!S4 i )y 1 Atlanta (EIt|atnbrr of (fLamm^rrr. The territory within sixty miles of Atlanta has more population and produces more than any equal area between the Potomac, Ohio andl Mississippi Rivers. Its population exceeds that of the four States of New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and Delaware, whose area is one-tenth of the United States, and more than any one of these seventeen States: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, North Dakota, South Dakota, Delaware, Florida, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada and Oregon. >5 i THE fAPITOL. OK GEORQIA ATLANTA. TLANTA air is like champagne; 5 its people need no other stim- ulant. You can see it in their walk and hear it in their talk. Few die and none resign their citizenship— those who go away come back when they can. There is no place like Atlanta, and no tonic like the "Atlanta Spirit.' i.s a Xortlicrii cilv Atlanta is on the cre.st of the ridsc that divides the watershed of the Atkmtic from that of the Gulf, and an altitude of 1,050. feet above sea level gives the city a bracing atmosphere, which is conducive to vigor of body and mind, 'i'iie ]ieople are remarkably energetic, and this is evident 111 llie vi,-il(ir in the first glance that he gets from the car wiiiddws. "I'hcir vigor Iuh made .Vtlaiila a leader among cities. .\tlan(a's ncwspajiers are easily the lir-l in the Sunlli, and the lawyers, ministers and ]inife-,-i(iiial men rank liigii among their fellows. Naturally, the city is a center (if progress and development. .V great many people have the inipres-inii thai .\llauta in the heart nf the South, and it is fi'ei|ueiilly com|iared to By traoetar A UROUI' OF ATLAXTA 01-FI(-'E BUJLDl.VGS Clii(Mo<, nr New V,M-k. As a mali.T of t-icl, al.uiil u:> per ccnil. of its puoi.lc wm-. Ixini ill the Siiiillirni Slates. Tlu'iv aiv williiii 11k. city liniils 154,839 people. Tlir pn.portiou of those eiio-a-ed ni .^aiiifnl occiiiiatioiis is very lar-c and tlio >lcaclv iiuliistrv of tlir population is a tiuaraiily of coiiliiiiiiMl pi-o^pci-ily. 'Fhc iiilciv-) wliich aUachrs (o .Vtlaiita's jiasl has drawn lo the eilv thous- ands ot men who liclpcl to make hi-^tory here many years aj^o. This constant visitation has caused .\llanla lo he talked ahout as no other .Southern city has heen (hiriiin the lih' of ihi- generation. Another attraction is llie ma.i^ieal .urowth which has never halted and never heen fully e.xiilained. hut seems to have in it somethiii.ressed witli Atlanta's strategic importance, and jioiiitcd out that any port of the Gulf or South Atlantic could be reached from here in twelve hours. The city became headciuarters for the Deiiartment of the Gulf during the Spanish-American war, and an ett'ort was afterwards made to remove these headquarters to another point. Iml the goverinnent, profiting by that experience, has finally fixed their scat here. The topographic conditions which gave Atlanta its importance in war have made it the railway and conunercial center of the Southeast. Atlanta stands at a point where the Eastern traffic, (lowing down the Ap])a- lachian chain, meets in confluence the great stream of connuerce from the West to the Southern seaboard. The vast traffic of East and West which flows into Atlanta raihates through the Southeast. Thus, from a railway ]ioint of view, Atlanta holds a. commaiuhng position and has become the headquarters for a large part of the railroad business done in the Southeastern States. As the metropolis of the Piedmont region, Atlanta will profit by the great stimulus to trade and industry which will come from the opening of the Pana- ma canal. There are already large exports of cotton goods to China from Geor- RN'flI>ISH AMEHTCA X Bl,-II,D1N'(; EMPIRE B I- 1 L. D I N ( o'ia, and llir CaniliiiaH. and llii- Iradc will urnw rapidly wlicu (he >li(iii roulc (o the Pacific is oiiencd. From Ciiiciuiiati. Ilii' Ohio Kivcr .ualcway of Ihc ]iroductivc Mi(hlle West, the shorU'st jiracticahic loiilc to the Panama canal is throutih Athuda, and the Louisvilk' and NaslniUc Pailway lias spent many million- in huildini; a new trunk hno l)etwcen tlics<' cilic-. The Southern Railway, the .Seaboard Air-Line, the Allaida, Hirminnham and Atlantic, tlie Central of Georgia and other sys- ten]s are connecting u]) their trunk lines through Atlanta to the Atlantic, the Mississijipi, and the (iulf. and this city is on the great highway of American goods mo\'ing soutinvard to the sea. In the anticipation of tiie immense growth of husiness, the railroad com- panies are sjiending nn'llions of dollars to enlarge their terminal facilities in r.nd anaind Atlanta. The heauliful nrw pa-senger depot was erected hy the SiMithern liail\\a\- and a-socialed lines, and large e.