The age-herald., 1900-05-13

It was not a long move, and if it seemed status affords full recompense for what may have seemed blunder.
 "Wherein?" Do You Ask?
 Because Birmingham is great today. She has outgrown all mistakes overcome every difficulty, and must needs have North Birmingham to aid her in this grand cen tral development. She has already far overfown her original bounds. Many times have her corporate limits been extended by legislative enactment, and every year since the last act her population has over leaped her bounds. It now requires no prophetic finger to point to the seif-eVi- dent proposition that no legal enactment, no political line no geographical bound no general business depression or panic can contract Birmingham's powers or rob her of the greatness which lies before her Only the everlasting mountains of iron and the inexhaustible fields of coal deposited here in closest unison can measure the fu- ture activity, population and wealth of Birmingham or give proper rating to the value of real estate which lies within sight of the smoke and freight and within
  future industries.
 Birmingham's Co-adjutor
 Yes. Birmingham proper needs and will ever enjoy North Birmingham as loca- tion for her principal industries and homes for her people. With Village creek, recent ly improved and made a rapid-f1owing stream, passing through and affording abundant free water supply for manufac- tories and natural storm water drainage, | the little valley is perfectly suited to man. ufacturing purposes. Already some of the | most important manufacturing enterprises | of the district are located there, the Sloss | furnace and the Dimmick Pipe works l among them. The first steel ever made in | the district was manufactured at North Birmingham by the Henderson Steel works. This plant has recently been pur- chased by the American Chain works, strong eastern company, which is soon to rebuild and remodel it and make of it a | great enterprise, employing a large num- | Der of skilled workmen and placing it upon | firm and lasting basis. This one enter | prise will greatly enhance values in North Birmingham.
 | How It Attracts
 As an evidence of the favorable location | of North Birmingham for manufacturing | enterprises it may be stated that when the | promoters of the great Dmmick Pipe | Works determined a few months ago tt 1 locate their plant in this district, they sought the most favorable location. Urgen invitations were presented to them by lan' companies and communities. Lands were offered them free by several companies, ant even cash bonuses were held out as addi tional inducements. Rejecting all other of | fers and overtures and inducements tht | Dimmick people purchased land outrigh from the North Birmingham Land com pany. paying cash therefor, and agreeing | to a stipulation that they would run nc l commissary nor furnish houses as home. for their employees. The land company thu. | reserved these rights and privileges to pur chasers of it's business and residence lots. | The Outlook
 No close observer can doubt for mo ment that the superior advantages offered by North Birmingham will induce scores o I additional manufacturing enterprises to To l cate there along the banks of Villag Creek; and each of these will prove a profit l able investment for holders of real estat 1 in that vicinity. It requires men to TUT | machinery and these men must have home | for themselves and their families. At Nortl Birmingham they need not be worried witt the smoke and noise incident to such enter prises, for the company has very wisel
 set aside and designated a manufacturinl district, business locality and a place fo homes. They own broad acres evenly plot ted in blocks and lots, with streets and av enues running at right angles; and ever! effort will be made to beautify, adorn an,