The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-28
ENLARGED CITY IS
 L|VEST TOPIC NOW
London Wants Big Delegation
 Sent to Capital
EXPRESS PEOPLES WISHES
Prominent Physicians Are Taking Up the Fight and Using the Typhoid Epidemic as an Argument for
 Better Sewerage Facilities.

Greater Birmingham is undoubtedly the livest topic of discussion in Birming ham at the present time. Many opinions have been expressed. the majority of which are to the effect that the King Greater Birmingham bill desirves to pass the senate
 Alex T. London is one of the most conservative packers of the King bill ana in expressing himself yesterday about Greater Birmingham, said:
 "Certainly no one desires to embarrass Senator Miller in regard to Greater Bir- mingham, and everyone recognizes the obligation of the senator to keep the prediction pledges that he made, but 1 do@not see why any one man, or set of men should oppose successfully the recognized wishes of a large majority of the people in the district.
 "Greater Birmingham seems to be necessity from every point of view. First. as affecting our financial situation in the world next. as being the basis upon which we are to have the great city which is to be here. and last, but not least, the supervision of the sanitary interests of the people.
 For years 1 have held out against the expansion of the city limits over unoccupied territory, while 1 have in- sisted that the two dsfgurements on the city map, caused by the exemption of property of the rolling mill, the Alice furnace and the Sloss furnaces were blot and disgrace to the town. If the companies owning these properties do ,aifx fo.- 1at fIaaaf,, carry out the threats they made years ago and move out Their removal could only result in benefit to the town, and as it is, they stand as perpetual Instructions to the extension of the city either east or west.
 If the people will only recall recent history they will remember what a hue and cry was made against the admission of the town of Highlands, carrying with 1t debt of $75O0O. The result has been so unmistakably to the benefit of the city as not to leave it open to question; and the same thing will take place in regard to all of these municipalities around Birmingham.
 If we are to have referendum, or vote of the people, let all the people of the district vote and determine whether they want to have Greater Birmingham or not but surely a few persons residing in a recently incorporated town or village should not be allowed to block the path of progress.
 If there is real sentiment in the city in favor of a Greater Birmingham, and if the substantial people of the city are will ing to offer the necessary proof of it. why not let a large delegation of citizens who have no special interests beyond their de. sire to see Birmingham grow, assemble at the Louisville and Nashville train Monday morning and go down to Montgomery and show the legislature that their talk means something? For one, l am willing to go, and if a respectable delegation presents itself on Monday we will all go down and help the gentlemen who have been labor ing so industriously to this end. and bet ter than that, accomplish results"
 A large delegation will go down to Montgomery this afternoon and on the early train tomorrow morning and the strongest kind of lobby will urge the pass age of the bill. The Commercial club and Board of Trade have both named large delegations, in addition to the large num- Der of representatives of every trade and profession
 That senatorial courtesy will be waiv- ed and the King Greater Birmingham bill passed with a good majority is the strong belief of those working for the passage of the bill. It is their belief that the prevention of typhoid epidemic will oIx +o ho
 Prominent physicians have been quoted as saying that the cause of typhoid in the Birmingham district was the lack of proper sanitation in Jones valley, and that Birmingham can never expect to be free from 1t until the entire valley is unit ed in one frst-class sewerage system, which can only be secured by the making of a greater city. This fact will be brought before the senate just as strongly as MT, King and his supporters can make it.
 CAUGHT IN GAME.