The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-12
Citizens Continue to Talk in
Favor of Opening Green
Springs to Use of
People
COST OF COURSE
NOT SERIOUS ITEM
IN CONSIDERATION
Necessary Money Could Be Raised
By Subscription and City Would
Be At Practically No
Outlay

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in favor each day.
Citizens in every walk of life are
enthusiastic over the proposed plan of
converting beautiful Green Springs
into municipal golf links. erich
man, poor man, beggar man." all extol
the virtues of golf links for the peo-
pie.
Green Springs is located at the end
of the Idlewild car line The plot OF
land, consisting Of 12o acres. is
owned by the city. More than a third
of this land is covered by large and
luXuriant trees and foliage. In the
spring of the year, the park is filled
with wild violets. Throughout the
four seasons, shrubs and flowers grow
wild.
What little expense is necessary to
put this land in condition for a golf
links can be raised through popular
subscription. 1t will not require the
expenditure of large amount or
fore as a golf course equal to any in
the country. The natural LAY of the
land" is ideal for course.
LAND is NOW IDLE
The land is idle. 1t is doing no
one any good. There are no facilities
for people to go there and enjoy
themselves. The building of a golf
course will not require more than a
very small portion of the area spread
ing over 100 acres. A baseball diamond
could easily be built-two If neces-
sary. Tennis courts, bath houses and
lockers could be placed on the grounds
and when these things were completed
there would be no park in the south
of greater beauty or more facilities
for entertaining the people of a large
and growing city.
Mason billiard is among the numer-
Gus patriotic citizens who is in favor
of the project. 81 see no reason why
we should not have public golf
course here" said Mr.. billiard. 'Most
of the cities in the country have a
course for the people. I am very much
in favor of it and believe some plan
could be worked out whereby the golf
course could be built without cent
of cost to the city. After completion
a nominal fee could be charged for
those who wish to play golf and use
the shower baths. 1t is worthy of con-
sideration and should be fostered by
the citizens of Birmingham"
HARD TO KEEP UP
Pryor Plumlee, the tobacconist, in
speaking of the numerous advantages
that would be obtained by the people
for healthful exercise, said: Il have
seen Birmingham grow from village
to city within a short period OF
years. 1t has been job for the city
to keep up with its own rapid growth.
Birmingham has not as many places
for recreation as most cities it's size.
The building of golf course at Green
Springs appeals to me as being one
of the greatest things that could be
agitated for the Masses
| c. l.. Spain, coroner of Jefferson county,
| Is another enthusiastic booster for the
municipal golf links. IT get all over the
county during the course Of the week,
| he said 1.-THE Age-Herald Is widely read
| in Jefferson county, and although the
agitation of making Green Springs park
and municipal golf links is only a few
days old the people know about it. They
want it, and I believe they will demand
a place of this sort.
81 can see no argument against giving
] the citizens what they want provided
| it is within reason. The amusement end
| of Birmingham for those who wish t
| go out in the country where there arr
1
| sports is not equal to other cities. Tn,
building of the links will eliminate thi.
1 feature"
PLENTY OF EXERCISE
! Fallon O'Byrne of the Snider Tobacco
company, said: Nothing tends more t,
make better citizens out of people thai
to provide them with a means Of taking
plenty of wholesome exercise. Their
are many arguments that may be ad
vanced in favor of the plan and few
against it. There is competition in al
lines. 1t might be well for the commits
sioners to lay off this plot of land a
Green Springs as burial place Of al
knockers. Inasmuch as this is not prac
| teal am in favor of establishing plac'
| for the people that will convert all knock
ers into boosters. The municipal link
will do much toward this end"
| Joseph Thompson, of Herzog Thompson
Jewelry company, is another in favor o
| the proposition. II think it will be
| good thing to put this golf course in con
dition and allow the people to use it,
he said.
There are many people who canno
| afford to belong to a country club, bu