The age-herald., 1898-11-13

who have been longest here; but they may be Powels just the same. Let them strike for Birmingham and its material devel- opment and in so doing they will strike for themselves. It required a Napoleon 10 plan Marengo, but he had failed had there not been a Dessaix, and there could have been no Dessaix without the pr.yate soldier
 Jealousy never yet became any man In any material thing. If ones neighbor Is abler to lead than oneself, let the neigh bor lead. It is better so. Fall In and shout as loud as the loudest. There is no occasion for churlishness nor for childishness; ana perhaps the most childish weakness in this world Is to display jealousy of those whom you know to be your superiors, whether in business or out of it.
 Men of Birmingham must get together in the common effort to elevate Birming- ham. There Is no time to be lost. The day is at hand when all men must choose what course they will pursue. Some of them may elect to follow Tom, Dick or Harry to the devil; but, assuredly, the number Of such be very few in this proud community. which has grown prosperous in spite of itself; for the world knows that 1t has done but little to help itself along It has been forced to grow by centripetal power.
 
 There is no town in the world which possesses such great natural advantages as Birmingham, and if the people now here do not proceed to develop and create osti lIiiilltcly BTtdtST Clly, OlHtIS WILL cOHic in and do the profitable work. The eyes of the world are turned this way, and the world has about made up it's mind to claim this town as its own, unless the people here undertake to perform the profitable task and reap the benefits. Hens cannot always set on eggs of stone. and it is not the hen that cackles the loudest that lays the largest egg.
 There Is every condition here to assure the building of the largest city in the south. The natural advantages are inn measurably greater than those of any other town on this continent
 But the people here must unite in de- termination to force the city forward Heaven has helped bountifully. Now let Birmingham help itself.
 There is an object lesson near at hand. It is a little tiresome, everybody knows, but still it is marvelously eloquent. Had half the effort been put forth by the peo- pie of Birmingham have been exerted by Atlanta, Birmingham could now boast of 15O 900 inhabitants. Atlanta has no nat ural advantages. It is crowded upon few red hills in the center of vast area of red hills without fertility upon the surface and without minerals beneath; with scrub-oak that is useless, and water less wastes too dreary for frogs to ln- habit.
 Yet Atlanta has nearly 100000 people, and 600 factories; Atlanta is southern head quarters for hundreds of great business enterprises of the north Atlanta mer- chants sell goods thousand miles away, and in Atlanta there are 4,ooO offices that have tenants.
 Atlanta's fame fills the earth. All the country advertises Atlanta, all the coun- try pays its tribute.
 Why? Because the men of Atlanta got together early in the struggle and they have staid together If any question of material local interest comes up and mass meeting is called to consider it, thousands of Atlantians attend that meet ing and make their voices heard Mass meetings of business men there mean something, for the men all come together and when they make up their minds to secure an enterprise or erect great build ing, they accomplish their wish. They all pull together for the good of Atlanta.
 Birmingham has advantages vastly su- perior to those of Atlanta or any other town in the United States. What IS needed is for Birmingham to get together; for all citizens, regardless of their posi- tions, to work as one man for the up- building of the city.
 Let our leading men start with the music of progress and start now.> Let us trust to the others to follow. Let the leaders sound the bugle call, and let all the rest fall in and shout Birmingham and it made great.
 Major Frank Y. Anderson, man of great resources of mind, and one who never yet failed to respond to the call of public duty.
 Colonel Shook, whose name is familiar to the financial world, and whose progress sive spirit challenges admiration.
 President N. B. Barker, of the First Ma tional bank, a man who has left his im- press indelibly upon the public life.
 President J. B. Cobbs, of the Berney Ma tional bank, who has grown up here and done so much of a progressive nature.
 Moses Joseph able head of the greatest