The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-19
CONCERTED MOVE
 FOR 2 VLADUCTS GAIN'S MOMENTUM
Prop9sal Not Ready For Official Action, Pro-
 notels Say

. The concerted effort i property own CTS to bring about realization of via ducts at the Tventy-fourth and Twen- ty-sizth street crossings was in greater evidence Thursday wi:} the principals of the movements more willing to dis cuss details. Contrary to statements no delegation appeared before commis- sioners and it is said that several more conferences will be necessary before realty holders involved formally sub init their plans for the latter structure.
 Announcement Thursday morning that a viaduct would be proposed for Twenty-sixth street exploded a bomb at the city hall. While the project was admitted by commissioners to be taking definite shape they stated that it was not yet ready for official action.
 Whether the Twenty-sixth and Twen- ty-fourth street viaducts will both be urged or one sacrificed to gain the other is not known. Both groups are appar- ently working independently although some of the same men are acting as leaders. From expressions Thursday, no break between the two is anticipated.
 Yielding Favors More
 F. B. Yielding, president of Yielding Brothers, was among those to take an uncompromising stand for the Twenty fourth street viaduct when seen by an Age-Herald representative. MT. 1elld- ing asserted that the time is ripe for action by the city and that further delay accomplishes nothing except in conveniencing and increasing the risk for house using the crossing. Besides the need for relieving congestion. both at this intersection and others, Mr. Yielding made the point that its con- struction would enormously 'help the municipal market.
 "A viaduct at Twenty-fourth would prove bonanza to the market" he stated. "Women coming from the southside residential districts would find it the most suitable place to trade homes and better parking conditions" because of the pproximity to their
 R. N. Hawkins, secretary-treasurer of the Kirkpatrick Sand and Cement company, gave another viewpoint on the question. The yards of his com pany are located at Twenty fourth street and Powell avenue and his firm one of the most vitally concerned in the situation.
 T would not venture to estimate the cost of the grade crossing to our company" he said, with trucks at $3.50 an hour and the congestion so great that it sometimes keeps us from getting our products out of the yard at all it runs to a large amount.
 Use Twenty-Fourth Street
 "The Twenty-fourth street crossing is the only one our company and others in the neighborhood can use since eff we detoured to Twenty-first street we would run into the downtown traffic lights and heavy traffic and hinder our service just as much.
 Personally I use the crossing five or six times day and practically with out exception I am held up on every trip from a few minutes to a quarter of an hour. I have spoken to MT. Cloe regarding the placing of an officer here to see that train does not block the crossing over the legal limit, but it would help little since if it is not one engine it is another.
 T believe the crossing every bit as great a hazzzard as Eighteenth street which is considere done of the worst in the south. One flagman is main tained by the railroad who watches only the main tracks. With the con- stant switching of freight cars it seems a wonder that we have not had many fatalities"