The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-06


 and some have said that 1t should not be allowed to prevail. Sentiment moves the world. Show me a people who nave no sentiment and history will show you a people who have no civic pride and who are not actuated by the sentiment of all for one and one for all. Some people have said that Cover nor Conner Is actuated by selfish req sons. l, for one, do not believe It."
 Mr. Van Hoose then touched the key note of the meeting when he said Men, stand up and give the governor l of Alabama an ovation from your own , lips" As one man the thousand men arose and the air was filled with sh outs for several minutes. That Governor Conner was impressed by 1t was plainly evident.
 Gibson Favors Smyer Bill.
 J. B. Gibson, who is opposed to the King bill but who favors the Smyer bill. then spoke as resident of W1od- lawn. Mir Gibson stated that Wood lawn was equipped with schools, and all other modern conveniences, and he couldn't see where Woodlawn was to be benefited by the greater city
 The yelling for King was again taken up. and MT. King took the floor, meeting with as enth usiastic applause a s he did before. MT. King spoke about the people of Alabama wanting a city of 100000 population and said that 1t was this sentiment which had helped him pass the bill through the legisla ture. He also took a jab at the oppo- nents of the bill who reside In these small towns and who register In box car letters as being from Birmingham when they went to Montgomery to fight the bill. creating a good deal of laugh ter.
 T. II. Motion and J. A. Rountree then offered resolutions requesting tn e governor to sign the bill.
 Prof. Burrus of Woodlawn was the next speaker. He eulogized Governor Conner and pointed out the necessity of of a Greater Birmingham, and stated that the education, sanitary and com merclal interests of the district should sweep all the opposition away
 Governor Conner Concludes.
 Governor Conner then spoke for few minutes saying: You can't make a town with law, neither can you make a prosperous condition with q law. understand that the King bill Is un- constitutional. If I sign the bill am going to make it constitutional and am going to send in an amendment bring ing in North Birmingham. l have not as yet made up my mind to sign 1t, however. I wish to say with all can dnr that for buccaneering this talk the pie"
 He then took a 1ab at Dr. Brown in reference to the increase in property which would occur at Pratt City on account of it's becoming part of Great CT Birmingham He also compared tn @ King bill to the manner in which the United States secured the isthmus of Panama If I sign the bill l may amend it so as to take in Ensley also, for if we are going to do things we want to do them right. I am a friend of Birmingham and Birmingham has been a friend to me, and by the eternal gods l will stick to her and do all in my power to make this great city. l will stretch my conscience as 1t has never been stretched before"
 The governor then left the hall, after which the meeting adopted the King and Smyer bills, hardly dozen men op- posing the passage of the resolution. Three ripping cheers were then gwen for Jere King and the meeting ad- tourned.