The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-19
PEACE AND PLENTY ON SAND MOUNTAIN Answers Made to Article of H.
 M. Henderson CITIZENS ARE INDIGNANT People of AIbertviIle Say They Have Been Mlsrepresented and That
 Description of Hill Billy"
 Does Not Fit.
CITIZENS ARE INOIGNANT I
the Editor of The Age-Heraid:

To the Editor of The Age Herald
 My attention has been called to an article in Sundays Age Herald written by H. M. Henderson on "Quaint People of Sand Mountain" and as your regular correspondent have been requested by a number of good citizens to make reply.
 We know the proverbial expression about the Init dog" and we want to make 1t plain from the first that we are not hit, for we do not think MT. Hen derson alluded to this portion of Sand mountain at all I presume you will be as kind to me as you were to him, and allow me to tell your readers the differ ence between this part of the mountain and the part he wrote about.
 l live here in Abertvile which is sit uated on plateau twelve miles wide, right on the top of the mountain, ten miles south of the Tennessee river. We have an enterprsing and thrifty town. We have two large schools-one state agricultural school-churches of all de- nominations and several plants run by ma chinery. Our business part of the town includes several large corporations, all owned and conducted by as competent business men as can be found in the state. Then we have stores of all kinds, conducted according to the latest and best methods. Albertville can boast. too, of as many handsome modern homes as any town of its size in north Alabama. Our women have the most beautiful flow CTS that money can buy, both hardy and hot house plants. I have driven for miles in almost every direction from our little mountain city and have not seen single cabin with a dirt floor though there may be some near here, as l presume there are in almost any part of the United States that is not ntersected with rall- roads and other modern improvements. Our women are as highly cultured and re- fined as will be found anywhere. I've never in my ten years residence here with Sand mountain people seen a woman chewing tobacco or minus shoes and stockings. They are cultivated Chris tan women, and stay at home, making their families happy and helping their friends when opportunities present them selves.
 Our country homes are as pretty or prettier than those in town. We have or chards containing all kinds of fruit and berries. We have fruit here from our farms from the first of May-when we have our first strawberries-until after frost and then during the intervening months we have an abundance of home canned fruit. Most of our farmers have Jersey cows and we have milk and but ,f I.i,, f,, I.,.. ffae,
 And just now the Sand Mountain hen Is attracting the attention of the papers by the prominent fact that she is taking in the commerce today.
 Taking it all in all, Sand Mountain is a place of peace and plenty-and the peo- pie in this section of 1t keep abreast of the times. They are honest, God-fearing peo- pie and try to live up to the golden rule.
 The dew that troubles us does not come from the mountain but is frequent ly brought in jugs from the vallies and cause sorrow to come of our best women and shame and remorse to come of our men, who would be among our best citi- zens but for their love of the dew"
 We have never seen the mountain dogs referred to in the article mentioned. Quite a number of our gentlemen have large packs of hounds and enjoy riding after their music and chasing the mountain fox.
 In one particular tnls secllon IS better off than almost any other in the state. Few if any. of our farmers are mort gagged. On the other hand most of our farmers have money to loan and have farm products for sale. If any of your readers are interested enough in the mat ter let them come to Albertville on the 26th of this mo nth, and they will have good opp. .rtGnity of seeing how "Old Sandy" keeps up with the times.
 BETTE MOORE FIANSERD.
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