The age-herald., 1899-07-02

south side of the city, giving such natur- al drainage as few other cities enjoy
 Railroads and River
 ent lines of railroads and river of deep channel and navigable for a distance of about 200 miles from one end of the year to the other. Thus her freight and passenger facilities are all that could be desired The A. G. S., the l.. & N, the Southern, the N. c. & St. L. and the Chattanooga Southern lines touch this point, giving the city di- rect connection with the great centres of the north and west as well quick con- nection with all of the Atlantic and gulf ports. The Coosa is the finest steamboat stream east of the Mississippi, the steam CTS carrying the United States mail and delivering same to half hundred post of- fees, and making schedule time every day in the year with the regularity of a rail- road train.
 As was remarked by one who appreciated the advantages enjoyed by Gadsden. the foundation of the future progress of this city was laid when the foundations of the everlasting hills filled with minerals was laid. Here are combined all of the ele- ments necessary to sustain large popula- tion and make people prosperous and happy. The magnificent Coosa river fur nishes water for navigation and commerce, and for fire protection and sewerage pur- poses.
 The location is high and beautiful free from malaria. and having never known such a thing epidemic. That Gadsden is immune from yellow fever there is not the slightest doubt. The mean tempera- ture in the summer is from 70 degrees to 75 degrees. The population of the city com prise about 5000 white citizens with a very few negroes. The people are lawabidng
 and have the greatest respect for their
 courts. The only complaint of dull busi-
 ness that I have heard in Gadsden came
 from lawyers and physicians. By this the
 local fraternity of either profession must
 not be deprecated, for no place can boast of finer legal talent or of more skilled physi-
 cans The fact is there are few lawsuits and crimes, and almost no sickness. Ideal Place for Cotton Factories Gadsden is an ideal place for cotton fac tOrieS Her advantages in this respect are many, and have already attracted the att tention of some of the most wideawake manufacturers of the east who are casting about in the south for locations for plants which they purpose erecting at some fu- ture date. Indeed the advantages offered here have already been availed Of by the Dwight Manufacturing company, one or New England's largest cotton manufactur- ing concerns. The Dwight company punt a thirty thousand-spindle mill here about four years ago. The adaptatibility Of the place for the success of cotton manufactur-
  suit the Dwight company has just doubled the size and capacity of its plant. Thus within four years time a million ana quarter dollar industry has been located here, and three thousand people soon Will have been added to the city's population. The experience of this company has been
 one continued success, in consequence Of
 which a confidence in the future of the
 city has been inspired with the people in-
 terested, which will mean much more Tor
 Gadsden. Located in the centre of the cot
 ton belt, accessible to five lines of railroads
 and a river that is navgable the year
 round, and which flows through fertile cotton-growing section, over which the raw
 material can be obtained at from cents to 20 cents a bale freight; and at the very doors, as it were, of the great coal mines, from which coal for steam and other pur- poses can be obtained at prices about equal to the drayage from the cars in other cities is it any wonder that the Dwight mills have met with success? And can any one doubt that others will avail themselves or these splendid advantages?
 A manufacturer here can compete suc- cessfully with those of any other place in the world. Especially is this true Of the cotton manufacturer. An abundant and highly desirable class of labor is always obtainable, and as the cost of living is very small the help is cheap. The labor can be obtained in any quantity from among the white people of North Alabama, f. who belong to a sober and industrious class of citizens and who are not susceptible to the influence of the professional labor agi- tators which sometimes infest some of the larger cities That the people of Gadsden and community take kindly to new and creditabe industries is evidenced by the | willingness manifested by the property | owners to place valuable lands at the dis l posal of the promoters of such enterprises | In fact proffers to donate sites is no un- | usual thing here Then, after money has
 been invested here in industries, either py 1 corporations or individuals spirit of | friendless liberalty and generosity on the
 part of the people. This has been the his
 tory of the various industries with which | Gadsden has already been favored. The | citizens feel a pride in and guard with a | jealous care their home institutions. They | would quickly protest against any unfriendt | ly legislation, state or municipal, and there