The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-10
PIONEER CITIZEN
DIES SUDDENLY
T. G. Green Passes Away at
Home of His Son After
Short Walk

After walking yesterday from his
residence. zoos Avenue G. to that of his
son. 1881 South Nineteenth street. T.
G. Green. pioneer citizen. seated him
self and expired.
1t is thought that he had suffered
from weak heart.
Mr. Green, who was 76 years of age,
came to Birmingham in 1887. He was
native of New Hampshire, but came
to Alabama direct from Mississippi,
where he resided for only a short while.
He has lived In Birmingham since, and
was well known among the older resi-
dents of the city.
He is survived by two children, Mrs.
George Wamsley, who resided with her
father. zoos Avenue q, and Joseph NJ.
Green of the Western Union Telegraph
company, at whose home he died.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the home of the deceased this after
noon at o'clock. Interment will he
made in Oak Hill cemetery. The pail
bearers will be as follows: DR.. Doug
lass, j. T. Morgan, W. B. Foster. Emmett
OConnell, Dr. S. r. Caffee and Loyici1
Farley.
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port facilities as to enable the city to
command that share of the ocean COM
merce which her fine hafbor and her COM
mercial impoI tance justify has at last
stimulated energy in New York city. The
result is that able engineers have now
recommended the construction of one of
the greatest dry docks in the world. This
,,l,.tf To. -,I Ifrt 1,n cto
ment that New York city must have q
dry dock of this kind. or Newport News
in the south or Halifax in the north, or,
within a short time Boston, will cut heav-
lily into New Yorks prestige.
A dry dock of that kind, however, will
cost a good deal of money. Mr.. Mitchell
and his associates of the new administl a
ton will be brought face to face with the
question: "Shall New York defend it's
commercial prestige by building a col
ossal dry dock, even though the city in
ours additional Indebtedness in doing
it?'
Must Improve Dock Facilities
There must be great improvements of
the dock and pier facilities of the city.
The work taken up by General George b.
Mcclellan a year or two after the close
of the civil war; which was left incom-
plete by him when he became governor
of New Jersey will command the consid-
Grafton of the new administration. Gen.
eral Mcclellan constructed a sea wall on
the Hudson river side of the city from
point near the Battery, which is the
lowest point in Manhattan Island to
point some two miles farther north AS
a piece of engineering work it is an un-
surpa ssed demonstration of the genius of
General Mcclellan as an engineer. But 1t
is incomplete. 1t should extend prac-
tically the whole length of Manhattan
Island on the Hudson river side. 1t
should be supplemented by piers stretch
ing at least 1860 feet into the Hudson
river. Public work of this kind, however,
will cost a great deal of money. There
are other public works whose construction
is Justified in fact made imperative, by
the rapid growth of New York, but to do
these will entail the expenditure of mil
lions.
The Yearly BUDGET
Then, too there is the question OF the
yearly budget. 1t is now in excess of the
national budget at the time of the civil
war There was much rejoicing when, a
day or two ago, the authorized board
found that 1t could vote for a budget a
few millions under 5000, ,000,000 Wealth in
New York city is very heavily taxed,
and the exaction of the income tax and
presumably an increase of state taxation
VIII conSldefa ply a0O TO lne aihouIl WHICH
wealth each year is compelled to pay back
ia the form of taxation.
Mr.. Mitchell, the newly elected mayor,
has gained what even his political enc
mics have admitted-a highly deserved
reputation of possessing the scrutinizins
eye which analyses bills and items of ex-
pendture, quick to detect signs of extra
agance or dishonesty. 1t is expected that
the service of this kind he Will perform
while mayor will be of g eat value, but
he has yet to reveal that he possesses
constructive ability Of the kind which is
needed if New York city's prosperity and
growth are not impaired
BY the raising of millions which the
city must accomplish in the next foul
years WILL of itself, be very influential IN
affecting money market conditions. Infiu-
nee of that kind Will be felt all over
he country. Very likely the severest test
will occur within the next II months, fol
ae men of finance in this country and II
'urope are now agreed that in the veal
95 enormous demands for fresh capita
will come from all parts of the world.