The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-28
ALL ABOUT BIRMINGHAM

Montgomery Journal: Birmingham is
one continual celebration over the Great
er City idea.
Columbus Enqurer-Sun: Just imagine
would like to be.
Montgomery Journals: Greater Bir-
mingham will have job of policing that
would stagger smaller community.
Selma Times: Birmingham may sell
blind ends of its streets, It is said. Does
this refer in any way to blind tigers?
Blount County Journal: Wouldn't It
have been sad to the Bessemerites II they
had been counted in with Greater Bir-
mingham?
Ensley Sun: So we are to still have the
old tried and found true system of alder
manic administration, even in Greater
Birmingham.
Eufaula Times: Birmingham Is engag-
ing in series of 'rahs"" over their
greater city triumph, and their real estate
agents are going dotty.
Blount County Journal: Birmingham is
not dry yet, but it can't be very far
from 1t if they are still holding all who
have been arrested for selling liquors
for the past few weeks.
Ensley Sun: The new pistol law has
opened up the way to another time like
Birmingham experienced back in the 's0s-
everybody totes one that wants to. This
gives the tough element all the grounds
they want.
Blount County Journal: Greater Bir-
mingham caught good fish" when they
landed Ensley-and it hit the bank "rar-
ing" too, but the little thing will have to
calm down now, as 1t is on the string
with the rest
Franklin Times: Now that the Greater
Birmingham is reality, the Magic Clty
proposes to have a grand jubilee in the
celebration of the event on November
8. the day that President Taft has prom
ised to spend in the city. Great is Biz
mngham and Alabama.
Southern Aegs: Birmingham won out
IN its .'Greater" in the Conner legisla-
ture and we express the hope that the
result will be a great benefit to the city
and to the state at large. If the church
people, the Sunday school workers and
educational element control, such re-
suit may be made to grow out of it; but
If the whisky, gambling and alley pistol
toting combination predominant in public
affairs the size of the citys population
will only add to it's curses in all lines
Tuscaloosa Times Gazette: Birmingham
is preparing to celebrate the Greater Biz
mingham consolidation. The rest OF the
state will look on with much interest. 1t
will be very nice to have a town In the
state with a population of probably $780,
OOO, though a city 18 miles long Is going
to present some problems of city gov
eminent and improvement that will be
hard to solve. 1t is no small undertaking
ahead of the organizers of the enlarged
| city.
Twin City Telegram: Elated with the
| achievement of their long-cherished am
| biton the citizens, municipal OFFICIALS,
| business organization and city press are
| all cooperating in their plans for pro-
noting enterprises contributing to the
| prosperity of the greater city. and no
| doubt an era of progress and Increased
| industrial and commercial activity Is
ahead of the Magic City, This spirit of
| civic pride and energetic cooperation is
worthy of all praise and imitation. Petty
jealousy and envious rivalry should be
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| public good. Whatever enhances the pup'
| lie welfare and stimulates progress In
| building, industrial enterprises, public