The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-17
DADEV|LLE HAS
 FINE CITIZENSHIP Is One of the States Best
 Old Towns HAS GOOD WATER POWER Is the Former Home of Senator Gull person of Texas and Many
 Other Distinguished
 Men.
 
BY FRANK V. EVANS.

Dadeville, April 16,-(Special.) IA fact
 pleasant for Alabamians to note is that
 most of the older towns of the state are
 springing into new life, and keeping
 fairly apace with the new order of things
 Now, here in Dadeville, one of the old
 est of all Alabama towns-yes, one If
 the original stage coacn towns, which
 was in existence before any railroad was
 ever built In the state, and really moved
 along nicely for years and years before 1 the first whistle of the Savannah and
 Western Cnow the Central of GeorgiD
 ever disturbed the quiet of these hills and valleys.
 Dadeville is the county site of Talia- l poosa county, and has so Deen distin- l guished for many years. It Is just ninety nine miles from Birmingham-clocs enough to be called a near neighbor. Dadeville was named in honor of the distinguished General Dade. who lost lis life battling against the Seminole In dians in Florida. So it will be observed that Dadeville Gas well as Tallapoosa county) derived its name from the In dians The one by natural means, the , other by force of arms and conflict be- tween the white and the red man.
 An Enterprisng Citizenship. This town has today a population of about 150O of as lively and enterprising citizenship as you will find anywhere in the state. Dadeville is surrounded oy A good agricultural country, and receives a. most important trade from the farm ing class. About thirty stores nave a division of this trade, and all seem 10 pc | enjoying good business. The cotton re- ceints amount to about 1000 bales per an
 mum. and general country produce IS dailv drought into this market. There are no manufacturing enterprises at Dade- vile of consequence except large cot ion seed oil mill, guano factory and gin- nerv: therefore the town depends upon her agricultural and timber resources Several large saw mills are in operation near here, and the trade from these IS quite an item ,,.,., system under the direct superntendence of Professor Taplin, formerly of New York. who is said to be an excellent mod orn ,1ucator The school is supported by the aitv with the fund supplimented py the state and county. It is under the general management of board Of edu- cation. elected by the city council, ana has a very laige and faplulS ihcreasiHs s enroilnlent. Hon. ]. Percy Oliver is the ma1 or of the city, and his board consists of five ,ouncilmen The city is out or debt and tle administration is a wide awake and rrogrsssive one
 New Electric Light Plant. i Quite recently this administration has installed or 1otric light plant, which brilliantly Eliminates the streets of the town aud furnishes lights to residences and business .lccses at a minimum price Tie e'eotricity is generated by the water pawer of Pig Sandy creek, at point two or three miles from the city The power employed is 3O0-horse power. but the falls are capable of providing S00-horse power Ttere is really no expense attached to ccrducting this city light plant, except tl.e time and attention of two men.
 This 1allapoosa county water power is of immense value. Tallassee falls are in tl.ls county and from this county the city of Montgomery obtains power for the l.ghtinr of that city. Tallapoosa river, a inagn cent stream, is only eight miles distant from Dadeville, and besides this a number of magnificent streams water tho county.
 Prior t5 the building of this railroad Ladcyille had a stage line, and wagon tr rains hauled freight to and from Loat- crapoka, twenty-two miles distant, on the