The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-09
PRAISES ALABAMA
w. HI. PAGE CALLS IT MOST INTER-
 EsTING PART OF WORLD.
Editor of Worlds work Makes sur ring Address at Girls' High School.
 Pays Compliment To ABri-
 cA.lturtsts.

Walter H. Page, travelling through the South to obtain data for story ot it's social and economic conditions maoe an informal speech to the members or the Girls High School at l o'clock yes terday afternoon. He spoke or Ala bama as the most interesting part or inc world, and of it's schools as the most interesting part of Alabama, ana impressed upon his auditors realiza- fIon of their duty to make known the story of Alabama that the world might sec ~and believe. -
 The speech of MT. Page was osiiv -, ared in the auditorium of the Girls TJirh school on South Lawrence street IJpon the platform with him were pr. B. J, Baldwin, President of the City school Board; Prof. c. L.. Floyd, Su- nerintendent of Education for the city, and c. w. Craik. MT. Page was in- troduced by Dr. Baldwin with whom he had attended the Randolph Macon College in Virginia, and who spoke with rare humor MT. Pages editorship Of The Forum and The Atlantic Monthly in times past. and his present editorship of The Worlds Work. and his member shin upon the National Educational Board, were referred to by Dr. Bald win, who concluded with the state ment that it was specially pleasant to introduce an old friend, MT. Page.
 AIteT a lew HuHOTOuo no, AS- sponsive to Dr. Baldwin's introduction and predatory to the body of his speech, Mir. Page explained that hIs real work was editorial. It was his business to discover whit was the most interesting mart of the world and what it was do- ing, and then to write about 1t.
 "You have the most interesting coun- try in the world" he said, because you are doing some things better than nd things that we don't do at all. Rrom the time when Abraham tended his hocks until day before yesterday, none had ever taught farmers how to farm without making them leave the farms forever. There Is a party of men now at the Exchange Hotel that Is doing this very thing.
 He spoke at some length of the rep resentatives of the Agricultural De- partment who have demonstrated fm- proved modes of farming to the Ala bama State Horticultural Society and the Alabama Live Stock Association. Alabama already has school where ne- groes learn trades. without doubt 1t would soon have one where white boys could have the same oportunity; the North was doing no such work as this
 Another interesting point" MT. Page continued, you are making more money out of a staple crop, cotton. at ten cents or more q pound, than Is made out of any other crop. And any thing will grow in alabama, which is not true of many regions. These are interesting, vitally interesting things, and therefore I have come amongst you to learn them in order that I may publish them."
 Alabama's need of immigration was palpable, he said. and new people would come into the State. but slow ly. They would come readily, quickly when the history of the State had been written. Uncle Remus," he declared to be of more value to Georgia than any five million dollar investment ever made in that State. He exhorted his auditors to write the States history, to assemble its facts anu present them to