The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-28
DECATuR.

| ed by these she rises and comes again with more force, vim and push than ever before.
 DECATUR.
 Decatur, like her sister city of New De- catur, Is thriving prosperous and up to- date town with a population of about B. l 900.
 1 Decatur has many beautiful churches. private residences and modern business blocks. Her Mayor and board of alder men are all progressive business men,. Whlie her police force is probably the pest or any town of like size in the South.
 Only a short time az Decatur put in an up-to-date sewer system, costing up- wards or $40,O00 During the past twelve months this city has done much vaIua- ole street work and has more laid out which Is now being done and will be com pleted as soon as possible.
 Numerous new residences, costing from Sl'OOO to 5000, have been built during the past twelve months, besides a number or magnificent business blocks. Among the business blocks are the following: 10 Lyons, four two-story store rooms; J. ]. Sykes, four two-story brick store rooms: John l.. Brock, four two-story brick store rooms; First National Bank, one two- story brick and stone business block: John D. Wyker, one two-story brick and stone business block; c. C. Harris. six brick business houses; Lampkins and Thomalson, one brick business block.
 This spring new Carnegie library, costing $lOOOO, will be built; a new public school building, costing $15,000, will be erected; St. PauPs Episcopal Church will build new church and rectory. costing T.OOO; the Methodist Church will build new naFSnna0a. a station will be built; and many private residences will also be erected during the present year. Within the next twelve months the electric street car loop will be finished, connecting New Decatur with Decatur from the west side. Dr. Scott will soon build on the corner of Bank and Lafayette streets two-story block containing two store rooms. The block will be modern brick structure. He will also build a brick block two stories high on Lafayette street, containing three store rooms and will also add an- other story to his one-story brick block on the corner of Bank and Lafayette streets
 Decatur is now contemplating building a new opera house and a fine new ho- tel.
 This city had a serious fire Thursday night, but her people do not feel discour- aged and say they will soon have the now vacant lots rebuilt with structures much better than the ones which formerly oc- cupied them.
 The Decaturs are without question the pest towns of their size in North Ala bama. Their combined population to-day Is not far from 15,OOO people. and they are growing very rapidly. It has been esti- mated that the growth during the past year has been fully 15 per cent.
 The future outlook for the Decaturs is brighter to-day than 1t has ever been before. All their people are employed at good wages, their business men are mak- ing nasomH money and all are. happy and pros
 In New Decatur the Commercial Club. live up-to-date business mems organi- zation, is doing much towards the up- buildin gof the town and is answering many inquiries from people of means who are seeking locations in the south
 In Decatur there is a business mems organization. known as the Decatur Board of Trade, which is likewise doing much towards advertising and building up Decatur.
 In word, the Decaturs are modern