The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-21
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 he came to America and studied in the west and later came south to take pastorate at Clanton. l He is not only church builder, having begun the erection of beau titul house of worship at Clanton, but he Is also civic builder and organized the Clanton Chamber of Commerce, which has been in opera tion about six months. and is at pres ent a live and going concern.
 The chamber was formally opened with a banquet at which Q. l.. Bum was the principal speaker, and though 1t had been several months since he spoke, I found on my recent visit that they were still talking about his splendid address, and were deeply grateful for hls many help full suggestions and his continued in- terest in the organization. He showed a keen desire to get the organiza. ton started right.
 have known Clanton for s3 years as one of the first out of-t town trips which I made from Birmingham in the early days when I began the practice of law, was to make trip l to Clanton in the interest of large corporation. I recall quite well that I spent the night at what was then new hotel, and quite the pride of the town; but it is used as dwell- ing and the hustling little city boasts two first class brick hotels. A good many people think thac because Clanton Is the county seat of Chiffon, that its chief industry is politics. Now, I am not going to say that there is ever a shortage of candidates, or q lack of interest in the political game; but anyone
 vho thinks that the people give all their time to it are mistaken, for it is thriving town, being the largest one between Birmingham and Mont gomery.
 That it's citizens are public spirited and covet the best is evidenced by good and plentiful municipal water works and sewerage system, get ting excellent and unlimited light and power advantages from Lock F, plant of the Alabama Power com pany It has good churches, good elementary and high schools, ample banking capital, good merchants, thriving industries, enterprisinS farmers and a live weekly. The Louisville and Nashville serves it, and it is on the Birmingham Mont gomery highway.
 With. these things it is small won der that Rev. P. G. Carter, 'one of Surgeons Boys" with vim and en. ergy was able to mobilize the vari- ous forces and bring them together gave me genuine pleasure to receive an invitation to come down on last Friday night and address the new body at banquet at the Wilson hotel, for it meant the meeting of lumber; of old friends and the getting acquainted with some splen- did forward-looking citizens.
 
 TO many men sho live in the larger cities are apt to think that ' nrls .,d is true that they play big part in the nations progress, but while their role is the spectacular one, it l takes the towns and .he country to acr as the balance wheel, and for l ttis reason I always nail with de- l light chance to get away from the noise and roar of the sgreat metro | po!ltan marts to reeuperate in the quf.ter life of town ani country.
 But both town and country are waking up to the fact that they need not live in an eddy or on a side track but with a little trouble can swing out into the main currents and spn down the main line. The organiza- l ton of chamber of commerce at Clanton means that the citizens are ready to share their town with out siders, while at the same time mak- | ing it better place for the old residents" Ito do business and rear family.
 Clanton is istuated in a good farm ing country. The sandy loam soil with red clay subsoil is capable of high production if properly han dled Trucking is one of the things I the chamber proposes to foster: an- other is the erection of 8 potato house to conserve the sweet potato | It holds out attractions for those engaged in the lumber industry, and l it's brick clay is capable of being turned into staple building com | modity of value. It offers on good | terms sites for manufacturing plants. It is arranging to have a rate cler.: to look after the interests of the shippers. The banquet was 8 great success, both as to menu and speeches.
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