The age-herald., 1898-10-26
ARE DISCUSSING
 A NEW COUNTY Citizens of Eastern Suburbs Some Of
 Them Favor the COUNTY OF WOODLAWN" With a Dividing Line from Jefferson Down Thirty-Ninth Street.
COUNTY OF WOODLAWN"
THEY ARE MAD WITH BIRMINGHAM
Because, They Say, This City is Fore ing Them Into Annexation-Citizen Politically Inclined Feeling Pulse
 ofthe People on the Question.

As most of the people of Birmingham must by this time have realized, not all Of the inhabitants living in the territory em- braced in what is known as Greater Bir- mingham," are taking very kindly to the idea of extending the city limits of the iron metropolis for SIX or seven miles In order to take them into that big municipality. Meetings condemning the movement have been held in Woodlawn and Avondale, and the citizens of those two places together with those of other suburban towns and districts are now busily engaged organic ing to fight the proposed annexation. But some of the citizens of these su- burban districts, notably those at Avondale and Woodlawn, are now mad at what they term Birminghams unjust action in trying to force them into the city, that entirely and forever destroy all hopes of annexation by dividing Jefferson county in half, having the new county to contain their cities and exclude Birmingham. They want the dividing line. 1t IS said, to run down Thirty-ninth street.
 The New County
 A number of gentlemen of these two cities were discussing Greater Birmingham" in an informal manner last r.oht at Wood- lawn, among the number being Mayor Hood and John s. Kennedy, of Woodlawn, and c. P. Beddow and Gilbert Carter. of Avondale.
 Although we are not interesting our selves in the matter one way or the other, said MT. Kennedy, there is no doubt but that the agitation of Greater Birmingham" in the high-handed manner which her citi- zens decided upon, is causing the people in these parts 10 talk of forming new county separate and distinct from the coun- ty of Jefferson, or rather from that half of Jefferson containing Birmingham. | have heard it said, and have no reason for failing to believe it there are a few citizens in this half of the county having political inclinations, who are feeling around among the people to see what they think of the idea of cutting off from Jefferson. Warrior has discussed this question, I understand, off and on for some time past, and l have heard people from there say that majority of the citizens there favor the new county. . '~The movement, so far as know, is only talk yet, but there is great deal of that. have not heard any name proposed, any county seat suggested, or any county off, cers announced" said MT. Kennedy, with laugh. But have no doubt that these questions will be quick enough to arise if the movement takes any definite organi- zation.''
 Fighting Annexation
 In the meantime, however, the citizens of the suburbs are not idly dreaming about a new county, but are forming strong and united organization to fight the annexation of the outlying districts to Birmingham. Woodlawn appointed its ''scrapping com mittee'' last week, and Avondale has just announced hers as follows: c. P. Beddow, chairman; Gilbert Carter, secretary; A. w. Smith, Dr. s. R. Caffee, Dr. J. c. Aber- nathy, w. c. Hanlin, Isaac Price, and J. F. Grady, chairman of the Town club.
 The citizens living around Lacrosse sta- ton, one of Avondale's suburbs, lying half way between it and Woodlawn, met Mon- day night, 1t Is said, and organized to fight
 The Woodlawn and Avondale committees have held several joint meetings and are trying to cooperate with the citizens of East Lake, Gate City, North Birmingham, Elyton, West End and those of all other districts which it is proposed shall be an- nexed, to get up concerted action to fight the annexation movement. Meetings will probably be called in each of these places some time during this week for organza- tion. The plan is to have each community appoint it's committee of, say, seven mem- bers, and these committees will in turn select central executive committee.