Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
EAST POIN 7
RICHER THAN
30 PER CENT
Of COUNTIES
Manufacturing City of Western
Fulton County Has Taxable VAL
uation Far Exceeding Many Of
Georgia's Political Divisions.
Railroad Junction, Fine Residence
District, City Is Blessed With
Every Favoring Condition to
Make 1t Ideal Municipality.

Nestled in, the western end OF Full
jon County, the city of East Point
stands as the gateway between At
anta and the magnificent agricul-
urll country lying beyond. But aside
from agriculture, it stands as the
most remarkable little manufacturing
itv in the country. and East Point
r-s" refer to it as the busiest town
# rs size in the world"
IN idea of its resources may be
cleaned from the following summary
It has population of 5000,
which is an increase of 1900 in
-hree years, but within a radius Of
TWO miles Of its business center
there reside 10000 persons. happy
md vell-to-do.
The taxable value of East Point
is greater than that of so per cent
OF the counties in Georgia. the total
topping s2,S75,0OO.
East Point has a yearly income
OF $4,000.
Municipal ownership has proven
= success. The city owns both the,
waterworks and electric plants.
both of which are on a paying ba
IS
\ splendid system OF sewers has
been installed in the business sec
ton and is being rapidly extended
so as 10 take in the entire resi-
dence portion.
Fire protection is furnished by
paid department, equipped with
high-speed automobile apparatus.
Crime Almost Unknown.
There is police department, but
crime is at low ebb and hearings in
The Mayors Court are infrequent.
The city has a splendid public
school system. There are 700 chill
dren in the white school, which has
sixteen teachers. A negro school
has six teachers and is attended by
200 pupils.
The bonded Indebtedness Of the
city is slightly under 100000. The
taxable value permits of a bonded
Indebtedness of 1920, 600.
There are two miles of paved
sidewalks and three miles Of paved
streets.
Sixty-foot boulevards connect it
with Atlanta. Hapeville and Col
lege Park.
twenty-five different industries
are in the town or in it's immediate
vicinity.
There is a White Way on q new
business block which is Just being
opened
II has five churches.
Water Exceptionally Pure.
The water supply is bountiful
and exceptionally pure, coming
from artesian wells sunk 10 depth
Of several hundred feet.
It is the junction point Of two
railroads, and has interurban cleo
trio passenger and express service
between Atlanta, Hapeville and
College Park.
It is six miles west OF Atlanta
and is but a minute ride.
It is within two miles Of Fort Nc
Pherson, which Is soon to be made
into one of the largest brigade posts
in the country.
Two hundred trains a day pass
through the town.
The increase in business Of the
town has necessitated the enlarg-
ing Of both freight depots, while
both railroads have increased their
trackage facilities.
The Central of Georgia Railway
IS planning to open up Immediately
a thousand tract in East Point
TO be used for factory sites.
East Points history dates back to
ne building Of the Atlanta and West
Point Railroad 1t derived its name
rom the fact that for many years it
"1s the eastern terminus of the road,
'niIe West Point was so named be-
7Gse it was the western end.
The First Seer Comes.
For many years East Point failed
o progress. In fact its population
creased. Then a long headed man
-acJurer came along and decided
nat it was good spot for manu-
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