The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-16

THE BIRMIN loosa was taken from the Indian, and is the only reminder of that race remaining. and the great chief, Tush- kalusa, has monument erected to his memory in front of tho court house.
 Coming Into Its own
 got my first glimpse of the City of Oaks back in 1885, when 1 en- tered the University of Alabama It did not at that time have a populR- ton of 5000, but in the past 10 years 1t has grown to 12,0O0, an increase of 65 per cent (S per cent of whom are native born). while Greater Tus- caloosa" has more than 2o,o00. never saw it look so fine and impress sive as it did on my recent visit. It had the air of prosperous city that had al last found it's strength and meant to forge ahead.
 My friend. Ed Doty. editor of the Tuscaloosa News, took me around the city and I got a chance to see some of it's building activities. It is claimed that one residence a day IS being built, and yet there Is ap acute shortage of houses. saw under construction the City National bank, Methodist church. Presbyterian church, Hospital for Feeble Minded, Country club, Sullman institute and wholesale house for Burchheid Bros.
 one of the most attractive civic enterprises, however, is Stallwortn lake, just beyond the Louisville ana Nashville depot, and on the side or the road which leads to the bridge nnnnnPtfnE Tuscaloosa and Northport Friend StalIworth carried me down to SC 1t and gave me his plans for making it one of the greatest amusement features of his home town. It LOOK 1. man of money and vision to map out such a scheme.
 The Country club when compleIed wIll be one of the most attrhcuNe' ds wal as coziest. in the entire state. It ia situated In a beautiful pine grove on the side of a hill commanding wide view of the links and the war rtor river, which skirts 1t, While ID the center of the grounds IS e lake with crystal clear water. 1nsca- loosa Golfists can well conSr3tuIaee themselves on having such oppof- tunities for recreation< and play.
 Once the Capital
  the state legislature as the seat Of royernynent. Tho first session was oDened in November, in 1926. in RelFs Tavern. which became the famous old Washington hotel. A site for the canttol was selected, and work com menced in 1927. TO provide for the temporary accommodation of the state government two-story frame dwelling was built, in which the ses- sions of 1927 and 1928 were held In 1929 the legislature for the first time occupied its new home. Alter It was made the capital 1t began to grow. 1t was the capital of the state for twenty years. Montgomery got the honor in 1S45.
 The University os Alabama
 Tuscaloosa lost the capital but got and has kept the state university and any citizen of the Druid City" will tell you that 1t is a better asset than the capital. It represents an annual expenditure in Tuscaloosa of S1,- 35O,O0O. I can't set down here the history of the university and of It's ups and downs. The story 1t played during the Civil war will always be ! glorious chapter in its annals. The other afternoon when I strolled over it's campus and gazed at its buildings l could hardly believe my eyes.
 was invited to speak to the fresh man class and there was no hall big enough to house them--something like 800, when in my day there was lass than 200 students, while now Jefferson county alone sends down more than 300. and the cry for room Is about as bad at the university as it is here at the Birmingham High school: and still they come and what to do with them is keeping Dr. Denny and his fellow work CTS awake at night, and will tax the power of pr. Claxton, the new provost to stir the people of Alabama to arise and give it's sons and daughters chance to get college education.
 can't tell here the story of the other schools and colleges ,.at Tus- caloosa. Suffice 1t to say that the oublic schools and the denominational co3'eges are today as in the past Disg g a great part In the cultural iifs og The city. for some of them aa4s had long and useful careers.
 1gar Warrior River
 Tge land npoa which Tuscaloosa is sn.ft lies directly upon the banks of ihe Warrior rsver. and at last 1t seems as if tho hopes ot those wEo fo. lonr wearg years aege awaited the l.ue svIea IL would bs ot -enuine service Aas arriyed. faSe a'ocsa was for n.ang years tho head cf na~- Lgation for tsanhoats, many oA which are operated from Mobile, bringing goods and carrying ecfton. coal and other proouets @ the Gulf of Mexico; but only recenuy has it como into it's own as a earrie. in g. big way through the Mi sigM- Warrior barge service to eal ra. western and southern points, a9 through the steel ships to the sevsn seas.
 Ups and Downs of . Bridge The bridge across the Warrior built in 1925, was torn down and re-
 It in 1852. Both were covered
 Ter bridges. and the new bridge
 rned by Croxton in April, 1865,
 afSe time when the univer-
 he Iron foundry fell vic-
 tAe rerx Of the var. Re-
 n I$fa, t sgas blown down
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