The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
EXCHANGE CLUB IS ON THE JOB A HOURSEVERYDAY
Constantly On Alert For New Industries For 
 Sylacauga

; s.The Exchange club of Sylacauga is on the job 24 hours day in the interest of the city. It. has large and represen- tatiYe membership and it's leaders are the livest wires of the community.
 The organizations activities are va ried. It looks after the interests of the industries and business houses To- cated in the city and is constantly seek ing new industries.
 Citizens generally give the Exchange club much of the credit for the remark able growth of the. city during the past two or three years. $ 2 The club has an industrial committee that keeps in close touch with all parts of the country. This committee is al- ways after new plants and is succeed ,dng in landing quite a number each year.
 2 Literature telling of the advantages of Sylacauga is sent over the whole country at regular intervals by the club. Gives Much Time
 ". M. Landham, club president, for years has been identified with every moyement for the progress of the city. He gives much of his time to the organ 4zation's work and no other city in the %outh has a more powerful booster" /" Inquiries as to advantages offered Manufacturing plants, particularly tex Eile mills. are often' received by the Ex- Change club.
 A letter sent May F by G. c. Mur- rhison of the club to Edward H. Moll of Cambridge, Mass, contains a, mass of information about Sylacauga's ad- Tantages and shows the character of work the Exchange club is doing for the Gity.
 | The letter follows:
 .sDear Sir:
 "I have just been informed that you avould like to have some information as to advantages offered by our town for the manufacture of textiles.
 \ NIt has been my experience that it is well enough to write letters extolling our advantages, etc., and I am very glad to do this, but after all, I firmly believe that q trip to Sylacauga by you pr by your representative would mean much more for all parties concerned. '1To begin with, Sylacauga is within 30 miles of the largest coal fields in the tountry, and we are only 12 miles from the big dam of the Alabama Power com pany on the Coosa river. The trans mission lines of the company are all ready built right into our town, and all to be done is to tie on. This means nnlimited power at all times and at a rate that cannot be surpassed anywhere. Our nearness to this plant also means that we have power without the psual interruptions caused by light sing, wind, etc. Our lights hardly ever go out and never only for very few moments.
 .'No manufacturing enterprise To- cated in Sylacauga would have to spend enc penny for building power lines. ''In case coal is needed, we can get train loads in about three hours direct from the mines. f,.l
 The Central of Georgia and the Louisville and Nashville railroads cross Here and we have fourteen passenger trains daily and any number of local and through freight trains. The Cen ttal of Georgia gives us a direct outlet 0 water transportation at Savannah, Ga, and the Louisville and Nashville does the same at. Mobile, Ala.
 .4.In fact, most of our goods are ship ped to Savannah or Mobile and then by water, thereby giving us a cheaper rate than could be had if we had to ship by rail all the way. ,..' I've are located in what is termed The Coosa Valley and our sur