\ten>ion< of freight ter- nniuds are being made by the Southern and the Louisville and Nashville sy.— tems. l"he system of local transit, covering IS? miles of electric railway, is one of the best in the coinilry. and i- probably the most ^■xtensive for a city of At- lanta's size. This has caused a rapid extension of the residence district and beautiful homes have been erected several miles beyond the city limits in .sev- eral directions. CEXTURY RUr I.DI N'fi CAyrH^ER BUILDIXO FOl'ltTH NATIOXAL BAjjKl BI.DG Steel and stone skyscrapers have shot uj) in rai)id sneeession and the heart of the eily looks like the lower part of Ahmhattan Island. There is no other city in the Sonth that has the metropolitan appearance Atlanta presents. It has one sqnare mile that can hardly l)e equalled anywhere on this continent out.side of New York. Chicago and Philadelphia. Atlanta is Southern headquarters for most of the great national corpora- tions that do business in this section. It is the third insurance center of the country, and easily t.ie first in the Simlh. llailways, telegraphs, telephones and many such interests have liri-c Ihcir hcaihiuarters for from five to twelve States. The growth of the eily is liy ud means confined to oflice buildings. The manufactured ]irodiicts of Fulton county, including Atlanta, increased from fifteen to thirty millions from 1900 to 1905 and are now estimated at .f50,000,- 000. There are nearly twice as many wage-workers and the city is constantly crowded with well-to-do strangers who have come to engage in business. At- lanta's importance as a business center is indicated by the fact that Georgia produces a cotton croj) worth $150,000,000, or more than the gold product of the entire country. The States making up the Southeastern group, of which Atlanta is the natural center, produce a cotton crop worth about five hundred millions, and turn out cotton goods worth one hundred and fifty millions. The total manufactured product of these States is 600 millions. The supply TJIE ATLAXTA AU DITORI IM-AKMOR V lju~ine.~s for all this vit-:t iudustrv i? iuiiiieii,-:e, and ^Vtlaiita gets a large share of it. A strong feature of Atlanta's industry is its variety. The people are hos- ]uta])le to new ideas and are not fastened in old grooves. Home industries are well patronized, and the i)ereentage of sueeess in new industries is very high. I'he aetivily of the Cham her of ( 'oiiniiciee iia- h;id a h:ippy eH'eel upon the spirit of unity and co-iipcralinn among husiuess men. .\ eiislom of fi-(M|uent nieelings to talk over matters of general welfare or mutual coneern has develop- ed the husiness men of this eily in a remarkahle way. '1 he Chamber of Com- meree has on eommercial Afliuita very mueh the same intluenee whieh the New England town meeting had on the sturdv ))ioneers in the land of steady hal)its. This intluenee is educational along the line of ruhust self-government and co-operation, and in the midst of Ihe contact of minds a super)) s]iiril of civic pride is generated. Atlanta is a clean, well-governed city. 'I'he tax rale is only 1 1-4 per cent. on a moderate valuation of projierty. which aggregates !f lo(),-tS0,4!IS. The United States census credits .\tlanta with the lowest tax rate with two excep- tions, on actual value to he fotnid in IIk." South, among cities of over 100,(1(111 jiopidation. ^\'hile the nominal rate is 1.25 it amounts to only .7.3 on real value. The bonded debt of .$5,"24o,500 is le.ss than the constitutional limit by VIEW OP P..,.„x„,, ,,.„ 3,„,„ .XKE.TS, . ooKi.r, SO.XH over three millioii.