Excerpt from Alabama as It Is, or the Immigrant's and Capitalist's Guide Book to Alabama: Furnishing the Most Accurate and Detailed Information Concerning the Varied Elements of Wealth in Alabama, Whether of Mine, Field, or Forest, Together With Carefully Prepared Maps and Charts Illustrative of the Numerous Advantages Possessed by the State

Either these works have been restricted in their treatment, or they have so abounded in technical terms, that, irrespective of the impor tance of the matter which they have contained, the manner of conveying it has generally been such as to make it of little interest to the average reader. It has been the aim of the author of this little work to write for the people, and to clothe every subject touched upon in such lan guage as to make it not only interesting, but a matter of profit to the average reader. Hence, all technical terms have been eschewed. It is believed that the learned who may chance to read the book will not object to this, while the man unfamiliar with scientific phrase ology will appreciate it. The volume is the result of much labor, extending through several years. To secure the most authentic in formation, required an extensive correspondence with reliable citizens in every county in the State, and involved much travel and research on the part of the writer. Attention is directed to the systematic ar rangement of the volume.

The State is divided into four grand divisions, viz: The Cereal, Mineral, Cotton, and Timber Belts. A general description of the prevailing characteristics of each belt is given, and that is followed by a description of each county in the following order: Date of forma tion, after whom or what named, population in 1870 and 1880, number of whites and blacks, area, number of acres of tilled land, how divided among the products, production of cotton, topography of the county, its fruits, minerals, timbers, streams, chief towns, railroads (finished or projected), schools, churches, prices of land, and number of acres of Government lands.

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