The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-16
Birminghdms Ne7uest Country Club

sufficient depth to accommodate large size motor boats and will insure acquatic sports that heretofore have been Impossible anywhere around Bir- mingham. Along the northern and southern edges of the lake it is our purpose to form sand beaches which will undoubtedly appear very strong iy to bathers. Water polo and other similar sports that have never been developed anywhere in the south will prove a great pleasure and amusement to the club members"
 MIR. GEORGE T. BRAZBETON CON-
 MENDS THE EXCELLENT WATER
 SUPPLY.
 When you question me in regard to the clubs water supply for drinking and domestic purposes you tap source of enthusiasm nearly as great as that
 water supply itself: and. like the club s artesian wells. it bubbles over all the time.
 Underlying all Shades valley is a stream of water that triclxles through
 a strata of sandstone about 55 feet thick. This sandstone is an ideal fiji tration bed and therefore the water is
 absolutely pure and free from all or
 ganic and mineral properties. The analysis has been made by MT. Picard, the well known chemist. who assures
 us this Is unusually good water. our plans call for an air pressure system in the wells that will force
 the water direct from the bottom of the well to any faucet in the club house immediately upon it's being opened. This insures pure cold water with the sparkle in it at all times. The home sites in the club grounds will have the same water supply.
 'Mr. T H. Aldrich, Jr first called my attention to this vast underground stream of water in Shades valley and its purity. He was boring testholes with a diamond drill and struck this stream in every hole, and in one hole near the club grounds the water gushed out to a height of nearly 35 feet. The artesian wells at trondale.
 which, by the way. furnish nearly all the water for our big lake, are from
 this same stream. If Jim Weatherly
 would build reservoir in Shades val- l Icy and bore a number of these wells
 .-the cost of boring is small--he could
 settle Birmingham's water question
 with the purest water supply of any large city in the world-and awfully
 cheap, I say.
 l Tt is simply wonderful that this
 club. within three and one-half miles
 of the Woodward building, should have
 so bountifully the very thing Br-
 mingham needs so badly-water,
 plenty of water--a lake one and one
 half miles long with more than S00,- 000.o00 gallons of water in fl, and a
 wonderful supply of artesian water for | drinking"
 MIR. JOHN D. SHELBY HAS A WORD | TO SAY ABOUT THE SPEEDWAY 1 The automobile speedway which is be- ing built around the lake Is to be about three miles in length one-half mile in- cluded. in end curves which will be heav- l ilN banked In gEidling l What we would call "straig ht-a ways | on either side of the lake are each one
 mile in length
 l The track of this speedway will be well
 paved and practically level throughout 1 Traffic will be permitted in one direc- | ton only, thus avoiding danger of a col lision.
 1 This speedway will undoubtedly prove l one of the attractive features of the new l club, appealing to those members of the club who own automobiles, and who will have exclusive use of the speedway The
 drives around the lake will be delightful as the mountain air already so exhiliarat l. 'nr VII No made more refreshing by the
 evaporation from the lake. Moreover, the | D. ., nin be made more beautiful by I the preservation of every tree possible and | by the lighting of the speedway at night 1 Another great feature of the new club l will be the organization of an automo-
 
 protection of members from irresponsible chauffeurs and for the elimination of the | speed mania There seems to be an ad- verse sentiment prevailing on the part of 1 the public against all automobile owners, which has been brought about by reason l of an uncomfortable desire on the part of | a very small minority of owners and chauffeurs to disregard the speed limits, 1 1t will be the aim of the automobile sec 1 tion to assist in the building of better roads not only in Jefferson county, but in the state. They will also use their infiu- enee toward the enactment of such legis- | lation as is deemed necessary for the protection of the public against reckless driving. and for the protection of auto
 mobile owners against overcharges on the part of the interruptions, greedy and in- experienced workmen and garage owners.
 many Of whom make it common prac- tice of thus imposing on the majority of
 automobile owners.
 This and many other evils in which the
 public, as well as automobile owners, are vastly interested. can and will be rem edied through an efficient automobile or ganization, which will form part of the Birmingham Motor and Country club, and we feel that this feature of the club
 should appeal to all legitimate automo- plie dealers and garage owners in greater iruin cha m and certainly we shall expect