The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-05
CONTRACT LET
FOR RAIL Line
TO new MINES
Moss-McC ormick Extend
Operations Near Car
bon Hill
400 TO 500 MORE MEN
WILL BE EMPLOYED
Much Activity Shown In
Mining Activities Of
Walker County

JASPER, Ala, Oct. All Speciai. -
Contract for building the new railway
which win connect the Moss.McCor.
mick mines with the Frisco spur line
that IL used BY the Galloway Coal com
nany's No. II mine, was let last week
h, the Moss.McC ormick company to
stanley and Singer Of Lafayette, Ala
Active work was begun Monday on
the construction Of the railroad, which
will be let out to sub.contraciors. Con-
tract calls for completion of the rail-
road by January ], 1925.
Hugh Mayors. who is resident super
intendent OF the Stanley and Singer
company, has been located here for the
rast year. supervising the building Of
The Rnnkhead highway, which his com
r9ny Ind under contract In this section
Of Walker county. ,rhe highway work
il rapidly being completed. and the
building of the railroad and the Carbon
Hill Front street paving will be the
next two projects which will be com.
pleted by the Stanley and singer com
pany.
Frank Hendon, who contracted a
norton If the Bankhead highway east
OF Carbon Hill, on Monday moved u
large portien OF his thoadbuildinE out
fit and camp for his men and mules to
the Mess Mccormick property, which
lies ahont four miles southwest OF Car
bon Hin, and has accepted a contract
FOR 4 large portion of the railroad con-
struction work.
0pen New Mines
The Moss. McC ormick company have
Leen pushing the work In opening their
new coal mines, and Il 10 understood
win continue mining some coal, which
will be stored on the cOmpany's proper
ty until the new railway IA completed
With completion Of the railroad, which
gives the mines direct connection with
the Frisco freight yards in Carbon
Hill, II Ii expected development work at
The mines win have received such a
point that a considerable tonnage viii
be mined daily.
Plans by the company provide fos
five openings, all which VIII be handled
over one centrally-Ioeated triple. In
formation has been received from G. y.
Crandall, superintendent II the Moss
Mccormick company, that the total
tonnage IL expected TO reach 1000 TO
1000 tons daily when the property is
fully developed.
Employment will be given to 400 70
600 miners when the Moss cCormick
mines have reached maximum produc-
zion. the great ma jority Of the faniliel
to have their homes and reside In Cat
bon Hill, although 1t is expected that
several homes will be constructed at
the Moss. cCormick mining camp.
Reports are also current that the
Galloway Coal company will within .
short time begin opening their valuable
coal lands on Mill Greek, WHICH conf
pSiny officials state will be the largest
end best mining proposition, that has
yet been developed in Walker county.
II IL said that when the Galloway
Coal company develops their Mill creek
property, the known demand for high
quality coal in that section, willSnssure
ak days a week for the several hun
dred miners who will be employed. THIS
property will also be connected with
Carbon Hill by railrond ana all coal
will be handled by the Frisco In the
Yards in that city, aud hard surface
road will be constructed, connecting the
GALLOWAY Coal cOmpany'b Mill creek
mines with Carbon Hill.
Demand Greater
The increased sctiyity by the Moss
Mccormick company in developing their
new mining property, and the contract
calling for completion Of the railroad ~
90 DAYS, Is taken as an indication that
tie coal market has frightened up con
sidhrabiy within the past two week..
and that the future holds promise OF
large activities in the Carbon Hill coal
mining field.
The Galloway Coal company, Brook;
side.pratt company, Mill Creek Coal
company, Thomas Greek Coal company,
Kershaw Mining company and some
smaller mines In this section are now
running from three to four days u
week, and some Of the companies have
been working full time. 1t is reported
that it will be only a short time now
until thr demand for coal VIII exceed
The production. and 1t Is anticipated
that mining operations will show won
derful increase in the Carbon Hill
field in the year 1925.