. Alabama. Agriculture. Page Thirty ALABAMA. Alabama has Year 'Round Pastures. The population of the State is growing steadily and rapidly. In 1910 the pop- ulation was 2,138,093 and the Census Bureau estimate that on January 1, 1919 it had increased to 2,410,936, an addition of 272,843 in nine years. Principal Cities. Montgomery, located in the central part of the State, is the capital of the State. Birmingham, situated in the mineral district, is the largest city. Mobile, on the Mobile River, is the State's port. Good Schools. The schools will rank with any to be found in rural communities.
. Alabama. Agriculture. Page Thirty ALABAMA. Alabama has Year 'Round Pastures. The population of the State is growing steadily and rapidly. In 1910 the pop- ulation was 2,138,093 and the Census Bureau estimate that on January 1, 1919 it had increased to 2,410,936, an addition of 272,843 in nine years. Principal Cities. Montgomery, located in the central part of the State, is the capital of the State. Birmingham, situated in the mineral district, is the largest city. Mobile, on the Mobile River, is the State's port. Good Schools. The schools will rank with any to be found in rural communities. Opportuni- ties for higher education are offered by many splendid colleges and universities that are to be found in all sections of the State. Churches of all the denominations are well and capably represented and well attended. The citizens are warm-hearted, generous and hospitable and stand eager to ex- tend the helping hand of fellowship to any one taking up a residence within the State's borders. Development Agencies. Among the agencies that have contributed to the development that has taken place in recent years in Alabama should be mentioned the following: The Alabama farmers themselves, who, by reason of their intelligent reception of the modern methods that have been worked out by scientists, and their eager,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States Railroad Administration. [Savannah?]
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