The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-05

largest ordnance ever made. Bring 1t
to Birmingham. The people should get
behind this company of developers and
help them to lay pipes to the city. 1t
means more to the district than any other
one factor Mr.. Jemison paid a fine
tribute to Senator Bankhead and ex-
pressed the wish that he remain in the
Senate as long as he is able to raise
his hand above his head, He also COM
mended the energy and courage of DR..
Grove in developing the gas field.
Gen. f. W. Rucker
Gen. f. W. Rucker tersely remarked
when called to the stand that. 'If any
mar is not satisfied that there Is not
enough gas in this swamp to supply Bir-
mingham would like to hear from him. !"
The audience seemed to be a little I'M
certain as to just what quality of gas
the general referred to but they cheered
anyway.
F. A. Burr said that the discovery
OF natural gas means much for the de-
velopment of manufacturing industries in
the Birmingham district. He explained
that natural gas of the quality this
seems to be is the standard of heat. 1t
has four times the power of producing
heat and is much cheaper.
Guy r, Johnson explained the economy
of natural gas for manufacturing pur-
poses. 1t eliminates the heavy expense
not only of manufacture but the effi-
cheney is much greater and more sat
isfactory 1t il necessary in the manu-
facture. of many fine Instruments. with
natural gas in the Birmingham district,
I predict that within ten years the pop
ulation and the manufacturing activity
will be doubled If not quadrupled. 1t
means more to the district than any
other one factor and the indications
arc that we have the gas here In suffi-
Gent. quantity to supply all the possible
demands for years.
Lack of Faith
j. D. Moore called attention to the
great lack of appreciation of Alabama $
resources and the lack of faith held by
ca pitalists and manufacturers in north
ern states in the early Gays of the dis
tricts development. 1t is the same way
today. 1t seems hard for the people to
realize that as good iron and steel can
be made In Alabama as In Pennsylya-
MIA. '.They will be skeptlcal when we
tell them that we have natural gas, but
why should we not have all these things
like any other section of the country
There is no mistaking the fact that we
have the greatest section In the world
and now that we have gas we will be-
come more powerful. 1t is the one thing
we have needed to make our progress
to permanent prosperity complete
John l.. Parker was too full of en-
thusiasm and dinner to speak, and gave
way to Erskne Ramsay.
Mr.. Ramsay expressed his appreciation
of the courageous work of DIR. Grove
and associates, and declared that with
natural gas steel could be made cheaper
in the Birmingham district than any
place in the world 'It means the full
development of our resources and will
bring a new era Of activity to this state.
Wilson Brown Talks
Wilson Brown said he had always pos
sessed good supply of natural gas. but
had never found a way to put 1t TO COM
mercial use. He was glad that more
salable article had been discovered In
the Birmingham district. He congratu-
lated Dr. Grove on his courage and
his great success in field that is con-
sidered as dangerous and daring. He
hoped that Or. Grove would be fully
rev arded in a financial way for the won
derful good he has done the district.
l.. Sewer declared that the biggest
train load of gas ever shipped out OF
Birmingham was brought over the South
ern to Fayette today. but the consien
ment was met by a package that puts
it in the shade completely" He con-
graduated Dr. Grove and the people OF
Alabama on the good fortune that seems
to be In store for them.
Adopt Resolutions
Jere C. King made the following re-
port for the committee on resolutions
BE 1t resolved by this body of rep
resentative citizens OF the Birmingham
district,
First that the courage, the rare bust
ness sagacity and untiring energy of DR.
Gratten B. Grove in developing the new
gas fields will link his name with that
OF DeBardelaben Sloss and other pio-
neers who have made the Birmingham
district household word throughout the
entire country.
Second, that the two wells that are
completed we saw are producing four
million feet of gas per day, being five
times the amount of gas now being used
in the city of Birmingham and suburbs.
Multiply this by the twelve wells now
being sunk will give you some idea of
the vast amount of cheap fuel that DR..
Grove and his company are preparing to
produce.
"Third, that the discovery by DR.. Grove
ana associates of natural gas In CONNER
ciaf quantities In the Birmingham dis
trict means a new era In our growth
and development. 1t means that the
fondest dreams of the pioneers are soon
to be realised.
Fourth, that the cheap fuel for Birm-
ingham means that all of our pig iron
will be manufactured into everything
from a sewing needle to locomotive
and that our sand fluxes are to be con-
verified into fruit jars and glass of every
kind and our rocks into cement to be
used for the construction of dams to con-
serve our ,waterpower: Ger building our
houses and for other things for which
cement is used
The resolutions were adopted with
shout of enthusiasm.
Those Present
Those composing the party were; Chas.
G. Davis. j. c. Long, 7. Ward Fitz-
patrick, J. p. Lee. Louis Minor. Her
man Saks, III. ]. Falls, w. B. Fowlkes,
C. c. Grove. Charles Larch, w. c.
Head, J. G. Oakley, Charles G. Brown,
J. A. Blackburn. D. II. Brown John L..
Parker, C. W. Ross, J. q. Brown. w. e.
Leake, E. F. Stovall. Bolton Gilreath.
Jr., J. 8. Marks, Jr.. R. E, Collins. V.
b. Currie, J. f. Donahoo, H. Craig Chap
man, W. f. Beatty. p G. Anlt w. ID.
McCarty. e. J. Rowe. J. NJ, Hubbard,
c. l.. Oakley, w. c. Agee and two sons,
Edward and Walter, C. C. Lockert, Gem
eral E. w. Rucker. 8. e. Thompson.
Senator ]. II. .Bankhead, w p McCros-
sin. ]. V. Allen, Geo. A. Binn, Jr, 7. c.
Mcdonald, w. r. Brown, Leo *. Stein
err, r.. NJ. Tutwiler. John A Caldwell
J. b. Reid w. B. Miller, W. ]. Rush
ton. C. r. Patterson, l.. Sewer GUY
r.. Johnson. J. ID. Moore, Fred An
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