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Volume 8
JANUARY 10, 1930
Number 1
Atlanta—Metropolis of D i x i e BY Atlanta Convention
FRED
HOUSER
and Tourist
Bureau, Atlanta,
Ga.
It has been said t h a t Atlanta owes its existence to railroads, have their largest branch here and state that business h a s surand no one denies this statement, but so is i t also true that other passed their expectations. Atlanta is also a manufacturing modes of transportation have aided the city in its amazing center. More than 1500 different commodities are manugrowth. When m a n changes his means of travel, he ushers into factured within the metropolitan area. No one industry or; the world a new era, and t h e economic changes incident thereto group of industries predominates. This mal-ces for industrial affect entire communities and sections. Many cities that sprang equilibrium. up on rivers and lakes TThe c l i m a t e has when the nation was been another factor. young and water was Atlanta has a n altithe chief m e a n s of t u d e of 1050 feet, transportation are which is the highest now forgotten a n d of a n y city i t s size d e s e r t e d since the or Larger, east of the railroad has displaced Mi ss-issi ppi River. water traffic. W h e n The mean a n n u a l the state-owned railtemperature is 61 deroad, in 1833, selected grees, and there are a terminal site i n the no extremes of heat foothills of the Blue or cold. Few people Ridge Mountains on stoj? to t h i n k t h a t the watershed t h a t A t l a n t a is o n l y a divides the Atlantic l i t t l e s o u t h of the s e a b o a r d from the h a X f w a y p o i n t beG u l f C o a s t , the tween,fcfew.York and growth of the c o m Miami. -(It i s 864 m u n i t y c o u l d not mites to New York have been visualized an«d 7IS. tiijijf^ t o or it would have "been Miami.) SdV^jajearly given another n a m e is - A t l a n t a ! a n * t h e than Terminus. v a tersheo!., . . t h a t From the one family streams west--of the that inhabited the cit>7 flow i n t o t h e wilderness when the Gulf of Mexico, and railroad came, the those east of t h e city population grew so flow into t h e Atlantic rapidly that, in 1843, Ocean. the name -was 3ince A t l a n t a i s changed to Marthasl o c a t e d in t h e rich ville, and i n 1847 to Piedmont section of Courtesy Atlanta Convention Bureau Atlanta. I t became Georgia, agriculture t h e s t a t e capital in Airplane View of A t l a n t a -Biltmore, Atlanta, Ga. is t h e chief pursuit i n 1869. the country surroundMany factors have contributed to the amazing growth of the ing t h e city. Cotton is t h e principal c r o p . Other materials availyoung city which, though less than IOC years old, has a populaable for industries near the city are masonry and construction tion of 320,000 people, and a historical setting t h a t makes it a materials, there being enough fine granite withrn a 40-mile radius mecca for tourists. The population is almost entirely native to supply the entire United States. Ceramic resources are born, the foreign born being less than 2 per cent. Its projust beginning to be exploited, and t h e finest of clays in large gressive citizens have been -prepared for the changes of time. quantities are to be found all over t h i s region. Coal and iron When the motor age came, good roads were provided, and now ore, as well as many other minerals, are foumd in abundance. a well-equipped airport is in service for mail, passenger, and Large dairy concerns are bringing out the superior facilities commercial use. The location of the city and t h e geographical here for this line of endeavor. The J. C. Penney interests are formation of the country round about make it a natural gateway now building a half-million-dollar d a i r y plant in t h e city. between the North a n d West to the entire southeastern section. With the merger of the Atlanta a n d Lowry NTational Bank and Therefore one railroad followed another, until eight railroad the Fourth National Bank into the new First National Bank, systems, with fifteen main lines, radiate from Atlanta in all Atlanta has the largest financial institution souLth of Philadelphia directions. This has resulted i n its selection b y over 1000 and Cleveland, with a market value exceeding: $58,000,000. I t s nationally k n o w n concerns as a distributing, assembling, and resources are in excess of $140,000,000. A~tlanta is also t h e manufacturing point. Sears, Roebtick a n d Co., of Chicago, home of the Sixth Federal Reserve B a n k , and is regarded a s t h e
Vol. 8, No. 1
NEWS EDITION
2
T h e High Museum of Art displays notable collections of work financial capital of the Southeast. Monthly bank clearings in at various times. The school system is operated on t h e KL-6-3—3 the city average around $2.50,000,000. plan, with one set of schools for white and another for colored The city is a center of activities for the Federal Government children. The city is surrounded by colleges and universities, in the Southeast. I t is the home of the Fourth Corps Area, being t h e home of Oglethorpe University, Emory University, Department of War, and thirty-six other branch divisions. T h e Georgia School of Technology, Agnes Scott College, Marist Federal Penitentiary houses over 3000 offenders of Uncle S a m . College, Woodberry Hall, Washington Seminary, and Georgia Four thousand nine hundred and forty-six trained men and Military Academy. There are more institutions for higher women are employed by Uncle Sam in Atlanta, with a n annual