The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-14
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF
 WELL KNOWN ALABAMIANS
By WALTER HARPER.

"One of the greatest difficulties in tht way of securing permanent immi gra' ton of the most desirable class Tn Ala hama is the manner in which our oWt people treat these new corners ana es' pecially immigrants from foreign eouh tries" said Maj. Frank '. Anderson
 Many good Germans, Swedes ane neople of the highest class from other countries have come into Alabama stayed one or two years and then nave pone back north and west because they are not shown the respect ano consideration that is due them as gooo citizens and neighbors.
 Many of our people are too prone le look upon people from foreign countries es of an inferior 1ace it matters ho' from what country they come. Ihess native people seem to be unable To make any distinction between quality ar the personality of the individual lm- migrants or nationalities.
 "It is too often the case that these Immigrants are looked upon and treat ed pretty much as we do the inferior race that is already with us. lhis ls X serious mistake and should be cor rected. The people of Alabama must change their methods in this respect if we ever hope to settle our lands With progressive new blood.
 We have every advantage In Ala hama and this southern strip or states that would appeal to the progressive farrner of the west and northwest, pu, we must make conditions socially agreeable to these people before they will come and live among us' nun dreds of these people who would come are not only good farmers but they would become first class citizens.
 probate Judge William W. Brandon or Tuscaloosa spent yesterday in blrmlng- ham shaking hands with his frlends. Judge Brandon was state auditor oi Alabama during the Conner admlnlstra- tion and at the time of his election to the office of probate judge of Tusca- loosa county. He has hundreds or friends all over Alabama as well as in his home county.
 "A new spirit of enterprise seems to have taken hold of the people Of the town of Tuscaloosa" he said we are building a new town, It will become one of the important business and com- mercial centers of the state In gooo time. We have many natural ad' vantages that are now being fully ap' preciated by our people and they seen to be waking up to the importance o development along large lines.
 
 the gulf as well as first rate railroad facilities We have an abundance O undeveloped minerals and a world O timber. All this will be developed on { large scale in due time and you vii see Tuscaloosa grow.
 "The new Tuscaloosa Mineral rail road, plans for the building of whici have already been completed, will ad' greatly to the industrial developmen Of Tuscaloosa and the territory througl which it will operate. The road vii connect with the Louisville and Nash vile railroad at Brookwood and vii give a shorter line to Birmin gham.
 saw field on the plantation of J H. Pinson near Geiger a few days agt that produced last year 94 bushels tt the acre of corn. There are even ter acres in the field. The ten acres pro duced $40 bushels
 The corn was grown by w. NJ. Lav ender superintendent of one of the Pin son farms. MT. Lavender is consid cred one of the best farmers in tn, northern part of Sumter county and h, is trying to teach the negroes on tn, plantation to raise corn and stock
 He received two prizes on this fiel,