The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-05

'
 Birmingham, with a like acreage. We
 then skip the faulty region near Helena, | and take in 5000 acres that commands | the gateway to the Montevallo basin, this i with other lands we have in the Blocton
 basin, gives us the Hons share" of the
 Cahaba coal field.
 We have ample red ore that we may
 use for many years to feed furnaces to 1 supply the proposed plant referred to l above.
 We furthermore. as an insurance to
 fall back oon for coke, should our Cahaba
 veins prove to be non-coking, we are
 adding to, or securing 10000 acres in the | Warrior field.
 This gives you a basis for calculating
 as to what will be held in reserve to feed
 something to be built in the Bessemer dis
 triet
 While your town has no stock in this | company, the town lot man cannot help
 from reaping the harvest from that which
 is to be done through me- as much so as if I were your agent.
 You, or some of your people may ask the question:: What has the old man got behind him to justify these asser- | tions?" Iris true l was quite lean imam
 cially when I left you, but I have been
 helped by those who wished to help themselves, but neded man that could
 find what they wanted, that had been l NPiANNNTNA
 corporations already in motion. It is right and proper for me to speak at this juncture of how helpful corpor- | ations are to those who often wish to throttle them, without stopping to think | that they are a part and parcel of their own fortunes, whether they be great or small
 Every citizen of our state, more especi- ally of this district, is made richer by him who sows dollars to produce har- vest for the public to reap. What I have done up to now, and ex- l pect to do if l am let alone and God spares my life for few years. has been made possible by citizens of Tennessee a few In New York, but the greatest aid has come In an incidental way by for egn corporation, the holders of the stock l living in London. They are the holders of the largest body of mineral land in the state of Alabama. They have had confidence enough in me to say: Nou can have any lands belonging to our com pany that you may select in either held' and when so selected if there are other lands intervening, or interwoven to pre- vent successful operation, then we will buy those lands and turn them over to you"
 I am still operating on those lines with this liberal foreign corporation. It so happens that this company Is represented by Mag. +. Y. Anderson, WHO IS pAo"u7 minded and thoroughly identified, and is a helper in the development of the Bir- mingham district.
 I speak of this that I may contribute in measure to get you all to have more liberal ideas as to how corporations should be treated, that are doing things directly In line, and putting money in your own pockets.
 Every time there is a million dollars platned, or sown in this district, there will be flowers enough produced from the plants that will grow, for each one to pluck therefrom and have financial but tonhole bouquet.
 I should regret exceedingly if this ef- fusion should be the means of making any man too enthusiastic over the picture I am drawing and do something foolish, that Is to say, to discount what l have said too quickly as something might happen to me, or panic intervene, so that each man should act in accordance with his own judgment.
 You all know that I am getting to ripe old age, but l am capable of work ing as hard today as at any time Of the past, and hope thai those whom l am drilling will be able to execute what have undertaken to do, whether I have to take back seat or not.
 My invitation was to make talk about Bessenier, but you see great deal or it Is self You must excuse that part Of it, Bessemer being so near part or myself to separate one from the other would destroy the sentiment that per meates my makeup.
 Bessemer has a vast amount of ore It her door, and an unlimited supply of coal in both fields, Sparks Gap Is the gateway to the Cahaba, and Bullard's Shoals to the great Warrior field When plants, on large scale are built, more l.AiY AxxFfa ln railroads to bring the coal to the ore. l hope to see a low grade road built on the site of the old Grand trunk survey, which was thirty feet to the mle start at Bes- semer, pass over the red ore, through the Cahaab coal field, down the Cahaba river to old Cahaba town, from which point on the Alabama river there is good boating at any season of the year. The little road would be able to gather the tonnage whether of coal, coke or manu- factured articles; once on the barges at old Cahaba, where the Cahaba river empties into the Alabama, In that way. our goods could go anywhere reached by salt water.
 Bessemer water supply Shades creek with reservoir to make big lake. and pumping station on the Cahaba river To- cated below where the big creeks flow Into the Cahaba southwest of Helena, at point where Shades mountain Is depressed to a low mountain there would be but 100-foot lift to pump the river Into great lake that would supply a popula- ton many times greater than Birming- ham, This water would come from a dis trct free from contamination.
 Johnston Is Next Speaker.
 Ex-Governor Johnston was the next speaker. He was introduced by Walter s. Gilbert He spoke of him as having served the state faithfully and well, and that he could always be counted on to do his share of the public work, and do It well.
 Governor Johnston remarked that he be- lieved 1t was the first time he had ever known of an Englishman getting up or helping in a Fourth of July celebration, considering what had happened long ago. He referred to MT. Gilbert as being one of the leading spirits In the movement to have Bessemer do itself proud on thls day of all days.
 Governor Johnston paid high tribute to MT DeBardeleben. He stated that he had helped to start Bessemer on its on- ward marc hto prosperity, and he was even to this day planning to make 1t ono of the leading cities in industrial import ance in the country. That his interest in it's welfare had never for a moment Jagged. and although Mir. DeBardeleben made the claim that he was getting old, he felt and knew that he would still live many years to watch and help the city on it's onward stride. He spoke of Mir. De-
 Bardeleben as man that did not Know what 1t meant to be conquered, and that a -N xxrtt, iQ