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

on elevated table land. averaging 1000 feet
| above sea level. The winters are mild.
| the summers cool, heat prostrations are
| unknown: was founded in 1888, and has
never stopped growing; business streets
paved with bitulithie, residence streets
macadamized with ebert there are 40
miles of cement sidewalks. Taxes are
one-half of l per cent.
| There are six banking institutions in
| the city-one, national bank. is on the
| roll of honor of Alabama. The industries
are very diversified and range from the
manufacture of cotton goods to carriage
| building Iron and soil pipe manufacture
| is however the leading industry. In rail-
road facilities Admission is well provided
| to attend to her large tonnage. The
| Southern has two main line divisions
coming in and the Louisville and Nash
Vile also enters Admission. One IS told
that the Seaboard has purchased terminal
facilities in preparation to enter Annis-
ton. Birmingham freight rates prevail
for Annistons shippers. In telegraph
and telephone facilities Admission is well
equipped Its. water supply is practlcaliy
unlimited coming from a never railing
spring, with a flow of 500OO,OOo gallons a
day.
The pure water, natural drainage, CON-
plete sewer system, elevation and ap-
ton one of the healthiest places in the
United States. The annual death rate
| is le6s than seven per 1000.
Admission is also well provided with
hotel facilities; 1t has Il miles of street
railway and several power companies
| which furnish cheap power to the inhabi-
| tants The natural resources of Admission
/ are brown henatite ore in inexhaustibie
quantities Limestone for fux iss also
| &c tbn ado nj
the Coosa river coal fields. Seventy-five
thousand bales of cotton were handled
| in Admission last year at the average
price of one-eighth of cent higher thar
| Birmingham. Mills within a radius OF 81
miles use. more than 100000 bales of cot.
| ton a year. Its agricultural possibilities
are excellent, as corn, oats. potatoes
wheat, rye and alfalfa grow luxuriantly
in the fertile farm lands in and about
/ Admission.
Educationaf Equipment
Admission has splendid educational
equipment; it's public school system ranks
par excellence with any of the smaller
cities in the state. The Noble Institute
/ for Girls, Alabama Presbyterian college
/ for Young men, Barber Memorial seinina-
nv for negro girls are located in central
part of Anniston. AS for churches. An
niston siss properly called the Brooklyn OF
Alabama--Alabamas - city of churches.
There are churches in Anniston of about
30 in number, all built of fine material
and splendid, architectural design One
of the earliest buildings of Admission was
Grace Episcopal church. which Is built
| of yellow stone. 1t, was at it's, inception
| and it is, now one of the handsomesi
| places of worship in Alabama As An
niston grew; larger with passing years
there was felt the need for second
Episcopal church. and the group of mag
nificent' buildings known as st. Michaels
and All Angels was constructed by Joh1
w. Noble brother of Samuel Noble
| then deceased n, 81
St Michaels and An Angels needs q
few words, as that institution is in real'
ty lriore} thah a church edifce-it is one
of the show. places of Alabama and cosl
a vast sum 10 build The St. Michaels
group consists Of a rectory, chapel. sis
ter's homie. and = fine library. al built OF
marble and granite. and group under AZ
imposing tower of impressive design. SCI
on large lawn of arching trees giving
the weird walls of the church building:
a picturesque tone This church aiont
makes Sunday spent in Admission wortl
while.
Admission has also been well treated by
the federal government as one of the
most beautiful of United States cour
houses and postoffices is situated in its
midst. The government has also con
structed weather bureau almost identi
cal with the one in Birmingham. AS tn,
county seattof Calhoun county, Annistor
boasts of a courthouse that would be 7;
credit TO Jefferson county.
Places of Amusement
In giving pleasure and amusement to it.
people Admission has theatres where the
latrical productions playing the southerI
cities are frequently booked; the cinema
tograph is represented in three houses
giving daily pictures of educational ant