The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
GLOWING OUTLOOK
FOR LARGER CITY
Drennen Says Enthusiasm
Aroused Is Remarkable
BANKERS FAVOR PROJECT
Wholesale Grocers and Travelling Men
Are Also at Work-Not Less Than
5000 People Visited Head
quarters Yesterday.

Il did not succeed in securing head
quarters until 10 o'clock this morning"
said Chairman Melville Drennen last
night. AT II o'clock headqua rters had
been secured and opened up ready for
business. Up to the present time our
prospects could not be brighter. 1
have never been connected with a cam
paign where there was more ehthusi-
asnl in Birmingham than was mani
Tested throughout the day.
mot less than 5000 people visited
our headquarters which are located at
the old Peerless stand, from IL FORE
noon until this afternoon.
with two more days work ahead of
us, and with the boost of the smoker
tonight, Greater Birmingham is a cer-
tainty.''
The bankers come forward with a
resolution like this;
We, the undersigned, bankers of
Birmingham, believing that an extern
sion of the city limits will be of ma
terial interest to all the people in Biz
mingham, hereby request that all quail
fed voters go to the polls on Monday,
the 9th inst, and cast their votes for
Greater Birmingham. Very respectful
ly, w. P. G. Harding, John D. Elliott,
John H. Frye. E. f. Enslen. Leo X.
Steiner, d. C. Middleton, w. w. Craw-
ford, II. B. Gray.
The Wholesale Grocers' association
unanimously indorse the greater city:
Birmingham, Ala. January 8, 1908.
We, the following wholesale grocers
and merchants, heartily favor Greater
Birmingham, believing it to be of great
interest to the general welfare of all
parties and communities interested. We
will cheerfully lend our best efforts and
influences to accomplish same on next
Monday the 9Th inst
Beck Candy and Grocery company,
per H. w. Beck, secretary and treas
urer; Alabama Grocery company, per S.
w. Lee; Western Grain company, per
E. E. Wilkinson; G. w. Hopson & Son;
b. F. Roden Grocery company; Tyler
Grocery company, by H. e. Redd, CASH
Ter; Armour Packing company of
Louisiana, limited; Swift & Co., by r.
A. Lewis, manager; Douglass Bros.
McLester. PRESIDENT Franklin, Stiles &
Franklin; Collins & Co.; F. F. Norton
& Son; Birmingh am Paper company;
Robertson & Kennimer Grocery Co., by
]. L. Robertson; Schwartzchild & Sulz-
berger Beef Co.; C. w. Cody: City Pa
per company, by M. Band; Prowell
Hardware company by w. J. Prowell,
Jr; Birmingham Grain company; L. r.
Shirk & Co.
This letter is fraught with general in
terest:
"At the annual smoker given by the T.
P. A. on Monday evening a motion to IN
dorse Greater Birmingham was unami-
ously carried and the undersigned APP
pointed executive comittee to organize
in the association a campaign commit
tee.
Eat a meeting of the executive COM
mittee Tuesday evening you was appoint
ed a member of the campaign committee
and you are urged to make your ar
rangements to be at your voting place on
election day, January 6, and work for
the cause of Greater Birmingham, show
ing the civic pride and earnest interest
taken in all public questions involving the
upbuilding of our great and beloved city
Depending on you as member to
do your full duty from now until the
polls close, we are, Very truly yours
S. p Moore, chairman; ]. II. McCary,
John w. O'Neill F. G. Alexander, Frank
P. O'Brien Frank S. Rea, c. NJ. Camp
bell, L. N. Archer, H. ]. Davis, s. L.
Strong, r. K. Kennedy, B. H. Kennedy
E. J. McCrossn, John L. Parker, r. e
Collins