The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-03-20
Alabama AS a State
= For Home-Seekers


Alabama AS a State
, For Home-Seekers
MO state in the south has made
IN such study industrially as
Alabama, and within the last two
wears it's advance in agricultural de-
velopment has been especially re-
marked
Crop diversification is being pushed
by the extension service at Auburn
now as never before Progressive
farming is coming to be the rule in
every county and the wealth of every
rural community is being steadily in
creased.
Home-seekers in the north are COM
ing to the south in appreciable num-
bers, but the tide would be far greater
than it is if the large railway systems
|traversing this region were operating
their industrial and land departments
as in former years. Under govern
ment control nothing is being done
in the matter of exploiting the produc-
tive possibilities of this or that sec
ton. In the absence of advertising
agencies such as used to form part
of railroad organization each south
ern state should maintain an active
land and immigration department that
would present in an attractive way the
AGRICULTURAL advantages that have re-
Gently come prominently to the front.
When the railroads are returned to
their owners attention will again be
given to home-seekers. In the mean
while ground should not be lost in
business-like exploitation. Let Ala
bama bestir itself and cause an in
crease in farm settlers that will be of
far-reaching significance.
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Wilhelm recently sawed his thou
santh tree in exile. His three-hour
dav would net him so cents. union
rates. which probably wouldn't buy
a package Of Frederick Williams fav-
orite cigarettes.
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Close observers say a reaction is
already under way as result OF dras-
tic prohibition laws, Nevertheless.
drug stores and nicotine parlors viii
continue to occupy the prominent street
corners.
showing the possibilities of graft
in the traction business. former troll
lev car conductor in ST. Louis has
inst returned 500 to the company,
which, he says he pocketed in one
year.
/ ST. Louis brewers have adopted a
conservative attitude regarding the
alcoholic content of beer. That may be
the result of having embarked in the
soft drink business.
4 4 +
AS German residents are being hus-
tied out Of Alsace in motor trucks they
are forced to hear parodies on that
sacred song. deutschland uber Allies"
* y, *
| Parlor bolsheviki would be less dan-
gerous to the public welfare if some
/ of them didn't have more money than
| they know what to do with.
| y 4 y
| 1t is now claimed that Liebkneoht
was dubbed to death by soldiers. AT
any rate, it has been conclusively prov
| ed that he is dead
| y y 4
| Willing the time away in dancing
and fighting, Berlin is no place for L
married man who likes to spend his
| evenings at home
| y 4 *
| There are still some old-fashioned
people in the east. Fifty men were
found watching a cockfight in a New
| Jersey barn.
| * y 4
There is some little doubt as to the
relative Importance of Won Ludendorff
and Won Hindenburg in the late war.
| = = y
| Champ Clark has been warmly crit
iczed, but SO far not even his worst
enemies have called him Beauchamp.
! y. y a
A Paris report says George Creel is