The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-07

trust and a lack of confidence in Bir- mingham at the present time. The feel ing that we can do things is gone ap parently. Now the Chamber of Com merce has always aided and co-operated with the city commisson>-"
 How about the First avenue viaduct?" asked Commissioner Weatherly
 q am not familiar with that" replied MT. Rushton.
 Well, I just cited one instance where you did not cooperate Go on,'' said MT. Weatherly.
 We lack leaders,, continued MT. Rush. ton, smiling "in getting the suburbs to- gether. Somehow or other these suburbs still feel on the outside. They should be brought in. Let us put Birmingham where she belongs
 GET SMALL INDUSTRIES
 Dr. James H. Finder: we should get after the small industries. The big fel- lows seem well able to take care of them selves, and I think the city commission and the Chamber of Commerce should devote attention to inducing small in- dustries to locate in Birmingham l. F. Young: 'I have always found hearty cooperation with the city com mssion-es especially in the work of fire prevention. We should now start on an auditorium and work at one thing at a time"
 M. w Bush: Tn my second oppor tunity to speak I cite the fact that all
 the great buildings and industries in the Birmingham district represent the collective work of individuals, while dur ing that time Birmingham collectively as city had done practically nothing J. S. Pevear: .T am a stranger in your city, must be excused" R. A. Brown: A vigorous head shake denoting he had nothing to say: TALK TOO MUCH 1 J. B. Gibson: T am in sympathy with ! a dual telephone system. We have l troubles enough. Of course favor regu- | lation in a proper way. We ought to l have an auditorium. Kindly begin to do | something and stop talking. The people are holding back in distrust as there is l general feeling of-I call it hydrophobia l-around here. There is too much critl- | cism of corporate interests because they
 are corporate interests. There is no more | the comradeship in business as of other
 days. The feeling is. wait and we'll get
 what the other fellow got for nothing. Hundreds would leave this city if they l could sell out and get away | w. E. Pegram: ''We need an east and
 west highway. the development of schools and a civic auditorium"
 | J. w. Donnelly: "The citizens have no
 idea of the efficiency with which their work is carried on. They accept it as 1 matter of fact. On the other hand we
 must get away from the idea that there are no honest people but ourselves. A big industry is not crime Birfning- 1 ham is a big corporation that is doing 1 little or nothing; it's stockholders are pull ! ing apart. Let us get together on one thing. say the school bond issue and 1 put that over The other things will come easy"
 TALK OF GOOD THINGS
 J. D. Moore: Let us talk only of the | good things about Birmingham. we should be very careful about publishing !; to the world our views until they become concrete facts. The First avenue via 1 duet was a great constructive work. Let | us do more things of that order.
 Frank P. Glass: "All that has been said was well said. Things are not what they should be in Birmingham. A leader is needed. We must have a lead horse. Il is not up to the Chamber of Commerce to lead, but to the city commission ano l George B. Ward, it's leader. Get up il ! your sessions-secret or at midnight--ant agree on one thing and then carry it out There is something wrong now; let's pull l Birmingham out.
 II Commissioner Weatherly: T just want
 to correct MT. Glass. The city commis-
 sion is unanimous on one thing-the mu- nicpal ownership of the waterworks There was not one dissenting vote in tho four years of the fight---
 \, That is ancient history said MT
 Glass.
 l But now you've got to vote again with
 in q few months on the sames question: replied Mir. Weatherly. with consider able heat. Now. in this present meet
 ing we have not heard one single word