Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-11
FACTS ABOUT ALABAMA
(From GreenviIle, Ala, Advocate

(From GreenvIle. Ala, Advocate)
One hundred and three years ago Alabama
was admitted to the Union after having been
territory for two years. During the century
and three years the great state has taken first
rank in many ways; it possesses the greatest
potential water power OF any state in the UNI
ion with enough harnessed and Embarrassed
Lower to light the cities of half the south,
east of the Mississippi river. Two of the
greatest higher institutions OF learning in the
southland, the University Of Alabama and the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute are a part Of
the educational achievements of the century.
Below is some very interesting information,
compiled by Peter A. BrannOn, OF the depart
ment Of the Archives and History, dealing
with the strides the state has made since 1t
became part of the union.
Alabama was territory shorter time than
any other state of the American Union States.
Alabama is an Indian word but it does
not signify Here We Rest" The word means
"thicket gathers"
Alabama was named for its principal river.
Alabama has 2,345.71e people.
Aabama's native born population is 1920
per cent.
Alabamas bank resources are S254, ess, 4515S.
Alabama has 259 banks.
Alabamas taxable property IL valued &c
1854 500 224.
Alabama ranks third in the United States
In the production of iron ore.
in the production of graphite.
Alabama has 256,000 farms.
Alabama has 20,000,000 acres in farm lands
Alabamas railroad mileage is 5,349.
Alabama had 396,949 children in the ele-
mentary schools last year.
Alabama's educational and benevolent insti.
tutions received from the state last year
$7,046,083.
Alabama's greatest receipts into the trasury
for the year 1920-21 was $40, 430,72s.63.
Alabama has the greatest potential water
power of any state in the Union" So says
BabsOn.
Alabama shows q greater percentage of
water power development in the past few years
than any other state in the Union. "-Babson.
Alabama has enough water power to light
the cities within the radius as far as New
Orleans ''-BabsOn
The Alabama Polytechnic institute was the
first southern college to establish q separate
chair for electrical engineering.
At the Alabama Polytechnic Institute Prof
A. G. McKissie constructed the first apparatus
used in the United States for demonstration
of the X-Ray.
er for him, and her reply made me catch nv
breath.
That's easily remeded. Please don't keen
me in your bad grace any longer; let's be
friends" Her voice was very soft and allur-
ing, and there was a ring of sincerity about
it that almost deceived me- If I had not
known Edith and observed her at close range
day after day. might have thought that she
was in earnest. Would Herbert be able tn
resist her? Would he, like most men, sue
cumb to her charms? strained my ears
for his reply.
Il sorry that anything I may have
said or done has given you the wrong inn
preston of my feelings" Herbert's voice
was polite, but without feeling of any kind
and I knew that to Edith, who had always
had her way With men, a reply of this kind
would be like slap in the face
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