The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-16

literature to still further impress and in
terest the reader.
"Then he should have the ones most in
terested call meeting of all he has
visited personally and as many more as
will come advertising the call in the
local paper. and propose that the as
sembled farmers should choose one of
their number to go TO Alabama at the
expense of the Chamber of Commerce
and spy out the land,' reporting to them
on his return.
THE Chamber of Commerce agent
should work at least in half a dozen
counties in the months of September, Oc-
tober and November of the present year,
setting a certain date in the early part
of December for all these farmers to
come to Birmingham (as there would
not be more than eight or ten the ex-
pense would not be very great.
when they arrive this same agent
should meet them and, with other pub
lic-spirited citizens, show them over JEFF
ferson county, bringing them in contact
with our successful farmers, who would
give them their personal experience on
farming and truck gardening in the south
and especially would this have a great
influence with them If some of the farm
ers visited were formerly from the north.
This plan will not prove very expen-
sive. If the agent sent be acquainted in
the section visited the result / am sure
would be at least a hundred successful
farmers and gardeners buying farms in
L. into
for operation in the spring.
"It would not be necessary to follow
out this plan more than two seasons,
when the farmers brought here through
it would keep their friends informed Of
the possibilities of this wonderful coun-
try Each one would become an immi-
grafton agent and the first link in an end
less chain of northern farmers would
be formed. coming to this favored land,
our beautiful, sunny SOUTH"
Little Consideration for others
ut Is astonishing how little consid-
Grafton the ordinary person has for the
comforts and rights of others" said
wrathful citizen yesterday. This after
noon l dropped into theatre and was
seated between some young men and
young ladies. The theatre was show
ing a very beautiful picture produced
by members of the French academy. 1t
was the story of the Prodigal Son
dramatized and L was very anxious to
see it, But could I? Not at all. The
men and women laughed and talked
together all during the performance
utterly spelling the whole picture for
me. To add to my evaporation the
woman in front of me kept her hat on
until 1 had the satisfaction of hearing
the usher ask her to remove it.
1.-The picture was one of the most
beautiful that I have ever seen. The
famous drama of the Bible was acted
perfectly before your eyes. The Prodi-
gal sons downfall was pictured with
beauty and l could understand his
soliloquy under the blue sky of Judea
as well as IL I had heard 1t. The Joy
of his father at his return was shown
and the anger of the elder brother.
1.-THE picture opened my eyes to the
character of the elder brother and he
became what he never had been before
to me, living forceful character. Hith-
erto 1 had always regarded him as a
foil for his brother, but now I know
better. People have been accustomed
to resent his anger at the return of the
Prodigal Son but If they VIII ase the
picture and study the story more care
fully they viii arrive at the conclusion
that he was Justified In his anger. 1