The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-06-20
From the Baltimore News.

H. EDMoNDs, editor of TX the Manufacturers Record who 4 A has just returned from a trip to the south. is enthusiastic over the south ern outlook. In discussing business con- ditions in that section, he said:
 While the weather has not been ideal, and in some portions rains have been too frequent and heavy for best results in farming, conditions in other portions of the south have been satisfactory. The outlook on the whole, judged from all that I could learn through personal observation and interviews with bankers and others who keep in touch with every part of the south is very satisfac- tory.
 There is an increasing scarcity of labor. Manufacturing enterprises and agricultural interests are hampered by inability to find an ample supply, not withstanding the marked increase in wages during the last few years. The advance in wages has brought about a ing cotton and other farm products, as well as in the cost of manufacturing. But so far as the farmers are concerned this has been offset by higher prices. Tt is becoming generally recognized that the south must look to the better | supply. The whole south is giving seri- ous consideration to the subject because | it is recognized that farming interests will be as much benefited as the indus trial by a large immigration of thrifty l foreigners.
 Tn the Birmingham district many thousands of additional laborers could be employed. The vast operations of the | United States Steel corporation in that section cannot be pressed as vigorously as the company desires because of its inability to find sufficient laborers. The Steel corporation has about $57,OoO,cOo in vested in the Birmingham region and is spending about ss.ooO,ooo to s1o,ooooOO in carrying out plans under way.
 "Included in these enterprises is a wire plant to cost nearly s4,000000; by-prod- uct coke over plant to cost about $S,0o0,- 0oO and to produce 100000 tons of coke year; a storage reservoir to provide ample water supply for all future pur. poses, having capacity when com pleted of 2,5O0, 10000 gallons of water creating lake of about 700 acres. As ar outgrowth of these operations is the building of the town of Corey named for the president of the company. in' tended as model home place for skilled l laborers employed in these plants anc the business interests connected with q town of this character. It is being lafc out under the direction of the ables' engineers after studying the model in dustrial towns of this and other lands The street paving, the sidewalks, the sewerage system, including storm-watei sewers. are all the equal of the bes work to be found in or around baitl more.
 "J have not seen around Baltimore an; street construction surpassing al that is being done in the whole towr of Corey. It is one of the great result! already seen of the vast operations o the Tinted States Steel corporation ir Alabama. It will not be company town but will be open to the public, the plans on which 1t is being built having in view the establishment of a city of such g charac cter as to make it great powel in drawing the highest class of skilled labor in the district.
 .orhe whole Birmingham district, ir fact. is being developed on broad scale IThe increasing wealth of the communit,
 ia in no way better illustrated than il line magnificent homes that are being
 built and the splendid streets that art
 being constructed. New dwellings cost
 ing $30,0OO and $4O,o0O and s5o0o0 are to b.
 seen in many directions.
 "The same conditions prevail in At
 lanta. And speaking of Atlanta, prob , ably no better illustration of the vigo and energy and broad-mindedness o
 that place can be given than the meet ; ing last week of the Georgia State Bank CTS association. At the end of the frs , day more than 600 delegates and visit ors had registered I am informed tha every bank in Atlanta contributed $10C to a fund to defray the cost of enter l taining. It was decided to give an auto } mobile ride to the entire convention. :
 request was published in the daily paper
 asking automobile owners to lend auto
 mobiles for one afternoon. With tn
 usual spirit of Atlanta, after every visi tor had been accommodated it was foun
 there were 25 more automobiles tha
 were needed.
 "This spirit of team work tells tn
 story of why Atlanta and other portion , of the south in which the same spirit ) shown are growing so tremendousl,
 In fact, 1t is said that when the grea .. auditorium built in Atlanta last veal : : with an organ costing $5o,OOo, was use
 Cor week of srand opera you woul