The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-02
CIVIC ASSOCIATION
PLANS ACTIVITIES
FOR COMING YEAR
Will Continue. Efforts for
Civic and Industrial De-
velopment and Extend
Scope of Work
nv ETHEL GrLLEN

ny ETHEL GILLEN
With the advent of the new year ex-
tensive plans are being made by the Civic
association for ITS work during 1890, which
the members hope TO make one of the
most successful in the history of the or
ganization.
| In going over the plans yesterday, G. l..
Harold, secretary manager of the associa-
ton, declared the fight on the Pittsburgh
single basing system, which was started
several month sage, will be continued dur
ing 1920. He stated the furnaces had Sc
cured the +. o. b. basis on iron and the
association was gratifed over the condl-
| ton in the iron market and wanted TO
establish the same, in reference to steel
prices.
| Through a committee on city improve
men the association expects to help the
| city plan to which the present admins
tration has already been committed. This
provides for grade crossings, which call
! for subways or underpaSses to be con :
lstructed on Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Eight
eentn, Nineteenth and Twentieth streets
under the railroad tracks.
! TIL first visible step in carrying out TINS
/ first street viaduct, which is so ele-
waited as to provide clearance for trains
| even after raising the network Of rail-
road tracks. a
The plan also calls for viaducts on
ITwenty-third, Twenty-fourth. Twenty
| fifth and Twenty-eighth streets, and u
| is thought that with the additional rev
enue for this project will come in 1870
as a result Of the expected increase IN
the city tax rate. The same committe e
will also make an effort to hasten work
on the auditorium.
The Civic association. through spe-
cial committee just created, will inves1i-
ngate the local milk situation with view
to securing ample supply of pure milk
During the first six weeks of the new
wear this organization will devote a
greater part of it's energies to the ratih-
cation of the s25,o00 0Ca bond issue 10y
good roads, having consented already 10
lend the secretary-manager to this moV@-
ment as campaign manager for Jenerson
county.
Through the farmers cooperative
committee the campaign will be
Ipushed and redoubled energy to inter-
est new capital in the excellent sheep
raising lands In this section and over
the state This committee has ar
ranged with the Alabama Live Stock
association to make the sheep raising
4 industry one Of the outstanding fea-
lures at the conference of the organ
| ization to be held early in the spring
in Montgomery. Alabama now is ranked
as a leading state in the union in the
new law for the protection OF sheep
against the wanton slaughter or dogs
THE committee from the Civic associs
ton was INSTRUMENTAL in getting the
law passed by the legislature.
i A speciaI committee already created
by the organization has determined 10
lcompletely investigate the so-calied ma /
tional social unit plan and will bring
to Alabama either in January or April
one OF the foremost authorities to ex-
nlain the Cincinnati experiment to the
Birmingham public. The national or
tganization has assured the committee
that such speaker would be sent 20
this city, 1t was stated
Negotiations are being made by the
Industries committee to secure mum
her, Of new Industrial plants for this
district.
one of the, first things to he under
taken by the association will be the
offer Of voluntary aid to George NJ
lcrltik shank. census supervisor for the
Ninth congressional district in check
ing the results of the enumerators tax
ing the federal census, which viii be-
gin tomorrow
"A "
have all ex-service men register SO as
to be able to participate in the cleo
| lions committee having been ap-
pointed to look after this campaign.
The civic association will participate
lin solving the freight rate discrimina-
tions against the Birmingham district
although the leaders Of this organiza
| ton realize this is partially neutral
: lied by the opening UP and utilization
/, lsof the Warrior river.
~ will recommend to the board a.
the first meeting of the new year th'
, creation OF committee on recreation
said G. L. Harold secretary-m ger
, ssfor now that the city probably vii
have the general fund increased tbs
. committee will actively cooperate witt
, | the city commissioners in establishing
, | a park system In Birmingham which
we realize is sadly deficient. Recrea
. ton facilities for the city must be in
! creased If we are to keep pace~witf
| lcompeting cities not only in the north
E | but in the south. This is vital con
sideration in stabilizinE the labor mar
| ket.
"The Civic association already ha,
,,nvard of 200 out-of-town members
J which they propose to Increase. and ex
!tend the activities OF the association
!, throughout the entire state of Ala
!. hama Evidence OF the co-operatioi
! which can he secured from other sec
! ! sions or Alabama was the assistanc
|, given out -of-town mer,bers in putt:nl
. over shis tax amendment. | have re
lceivef a number Of letters from mem
: hers all over the state telling of tn
= work they had done in the interest 0
. 1.-The campaign. OF course we expect I
0 take Up any and every issue that vii
4 HELP Alabama and especially Jcfferso
. county and Birmingham. for our on
n idea is TO serve when and where W
can