Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-10
STATE HERALD TIURsDAY1 OCTOBER 10.

nui forces her to t8kelanything startling
by way of a fad. Woman cannot be in
journalism without being also in earnest.
and IL is not necessary to state that a.
truly earnest woman is as remotely re-
moved from being masculine as earthdjs
removed from heaven. - "a
she will haze; some difficulty in deter
mining, just how afarrshe may go undar
existing circumstances and conditions,
but the possibilities that open up before
her are undoubtedly. limitless.
Most of all, she mast understand that
thereris no ,;'royaf road to journalism.
The newspaper office is par excellence
the place for work, land work she must
Il sne.Mould accomplish anything. Hard.
study, unremitting patience and 'unfail-
: ing. good temper are prerequisites, and
whenishe has got, to- the point where she
can watch the mice run to and from their
homes under the sfiles>of old papers, and
+ the reaches. feaStsupon. the paste within
reach Off her, ha nd>anots to speak of the
strong5 well written article she can hand.
to the managing editor in the small hours
! of the, morning.. she4ean truly say She
is in journalism, ind she will have a Vir-
tuous feeling of having accomplished
something. 80 - = ~ Fl.
The paper IwaB areoeived and ordered
spread on the minutes.
! Mr. j.. II. Nunhelleei had not prepared
his paper ON Journalistic Ethics" and
asked that the4subject be carried over una
| til the next meeting of the associa ton.
| Mr.. w. ID. Jelks of the Eufaula Times,
who was on5the programme for paper
on ''How to Make a Daily Paper Succeed
in Small Town. was absent.
Mr.. Fred S. Cox wanted the legislative
committee to take up the matter of libel
| laws, as at present it Is very expensive
| to defend libel suit, although the plant
| if may not have any case at all. d"
He said the libel laws of several other
states had been So altered as to give the
| papers chance 49,
Mr.. w. NJ Meeks embodied Mr.. Cox's
suggestion in a motion, which was
| adopted. "a
General Rhodes said the law presumed
malice when it is proven that a false
statement has been published, He said
the present laws in Alabama encouraged
| the bringing of libel suits against papers
that may have money to pay Judgments,
Mr.. j. A. Rountree offered the follow
| ing substitute to. Mr.. Meeks motion:
| Resolved, y That we urge the legisla ture
| to make such change or amendments in
| our libel laws as to get them more in aci
cord with the latest legislation of other
| states on this subject, requiring some ell
ement of malice to create libel and when
| a newspaper publishes a report or item
or items bona fide, and without intent to
| injure, the mere fact that an error may
| have been made shall not constitute 1t a
| libel, but the paper may be allowed to
| make a correction and give full repara-
| llOn III us Columns. II no nance Is SHOWN,
| instead of being held responsible in dam
ages for the error or mistake innocently
| made by 1t. .esak. ~
Mr.. j. b. Simpson objected to the mo-,
ton and wanted the legislative commfitl,
tee of this association to take the matter
| up. Mr.. Rountree's substitute was ac-
cepted by Mr.. Meeks and adopted by the
| association. 800. -o'' 4;
A resolution 'offered by Secretary.
Rountree at the meeting in 1894. amenp-
ing the bylaws so as to provide fofsia
permanent legislative committee, was
| adopted. 80" z
Immigration. l'r
L. c. Banks, who was on the pro-
| gramme fol paper on immigration,
died some time, ago and the paper he had
| prepared was read by Mai w. w. Screws
of the Montgomery Advertiser. 1t read
as follows: ~ n
The opportunities Of the present time
are in the south Every condition for
wealth-getting is here In much greater
i profusion than III any other section of
the country, and the facilities for utiiz-
ing them are exceptional We possess all
the advantages of the north and west. in
addition hafe cotton, rice and sugat.
more than half the standing timber of the
country and an abundance of cheap fusi.'
| Our fuel and raw material are close to-
gether thus enabling us to manufacture
at the lowest possible cost; and our ex-
cellent shipping facilities, both by rail and
| water place us iii a position to reach the
| best markets at a small expense Our
climate is far superior to the north and
| west People can live here cheaper and
better than elsewhere, and those diseases
| so fatal in colder climates are uncommon.
| The heaHhfulness of Alabama is attest
ed by the government reports, which
| show that the. death rate of our state
| is below the average of the nation. While
| Alabama offers great inducements to the
wealth-seeker and the promoter of in
dustrial enterprises it is doubtful If the
| attractions she has to offer them are SUI
| peror to those she has for the home
seeker and farmer. The attractions she
| has for the lover of rural life are mag
nificent-fertle soil. aundant rainfall
| generous sunshine and a variety of crops
that comprise practically everything
that can be grown in the temperate zone
in addition to those before mentioned
that are essentially southern The to-
| Biography of the country Is beautiful
both from an artistic and agricultural
standpoint There are glorious land
scapes. with wooded glens and purling
| streams. broad meadows and gentle hill
sides, roads bordered with grand old
trees, and all the surroundings that APP
peal so strongly to those of an artistic
| temperament. The greater part of our
farming land lies so that it can be easily
drained and can be worked to the best
| advantage. Its fertility is unquestioned
but the greatest attraction is it's cheap
| ness. flne lanuS can be bought in Ala
| bama for less than one-thrd the price
paid for inferior lands in the northern
and western states. Even close to the
| cities the price Is less than that asked for
western land twenty miles from a town
of few hundred inhabitants and eight
or ten miles from shipping point
Our long working season allows the
farmer to keep his land in cultivation ten
months ~ the year and enables him to
| produce 4 variety of crops from a much
smaller area than is required in a less
genial climate. There are but two things
in which we are lacking in order to get
full returns from. our superb naturaTad-
vantages, and they are capital and i'm
| migration. We need the capital to build
our factories, work mines. erect saw
mills and to enlarge our commerce. We
needs the farmers to till our lands. raise
our meat and bread and. to provide the
Industrial workers whom the capitalists
will bring here with food. To both Of
these Alabama extendsa hearty welcome
to come and dwell within her borders
and with the wheels of enterprise and
industry polish the rough stones of unde-
veloped RESOURCES and. acquire wealth
with the sparkling gems that will result
The trend of imnligra ton is southwark
The interest awakened in southern IN
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