The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-28

According to a telegram from Oscar
Wells, chairman of the committee from
the Chamber of Commerce, who, with
E. W. Barrett, Sterling Wood and Rob-
ert Jemison, Jr., were present at the
hearing in Macon yesterday, the board
will arrive at about o'clock this morn
ing. They will have breakfast on the
dining car and will be met at the Ter
minal station by the remaining mem
bers of the local committee.
AUTOMOBILE RIDE
The first event of the days programme
will be an automobile ride over part
Of the city and visit to the Country
club. Cars will be in waiting at the sta
ton and the entire committee will make
the sightseeing trip The board Will be
returned to the federal building at $3.50,
when the hearing will begin.
A splendid brief, consisting of an IS
page pamphlet, well arranged and pre-
senting in brief the most essential facts
to be considered by the board, will be pre-
sented Immediately after the hearing has
started.
This brief is the work of many
weeks careful study of the sltpa-
ton, and contains data showing
the natural as we'll as economic conve-
niences of locating a bank in this par
ticular city. 1t is pointed out in this
brief that by locating one of the Il red
eral farm loan banks in Birmingham the
proposed southern district could be served
more conveniently and more economically
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SPECIAL MAPS
Special color maps have been prepared
demonstrating the fact that Birmingham
is the geographical center of the SOUTH
therefore, within easier reach of the farm
ing needs of the south. Charts maps,
train schedules financial statements, land
charts, showing the acreage, yield and
comparative value of the different states
and sections of the proposed district, are
furnished in the brief.
There are four sections of the brief,
generally showing the advantages OF TINS
section, the first of which shows the
geographical convenience, involving facili-
ties for travelling easy and rapid COM
municationl by mail and wire with all
parts of the proposed district. This sec
ton shows the 10 grand trunk line rail-
roads entering the city, whose schedules
show a total Of II mail trains and 81 pas
senger trains in and out of Birmingham
daily There is also list of the prln-
cpal towns of the proposed district and
the number of miles from Birmlngha
and the time of travel that 1t takes to
make the trip. In this the committee
claims to have advantage of any other
city contesting for the bank in this dis
trict.
AGRICULTURE IN ALABAMA
A second section of the brief outlines
the relations of the proposed points OF
location to the agricultural developments
and activities of the various portions of
Alabama as a measure of the significant
manner of service which may be ex-
tended to an entire district, the other
units of which lie just beyond Alabama
border In this section the fact that
Birmingham is the headquarters of the
Farmers Educational and Cooperative
Union of the state is stressed, as is also
the location of the Alabama State Fair
in this city, which draws thousands of
farmers to Birmingham annually, and
which has grown yearly in Importance as
a factor for promoting the exhibits of
agriculture and live stock products.
Also the fact that Birmingham has a
circulated extensively throughout the
state and south. That Birmingham is
the concentrating point from which
large volume of cotton is exported yearly.
and is terminal point for the crushing
of cotton seed into cotton by-products is
also shown. The fact is also pointed out