The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-17
PLANS TO REROUTE
CARS MEETING WITH
VERY GREAT FAVOR
General Clark Discusses Ad-
vantages From Proposed
Changes-Asks for
Suggestions

The plans for rerouting many of the
street car lines which were presented
to the city commission by a commit
tee of prominent citizens several days
ago have attracted much attention on
the part of people all over the city.
The idea of running more cars through
the entire distance of the city from
north to south, from east to west and
other cross lines, has met with much
favor from people everywhere. The
plans suggested at the first meeting
were more or less tentative, it is ex-
pected that some additional changes
will be outlined before final action is
taken on the proposition by the COM
mission and the car company next
week.
In a statement to representatives of
The Age Herald yesterday, Gen. Louis
V. Clark, who is chairman of the citi-
zens committee, (which first brought
the matter of rerouting the cars to the
attention of the commission, called for
suggestions from the people. General
Clark outlined some of the advantages
which would accrue to most of the peo-
pie of Birmingham and the suburbs
from the changes and urged everyone
having further suggestions to send
them in at once.
you would be surprised" said Gen.
eral Clark, "at the great interest be-
ing shown by the citizens generally of
Greater Birmingham in the published
plans as submitted by our committee
to the city commissioners.
BENEFIT WORKING MEN
ESPECIALLY is this true of the work.
ing men who rise early and come
home late. For example, boilermak-
er of North Birmingham can go
through to Eisley without a change on
through car. A carpenter from East
Lake can make, under our plan, a con-
tinuous run to West End without be-
ing locked for time because perchance
he might have missed connections at
some of the many loops.
Again, persons living on Highland
avenue can take a car and go through
to Norwood and back again, which is
great advantage to the school chill
dren during the winter months. II
saves them getting out in the rain and
weather by reason of exposure. Then
too, students attending the Birming-
ham college at Owenton can make the
trip from Lakeview along Highland
avenue without change Of cars If our
plans are adopted by the railway COM
pany and city commission.
II could also mention other through
lines we have proposed such as through
cars from Boyles to Pratt City and
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at those places and living in other Sec
some waiting and watching or just
missing connection as at present Our
plans have been most encouragingly
received from all directions by the peo-
pie, for If adopted by the authorities
the tendency will be to bring all oui
citizens nearer together with the least
inconvenience to the greatest number
while our plans are by no means
perfect yet we think they go long
way in the right direction in an I'M
selfish work and our committee not
only invites, but urges every one to
send suggestions of routing to them.
I'm this connection I must not fail to
state that our citizens are greatly in
debted to the talented young high
school boy. Joseph Sidney Gelders. the
son of Louis Gelders, whose drawings
are being used by our committee and
for the very careful and intelligent
manner in which he has worked out
the proposed new routings with the as
sistance of the committee.
SPLENDID SUGGESTION
"a very splendid suggestion has been
offered since The Age-Herald first pub
lished the new routing plans by a
prominent club matron on South High
1or, dc IN
ing that some way be devised to have
a cross-town (from east to wesD line
on the southside. Say. connecting the
Highland avenue and Loop lines via
Five Points She adds, 1T is now a
source of great Inconvenience for citi-
zens east of Twentieth street to at
tend church or club meeting west OF
that srteet. 1t becomes necessary tC
go all the way to town and transfer
across for several blocks, then stand
and wait for connections. This is es.
pecially disagreeable in rainy weather
or very hot days
II hope the committee will accept
this with some other good suggestions
that have come to us since our last
meeting. / believe if the citizens get
together on plans Monday afternoon
next, the Birmingham Railway. Light
ana ROVER COilipdHy Will llolcil " tHcll
pleadings and will willingly adopt any
measures of comfort for the public that
are not too expensive nor impractical
and / am sure the city commissioners
will do what to them seems best fol
the general good of the community.
"Our committee urges the press tt
give all the publicity possible in ad.
vance so when the citizens come ir
mass meeting we shall have the best
oil oIn