The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-04
A Beautiful Little Book

iil1 PlOoptSAtS OA liiC INOCOuNh iAc5S Automobile-Golf club is a fine example of what the printer can do when given carte blanche as to expenditure, With intelli4 gent cooperation said a. connoissenr of things typographical, "and I am gratified to know that this beautiful work was done in Birmingham. I consider it a priv ilege to have received a copy, and I ven- ture to say that such is the thought of all recipients.
 ''The engraving of the club building, in three colors, is equal to the best work of the kind done in this country, and the prospectus has the wide margins, clear impression and free opening so przed by the true booklover. The text, In keeping with the chaste elegance of the printing is a dignified stralghtfor ward presentation of the plan for the club by the committee on organization. Among the strong points of this plan note the announcement that the club will be financed without bonds, mortgage or other indebtedness. l ams told that the committee on organization, which has been working quietly and without pub licity heretofore, has already received sufficient number of subscriptions for life memberships to assure the success of the club, and that the prospectus is is- sued for the purpose of giving data to these subscribers. as well as to convey an invitation for subscriptions to the re- mainSer of the life memberships"
 Returns After Much Travel
 R. M. Troy, a representative of the Grasselll Chemical company has re- gently returned from an extended bus mess trip through the United States visited Ontario, Quebec, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Labrador, British Columbia, Alaska and nearly every state in the union.
 "In the United States everybody knows about Birmingham said MT. Troy, but in Canada I ran across men who not only displayed ignorance con- cerning this city, but who actually didn't know where Alabama was sit uated; didn't know whether it was tn the United States, Central America, or South America
 Tn California and other western states Birmingham is as well known of course, as any other important city. found eager interest in the census report which showed Birmingham s population to have increased from 3s, 415 in 1900 to 132,6S5 in 1910.
 "In San Francisco the climate was extremely damp and penetrating and the fogs heavy, but just across the bay at Oakland City the climatic conditions were ideal-air balmy and no fogs Los Angeles, as we all know, is built up by tourist business. It is a de lightful place in every way and IS growing steadily, but I would judge that the population of the city proper is not more than S5,000. The census report shows over 100000. but Los An geles covers an immense area and peo. pie living miles and miles away from the city were officially counted.
 "We have a great deal of majestic scenery this side of the Rocky noun tains, but it is gentle compared witt some of the scenery in the far west It is safe to say that there is nothing in Europe which so awes one and take' his breath away as does a look at th' Grand Canyon. But after travelling tn country from end to end l find tha Alabama Is about the best state of al | in which to live.'