The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-28
Golf Expert Will Begin Pre- liminary Work of Laying
 Off Within Few Days
CITIZENS CONTINUE
 TO INDORSE IDEA
Proposition Only Beginning of Great Recreation Park Development in Opinion of Representa-
 tive Citizens

The contour map of the municipal golf course now being made by Engineers Meade. Totten and Nicholson, will be finished today. c. W. Hall, the golf eX- pert who will lay off the course, will ir all probability, start the preliminary work not later than next Monday or Tuesday.
 This means that the golf course will be ready for the public within 90 days after actual work Is begun.
 Interest in the municipal golf course is increasing daily and judging from the expressions of citizens throughout the Birmingham district the matter of rais- ing sufficient funds to build and equip a clubhouse will be comparatively easy.
 R. D. Mcintosh expert accountant says the converting of Green Springs into a. golf course is one of the best things that has been advocated in this city for sometime. Golf, tennis and an ideal recreation park can be made and will be made out of the Green Springs prop erty." said MT. Mcintosh. ''The Idea is a splendid one and has been indorsed by every man know in the city. It Is popular and anything that is popular with the citizens must have a great deal of merit Contrary to the expectations Of many citizens, there has been no oppo- sition to the plan. Everyone expects to help in the building of these links and the sooner it takes place the better suit ed all the citizens will be-
 GENERALLY APPROVED
 Louie Reese of Searight-Reese Furni- ture company says he has seen many things started in Birmingham, but none has met with the general approval of the public so quickly as the municipal golf course idea. And when it is built the people will go out there and take advantage of the improvements made possible by the public spirited citizens of this community he said. There is no use in any man saying that the peo- ple do not want to see these improve ments made. It may be true that some of them feel that they do not care to play a game of golf, but none of them feel that for this reason they should deprive the hundreds of citizens from go- ing out to enjoy the pastinie. Then again. golf will not be the only sport that the citizens may indulge in They can go out for days outing. Other sports will develop later. The plan is an excellent one."
 P. B. Jones. attorney. says he be- lieves the golf course will do more to make the citizens of Birmingham con tented with the town than any other one thing that could be agitated. '"The better you make a city to live in the better you protect your town from go- ing backward,'' he said. "The golf course proposition at Green Springs is distinct ly progressive idea. worthy of all the praise 1t can get The indorsement of the citizens up to date proves that they are cognizant of the fact that something is gcing to be done for the good of all the people in Birmingham and everyone will profit thereby
 l. R. Rubenstein, jeweler, said: Park systems have taken up the time of great CT cities than Birmingham. Small towns have also devoted some attention to the welfare of their citizens. It is well that the city of Birmingham has come for