The age-herald., 1902-02-09

His worship 1t is not to be wondered at that manifold blessings have been show cred on this people, and that He has held them in the hollow of His hand
 EXCELLENT BANKS.
 No better index to a citys business can be obtained than a statement from the hanks. giving the amount of clearings Here there are two bankink institutions the City National Bank and the Banking House of Minthorne Woolsey. The form CT has a capital of $400.000 surplus of s221, ,Os9. .s9, and Is due depositors s1,S31.- 22397.
 The Banking House of Minthorne Wool sey has $50000 capital. and $16,902.05 sur- plus. It has deposits amounting to Sl95,- 6s0s5. Minthorne Woolsey, the President. is young man. but is one of the most ac- tive financiers In the city.
 The cearings of the City National Bank for 1901 amounted to $44 GOO. The figures for the Woolsey bank for the year were $1c, 645, ,94S.26. This places the total clearings at more than 00,000 for the year.
 THE HOTEL ALBERT.
 No city the size of Selma in the coun- larger, more modern and better patron ized than is the Albert under the new management The hotel was first open ed in February, 1893. It is a spacious structure of brick with stone facings and has a frontage of 175 feet. It runs back 15O feet, and has a large court in the rear. by means of which all rooms are virtually outside rooms.
 The hotel is of the Venetian style and the front is copied closely after the Doge's palace of Venice. The rooms are all elegantly furnished and arranged sing ly and en suite, according to the desires of occupants. From the fourth floor two balconies and the rear windows of the corridors provide views of Dallas County almost unexcelled.
 The hotel was leased last September by Louis Ravenel & Company. MT. Ravenel was made manager and now has control of the place. He is from the Lexington Hotel in Chicago, where he was for sev- eral years chief clerk He was formerly with the Chicago Beach Hotel also; and last summer had charge, as manager, of the Spring Lake Hotel at Spring Lake, Mich.
 Since taking charge of the Albert MT. Ravenel has put in an entire new Ntch- en and dining room. He has also inn proved the service wonderfully, put in an electric elevator and electric lights tnrOuRnOuI the mousse, ana dlSO new car pets and furniture. He is continuing the Improvements, carpenters, paper hang CTS, plumbers and. other artisans being busy in the house every day.
 THE ClTY'S WATER. The water supply of the entire city is l furnished by the Selma Water Company. | The water is forced under air pressure from artesian wells into large brick and concrete reservoir. from which it is forced by the Harley system and stand pipe throughout the city. Ten wells are used all having depths from III feet to 665 feet. Four are in the city and six l at a sub-station.
 The plant has a pumping capacity of 100000 gallons per day. The ordinary pressure is sixty pounds It can be in creased in case of emergency to 16O l pounds.
 The street car system is one of the most perfect in the South, the size of Selma being considered. Colonel Abbott. who has had charge of it since March 21 19O1 has vastly improved the service. l With him in the work is w. R. Hall 1 general manager. The company now has | five miles of track. five new double motor cars, two amusement parks. dancing pavilion and theater. Their efforts are l being continued along the same line. | The city is lighted by the Selma Light