The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-11
Building for the Future


 Most American cities grow very fast--so fast that it is almost impos- sible to erect public buildings adequate for 25 or 30 years" said Samuel J. Poithress of Washington, D. c.
 "In the nations capital we have, as everyone knows, magnificent buildings and the architects design structures that would be considered adequate for long years to come. But today many of the largest buildings are over crowded and from time to time new ones have to be projected.
 q was particularly struck with the growing needs of cities in the matter of public buildings when I stopped over in Richmond for day recently. In the eighties I was living in vir- ginia and was present at the corner stone laying of the city hall in Rich mond. Few cities in this country have a more pretentious municipal building than that which attracts the atten- ton of visitors.
 "The Richmond city hall is five stories high, is built of Virginia gran ite, and is very massive. It cost up- ward of s2.0oo,00o. It was thought to be adequate for Richmond for 50 years or more, but today that city is plan- ming to erect an additional municipal building to house the courts and other departments of the city government at cost of about sS50.OoO. The new building is to be on the site of the | old Ford hotel.
 T understand that Birmingham is soon to have a $1.0oo,000 postoffice Knowing nothing of local conditions will not venture an opinion, but ths l question might naturally arise, will it be large enough for a growing cit, like Birmingham 25 years from now?' l At To Bird Hunting
 "The proposition that all hunting in tn | state should be prohibited for the nex two or three years is meeting with almos universal favor among the true sports
 men of the city" said devoted followe of the gun and rod. "It is the common complaint in this section of the countr
 that birds are scarce. and the only hunt ing worth while is in the sparsely inhabit
 ed sections of the state or where tn lands are settled game has been drive ! to the swamp lands. If this condition
 continues for another year or so ther
 will not be quail left in this part o
 Alabama.
 "The charge is frequently made tha
 the birds are exterminated by the pc hunters. but I regret to say that my expe
 rience with the persons who have foun ! cho1 IraII =
 long as covey can be flushed. For in
 stance, well-known business man of on of the suburban sections of the distrie openly boasted this week that he and tw other hunters killed over 200 birds on
 recent hunt The law sets the limit at : , birds for each hunter in one day, an 7 yet when hunting is good how few, ae
 cording to their own accounts. confin themselves to this number?
 'There is land plenty in this state fo .. the game to multiply, but with the preser practice 1t won't be long before all gam
 will have gone the way of the buffal . unless halt is made. The game laws (
 the state have done much to preserve tl game. but with the wilful violation of til a laws by those who in the interest of trr 1 sport should respect them, 1t Is necessar
 that more stringent methods be adopted we would conserve the game birds of u
 state.'
 ;. The Southern Club 2 Being an old member of the Southei club, I have remarked the harmony tht has usually prevailed at the annual mee ings. but have never known meetir { that was quite so smooth or pleasant
 the one held Wednesday night" sa l an ex-officer
 "In the first place, the vote boiled the election showed that the meeting WI especially large The fact is that the !, l had never been such a great attendan, !: of members. Col. T. O. Smith. the r II tiring president, had served two year
 and his valuable services have been grea t ly appreciated. He has made one of u best presidents we have ever had.
 MT. J. w. Mcqueen, the new pres . dent, was elected by exclamation. ar d the new vice president. Mir. H. K. Milne h was chosen by a large majority. The ne board of rovoruora ia fhorouRhlv rnur