Telegram-herald., 1889-05-16

fbers can IL 10 betfeT iocatloa tsr
fossuaf.es. mills and 0theT ron aoFk lng
insEil.sr5es. than thaE whah furu she,
the cheapest material for suea eater
pfsses and the cheapest sna quickest
trUsi s3Etztlon 70 tie naaEs,ets " TIE
aorid
Birmingham possesses the advantages
Of sgppJf1ing large FURNITURE hlAhti-
factory. Having large quantities II
timber within easy reach, SlI MAKE hef
al admirable l0cauon for the manu-
factflre 81 tuultuTr, farm lDlpieuents,
wagons bend ware, spOkes and handles
~ All Gluds.
The citizens offer a suitable location.
free Ot charge, upon shlch % locate
nrsl-class = furniture factory, besides
they Viii take sufficient stock 70 Sn-
courage and foster the enterprlse. Here
= good chance for some OF our hIahd
Rapids enterprlslng furniture men.
There are nine parks Ia and around
the cltY. Three OF each are lev miles
aWay and are reached by dummy lines,
winch ran through the city IN every
direction. There are seven or these
lines. Not like the citizens OF Grand
Rapids are the citizens OF birmingham
IN TINS respect. Instead OF fighting the
street railway companies, they invite
them % come 10 the city and build. ] lis
encourages beautiful suburban settle
nents, which become substantial feed
ers 10 the city proper. Not morse has
been frightened by these dummies, -
we are informed, and every time one OF
these lines mas been talked OF, the clt-
zens, in various parts OF the city, nave
solicited the companies and rendered
donations # they would build through
or along the line of their property. The
more We see these lines operate, the
more carefully we investigate Their
great advantages 10 last
growing city, the more we are
surprised AT the foolish and
| short-sighted actions of our Grand
| Rapids councilmen. Here the cars run
on every street IN every direction. The
| citizens OF Birmingham invite them;
| they say the more the better. Every
| time a line is built it adds TO our popu-
| lation and increases the value OF our
| property.
Birmingham has nearly five hundred
miles OF standard gauge railroad track,
trayersing IN every direction, through
and around the city; a regular belt line
| system, reaching every mine and fur-
| mace. There are about seyenty-tlye
miles of dummy and horse-car lines,
| and more are being built. None OF
these roads cost the city or county one
dollar. They all come IN search OF
their treasures. They are welcomed,
and the city Is enriched.
We predict that Birmingham viii, IN
time, be the centre of the United States,
| If not the world, for mineral industry
| and wealth. II mas IL all in one, soft
! and hard IRON on the same spot; coal,
stone, sand and wood If there Is a
spot on this great earth, of equal area,
richer in minerals, possessed OF greater
| wealth producing resources, ana
| blessed with a more even climate, we
do not as yet know where 1t Is.
We are always deeply interested III
every step of progress, at home and
abroad, anxious to learn all we can OF
American resources and advantages
wherever found. Whatever proves
for the interest of the rich
through the channel of devel
opment must naturally he OF good tc
the poor. 1t is from the poor
the rich have developed. An un
developed wealth, hidden, unknown
is of no earthly good to any OF us
Development brings prosperity, and
prosperity cnrlches all alike. Without
ambition there Will be no riches, anC
without riches there will not be labor
for the poor. God has given Us thesC
mines Of wealth; they are ours, why
not take them? Every man, woman
and child, has n portion; but If left II
an undevelOped state, they can not b'
| of benefit to ANYBODY.
We have visited many OF the mine
and suburban towns. Among the las
was Gate City, about SIX miles out iron
| Birmingham and about fifteen minutes
| ride on the dummy. Gate City Is 9O
feet above the sea level; fine climate
pure water and mountain air. One o
the best positions in the great IRON dis
tricts for manufacturing sites ant
homes. 1t Is called Gate City, becaus
four great trunk lines pass dlrectl,
| through and under the mountains n
this point. Other roads have brancl
| lines here.
We tender our kindcst thanks to th'
following named gentlemen for TIN
kindness shown and valuable infOrma
ton given regarding the many points o
interest and wonderful development o
this. the new South: Wm. Alfred Kel
lond, Vice President of the LoulsvIll
4 Nashville railroad; J. NJ. Gulp, Gen
cral Freight Agent, Louisville, Ky
Horace p. Smith, Assistant Genera
Freight Agent, Louisville. Ky, Bren
Arnold, General Agent, Cincinnati; {
+. Compton, General Agent, Birmine
ham, Ala. Also II. NJ. Coldwell, Pres
dent of the ElytOn Sand Company
Messrs. Poole and DuBose, of the Par
: Avenue Hotel, and W. NJ. Cosby.
c. G. S.