The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28
Petition Presented Pointing
Out Unjust Features
of the Law
WILL STOP OTHERS
FROM COMING HERE
Believe City Has Not Submitted
Reasonable Method of Preventing
Smoke at Anything Like
Reasonable Cost

The petition of the manufacturers
filed with the city commission is as
follows:
ITO the Board of Commissioners of
Birmingham:
"The undersigned respectfully petition
your honorable hoard to repeal or
amend the ordinance commonly known
as the smoke ordinance:
Il. We believe the ordinance works
an injustice towards the operators of
manufacturing plans in subjeeting them
to arrest and fine for the creation of
smoke which they cannot prevent and
at the same time operate their plants
"2. We believe the ordinance will
deter factories and manufacturing
plants from coming into BirminghanE
80 "we believe the city has not
found or pointed out any reasona ole
expense;
"A. we believe that factories and
plants are necessary fer tho future
progress OF Birmingham.
continental Gin company, by j. T.
Smith, general superintendent.
American Casting company. by d. B.
Dimick, vice president.
Payne and Joubert Machine and
Foundry company, by ]. Goslin. sec
retary
The G. T. wofford Oil company, by
G. T. wofford, president
Birmingham Boiler Works, by w. n
crellin
Birmingham Oil company. oy J.. M
Porter, secretary and treasurer.
| Southern Iron and Commission com
pany. by r. C. Foster, manager
american Bolt company. by ]. H.
Mohens, vice president.
Birmingham Bed company, by John
w. S. Jones, president.
! white Blakeslee Manufacturing COM
pany. W. II. Manly, trustee. by George
w. Hays.
Peerless Lumber and Manufacturing
company, by n. b. Lovelace. secretary
and treasurer
! "Shaefer Manufacturing company, by
J. G. Borden, treasurer.
Birmingham Compress company by
John w. Wade, secretary and treasurer,
"Grasselli Chemical company. by w,
P. Redd, manager
caldwell Watson Foundry and Ma
chine company, by T. G. Caldwell.
"The Hill and Griffith company. by d.
NJ Hill
Montgomery Coal Washing and Man
ufacturing company incorporated, by
James A. Montgomery. president and
general manager.
Wood g. Crabbe Grain company, by
| u L, rrabha sacrata ~ and tfea eIirer
Jack Daniel Distilling company. by
| b. n. Locke. secretary.
| Decatur Car Wheel company by C. c.
| Esdale, manager
| Howell Cotton company, by John w.
! Wade, president.
THE Johns Machine company. by
| J. H. Johns.
Farmers & Ginners Cotton Oil COM
pany, by J. II. Mccain secretary and
| treasurer
". Glib & Son, by Y Glib, sr.
Randolph Lumber company, by Rich
| ard Randolph.
Alabama Brewing company by L..
| Schulhoefer, secretary and treasurer
Southern Rolling Mil company, by
| Charles III. Parsons.
"Nash-C Christian Foundry Supply COM
pany, by L. A. Christian, president.
| "Avondale Stove & Foundry company.
| DV r. II. tll1S.
| Ajax Metal company, by n L. Me-
whinney, general manager.
Birmingham Ice factory, by j. f..
| Rushton.
"Avondale Mills. by Donald Conner,
secretary
.Hardie-Tynes Manufacturing COM
pany, by d. Tynes. secretary.
"Ingalls Iron Works company, by r. L.
! ingalls,, president
Birmingham Machine & Foundry COM
pany, by r. w. Boland, president
"Biggs Pipe & Foundry company, by
| r. C. White, vice president
"Internation Harrow Cultivator COM
pany, by ]. II. Conley, superintendent
Southern Sewer Pipe company, by
| J. A. Millison, manager.
| Mclean Lumber company, by W. w.
| F'itzgibbons, assistant secretary.
alabama Coffin & Casket company, By
A. NJ Russell, secretary and manager
| UNITED States Cast Iron. Pipe 81
| Foundry company by +. T. Laws.
"Kilby Frog e. Switch company, by f.
| W. Kilby, general manager.
North Birmingham Fire Brick & Roof
| ing company. by Harry Watkins
| .sButler- Keyser Oil & Fertilizer COM
| pany, by j. III. Duncan.
Birmingham Packing company, by T..
| w. Phillips secretary.
.American Cast Iron Pipe company,
| by j. F. Kent, general manager.
southern Cement company. by II. r.
| Samson.
.sWoodlawn Lumber company. by J. p.
| Gibson.
| "Woodlawn Realty & Development
company, by ]. 3. Gibson, president.
"Stockham Pipe & Fittings company
| bv C. NJ. Spencer, treasurer
| sentence attached to the bottom OF
| the petition reads:
..The normal pay rolls of the signers