The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-19

The fight as to the location of the Meth odist university Is clearly defined between Birmingham and Atlanta. That opinion seemed to grow upon those at the Tutwiler yesterday at the meeting of the Methodist commission and grew more positive after the adjournment yesterday morning.
 The fact that Asa G. Candler the multi millionaire is here attending the meeting, and that his brother, Bishop Warren Candler, is chairman of the committee, and the further fact that it is believed Atlanta will initiate warm fight were all features of the discussion that suggested that Atlanta and Birmingham are to en- gage in another tilt
 MT. Candler was asked yesterday if Bir- mngham would get f ollege His an- swer was first that Birmingham had not asked it yet. which was one way, and the other was the quotation from Dickins 'Barlxis Is wilPin'. MT. Candler will naturally be in favor of Atlanta How ever. he is quoted as having said that he intended to make a liberal donation to the foundation of the college 1t matters not where it is to be located.
 Statement By Committee
 The commission yesterday morning ap- pointed the committee to investigate To- cations and instructed that committee to report back within 30 days. It is there- fore understood that the work of getting the new college will have to be done with ing a very short time. The following are members of the committees Bishop Cand- n RjShnn I Fl MpCoN n Birmingham, pr. A. J. Lamar of Nash vile, Dr. P. T. Durham of Charlotte and w. G. M. Thomas of Chattanooga.
 This committee, after being appointed, issued the following statement anent the work proposed and therein is included an invitation for communities to proceed to offer sites:
 "The educational commission of the Methodist Episcopal church. south, ap- pointed by the general conference at It's recent session In Oklahoma City, among other things decided that conditions jus tify and make advisable the building of a great central university under the own ership and control of the church. this en- terprise to be upon some foundation all ready established or upon new founda- ton as the commission may finally de- eide.
 In the furtherance of this policy the commission has appointed the under signed committee and charged it with the duty of looking into the location of such an institution and of reporting back to meeting of the full commission to be held about the middle of July. a definite recommendation for the site of the uni versity.
 'The committee therefore announces to the public that 1t Is ready to look into the advantages to be offered by the cities and communities that may be interested
 in securing the location of the proposed university.
 "All communications should be ad- dressed to the chairman of this commit tee. Bishop W. A. Candler, of Atlanta.
 While we are not prepared to deal in definite figures, it may be said that 1t is the purpose of the educational commis- sion to build upon a scale worthy of the great church it represents and of the great civilization it Is designed to serve. It is our hope that the liberality of our people will make this the greatest educational institution our church has ever enterprised
 w. A. CANDLER, .'J. H. MCOY. "A. J. LAMAR. ''P. T. DURHAM