The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-29
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, well perhaps that will come when the rainbow end is reached We view the city hall, courthouse, theatres, hospitals and other public buildings. Suppose, now, that were sky scouts from an invad- ing army? How easy il would be to drop high power explosives and create chaos where prosperity and happiness now abide. Wonder is the big Dimmick Pipe works which employs nearly 1000 men and produces about 400 tons a day.
 Land of Great Promise
 Stretching out for miles in every direction are over 200, 900 acres of land, waiting to be converted into farms, gardens, orchards and pastures We are gliding down now, for we want to view them from a nearer angle. Over in the road a farmer stops his wagon, com ing to town with vegetables. and views us with wonder, and little girl from q neighboring farm house runs after us and holds her hands up toward us. It Is a pretty sight and we would like to tarry, for time is none too slow for grace and beauty But aeroplanes can not make any stationary stops. A great deal of the land we notice is cleared and will give the settler little trouble to put it in shape for cultiva- tion where it is not already culti vated. It's topography, it's wide range of soil are all remarkable. Forage crops grow uXuriantly and we see springs and running streams of crys- tai water that sparkle and glinter in the bright sunlight The Great Crea- tor has indeed blessed the valley and fields, we think, as We still sail along.
 A Favored Region of Plenty
 Fields of all kinds of vegetables stretch out before us and busy hus- bandmen are working industriously attending to them. All of the necessi- ties of life we see are here. Bermuda, onions. peas and beans, cabbage and other vegetables are in profusion, and over in Shades valley we see peaceful kline, browsing upon the rich pastures. There are fields of sweet potatoes and orchards of fine fruit and in frequent pens Poland China and Duroc Jersey pigs that Supply food for many. Chick ems and domestic fowls and animals are around the prosperous farms and pastoral scenes adorn the landscape on every side.
 The clustering suburban towns and villages are so closely linked together by street railways and business inter- ests that they seem to us, together with the farms and open clearings, to be the network of lines on the palm of a giants hand. squeezing more work, more wealth, more happiness for d favored people.
 Over the Furnaces
 We must go higher now. Cant you feel the air currents have grown warmer and are getting uncomfortably so? Wonder Is the great furnaces of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad company, and still in another direction the great steel plant. Smoke is pour ing from the dark threats of a hun dred or more smoke stacks. Guess we would not like to have the engine ''go dead" here. And in still another direc- ! ton Is the steel plant of the Republic | Iron and Steel company, which has a capacity of 500 tons a day Dangerous 1 fiues and air spots are likely over the steel plants, so we will do a little warping now, and fly away from the danger zone
 Now, hold your berath tight. We are | going down-going down. The motor has stopped and We are gliding down i toward fine open, level field EX- 1 cited people are running toward it from many directions Why! it is just | like sliding down hill in winter l climate. or coming down on roller | coaster. only we are riding down on | the incline of a hill or air.
 The aeroplane drops to the ground as lightly as a bird. runs along on the wheels and skids for short distance and then stops.
 There, We have been over Brming- ham in a Berger aeroplane. How did you like it?