The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-14
Mt Harding Introduces R8sOIu-
 tion in Commercial Club
MORE WATER IS NEEDED
Board of Revenue Asked to Have Sur. veys Made for Canal for Furnishing Unlimited Water Supply-Move-
 ment Heartily Endorsed.

The Commercial club of Birmingham, at its regular monthly meeting, held last night, adopted resolutions calling upon the Board of Revenue to provide bet ter water supply for manufacturing in- dustries in Birmingham and the district.
 The resolutions were introduced by W. F. G. Harding, president of the First National bank. N. II. Sewell seconded the motion to adopt the resolutions and the vote was unanimous.
 The following are the resolutions as introduced by MT. Harding:
 The Resolutions.
 Resolved, That while the community appreciates the good work of the Bir- m.ngham Waterworks company in in- stalling and operating It's filtration plant, thereby giving us an abundant supply os pure water for domestic use, it is our opinion that the supply Is not available for manufacturing purposes.
 Resolved, That it is the sense of the Commercial club of birmingham that a cheap and unlimited supply of water for commercial and manufacturing purposes is imperatively necessary for the proper development of the manufacturing inter- ests of Birmingham and Jefferson county.
 Resolved, That in view of the great benefit to be derived by the entire county of Jefferson from abundant supply of cheap water for manufacturing purposes, that the Commercial club does hereby commit itself to the proposition that the construction of such a water system should be undertaken by the county of Jefferson at public expense and recom- mends that tho Board of Revenue appro- priate the necessary funds for making preliminary surveys.
 Resolved. That a committee of five be appointed from the Commercial club of Birmingham to confer with committees to be named by the Mayors of Birming ham, Ensley and Bessemer. and by the Board of Revenue of Jefferson county, whose duty 1t shall be to make a thor orgh and exhaustive report on the meth eds and cost of securing to the manufac- turing districts of Jefferson county, an economical and abundant supply of wa ter for commercial purposes"
 MT. Hardlnes Remarks.
 President r. M. Jackson, who presided at the meeting of tho club, introduced MT. Harding as "a man who had made a close study of the water supply of Birmingham.
 In prefacing his remarks Mir. Harding said that the water supply was ques- tion of vital importance to the people of the Birmingham district. He suggest ed that a survey of a proposed canal from the Warrior canal be made. He stated that he had investigated the mat ter thoroughly recently and failed to find any legislation that would prevent the Board of Revenue of Jefferson county from making an appropriation for the survey.
 "Birningham is, by an act of the Leg islature a sanitary district" said MT. Harding. Tn my opinion the Board of Revenue should take up this matter in- mediately. I don't think the board will experience any trouble in disposing of the bonds for the survey. I would like to read to the Commercial club a letter from Senator John T. Morgan. Before doing so, however, I desire to say that the Birmingham Water Works company has expended a large amount in install ing a water works plant in Birmingham. This company has done great good for Birmingham and the citizens should ap. precate its efforts'
 Letter From Senator Morgan.
 MT. Harding then read the following letter:
 Hon. F. M. Jackson,
 Birmingham Ala.
 Dear Sir:
 T have noticed some movement at Ensley towards getting a supply of water from a point near the junction of the Locust and Mulberry forks of the Warrior river, and some suggestions as to getting the county to take up the more extensive project of bringing the water from the Locust fork into the val ley, starting In the vicinity of Turkey creek.
 Both of these propositions are of in- calculable advantage to the great coal and iron interests in Jones valley, for manufacturing purposes, and may be- come very imperative to the greatly needed facilities for transportation It Is to this latter view of the matter that l have given some attention, in the hope that Congress might find good reasons for extending the plans for navigation of the Warrior to include canal from the mouth of Turkey creek to connect with the Warrior below Bessemer, through Valley creek, if I have the name right have tried to ascertain the difference in level between the mouth of Turkey creek and the Smith spring in Elyton. If 1t is, as I suppose, as much as thirty feet, though 1t may be much greater. a dam across the Locust Fork at Turkey creek would bring enough water into the val ley, in connection with the streams there. to supply a current that would be of great benefit to manufacturers and to It seems to me that all this depends upon the question of level between the points I have mentioned. There can be no doubt that, with dam of sufficient height, the waters of Locust Fork can be forced into the valley at some point near Turkey creeek.
 ffIf fhaaa IQUp1Q tai hu the question of success at reasonable cost would be solved. thought it would be favorable time, while this great matter is attracting much attention, to ask you to make the effort, at least, to have a topographic sur vey made that would ascertain the facts, and am sure that your public spirit will move you to do this, if you think 1t feas- ible.
 Sincerely yours.
 "(Eigned) JOHN T. MORGAN.'
 President Jackson: "The president of the Commercial club will appoint the committee provided for in the resolu- tions of MT. Harding within the next few days. We would like to hear from Hugh McGeever. a member of the Board of Revenue. who is with us tonight"
 McGeever Favors Action.
 Hugh McGeever: MT. President and