The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-14
Calls Attention to Steps Taken in Birmingham to
 Open the Green Springs Park to the Public
LOCAL CITIZENS STILL TALKING OF
 PROJECT AS IDEAL
Many Take Occasion to Call Attention to the Natural Adaptability of Park
 to Golf Links

Mobile knows good thing when she sees it, and public golf links are now being agitated in that city.
 Anything which will contribute to the recreation of the people seems 10 meet favor everywhere. Under the title, '~au- nicipal Golf Links" the Mobile Register says:
 Ned Brace. which is the other name of MT. Edward w. Barrett, ed- itor of the Birmingham Age-Herald, in his frienly talk in his Sunday pa- per, advocated the establishment of municipal golf links for the people of his city who do not belong to the golf and country clubs. The idea is popular with the city commission and with the golfers of Alabama S largest community. Four members of the city commission expressed great enthusi- asm for the project, and it is almost certain to go through.
 Memphis has for years had several municipal golf links and they are just as crowded with golfers as are the private links. New Orleans in her beautiful city park has laid out links for the use of him or her who can buy or borrow midiron or mashie.
 All of which leads up to the point where a plain citizen can ask: Why not in Mobile? Of course, Mobile is not as big as Memphis, Birmingham or New Orleans, to mention only three of the many cities that have munich pal golf links, but it is big enough to have on a small scale what they have on large scale. We have municipal tennis courts and baseball field and swimming pool and wading pools and playgrounds. We have municipal parks and other modern things. Why not golf links? Where? Why at Ar
 ington park"
 INTEREST IN BIRMINGHAM In Birmingham the interest in the Green Springs public golf links is practi- cally universal.
 J. D. Kirkpatrick, former president of the Birmingham Country club, is an other to lend his aid to the projected municipal golf links.
 T am favorably impressed by the pro- posal of constructing municipal golf course.' MT. Kirkpatrick said Green Springs. I believe, would be an ideal place for the links"
 w. R. J. Dunn, one of the directors of the Country club, feels that the golt links would prove a great benefit to Bir- mingham
 q know of nothing that would make
 
 golf links,' MT. Dunn said "They would afford more real pleasure to more peo- pie than any other recreation park the city could construct. The park would be a place of beauty, with it's rolling coun- try converted into a course, and 1t would afford exercise In the way of very fascinating game. am enthusiastic over the project and sincerely hope thai 1t will be realized"
 PRAISES MEMPHIS LINKS T think nothing will be of greater gool to the community than the building of g municipal golf lings," said H. G. Seibels q happen to be thoroughly familiar witf the Memphis municipal golf links ant have played there several times. It is one of the biggest drawing cards of ths city and is boosted by every man whC has had the pleasure of playing on these greens.
 birmingham cannot be backward in an, movement that tends to make the people of this city healthier and happier. Oper air exercise combined with the active ust of the mental faculties makes the gam. of golf one of the most popular anG beneficial sports in America today.' Clarence Lloyd, secretary of the com mission, thinks that any project agitatei for Birmingham that has not been pro tested against by committee of citizen. Is proof positive that the scheme de serves favor. Thus far haven't heard a single person say word against 'tht proposed building of golf links for thu people at Green Springs" said MT. Lloyd '.This, to my mind, is the greatest com pliment any proposition being agitatef could be paid. It looks as if the citizens of Birmingham want this golf course and what the people want they generally get It's popularity is assured once it il opened to the public"
 John Rosenstihl. real estate man, Is an