The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-13

sued a very pointed reply, setting out that he was more than willing to have the rights to the property tested.
 MT. Thorp's Statement
 The statement of MT. Thorp follows:
 We wish to say that this park was dedicated to the public long before the town of North Birmingham was incor- porated We wish to say further, that the city attorneys referred to, who for the past 10 years have been looking | into this question, know that this was a public park, and was on the record books of the county as such until the | people of Avondale won their case in the courts, when the pages containing | this information mysteriously disap- 1 peared.
 of our commissioners will get in be hind this park proposition, we do not hesitate to say that the people will win this case. They will have no trouble in proving their case if suit should be started soon. We say fur ther that after the town of North Birmingham was incorporated. and the question being raised about the park,
 
 always fought down, the North Bir- mingham Land company having one of their directors on the board of alder men the greater part of the time and a lobby at other times. All this is true and the people of this part of the city would not mind having it aired in court.
 "As stated above, suit should be brought against the land company at once, because the longer it remains in its condi- ton the harder it will be to prove, on account of the old settlers passing to the great beyond We have many who know of these things, but why wait untn the city's evidence passes away, then do- nate this property, worth $10o,O0O, to the land company? A. L. THORP." President Nelson's Reply
 The reply of President Frank Nelson, Jr., to the communication of MT. Thorp, as dictated at the Southern club, fol- lows:
 q do not know MT. Thorp, but under stand that he is an attorney and there fore knows what he is talking about Whatever was done in reference to ded- ication of North Birmingham park, mak- ing maps and removing maps and infor- nation from the records in the court house, if done at all, was long before my administration of this company, and I have no knowledge or information as to his claims in that respect. l cannot con- ceive of any such act. l say most em- phatically that there Is not a word of truth in his statement that the North Birmingham Land company had a lobby to keep the ownership of that park from being tested in the courts. l had this matter investigated by two of the most able law firms in the city of Birmingham and their opinion was that the park had never been dedicated, and therefore was the property of the land company. Mark you, I do not say that these two legal firms knew as much law as MT. Thorpe ''If the people of Birmingham are ad- vised by their counsel that the city owns the mark. and it is tested in the courts, and should the courts take the citys view or II, I would be satlsned. l nave no disposition. nor would try, to divert property to the use of the North Bfr- mingham Land company which might rehtfuly belong to the city of Birming- ham.
 .I saw Commissioner A. O.. Lane and discussed this matter at some length with him. I asked him to look Into the matter from the citys standpoint. and told him that I would be very glad at the proper time to have my attorneys confer with him or the city attorney in refer ence to the matter with the view of ar irving at the facts and our respective rights in connection with this park. I to matters through the press, but am im- pelled to make this statement on account of the charge of MT Thorp that the North Birmingham Land company maintained a lobby for that purpose, which is absolute ly false"
 Interest in General
 The statement of MT Thorp and MT Nelson add decided interest to the North Birmingham park proposition. Commits