this city easily and without so much mental anguish has contributed no little to the rapid strides made here during the past few months. The county has spent s1.500,000 on paved roads linking Ensley with Edgewater. Bayview, Docena. Huey town, Mulga, and many other active communities and Birmingham also has been drawn nearer by reason of good roads. This has made possible friendlier trade relations. The road building program has just begun and as it continues one may reasonably suppose that this advance Of wider acquaintanceship will continue to the end that more friends are made by Ensley and the people will become more securely webbed into the local fabric of commercial operations.
 There isn't any reason for sug- gesting that the present volume Of trade being enjoyed here will show any diminution during the forthcom- ing year. On the other hand, there Is every reason to believe that the crest even has not been reached and that as the months pass the growth and prestige of Ensley will continue onward and that even greater things will come to pass.
 The best stimulation business has received here is perhaps the prizes that are awarded every three months by the Ensley Associated Merchants. The association has placed that work in the hands of w. E. Turnipseed, R. +" Ham, Oscar Benrey, George Fields Joe Mitchell. Claud Eubank and others. They have worked without ceasing for the full and complete success of the plan and receive the thanks and commendation of their associates for their splendid success. However the rank and file of that organization is none the less active and all that has been done Is attrib- uted to the team work of the whole bunch. The third drawing takes place Monday afternoon. There will be multitude there and some will receive cash prizes mounting into three figures.