Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-20
A BETTER FEELING Towards the South From a Finan-
 cial Standpoint.
ACTION OF THE ALABAMA
Legislature Commended on All Sides-More Talk of
 Cotton Mills.

| To the Age-Herald:
 l Mir. Fisher of the Fisher Piano comp pany, | in conversation with gentleman the | other day, remarked: tThe>south is ia a
 better condition and is a more desirable l field for the sale of merchandise and all
 character of dealings for New York cspi-
 talists and merchants than any ether sec- l ton of the couutty.''
 | In the same conversation MT. E. ". Skinner, the agent of the United s a.es for | the Canadian Pacific railway and man of large means, was very enthusiastic over | the prosperity of the south. He said very | frankly that the, northwest was simply dead. He also stated that his road bad been carrying a very large number of imm grants to the northwesi he said that within the past year they have carried more emi- grants to the eastern ports to return to E1- rope. Skinner says that the place of all
 others at this time 10 invest surplus capital
 is in he south, and he himself has made some large investments in that section.
 There will te some developments
 the weary heart of the average Birminghamer. As you are aware, l have been travelling considera ply lately, thanks 10 the boys at home who kept me dancing to their m usc-but r Il freely forgive them if they'll all yell for Birming gham-and as matter of course have been trought in con- tact with many people in smoking apart ments of sleeping cars, hotel and theatsr lobbies and on the street-a great many Atiantians and Chattanoogana among them-and do ''you know,' in every in- stance they were loudly shouting each man for hls particular "ourg.' On there is much to admire in that spirit. There is practical illustration of the old story we were taught in boyhood days of the bundle of sticks bound tightly together and the single stick racket illustrative of union. Why can't Birmingham people do likewise2 Travelling men injuring Birmingham more than auy other class, yet they are not to blame.
 Mir. Brown representing MT. Smith of "Oskosh' goes into MT. Jones' store, to whom he has been selling goods in large Jones, looking like he had lost ihe last friend he had possessed in the world, says: "No, hang it Brown, old boy, don t think I'll ever want to buy any more; my business lutely doing nothing. Weare all broke and the town has gone to Guinea now." Brown goes the rounds, meets a similar reception and hears the same story ham customers, leaves for Atlanta in the morning, falls in with three or four more travelling men representing different lines; they get together in the smoking car and exchange notes. What Is the resultf Why they conclude that Birmin gham is bursted, and with good reason, for have not some of her. own merchants given the information quoted? This is not an ideal sketch, but reality. Why not do like the Atlantaian or the Chattanoogauf Talk up for your own home. It matters not what your political or religious professi may be, how many personal piques and quarrels you may have. When the interest of Birmingham is in question pull to- gether and do manfully and firmly believe the result will be glorious.
 BHRIoN,
 New York March IS.