The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02

uplifting value. oxford Lake park, adj
jacent to Admission and reached by the
street railway, is one of the prettiest re-
sorts and natural pleasure parks in north
eastern Alabama. 1t offers clear water
lake covering q acres for such amuse-
ments and recreation as bathing, boating.
bowling, dancing and all other well known
forms of amusement at summer parks.
The Country club has recently completed
it's new building and has one of the best
golf links in the south. There is enough
in Annston to make all classes happy.
Admission has good reason to modestly
call itself the Noble city. for it is noble
city in every sense of the word. Annis-
ton is we'll laid out, with streets running
east and west and the avenues north and
south; the streets and avenues are the
best kept of any city in Alabama and
are line1 with beautiful reidences and
handsome business buildings; the general
cleanliness at once attracts the stranger
who comes to Admission, for combined with
its natural artistic beauty. it radiates re-
tinement and quaint, gentle duietness,
most pleasant to the traveller from busy
and grimy cities. A walk on one of An
niston's avenues in summer meath its
operhanging trees, casting shade cool
ing and pleasant, is an experience SO de-
lightful that its wonders have been told
| DER the country and Admission is the
mecca of hundreds of visitors in the sum-
mer.
| Growth Has Been Steady
| The growth of Admission has been steady
and sure ever since Samuel Noble gave
ii its first boost. The late Mr.. Noble laid
the foundations of a great city; he was
/ religious man, God-fearing man, ana
he left the impress of his Christian in
fuence and his exemplary character on
Anniston for all times. That itself ex-
plains its steady progress through the
/ years past and gone and the present
Annistons proximity to the coal and rich
iron fields has given it a healthy slim
ulus from year to year, enabling 1t to
| pass through disastrous pancs without
suffering extinction Admission in 1907 was
| at the height of its splendid prosperity;
every mill and wheel in the city was
| turning; the panic stopped nearly every
thing and its largest industry, employing
tthousands was closed and is still closed,
but the Admission spirit did not die with
the closing of its Industries, and now
| five years after the panic Admission. still
lwithout the services of it's largest indl-
vidual industry, has so many other small
er and diversified industries that 1t Is on
la firmer foundation and has more wealth
per capita than at any other time in it's
| History. Is fs.4s.
Ii Anniston wise in her years, has not
only given her attention to the Develop
lment of iron and coal possibilities; she
has not only given attention to inducing
NEW industries to locate in Anniston; she
has given also a great deal of attention
| to inducing settlers and farmers to come
Ito Admission and till the Surrounding fer
little farm lands. The people of Admission
lrea1ized only too well that the wealth
4 re a .
llicultural resources. YEA H
| Admission is the headquarters of the
Farmers Cooperative union Of Alabama
l,witl} an Annlston man as president and
guiding genius OF this progressive organ
| ization. The Choccoloeco and Alexandria
lvalleys are within a few miles of Annis-
ton and contain the most fertile farm
lands lin the country. Annston appeals
Ito the farmer. it wants the farmer; 1t is
fright behind the progressive back to the
farm movement and offers splendid
| market for the farmers products.
Chamber of Commerce Work
( The Chamber of Commerce, under its
able president L. L. Turner and efficient
| secretary, L.SC. Watson, with the newly
organized Boosters club' in conjunc-
ton with that progressive organ THE
| Star and Hot Blast under the guidance
of Harry Ayers, are behind Admission,
| pushing forward all the time They are
the real boosters beind every movement
| that is progressive. The back to the
farm" movement is their pet measure;
keeping Admission in the lead of the
worlds output of iron pipe is another. The
above mentioned agencies are keeping
Admission in the right track--the groove
that Is making it good city to I've In
and also the city of real opportunity for
the hustler. Admission progress is so sane
that 1t has not the need of new tangled
thoughts on civic government and city
commission form was recently defeated