The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-22
For Good of. the
 Community
Cordial Greetings From Afar Come to Bir- mingham on the Occasion of Her Semi Gen. tennial and Roseate Predictions of Future
 Greatness Are Made

R IRMINGHAMs semicentennal is no local affair FrOn across the seas has of congratulaton from the Lord Mayor of the English Birmingham proudfu of the attainment of the Alabama namesake
 The Manufacturers Record of Baltimore it's greet ings Richard H. Edmonds founder of that journal tell Birmingham that the wonder strides of this district in it craolng days inspired him establish the Manufacturer Record In this remarkable Alabama town small thel he sensed the south the south rich and again On this he built the hope and confidence of the pub caton which has been the mouthpece of the south since In more than a page editorial Birminghams semi centennial in this weeks issue of the Record Mr. Edmond it's history and forecasts the greatness beside which the greatness of the past dull and small H says
 Fifty years ago Birmingham was founded. Forty year. the amazing progress which had been made by Birmingham, startling the country with it's possbili ties in iron making, of the dominant factors which influenced the establishment of the Manu- lecturers Record.
 The growth of Birmingham from the little village started in 1871 to the superb city, worldwide in it's influence in iron and steel interests, producing from it's materials the steel which builds the ships whc7 carry the steel rails and other finished products to all parts of the world of the miracles of Amer
 development
 Turning thoughts of the difficulties of the past final overthrow of obstacles Mr. Edmonds looks into the future saying:
 The achievements of the last fifty years which Bir- mingham is to celebrate next week have been made against overwhelming odds against lack of capital lack of experience and the determined fight for of vested interests in other sections
 Free from these odds, with which Alabama has
 longer to contend it's future is safe and sound the eternal hills in which nature has stored the materials for mighty meallurgcal center Out of these hills and from deep down in the valleys will be brought forth wealth of coal and iron and other materials which will make the growth of the next twenty-five years far and away surpass the growth of the last fifty years dicton that in twenty-five the progress of the years Birmingham and the people identified with they do not than double in twenty-five years all that has been accomplished in the last fifty.
 Thus England sends her greetings to her Alabama name sake and editors of the country who have suoy O. industrial and capacity in this country tell Birmingham that what has been done well and that it's forward path is srewn with advantages greater than which it's spirit of enterprise has yet faced
 Birmingham is grateful for what has been allowed to become She the pleased because the outside is glad that she has done we'll better still Her greatest pride the uster which she has on the be- loved state of which she the industrial That what makes the celebration of the really and intrinscally worth while.
 That why all Alabama and beautiful women will be guests of Birmingham next week Birmingham theirs They helped build it. The semicentenna celebration
 Yours for upbulding,