The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-06-11
Happy Huntsville.

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time tonight aG will be ut my disposal the
next six months.
We are delighted with Huntsville and her
charming people. 1t wonld be impossible.
for me to tell cf the war!n welcome given rs
npon our return to Aliiana We haze IN
elegant parsonage. AMI nur church i; a large
two-st"ry brick bniliing. since Huntsville
has been on 4 boom. onr congregations have
so increased that We need more rGolh, and
We are planning to build tie most hand
some church in Alabama | must contine
myself to Huntsville and surrounding coun-
try in this letter Taking Huntsville rs
center, ani within q radius Of enc hundred
and twenty-five miles, You have Z variety Of
valuable resources not surpassed by any
equal area within the bounds Of civilization
This fact is attested by onr wiScSt and E:ost
prudent men The Southern part of the
great Appalachian coal fields terminate in
Alabama. There are, also immense beds
OF red iron ore, varying from SIX to sixty
feet III thickness. immense beds of brown
ore, iiiti l'IS:tS pl JIG NitEll
easy reach Of Huntsville IS 4 center. Such
quantities Of coal and IRON adjoining cannot
be found III the world Within this radius
Gun also be found gold, silver, nickel tin,
zinc, copper, corundum, m!c;t, sulphur, ka
olin, marble, g.auite, sandstone, plumbagO,
diamonds, rubics, emeralds, etc It's timber
supply equals any equal area Of America.
It's farming lands are remarkably fine.
This area has more resources than England.
It's climate is unsurpassed. England sup
ports twenty-five millions Of people. This
area can enrich an equal number.
Huntsville is progressing grandly, its in
dustries multiplying rapidly, the field
Of Labor and enterprise constantly en-
larginy, It's population increasing, and
the scope OF its activity reaching ont
constantly. There is no more charming
spot to live in than Huntsville. Tie eli
mate, the people, the educational and rclig-
ious advantages are unexceiled. The curative
properties Of the mineral springs in this
section are trnly great. The pnre water and
the beauty OF the &cenery unsurpassed.
Huntsville is no: Alabama. Alabama has
many charming cities and villages, yet
Huntsville IS the spot containing :aore adj
vant.ses and attractions than any other city
in the State OF equal size Huntsville owes
her remarkable popularity to the character
Of her peopl". For fifty and more Years it
has been IL great educational center and
her people are remarkable for their culture
and refinement.
Monte Sano is three miles distant and
nearly 1000 feet high Shelter Caverns, now
riraling Mammoth Cave, Ky, is only one
and one-half miles away. Huntsville has
numerous drives and pleasure resorts, and
to olrists and invalds make II their heal
quarters on account Of the excellent hotel
advantages. Their climate is one Of the
things Huntsvillians boast Of That the air
is inrigorating Is to be expected among the
mountains and at q point nearly one thou
sand feet above the sea, while Monte Sano
still lifts itself far above rs and only three
miles away. You may walk as early and
late as you please, for however heavy the fog
may hang above and around u.s. there is no
malaria here to instill its poison into our
system. Huntsville is built not only with
the capital of her own citizens, but con-
Structed with materials close at hand. Brick,
limestone, sandstone, marble, are abundant
and enough for all needs. Coarse lumber,
with all the hard wood and fine lumber in
endless variety and quantity. a dummy
line from here to the top of Monte Sano
Pure water from one Of the most remarka-
ble springs in the world is distributed in
miles Of mains to all parts of the city.
Huntsville has two female colleges Of high
repute, one public graded school, several
private schools, and besides these the mon
ey has been raised to erect buildings for
the Alabama Military Institute. The he
groes also have good schools. We have sev
eral large hotels, notably among them the
Huntsville, the McGee, and Monte Sano,
which are unsurpassed in any city Of the
same size Huntsville has about q dozen
churches There is an abundance here,
therefore, to please the eye. and touch the
heart, aS we'll rs fill the pockets, and year
by year this city will become more and
more desirable place in which to dwell rs
well as do business. The world is full of
those seeking homes and investments; full
of people bunting a desirable locality in
families; full OF people seeking IN opportu
mtg fcr the jutlicious investment of capital.
To all such l would say, $50 to Huntsville,
AlabaIa." | haven't cent invested here,
yet wish TO tell OF the rich legacy of nat
ICSouICcS W
have no tale Of fabulous FL Dorado to tell,
where fortunes may be plncNed like autumn
pippins, or wealth gathered is stones upon
the highway But this section Of onr great
cl!utry is the place where honest toll hath
It's sure ana rich reward, and where the in
v-stnr certainly gatheretha 9ooir increase
In i'll my travels in the United States and
Canada i.ave seen no l'lach more inviting
This section demands that there be located
somewhere IN north Mai ana Z. city whose
commercial importance: shall be in Il ncas-
nfa commensurate with the magnitude Of
It's resources. We would say further that
the geographical position and the railroad
facilities Of Huntsville point nnerrinGly to
her az the coming city Of north Alabama
She has already dI%tancel all competitors
ana is noW fairly in the lead, and gaining
all thr time in geomctric ratio Her expan-
sion and development are limited only by
the inconctivably great resources of the
country in which she is located \ country
Of vast agricultural and horticultural poSSi-
bilitieS;a 4 country nnicrlaid by inexhausti-
bic deposits Of coal, iron, zinc, &c: i coun-
try over whose surface course innumerable
small rivers aud clear babbling brooks of
NFlhS mountain wafer I country on WeoSe
bosom are yet nnrtnred in I'LL their primeval
rnggedness and beauty vast forests Of Ill
kinds of valuable timber. When, and only
when a.! these are developed to their highest
productive power, will Huntsville cease 10
Offer reniuncratiye business advantages 10
the stranger. A.; Yet their development is
scarcely bcEsnn the same may tnlhfnlly he
said of the city of Huntsville.
Bro Editor, have written IA entirely 1it-
f"rent letter from what intended to, but |
have already treSpaSsnd too much upon yonr
space. Come to See Ms: you will always be
welcome. Truly, T.. ID. BASS.