The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-11
DEVOTED TO SOUTH
ISSUE OF WORLDS WORK TELLS OF
 RESOURCES.
Progress and Development of the Past and Promise of the Future Dealt .. With By Talented
 Editor,

The June issue of Worlds Work, one of the best of the standard publications is devoted to exploiting the marvellous de- velopment of the South in the last decade. The city of Montgomery and its splendid growth Is incidentally dealt with in the fine edition.
 The well-known magazine reaches a cii- entele not touched by the Southern pa- pers. and the remarkable story of South ern development will be carried to Q large reading public with all the freshness of a news story. The Southern people them selves. who know in a way of the indus trial development which surrounds them. are not thoroughly familiar with the scope and width of the south's industrial growth. the large and handsomely illustrated spe- cial edition will carry to all the the United States.
 The work was undertaken by Walter H. Page. editor of Worlds Work himself a Southern man. with the purpose of giving an adequate presentation to the entire coun- try of the transformed industrial condi- tions south of Mason and Dixon's line.
 Of the arisen South he says. editorially:
 "The presentation of the working South is not meant to be to any considerable ex- tent statistical, cretainly not encyclopedias. More important than statistics covering so vast a field are these questions
 ''First-Is the prosperity economically sound? It is The stripping of forests indiscrtminately involves of course an ultimate waste of wealth. But all other southern industries are real additions to wealth.
 "second-Is the prosperity diffused? May every industrious. productice man share it? Is it bringing individual well being? Yes to a remarkable degree. ndiVid- nal has a greater range of opportunity to- day, in the South than in any part of the Union"
 This is the keynote of the splendid edi- ton of Worlds Work. the great range of opportunity-a range which offers more to the individual than any other section. A feature of the edition is striking edi- toral. saying.
 GO South, young man Go South. But do not go unless you are willing and able to do a mans work. The trouble from which those States have suffered over much already is men who were not willing to do full mems work"
 The following paragraph of the same ed itorial illustrates Mir. Pages keen insight and grasp of conditions as they exist in the section from which he came. He saya:
 If you wish to practice law or to preach, you will not be so likely to suc- ceed. These professions are not particu- larly in need of recruits in the South. If you are a teacher and especially if you think more of doing good work and see-
 
 than of earning a large income. you will find a field as large as the most ardent ambition could wish If you are an en- gineer or any such craftsman-a man who can build things-you will find profitable work and plenty of 1t. The land cries out for builders and developers. workers. prac- tical men. and great rewards await them. It has and to spare philosophers and poll ticians and professional men of all the old sorts"
 The edition opens with an excellent DOT trayal of the JamestoYn. Exposition. It covers every Southern Estate and most of the large cities represented in it's naaes. Some of the more notable of the southern industries coal and iron mining manufacturing cotton goods. the growing of tobacco and cotton. are treated ex- haustlvely
 Montgomery has reason to feel proud of the excellent way in which it is presented to the country under the title. 'Montgom- erv. the center of the cotton belt and the home of opportunity One of the city's greatest advantages the magazines states. is her perfect climate. From her situation sbc escapes the extremes of both heat and cold. The city's fine growth as illustrated inu the report of the census department. which showed that she sustained an in- crease of 3S per cent. in the ten years nrayious to the last census, is dwelt upon t- MT Page. who credits her with a pres ant population of 55.O0o. He points out the splendid increase of S5,O0o,OOO tax val nation in five years During the six months just closed sos building permits were Issued, aggregating In value s775,OOO.
 The article on Montgomery is rich in vaIuable statistics, and 1t is handsomely illustrated The State Capitol, a cotton sce5e on Court Square and other interest ing pictures of the city are shown.