The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-11
THINK ALABAMA SHOULD
 TAKE PART IN LAND SHOW
By WALTER HARPER.

than the taking advantage of the New
 York show. Alabama should be well
 represented Every possible exhibit
 should be shown and I am sure the re- suits will be tremendous.
 'Marengo county, with her abundant wealth of alfalfa, corn, cotton, fruits and vegetables, to say nothing of timber and cement riches, could alone make an ex-
 hibit worthy of attention. The same is
 true of every county in the state T heartily agree. with you that our
 custom of telling of our wonderful re-
 sources before home audiences-in our
 local commercial meetings is not what
 we need. We need to reach the people
 who have some money but who are
 throwing away their opportunities for
 lack of knowledge of our wonderful
 country.
 Tt will be my pleasure to join you
 in this movement for a practical adver- tisement of our state. Yours truly. JESSE B. LEARN" AnnistOn Will Help L. c. Watson, secretary of the Cham
 her of Commerce of Anniston, writes:
 "Anniston, Ala, April 8, 1911.
 'It is with much pleasure that we in- dorse you suggestion in full and feel that Alabama is losing a great oppor- tunity if they do not have an exhibit at this show. It seems that our enthus- and if we can just show to the outside
 world what our land here will produce
 it will be a matter of only short while
 until it will be doubled or even trebled
 in price.
 "I have not brought the matter of the
 exhibit before the club but feel confi- dent that Anniston will do her part in cooperating with the state. It is up to Birmingham to take the lead as we
 naturally look to her to head all such movements. Yours very truly, "CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. 'L. c. Watson, Sec Voice From Mobile Benjamin B. Cox, secretary of the Mo- bile Commercial club is enthusiastic. He
 makes the suggestion that the Business Mems League of Alabama recently or ganized at Montgomery should take up the matter The suggestion is a good enc.
 MT. Cox says:
 q have carefully read with much ir- terest your splendid article on the ad- visibility of the state of Alabama nav ing an exhibit at the American Land and Irrigation exhibition in New York next November. The value of an exhibit of this kind is beyond question and without limit. It will offer Alabama the great est opportunity she has ever had and if taken advantage of will rebound to the
 great good of every section within her domain.
 There is a great effort being made now to attract the attention of the world to Alabamas great opportunities and possibilities both in the mining of
 coal and the manufacture of iron and steel, and her close proximity to the island of Cuba puts her in easy touch with the ores of that country. and when mixed with the Alabama product makes the finest grade of iron known. Alabama is rich with deposits of the finest clay. coal. Ignite, iron, lime and chalk which lie along the banks of her magnificent river system.
 Alabama stretches out her hand to
  of the cold and frozen north, east and west. She offers him a country where he can work out of doors every day. A healthful climate, throe-crop country. a land dotted with churches and school houses where peace is tinkling on the shepherds bell and singing with the reaper. Her forests abound with the finest of wood for the manufacture Of all kinds of furniture of every descrlp- ton.
 'The time is at hand, the opportunity lis ours-you have suggested 1t, then let us not be content with blowing our own horn in the ears of each others, but let
 us all get out together on the hill tops and make one long, loud blast that VIII be heard from Maine to California. Your suggestion will afford an oppor- tunity for each community through it's commercial organizations to put forth the claims of their respective localities acting jointly in consolidated organi- zation for the up-lift or the whole state at the metropolis of this great country in Madison Square Garden. "I suggest the best way to handle this project would be to have the Business Mems League of Alabama take the mat ter in hand. They were organized in Montgomery some few months ago ana this work would come within the scope of their labors Don't let us miss this opportunity-Mobile will do her share.
 Yours very respectfully,
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