The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-24
Business and Professional Men Think the Quarantine
 is UnCaIed For MANY EXPRESSIONS
 ABOUT CONDITIONS Nearly All of Them Agree That Blr- mineham Need Have No Fear of Yellow Fever Living
 Here.

of Yellow Fever Living
 Here.
 Birmingham citizens generally speaking, are very much opposed to the city quar- antinlng against New Orleans. A number of lawyers were asked yesterday to ex- press their opinions regarding the mat ter and the statements were almost unan- imous against the quarantine.
 Below are given the opinions of some of Birmingham's leading citizens in all branches Of bnsiness
 Col. T. G. Bush: believe that the quar- antine is entirely unnecessary and es- pecially at this time. do not believe much in the quarantine as it is operated anyway, and have had a great deal of experience with yellow fever.
 There are not enough cases of yellow fever in New Orleans to warrant Br- mingham being quarantined. and the few cases reported are in localities from which no one would ever come to Birmingham or to Alabama The class of people llv- ing in those districts which are infected would never come to Birmingham.
 Another point: do not believe that the disease could live in Birmingham. I think that the governor made mistake in issuing that proclamation as he did. It was out of place at this time I think that 1t might have been left to the va rious localities to quarantine, If they saw it. People seem to be unnecessarily afraid of yellow fever and 1t scares them more than any other disease, but there is now no cause for the alarm. We are too far away to be affected unless the disease spreads very rapidly in New Orleans and becomes alarming
 No Valid Reason.
 W. P. c. Harding: T am opposed to having Birmingham auarantined against New Orleans. There is no valid reason why this section of the state should be included in the scope of the quarantine In this altitude yellow fever is not not even infectious or con tagous. I hope we will keep an open door policy on this question:
 Alderman Walter Moore: You may say that I am uncompromisingly opopsed to the quarantine, so far as it affects Bir- mlngham and this section It may be in ha country and along the rivers, but there is no ex- cuse for the quarantine here"
 w. w. Crawford: ''I am not in favor of the quarantine. Birmingham altitude and climate, the excellent sanitary con dition of the city and the ample supply of clear, pure water that is furnished by the Birmingham Water Works company all unite in making this city an ideal place for New orleans refugees from yell low fever.''
 Foolish to Quarantine.
 Fred M. Jackson: q think that 1t is foolish for Birmingham to quarantine at this stage of the game. have just been in New orleans and did not find any excitement there about yellow fever The people did not seem to be paying any attention to the matter and no one seemed frightened over it.
 q am sorry to see Birmingham quar- antine against New Orleans and hope that the quarantine existing now 80 far as Birmingham is concerned, will be re- 
 Louis Minor: ''I have just passed
 
 time there and I think that there Is no cause to quarantine against that city. I think that it would be foolish to main tain thls quarantine as far as Blrming- ham is concerned.
 1T talked to a number of people in New Orleans and actually some of them did not know that there was any yellow fever in the city. The others stated that there were merely few isolated cases and that there was no cause to fear an epidemic at all. No one in New Orleans seems to pay any attention to the mat ter and I think that Birmingham would he making a mistake to continue the onarantine any longer than can be help ed''
 q. B. Mccormack: q would be glad to see Birmingham open her doors and not quarantine. However. that is a mat te flor the doctors. and leave 1t to them Personally. I would feel no alarm were the refugees to come to Birmingham"
 Favors Quarantine.
 R. D. Burnett: "I do not believe in shaking the red flag In any bulls face. We know that we are safe now and we sho,lld remain on the safe side of the fence. I would be opposed to Birfning- ham opening her doors to the refugees from New Orleans, because 1t could do Birmingham no good and might do a great deal of harm. Suppose one case were to break out in Birmingham, then we would all be blaming the officials"
 Jack W. Johnson: Tt is bad thing for Birmingham to quarantine. There is no need of 1t. for the disease could not live here see by the Journal that At- lanta has invited the refugees to come there"
 John l.. Parker: 'I am not afarid at all to allow people from New orleans to come to Birmingham and do not be- iieve that the germs of yellow fever could live in Birmingham or develop here.
 "In the past we have had yellow fever all around us and we did not have any