The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-22

| 1.7oo acres of land without the help l of others if the board thought such
 an acreage necessary.
 There were cries of Produce your
 man" and Henry T. DeBardeleben of l Birmingham stood up.
 | MT. Denson further declared that ! when the state campaign for funds 1 were put on among friends of Au- ! burn there was no suggestion that 1 an effort would be made to move the 1 institution. He expressed the opinion i that no contributor would refuse 10. 1 pay his pledge even though the
 school should be moved but that, 1 legally speaking, it is improbable
 that any person could be required to pay q pledge on buildings which hal been located at any point except Au- ! burn.
 I Selma Man Speaks l Roger Jones Of Selma said that : Selma could with more propriety filc
 a bid for the Alabama Polytechnic in- l stitute than Montgomery because of it's development In agricultural work. 1 But we feel this is sad occasion when we must come to the board | of trustees and beg that nothing be done toward the removal of the in- | stitution from it's present location," l he continued. We don't want Au- | burn moved. Let's 80 ahead now i Let those contracts for buildings and
 adopt resolution declaring this agitation harmful to the interest of l the school"
 Lloyd Tate of wetumpka said that 1 no more healthful location could be 1 found in the state than Auburn, that l the time has come when something must be done for Auburn at Auburn. Auburn the school, and Auburn the | town, are one and cannot be separ- | ated and the sentiment builded about Auburn cannot be uprooted," he said
 Mr. Suttles of Perry county said a rural community is better for the school and that no better place could 1 be found for the institution than | Auburn.
 | Hiden Closes Argument
 :! Robert G. Hidden of Birmingham i, closed the opposing argument. He | said he didn't want to see Auburn moved anywhere, and that if his own l city, Birmingham, should offer 2,000 | acres of land and s1,0O0,000 he would | be opposed to the removal of the | institution from it's present location. | Haygood Paterson and Ray Rush 1 ton closed the argument for Mont | gomery. MT. Paterson challanged l any person to show a greater in- l terest in Auburn than has been l shown by Montgomery; declared thet l Montgomery alumni raised every l penny of their quota in the state l campaign and that Montgomery | alumni stood ready and willing at 1 any time to work for Auburn wher- ever located. He said he favored the removal of the school to Monte eomery because he believed Montgomery to ! ha n tha Qr s.Nr rnn | sion of the school.
 Rushton's Argument MT. Rushton said every eitiz n of ] Alabama, whether an aIumnus of | Auburn or not, has an interest n the Institution and has a right to state | its support and support the plan I which he believes to be for the best | interest of the school. He pointed l out that the last auditors report 1 placed the value of the property at Auburn at s715,000, that insurance to the amount of S421 .000 is carried on l the property and the total insurance 1 equipment which could be moved is 1 s140,000. He defended the offer of Montgomery and insisted that it is | fair and commensurate with the l value placed upon the property by | the state. He appealed for the full support of all in making Auburn 1 big institution. Not for the alumni
 nor for any one time. but for the sake ! of all" he said.
 l The house of representatives was l crowded during tine argument Bir- l mingham sent q large delegation. 1 headed by Charles r. Debardeleben. l while a large number came from. | Auburn and Opelika. Other sections
 also had representatives,