The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-22
DONATION PLAN
 CAUSES PROTEST The Anti Tuberculosis Camp Should Be Elsewhere DAMAGES PROPERTY Miss Alma Rittenberry Calls Con- missions Attention To Fact That Red Mountain Is Valuable
 Park Property

strong protest against the city all lowing the permanent establishment of the tuberculosis camp on the city property on Red Mountain was received yesterday from Miss Alma Rittenberry by Commissioner James weatherly. Miss Rittenberry resides on Red Mountain.
 In her protest Miss Rittenberry sets out that the property is a pubA park, and more attractive than Red Mountain She points out that the camp should be located elsewhere rather than in a short distance of the most fashionable residen- tial portion of the city. While Miss Rit- at the same time her protest is very 1 pointed and it follows;
 Birmingham. Ala, June 21 1911. Hon. James Weatherly. City.
 My dear Mr Weatherly. You remem- Der some time ago I had a talk with .ou over the phone in regard to the Anti l Tuberculosis associations getting a deed or a lease to the city property located over Red Mountain. You assured me they would not get decd to the prop erty. as it was too valuable, and as understood you, they would not get long lease.
 Long Suffering Public
 "As to the value of the property. you know if Is within a half mile of the most fashionable portion of the city. It's location is beautiful. The Twentyfourth street road which is much travelled, splits it nearly in half. It is not isolated in f bo I xSS1 to that the people over Red Mountain have been long suffering people. For years the city had It's pauper cemetery on portion of this tract. and for several years it's pesthouse. Both greatly depre- ciated real estate values. The people in the valley do not want the camp located there. An anti-tuberculosis camp does not enhance the value of real estate nor does it add to the attractiveness of a. park This park is one of the prettiest of the city properties. being prettier than Green Springs and much nearer. With a few thousand dollars it would be made very attractive, and most -aluabe piece of property. II certainly would seem bad business policy to depreciate so valuable part of the city's assets when 1t is so financially embarrassed.
 Mount Pinson Site
 "A free site, of several acres of land near Mt, Pinson, has been offered by a friend of the Anti-Tuberculosis associa- ton. fee simple, forever. Why not ac- cept that? It is accessible, good altitude, and beautifully located.
 Another thing. the legislature appro- priated $4000O for a site and buildings for a sanitorium, whenever it was se- lected and $l000O a year maintenance. The site has been suggested near Gads- den, as Shades Mountain property own CTS protested against it's location there. Should the city impose on the people something the state would not do? Be- sides, the Gadsden site is higher and better fitted for the treatment, and If the Anti-Tubercuosis association will CO., operate with the state In the work, bet ter results can be obtained nor will there be the hampering of the work for all the state by undertaking 1t on more limited scale locally.
 "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. To so develop the parks, anu eSpeCldlly llllS ooV-dSit ila So tllet the people of Birmingham can get out of the perpetual smoke and dust into the pure, pine-laden air of the valley be- yond will do much toward preventing tuberculosis. But no one cares to live near an anti tuberculosis camp, and the property beyond must either be aban- doned entirely for residence, or else much inconvenience and depreciation, is sure if the camp should be located there. It is a noble work but 1t should not be at the expense of the people of Birming ham in depriving them of this park, nor of the property owners around Re- spectfully,
 "(MISS) ALMA RITTENBERRY,
 "R. F. D. No g.