The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-05

BIRMINGHAM ALONE
RESPONSIBLE FOR
LOSS OF ENSLEY
Frank Nelson Says a Few Lo-
cal Citizens Defeated the
Measure
HOPES ENSLEY WILL YET
SEE WAY CLEAR TO ENTER
Judge jackson Of Bessemer Simply
Says, "We're Beat'-Me rchants
Assist In Fight on Trad
Ing Stamps.

"It was Birmingham citizens who de-
feated the Ensley part Of the Greater
Birmingham bill," were the first words
of President Frank Nelson of the Cham
Der of Commerce when he stepped off
the train from Montgomery last night.
The Greater Birmingham warriors re-
turned last pight sorely disappointed.
and feeling that they had been treacher-
ously crossed by the very citizens whom
they expected to stand up for their own
city.
"I had hoped" said President Nelson,
that the whole thing might be fin-
ished at once, and we might do away
with this continual agitation and i'll feel
ing. 1t is to be regretted that men of
influence in Birmingham should have
forgotten their patriotism and Joined in
defeating a bill of so much Importance
to our future. The opposition that Ems
ley put up did not have the effect that
resulted from the lobbying Of two or
three men, who displayed the dissention
and lack of cooperation which is one OF
the chief obstacles in the way Of our adj
vancement entirely too much of the time.
However, I believe that Ensley will
yet come In. They are liberal-minded
people, and IL they can be induced to
forget the blind, hard feeling which has
grown up they will vote to enter under
the SINGER or some other bill.
Birmingham will get good figure in
the census anyhow, but it is to be re-
planning that our city is larger than
the figures show. That is the explana-
ton which Ensley people always make
when they are registered from Birming-
ham in other cities"
Sidney ]. Bowie was another who re-
turned. 1.-The change In the boundaries
will not have any effect on the consti-
nationality of the bill,' he explained.
1.-THE fact that the boundaries were ad-
vertised differently has no significance.
So far as I have noticed, the present
bill seems valid, and will probably with
stand the attack Of the courts, unless
some break Is made in it's passage or the
records"
E. X. Campbell. John Bradley and
Judge William Jackson were among the
others who reached home last night.
Judge jackson Of Bessemer In passing
merely Said Were beat" in referring
to the Pettus county bill.
Yesterday dIteTHOOn JACOB burger,
Louis Pixitz and w. 7. Cox went down
to the capital. Joining J. D. Collins. Hugo
Marx and others in their fight against
the trading stamp business. They ex-
pressed hope that they could DO away
with the practice and protect the mer-
chants as well as the people Of the
city.
The fight for the commission bill will
now occupy the center of the field from
the Birmingham viewpoint. George H.
Estes is in Montgomery and will be
Joined by a number Of Birmingham citi-
zens today.
It seems to be the tendency at this
session OF the legislature to let the re-
port Of the committees stand, and the
fight before the committee on this bill
will be an interesting affair. Person
alities will no doubt enter into the de-
bate and hot blood may develop.
Several citizens returning called espe-
cial attention to the Ragsdale resolution,
submitting the new county amendment to
the vote Of the people