The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
MAGAZINE WR|TER|N THE CITY SECURING DATA FOR M'CLURE'S
Edward Mott Wooley, We'll Known Creative Writer, Makes a Survey of
 Birmingham

Edward Mott Wooley, magazine
 writer who could be termed a creative
 writer of good reading matter, the
 kind that Is educational and instruc- tive, word paintings that portray con- for McClure's.
 Julian Street started something when he came to Birmingham with a sharp pencil that wrote things for Golfers about the Magic City that listened good to the taxpayers. That is hard thing
 for an outsider" to do.
 MT. Wooley once wrote very in-
 teresting book which he called The
 Cub Reporter all because he had
 cubbed his way up to a responsible
 position on 8 large metropolitan news
 paper. and so intensely human was the
 effort that it went to press again and
 again, after the first edition. MT.
 Wooley. for that reason, could not deny
 a reporter for The Age-Herald an in- terview, though he said:
 T am very glad indeed to meet you,
 but am sorry that you found me. I was sure that was going to make my get away, as I leave tomorrow, and I had been here so contentedly unnoticed for three days"
 Yes" replied the reporter. but you were not unnoticed at all, it was the reporter that was unnoticed, for I have asked for you so often that I am ashamed to look any of the people at the desk in the face"
 Well what am I going to talk to you about? l can't talk to you about what l am doing here, for am really mot doing anything until I get back to New York and find out what McClure's S want me to do, as my trip to Birming- ham is merely for the purpose of malx ling a survey, that I may determine what I will do about writing something about mingham-possibly about coal, iron or steel, and maybe I will say something about your beautiful city, your wonderful progress since I was here some seven ears ago." said Mir. Wooley.
 And you really think that we have la regular town, here in Birmingham. one that you would go strong on for future delivery In the development ileague?" asked the reporter. Indeed I do, and I say so unhesi- tatingly. You have a wonderful city, and when you think of Birmingham be- ing just a kid so to sneak. you have an even more wonderful city than one would have any right to even expect from city so young. especially young in development. I have seen your sub urbs, your residential section, your in dustries and your city proper. I en- Ijoyed the view from the Civic associa- ton rooms on top of the Jefferson
 County building as have never en- lioyed a view of any other city before. That is a wonderful scene, and I mar veled as I looked out over your busy business districts, your furnaces, yonr beautiful homes, in fact the combina- ton could hardly be beaten. Indeed I do say there is a future for Birming ham, and this war Is going to bring you closer to it by many years" said MT. Wooley.
 Mir. Wooley is interested in labor con ditions also: he is very keen to note the negro exodus to the north. and spoke of having talked to a negro who was leaving here for some northern point. The negro explained that 1t was a mat ter of more money for his labor, he stated.
 MT. Wooley will leave Birmingham today, he being a guest of the Tut wiler while in the city. He is man of very pleasing personality, very un- presumptious. and seemingly we'll quail flied to handle creative story on any subject.