The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-14

property and more than one mile of road
 way built on the club grounds. The men
 on the board of directors have under
 taken the development of this purely as
 a matter of civic pride. They intend giving Birmingham the biggest thing of its kind in the United States. The golf links will be an 1s-hole course, built under the supervision of the hest expert ob- tainable. The lake will have large sand
 beach for the bathers, and the depth of 6 to 14 feet is sufficient for large motor
 boats and launches. while there will also
 be number of sailboats
 Speedway Three Miles The speedway boulevard will be more than three miles around the lake, and will be banked on the turns to allow the rast- est driving Fishing will be quite an at
 tractive sport, and in addition to the Dream and trout already in Shades creek, other suitable fish will be secured from the national government to stock the lake. The club will take an active part in good roads work and will also render ser vice to motorists in various ways such a keeping perfect and get enacted laws per- taining to traffic and motoring, and sup plying route records for tourists.
 At present there are 4S3 members of this club, but this will be increased to 1900 during the summer. A large number of out-of-town members will be secured also.
 The officers of the club are considering the setting aside for the free us of the public the arm of the lake that comes up alongside the Edgewood car line outside the clubs. grounds, and also a five-acre tract across the car line and the Colum- biana pike from this small lake. These can be used by persons not members of the club. Of course the big lake, club house and grounds proper will be for the exclusive use of the club members.
 Domitory at Club
 The dormitory addition to the clubhouse will afford the members a place easily reached at the end of hot summer day, where they can enjoy a nights rest in cool mountain air, swim in the lake at sunup and a good breakfast, and back to work in a 30-minute car ride. The out of-town members can bring their families here instead of taking them to North Car olina.
 Solon Jacobs, in speaking of this club, said he could not help but compare the work of building this club and present conditions with the work of the few faith ful ones who built the present Athletic club and the conditions that prevailed at that time in Birmingham.
 There were few people in Birmingham then" he said, compared to the present of 1S5.000, and the city was so new, the people nearly all newcomers and strangers to each other that it was diff ficult to get them to work together for anything In fact, number of the wiser and more conservative ones said, You can't do it. But enthusiasm and youth and today the Athletic club las a handsome home, which is practically all paid for. Of eouEse, Birmingham has grown into a big city, but there is still too much of that same spirit of You can t 10 it. When we eliminate this spirit, At anta will have to take a back seat. '"rhe crowd of men building this Bir- mingham Motor and Country club can do anything in Birmingham and the day Is not far distant when the magnificent body of land so close to the heart Of the city, with a lake one and one-lEalf miles long, will be appreciated. I do mot hesitate to say. There is nothing liketit in the coun- try''''
 Hugh Iatimer says he takes great | pride. in this big outdoor playground, and | hat he feels satisfied the best people of | and the state at large will | appreciate a club of this kind run in a | good. clean manner. John Shelby, the Rotarian, is greatly en- hused Sover the club and says it is like | 3otarianism in that you do good for oth- ITS He and George Blinn recently visited | Atlanta, and were very proudly shown by tome of their Atlanta friends the Capitol | -fty's clubs town club and then drive 12 | niles out to it's country club, all of which | was very pretty indeed, but both MT. | Shelby and MT. Blinn returned to Bir- l mingham more pleased than ever with the | Motor and Country club, and say that when it Isl completed Atlanta s clubs will not standJ show by compari- son.