The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-05

ing and development They are deter mined that the town shall go forward to high position.
 City Government.
 The city government consists of T. s. Misap, mayor, and Councimen A. T. Le F'ils H. A. Cornett, Sumter Cogswell S. D. Kilgore and w. A. Starnes. The town enjoys an excellent school system, free nine months in the year Prof R. E. Cooley is the superintendent and the trustees are T. 8. Milsap, presi- dent; George w. Pratt Van Walker, McClain, Triton and Junius L. North. Besides this public school the cotton mills company furnish and sustain splendid school on the hill near the mill.
 The cotton mills here located have mod ern machinery, and the goods find an a- ways ready market. They have 21, GOO spindles which are always busy. These 21,000 spindles are said to be equal in productive capacity to 5000 spindles of the old style. The officers of the com pany are George w. Pratt. president; A. J, Draper, treasurer and A E.. Ledyard, secretary. All of these gentlemen are active public spirited citizens of Pell City and are hopeful for the future of the town.
 George w. Pratt, the president, Is deep ly interested, not only In the industrial development of the state, but In the po- litical affairs of the nation. South Carollnian by birth and education, he Is a thorough democrat. and has just been elected as a delegate from the Seventh congressional district to the national democratic convention. He is a man of conviction, and of experience in politics, and henceforth must be regarded a fac tor in all affairs of this state. citys Industries. The Bank of St. Clair with a capital of s5O,000 Is one of the institutions of Pell City. It does, in a prosperous way, general banking business. The officers are: Sumter Cogswell, president: Frank H. Lathrop, vice president; and E. J. Mantz, cashier.
 this tIme-Methodist and Baptist. but more will come to meet the growing de- mand.
 The trustees are soon to begin the erec- ton of a handsome new brick school house.
 Two hotels care for the transients-The Cornett house, by that prince Of good fellows, H. A. Cornett who has been here since Ahe town began, and the Brick hotel.
 If will be remembered that few years ago there was a movement on foot to divide the county of St. Clair on ac- count of the mountain line, which splits it in two. separating physically the north ern end from the Coosi- valley secuon, but a compromise was offered, and instead a second county site was named and co,rt division provided. So Pell City is ornamented by very handsome court bouse of modern structure and plotted by the necessity of a jail, which, however seems a requisite to modern develop ment
 The Future.
 lust now the people here are looking forward to on early completion or the Seaboard Air Line Railroad from At lanta to Birmingham. This town is not on the main line, but the old East ana West branch is to continue to run to Coal City. distance of seven miles, ana 1t Is said that the Birmingham and Att Ianta track will be used by the big system so as to bring Talladega on the system It is urther said that trains are to run over the Southern from Bir mipeham to Pell City, thence direct to Atlanta over the Seaboard as early as July. This load will give renewed inn petus to the growth of Pell City.
 St. ClaIr County.
 St. Clair is one of the real strong coun- demonstrated in late years. It Is one of the territorial counties. having been es- abolished in 1878, a year before Ala bama became a state. It was named in honor of General Arthur St. Clair, Scotchman by birth, who came to Amer ica as lieutenant in the army of Gen eral Wolf in 1759. He afterwards became A major general and was the first gov- ernor of the Northwestern Territory. Let 1t here be known that St. Clair's namesake died the year the county was named, and went to his grave crowned with all honor, 50 there was no Hanger in that name.