The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-03

sued will soon be enlarged to cover
countless others having proper and
suitable relation to those now existing,
but requiring far greater and more
diversified skill and commanding much
greater remuneration.
The area covering the foregoing
enumeration of industries does not
measure the contributions to local
traffic and the city's commerce. The
500 miners and their families in the
Blue Creek coal mines twelve miles
west of Bessemer). the 100 miners at
Connellsville just beyond, the 500 coal
miners at Brookwood and Mildale,
twenty-one miles southwest of Besse
mer, the $50 brown iron ore miners In
the Greeley district sixteen miles
southwest, the fire clay diggers there,
the 500 coal miners at Blocton. the ,
at Belle Ellen. the 100 or more at and
about whilden all trade largely in
Bessemer, while the thousands ct peo-
pie inhabiting the territory. trade
largely in Bessemer and the bulk of
the country stores procure their SUP
plies from it's city jobbers.
OF course many from Bessemer and
its territory trade In Birmingham. But
the possibilities and proba bilties of an
enormous trade development in that
city by reason of its central position
and superior accessibility are evident.
Is II Years Old.
1t Is almost inconceivable that so
much could have been accomplished In
city that has been in existence but
seventeen years, and yet 1t is true that
Bessemer was founded April IL. 1887.
The first sale of town lots netted $,JO,-
00O the first lot In the business dis
trict having been purchased for $93.75
a front foot.
To-day Bessemer is young city
with fine public buildings, good hotels,
excellent streets, its own systems If
waterworks, lights. sewers modern po-
lice and fire departments. electric car
service and everything enjoyed by the
most enterprising communities.
The people of Bessemer have made
and are making money. This fact is
apparent on every hand. The rest
dence district OF Bcssemer discloses the
fact that Bessemer people have as
handsome and well kept homes as any
city in the State.
Again Bessemer has its suburbs and
the Bessemerite makes 1t clear that
surely the suburbs of Bessemer cannot
be the suburbs of Birmingham. Among
these suburban districts are old and
new Jonesboro, East End, Sloss,
Brighton, Thompsontown, Wheeling.
"
The school system of Bessemer IS de-
clared to be as good any in the state
and certainly no city has more hand
some or substantial school buildings.
Bessemer had made unusual prspar-
ations for entertaining the Alabama
editors and absolutely nothing was
left undone to make the visitors az
comfortable and as happy as their
hearts might have wished. There was
an Executive Committee. an entertain
ment committee and an arrangement
committee. Bessemer Is a busy place
but its busy business men were acS too
busy to devote all of their time to
their visitors. They went about the
work-and 1t was hard Nork-with a
cheerful spirit and with a sincerity of
purpose that could not be mistaken.
j. II. Hard, was chairman of the Ex-
ecutiVe Committee and he was assid-
uous in his attentions to the visitors.
He was assisted by Mayor T. r. Huey.
City Engineer VI. :. Pa rkes, William
T. Kennedy, leading business man,
w. p. Gum, II. ]. Williamson. W. n
II. Judson and many other citizens of
Bessemer. These citizens appeared to
have quit their business for the time
and gave themselves up wholly to car
ing for the visitors.
Bessemer wds clad in gala attire
was on all of the buildings
in the business section and great signs
bearing the word welcome" were dis
played in conspicuous places The
homes of Bessemer were thrown open
to the editors and their wives and
those who went to the hotels found
when they came to leave that the COM
mittee had even gone to the limit of
paying their hotel bills.
beautiful reception was given to
the visitors by Mr.. and Mrs w. H. II.
Judson at their splendid country home
and one may have a faint conception
of the hospitality and extent of this
fine home when it is said that an in
vitation was extended to every citizen
of Bessemer to meet the editors.
On the same evening the fine club
houses of Bessemer lodge of Elks was
thrown open and a most enjoyable re-
ception was given there to the WISH
tors.
Thursday afternoon the party was
taken on a special train over a portion
of the mineral district reaching East
Lake about twilight, where a delight
full luncheon was provided after which
the editors were given a theater par
ty. Friday the entire day was spent
on special train viewing the mineral
district and the resources and indus
tries of Jones valley
In truth Bessemer is a great nIace
and Its citizens are a great peonle
They deserve all of the good things
that the future has in store for them.
Wait for the big Sale" TuesJax NJ