The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-05
For rGOOd of the
 Community

A FEW days ago it was announced m A one of Birmingham's busy and growing suburban communities that bank was to be organized.
 At once there was demand for all the stock that 1t was proposed to issue and for much more than is to be issued.
 Numbers of men wished more stock than 1t was proposed to allow any one person or concern to have in the new in- stitution.
 And this was on the eve of the election and since the election. The man who springs good thing in Birmingham has all the takers desired and more. The thing that does not go in Birmingham is not worth while.
 The fellow who declares this an un- appreciative community has asked the community to purchase the shoddy; to in terest itself in something that was not worth his time, his attention or his money.
 Realization of Birmingham's real big ness is coming to the fore. There is more of the progressive and less of the pulling back than was wont to be- There is less of criticism of what goes wrong and more of thought of what can be done to make things go right and willingness to serve in making them right.
 Chamber of Commerce committee meetings are better attended. There is a world of work going on there whose { fruit will not be long in hanging from the boughs. It is cumulative work There is little blare of the trumpet about it, but it is mounting fast.
 Next in order there is the Junior Cham Der of Commerce. The young fellows with their willing hearts and their strong frames are being banded together to do things suited to their age and experience. There are bodies of things for them to do, Some of these have been already mapped out and the community is going to like them.
 These young men should have been in service long time ago. They win the bat ties fought in war; there is many an achievement in the building up process of community in which they can serve as effectively. The Junior Chamber is worth while. That is why it is a success from the jump.
 The merchants rebate system is an- other good thing. It went into effect yes terday. Hereafter the visiting merchant will have his transportation refunded. We want the out-of-town merchant to come here. The practical thing to do is to show him in many ways that we wish him to do it. The rebates system is one of these ex- pressions of appreciation. It required lit tie effort to organize the rebate system, because 1t was worth while
 The Boy Scouts are nowhere more pop- ular or more effective than in Birming- ham. This community took to them be- cause they were worth while. The funds required for the maintenance of the or ganization have never been difficult to se- cure
 The business concerns that have come to Birmingham in the past year have been worth while. The Lehigh Portland Ce- ment Company, the Unit Stove, the Trus- con Steel and other new manufacturers have located here because Birmingham is worth while and they are worth while
 No gingerbread stuff has applied for admission into this community, because the business men of Birmingham are discriminating. The new money that has come into Birmingham in the past ten months has gone into substantial enterprises.
 The over-subscription of the capital stock of suburban bank is proof of the confidence of the