The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
COUNTY SEAT IS
 THRIVING CITY
 OF 5000 PEOPLE
Noted For Its Beauty, Health And Culture
 Of Citizens
TALLADEGA FACES
 GLOWING FUTURE
Owns Water And Gas Plants And City Affairs
 We'll Administered

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 Talladega, largest city and county seat of Talladega county, eis thriving city of beauty, culture, healthfulness and unbounded prosperity: Located in the foothills of the beau tiful Blue Ridge mountains, it possesses \ a climate whose salubrity has made it ! famous throughout the south as a health resort. w The federal census of 1920 gave Tal- I ladega a population of 6,546, but n re- cent survey by civic organizations in dlicates a present population of at least 5000. The city is growing by leaps and bounds. Talladega is a city with a glowing future. It is progressive, tits officials and citizens are wide awake and always striving for the best interests of the community. The municipal affairs are adminis- tered by a city commission of three members, with one member completing term each year. This keeps the citizenship in close touch with public affairs, as annual elections to select one commissioner causes scrutiny of the accomplishments of the commission as a whole. The city owns it's water and gas plants. It owns modern municipal building which houses all the govern mental departments.
 With the Louisville and Nashville, and Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroads, the city is in close touch with all parts of Alabama. Double daily service Is operated on each line.
 Features Of TalIadega Talladega has: Two cotton yarn mills. A new and modern water-filter1ng nlant. assuring constant and unfail- ing supply of pure water.
 Progressive merchants and manutac- kurers and excellent shipping facilities. One cotton cloth factory.
 One hosiery mill. One iron furnace.
 One iron foundry. Machine shops. Two pipe shops.
 Three lumber mills.
 Three bottling plants. Two bakeries. One candy factory. One cordage mill.
 Two cotton exchanges.
 wholesale hardware.
 Three wholesale grocers. wholesale feed and grain. Eight white churches. Five negro churches, Public schools three grammar scnooAS and high school. Public library.
 Tourist agency. Alabama School. for the Dear.
 Alabama Schools for Negro Deaf and Blind.
 One daily newspaper. Three weekly newspapers
 lob printing shop. Two grist mlils.
 One flour mill. One cotton seed oil mill
 Two cotton gins.
 Esssrat Essro eoIiess SSlIeiHs; H1se;o-educationaS,. Three banks.
 Chemical works.
 Fertilizer factory.
 Three hotels. Theater. Two picture theaters'
 Municipal building. y..
 H1ur;c;nal water and gas piants'
 Motor;zed fire department. Unlimited electric power.
 Hospital.
 Naval stores. Two cotton warehouses r Two laundries. ,.- d o;I
 Alabama Synodical Orphans Home Ice plant Creamery.
 Ice cream factory.
 To Meet Public Needs
 Department stores, dry soouS' .dSoS stS
 D meat markets, drug stores, caies' S.rSar shops, plumbers, timers ee- rsges. auto agencies ana aecessU.neS' nsir shops of various klnas, telspnUrs' spaInrS tpsisoranh, ps jewellers, furniture dealers dealers ,s,~r,Jsrtakers, insurance and reaI estale unanc;es. live stock dealers, cotton ouy and establishments of all Kinus to ,S meet the need of a discriminating public. ..,rtv asat of Tal- ,.5oa. county, with a population Of oO,- non It is easily accessible to eyerS ~Syt of the county by rail and 2 splen- s;J system of public roads aAreaoy egln, sus uiu+sj u,u or building. It is suFronnaed
 r;ch farming area that grows every ~ osov, indieenous to the northern heml. z cnSere Tallndega has the prestige or se ald town and all the advantage ac- .,;rc Sn to d widely known conmunl.y which has linked with lt many nNS.on.o n..e y"riIieE and individuals. It IS nome t..1r and embraces all the good 1ea, tvrea of an agricultural and lndussraaA