The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14

Birmingham. June 13-tSpectai.)- United States Senator John T. Morgan has offered to assist the peopie of Bir- mingnam and this section in securing an. abundance of water by running the Warrior River water from Locust Fork down through the valley to the Warrior River again near Tuscaloosa. The let ter from Senator Morgan Is in reply to an invitation to attend a meeting for the installation of officers of the Birming- ham Board of Trade and is as follows:
 Warm Springs, Va, June Il, 1908.
 Your invitation to be present at the installation of the officers of the Board of Trade, to take place today. only reached me this morning. l thank you for the compliment and regret that the letter of invitation did not reach me sooner
 think 1t Is true that a more import ant period or turning point in the his tory of Birmingham will never exist than at the present time.
 Nature has done all thero could be de- sired in furnishing material for making Jones Valley a central and supreme To- cation for great industries. but much has been left to skill. enterprise and labor to make these gifts profitable and use- full to the world. You have developed these resources to certain point, which Is only good beginning. an6 must rest there you are unless your faith in the future of Birmingham Is equal to it's real destiny, which Is far greater than any thing that Is yet seen ond known.
 The only material thing to be supplied is an abundant flow of water through this great valley. If that is not obtain ed, 1t may be truly said that Birrning- ham has nearly attained to Its full growth as the commercial center of these splendid industries. It Is for your peo- pie to say whether you will stop with your present achievements or will con- tinue to progress. Water, in abundance, is to be drawn from the Locust Fork of the Warrior River, for all purposes, with a reasonable expenditure of labor and money. It Is there and can be con trolled. This fact justifes almost any expenditure to obtain results that are so important.
 Your engineers can readily ascertain the cost of controlling this water supply; which you will find much less expensive than 1t will be to attempt to do without II. would most respectfully suggest to the Board of Trade and to the city au. thorities of Birmingham that you will have this question settled at an early day by topographic survey. so that the Legislature at its September session. and congress at it's December session, may be informed as to the practicability of a canal to connect the Locust Fork with the Warrior River along the lines o1 Village Creek and Valley Creek or aione some other line through Birmingham. If can give any assistance to such 6 canal, 1t will be a proud and dutifu labor that will gladly undertake. With great respect, John T. Morgan
 Alderman John W. O'Neil will read tn, letter next week before the meeting O the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, ant nave some action taken in the matte while the Board of Trade at it's mex meeting will also be advised as to th, letter and suggestions made Tn, scheme as presented Is considered by en | gineers as very plausible and effort will
 be made to get the Government to hell
 by an appropriation for the canal.