The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-22
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Men Who Build Towns.-Town building is
| generally done by the man who has the ambi-
| ton to invest his savings in a home and has
faith in the future of his town.-Sylacauga
Advance.
win Be Industrial Leader.-The indus
trail advance of Alabama has been wonder
trial advance of Alabama has been wonder
ful, but the surface In that respect has only
very short time before the state will be in the
lead as manufacturing unit.-Gadsden
Times.
What Will Criminals Do?-The official
family Of the state of Alabama will observe
the Christmas holidays by closing the offices
at the state capitol from December "a to 20,
according to an order issued by Governor
Brandon. Wonder what all the convicted
criminals who are applying for pardons will
do during that time?-F1orence Times.
Has A Double Interest.-This new phase
in the Shoals development is a magnet for
visitors. And to us here it has double in
terest. We can not only enjoy the magnifi-
cent sight presented, but we can also re-
joice in the fact that the great project is
reaching the final stage of completion. OF
course there is still a lot of work to be done,
but the power of the water going over the
dam will never be more fully realized ex-
ence News.
Cause For Satisfacti0n-A review of con-
ditions in Admission during the past year
gives cause for much satisfaction and abun-
dainty justifies efforts next year for larger
growth, greater activity and more prosperity,
and the amount of growth, activity and pros
perity that is brought to this city in 1925
will depend almost wholly upon the amount
Of enthusiastic effort made by Admission peo-
pie, business men, manufacturers, flnanclers
and citizens generally, to push the city ahead
In a material way.-Anniston Star.
A Wonderful Era.-For miles and miles
out we find an enthusiasm holding for the
development Of Greater Huntsville, even the
people over in the Big Cove by reason of the
good roads being brought within few min
utes of Greater Huntsville-so close that
they can and do get up and come to town
early mornings for breakfast beefsteaks. It's
a wonderful era in which we live hereabouts
no longer speaking distance in terms of
miles, but in minutes required for travel
from one point to another.-Huntsville
Times.
Well To Take Stock-As business gener-
ally is whirled into the usual period OF Christ
mas shopping activity, it might be well to
stop for a moment and take stock Of what the
future offers. What is the real outlook for
next year? The answer ist hat the bust
ness outlook is decidedly promising, accord
ing to financial writers. The people who
make q profession of collecting the statistics
which shed light on future commercial oper-
atoms are not above making mistakes, but
their figures usually furnish very good indi-
cations of what may be expected in the ma
TONS business-Albany-D Decatur Daily.
The Unfortunate ASpect.-John W. Aber-
crombie, state superintendent of education,
says that the sum of $685. 900 was expended
for text books by patrons of the public schools
in 1923 and that the estimate of the maxi
mum expenditure in 1924 is 81 $50 900. The
wide difference is, no doubt, due to the new
adoptions of books this year making the pur-
chase of new books obligatory on thousands
of children. The unfortunate part OF the
exhibit and comparison is that practically
all of the $636,0O0 expended last year was
thrown away as a result of the books then
bought being supplanted by new books this
year-Selma Times-Journal.
Issues For Definite Stand.-As Governor
Richie of Maryland said in New York the
other day, what the Democratic party needs
is issues on which the party can take defi-
mite stand, thus re-establshing party lines
and making it possible for voter to distn-
ruish between Democratic and Republican
doctrine. While the Democratic party IS
recovering from its crushing defeat in Novem'
Der and is looking about for leader who
will serve as a rallying point for the partys
membership, an opportunity is presented 10
scotch the third party movement as lts IN
ception and to revitalize the Democratic par
ty-Mobie Register.