The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-03
MOBILIANS SPEND
DAY IN BIRMINGHAM
Delegation Pleased With Street
Pavement Here
ERWIN CRAIGHEAD TALKS
The Gulf City Is Soon to Improve Sew
eraI of It's Streets-5itullthc
Pavement Is Favored BY
the Visitors.

Officials from southern cities continue
to visit Birmingham for the purpose of
inspecting the street paving here.
Yesterday a representative delegation
from Mobile spent the day in the city
looking over the bitulithic pavements. on
the streets in the business as well as
residence sections of Birmingham.
The Mobile delegation arrived early
yesterday morning and returned home last
night. Before leaving the delegation prac-
tically as a whole, expressed themselves
as being we'll pleased with the improve
ments in Birmingham. They say that a
report will be made to the board of pub
lie works of the Gulf City recommending
the adoption of bitulithic as the material
to be used for improving many blocks in
Mobile.
The municipal committee consisted of:
Alderman A. S. Lyons, chairman of the
general COMMITTEES; Aldermen w. G.
Ward and Emile Tacon: Councilmen J.
A. Hughes, d. Caslin, T. S. Kaver and
+. X Hale.
Also in the party were James Nc
L
Gulf City, Erwin Craighead, editor of
the Mobile Register, and n. A. Richards,
business manager of the Mobile Item.
Erwin Craighead Pleased.
1--WE spent a very pleasant day in the
Magic City of the South" said Mr.. Craig
head last night. "Dr. Rockwell, the Mo
bile representative of the Bitullthic Paw
ing co npany, was host of the party, and
during the day we were entertained at
the Hotel Hillman and the Country club
by the President, r. NJ, Ingram, and
others.
1--WE inspected the bitulithic pavement
from the time they start making 1t to
the finish, and from the expressions 1
heard l judge that a very favorable opin-
ion has been formed on it, One thing
noticeable by the committee was the en-
tire absence of any protests from the
citizens of Birmingham on bitulithic.
Every citizen and taxpayer we talked with
today appeared to be not only salts
fed but enthusiastic over this class of
pavement. City Engineer Julian Kendrick
and Street Commissioner John McCar-
tin devoted the entire day assisting the
Mobilians in their inspection, and to these
officials of your municipality are indebted
the thanks of our committee
Lyons Likes Birmingham.
First of all l want to say that Bir
mingham is a great city," said Alderman
Lyons at the union passenger station last
night "You have fine streets and there
seems to be spirit of business on all
sides.
I'VE made a close inspection of the btu
lithic pavement along the streets of Bir-
mingham today and the delegation seems
TO be well pleased with this material.
| have no doubt but that the entire COM
mittee will render a favorable report to-
wards adopting bitulithic as the pave
ment for the many streets of Mobile that
are soon to be improved.
Birmingham, however, is not the only
city in the great state of Alabama that
is progressing. Mobile is wide awake and
the increasing growth of the city can
be seen almost day by day. New build
ngs are going up on all sides and our
people appear to be contented.
There is not much doing down i'm our
section of the state politically. We have
two candidates for alternate United
States Senator but ex-Gov. Joseph f.
Johnston of jefferson seems to be in the
lead down our way so far"