The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
I. CT. IMPROVES
 NEW PROPERTIES
Reported Company Will
 Spend $100,OO0 On Land
(EnsIey Bureau.)

Properties of the Ensley South High lands company as well as Atlasboro re- cently acquired by the Ensley Land company, controlled by the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company, will be improved at a very large cost 1t was reported in local real estate circles Sat urday. Since acquiring the properties, which totals about 80 acres, the com pany has caused the extension of gas mains into the properties. This involved a considerable sum, and 1t IS stated that other improvements will include necessary street work, water sewerage, electric lines as well as other public utilities. The company, it is believed, will expend about $100,000 or more making the property attractive and de- eirable. Then it is stated, the holdings will be offered employees of the com i pany and associated companies with the extension of the company's widely known 75 per cent loan on the total value of home built on the properties.
 The initial work completed is the gas mains, while the city engineer is said to be engaged in drafting an ordinance to. pave and otherwise improve every street and avenue in the survey. The closest cooperation y7ill be effective be- tween the company and the city Tn placing paving, sidewalks, gutters and curbs through the two additions. With this, work under way, it IS stated that the record for new additions and im- proyements in this section for any given six months in Ensley's history will be broken. At this time the number of additions have passed the maximum ever reached here before. And it is stated that the owners of new surveys are encountering little difficulty in dis posing of their lots. There is said to have been maintained during the sum- mer a market for building sites rarely equalled in this district even.
 The construction on all the proper ties is, said to be the fastest encountered by local real estate dealers in some years and it is believed that this situa
 ion will continue until late in the sutumn. Cold weather alone, it is be- seved, will cause decline in the build ,ng boom.,
 The construction of homes by indi- yiduals employed by the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company, is being encouraged in every way by the off cers of the company. The men employed by the companies associated with the Steel corporation are given the Oppor- tunity of selecting their homes in yari- ous parts of the district west of Fair view, and in many additions which are exceptionally attractive. The money is furnished under a plan which for lib erality, is unequalled by any financial houses in this country.
 The plans of the company in respect to it's employees becoming home owners have been of vast benefit to hundreds of the employees and it is believed the next twelve months will witness a building situation involving employees of the com pany @unrivalled in this section Of the southls
 Father Kittrick Visits-Father Kilt rick, pastor of St. Anthony's church will leave Sunday for Wilkesbarre, Pa, where he will be the guest of his father for several weeks. He will also visit Pittsburg where he has a brother who is pastor of church in that city. Father Kittrick, before entering the priesthood was a widely known boxer in the east and has a host of friends on whom he will call while away from Ensley. The services at St. Anthony's will be con- ducted during his absence by one of the clergymen from St. Bernard college at Cullman.
 MeDss Glasses To Meet-The Mems Brotherhood class of the Ensley High land Presbyterian church will meet with the Bible class of the First Meth odist church Sunday morning in the First Methodist church. The guests from the Presbyterian church will meet at their own church and go to the Meth odist church in body. The attendance is expected to be very large as consid- erable interest has been created in the proposed visit. Tom S. Pippin, presi- dent of the Methodist class will preside over the joint meeting while the male chorus of the Methodist church will render an exceptionally attractive series of songs for the visitors.
 Speech Draws Interest-Wide inter- est was manifested in Ensley Saturday by the announcement that c. D. Barr