The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-04


type, which reach out for something
better. Having come with an excel
lent stock of brains, pluck and energy,
many have builded fine fortunes upon
solid foundations. Nothing is done
here upon the mushroom plan" That
is not characteristic of the city. In
this human beehive there is no room
and little welcome for drones Hand
some business blocks and beautiful
residences and streets give the city n
substantial, prosperous appearance to
the visitor.
The city's growth in the last twenty
years has been simply marvellous, from
Il small village to a live hustlng city of
nearly 10000 population. The CONNER
cial metropolis of q district containing
about two million people. or it's popu-
lation, 20 per cent are white, and over
so per cent. are Americana born. Its
wonderful development in mineral re-
sources has proven to be of vast wealth
and is seemingly limited The hills
and mountains that surround the city
furnish bountiful supply of coal and
iron ore for all the railroads and fur
twenty miles of the city, that furnish
coal cheaper,than any city in the South
except Birmingham. The altitude of
Chattanooga is about 700 feet above the
level of the sea. The undulating char
acter of the surface is such as to afford
natural drainage and through the val
leys which enter between the hills and
mountains, fresh breezes come to give
;rf tn,
mer is 72 degrees, and winter AZ de-
grees; the average for the past ten
years has been 80 degrees There has
been expended $5o0,0O0 in perfecting a
scientific system of underground sew
erage. which is said to be the most per-
feet in the South, comprising thirty
five miles of pipe and ten miles of brick
sewers. About eighteen miles of street
paving has been laid, and in this re-
spect the city is better equipped than
any city of twice it's size in the United
States.
WATER SUPPLY.
The city has an abundant water sup
ply for several times it's present popu-
laton. The water is taken from Look
out mountain and the Tennessee river.
at the base of Lookout mountain. and
furnishes beautiful, clear spring water,
right from the bowels of the earth, two
miles away, to all the southern part of
the city and residents of the mountain.
The reservoir is 175 feet above the city,
having a capacity of six million gallons
per day This hydrant water is used
for household purposes. The latter
pumping station is located two miles
above the city, on the Tennessee river
There are fifty miles of water mains
and over 200 fire plugs which have a
pressure of seventy pounds to the
square inch. The pumping and reser-
vor system cost $1,000,000.
CHURCHES.
The city of Chattanooga, including
the suburbs, has a church organization
for every five hundred inhabitants,
making at least one hundred religious
societies. this is significant of the
moral tone of the city, and has given
it the name of "the church going city
of the South"
The stranger. on entering the city,
is first impressed with the public
buildings. not only the fine city hall,
the postoffice and the noble brick pile
of Grant university on it's command
ing eminence, but also with the nu-
merous tall church spires rising in
graceful proportions above all sur
rounding buildings. These noble and
imposing structures are especially no.
ticeable and attracting when standing
on Lookout mountain or riding along
the crest of Missionary Ridge or ap-
preaching the city from any direction.
SCHOOLS.
The city has reason to be proud OF
her public schools. The church and
school are the modern measures of
progress, quite as much as the factory
or commerce. Here are six Commo-
dious and well arranged public schools
buildings for white children and two
others exclusively for colored pupils.
The public schools are in session dur
ing nine months of the year. In addi-
tion To the regular graded schools the
city maintains (besides Grant univer-
sity), high schools, normal universi-
ties, colleges for females and a pre-
paratory university for boys; also
medical college, besides dozen pri-
vate schools of high grade. Socially, |
and educationally consid- |
cred, Chattanooga is probably the most
thoroughly cosmopolitan city of it's |
size in the union today. Chatanooga |
has 116 miles of electric and steam |
railway lines, reaching to all parts of |
the city and suburbs for five cent |
fare, and the Rapid Transit company |
has a line running to all the famous |
around the city. The track |
is laid with sixty pound steel rails, |
we'll ballasted, and equipped with |
double truck, high-speed electric cars, |
which make thirty-five miles an hour. |
This line reaches Chlcamauga National ;
Military park in forty minutes ana ex- |
tends to the national cemetery. Or |
chard Knob and Missionary Ridge.
each place / will make further men |
tion of. j. Il. Richmond