The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-31
BY virtue of its commanding situation.

By virtue of its commanding situation,
| midway between the coal and iron re-
! gions of North Alabama, the fertile felds
| of the Black Belt and the piney woods
| and productive lands of the Southern por-
ton of the State, possessing a magnificent
system of railroads and having perfect
access to the Gulf by water Montgomery
| Is destined to become one of the greatest
| inland cities of the South
Approaching these facts and the inter-
ests of Montgomery having been well pre-
scented to the executive body of the Gov
eminent by both the local Congressman.
the industrial body, and the daily press.
the National Government Is preparing to
make two splendid additions to the postal
and governmental facilities In and around
Montgomery.
In less than month we'll conducted
rural free mail delivery service will be in
| full operation and within a years time
Montgomery will have a Federal building
of which its citizens may we'll feel proud
The postal authorities of Montgomery
received notice several months ago that
on October four routes of the rural
free delivery service would he established
in Montgomery County. These routes will
cover over sixty square miles and will
reach over 1000 persons. This service
will he great boon to the country peo-
pie ana Will De a source OF much saving
to them as the carriers will be allowed
to do a messenger business and save the
neighbors of Montgomery many trips 10
the city The routes will be operated in
connection with the Montgomery post
Office and will add greatly to the postal
business of this city.
Al the last session of Congress. Col. A.
A. Wiley. Representative of the Secoid
Congressional District of Alabama, Sc
cured an appropriation of $4,000 for i'm
provements in the local postoffice and
Government building. The constructing
architects have begun work on the plans
for this extension of the present building
and the prospects are that before 1903 is
ushered in ground will be broken for the
addition to the headquarters of Uncle
Sam.
This extension will be built at right an
giles to the old building, running back
from Dexter Avenue nearly to Washing
ton Street. The addition will be two sto-
ries high the lower floor being used BY
the postoffice and court room and the
second floor by the offices of various Gov
eminent officials.
An effort is also making to have Mont
gomery made the headquarters of the
United States District Court Of Appeals,
and in case this effort is successful, the
Judges of that court will occupy much
OF the space in the extension to the Fed
eral Building.
The next year will witness the success
full delivery at Montgomery of thousands
of horse power of electricity for the use
of manufacturers here. This is calculated
to add greatly to the manufacturing of
the city This power is to be conducted
here from Talassee falls, and the plant
is nearing completion.
The suburbs of Montgomery are grow
ing. dwellings are springing up and much
of the surplus population of the small cor
porate limits of the city are drifting into
the suburban districts, Factories are be-
ing located largely in these districts and
the bulk of the factory population live
outside the city limits. Business houses
are going up in the suburbs and a lively
trade is carried on In all Of them.
Montgomery has six architects, one
awning and tent maker, seven bakeries.
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