The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-11
ABSORPTION.
MAY E.
TIDEWATER.
Plan Outlined To Save
Competition Road From
Scrap Pile
TWO INDEPENDENT q
DIVISIONS PLANNED
Offer OF Postponement
Of Auction Sale Mon
day Is Voiced
M'LENDON QUITS
FIGHT FOR UNION
Way Opened For Half Million
Dollars In Paving By
Development
TWO INDEPENDENT
DIVISIONS PLANNED
M'LENDON QUITS
FIGHT FOR UNION

development
Proposed absorption Of the Tidewater
by the Birmingham Electric company
planned dividing the Tidewater line
. into two independent divisions, offer of
postponement of the auction sale OF the
Underwater, and opening the way for half
d million dollars worth Of paving, were
events in the Tidewater car line situa-
ton that literally tumbled and surged
over the city Thursday.
President D.. e. McLendon, of the
city commission, withdrew his objec-
tons to dividing the Tidewater line
into two separate services, one from
Ensley to Nineteenth street and the
other from East Lake to Nineteenth
street; opening the way for the COM
mission to grant the desired permission
for such division.
Commissioner w. e. Dickson an
nounced his stand to the effect that he
wanted to see the Tidewater a con-
tinuous line, but if that cannot be, it
is best to save it by the two division
method.
Mrs. Echols Favors
Commissioner Mary Echols is said to
favor the divided service. 1t is known
Commissioners Harrison has been work
ing tooth and nail to save the Tide
water from the junk pile, and while
Commissioner Cloe. has not expressed
an opinion in the present Developments
it is not believed he would stand out
for seeing the Tidewater junked when
1t can be saved.
Special Master J. S. Peyear stated
Thursday that he would be willing to
postpone. the auction sale OF the Tide
water, set for Monday, April II, so
4 that it will be open to bidders who may
want the line under the new situation
developed.
1t was later explained that Mr.. Pc
4 Years offer to postpone the sale will
4 make IL possible Tor Commissioner Hat-
rison to present the property Ii new
Hight to Henry Ford, with the road as
4 potential income property also that the
4 new phase Of the matter will make the
Underwater desirable income property and
draw, probably, other bids.
President McLendon was asked if he
would support action on the part of
< service possible. He said he would sup
port it..
n Beginning Of the end of the Tide
water troubles began when Commits
sioner McLendon expressed himself as
convinced that the line will have to be
sdivided or go out Of existence. ~
Offered At Auction
at has been offered for sale at auc-
Ition twice. Mr.. McLendon said, land
There have been no buyers. In few
Ndays it is to be offered again, and
understand no buyers have yet quail
fied. We cannot expect Mr.. Peyear, as
1.-THE president of the Birmingham Elec-
tric company, to operate the rival Tide
water as its receiver, and the Tide
<water cut loose from the older line can
mot exist because of the great overhead
that win be incurred.
eve have done what we could to
have the Tidewater kept a through in
terurban. ! believe that can no longer
be done, for the loss Is about $40, GOO
annually, and the court win not long
tolerate that, especially il it is in
creased By additional overhead.
"Birmingham wants Tidewater serv-
- o t,ro d;y;s;ons n ordsrsto keen the
~ ~ ro;,,v thsn az see n there ;s
n.h;Sr slss - he done nave on.
ao o T. hsrstofore' IF Il IL the Meas.
of tha hoard ~ citv COMMISSIONER
80 ths Tidewster divided into two
oons will snnnort fhe hoard in that
v tti."dsv
NJ Htsr.andon said he rerretted the
III, ~ tbs tbro,,Sb service for the
phs ss will ;ncon vsnience many neopIe
MI that, Il hetter than seeing about a
'vndTsd :, men many with families.
hrown out of employment, and the
.est of the community lose a valuable
treet car line.
As the Tidewater has been operating,
he receiver states, based on the last
annual report, and without including
+ 81 - ,.......+. .n.x,s.n ovarhaad will