The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-09
Profits That Come From
 the Pines.
Native Alabamians Who Have Taken Advantage of Opportunities
 Story of the Loveiace Boys
 and Their Great Success.
By Bruce Kennedy.

Brewton, April S.-(Special Cores pondence. )-The story of Brewton's s per capita wealth, of it's comparative importance as a city of rich people has been told. Brewton's boast is of how Brewton was made rich and of the men who achieved 1t.
 This story of Brewtons growth and Brewton's greatness is story that every boy and girl in Alabama snvas1 read because 1t carries a lesson, be- cause it Is inspiring to the youth of Alabama. It teaches of strong men and women, Alabama men and women, building success on sound morals, pa- triotism, patience and honest endeavor. From barefooted boys and girls of Escambia county with little but train ed hands and honest hearts at the close of the war between the States they have risen to financial strength and position by their own efforts and on their own resources They have seen Brewton grow by reason of its home products from a flag station, named in honor of F. T. Brewton, the first rail- way station agent, to one of the im- portant towns of South Alabama and they have the satisfaction of knowing that it grew without the aid of new people It is the result of tn eindomi- table energy of the poineer citizens of Escambia county.
 The real story of Brewton tells what Alabama people may do with Alabama products. It is the story of brains and products combined, home grown brains and homegrown products. It shows that Alabama men and women, with out the assistance of immigrants and with energy, enthusiasm, sound-sense and right-living may become rich in developing the God-given things about them.
 There is in Brewton and Escambia county $15,000,000 of wealth. All of this wealth is held by Brewton men, men who were reared in Escambia county, men who were poor, barefooted boys at the close of the war. They keep their money at home and they are developing their country. Brew ton money is not invested elsewhere. It is said that there is not man, wo- man or child resident within the corpo- rate limits of Brewton who is not na- tive of Alabama. Few there are who were not born within the environs of Escambia county, of which Brewton is the seat of government.
 And Brewton, with it's $500 popula- tion, has the largest per capita of wealth of any town of like size in the United States
 Many Wealthy Men.
 The large number of wealthy men as we of Alabama rate wealth-in Brewton is remarkable. but what is more remarkable is the fact that all of those people are Alabama people, Els cambia county people; that they made their money here; that they are to the maner and custom born and that their neighbors, no matter how rich or how poor they may be, are good enough for them. They live in splendid homes, equipped with every modern conven- fence and comfort, waterworks, elec- tric lights and bells, and telephones.
 Girls and boys of Brewton may he sent off to the schools of higher edu- cation but invariably they return to Brewton, the boys to go into the mills the factories or the stores of their fathers and the girls to make good