Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-06
ATLANTA LEADS
N GROWTH ANY
SOUTHERN CITY
Progress for Any Given Year
Surpasses All Others by
Good Margin,
GREAT COMMERCIAL CENTER
Fourteen Lines of Railroads Ra-
date From the Queen City of
the South to All Points.
GREAT COMMERCIAL CENTER

Except in times of panic, the sum
total of Atlanta's progress for any
given twe,ve-months has never failed
80 surpass the preceding year by a
comfortable margin, and predict
.aat 1918 viii more than hold it's
own"
This statement was made by Wal
fer G.. Cooper, Secretary of the
chamber Of Commerce. in the course
of an interview, which is considered
remarkable in the light Of the start
ling facts and figures which it ore
scnts TO Atlantaus on the resources
" their city and county.
John c. Calhouns prediction that
Atlanta would some day be the great
railroad and commercial center OF
ha Southeastern States has been
fully justified declared Ny Cooper.
aad the fact is that the city has
Just started to grow. 1t has thrown
off its swaddling clothes and is TO be
considered along with American cities
two and three times its size. The
Hoametum which a greatly increas-
ing population and unparalleled
building and manufacturing record
gives IL will carry it along at a rate
The question is not, viii Atlanta
grow but rather, How much?' Mr..
calhoun passed through this section
IN IT'S carly beginnings, and he based
his prophecy on the strategic posi-
zion of the village once known as
fermiuus-he recognized this as the
natural point OF conveyance for rail-
roads which would be built parallel
10 the Appala chan chain Of noun
raIns into the Southeast, and the
Western lines which would be built
from the Mississippi Valley toward
'ln South Atlantic seabOard.
Prophecy Fulfilled.
What of this prophecy? II has
been amply fulfilled. Atlanta is a
railroad center from which fourteen
lines rldiaye, tapping the Atlantic
and Gulf coasts, and reaching oul
with Uubounded opportunity on all
sides To- the four points of the COM
pass.
General Sherman declared that
Atlanta would always be a COM
handing center in times of peace, as
well as "a strategic center i'm times of
Ear There is no part of the south
Ata.t.c o. gulf coasts that can
not be reached from Atlanta in eiGh-
teen hours, and noteworthy in this
o. ion 81 ri 1 AYT
Department is now planning the cS-
adjustment here of a great brigade
post In recognition of tia City's stra-
teglc Importance.
A-lauta's business establishments
are the largest and most substantial
n The Southern States. The city is
lie recognized center for the South
"l the large insurance. automobile
ana general manufacturing concerns
5i the Feast. It is the distributing
ana convention center of this entire
section.
Homeownins City.
AS a homecoming, home-loving
community, Atlanta is second 10 ne
city its size in the country. There
e. nearly 10000 dwelling houses, 24l
.Alrehes, theaters, 50 public
schools, 1873 apartment houses, q
f-'pn.1u0 pOs.ofiicc that pre- sents q
better appearance than the pOstOf-
zee III New York City, and a COM
A"ulous State capitol that is to-day
worth 100000. The Auditorium
Tor grand opera has a seating ca
'aelly of $500 people; there are II
hotels, il tireuroof Office buildings
.-l 1000 rooms and practically al
'- them filled; there are manufactur-
\ "5 industries that turn out annual
II a ~
- insurance business that brings in
s--'9o',veo worth Of premiums To- the
-aietdl agencies Of the city. bank
5,5-trlhEs loot up Il total Of 100000,
'E', and poStoffiCe receipts are great
.i man in any Southern city.
receipts at the local postotfice
are increasing at the rate of S1000CC
year. and the volume Of business
= such that larger quarters viii
Idally he necessary. When the
'L-el post business came into being
me hlst weeks figures showed more
57 u this feature than was record
IN Denver, Milwaukee and cities
-"tre Atlanta'S size.
Population $4,000.
lie city's population is about 1885,
Its climate is ideal The altitude
I.9op feet above sea-leVeI. In com
larson with other Southern cities
',,aHta' 5 tax rate is surprisingly low
Real estate transfers in 1912 total
1881 in number and nearly $685.
''' IN amount. jas against S,i0e
.-a less than So, 900 600 for 1910. The
.al value of building for 1912 waz
t.a4i. as compared with S6,2l5,-
lH 1911. Mortgage and loan deeds
-t1- We're 1919 in number and ST.
~. . IN amount, a. against 1926 anC
--st5.-es in 1910.
The census OF 1905 gave FultoT
l-v S15,15G2Ss invested in facto-
.ug f2.,9H workers who drew
."I wage Of S-plS.-tu. AL .-ti-
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