The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-24
WILLIAM CITIZENS
 MAKE PROTEST Judge Lane Intimates OppO- sitiOn to Transfer Clause NEW CONTRACT TODAY Vivian Committee Claims They Are Being Discriminated Against.
 Mass Meeting in Ens-
 ley Tonight
NEW CONTRACT TO-DAY

As individual members of the comms- sion President Culpepper Exum and Judge A. o. Lane yesterday morning received a delegation from Vivian protesting ve- hemently against the proposed agreement offered by the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company. lowering the car fare to Ensley but dlsallowing the transfer privilege.
 The delegation said that it "was not fair and right to discriminate against Wy lam by adopting any agreement which would bar that section from an equal privilege with the remainder of Greater Birmingham
 The committee then requested the com mission to withhold any action upon the proposed contract until a mass meeting scheduled for tonight in Ensley, could be held. The committee asserted that a rousng meeting was to be held in the opera house and there would be spec chs by prominnt citizens of that section voic- ing the dsapproval of the proposed fare contract. MT. Exum and Judge Lane granted the request of the delegation, it being pointed out that Commissioner Weatherly was i'll and that the Birming- ham Railway Light and Power company had been asked to submit modified pro- posal.
 The citizens spokesmen were William R. Stewart, a prominent real estate man of Ensley; T. R. Waller, at one time su- perintendent of schools at Ensley, and T. A. Spencer.
 The keynote of the protest was con- tained in the question asked the com missioners: "Why do you entertain any proposal which discriminates against Wy lamp
 Exum Answers
 President Culpepper Exum dealt very frankly with the citizens. He said that 1t was his opinion that some action should be taken: that he did not care to discrim- mate and would not discriminate against any section of Birmingham; that the transfer proposition was under consider ation and that nothing so far had been agreed upon. He pointed out the urA gency of getting some action and sug- gested that perhaps if Vivian was at this time denied the right of transfers that at some near future date relief could be secured.
 Commissioner Lane said that he had at that time in his pocket proposed ordi- nance establishing universal transfer system in Birmingham, applying to the city as a whole, and that he hoped that the proposition would receive favorable consideration at the hands of the com missioners.
 The two commissioners were invited to attend the meeting at the Ensey opera house tonight It is probable that Judge Lane will attend and make speech. He indicated yesterday that he was opposed to the contract ordinances as drawn up. He said the time limit was too great in view of approaching developments and that the transfer discrimination against Wylam was wrong. President Exum may attend the meeting also.
 Attend the Meeting
 The commissioners yesterday looked for the new contract from the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company in re- gard to arc lights, Illuminating current and street car fares to Ensley However, at late hour yesterday afternoon the proposal had not been received. It is un- derstood that the new contract will deal principally with the transfer question, where differing from the old at all and will be given to the city commission this morning.