The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS

l back as Paul or old who never let a
 chance slip to put in a good word for
 Tarsus, his home town.
 I do not know the first city to put on an advertising campaign to set forth its attractions from all sides, but I have heard it intimated that Nero
 set fire to Rome to get it and himself talked about, but if he did, think he went a bit too far to gain notoriety for himself and his home town.
 Now, I am sure that as much as At lanta loves notice. that no Atlantian would for moment be satisfied with the expensive Nerorian way adopted by him to make the name of the seven hilled city famous throughout the world; and, therefore, I heartily sym pathize with them over the great fire which devastated a whole section of
 the Gate City of the south and will never be made to believe that it was hot air which started it. in spite of the fact Cousin Freq House and his bunch are turning lot of it loose here in the hotel lobby the convention and the streets.
 just happened to bring in our neigh
 bor city at this point, for it is much in evidence in Birmingham, and in looking through The Kiwanis Torch. among the 30 or more towns blowing their civic horns in page or more of space, was one paid for by Atlantians. It carried 13 paragraphs and each one was char acterized by Atlanta's usual modesty. I do not blame them for bragging that pion golf player of the south, and of Miss Elixir q am spelling it as it is done in the advertisemenD Sterling, champion of the United States.
 I had curiosity to look over the pages of the cities using space in the Torch to see some of the things of which they were proud. The Portland CTS were self-denying and put Maine that it was not merely the Recreation State." but grows more Irish potatoes to the acre than anw other of all those in the United States. thought Bir- mingham had copyrighted the express sion of The Pittsburg of the South" claims it. and says, besides, that it is the Central City. Within 500 Miles of Anywhere"
 But l got the shock of my young life as Milwaukee had full page without any hint whatever of the bev- craze which made her famous. and to add insult to injury had a paragraph in which the boast was made that "She State in the Union," and yet there are people in the land who say that "prohi- bition is but passing craze But l have still something to tell, for in big tpye read, "A Prophecy, Milwaukee destined to be one of the seven great est cities of this nation." and goes on to add, The why is as plain as the way to parish church." when a few years past if any direction was given it would have been in connection with brewery.
 
 Then comes New Haven. It has much about being a great manufacturing cen ter. It gives the number of the em- ployes, and the amount of the monthly pay roll The amount of the banking capital and resources are set forth, but there is just this line about an adu- cational institution which has some claims to fame, Largest college in the United States-Yale." Pittsburg's brag is it's Chamber of Commerce is the larg est civic and commercial organization in the world. I'll let this stand as we haven't yet put over the drive for mem bership for Birmingham's.
 Akron. O.. has for it's motto, "The City of Opportunity" and very pertinently | claims that it is "A good placeAto live, a good place to work, good place to make money, and is alive to its op- Birmingham has the three things advertised by Akron, but fear she is not yet fully alive to her op- portunities. Chattanooga lays claim that it has the south. and in fact the whole county, beat a block" when it comes to scenic and historic interest. With Chickamauga Park, Lookout Missionary ridge. and Signal which are all reminiscent of the war between the sections Chatto- nooga has a right to be proud of it's views and it's past"
 Salt Lake City has nothing to say about the Mormons any more than has Worcester to say about Worcester Sauce;" but maintains it is a great con- vention city and has beauty and scenic grandeurs galore Washington is al- most content merely to say. T am Washington" but on sober second thought adds, T am the capital city of the greatest nation on earth" and that it just revels in the national spirit" While Worcester does not boast that she is "a hot town,' she brags that she has 97 schools, 100 churches and seven universities and colleges and two trade schools.
 Now, Duluth pulls this. and I think it's unique, Duluth is the head of the lakes-thats brains. Duluth is the heart of North America-thats soul. Duluth is the iron backbone of Uncle Sam that's muscle. Q. E. D." But it goes on in "cute" way. saying. Duluth boasts not--it cannot it roasts not--it cannot; tno Sfs pot-it coppOt (it