The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-08
One of the Biggest, Little
Cities in the State of
Alabama"
LOCATED IN THE MIDST OF FINE
FARMING SECTION, VALUABLE
MILLING INTERESTS AND MA
VAL STORES ENTERPRISES, SHE
HAS RESOURCES WHICH HAVE
ALREADY PLACED HER AMONG
THE FIRST CITIES OF SOUTH
EAST ALABAMA.

Andalusia, county seat of Covington
county, with a population of $4,000
people, and the trade center for one
<of the finest farming districts any
where, probably has more up-and-
coming resources than any other town
of its size in the South.
strictly commercial town, with a
full days business done every day.
Andaiusia depends, outside of her
warming territory, her naval stores and
the neighboFing saw mills, upon a
number of live. up-to-date Industries
go TO make her the richest town in
Southern Alabama.
The present growth dates back to
1900 when the Central of Georgia and
the l.. & ". railroads both conspired
to put her on the map but you Will
knotch streets, named after the
famous march of General Jackson
made during the war of 1872, when the
generals pioneer corps cut the pre-
scribed three notches to blaze the
pathway to the gulf.
Years passed, and a small village
developed, which, however, fired with
patriotism, sent its young men march
Ing off to the Civil war in the days
of 81, the start being made from the
OLD Holley House, built in 1S4S and
which still stands, an interesting land
mark, now falling into decay.
In 1901 the town Incorporated and
showed a population of between two
and three hundred.
In 1899 Judse j. NJ Snead built the
ftst cotton warehouse in Andalusia,
and the nfxt season weighed 40 bales.
The COTTON receipts for last year for
Andalusia amounted to 1000 bales.
The principal business streets are
Cotton street, East Three Notch, South
Three Knoteh. and Coffee streets.
The residence streets are beautifully
kept, Carolina poplars, sweet naples,
and oaks shading the highways from
the Alabama sunbeams, and gorgeous
semi tropical towering things sweeten
the air by day or night.
A great many of the homes are built
after the Colonial style of architecture.
a style which is peculiarly in har-
mony with the splendid lawns and the
wiles and smiles which nature has SO
generously bestowed ia sApdalusia.
Honorable A. r. Powell is mayor
of Andalusia, and j. NJ. Head is city
clerk and treasurer.
The city council is composed of A.
c. Darling, ]. E. Shreve, 4. c. Wilder,
S. b. Milligan, and B. II. Zeagler, and
the city is in most prosperous, sat
isfactory, and satisfied condition.
ThoS. Jernigan is city marshal and
these. together with the country Off
cials of Covington who live at the
county seat. constitute the official set
at Andalusia.
The Andalusia City School is reach
ing such a degree of Importance. and
the attendance is growing rapidly,
that the town is to be bonded for a
new building, or for a suitable addi-
ton to the old.
n~Andalusia has three hotels. numer-
ogis boarding houses. five churches, one
splendid newspaper, THE star" whose
.'twinlxles" scintillate all over Florida
and Alabama.
!. She has three banks, two railroads.
several secret orders, and one of the
Invest business sections in the South.
Some Resources.
In the matter of public employ
ment and general resources. Andalusia,
among her varied interests, includes
several large manufacturing concerns,
the Andalusia Ice Plant. water works
and electric light plant, a grist mill;
numerous wholesale houses. three cot
ton warehouses: two guano factories,
a cotton seed oil factory, turpentine
stills, a branch of the Gulf Refining
Co. of New Orleans. three cotton gins,
two bottling works, and still other in
dustries of a varied nature.
The Empire Saw Mill is one mile
south of town at Silver Springs, the
Horseshoe Lumber Co, is located four
miles west at River Falls, and six
miles east are the Henderson Lumber
Mills at Sanford.
There are Is brick blocks in Anda-
lusia, beside other detached brick