The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-19

"The south is making history very fast, and the census will soon decide where the great city is going to be-" MT. Nelson demonstrated that the greater city could not harm property holders, that a house or business is worth more, and the value Is more staple in a big city. He also demonstrated that the larger city's credit Is best because Ensley recently sold $l5O 900 in bonds at 9S while Birmingham got 1O41a.
 "Sentiment rules the world" che all legged. land We must demonstrate that Birmingham will be the metropolis of this southern country" Taking up the legis- lative race MT. Nelson said; "Dr. Tar rant is my friend, but when he tells me that he will not favor our bill, that he would be put there to fight us and not to help us, then I have manhood enough to tell him that won't vote for him. The time is past when people who are running for office will go with promises to this beat and that beat and leave Birmingham alone. We must stop these trades, and 1t is time that we assert ourselves"
 James Bowron Speaks.
 James Bowron made a witty talk. He said that it is disgraceful every time a man goes to the ball game he has to rub up against a West End policeman; finds an Ensley policeman at the fair grounds, and when he comes to die has to pay a toll of $1 to Elyton to rest his bones in the cemetery.
 MT. Bowron used some interesting in formation to show that but for Birming- ham Ensley would not exist, recalling the time when Ensley would have been sold out for creditors at $200O0, had not a Birmingham bank advanced the money to redeem 1t and the time when the cit izens of Birmingham got up the final $50 OOO for the steel plant in two days. He said that Ensley will never be able to get water from Birmingham after she owns the waterworks system unless she enters the greater city, as one city has not the constitutional right to sell wa ter to another community. The speaker emphasized Birmingham's leadership in educational and sanitary facilities, which make the suburbs absolutely dependent upon the present city.
 Dr. B. L. Wyman raised his voice in the interest of health and sanitation. He showed how disease would be relieved, and declared that every doctor in the county except Dr. Cunningham is in favor of the bill. T. H. Molton's address which is given in full below, was con sidered exceptionally fine.
 John w. Tomlinson made short tall in which he brought out the interest O the merchants and the actual benefits which will accrue to them in many ways
 Sydney J. Bowie was the next speaker q call upon the citizens of Birmingham to vote tomorrow as they think. If you are for Greater Birmingham, then you want to see that no enemy of Greater Birmingham goes to the legislature.
 q have nothing against Dr. Tarrant,' he said later. ''The trouble with him IS that he did not see good thing in the middle of the road. He Is an inhabitant of what we believe to be the greatest city of the world and went out to a little town of a few thousand inhabitants and sold Birmingham for the small vote of a few dissatisfied officeholders."
 He paid high tribute to Boyd. He stands for the right in minority and is brave enough to stand and press it until there is a majority Two years ago he stood. alone at mass meeting in Ensley and spoke for Greater Birming- ham and 1t didn't take three weeks to find out where he stood"
 MT. Bowie argued against the plea of undemooratic action, citing the action oi New York in annexing Brooklyn, and maintaining it's supremacy over Chicago The law is that man must so use ms own as not to injure his neighbors, and it is not right that Ensley should stand in the way of Birmingham's progress
 Boyd was called to the platform and briefly narrated his stand on the issues confronting the voters. Jere King, au- thor of the bill, was greeted with en- thusiasm, and made very earnest plea for a man to be sent to the legislature who would not fight or seek to amend the bill. The meeting then adjourned to get busy at the polls this morning.
 Here is MT. Notions address;
 MT. Moiton's Address.
 ''Fellow Citizens of Greater Birming- ham: As member of the Commercial club and the Jefferson county sanitary commission, l have gone on record as favoring Greater Birmingham. Both of these organizations have, by resolutions adopted and published, shown the import ance of all the municipalities In and around Birmingham being under one head and one system of government. The req sons why this Is desirable and important are, no doubt familiar to every one ill this audience.
 "One system for our public schools, to be presided over by our own Dr. Phil lips, who has reputation second to none in the United States; one fire department, one police system, one health and sani- tary department, one street railway sys- tenn one system of water works, to be eventually owned by this great city-all for a better and greater city-must appeal to all ght-thinking citizens.
 We, who live in the heart of Birming- ham, must take an interest in those re- siding in the suburban towns; their in- terest is our interest. We must have no lines to separate us in the matters of schools, fire protection, police protection, sanitation, water service and financial af- fairs.
 q know from practical knowledge and experience that the man who lives in East Lake, Woodlawn, Avondale, North Bir- mingham or Ensley cannot borrow money with which to build a home at as cheap rate of interest as those who live within the opresent contracted limits of Birming- ham of today. I don't know foreign corporation that will lend a dollar in one of these suburban places, whereas there is no trouble to secure loans on Bir- F