Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-01
IMMIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT

 The State Herald to Bear Special Invita-
 tion to the East and West.
 Progress and development are the watchwords of the hour in this section, and in the great northwest and the east the eye of the home-seeker and the in- vestor rests upon Alabama. Prospectors are visiting the south, and the mails are bearing thousands of letters making in- quiries as to the natural advantages of the south Questions are numerous. The State Herald, in a great special industrial issue, proposes to answer them.
 At no time in the history of the south has there been so much attention di- rected toward industrial development as now Lands idle for many years are being settled under improved methods of cultivation; iron and coal mines of great value are being opened and the output utilized in the establishment and opera ton of extensive manufactures; immense tracts of timber are being converted into superior lumber, adapted to various pur- poses; cotton mills for consumption of this staple product are being erected at points convenient to centers of produc- tion, and on every hand are the evidences of new era of prosperity in territory peculiarly rich in it's agricultural, min eral and forestry resources.
 As the acknowledged center of this in- dustrial growth of the south. Birming- ham occupies commanding position. Its advantages have only to be known to be recognized. The natural resources and raw material necessary to great in- dustrial wealth not only exist, but suffi- cent progress has been made in utilizing them to settle the question of intrinsic value and adaptabilty. In other words, the experimental stage is passed.
 The essential need of the times in this section is increased capital and a greater number of nterprsng people. To meet this requirement. the attention of possi- ble settlers, capitalists and investors should be brought directly to existing advantages and resources. No better medium for this purpose can be used than the newspaper. Recognizing this fact, the management of the State Her aid proposes to issue on or about March Is industrial edition prepared with special reference to a clear, comprehen- siye and ~elia ble statement of the condi- lions which govern our material welfare and progress. Every section of our state will have that attention it's interests de- mand Full descriptive articles covering all phases of industrial growth will be prepared attention of course. being di- rected to mining, manufacturing and az ricultural interests. Not only will it be the aim to publish actual facts and de- fine conditions as they actually exist, but to so set forth advantages as 10 con- vince readers of the truth and induce them to enjoy the splendid possibilities revealed. Wherever the subject matter can be made more interesting by the publication of maps and cuts these will be used. In point of typographical ex- cellence and the character of its illustra- lions this edition will be superior to any thing of the kind ever published in the south It will do for Alabama work which those interested in the progress and development of the state should ap- preciate, and the publishers undertake it with confidence that their efforts will meet with generous support.
 Immigration societies have been form ed in the south and many are yet to or ganize. The State Herald, in this spe- cal work, is not to conflict with these worthy associations. but rather aid them in setting forth the advantages of our great state. The great railroad min. ing and manufacturing corporations will through the medium of this publication be enabled to present true picture of section of the country in which they are peculiarly interested, and will througb the edition be afforded every opportuni. ty to aid in the great work of proaress and development. Land companies will 'Se invited to join us in the movement nas1 it is confidently believed that tba dcK'posed special edition of the State Hurald will be fair index to the splendid opportunities offered the settler and the investor.
 Men thoroughly equipped for this great work have been employed to carry it through, and these gentlemen will visit the heads of corporations and individuals who may be interested. Every railroad every land company and every land own CT, every mining and every progressive city, town and hamlet in Alabama should have place in this picture.
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 THE STATE HERALD.