The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-26
SOUTHERN PROGRESS SECTIONS FINANCIAL HEALTH
 IS EXCELLENT. Southern Mayors Write to The Manu- facturers' Record of the Growth
 and, Prosperity of
 Their Cities.

Baltimore Dec. ecial.)-Ftnanciai, tn- dustrfal and commercial health of it's cities is one of the srest indications of the prosperity of the South during the past year The read- mess with which municipal authorities pre- sent the telling facts about their respective communities is significant of the spirit or pro Rress animating all circles and 1t is the certain promise of nothing being left undone in the future to insure steady advancement These indications and this readiness are manifested in a mass of letters from Southern Mayors filling six pages of this weeks issue Of The Manufacturers' Record describing conoiuons or towns and cities in the wide territory stretch iug from the Potomac to the Rio GrAnde. and setting forth the facts upon which heaitny expansion is to be made. Commenting on them The Manufacturer Record says:
 .sThrouxh these letters certain broad ten- dencies are apparent These include municipal improvements, industrial and commercial growth and private enterprise in building op- erations A number of years ago Memphis gave a signal illustration of the practical value 10 a community of attention to its hygiene The lesson has not been lost on the South, and New OrIeans with It's dominant position in cotton sugar and rice in the markets of the world with it's additions to manufacturing in- dustries under the spur of exemption Of new ones from taxation for a certain period. and with its rising importance as nnancier' IS adding to its mileage of paved streets. 10 erect inK numerous modern buildings and is now
 
 tenn of sewerage and drainage. which, for com pletaness and as an engineering proposition. is probably unsurpassed In the world. Shreveport in tho same State, has also added to It's physical well-heing by street paving and the construction of sewers and water mains with out trenching upon its financial strength. while Jackson, Miss, Is feeling the good ef- fects in many ways of the installation of a drainage system. and @ large force or lapor has employment upon sewer construction and street paving at Nashville. under an author ized expenditure of $6oo.o 900.
 ''No State in the South. probably. Is reveal ing greater activity than Georgia in the Inn movement of it's cities by waterworlks. sewer age systems. electric lights and trolley Ines the many new buildings at Atlanta, including some structures from twelve to fifteen stories high. a new hotel and handsome residences be- ing notable in this respect and at Macon the erection of new buildings and the improvement of old ones being sharply reflected in the fact that brickmakers and other contractors are behind in their orders In Florida. Jackson vile has made a wonderful recovery from its devastating fire of the Spring of 1901. paral- leling the courage and energy of Galveston af- ter it's disaster. and the 2,4oo buildings burned have been replaced by 2 644 of modern de- sign, most of them built during the past twelve months. this rebuilding being accompanied by the installation of improved electric lighting and traction facilities and a general fmprnve- ment of the streets. New woodworking plants of different kinds have begun operations there while the wholesale business of the city has been enlarged.
 Newport News. Va, is extending its sew craze system and its asphalt and macadam movements. while Danville. in the same State. has not only broken records in its tobacco business. but also in its building operations. while the completion of a dam for the de- velopment of the water power in the Dan River will increase the impetus fin that direction. Preparations for the development to a greater extent of the already excellent water power at Columbus. Ga, being made while an in- crease during the year of Sl.5oo. 900 in the