The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-10-05

One Of the really up and coming
towns Of South alabama is Bay Mi
nette, county seat Of the banner coun-
" of Baldwin, and a town to tie TO II
it IS money making or home making
that happens to interest you.
AS the county seat, or course, Of a
farming section OF the importance and
standing of Baldwin county, Bay Mi
netts, in the first place, had 10 be To-
Gated, necessarily, within easy access
to the larger markets which handle
the produce Of this exceptional terri
tory and she is.
Take your map Of Alabama, and
trace the boundaries Of Baldwin coun-
ty, with its wonderful coast line eN-
tending along the Gulf Of Mexico ord
its tributary waters; look for Bay Mi
nette, in a slightly north central loca-
ton of the county, and you will find It
most ideally located for shipping the
prize vegetables and the rich grains;
the sleek cattle and hogs and sheep
that have fattened on the bounty OF
the land; and, 700. the healthful dairy
products, that have come from the in
terror and from out the Bay Ninette
vicinity itself.
Bay Minette is "a miles northeast
of Mobile; 1876 miles south Of Mont
gomery, and only so miles northwest
Of Pensacola; on the main line Of the
Louisville & Nashville railroad; boasts
of being highest above the sea level of
any point between Mobile and Mont
goInery, an altitude, according to local
statistics, OF 26S feet, and represents
the Invest community Of common in
terests that you will find in many a
days travel
Bay Minette is nothing 10 not cos
mopolitan.
Here YOU find people from nearly
every state in the union, with a lib
eral sprinSling of Canadians.
Everyone is making good"
Everyone is boosting Bay Minette,
and everyone is working with an eye
out for community interests.
There isn't a reason in the wide
world why Bay Minette will not be one
Of the most remarkable farming towns
and trading centers in the new South
within a reasonable length Of time:
when you figure IL all out, and look
at the proposition from every possible
angle, you can't for the life OF you,
find a single flaw in the whole propo-
sition.
And there isn't
Fine Men Help.
Bay Minette, among other things
distinctly in her favor has an excsp-
tionally fine and capable set OF men,
who officially and semi officially look
after the various features OF her sure
and certain destiny.
w. d. Stapleton. for instance, is
mayor, cashier of the Baldwin County
Bank, one of the most public spirited
and all around fine men IN the state,
and well fitted, therefore, to preside
over things official in his own little
chosen city.
The councilmen are all live. progress
sive. and far-seeing business men OF
the cslibre that usually spells "go' for
any town so favored, and are az fol-
lows: A. y. Brya-s. X. II. Nixon,
Joseph Feminear, ". @. Hall and Gr.
J. NJ. Smith. J. G. McGiH Is city
J NJ. Franklin Is clerk. o.
c. hall treasurer, and Leslie Hall is
city attorney.
Every man In Bay Miaette for that
matter, however, s.. in realty. 'PUIl-
ing for Bay Einetre." whether Ia an
official capacity or otherwise.
". Il. white is concentrating what
ne thinks of Bay &iret2e INST now by
erecting a two-stJTY general store
building at the coet ~ - 600, which IS
now In construction on Hand avenue;
a. NJ. Thonoson's new brick livery
sta.ole IN aoyIe avenue VIII cogt &2.-
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