The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-16

a drive over the place. the writer saw | tnirty-five or more residences under con- | struction, while more than three times | that number had been completed during | the previous year. The rude frame | store houses of few years ago have l given away to a couple of blocks of hand- | some two-story brick structures. most all | of which are loaded with stocks that would be a credit to cities of more than double the population. The city's local territory is backed by diversified inter ests, conspicuous among which is the lumber business. So great has this in- dustry alone grown that special freight trains. drawing from ten to fifteen log cars, especially constructed for the busi- ness, are constantly passing day and night and the cost of fuel is so cheap that the railroad authorities still adhere to the old regime of using the wood burner engines. Aside from this, the tur- pentine industry has assumed no small proportions. The forests in all sections are dotted with farms of this character and the greater part of the earnings of the laborers are dropped in the city. The lands in the surrounding sections are for | the greater part level and highly produce tive and the resident farmers are of the old type, who believe in raising hog and | hominy in abundance for home consunip- | ton, and much to spare. The character | of the lands varies somewhat, a portion | having a reddish cast and commonly styled amber lands, while other sections | are black and others of a grayish cast All are comparatively fresh with a deep 1 clay sub-soil, and are most admirably adapted to grow all classes of vegetation l without the aid of a great quantity of 1 fertilizers. 1 The timber lands are almost inexhaust- ible and it will require years and years | to consume the vast areas of giant pines | and other fine class of timbers that are now growing so luxuriantly throughout l that section.
 The city Is traversed by the Atlantic | Coast Line Railway with prospects of other systems entering at no distant day. Tn 1902 the census of the town was taken by order of It's City Council and the &C.,
 tive estimate today places the popula- tion safely at 2.100. S5 per cent of which are white The municipal government comprises a Mayor, A. M. owens, and i've Councilmen, c. M. McNeily, J. c. Walden,Sr. W. S. Edwards, W. J. Faulkner and w. c. Peacock to whose untiring energy and perseverance much of the city's growth and prosperity is due.
 The city's business, which is constantly l increasing, now approximates very close ly sS00,0O0 annually which is an increase
 
 pared with five years ago. Within it's borders is a substantial public school l building, erected at a cost of S3,000, with an enrolment of 225 pupils: and five neat and substantial church edifices of the Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterian de- | nominations.
 Enterprise also boasts of a well equip ped cotton mill now in successful opera ton which would be an ornament to much larger cities. The mill is a sub
 stantial two-story brick structure of
 modern design. equipped with modern This important industry was put on foot
 by J. Rawis, E. M. Johnson, W. B. Fleming. J. P. RawIs, J. B. Henderson,
 K. Jones. J. T. Jones, w. c. Jones,
 John B. Peacock. c. T. Hildreth, M. F.
 Nixon, J. E. Folsom, JesSey Folsom, w. H. Austin. c. D. Sawyers and ". H.
 Warren. Within the corporate limits is
 also large ginning plant of up to date
 design, with 8 daily capacity of 100
 bales. The question of erecting a s40,0O0
 cotton seed oil mill was being discussed
 the day was there and there Is not the | least doubt but that one will go up the
 coming fall.
 The citizens have by their united ef-
 forts at last succeeded in having an arte-
 sian well sunk in the very heart Of the
 town and are now blessed with the great , est abundance of that fluid of quality |
 exceptionally pure and sweet.
 The First National Bank of Enterprise
 was incorpor ated year or two ago with
 capital stock of $50.0OO and is wide
 awake, prosperous institution. Its officers
 are c. H. Malone, President; W. E.,
 Law. Vice President; W. D. HutchIson,
 Cashier. The building is handsome
 structure built of Milwaukee brick with marble trimmings and tiling floor. was informed that new banking or xanIzation with a capital stock of S150.000
 had just been formed and would perhaps be in readiness for the fall business. The city has In addition to what has
 been mentioned, variety works, turpen-
 tine stills saw mills too numerous to ] mention and many other smaller indus : tries all in successful operation
 3 The Methodist denomination will soon
 begin the erection of an 5000 brick church and boasts of the largest and best . attended Sunday School In proportion to
 population of any in the State. Fne ac- 2 tual attendance will reach 45O for Nne . Methodist and about $50 for the Bapust' In addition to the large number of res- - idences that have gone up there during | the past year, there has also been built six handsome brick stores, a brick bank : building and Mir. McGee, the popular . hotel man. has been so overrun with sncn an unprecedented rush Of visitors, tna' | he has already begun the erection Of a |
 . main thoroughfares.
 An ice plant. large grist mill and alsc 2 an electric light plant, 1t Is said. VIII
 surely be built there the coming fall. } Among its wIde-awske progressive citi' gems are J. w. Harrison, Richard D . Bowdon, Thomas s. Livingston, MT I Carlisle, Editor of the live ana vice 3 awake weekly newspaper published there 3 and others I cannot recall:
 v Uncle Dick Bowdon is the city's mas { cot. He is also the city's popular cleri ,nfinantial citizens He Is always aler b fin interesting the stranger and can afford '- more rai ejoyment with his bright witt ,. cisms than a well equipped minstrel show t The health of the city is excellent. tn o | .ooo and tenor of its society unsurpassed 7. and it boasts of many handsome womet ' and the prettiest girls to be found any h ] where. .,, A.. ,.ouv.. ..o.
 and growing city and if 1t continues a