The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-29

dren are all in favor of this golf course,
Who ever heard of a proposition for the
benefit of all the people being agitated
before? 1t took The Age-Herald to place
this proposition before the people, and
it has not failed to bring out all the
advantages that would accrue to the
benefit of the populace when this course
is built"
+. j. Howell, OF the Tennessee Coal.
Iron and Railroad company, is another
that believes in the merits of the golf
course. Il notice that men who have
never thought of playing golf are inter-
ested in this proposition" said Mr..
Howell. ut is essentially a movement
for the betterment of the general public.
There is nothing selfish in the promotion
of the municipal golf course at Green
Springs. The land is out there. 1t is
doing no one any good at the present
time. 1t will be converted into a play
ground for the public when the golf
course, tennis courts. and clubhouse are
built The man who would be against
this project would be the type that would
be willing to stop any movement towards
progress
E. j. Burns, well known insurance man,
said: 1.-The thing that has impressed me
more than anything else in this general
Endorsement of the municipal golf course,
is that citizens in all walks of life have
Endorsed this proposition" said Mr..
Burns. ''The praise of the municipal golf
course has not been confined to a chosen
few. All those who have expressed them
selves in favor of the golf course have
been citizens of all classes. This prop
osition is thing that appeals to all sane
men and women who wish for the lot of
the average citizen to be made
more pleasant. 1 hope there will be no
hitch in the plans for the building of
this golf course and that it will be an
actually within a few short weeks"
Ed Crawford, automobile dealer, said
he thought the time would come when
all the cities throughout the United States
would have to build public golf courses
to appeaSe the popular demand of the
people. 1T has almost come to this
now said Mr.. Crawford. Most of the
cities throughout the United States have
built magnificent golf courses for this in
habitants during the past four years.
Golf was not very popular 10 years ago.
In fact, few people knew anything about
the game. Today, it is one of the most
popular games in America. The people
are demanding grounds to play this game
upon. Birmingham is merely showing
that it refuses to be behind the times
when it comes to providing amusement
for its people,"
Harry Morris, of Adams drug store,
claims that he is in a position to hear
more talk about public issues than most
people in Birmingham. II see and talk
to hundreds of people daily during the
course of my duties, said Mr. Morris.
Most of the people, in fact, the majority
of them, make some remark about the
golf course. If you ask any of them,
seriously whether or not he is in favor
of the municipal golf course he will -
variably answer that he is. I notice that
the women of Birmingham are in favor
Of laa oil T ylrnr a1
daily discussing the golf course. They are
ready and willing to play golf provided
it will not cost them a great amount Of
money to do so. The golf course is a
popular issue, and one that deserves all
the credit it has received.