The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-11
JUDGE FORT ID LEAD. CAMPA|G FOR THE.
 RIVER MOVE ME NJ.
Women Voters to Take Active Part In Campaign-Pas- sage of Amendment Will
 Reduce Freight Rates

Judge William E. Fort, has accepted the state chairman ship of the county river amend r--nt campaign committee. He will take up the duties of the position this morning, and from now until the election on No vember 2 will urge an active |'campaion in every county of the state for the adoption of the amendment which will give the voters of Jefferson county the right to decide whether the credit of the county shall be lent to aid in the construction of proper terminal facilities on the Warrior river at the Port of Birmingham.
 A strong campaign committee in every county of Alabama will be an- nounced by Judge Fort turing the coming week. Already the tentative lists have been arranged and as soon las the acceptances from the members named have been received the lists will be made public.
 The women voters are taking an ac- tive part in the campaign for the adop- tion of the county river amendment, reports Judge Fort. Realizing the importance to the state of Alabama of the saving of twenty per / cent in freight rates, the women have entered heartily into the work for the amend ment. The campaign committees are to have many women members and large number of women will take the stump during the next three weeks in behalf of the measure.
 WOMEN VOTERS
 The League of Women Voters.
 which is now conducting speak
 ing campaign throughout the state
 is cooperating fully in the plans
 for the adoption of the amendment
 and their speakers are urging the
 women to cast their ballots in fa-
 yOr of the river amendment.
 Although we are rather late in get ting the campaign for the liver amendment under way, we expect to make up in activity what we lack in time" declared Judge Fort yesterday. "All the preliminary plans are all worked out. we will have all our coun- ty campaign committees actively at work during the coming week, our speakers are ready to take the stump and the printing of our literature has been arranged for
 We realize that all that is needed to s@de the amendment carry over #helnsingly is to acquaint ali the voters with just what it's advan ages are. We feel confident that the people in tne other counties will vote to let Je9ferson county hold an election to decide whether the credit of the county shall be used to construct proper ia cilities for the handling of freight of all kinds to and from the Port of Sir 
 FREIGHT RATES
 "A reduction of twenty per cent in freight rates which will then availa- ble to almost every section of Ala bama Will mean much to the people. Fur thermore this will not cost even the people of Jefferson county one cent in the long run for it is reasonably cer~ tain that the business which will be handled through the Port of Birming- ham will bring in enough revenue to pay the interest of the bonds and will In time retire the whole issue.
 All that is needed to make this amendment carry overwhelmingly is for the people of Jefferson county and the state to urge the voters to express themselves on November in favor of Jefferson county to have an election to decide the question. We nave received assurances of hearty Cooperation from many sources and I feel confident that within the next len lays people all over the state will be 1 actively at work for. this measure of twenty per cent ir freight rates snd he consequent development of all ! ines of commerce and industry"