The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-18
Industries Now Coming
 Are the Kind We Want

1Ol0eu DDc nGSJ Ol IlGW pldUOS dlObiO the pipe shops, the by-product works, the new cement plant and other in- dustries in Tarrant City on the east ern outskirts of Birmingham. The mere accretion of manufactur- ing plants is desirable. Much more significant is the location of indus tries based on the open avowal of the newcomers that they have chosen Birmingham on account of permanent advantages of manufacture and dis tribution, including proximity to raw materials and good transportation fa- cilities. The industries recently located here have not been Induced by dona- tions of sites, by exemption from any community burdens, or by local share of the investment. They have quietly surveyed the ground, selected sites and paid the market price for the land.
 The newcomers knew what they wanted, found it and paid for tt promptly. They .are here because they regard this as the best place in which to manufacture iron, steel and other basic products and for their distribution at home and abroad after being manufactured. They are the class of industries that stick. The concerns building here have had broad and successful experi- ence elsewhere. They know the game. They are familiar with the district, it's raw materials and its transportation facilities. They came here because exact knowledge led them this way
 It is the most uniformly healthy accession of new industries that the district has ever received, because they are all founded on the districts fundamentals which are as solid as granite.
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