The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-22
ESTATE ON WHEELS" FEATURE NEXT YEAR Alabama Products to Be Shown in Northwest THREE COACHES USED Lee Cowart, Immigration Commis- siOner, Announces His Plan for
 Attracting Attention to
 Alabama
THREE COACHES USED

Lee Cowart, state immigration com missioner, announced yesterday the de- tails of the Alabama on Wheels trip which will be made next year beginning June l.
 In the party will be 20 people. Three railroad coaches will be employed to ac- commodate the party and the exhibits, the one of agricultural and the other of mineral products. From Montgomery the party will go direct over the Louisville and Nashville railroad to Chicago, thence along the northern boundary of the Unit ed States to Seattle. thence southward to Texas, thence again to Alabama.
 In the first car will be the mineral ex- hibit and samples of everything which is produced by Alabama or manufactured by Alabama enterprise will be on display. Mir Cowart will probably name Captain Charles M. Scott of Montgomery to ta<e charge of the miafral exhibit.
 The second car will contain the agricul- tural exhibit The staple crops will be demonstrated and In addition, specimens of all the lesser crops and vegetable growth will be shown. MT. Cowart has already made arrangements whereby ie will receive while en route fresh vege- tables every week. It is very probable that of the agricultural display, George Motte of Madison county will be in charge.
 The third ear will be used for trans porting the people with whom MT. Cow art will be in company. The 20 people will be provided with lower berths, and in one end of the ear will be an arrange ment for cooking and commssary of supplies. There will be a cook, a porter, two pages. young boys wearing uniforms made of Alabama cotton and labelled "Alabama," Captain Scott George Motte, Joseph o. Thompson, pr. Thomas M- Owen, director of the department of arr chives and history, who will have relies pertaining to the history of the state four newspaper men from Birmingham. Montgomery and Mobile, representatives of the commercial organizations of Bir- mingham, Montgomery Mobile, and ono or two other cities of the state, and ono or ,ynore people who have not been se- lected up to the present writing.
 The newspaper men making the trip will keep the papers of Alabama informed
  speeches made, of the reception accorded the enterprise and of the success made in the sale of Alabama land and in the ac- auirement of worthy immigrants for Ala hama They will also by submitting copy to the newspapers of the cities to be vis- tied attract additional attention to the presence of the Alabama exhibit
 MT. Cowart will be equipped with prinr- ed matter telling of Alabama, it's climate, Its soils its mireral and agricultural pro- ducts and of its general environment- making it a state in which the worthy and industrious homeseeker will be pleased to locate. He will also be equipped with a list of Alabama land for sale and it's location and price.
 The plan of MT. Cowart has already at tracted considerable attention. He him self is very optimistic concerning the scheme, and hopes that as result of the trip, many worthy families will be at tracted to the state. He says that about six weeks will be required to complero the circuit mapped out.