The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-24

GltClOIdI COLLEGE, anu call exercise all
rights His trial will not be held until
after the electoral college meets, and
even if the judgment of the court were
against him he would exercise this
right pending an appeal to the supreme
court. Mr.. Quinn's friends say the mat
ter has been adjusted and that he will
not be convicted.
of a large knitting mill. This mill will
be one of the largest in the state, and
will manufacture from raw material knit
goods of a large variety. The site was
secured through the local Chamber of
Commerce, of which B. w. Pruitt is pres
ident and Earl Lay, secretary It will
be built by w. B. Davis & Son, who own
and operate mills in Chattanooga, Fort
Payne and Alfalfa. In addition to this,
there are in process of building a num-
Der of minor industries.
In addition to the industries given men
ton, Gadsden has a number of other in
dustries, possibly not so extensive, but
all of which go to make a town, live,
wide-awake and prosperous. The Gads-
den citizens are just as proud of these
industries which give employment to hum
dreds as they are the larger ones. Among
these are the A. & j. Manufacturing
COillpdily, ludh6Io vi STOVES, ranges anu
hollow ware; the Alabama company
manufacturers of high grade cooperage
stock; Gadsden Brick company, makers
of brick; North Alabama Manufacturing
company, makers of overalls; Gadsden
Milling company makers of mixed feeds
which furnishes market for the farm
ers of this section to dispose of their
products; A. L. Christopher Machine
Shops and Carriage Works; Tri-Cities
CfOe. 49, H., 1N..
Marble and Stone company, marble and
marble works; Gadsden Concrete COM
pany, concrete work, pipe, brick, blocks
and shapes; Gadsden Welding company,
Welding and repairing; Nader Mattress
company, makers of high grade mat
tresses; Alabama company, operators OF
four iron ore mines; Hammond Milling
company, operators of one iron ore mine.
HAS MUCH TO BOAST OF
In addition to this, Gadsden has good
hotels, the principal one being the Hotel
Printup; good churches of all denomina-
tons, one of the best public school sys-
TENS in the state, including city high
school. There are five modern brick
buildings in the city school system; hy
dro-electric power furnished from the
auxiliary steam plant of the Alabama
Power company near Gadsden; two street
trict and render excellent service. These
companies are the Alabama City, Gads-
den and Alfalfa Railway company and
the Gadsden, Bellview and Lookout
Mountain Railway company.
Gadsden has one steam laundry, two
afternoon daily newspapers, the Gadsden
Evening Journal and the Gadsden Daily
Times lumber mills Myrick Lumber
company and the Southern Manufacture
n hnipo the nrinPinaI
several cotton gins to handle the cotton
raised in this section; four cotton ware
houses, among which is the Farmers
Union cotton warehouse; wholesale
houses, cold storage plants, several bot
Ting works; several grist mills; many
garages and automobile dealers and va
rious other plants that are in a small
way considered industries and contribute
to the citys welfare.
BUSINESS is BRISK
The Gadsden chain of banks is enjoy
ing the best times experienced for many
years. There are five banks with a paid
in capital stock of more than $3.50, 600,
and a surplus fund of more than SOL, 75O
These banks are the First National bank.
the Gadsden National bank, the Etowah
Trust and Savings bank. the Gadsden
Loan and Trust company and the Ala
bama Bank and Trust company.
Real estate men say that there is not
a desirable business house in the city
vacant and that the demand for business
houses is large. In the residence section
there is also a great scarcity of houses
More than 400 buildings, both residence
and business houses are going up, and
the ring of the carpenters saw and
pounding of the hammers are to be heard
in every section. Business men of all
sections are prosperous and enjoying a
good trade, made better at this season
by the rural trade. While this section
of the state was badly damaged by the
floods, the crops are considered good and
produce a large yield of cotton, corn and
other varieties. Through this medium
much business is coming to Gadsden.
A DESIRABLE CITY
AS whole Gadsden is a very desir-
able city to live in. 1t is healthy, has
good schools and churches, and the resi-
Dental section is considered one of the
finest in the state. Many beautiful homes
may be seen here, while the streets are
are many beautiful shade trees that
make this section of the city attractive
and restful to the eyes.
The Coosa river that circles the town
on the east Is considered a great as
set 1t furnished the water power and
simplifies the operation of the industries,
while it furnishes a considerable amount
of transportation facilities. The city
water is of municipal ownership.
The city government is active in the
interest Of the town, improving streets
and making new equipments. Monday
night a $1,000 paving contract was let
and sections of south Fourth and Fifth
streets will be paved Immediately. The
new city officials are on the job ans
working for the city. w. P. Johnson was
elected mayor in the September cleo
ton and is one of the city's most pro-
gressive csitizens The board of alder