The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
Will See His Brother, John
Shelton, in Richmond
Sunday
WILL PRESENT THE
CLAIMS OF THIS CITY
Has Been in Conference With Hard
ing-lmpressed by Advantages
of This City-Nothing to
Say of Alabama Company

Birminghsm's fight tor the regional
bank has a new advocate in Berkley Will
liams vice president of the Alabama COM
pany. who has been here several days
inspecting the properties of that COM
pany. He is a widely known financier
and a brother of John Shelton Williams.
comptroller of the currency, and ex offieio
member of the reserve bank board.
Through yhe brother so vitally intereste l
in Birmingham the claims of this city
will be presented Sunday to Comptroller
Williams
Mr.. Williams will leave this morning
for his home in Richmond. He said last
night that he would see his brother sun
day, as j. Shelton williams has a Gus
tom of visiting Richmond practically
every Sunday Mr.. Williams said that
he would certainly tell his brother how
the claims of Birmingham have impressed
him and would do all that was in his
power to secure the comptrollers aid and
interest for Birmingham
With Mr.. Williams giving his brother
first-hand information about Birmingham,
in addition to those facts that John
SHELTON Williams knows personally, 1t is
believed that a strong impression will
be made.
Will Confer With Brother
You may say said Mr.. Williams last
night, that l have discussed with Mr.
Harding of the First National and other
bankers in this city the position of Bir-
mingham and It's future outlook | am
certainly very deeply impressed with the
city. l have interests here, financial and
otherwise, and I am intensely interested
in seeing Birmingham secure everything
of value to this community. 7 have prom
ised to discuss the regional bank claims
of Birmingham with my brother. John
Shelton Williams. He is acquainted with
the remarkable growth of Birmingham
and he is well acquainted with what
has been the past of Birmingham. He
is fairly well informed of the census re-
turns as to Birmingham and other facts
Although this is true, | hope to tell
him something that has impressed me
here and l intend to do all that lies
in my power to get him interested in
the desire of Birmingham in this mat
ter. There is one thing that certainly
should be done and that is Birmingham
should be given a chance to tell about
herself at a hearing in this city In
view of the fact that this city has shown
the most phenomenal growth of any city
in this section of the country. barring.
none, Birmingham is entitled to every
courtesy in this matter. / have moth
ing against Atlanta, but il seems to
me that this town has it over Atlanta
in hundreds of ways. Geographically and
financially, this place is the logical city
for the regional bank. 1t certainly should
not go elsewhere
Hopes to Be of Service
Il am well aware that | have no spe-
cial influence in matters of this kind
However. l hope to give my views of
the situation as secured from the local
bankers and it may be that | can assist
at least in getting hear
ing held here. ! sincerely hope that !
can do this service for the city,
Mr.. Williams. with Mr.. Jennings and
Mr.. jenkins of Washington. has been
here since Monday looking over the prop
critics of the Alabama company, OF which
Mr.. Williams Is vice president and the
two visitors are directors The officials
we're very well pleased with the condi-
tions here and the chances for extensive
business during the year. The nspec.
tion included all of the operations of
the company. even the new slope mine
that is being opened at Brookwood That
work will be finished in a few months
and coal will be taken from the mine
for commercial purposes shortly there
after.
Mr.. Williams said that he did not have
any statement to give out at this time
IN connection with rumored betterments
of the Alabama company properties He
said that his company would continue
to be active and that meant new work
and additions from time to time. He
said that Harry w. Coffin vice presi-
dent in the local field, might give out
scme statement soon as to proposed de-
but that nothing had been
finally determined upon.
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