The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-09
BY ROBERT LEE CARTER


 who had fought against Lee in the civil war won out at Atlantic City, on the argument that sectional hatred ought not to be revived and perpetuated. The battle of statuary hall has been | fought out to the desired end that the | last lingering survival of the outburst | of feeling aroused by Grants chivalrous conduct toward Lee at Appomatox has been authoritatively disavowed, and now finds lodgment in no influential quarter. | Gratifying as this may be 1t does not | mean that either the Grand Army of the Republic or the Confederate Veterans as- sociation is ready to surrender the con viction that they fought for the right and under the greatest leaders of modern l times
 According to a recent table of statistics | there are in Is southern states, including Oklahoma and excluding Delaware, 757,- 2S2s19 acres of land, of which only 145,- 1s5,ss9 acres are in a state of cultivation. tThis leaves nearly 100000 square miles of virgin territory untouched, much of 1t swamp that will some day be turned into | the most productive farms on earth. | It Is perhaps true that much of the va cant land of the south was once improv- | idently titled, but 1t was then the most | desirable farming land of that section and | is susceptible of complete reclamation | It Is also true that much of these bound less acres Is mountain and unfit for til- llage, though abounding in forests
 Yet the fact remains that there are homes awaiting millions of people at the | south, where the soil has only to be | tickled to laugh with the fatness of | Egypt. There the climate Is mild and sa- lubrious, the water clear. sweet, pure and abundant, the season of cultivation long, and the rainfall ample. As for crop d. versity, the south is far ahead of the north. producing every farm crop that can be grown at the north and others be- sides.
 Then why should the Iowa farmer go to the Dominion of Canada, where he meets with a harsh and cruel climate and where few crops can be grown mostly grain and potatoes. The anlmosi- ties and the jealousies growing out of the great war of nearly half a century ago are assuaged by time and soon will be en- tirely eradicated. The northern farmer who sells his high-priced lands to his neighbor and moves south to grow up with and develop that section is a favor | ite of fortune.
 Mrs. Walter Taylor and Miss Alice May Freeman of Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs Curtis and Miss Alice Curtis of Columbus, Ga and Mrs. George Connors and son of Birming- ham, Ala, have been spending some time l in this city.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter F. Glover have re- turned to Louisville, Ky
 | MT. and Mrs. Frank B. Thomas of New Orleans are spending several weeks with MT Thomas sisters, Mrs. Joseph Allen Physioc and Mrs. William A. Scott, at | Elmhurst, L. I.
 Mrs. David Roberts and Miss Roberts, and Miss Elizabeth Dearborn of Bir- mingham, Ala, are spending several | weeks here.
 Among other southerners who have been In New York recently are: Mr and Mrs Frank Hawkins of Atlanta, Or; Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Pou, Mrs. Charles How ard and Mrs. William Blanchard of Col umbus, Ga; Mir. and Mrs. H. J. West of Atlanta, Ga, MT. H. L. Dix and Mir. George c. Smith, MT. s. w. Carson and MT. J. J. Hastings of Columbus, Ga. : MT. and Mrs. H. l.. Richmond of Sa- vannah, Ga.; Mrs. c. R. Post Mrs L. M. Post and Miss Post of New Orleans, La Mrs. Ira Sayre Barnett. Louisville, Ky, and Miss Essie C.. McMillan of Macon. Ga
 Dr. K. F. Meyer of Leipzig who has arrived here after two years in Africa | studying chiefly cattle diseases, such as the least coast fever" which, he says, has destroyed many cattle in Africa and who also has done elaborate research work in connection with the Sleeping | sickness will spend several weeks visit ing institutions for medical research in this city and Philadelphia. He then will go to Texas to study Texas fever" a cattle disease.
 Maj G. P. Kirkland of Birmingham, Ala, is paying his first visit to New York in 30 years. He used to come here frequently, but somehow he got so busy that he could never get chance to come. This summer, however, he made up his mind to break away and come. "I used to know Central park when 1t was up In the woods" he said. Where the Gould house Is now you could buy land by the acre. used to go up to the races at Jerome Park. for I have been somewhat of a sport in my day, when it took all day to get there. I was In New York when they were building the Gisey House, which was regarded as a foolish experiment because it was so far up- town They were talking about building the elevated railroads in those days and many persons thought they could never be made to pay. I was a great theatre goer in those days and a favorite place of resort with me was the old Booth theatre. Then I was here whom they | first put on ''The Black Crook al Niblo's. It wasn't considered quite re- spectable to go to see it, but took 1t in Coney Island was then a tough resort, where the tough element of the city used to congregate on Sundays. I have been l amazed to learn that now iC Ciseouite the