The age-herald., 1900-05-13
Most Beautiful of All the
 Suburbs. IS IDEALLY LOCATED Was the Original Site tor Big
 Birmingham. POSSESSES MANY ADVANTAGES Enterprise of the Recently Recognized Land Company in Placing the Property on the Market
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POSSESSES MANY ADVANTAGES

The growth of Birmingham continues to attract the attention of all who take tune to study material development. Your cor respondent was conversing few days ago with gentleman from New York, of large means. who had just seen Birmingham for the first time He said: This is the best known city in the south. We hear more of Birmingham in the east than of any city south of the Potomac except, perhaps, New Orleans. Once rivet the attention of the business world upon a growing young city like this, and her destiny is fixed. There is greatness here already, and still greater things to follow in rapid success sion."
 Of course the visitor criticised Birming- hams customs, methods, roughness. smoothness, newness, and her general en- vironments and conditions, pro and con, but his observations finally led him to de- clare: Birmingham is great!' As an evil dence of his confidence, he made a large in- vestment here.
 Charming Suburbs
 Particularly charmed was this visitor with some of the delightful suburbs of Bir- mingham, and expressed wonder that the beautiful hills and naturally shaded subur- ban lands were not more densely utilized for homes "Homes,' said he with breath Ing space, homes away from the dust and noise of the city-homes where shade trees naturally grow where flowers may bloom and shed their sweet perfume homes hum ble, yet beautiful homes broad grand and magnificent"
 Continuing, he said: "Birmngham's near future will force the people to build their houses beyond the confines of this narrow Immediate valley certer. and you will see at no distant day an immense demand for suburban property within short distance of Birminsham-property already enjoying rapid street car service.I notice already ey- idences of such inclination and this is sure to be measurably increased as the growth of the city increases I am only surprised that investors and homeseel1ers have not long ago grasped the situation ana that every working man and business man m ana around Birmingham has not sei@eo the opportunity of becoming the o"her or his own home at the present very low prices of suburban lots"
 North Birmingham
 TOUT correspondent accompanied the visitor to North Birmingham, that most beautiful of all the suburbs Upon passing the Highlands, just north of the corpor- ate limits, observing the valley through which runs Village creek, he exclaimed: This is magnificent! Why did not the carly promoters and pioneers build Birmingham here?'
 He observed the natural drainage af forded by Village creek tho haaut;f,,l ,,,, ley extending for miles; the hills. the plains, the woodland-all so naturally suited as site for city of business and Of homes. There Is a future herer' he said with emphasis.
 And the visitor was correct.
 Historical Facts
 It is historical fact, perhaps not gen. erally known that the North Birmingham land is the site which was originally se- lected for the great Birmingham which now is. The lands that were purchased by the Miners, Caldwells and associates whose great wisdom and foresight con ceived the idea that great city was to arise somewhere among the hills and val leys of this iron and coal section of Ala bama, but the magnetic influence of the Alabama Great Southern railroad then called the Alabama and Chattanooga which was then the only railroad in this section, drew them to this present location and caused them to abandon the original idea. So the stakes were driven immed- lately upon the line of the Alabama Great Southern and the seed were here planted which have afforded such rich fruition