The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-21
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ALL ABOUT BIRMINGHAM

Columbus Enquirer-Sun: Birmingham
is making a very vigorous effort to be
greater.
Chattanoga News: Birmingham's social
clubs and pressing clubs look alike to
officers of the law.
Memphis Commercial-Appeal: What
does Birmingham want with that aggre-
cation of tin horns?
Columbus Ledger: Montgomery will now
be good since an effort is being made
to move the state capital to Birmingham.
Montsomery journal: Birmingham Is so
pleased with not losing part of Jefferson
county that 1t would not give a cent for
the capital.
Selma Times: Get the Birmingham
habit" pleads the newspapers OF that
city. But Birmingham's habits are not
always good.
Selma Times: bill seeks to move the
capital to Birmingham" This was done
iust TO see II Montgomery would wake
up for a few minutes.
Montgomery Journal: Birmingham peo-
pie show their love of that city by leav-
ing their work and business to flock here
to look after its interests.
Columbus Ledger: The Greater Biz
mingham bill passed the lower house or
the Alabama legislature by vote OF 90
to l. Something like a majority on pro-
hibition vote.
Talladega Reporter: The Greater Blr-
mingham bill went through with ease.
When that town gets all of its offspring
around it counted it will show up great
in the census.
Knoxville Journal and Tribune It will
/ be a good Joke on Montgomery IL the
legislature should take steps to have the
state capital at Birmingham But Bir-
mingham will have no kick coming.
Knoxville Journal and Tribune; Biz
mingham is always ready to accept any
thing good that may come along; 1t would
not object to having the capital Of Ala
hama there instead of at Montgomery.
West Alabama Breeze: All Alabama
wants to see Greater Birmingham" 1t
is needful. 1t will help the great city OF
the state and it will help Alabama We
believe in 1t and rejoice that 1t is COM
ing.
walker County News: Birmingham
friends were only joking about removing
the capital up there, but Montgomery got
a little uneasy about the talk Burning
ham probably prefers being Alabama's In
dustrfal center to being her political CEN
ter. There is more in It,
Columbus Ledger: Birmingham has
coma to the front with the statement
that she does not want the capital, and
that she is willing for Montgomery to
keep it. However, Birmingham does want
to keep the governor and as many Of the
state officials as possible.
Huntsville Mercury Banner: The bill to
move the capital to Birmingham reveals
a peculiar condition of affairs. While the
BILL seems to meet with considerable
favor among some of the outside dis
tricts, Birmingham citizens and news
papers are protesting against it.
| Gadsden Times-News: A Birmingham
paper says that in the face of the breezes
which constantly sweep Jones valley, the
| thermometer could do no better than run
up to 81 in Birmingham. That's all, just
| o. It's awful rough on the Ice man and
the cold drink emporiums when summer
gets as cold as that.
| Houston Post: The Chattanooga Times
| seriously advises us to eliminate Birming-
ham from all future itineraries. 1t is some
consolation to know, however, that though
we may never see the Iron City again, we
knew it at its best, when the springs of
liberty were still allow and the flags of
freedom were fiuttering proudly from its
ramparts.
Gadsden Journal: Birmingham doesn'
need the state capital to maintain her
greatness and her statesmen are refusing
to indorse the measure introduced by
Senator Wilson. because of the jealousy
of the state at large, Jefferson county.
which is Birmingham. is having a hard
! time to preserve it's territorial integrity
| and is not anxious tn load up with new
| causes for strife Birmingham Is more
| than willing that Montgomery should keep