The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-25
CHICAGO VISITOR
 LIKES BIRMINGHAM
Would Advise Any Young Man
 to Go South
WEST HAS NO SUCH FIELD
Albert F. Brown Admires the Metro politan Air of Birmingham as We'll as the Wealth of Indus-
 trial Possibilities.

prominent Chicago lawyer, now in Birmingham, is so much impressed with the city and district that he declares that he would like to get in touch with all the young men of the north and east and tell them not to go west or anywhere else, but to come to Birmingham, where the promise of fortune are more apt to be realized than in any part of the Uni- ted States that he has ever seen or even heard of. His advice, he says, is not based upon cursorys view, but from careful reading of information upon the subject of Birmingham and the resources of the district before coming here and close investigation of these matters while in the city
 The gentleman who voluntarily gave these views is Albert F. Brown of the firm of Bamborough & Brown of Chicago, who is in the city on legal business as well as to look into the many avenues of investment which he finds open here for all classes.
 "I am deeply impressed with the city of Birmingham as business and manu- featuring center" said MT. Brown yes tSiudy' LHeTe IS Httie uOuDt that tnlS city leads the south in splendid enter prises as it does m the advantages which 1t possesses in an unlimited supply of iron ore, limestone and coal. This is a con- dition not found in any locality on the globe The reduction of iron, of course can be brought about under the above conditions much more cheaply because hpra ha abo Ie gether, therefore saving the cost of ship ping coal and limestone to the iron mines
 Tn my investigations l found the soil of this locality very red chocolate loam, and to me it looked worthless, but upon viewing the crops and making inquiries among the residents I found that the soil was a rich producer, in many localities bringing forth two crops per year. In this part of the state l have learned that the crops are varied, cotton, corn, fruit and vegetables being largely produced. In stock-raising l find that the state is behind, but 1 am informed that a num- Der of farmers of this section of the state are raising blooded horses and cat tie in large numbers.
 Tn my opinion this country is only In its infancy in development, and I know that capital introduced here will bring re- turns thousand fold to the investor. have visited Ensley, your suburb, and was amazed at the sight of that great plant which is partly owned by John W. Gates, and where steel rails are so successfully produced I also learned that many other northern and eastern capitalists have their money invested here in iron them a great reward.
 "The street railway system here I con slider ideal, and the interurban service is unsurpassed by any of the metropolitan districts of the north.
 We people In the north have long seen nothing for our people to do but to go west or to go northwest or to Canada My advice will now be to all, Go south where you can live twelve months in the year out of doors; where the soil and cIi- mate will nurture anything that grows and where you can make money without making any great sacrifice.
 'I wish I could take into my confidence for awhile the young man from the north who contempates selling his fathers old farm to go west or northwest and give him a warning tip to consider before 1t is too late that there is one place that affords him better and more cheerful place for investment, a place right here in Birmingham or in the district where it is a pleasure to live and profit far beyond reckoning"