The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-02
AUBURN:
By W. D. McIyer..

Aupufn, Marcn l.Vctan CorIesponu-
 nnce.l-A visit to Auburn and the Ala
 hama Polytechnic Institute is always
 Dleasant, and every time come hate
 to leave and want to come again. If one ' stops at the McElhaney or at private
 0 made acquainted with that hospitality
 ter which its people are widely noted.
 This visit was made especially pleasant
 by the fact that l had come on spe-
 cial mission and there was every kind
 ness and courtesy shown me In getting
 the data and all information necessary
 Co perform that task. Major Little, full
 of love for hts town. public spirited and and : little town was doing and made an ex-
 cellent showing, his modesty making him
 neglect to tell of the most important Part he had played in bringing about o. D. Smith. the acting President, was especially kind and made me feel per
 fectly at ease in his office. have known
 by hle fine executive abilities and splen-
 did discrimination he will. fill the place
 of Acting President, as he has done thus sfars with entire satisfaction to all
 stitution and with honor to himself; Pro
 1ess prs Thach and Nell have my thanks
 for especial nvors, while General Lane
 was particularly kind and received me most cordially. The General was brave and gallant soldier and is as. gallant in : times of peace as in war" It is always quite a treat to meet him and enjoy his companionship for ever so short time. cry boy graduated in his department is ln lucrative employment and he brides himseh upon teaching up to date meth- Ods, particularly in highway construc-
 tacn. in which our people & are S so , much ca sof natures great men. Prof. E. w. Dun- can. the Professor of the Public Schools of the town. the pride of the citizens Of to secure thorough training in his echooi in the primary grades before en- tering the college. He Is progressive and ready at all times to lend his aid in any terests of the town. He is the corre- spondent of The Advertiser at Auburn and sends all the news promptly. I had . most beneficial hour in the Chemical a me all that, was to be seen.
 The State and Station Laboratory oc- cupies a neat building recently erected for the purpose, while the whole of the devoted to college work in chemistry. : The courses of instruction include 1ec- lures and practical work in general, Az rtculturai, Analytical and Industrial Analysis especial attention being given to the analysis of coals. ores, iron, steel and various furnace products. fertilizers. soils, waters. etc.
 "A laboratory are occupying important po- sitiops in metallurgical laboratories in .Alapama and adjoining States. and fre- quent acquisitions have been made upon positions in iron and steel laboratories. 2 Graduates from the chemical courses of this institution are occupying chairs of chemistry in a number Of important Southern colleges and universities, while others hold important positions in State and Experiment Station laboratories. in laboratories of industrial plants and as superintendents of chemical works.
 Auburn-The Village.
 The central object, indeed, the heart inf fact. is Auburn,--the town being but aIr aggregation of residences and bLsi- ness houses connected more or less with tie life of the College The population: 1.t0e. There are no manufacturing. in- terests, no saloons, no places of outside aftraction,-the life Is entirely coll .gi .-e.
 The situation of the town is not unpic- fm esque, amid series Of rolling, wooded tbiils. Eight hundred and fifty feet eleva-
 Iion. tbovs .he sea level. the town is entirely free from all malarial diseases
 a summer resort. Many of the streets are shaded with handsome avenues of oaks, she buildings are neatly painted. } and altogether there is quite. the air Of -n New England village. Auburn is one of the tidiest little town in Alabama. Here, before the war, fourished lead- ing classical college, the seat of much .eulture and refinement that left deep Impress upon the community. There are st{il rsmany handsome old residences of the ahte-bellum type-the homes of fam lilies of note in the State, the Dowd eHs Samfords, Dukes, etc. Here is the birth place of the late honored Governor. Wm T. Sanford.
 .g That the people of Auburn s'ani for everything that Is elevating and good is Evidenced everywhere In 1899 the city
 bonded itself for $6,0O0 for the erection Of a modern school building, the pretti- lest school building in Lee County, and sone of the most substantial in this sec tion. Auburn is in an excellent fnan- cial condition. Its school bonds sold above par. and with the exception of these bonds, 1t has no bonded indebted ness. The expenses of conducting the 1city's government are, indeed, very small. Tall officers exceptNthe city marshal serv- eng without pay.
 t The commercial world is represented by about twenty-five business houses tn- t tcluding all Hines of trade-general mer-
 chandise, grocery, hardware exNEs, sgbooks, millinery, confections, etc.
 Auburn is probably the oldest settle ssment, if not so one of the oldest. in the
 county, being well laid out with wide i fthoroughfares. and the water is of ex- gcellent quality and pure. < ,e THE COLLEGE. .s
 0roanization.