The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
NED BRAGE DISCUSSES THE COMMISSION
AND ALSO AFFAIRS AT NATIONAL CAPITAL

~ oMMIssIoNER Jim weatherly
I ly takes his smoke ordinance de-
feat with good humor anyhow.
What was said in this column last Sun
DAY about good natured team work for
the building up of Birmingham would we'll
apply to the city commissioners I sim
eerely hope the individuals composing this
commission will abandon political play
ana make for big team work.
Chairman Exum has a big job on his
hands in evolving financial solution of
the affairs of Birmingham. lie will need
state legislation to carry out the poll
cies he is devising; and more than all, he
VIII need the active cooperation of the
other commissioners.
1t is easy enough to criticise. but diff
hcult to construct. So let us all get to-
gether and be ready to aid each one of
the three commissioners in doing good
and practical work. If they are wrong
let us tell them and show them wherein
they are wrong. When they are right let
us uphold them. But if any one of them
should persist in petty politics then the
thing to do is to turn him down at the
next election and elect better man in
his place
This is the way the country at large
has done in ousting national legislative
officers
In this connection, I observe that some
oe the United States senators who have
been defeated for reelection are voting
everything in the way of appropriation
possible. If all the amendments to APP
a splendid building had been erected
and furnished, and the association is
clear the home of the balance due for
buildings, there was brief campaign
of explanation in the newspapers of
the necessity for the funds, and of al
fusion to the noble work the home
made possible. Then the committees
went out, and the amount needed was
oversubscribed by $4,000! That is the
Birmingham way, which has made that
magic city the wonder and the admir-
alton of the southern people,
1t is team work, public spirit, the
recognition that every public advantage
offered is a municipal asset and at
tracts more people there, and the more
people the more business. There is
no sort of doubt about it, building a
city requires cooperation and team
work precisely as building a large bus
mess which has many partners and
stockholders. The fundamental rules
are the same. Every way in which
the larger business of city in which
we are stockholders and partners can
be advanced, Just SO much will every
one interested benefit.
Mobile has Young Womens Chris
tian association which is in rented
building, inadequate for the work and
therefore hampering the work. The
association has a we'll situated lot upon
which the final payment will be made
this spring. Next in order for Mobile
is to get busy and show the world
that we have live city builders here,
and help the association to erect a
building. The care and safe
guarding of the working girls is a
great and sacred duty of the commu
nifty, an obligation upon the chivalry
and the manhood of a city. Most of
these girls have no one to guard them;
they are compelled by circumstances to
leave the safe surroundings of home to
make a living. The least the commu
nifty can do~is to supply home for
them. 1t is great philanthropy, and
the noble women who have it in charge
should be given every possible assist
ance in addition to a fervent GOD
speed" from every man who has the
instinct to revere and protect helpless
womanhood.