The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-20


 Birmingham bill stand the test of the courts this timer Everyone hopes it will but who can tell2
 Eufaula Times: Listen to this nervv conjecture: Birmingham scientist thinks he detects Mars signaling congratula- tions to the greater city. i Talladega Reporter: Birmingham man is building an airship. When he att tempts flight in that busy city he's apt l to get smoke in his eyes, Bessemer Workman: With four months in which to make preparations Birming- ham ought to make Atlanta go away back and sit down for a while. Huntsville Mercury Banner: Birming- ham is not to be left behind by so small a town as Greenville and has discovered four cases in her greater territory. Eufau1a Times: Birmingham flattened out, thereby making Atlanta envious So the Georgia metropolis is preparing for a new 1s-story sky-ksser. "Going up!" Florence Times: Big Birmingham can now keep it's streets straight, and when all the outlying districts are built up there will be some symmetry in the gen eral makeup.
 Montgomery Journal Birmingham has a man who has perfected an airship. Look out, Atlanta, better hurry. Perhaps the Georgia capital city claims Curtss or the | Wright brothers.
 l Eufaula Times: Bessemer is still sar- castle toward Birmingham. quivering with subsiding indignation over the Magic City's insolence in trying to coax her l within the limits.
 ] Talladega Reporter: The Greater Bir- mingham bill is well received by Birming- ham and it's environments That city now has the start to eventually be the largest | city in the south.
 l Columbus Ledger: Birmingham, not to be out-done by Atlanta, is going to estab- l fish a s1,0O0,000 gas and oil company. It does not require that amount to fur nish Atlanta's gas supply. l l Charleston News and Courier: Cover | nor Conner insists that Mobile. Montgom- 1 cry and Birmingham are in state of | anarchy. This is probably true so long as MT. Conner is Governor of it. Gadsden Times-News: The leaders of the pro-amendment meeting at Birming- gall 1rv inent as the ones who met at Montgom- cry but they are willing to be. I Columbiana Peoples Advocate: Presi- l dent Taft and his party will be in Bir- mingham November and 3. And no doubt Birmingham will give the Presi- dent and his party hearty welcome. Gadsden Times-News: Birmingham is going to celebrate her arrival as a great CT city, And they do say the celebra- l tion will be strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Fullerlicker bill. l Montgomery Journal: Senator Miller thanks Alabama for what 1t has done for Birmingham, and Birmingham Is get ting busy to show that it joins the Jeff 1 ferson solon In his expression of grati- tude
 1 HUT tsville Mercury-Banner: The city auditor of Birmingham has issued a cir cular stating that Greater Birmingham's population is now 125,OOO and estimating the property at sSOOOo,oco How is that :, for a boost?
 | Mobile Item: Sheriff Higdon of Bir- mingham informed his deputies that they l must apprehend the law-breakers, yet in the same breath acknowledges that liquor is being sold in Birmingham. Wonder how he found 1t out?
 Knoxville Journal and Tribune: Bir- mingham people will manifest no sur | prise, if when the census is taken 1t should show that city with as large a population as the whole state of Alabama had when the last census was taken. Huntsville Tribune: And Birmingham is to have s1.0OO0OO horse shoe plant. We say Birmingham, as the plant will be located between Bessemer and the
 Magic City, and we believe Birmirg- lidIi VIII SOIIi6 Qdy enBulI I1efu DOLn.
 Anniston Star: Birmingham was the first city in the state to get busy enforcing the Fuller law. This is surprising, in view of the fact that Montgomery and Mobile folks are so strenuous in their efforts to enforce the prohibition laws.
 Columbus Enquirer-Sun: Birmingham has the greatest baseball spirit so far manifested. While not having the slight est chance of finishing anywhere near first place this season, the fans in that town are already talking about baseball next year.
 Chattanooga Times: The suspicious cir | cumstance is noted that George M. Bailey of the Houston Post still has Bir-
 mingham on his visiting list There must
 certainly be a way when such a will as that is declared. Bailey doesn't go where he can't be treated right.
 Gadsden Journal: Birmingham Is to en-
 certain the President in November, and
 is already busy with it's preparations of | hospitality and display. President Taft 1 will mt he allowed to leave Riruin rh am