The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-29
Does Not Endanger Project

| the Anniston man should be given the contracts.
 Does Not Endanger Project It is understood, however, that the difference of opinion about the kind oi posts used will not endanger the ulti' mate installation of White Way, toi each merchant is at liberty to pur- chase whatever type he wishes. Here is what a few of the merchants | interviewed had to say yesterday; M. Veil of M Well x Bro, First avenue: T deferred signing up with MT. Miller today. because all things being equal, l am inclined to favor a home man in this enterprise as ir everything else. The controversy, how ever, is not going to keep us from hay | ing a White Way"
 Ferd Marx member of the Chamber of Commerce and Second avenue mer- chant: We selected and indorsed the | Miller posts because they were the prettiest and largest standard offered us and worth the 10 cents difference | in price in the appearance. We could not honestly favor the others as the proper ones to be used by the mer- chants when the ones indorsed were submitted"
 l A W. E. Johnson, member or tht Chamber of Commerce committee ant l proprietor of Steele-S Smith Dry Goods company: We, as committee named to judge the posts offered for the Great White Way, if left to our per sonal sentiments, would have perhaps indorsed those made by the Union Foundry company, or the Vail-king company for both of these firms had more friends on the committee than MT Miller but we felt that to do our duty, we must put before the people the best and therefore, selected the posts made by the Casey Hedges company of Chat tanooga. They are more decorative than the others, especially patented for this city and in our opinion very handsome"
 Sol Caheen, member of the Cham Der of Commerce committed: "Tha' trade in Birmingham spirit is all farce, and while I did not care which one of the firms was indorsed, l felt that something tangible should be put before the people, and as the price was the same, we decided that the Mile! post was the best for the money" Worth the Difference George McCleery, member Of the Chamber of Commerce committee and manager of the Kress stores: "The Miller posts were at the original price of s1.75 worth the difference as they are larger and prettier. l resigned from the Third avenue committee to act on the chamber committee be- cause I had started with them first and although I indorsed the Miller posts will abide the action of the Third ave- nue committee to install the other posts"
 J. H. Holcombe. manager Of the
 Jesse Frech Piano company and mem-
 Der of the Third Avenue Hustlers. an
 orga nization of merchants on Third
 avenue between Nineteenth and Twen-
 tieth streets: There is no question but
 what the Union Foundry company will
 furnish the posts, numbering IA on
 Third avenue between Nineteenth and
 Twentieth streets, two on each cor
 ner of the intersecting streets, as we signed up for them Wednesday after
 noon. The Third avenue organization has a surplus fund that has accumu- lated within the past five years and 1t
 is not necessary to secure the indi- vidual subscriptions to make deal
 for the entire block"
 Bert Jacobs of the firm of Ben M.
 Jacobs and Brothers, on Third avenue:
 We, as the Third Avenue Hustlers. signed up for the article that we con- sidered the best quality for the right
 price and to insure the lights for this block and we were satisfied with the posts manufactured by the Union Foundry company"
 Miller's Statement
 The formal statement made by Mir. Miller, the originator of the project. lows:
 "Will you permit me the courtesy of explaining my proposition through the columns of your paper in view of the public interest and feeling that has been stirred up over the Great White Way matter?
 '.The rate originally asked by me when I was here a few months ago of $2.25 per front foot was present. ed to the merchants on the following g basis: That in case the alleys and stairways and occasionally mer- chants frontage was not paid for at this rate there would still be enough
 money subscribed in the block to in-
 cto system The RirminRlam
 Railway, Light and Power company
 was prepared under this arrangement
 to bear a portion of this cost in case
 the shortage in the block made neces-