Randolph County AlArchives News.....Three Large Sawmills mean Big Business for Randolph County January 24, 1923
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The Times January 24, 1923
Randolph county is in 50 percent, better condition than a year ago. There are 
three large sawmills operating in the county. The pay rolls of these mills alone 
make a perceptible difference in the volume of money in circulation. In addition 
to this most of the "peckerwood" mills are operating full time. The Bell Lumber 
company, with a mill situated near Wedowee, whose output is already large, will 
soon be cutting three or four times as much timber as at present. This company 
has constructed a road from their mill to Cragford, on the A. B. and A. 
railroad, crossing the Tallapoosa River at Burrows ferry, that being the nearest 
shipping point. A big ferry will be put in to accommodate the heavy lumber 
trucks which will be used to haul the lumber. This ferry will be just above 
where the Alabama Power company is said to be already preparing to build one of 
its big dams, known as the Mitchell dam. At present most of the output of this 
mill is being hauled to Roanoke and shipped over the A. B. and A. railroad. 
Bankers and other businessmen are unanimous, saying that the farmer of this 
section is 50 per cent, better off than a year ago, many having paid all or a 
part of their all debts. It is freely stated that one ignorant of the material 
facts stated above, might know by looking into the faces of the farmers, the 
frown of gloom and despondence of a year or two ago having been wiped away, 
leaving instead a "blooming" smile omen of returning prosperity.

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