The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-30
LETTERS TO EDITOR
FavOrs TaylOr's Ferry
he Editor of The Age-Herald ::

To the Editor of The Age Herald: When this highway to the river prop
 osltion started sometime back I, in common with many others, contended for the Wylam- -Mulga route because of the shorter distance and the large pop- ulation to be served along the route between the city and the river.
 Now, however, the engineers are unanimous in recommending the Tav- lor's Ferry route as the most practical feasible and common sense way to go to the river, where ample deep water and desirable water front property are available. Now, what will we do? Just
 this: Cut out this -bickerirg and dick ering and fish wife wrangling and as much as possible of the element of hu- man Selflshness and go to work like pig, sensible men and dig the highway to Taylors Ferry, and thus confer an everlasting blessing not only on every soul Tn Jefferson county, but on multi | tudes far beyond it's limits. All will benefit in cheap water rates The first letter l wrote on this subject I sug- gested ample width of roadway for a double boulevard, double track trol- ley line and a standard double track freight line, steam or electrically driven, with ample space between for beautifying with trees, shrubbery grasses, etc, according to the skill of the landscape artist.
 The thing we want first of all, how ever is the benefits of the river, but in going after it let's not put our foot in it at the beginning.
 l Most everyone knows now that Los Angeles built a 100-foot traffic high way down to the Pacific. but a great many do not know that when the road was in operation and the city of Los Angeles discovered that additional width of roadway was needed. The city also discovered that property values along the route had jumped 1000 per cent and a desolate, sandy waste at that.
 Now, then, figure, if you can, the nat ural increase in property values along the Taylor's Ferry tarffic way and the speedy return to the county treasury of the cost of construction. Really it isn't a difficult problem to figure at all. The river is wonder and the time is now to get into action. The 22- calibre variety of politics must not be tolerated in this most progressive ahd needful move. Also, it would be well to remember that our esteemed weath- CT man on beautiful Fountain Heights is well paid Cat least, I hope he is) to circulate wind, and furthermore that the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company has the exclusive right to distribute hot air. The all important article in demand just now is men whose systems are thoroughly satur- ated with a determination to chuck on the harness and buckle down to real work. Believe me, the goal of Jefferson county's natural greatness is just coming into view We are just on the edge of pay dirt" in the grand march of industrial progress. Will the men of Jefferson county-town and country alilSe-measure up to the needs of the hour? I believe they will. In an- other letter I propose to show the pressing need of first class macadam road from the western limits of the city at Wylam to connect with the Jasper highway at the river
 N. B. STACK.
 Wylam, January 2s, 1916.