The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

recognition by the Federal government are being perservingly and persuasive ly presented to the public at large. and will be carried to Congress. It Is con Hidered practically assured that at the next session an adequate appropriation will be voted for the purpose of wid- ening and deepening the channel so as to render 1t navigablc at all seasons of the year. This will have an impor- tant bearing on freight rates and will give to Montgomery another route to the Gulf.
 The City of Montgomery has kept pace with her growing population in a way which all cities that aspire to commercial supremacy must do. Niles of sidewalk and street paving have been laidis streets have been graded and new streets opened; sewers. storm, water and sanitary, have been con- structed; hyIgienic and sanltary im- provements, both public and private, have been accomplished; fire and po- lice protection have been brought to a high standard of efficiency and a gem orally safe, healthful, clean and well ordered city conserved to our citizens. During the last fiscal year, alone, twelve miles of sidewalk paving wero laid, mile of street paving was put down and other street paving was in augurated which has since been com
 
 miles of sidewalk and nearly fifteen miles of street paving add to the att tractive appearance of our city and seldom fail to elicit favorable com ment from visitors. This is a showing of which any city of equal population may we'll be proud.
 Modern Utilities. | Among the modern conveniences which make the city a desirable place of residence may be mentioned its gas and electric plants which are steadily extending their area of operation un- til the entire city will, ere long. be in- eluded
 There are forty-two miles of street railway tracks in Montgomery and six steam railroads enter the city. The mu- nicipality owns it's own water works plant and ths puSlty of our water is second to that of none other in the en- tire country-a very important factor in preserving the health of the com munity.
 Montgomery deserves to be known as "The City of Beautiful Residences" Its homes are as handsome and em- body as much, or more, of the chaste and beautiful in architecture as do those of any Southern city. Visitors, for the first time driving along our resi- dence thoroughfare, are impressed with the appearance of the homes which line the way. Among our many hand some structures are the churches of every denomination.
 Because of its antiquity and because 1t was the social and diplomatic capi- tol of the old, and a different regime, in some quarters of the country, the impression still prevails that Mont gomery Is a weather worn and feeble relic of an older order. situated some- twhere south of the Mason's and Dixon's line, and where the merchants prob ably put up their shutters and close their stores in the heat of the day to indulge in a lazy siesta. It is gratify- ing to observe, however, that this mis- conception is being rapidly dissipat-
 industries, the progressive spirit of our people and the advanced methods of our merchants
 In no city of equal size can be found more modern stores sand shops than those which front on Dexter avenue, Commerce street and Court Square. The scenes of daily activity on our princi- pal business thoroughfares are as bustllng, impressive and commercially significant as those enacted in any lplace of approximate population, south or north.
 In short, Montgomery has kept abreast of the times; has grown and developed remarkably Tn recent years, is now expanding and progressing stedily and rapidly and. by the grace of God and the virile virtues of South ern manhood and womanhood, will con- tinue to grow and develop until our beloved city IS lifted to her predestined rank among the great cities of the Southland.