Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1887 — THE NEW INDITSTRIAL CITY OF THE SOUTH. [ARTICLE]

THE NEW INDITSTRIAL CITY OF THE SOUTH.

.Decatur, Alabama. A • ■ A Renikrknblt. loatance of Uapkl’ Growth of Manufacturing lodu<itri«B. Becatuu, Ala , Nbv. 23,1887. This city is situated upon the Tennessee river, at the crossing of two great systems of railroad—the Louisville & Nashville ahd the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia. The very eligible location of the city has resulted in there being located here in the last six months over thirty-five large manufactiirfihg establishments and. new onhs are coming evert week. Fine blocks of business, houses have been built, a complete system of Sewerage and drainage has been l put in, and water works to supply [ 3,000,001) of gallons of water daily are in i process of erection. In addition to. these ! several miles of streets have been graded, electric light and telephone service are I in prepation and street qpr lines have '-been laid and the cars will be running I within ten days. The residence portion !of the city has been-laid out in-the highest -md rest style of the landsca.,.- engineer s art bv Captain N. E. Barrett, who laid out Pullman, Illinois. The city will,.therefore, not only be a fine place for all Kinds of business and manufacturing industries, but will be a pleasant place for residence for all who desire a home in a mild, pleasant and equable climate. What is there to build up a great city at Decatur? is a natural,inquiry. This may be answered in a few words. Its eligibility of location on a navigable river, and as the center of a railroad system, gives it unequaled facilities for transportation both for the raw material : and the manufactured product. Adjacent to the city are inexhaustible stores of iron and coal. Up and down the river | are immense forests of the best kinds of timber. The valley of the Tennessee [ river contains some of the best agricultural lands in the United States. These, combined with a delightful climate, present advantages for a solid growth and a material prosperity found in few other places in our broad land. XFor an opportunity for investments in real estate there is no point now in the South or West tlrSt-ofilers greater inducements, while the stock of the Land Company promises another attractive field for those desiring to receive large returns: The Land Company have 5,600 | acires ot to wn lots", and 50,000 acres of I mineral lands. They have sold and i given away about 160 acres only and received a sum of money equal to what was paid for the whole. They have some $25,000,000 worth of property yet to dispose of, and at the minimum price at which any of it has been sold it will make the stock worth SSOO a share. It, now sells at $2.7. a share, having been originally issued at S2O. That it is an excellent purchase at prevailing prices any one will be convinced who will investigate the subject. In conclusion, the writer will say that he has visited ail the new towns in the South and he believes that there is nd dr, i- whiehßaTas"brittiant an outlook as Decatur. All persons desiring to change t heir location should look carefully into its advantages. A visit here the'best way to find out all about it. “Seeing is believing,” and no one who comes here to investigate but is convinced of the truth of ah we have written. If you ci n’t come, send to the Decatur Land, I mprovement and Furnace Company for printed matter and further information. Dxs»ta. Simply to conceal the truth is to lie in -ambushr : —~ -