The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-25
WILL MEET MONDAY
. TO GET IN BEHIND
. BESSEMER PROJECT
Civic Bodies Will Urge
Canal Bringing Birming-
ham Nearer Warrior
MOTION TALKS ON
PLANS IMPORTANCE
Bessemer and Birmingham Civic
Bodies Will All Take Part in
the Meeting Called for
Monday Night

Every civic force in Birmingham Is
expected to unite in the movement
started by the Birmingham Real Es-
tate exchange to get canal con-
structed from the Warrior river to Bes-
semer. Monday night representatives
of all the local organizations and prom
inent men from Bessemer will meet at
the Tutwiler hotel to discuss the ques-
ton, and to get some concerted action
on how the question is to be put pc
fore Congress, showing that Burning
ham wants this canal.
T.. H. Motion, chairman of the special
committee of the Real Estate exchange
making arrangements for the meeting
saws that he and his committee have
met with much enthusiasm, both
among Birmingham and Bessemer citi-
zens, and the canal, which has been
dreamed of for many years, is eX-
pected to be given sufficient impetus
to assure it's being put through at the
meeting Monday night.
SOME OF THE SPEAKERS
CONGRESSMAN George Huddleston,
who has long fostered the canal. will
be the principal speaker. ]. A. Van
Hoose. often called the father of the
canal" will speak also, and many 9TH
err prominent men from both Bessemer
and Birmingham will be on the pro-
gramme. Among the Birmingham men
will be:
President Morris w. Bush of the
Chamber of Commerce, President James
Fl. finder of the Board of Trade Pres
ident J. Frank Rushton of the Rotary
club. A. M. Throckmorton of the Real
Estate exchange, DR.. III. M. Edmonds'
pastor of the Independent Presbyterian
church; DR.. George Stuart, pastor of
the First Methodist church, and James
Bowron. who has long been interested
and active in the canal project.
From .Bessemer the following are on
the programmes: Lee Moody, William FL.
Judson, Thomas Huey and Rev. M. X.
Thornton
PUSH 1T THROUGH
Eve expect to get behind this thing
and get something done" said I, II.
Motion, who with J. III. McCary and
M. p. Messer is arranging the meet
ing.
sit has been talked for years and
years, but now we intend to get some
results. We intend to let Congress know
that we are interested in the building
of this canal, and that We will use it
when it is constructed. In Congressman
George Huddleston we have a friend
who will do all that he can to get the
matter through Congress, but we must
first let Congress know that we are in
terested.
1--WE hear so much talk about putting
Birmingham on the Warrior. This is
one way to do it. This is purely local
proposition, and we are not dependent
upon the board of revenue or any like
body for assistance, such as was the
case with the Warrior highway.
Now that the government has spent
MANY million dollars opening up the
warrior river, we think she should
spend a few million more in order that
birmingham, the biggest city on the
route, may get the advantage of it.
And we believe that this can be accom-
plished, provided we take the necessary
steps here.
and will be held in the ballroom of the
Tutwiler.
Secretary Robert McDavid announces
that no subscriptions will be taken at
the meeting.
"It's lust a good fellowship meeting
to get together, and show the govern
ment that we are interested in this
proposition," he said. There Is a great
deal of enthusiasm over the meeting.
and 1 believe we will have 500 pres
ent.'