-:. It is covered by a sinkiii.y fund \\hi(di provides for the payment of all bonds within 30 years from the date of issue. The fire, jioliee, sanitary and other departments arc ccondinically adminis- tered and al>ly managed by efficient chiefs, with the sujipDii nf able boards of business men. The cil\' i~ di\idrd intd ten ward-, each re|ire-ciilrd by one aldcriiian ami t\v(i councibiien. On all apprnpi-iatiiin< a majnrity nf Ibc alclci-niauic Imard and the cnuncil in ^eparate scs^inns mu-t be given. The watt'r supply is taken froni Ibc ('iiattalioochee Paver, clarified in a settling l)asin and filtered before licini; pumped into the city. The I'ate to resi- (U'uts is ()() c(Mils ])er nidnlli fur each bouse, and for manufacturers (> cents per thousand gallons. Electric power fur \,iricd industries i- available in and amund Atlanta tbi'iiuijh the dcveldpniciil i)f a large water power on the ('battaboochee River, 18 miles from the city, at Morgan Falls, where a massive ma.sonry and con- crete dam lias l)een !)uilt l)y the Atlanta Water and Electric Power Co., and ma- chinery has been inslalle(l fni' Ibc development of water power and its tran.s- niission inio cicclrie eurrcnl, which i< transmitted to Atlanta. Part of it is used b>' Ibc (iciirLiia Hailwax' and l''lcelric (^>m]lany. and the i-emainder is dis- tributed In njamil'ai'turt'rs l)v the same concern. I * K I ■ D K X r r A I. iii~^ w h I. mm ' ^ ' Wm tt'i s il -1 « r f r !(f t r lil^'I frffi EQUITABLE BUILUIXO Atlanta is the greatest ]mli!ic:iti()ii e(>iilrr In tlic South. The records at the Post Oftice De]iartiiiiMil -how that tl:c vari(ju- iiulihcatioii,- pay the Goverii- iiieut more on secoiid-cla-,- nialtcr llian it rccci\cs from houisville, New Or- leans, San Francisco or Pittshuru. In other rc-])ccls the records of the post- ottice show a renjarkahle .growth. A t^ivat factor in the uphuildiiii; of the city is its civic pride. However they may lie di\-ided on all other (pii'stions, the ])eople are a unit on everythin,ii; that affects the prosperity of the city. The sentiment is so jironiuuiced that it \\a< louf; ago emjihasized l)y the name ''At- lanta Spirit,' and the appeal to this -jiiril i.~ never in vain. In some r(>si)ects this city is the most im]Hirtaut educational center of the South. Over 21,017 ]ai]iils are enrolled in the |ad)lic schools and (i.OOO students entered in institutions of higher education. The linest polytecdmic iirstitution in the ScaUh is the (Jeornia "Tech." and its u,raduates hold ini])ortant jxisitions all over the world. There an- 'i'iS churches, six theatres, several libraries, nu- merous parks and many heautifnl reMdenee streets. (Ireen fira.ss, spacious lawns and shade trees which arch ihi' -treet in many places, are features which add much to the charm,- of .Vtlanta'- homes. .\tlanla lia- foi- many year- lieen known as tiie Convention City of the South, and the city lia- some of the he-t hotels in the I'nited States. The PieduKMit. Kindiall and Aras^on all entertained Presidents of the United States, and the .Maji'-tie and Mariiai are well known. The Geort;ian Teri'ace, a maa- nificent tourist hotel of firejiroof foiistruction, in the heart of the beautiful Peachtree residence district is nearing completion, and the Iin])erial, another new fireproof hotel, at the junction of Peachtree and Ivy Streets, will he open for business in a few months. The city, in co-operation with public-spirited citizens, led by the Chamber of Commerce, has recently completed the finest Auditorium-Armory in the Southern States. It seats 6,500 people and has a smaller hall for conventions, seating 900. Atlanta has long been noted for its delightful climate, and the city has become a great resort for tourists and health-seekers. It is hard for people from higher latitude? to realize that Atlanta is a summer resort, cooler by far than the average American city. There are summers here as elsewhere, but not long ones, and the nights are almost always cool and breezy. Very few even of the days are uncomfortably warm. The suburbs, so easily accessible in every direction by rapid transit, are pictures of restfulness and refreshment. There are golf links, beautiful drives, lakes and beautiful country clubs, know'n as the Piedmont Driving Club, and the Atlanta Athletic Club. 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