The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
Admission Everywhere Is
Recognized as One of the
Healthiest Cities in the
United States
SOIL PIPE AND IRON
WORKING PLANTS
MAKING IT FAMOUS
Schools Are Ideal and Churches Arc
Typical of the High Aims and
Purposes of the People
Who Are Making
Admission
BY nIoHARp T. LUssIER

Anniston, March 1.-tSpeeial)--Samuel
Noble laid tY foundation stones of The
capital of Calhoun connty-Anniston--
score or more years ago and today his
statue stands on a granite base facing
Eleventh street from small grass plot
: in Quintard ayenne-an enduring manu-
1nent for the children of the coming gen.
GRAFTON to revere the memory of the
founder of Aabama's prettiest of the
smaller cities.
That is the first thing one is told about
In Anniston-the story of Samuel Noble,
who located in Admission. in 1884. finding
a small village of approximately 400 souls,
called Woodstock, which through the ef-
forts of the late Mr.. Noble, was merged
into Admission. The story runs on that
Samuel Noble was impressed by the nat
ural beauty. of Admission the moment he
arrived and thereupon determined to set
tie there. He resolved that a beautiful
city should arise from its then quiet val
ley. Mr.. Mobiles determination was sue
cessful, and though he passed away in
1883, he had started Admission on its way
the way that makes it at the present time
the most bustling of the younger cities
OF Alabama.
Natural Beauty
Coming to Admission in any season of the
year one cannot but be impressed with
the natural beauty of this quiet, yet pro-
gressive place. The grandeur of the sur
rounding mountain scenery, Annistons
delightful climate and splenAidly kept
streets and parks turn even one bent on
business Into a sight-seer and to rhapso-
stands on a plateau ranging from 700 to
1000 feet above sea level and from any
point the view is a delight to the eye. Inn
pressive mountain peaks lift their proud
heads to the skies the east aud the
west. To look directly down Noble ave-
nue., which is Il miles in length, one views
with wonder Pulpit Rock. This hulk of
stone-gigantic in proportions-stands2 2i01
feet in height from sea level and is the
highest point In Alabama, being approx
imately 1900 feet above the level of Annis-
ton. Pulpit Rock is on Horseshoe noun
tain and marks the ending of the Blue
Ridge range.
In a booklet recently issued by the An
niston chamber of commerce the para
graph reads that time is too valuable to
rhapsodize and space too valuable to tell
of what beautiful city Admission is. The
booklet then proceeds to reveal a lot of
dry statistical matter concerning the
many diversified industries of Admission
On looking and examining the statistics
closer the matter does not appear so dry
after all, and one becomes deeply inter-
ested in the possibilities of Admission and
what Admission is at. the present time.
Admission leads the world in the manu-
eacture of soil and iron pipe.
Think of that.
Annistons yearly tonnage is second to
only that of Birmingham, and statistics
prove that Birmingham tonnage is
sleater tsian that of New York.
Birmingham's white Way" posts were
made in Admission, for the capital of Cal
houn leads in that industry also.
Admission with a population of about
$1,000. keeps approximately 1000 men en-
ployed in her industries and her monthly
pay roll amounts to 100000 These are
figures to make any city proud of. But
wait-there are some more equally as in-
teresting.
Some of the City's Claims
Reading with awakened interest into
the civic chambers pamphlet, one reads
that Admission is 1000 miles south of Chat
tanooga (to the disadvantage oc
ssnooga'), 6S east of Birmingham 104
miles west of Atlanta (Which reflects
lot OF credit on Asa Gamblers hamlet),