The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15


 development is the most wonderful fairy
 tale come true that the south has ever
 heard. Its advantages will accrue for the benefit of the present and future
 ages. And it suffices to believe that the
 undertaking in it's entirety on the vast
 scale that it was planned, will be com pleted by the government.
 WONDERFULLY BENEFITED The Muscle Shoals district and the en- tire Tennessee valley section of north
 Alabama have been wonderfully and enormously benefited as a result of the
 avalanche of business and prosperity,
 which was brought about through the
 governments decision to inaugurate the
 Muscle Shoals development. In the brief
 period of a years time a complete trans-
 formation was wrought in the industrial
 and business life of the entire district
 True, it took a mighty effort to bring
 to fruitlon the plans for this great de-
 velopment, which brought a tide of
 business and set in motion the wheels of
 industrial activity, outrapking in impor-
 tanAs any enterprise ever undertaken in
 the south.
 The United States is fast turning from
 the grim business of war to the great
 commercial, E economic and industrial
 problems of peace, and the transition nat
 urally means adjustments in all parts
 of the countryr- Cities and districts will
 be variously affected, some certainly
 more seriously than others. Looking to the immediate and future needs of the
 city and sponsoring the idea of building Greater Sheffield, the Chamber of Com merce of Sheffield is exhibiting an activ-
 ity setting in motion plans for adyanc-
 ing the interests of Sheffield. It is
 realized that if this community is to grow and advance in future years as it should, energetic cooperation and effec- tive public spirit will be necessary. And yet Sheffield is stronger and more de- termined as a city tnan ever before, and perhaps is conscious of it's strength. But direction-direction in the channels of progress-must be followed, if it's future is to be fraught with prosperity and accomplishment.
 PLAN FOR FUTURE At a meeting of the Chamber of Com merce at the city hall this week, many of the leading business men of the city forgathered and the various phases oi the local situation were considered, and | it was unanimously agreed that now is 1 the accepted time to plan and act -for the future upbuilding of Sheffield. As a result of the meeting and the senti- ments voiced by every one present, il is certain that the new year of 1919 will be- ushered in with every energy of the Sheffield community organized in so eff 1 fective and constructive way that Shef- 1 field will at once be placed in posi- | ton of the greatest potential resource- 1 fitness and ready to compete success l fully-because of it's superior advantages 1 to be offered-with all her neighboring ] cities of the Muscle Shoals district | The promptness and the success With which the people of the Sheffields com | munity met all the conditions of wal activities, attests the ability of it's peo- ], pie to do things in a big way As these people shall exercise their energies anc
 take advantage of the opportunities thai the future will offer, so will the city 1 itself become enriched. The people here are confident that Sheffield may wei
 rest assured of it's place on the mar l of the United States