The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-10
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 Huntsville Summer Resort People look
 ing for delightful summer resort should come to Huntsville. The weather is most delightful and the surroundings are fine. No reason why one should not enjoy themselves to the fullest extent.-Huntsyille Star
 Good Farm Slogans.-Hog and hominy: cattle and hay; 'possum and 'taters, are good farm slogans. Better than hounds and potiicker," though potlicker is all right. The most medicinal part of a pot of greens.-- Talladega Daily Home.
 Women in Public Office-Three women have been elected to important county offices up in Walker county, circuit clerk and au. ditor now being of. that gender, and the new. ly nominated county treasurer will not wear hip pockets-Opelika News.
 Much Fault .Finding.-We are a great peo- pie to complain and find fault. Few things are run to suit us The only thing one does not find fault with is the personal conduct of his individual business, and with good many that is all they are interested in.- Centreville Press.
 Farmers Should Cheer Up-Our investf- ' gation of the authorities on the weather lead us to the belief that there is no cause for fear regarding the 1924. season. In this sec tions there will probably be little more rain than the average during June, but the prom ise is for fairly good season. Let the farm 3ers cheer up and fight the grass and culti- .vate their growing crops and the harvest will be all right.-Andalusia Star. d.
 Do Some Very Queer Things.-Business men and capitalists do some very queer thinga sometimes. For instance they give as much for a building site for a cotton mill or furniture factory in Birmingham as would buy the site and build the plant in more pleasant surroundings and where operation would be more economical, in West Bloeton or a dozen other nice surrounding towns. Cahaba river should be lined with such plants.-Blocton Enterprise.
 Blessings for the Lying-We believe in economy, but above all else we believe in progress and are not one of those who are so afraid posterity will have to suffer so much because of present and future activity, We have every reason to believe that pos- terity will be able to take care of itself, just as' have the rest of us, following the acts of our forefathers. The living of today might just as well have some of the blessings of this life as to save them all up for genera tions yet unborn.-Huntsville Star!
 A Most Worthy Plea.-Within the past few years the people of Alabama have re- sponded literally to the call of Alabama and Auburn in the matter of funds. The friends of both these splendid institutions came to the rescue of these schools. The call now comes from Alabama College, the only state maintained school for girls in Alabama. There is no use quibbling about it, the girls school ought to be as near to the hearts of the peo- pie of Alabama as Auburn and Alabama Lafayette Sun.
 Colbert's Present Is GOOd-It makes us tired to hear some folks continually preach ing about the great things to come when we already have in Colbert county one of the greatest industries in the world. Last year the combined value of crops and livestock in Colbert county was $3,S99,000, and the value of poultry sold and consumed at home was $1S9,000, total of $4,OSS000. During 1919 when the industrial or manufacturing sales of the county were at their highest peak, the census shows a total value of such products at $2,163, 600. In other words, the farming industry was greater two for one in 1923 than the manufacturing ineustry at it's peak in 1919-Tuscumbia Alabamian- Dispatch.
 Comprehensive Report Needed.-The com mittee of the chamber of commerce., ap- pointed to report on the advisability of Lau- derdala county issuing bonds for the pur- pose of completing the main highways of the county should make very careful and com prehensive report, for, if their report is favorable to the bond issue all the facts should be ready to place before the people. Probably all will agree, that conditions are such that some very positive action must be taken, and that this action should not be delayed week longer than necessary. A well planned program of road improvement should be underway before the summer gets too far advanced, in order that it may be completed before the bad weather of next winter comes-Florence Times.