The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-06
TWIN CITIES MAY BE
 MERGED, STATES JOY
Kiwanis Club Told of Great Possibilities of Nitrate
 Plant Developments

An enthusiastic meeting of the Kiwanis
 club was held yesterday at o'clock at
 the Southern club, with President J.
 Mercer Barnett presiding. Charles Ed
 ward Russell, who was to have been
 guest of the club, failed to arrive in time,
 his train being late, and Robert Man
 tell, who Is appearing at the Jefferson
 theatre this week, was not present.
 Thomas II. Joy made an excellent talk
 on 'sWhat the Government Is Doing at
 Sheffield speaking of the huge amount
 of money being expended by the govern
 ment there for the nitrate plant and what
 this development would mean to Alabama
 and especially to the Birmingham dis
 trict ''The railroads are already plan
 ming betterment in both alignment and
 equipment iii order to take care of the immense tonnage which will originate at
 this point" said MT Joy, and a termi- nal station will be built to serve both Tuscumbia and Sheffield, which will, in all probability, be merged as one clty Tn the near future. A bond issue for these protects has already been voted on and approved.
 WILL SPEND MILLIONS seWhen we stop to consider the cost of these separate projects and noting the total amount expended by the govern ment will probably reach $75o0o,o0o or SiO0, ,0o0. GOO, and the outside capital which naturally follows will be millions more. you cannot help but see the great bene- fits that nav be derived by those who take advantage of what the future holds forth. Up to the present time 1t appears that the people of Nashville. Chattanooga and Memphis have realized more the enormous possibilities of this territory than has Birmingham.
 w. A. Curry made short talk on the work of the war savings stamps com mittee, which was greatly enjoyed. Each member who was in his seat at 1 :0a o'clock was given a thrift stamp. BABY BOND CAMPAIGN A special committee selected the com mittee on arrangement for baby bond campaign as follows w. A. Currie, chair man; T. H. Joy. w. c. Bonham. J. M Barnett and J. H. Loveman,
 The members of the general com mittee are: Allen Durham, chairman' C. P. Loranz, Dr. Dabney, Robert An derson, Harry New, E. W. Fucker Charles M. Binder, R. A. Porter, Julian E. Dow, A. J. Arrant, F. M Kilby, Jo- seph Lattuille. Richard N. Hawkins R. F. Meade. R. D. Beatty, c. M. Nc Crum, c. E. Mason, Russell Hunt Sam S Parker, M A. Ferst, Louis G. Rich ter. Theodore Osborn. J. NJ. Barnett T. H. Joy, F. M. Barnes, Ed Warren Carlton P. Smith. M s. Barnwell, Hor- ace Adams, w. F. Aldrich, A. M Throckmorton. M. " Trammel, Q. M Blanchard. A. F. Jones, F. F. Stovall T. D. Jackson, Arthur M. Bruce, c. C.. Terry, Henry Cobb, J. w. Porter, J. D. Collins, J. l.. Campbell, Jack Adams, Henry Brabston, H. A. Brice, James F. Keith, J. R. McGavock. s. w. Lee, w.. lC. Banham. F. w. Bromberg, Charles I DeBardeleben, J. A. Martin. W. A. Steadman, Charles Sharples. J. H. Ham, J. Reese Murray F. F. Ellis, James l.. Davidson, Roy A. Knight. Leslie Brownlee. T. H. Joy. c. T. Wolf | ford G. w. Yancey, T. J. Heflin, J. Edward Hawkins Grover Tilden Davis, l o. L. Bum, Herbert Smith, F. F. Hay, l C. E. Irelan, Dr. J. R. Garber Robert H. Trilch, Bessamer; John T, Yeatman, L. M. Adler. Ted BrownelI, Frank ! Gafford, D. C. Picard.