Show ac this Is our homeland 04 CONTRASTS by edward emerine features HE mellowness of the old the T THE bustle of the new the promise ol of the future that is alabama the stately ancestral mansions still remain but coal and iron mines nearby now teem with human activity A forest of vir virgin gin in timber may surround a forest of active smoke stacks the easygoing easy going crossroads general store is not far from a modern highway or an airport A great oak which sheltered fernando femando desoto holds its hoary moss over a laboratory where chemical magic is performed here is a hall where once swirled crinolines crino lines beneath thousand candled chandeliers and down the same street is a modern office building where business affairs are discussed versatile gracious alabama the word alabama in the mus aegean indian tongue literally means vegetation gatherers or thicket cleaners clear ers and well vell the word may for Alaba mas types of soil enow more than species of trees and plants as well as most of the agricultural products known to the temperate bonel zone average annual rainfall is inches while the average annual temperature ranges from 60 degrees F in the northern part of the state to 67 degrees F near the coast the growing season ranges from days in the northern part to days on the southern coast cheaha cheama mountain the states highest point is 2407 feet above sea level alabama stretches miles from the appalachian mountains to the gulf of mexico not only is alabama the land of corn com and cotton it also grows peanuts hay and oats truck crops and fruits and in many sections has specialties such as water cress gladioli and peonies as well as its famed azaleas and camelia caponi cas there are many commercial nurseries in 1944 there were head of cattle in the state both beef and dairy type alabama has over a million head of hogs and chickens southern fried yes lots of em alabama leads the nation in the shipment of live bees and queens beneath the tha rich top soil too alabama has great wealth its mines produce coal iron ore flake graph A rb m U E gp INDIAN MOUNDS waterfalls Alaba mas good highways and all year round climate br bring ing scenic points close to those who live in the cities above ab ove picture shows the highest of the many indian mounds mou rids found in the state on the right is one of the states famous IS waterfalls with a rich historical background alabama alaba tourists a has hundreds of old mansions and other spots for tourists to visit the alabama memorial building is a t treasure re asure house of documents pictures and relics of the s stirring days of 61 and other periods of the states history every town retains its historical interest ln in sharp contrast to virgin forests and waterfalls are the smokestacks smoke stacks of Alaba mas industrial plants the busy life of its cities and its many airports ite and clay and shale for it has sandstone and marble for building bauxite as a source for aluminum quartzite and rock asphalt five oil wells are now producing in choctaw county in industry the state has lumber shipbuilding textiles mines cement pipe plants chemicals steel aluminum hydroelectric plants and dozens of others which use by prod acts and farm products in manufacturing manti fac and processing pro the annual value of products manufactured in alabama is more than twice the value of all farm products large industries using sing U the states natural resources have been successfully operating over long periods of years the largest manufacturer of cotton ginning machinery in the world began its work in alabama years ago in m prattville large textile mills have operated years the iron and steel industry is concentrated cent rated in the birmingham district necessary coal and ore are readily available for the manufacture of iron and steel 2 r ZV ar 5 S 5 1 I 1 ice r Q ana jig aca g L A Q ry 0 4 ALABAMA cotton state STATE FLOWER goldenrod we dare defend oar rights Alaba mas state government has been streamlined the state treasury holds a surplus of 40 million dollars its industries are expanding agriculture is prosperous natural resources are being conserved and wisely utilized rich by nature alabama is made richer by mans skill and intelligence travel toward new horizons civil war but emerged into a new era of development which continues steadily with a temperate climate fertile soil and raw materials the possibilities for advancement and progress are portrayed vividly against the mellowness of the old south down in alabama where people are proud to say this is our homeland I 1 mf WR I 1 7 X ek re 4 0 1 7 FW B r ial lk ap X al r aw X e MY 11 4 I K 1 0 M but they do not forget their heritage of the past desoto and his spaniards passed through the lower gulf country in 1540 once a part of louisiana it was old fort louis de la mobile on mobile river that was made the capital in 1702 mobile at its present site dates from 1711 later alabama was a part of the territory of mississippi sis sippi formed in 1798 but became a separate territory in 1817 and a state in 1819 st stephens was the territorial capital and huntsville was the temporary seat of the first state government ca habba was the first state capital ital site but the government m moved e to tuscaloosa in 1826 it was n not t until t 1847 that montgomery became beca et the e permanent seat when alabama seceded from the union on january 11 1861 the he t delegates from the southern st states ates met at montgomery and select selected ed jefferson davis as president of the t he confederacy he was inaugurated at the present state st ate capital alabama passed through the throes of reconstruction after the 1 1 X 4 7 Y 17 rm V GOVERNOR CHAUNCEY SPARKS elected governor in 1942 1912 P chaim cey sparks a bachelor was a lawyer judge and legislator bafo before re entering his bis high office he was born at E eufaula III aul a ala october 8 1884 he be is a graduate of mercer university macon and a bemb member er of the baptist church |