learning for colored people in Atlanta than in any other city i n payroll of $9,104,211. the world. Six schools of college rank specialize in t h e education Atlanta is a city of beautiful homes and all the essentials that go to make living a joy and comfort. The city has fifty-four of the negro. The visitor is always parks and playgrounds interested i n the points covering approximately of interest in and around 1000 acres. There are the city. A m o n g these four municipally owned are: t h e Wren's Nest, trie golf courses a n d seven home of Joel Chandler p r i v a t e c l u b courses. Harris, creator of "Uncle Tennis, b o a t i n g , a n d Remus;" t h e only exact swimming are sports proreplica of Bobbie Burns' vided at all the clubs and Cottage in America; c y parks, and afford clorama painting of t h e Atlanta visitors interBattle of Atlanta; a n d esting pastime. Stone Mountain, which The city enjoys a week is a natural wonder, of Metropolitan Grand being 5 feet taller than Opera each spring A the Woolworth B uilding. symphony orchestra Twenty miles away a t gives a series o f concerts Rosweil is Bullock Hall, during the winter a n t e b e l l u m home o f months. T h e Music Mittie Bullock, mother Festival A s s o c i a t i o n of Theodore Roosevelt, brings t h e world's leadand looking very much ing artists t o the city a s it did when she left i t , during t h e winter season. the bride of Mr. RooseAtlanta i s on Keith's and velt. Twenty miles i n Loew's vaudeville ciranother d i r e c t i o n are cuits, a n d l e g i t i m a t e Marietta a n d Kennesaw plays come to trie Atlanta Mountain, scene of o n e and E r l a n g e r d u r i n g of the fiercest battles of the season. O n Christthe w a r b e t w e e n t r i e mas day the beautiful states. I t has been new Fox Theater was Courtesy Atlanta Convention Bureau dedicated a s a national o p e n e d in t h e n e w park. Springtime i n A t l a n t a S h o w i n g Dogwood i n B l o o m Shrine Mosque. HOTBI, WINBCOFF
Atlanta Hotel Information There are fifteen hotels in Atlanta whose rates are listed herewith. T h e addresses of ten restaurants are also listed. Atlanta Hotels and Rates of Rooms per D a y HOTEL ANSLEY
Single (with bath) Double (with, bath)
ATLANTA-BILTMORE
Single (with bath) Double (with, bath) Rooms with twin beds
HOTEL ARAGON
Single (with bath) Single (without bath) Double (with, bath) Double (witbout bath) Single (with bath) Double (with, bath)
T H E CECIL
ROBERT FULTON HOTEI,
Single (with bath) Double (with bath)
GEORGIAN TERRACE
Single 'with bath) Single (with running water) Double (with bath) Double (with running water)
$2.50 and up 4.00 and up $4.00 and 5.00 6.00 t o 8.00 8.00 $2.00 i.50 3.50 2.00
to. to to to
3.00 2.00 4.50 3.00
$2.00 t o 4.00 3.00 t o 7.00 $2.50 t o 4.00 3.50 t o 7.00 $3.00 2.00 5.00 3.50
to to to to
5.00 3.00 7.00 5.00
HENRY GRADY HOTEL
Single (with bath) Double (with bath) Rooms with twin beds (with bath)
$2.50 to 5.00 4.50 to 7.00 5.00 to 10.00
HOTEL HAMPTON
Rooms (with bath)
IMPERIAL HOTEL
Single Double
KIMBALL
Without b a t h With bath
PIEDMONT
Single (with bath) Single (without bath) Double (with bath) Double (without bath) Rooms
Single (with bath) Single, (without bath) Double (with bath) Double (without bath)
HOTEL
HOTEL SCOVILLE
NEW
Rooms
HOUSE
TERMINAL HOTEL WILMOT HOTEL
$2.00 to 3.00 4.O0 to S.00
Single (with bath) Double twith bath)
Leading Cafes and Restaurants Arcade Cafe Britling Cafeteria Childs Co. Frances Virginia Tea Room Hart man's Cafe S. & W. Cafeteria Silverman's Restaurant Vaughan's Cafeteria Venable's Cafe Winecoff Coffee Shop
38 Peach tree S t . , N. W . 60 North Pryor St., N". 15. 10 Marietta St. 63 Popular St., INT. W. 105 Luckie St.. 1ST. W. 189 Peachtree S t . . N. K. Candler Bldg. 82 Forsyth St., IsT. W. 73 Forsyth St., *T. W. 176 Peachtree S t . , N. W.
The headquarters hotel for t h e convention, t h e AtlantaBiltmore, is located 1.25 miles from the Atlanta business district. T h e Georgian Terrace Hotel is within five blocks of the AtlantaBiltmore. All the other hotels listed are in t h e business district, and are distant from t h e Atlanta-Biltmore about 5 minutes b y taxicab, 10 minutes by street car, or 20 minutes b y walking. Reservations for hotel rooms should b e made at once,_as t h e accommodations a t the headquarters hotel a n d at its neighbor, the Georgian Terrace, will probably prove inadequate for t h i s occasion. Members should in every case make their reservations directly with t h e hotel of their choice. ANDREW M. F A I R L I E ,
Chairman,
Housing
Committee
$1.50 t o 2.50 $1.50 to 3.00 2.50 to 5.00
Howe to Tour the West
$1.50 and up 2.00 and up
J. L. St. John, state chemist and head of the Division of Chemistry, Agricultural Experiment Station, State College of Washington, Pullman, Wash., is arranging a trip t o be under-
$2.50 2.00 4.00 3.00
to to to to
4.00 2.50 7.00 4.00
$1.50 to 5.00 $1.50 to 5.00 $2.00 to 2.50 1.50 3.50 to 5.00 2.50 to 3.00
taken b y the Editor of INDUSTRIAL A N D ENGINEBRING
CHEM-
ISTRY for the purpose of addressing various groups at certain educational institutions, local sections of the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, and other audiences. It is anticipated that t h e tour will begin the first of February, extend through the northern tier of states to Seattle, thence south t o Los Angeles, and eastward through the Southwestern States, occupying in all about six weeks. Those who may be interested i n this project a r e invited to correspond with Professor S t . John.
