The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-12


 
 hoping that Alabama's Magic City" Will continue to grow and become more famous than it's English namesake.
 Gadsden Times-News: Greater Bir- mingham is now nearly as large as Greater New York. The latter village is little more thickly populated but that is thing which time will remedy.
 Guntersville Democrat: Whoever may have voted for the unification of Birmingham and it's satellites, the three great newspapers of that city are en- titled to the credit for the victory won on Monday.
 Scottsboro Progressive Age: At an election Monday the various suburbs of Birmingham voted to come into the city proper, and, as by flash, the population of the city of Birmingham jumped from 50 ,000 to 150,0O0.
 Sylacauga Advance: Birmingham has made herself secure for first place in the list of Alabama cities in the, next census by the action of her voters in Mondays election. We all rejoice with her in the wise step she took.
 Pensacola Journal: Birmingham has expanded until at one fell swoop she has gathered unto herself some 110,000 population. If Montgomery had not been so far away she would probably have fastened onto the capital of the state.
 Youngstown Telegram: The voters have decided that it shall be Greater Birming gham October l. 1909, with a population of 125,000, destined to be the greatest city of the new south. Long may she wave and great may be her prosperity!
 Tuscaloosa Times Gazette: Greater Birmin gham has been realized. In the twinkling of an eye the proud city has jumped from the 10000 populat ton mark to way beyond the 100000 mark. It looms up big and glorious in it's wide stretching domain, and Memphis and Atlanta, and, in fact, any city of the south must look to its laurels. We therefore greet Birmingham on this suspicious morning with all the homage due it's magnificent proportions, and proclaim it the metropolis of the south.
 Limestone Democrat: Alabama will have a city with 150,000 population when the next census is taken, inas- much as Greater Birmingham became a fact at the election held Monday in Birmingham and the suburbs which are to be taken into the large city. The Democrat is glad that the people were patriotic enough to vote favorably on this measure as 1t means greater things for the Birmingham district. The United States census Is frequently the final arbiter in the location of great industries and branch headquarters.
 Alexa nder City Outlook: The Greater Birmingham election was held last Monday and Greater Birmingham won by handsome majority. The suburban section gave a safe majority for the new law and will become a part of a mighty city after October l, 1909. The enthusiasts of the Magic City clainf that Birmingham will rank as the sec ond largest city in the south when the next census comes around. When tho new law is effective Birmingham will have a population of over 150,000 souls. Now 1t is up to Atlanta to trot in Bir- min gham's class.
 Camp Hill News: Greater Birmng- ham means greater Alabama. While Birmingham is still in Alabama and Alabama not in Birmingham. she will rival the state in the leadership of her name in all lands. Birmngham's pros- perity means prosperity to all Ala bama The millions of money turned loose tn ere works it's way to all parts of the state. Cease hostility against capital in Alabama and let capitol flow in with a promise of fair treat ment and see Alabama take first rank as a southern state and Birmingham rival New Orleans for first honors. Great is Birnlin gham and Alabama is proud of her daughter of Jones valley
 Knoxville Journal. and Tribune: Dir- mingham is determined to show up big in the next census. She is spread ing out An election was held there Monday in which adjacent suburbs were talk en in and are now part of Greater Birmingham. The limits of the city now extend from East Lake to Pratt City. and from Red mountain to North Birmingham. East Lake is seven miles cast of the court house and Pratt City is four miles west. The southe ern limits are two miles from the court house while the northern limits are three miles from the court house. It is esti- mated that the population of the city with its extended limits is 125,000. If Knoxville were extended so as to take in Inskip on the north and as far south as Woodlawn cemetery, taking from Body's Ferry on the east to Bearden on the west its area would not be as great as that of Greater Bir-