Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-30
ADMISSION, ALA,
A MODEL CITY
What Its Chamber of Commerce
Says and Does For 1t
SOME OF ITS FEATURES
Where The Local Units Of National
Army viii Go Upon Leaving
Annapolis

The folder is handsomely gotten up
on the best quality book paper, ana
is edited by the Chamber of Com
merce of Admission, Ala. 1t shows
what a Chamber of Commerce can do,
and what an Annapolis Chamber OF
Commerce might do, if it were not
defunct
The illustrations are of streets,
churches. schools, the Federal build
ing. U. s. Court. postofiice, hotels
garages. weather Bureau headquar-
ters. municipal building, cotton fields.
farms. bath houses. country clubs,
pig iron furnaces, flour mills, founda-
ries of all kinds. and a map of the
city
The pamphlet says, Admission
Alabama. is a Model City It fur
Their says:
"Anniston is beautifully situated
among the mountains of Northern
Alabama at an elevation of 900 feet
and there is no more healthful spot
on the American Continent
Admission is on the main line of the
Southern Railway running from
Washington, d. c., to the Mississippi
River also on the division OF the
Southern from Cincinnati to Chatta-
nooga. Rome. Admission, Selma, Mo
bile and New Orleans. Admission has
a division of the Louisville and Nash
Vile Railway running from Birming-
ham, Gadsden, Admission, Montgom-
cry, Pensacola Mobile and New
Orleans and to points in Florida ana
Southern Georgia The main line OF
the Seaboard Railway running from
Norfolk to Birmingham is building
into Admission and is now only Il
miles away Admission has every ad-
vantage in passenger and freight
rates to any part of the United States.
Distance from Admission to Birming-
ham is GO miles. to Atlanta 104 miles,
to Montgomery las miles, to Chatta-
nooga 142 miles. Admission is a Model
City Admission has everything re-
quired to make the citizens contented,
prosperous and happy Admission Of
fers great opportunities for investors.
Every reasonable concession will be
granted to persons locating indus
tries at Admission. Admission is in the
Mineral Belt (iron, coal and lime
stone) and was founded on the manu-
facture of pig iron. The population
is now 10000 and there are 10000
more in the suburbs of Admission An
niston is the county seat of Calhoun
county
There can not be found in the
whole country a more orderly, law
abiding and moral citizenship than
Admission and Calhoun county possess
Admission is a delightful place of resi-
dence all the year round.
The winters are mild and the sum-
mers not too warm. Admission is
wideawake and rapidly growing city
Come and see for yourself You are
sure to like Admission
Some of the Features OF Admission.
There is no better climate in the
United States. The temperature in
mid-winter falls as low as 20 degrees
(rarely) and during the summer time
seldom passes so degrees. Cases of
prostration from heat are unknown
Admission is surrounded by mountains
and is blessed with pure mountain
air and restful nights. While walk
ing southwark on the streets of Annis-
ton We look toward a mountain having
an elevation of 2O47 feet.
Anniston's water supply comes
from spring flowing enough to sup
ply city of 100000 inhabitants
Admission has a perfect natural
drainage and a remarkable system Of
underground sewerage. Admission is
a healthy city. The many miles Of
streets are macadamized. In the
business district the street paving is
bitulithic. The sidewalks are made
of cement.
Admission has electric light and gas
Admission has hydro-electric power at
small cost Admission has electric
street cars. Admission has well
equipped paid fire department. Steam
engines are not required because the
force of the water coming from the
hydrant is great enough to throw
stream over the tallest building
Admission has the Western Union
1AAo 4 VISUAL dPU SCI VIE it
Bell Telephone Company have a local
and long distance excahnge at Annis-
ton Admission has daily, Sunday and
weekly newspapers. Admission has
two national banks, trust company
and private banking Offices. Annis-
ton has one college for boys, two for
girls and public schools of high or
der and excellent private schools.
The educational institutions indicate
q high class of citizens.
Admission may be called City Of
Churches in having as many as
thirty churches, and some would do
credit to a large city, one costing as
much as s125.0OO and another 100000
Admission has beautiful park with
large lake
Admission has the Hotel Alabama.
one of the best hotels in the South.
Admission has beautiful new theatre
and four moving picture and vaude-
vile theatres.