The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-11

turlStS or the community.
 A free lecture is given every Saturday afternoon at the weekly meeting by Su- perintendent A. A. Persons of the Besse mer public schools
 Speaking of Professor Persons, Secre- tary Sterling says:
 Professor Persons was educated at the Alabama Polytechnic institute of Au- burn, formerly known as the Agricultural and Mechanical college of Alabama. He served for several years after graduation as assistant in the Alabama experimental station. and in the chemical laboratory there; was for seven years professor of general and agricultural chemistry in the Agricultural and Mechanical college of Florida, being at the same time chemist of the experiment station of that state and editor of the agricultural columns of the Florida Citizen Of Jacksonville: re- signed that post to accept the chair of chemistry in the University of Alabama. where he remained for ten years until coming to Bessemer. He Is constant contributor of agricultural articles to scientific publications, and having been engaged in this work for a quarter of century we feel that our Truck Growers association Is particularly fortunate in securing this course of free lectures from man so thoroughly fitted to give them practical information first hand"
 Secretary F. w. Sterling of the Besse mer Board of Trade, though he has oply been in the town little more than four months, is already making himself use full to the town and community to marked degree.
 He is a man of remarkable energy, great personal magnetism, good talker ctaC anOfaSQyVo- ness is admirably tempered with con- servatism.
 In boosting Bessemer he has never a word of criticism for any other town or community When he fails to land de- sirable Industry in Bessemer he calls in the Birmingham business men through the chamber of commerce and does his best tc help land the plant for the Birming- ham district.
 ..The development of Birmingham helps Bessemer, and the development of Besses mer helps Blrmingham, said MT. Ster- ling. .This entire district Is big enough to forget any local prejudice. There is enough here for all of us and we should prejudice between Bessemer and Birming- ham, and believe there Is none among those who have the success of the dis trict at heart"
 This is the spirit of the new secretary of the Bessemer Board of Trade This is the spirit that has rejuvenated the or ganization and that is bring results
 But the story of MT. Stering's good work in the Bessemer Board of Trade Is too long for this article. It will bear another chapter.
 But didn't we wake up the country with our invitation to the next national democrtic convention?' chuckled the hearty secretary. M
 Tt accomplished the result we wanted All the big papers from Maine to Cali fornia played up the story in S2-point type and some of them had the story on the first page. People who had never heard of Bessemer began to inquire anout the place. The incident helped to put bes- semer on the map and the advertising oio not cost a cent. New Orleans paper that tried to get very sarcastic even stve us credit for a larger population than we have. h,
 "I'll tell you. The best advertising m the world is newspaper advertising. Keep the newspapers as well as peop,e talking about you. It matters put mt.Ie what they say. Keep them taikIns. They are hound to find out some oi your good points while they are. taikins'f M |a -.I