The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-24
s. H. Johnson and J. w. Johnson Regard Practice
 With Favor
IS BOUND TO HURT,
 THINKS J. l.. PARKER
Several Occupants of Ground Floors of Big Buildings Indifferent, But More Desire Street Before
 Entrances Kept Clear

Much has been written and more has been said for, against and about the parking of automobiles along the curb Ing in front of the down town sky scraper office buildings Much of this has been based on the injury and in conveniehce inflicted or not inflicted upon the merchant or business occu- pying the ground floors of these same buildings. the entrance to his place of business being blocked, 1t was said, by the array of automobiles which stood in front of his door
 Some of these merchants yesterday were asked to express themselves on the subject and some of them did so as follows:
 s. II. Johnson. city ticket agent in charge of the Alabama Great Southern down town ticket office in the Wood ward building: "I see no harm in the parking of automobiles in front of our office l rather like it because it makes the place look as if great deal of business was being transacted"
 Jack W. Johnson, district passenger agent Seaboard. in Woodward building: Park them right out there, the more the better. It looks like business. If anybody comes down town to buy three or four tickets from us he would not change his mind if there were a lot of automobiles in front and he could not get up to the curb in his machine"
 John l.. Parker, proprietor of Parker drug store: The parking of automo piles in front of these office buildings is bound to hurt It is not fair to the man who wants to come in It Is all right to drive up there but machine should not be left standing any length of time unattended'
 George costellos, member of Costellos ward building: q am neither opposed nor in favor of the proposition. It make no difference to me one way or the other"
 ]. H. stanton of Traylor & Stanton, opticians, Empire building Tt hurts my business and l think it ought to be stopped.
 However the cars have to be parked somewhere. They cannot be placed in lue lllldule oL int street neTe llhe III SDIHc cities nor is there a public square in Birmingham that could be used for such purposes. l. am in favor of such a plan as suggested by MT. Harding of the First National bank Keep the machines so far from each street corner"
 J. F. Thomas, Jr.. in charge of the Southern downtown ticket office: 'It is ineonvenient and may affect business, but if so it would be very slighti'
 E ]. Erckert of the Erckert, barber shop, Empire building Tt hurts our business. People from across the street cannot even tell there is barber shop here. l don't know what the remedy IS but something should be done"
 J. R. McGregor, district passenger agent, and D. r. McDonough, division ticket agent of the Frisco, Brown Marx building; We don't like it a little bit People come down here and have to get out in the street and wedge their way between greasy automobiles to get to our front door. I have seen many a lady get her dress soed berore she reached the sidewalk. It's a nuisance" J. D. Lassiter, proprietor of China Hall Brown-MarX building: Tt hurts our business. The cars are in our way. Drays coming up to our front door to load and unload merchandise which We handle are very much inconvenienced and delayed. Il Is a constant annoyance. negro chauf- feur just the other day was arrested and his employer had 10 pay his fine fo. leaving his car stand in the street while he came in here on an errand. The 1 chauffeur couldn't get his car up to the curb on account of the cars that had been left there for hours unattended" E. R. Austin of the Collier Drug con- pany, next to the Brown Marx; Tt would be better to stop it. 1t would be faireI to every body concerned.
 | Louis Forst, proprietor of Louis Tors! Shoe company. Farley building: 'It's 1 perfectly agreeable to me. We have | enough laws in this town the way 1t is Let them park all the automobiles here | they want