| Show birmingham alio and development of the mitcle city of the south birmingham the magic city of tho south was incorporated december 19 1871 and is beautifully situated in jones valley jones county ala and is the county sent at present the former capital town of county was about two milc snow a suburb of alic city containing a number of fine residences jamaca R powell john T miller and samuel tait acro the original promoters and founders of tho now city they saw their chanco to make a fortune and had the nerve and mean to go in and win by buying up alic lands about the time the south north alabama chattanooga khaja were being built through this then wild and comparatively unknown section for until then if any thin was known of the vast mineral wealth hero deposited the gentlemen previously named alter a careful survey of the lands for tho purpose of ascertaining beyond doubt tho extent quality etc of tho coal iron and limestone were fully a of abo almost inexhaustible quantity and of tho superior quality of tho fame immediately they set about forming a company or syndicate fortha purpose of developing the lands and bringing into market rich deposits lain hidden for unknown agea A location for a city was carefully and judiciously selected surveyed and as our friend BOM shepherd would sav laid out in a comprehensive plan with the eye of faith to the future greatness of tho embryo city tho reports at first acro received so incredible they it was hard for the staid old iron of pennsylvania and other mineral regions to believe that such vast deposits of minerals could in the south and that it could remain hero or else where for so long time undiscovered shrewd and enterprising iron men and capitalists of new castle va and wheeling W va camo on to see for themselves and were convinced of the truthfulness ol 01 tho statements made they purchased lands and erected furnaces mills etc the result has been marvelous marv clous tho taxable property of tho city of birmingham was in 1833 and in 1881 1 had increased to the city is lighted with a gas manufactured from anal procured in thu immediate vicinity water of a good quality I 1 from a clear stream that allows near by A anid fire department is maintained while tho police and sanitary are all that could bo expected the city boasts of a pretty hou capable of seating 1260 person one of the act of amusement jn tho south ala cor star A mean sneak stole one of the only two cigars we won on the election U abo one he stole made him as tired as tho mui ining one mado us we had ft terrible revenge fall tako one bushel of green tomb toe begins a recipe I 1 ought to coo dinue and throw ahm in the canal boitse |
