The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-04-14
Letter from Alabama.


Correspondence of the Democratic Advocated
ADMISSION, April TO- 1855
MEssRs. EDITORS Probably few facts concern
ing Admission might interest some of your readers
aud with your permission will endeavor to present
them from what have observed during my stay al
this place.
Admission is located in Calhoun county in the
northeastern part of the state 60 miles East of Biz
mingham and l04 miles West of Atlanta 1t is on
the main line of the East Tennessee and Georgia
Railroad. at the crossing of the Georgia Pacific R. r.
The location is beautiful and picturesque being
az the foot OF the Blue mountains, chain of the
Blue Ridge.
The climate is well balanced, having no superior
summer and winter. The highest temperature reg
istered any time last summer was 90 degrees, and
the nights are always cool and refreshing, even dur
ing the hottest seasons of the year.
The city is lighted By electricity, the hotels opera
house, furnaces etc., being illuminated by the Brush
system. There is q fine system Of public schools
There are churches of all denominations besides
those for colored persons One of the most attract
i've features is the Admission Inn. TWAS opened to
the public in April 1885, and with the exception of
the Ponce De Leon Hotel at st. Augustine, is pro-
nounced the completest hotel in the South 1t is an
excellent specimen of Queen Anne architecture.
The wide verandas extending around the first three
floors suggest easy chairs and delicious hreezeS as
ia as they can be seen, The entire house is lighted
excellent view of the entire town can be had from
its wide verandas
To give some idea of the present extent Of Annis-
tons commercial and manufacturing interests, the
following description of the leading establishments
now in existence is presented:
The Cotton mil is owned by the Admission Manu-
featuring Co., with q capital of S250000 1t employs
$40 operatives to whom are paid for wages Sc 900
per month. Adjoining the mill are four large iron
tireproof warehouses, which have capacity for
storing 5000 bales of cotton. There are also ma
chine, carpenter and blacksmith shops, where all
the repairs of the mill are done In the rear is a
village of IS substantial, welbuilt cottages where
most of the mill operatives reside;
The Admission Car Wheel Works are owned by
Noble, Bros. & Co., who have invested in the bust
ness over 100000. The foundry has melting ca
pacity of4000O pounds per hour, and Is capable of
turning out 20O car wheels per day, The value of
the wheels and aXles manufactured by this firm per
year is S5OO000 They employ 125 skilled workmen,
and pay out in wages and salaries IS 600 per month
The Alabama Car Works was organized in No
vember, 1886, with o capital of Sj0OO1. They give
constant employment 10 $50 men, and pay out in
wages 5000 per month. Their output now amounts
TO $4,000 per month, and since it has been in fair
operation the company has never been able to sup
ply the demand for orders.
Among the smaller concerns may be mentioned
Murray & Stevenscn's foundry, with capital of
$4,000 which was moved from Gainesville, Ca in
1883 and since its location here its business has
been increasing rapidly.
Pinder & Co.'S machine shops are fully equipped
with modern tools for doing all kinds of machine
work 70 order and for the manufacture of Auto
mato Steam Engines from 10 to 100 horsepower.
: When nature prepared Admission for a manufac
turing point, she did not do her work by halves.
The progress of railroad building in and around An
niston the past year has been beyond all precedent
The railroads giving an outlet to all points of the
country are as follows: East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia system, direct route from New York
10 New Orleans, the Georgia Pacific. with connec-
tons from New York TO the Mississippi River; the
Admission and Atlantic road, and the Admission and
Cincinnati roads enabling its merchants and manu-
acturers 10 ship and receive freight to and from all
points of the country at competitive rates.
To those who contemplate seeking new fields for
their capital and enterprise presented the favor
able advantages of Admission. city which combines
all the elements of business centre together with
the refining influences of beauty of locatiOn, health
fulness, and educational and church facilities of
the very first order. b. L. W.