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RAPID RECOVERY FROM BIG FIRE BUSINESS, THOUGH DEMORAL IZED. IS GETTING BACK TO NORMAL AGAIN. Bank Opens Following Morning and Other Business Getting on Feet Again-Recovery Is Rapid. With almost the rapidity with the fire got in its deadly work business Tuesday, which affected its by feet the holocaust is getting back on again. A notable example of the facility of recovery was the opening of the Columbus National Bank for business at the usual hour, 9 o'clock, Wednesday morning in Mr. Woodward's office in the Odd Fellows building. Hardly had the flames of the big fire died down before plans were on foot for the re-establishment of the business affected by the fire. which had its origin, it is said. from a coal furnace explosion. Reconstruction measures were set in motion and architects have ar rived in the city, in response to tele graphic calls, to draw plans for rebuilding the stricken area. They will devote their immediate attention to plans for the reconstruction of the Columbus National Bank It has been tentatively by the bank to determined building. officials constract a four-story building By prompt and efficient action the electric current of the city was turned on Wednesday morning at 9:30 o'clock enabling industries de pending *on electric current to resume operations and street cars to run. Under the direction of Manager W. A. Deale long distance communication with the outside world was established at 8 o'clock on the night of the fire after the entire terminal cables of the company had been broken and destroyed by falling walls. Telephone service in the city had been established last night, due not to the menace of standing walls. which prevented operatives w Enter the telephone building where is located the switch boards. Long distance stations were opened in the White Tailoring Company apartment in the Odd Fellows building. Manager Deale states that everything is ready to set the local telephone sys tem in operation within an hour or is two after the telephone building available for use. Some delay was experienced in down the walls and this de affected lay pulling seriously business lack of in tele- the city on account of the phone facilities. Work of construct ing seaffolding from the inside of the wrecked buildings was begun Fri day morning. The walls are bein pulled down in sections from the top. There was a scramble Wednesday morning for office space in other sections of the business district by firms and individuals who were at rected by the fire. The Columbus National Bank opened for business in Mr. Woodward's insurance office. The Columbus Clothing Company has purchased the building on South by Market street, formerly occupied Shapira's Shoe Store, and is open for business there. Dr. J. S. Hill. dentist, has opened offices in the First State Bank build ing. Offices of the Southern Railway in Mississippi. general freight and passenger offices. have been opened in the second floor of the Odd Fellows building. A temporary lease of these quarters has been secured and the offices are now functioning as before. All of the records which had been accumulated during the past seventeen years. including tariffs and important and valuable in freight correspondence, went up flames. Dr. D. D. Griffin is temporarily H. located in the office of Dr. W. Eubanks in the First State Bank building. Mr. A. J. Rombach and Dr. C. D. Goodwin have leased the quarters formerly occupied by the Chamber of Commerce in the First State Bank building. The D. 8. Pate Lumber Company is located in the Stone Arcade building on South Market street. Messrs. L. Marx and Julius Marx will have temporary offices in the First State Bank building. Hauser has offices in the floor of the Lide second Mr. Gus Drug street. Store building on South Market
