. Historic towns of the Southern States. hat hadbeen her exclusive territory, just as she has metso many other problems in her long she could conquer she has overcome,and for what she must lose she has substi-tuted other industries. Lumber, coal and ironfar overbalance the loss of cotton, and there isno mean array of manufactures, while her rail-road and steamship territory yearly her population, trade and prospectsare greater than anything she has known be-fore. She has had little of the outside capitalwhich other towns have enjoyed, and she hashad no booms. But t
. Historic towns of the Southern States. hat hadbeen her exclusive territory, just as she has metso many other problems in her long she could conquer she has overcome,and for what she must lose she has substi-tuted other industries. Lumber, coal and ironfar overbalance the loss of cotton, and there isno mean array of manufactures, while her rail-road and steamship territory yearly her population, trade and prospectsare greater than anything she has known be-fore. She has had little of the outside capitalwhich other towns have enjoyed, and she hashad no booms. But the great fire of 1890,the storm of 1893, and even pestilence in 1897did not daunt her. In wealth, culture and 378 Mobile industry this Latin-American town has carvedout her own place. Her shady streets anddrives invite visitors, and her pleasant homesshelter quiet but energetic people. Born inromance, baptized in fire, educated in com-merce, her past is interesting, her presentprosperous, while her future promises to sur-pass them MONTGOMERYTHE CRADLE OF THE CONFEDERACY By GEORGE PETRIE MONTGOMERY is best known to the gen-eral reader as the Cradle of the Con-federacy. He turns to its history, if he caresto read it at all, to get a clearer local back-ground for the stirring scenes enacted there in61. And it would have been hard to select forthem a more appropriate setting. For in manyways Montgomery was then a typical Southerntown. Situated in the heart of the cottonregion, surrounded and supported by large plan-tations, it was the centre of much wealth andrefinement. As the home of Yancey and othermen of unusual ability and divergent politics, ithad been the battleground where all phases ofsecession were keenly discussed. Moreover,although founded by a New Englander and 379 ;8o Montgomery
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