The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-16
Tuscaloosa Takes Pride
 h Hs History As We'll
 As m It's Modern Progress
City Looks Forward and Not Backward, and Its Citizens Blend Loyalty to Their Community With Hospi-
 tality to Visitors Which Is Proverbal
By FRANK WILLIS BARNETT

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 i between the states broke; but while reverencing their deeds it feels itself to be modern in every way. think it will be admitted that in spite of the planting of the fathers and the watering of the mothers the oaks which re set out in the years gone by give shade to a city which feels it's new life at once broader and quicker than was ever that of the old; for there is a newer and higher community spirit there IS a newer and stronger cohesion, @ newer and greter power of association and cooperation.
 Tuscaloosa and BirmInGham.
 "Bill" Brandon. even when speak ing in the Magic City, always makes humorous reference to Birmingham's being tho largest of Tuscaloosa's sub urbs, and If he has this temerity when abroad it is small wonder that Tuscaloosans, when on their native heath. speak glowingly of the "Tus- caloosa district" as being destined to go forward faster and farther than the Birmingham district"
 But I like people who stick up for their home town, and this tue citizens of Tuscaloosa are doing az never Se- fore under the inspiration of the chamber of commerce. with Clabaugh its live president, Brosius it's hustling secretary, led by it's able board of directors, and backed by its enthu- siastic membership. It has function ing many strong committees, and three bureaus, farm, traffic and mer- chants.
 Exalted the Individual.
 The old ante-beIlum civilization. which made Tuscaloosa the home of culture, exalted the individual man, and the old homesteads typify him, tho gentleman of the south; and in spite of our mods rnity. with all of its conveniences, the new south has yet to surpass the home life in which the husband was the master and the wife the mistress of the establish , ment.
 Nowhere can be seen in greater number profusion in purity, variety and number examples of colonial architecture >that mako Tuscaloosa distinctive az city of beautiful homes. The old and new rise every where, from out of modern green lawns. or Cldfashioned gardens, to make generous appeal to the home loving: instinct. II is the pride of Tuscaloosa that il retains in the twentieth century the aroma of the
 
 TuscnIoosn's oaks. Tho name Druid City" or city of l oaks, indicates tho prevalence of the oak family, Of which the white. black, park, red. water, overcup, blackjack, swamp, chestnut, willow, scarlet and Spanish oaks are the principal spe- cies. The stately and umbrageous arches of these glorious trees might well have sequestered the temples of the ancient Britain. Mushrooms grow up overnight, but the sturdy oaks planted by the hands of tho pio- neers over a century ago are today the ctty's greatest attraction.
 "A Greater Tuscaloosa,
 Always there has been, either among the native or adopted sons of Tusca- looss4 nsea of intellectual vision and teaermy and courage, but for many years somehow the place to which two white nan nm Tennessee came 8 littls Gacre sban 70 years ago and made D crap nf oorn. never found i,s real nsride. la 1s4s the popula- ton numbered | ietla c3ro than 500 souls. The nsss ya af she town was laid out ny shs seHgfl segerp rent.
 To be exact, it waK Necerabse &, 1S19, the city waa arss leEatAg m corporated, and Mas aas sa tcfk- gress granted to tbe eorporE ttsa 9i Tuscaloosa full title tp ths I5fi3c streets and other rights cf sha geq eral government in the .and com prising the city. The nanhe ausea-