The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-26
INQUIRING ABOUT PROGRESS


about the progress of the golf course and
| the interest in the project is increasing
daily
| THE golf course is a good plan for
the citizens of Birmingham and should
! be built said H. U. Sims, a well known
| lawyer. Il believe the building of this
course will reflect credit on the progress
f! of this city and add to it's laurels. The
| people are in favor OF it with one ac-
| cord I only hope to see it built within
| a short time
! l.. G.. Weber, local manager of the
Brunswick Bake Collender company says
! he considers the golf course at Green
| Springs an enterprise that deserves the
| praise of every man, woman and child in
| the community
Golf is a great game he said. Every
| one who has not played it will be out
within a short time after the course is
| put In condition and take try at it. L
know that there are few people in this
| city at the present time who are not
| figuring on the time when they can go
| out and have a day of sport without any
great outlay of money. L see that people
| of all classes are in favor of this course.
| There is nothing more democratic than
| the golf links of a great city. 1t will
materially add to the pleasure of being
| a resident of Birmingham and it should
| be a source of pride to every individual
| in this city"
DOUGLAS FAVORS 1T
| Judge Alvin Douglas is another in favor
| of the golf course: Il have noticed that
| all the cities in the country are striving
| each year to make their inhabitants more
| contented," said Mr.. Douglas. THE
| building Of the golf course appeals to me
| as being a great thing. In addition to
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ground for the children can be arranged
| and seats for the elderly persons can
| be placed throughout the park.
Green Springs, after it is put in condi-
| ton. will be an ideal place for picnic
or outing for the day. l do not know
what any man would mean by Knocking
+! the proposition. Those in favor Of il
are in legion and the knockers, if there
are any, have dug hole and buried them
| selves for once" at
| William F. Specht, Harley Davidson
agent here, says Birmingham is booming.
| zone of the best signs of this is the
| fact the people of this city are about to
| be shown a great deal of consideration
! by having the Green Springs land con-
verted into a golf course for their use, :
| he said. How can any man tell in a
| few minutes how much good this park
| will do the citizens of this community =
! There is one certainly, the building OF
Green Springs golf course cannot harm
any one and is bound to help the entire
| community as a whole. I consider the
man against this proposition as being
| wholly selfish and a genuine pessimist.
TRAVELLING MEN INQUIRE
! Tom Burke of the Motion hotel
says he has travelling men to ask him
daily when the golf course will be
completed. "They used to ask me if
| there was golf course for the pub
lic," said Mr.. BURKE 'grhey now ask
when the Green Springs course will
| be finished. This shows that the in
| terest in the municipal golf course is
being heralded throughout the south.
| Every one who stops at the Motion
| hotel finds a copy of The Age Herald
at his door each morning. These men
| and women read this paper and they are
| all interested in Ned Braces scheme
| regarding a golf course. When it is
| built, / will direct at least dozen
| travelling men to the course each
| day"
/ N. II. Burt of Gadsden, who was in
/ the city yesterday, stated that the peo-
pie of, his community We're watching
| the progress of the Birmingham golf
| course with interest. He said: This
| is one of the signs that Birmingham
is looking ahead and providing for