The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-13
SYLACAUGA IS 4
 PROSPEROUS TOWN
Conditions Were Never Better
 in Its History
COTTON MILLS ARE BUSY
Fourth District Agricultural School is Another of the Advantages En- joyed by the cltizens-eus-
 mess Interests Large.

Svlacauga. December 12.-(Special.) )- sylacauea is sharing the general pros peritv of Alabama. The merchants are all elated at the general condition of the country and are anticipating a good Christmas trade.
 The town was never in a more healthy commercial condition than at present and the farmers are all much delightedi at the price they are getting for their cot ton. Over 10000 bales of cotton have already been handled here and 1t is said that when all is in the aggregate number will be in the neighborhood of 12,eOo bales. The industries in this town and neigh borhood are all working full time
 Cotton Milling.
 The central cotton mill which employs about 300 hands is inundated with orders. Besides this mill there is also cotton seed oil mill, hosiery mill which spins Its own yarn and flour mill that isspat- ronized by people forty miles away.
 The fourth district agricultural school with Professor T. A. Anderson as prin- cipal has more than 300 pupils this term The business houses are all good, sub stantial brick buildings.
 Six new brick buildings are under con- struction to be ready by January l and others are to follow. Many new resi- dences are being erected Turpentine stills are being constructed in the neighborhood and it is said that the stills have at least eight years work ahead of them.
 Banks and Merchandise. The two banks are in a flourishing con- \dition and enjoy the confidence of large patronage.
 ] There are five practicing physicians and tbne dentist
 ! Fifteen up-to-date merchants supply the wants of the town so far as general mer- Ghandlse is concerned and all carry a very commendable and assorted stock There are also a number of small stores. Three druggists are doing flourishing business, although the town Is considered to be very healthy. The mines in the district are all active and are working to fullest capacity. The four churches are all in charge of capable men and have large congregations. The Methodists Baptists and Epscopalians have edfices while the Presbyterians are holding their services in the auditorium but are pre- pairing to build a chapel.
 Three hotels cater to the travelling pub lie. and are all doing good business.
 The Sylacauga Progress. owned and edited by Dr. John J. Hunter, is the only paper, and is issued weekly. Miss Kath- erine Hunter is the local editor. The welfare and peace of the town Is looked after by Chief of Police Homer Cornett, and two patrolmen,
 Mayor Johnson.
 T. P Johnson is serving a second term of office as mayor, and is one of the most popular men in the community.
 MT. Johnson is the buyer for Smith Brothers, and said yesterday:
 "Sylacauga is enjoying a reign of pros .perity, and is in better shape than 1t has been for years. The farmers have enough corn to last them for two years. We ex- pect that when cotton is all in the town will have a showing of 12,0O0 bales. Our colored population is very orderly, and 1t is very rare that a drunken man is seen on our streets.
 ''There is no town in Alabama that can show a cleaner court record than Syla- cauga. consider that the town has a great future in store for it. If the edi- tor of The Age-Herald ever makes us afl- other visit he could not help being struck the general appearance of the town com pared with the time of his last visit. The Age-Herald is very popular here and l believe that all it's subscribers in this town are delighted with the elegant ser- vice 1t gives"
 The mayor took the correspondent to a local warehouse to show him 400O bushels of corn In one pile and hundreds of bales of cotton.
 "This is the largest pile of corn.'' said