The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-31
PORT AMENDMENTS ARE CHIEF ISSUES IN ALABAMA ELECTION
Usual Democratic Majorities Will Be Piled Up for Demo- cratic Candidates for
 | Various Offices
By FRED H. GORMLEY
 Mentssmsy Bureau The Ass-Heraid


 Montgomery, October 9o-fSpeciai.) J. With every indication that Alabama will 1lInish it's usual majority for the demo- cratic party in the general election Tues day, voters are chiefly interested in the lhree constitutional amendments as the day of the election approaches
 Leaders of the campaigns in support of the amendment giving the state the righ; to aid developments at the port of Mo pie and of the amendment permitting Jefferson county to use it's funds in the construction of terminal facilities on the Warrior river which will connect the min eral district by water with the port of Mobile, Saturday expressed the opinion that the voters will adopt the amend ments by an overwhelming majority
 No organized opposition has been shown to either amendment One news paper statement was intended to create some opposition to the port of Mobile amendment, but this effort failed when Judge James J. Mayfield in an opinion, held that the adoption of the amendment will have no effect on any amendme,k previously adopted The port amendment campaign committee has made an organ ized effort throughout the state to acquafnt the voters with the needs of the port and of the state and has furnished information to show that Alabama may expect lower freight rates when it pro- vides a system of water transportation which will be thorough enough to meet the shipping needs of good portion of the state.
 GIVE TIME TO CAMPAIGN
 Some of the most prominent people of the state have given their time to this campaign, and it has had -the support of the Alabama Waterways, Association. which was organized for the development of the states inland waterways. This Q iofi ion, xryi1l ha when the port amendment has been mat a part of the constitution it's next ef- forts will be directed toward the fur tker development of the transportation facilities of the rivers, which are capable of connecting a great percentage of Ala bama's territory by water with the great ports of the world i.
 The port campaign committee has dis tributed literature showing what has been done for the port of New Orleans by the state of Louisiana, and showing that the development of facilities for shipping at New Orleans has not cost Louisiana any money, but instead has put money into the state treasury every year since the improvements were made.
 Members of the state harbor commission and other citizens of Alabama were shown what may be done with the port of Mobile this week when they were guests of the Chickasaw Shipbuilding and car company on the tfIdl tTlp OI tHo Montgomery City, one of the largest freight ships ever constructed and put into service from gulf port. This boat was constructed in the Mobile shipyard from Alabama steel (which had never been loaded on a railroad car) and by Alabama labor. The yard was construct ed on Chckasabogue creek, which had beer dredged and made navigable for the large boat to the bay1 and is so located that work can be carried on twelve months in the year and d>without the inter- ference of high water and storms along the coast. . gyass8
 Guests on the trial trip were greatly impressed as the boat built to stand the storms of the deep and to put American goods in all ports of the world, slowly moved down the narrow creek Tt is a demonstration of what may be done when