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Mayor Ivan Allen, Jro and Arthur Montgomery, Chairman of the Stadium Authority, invited m.e to visit Atlanta to look at the new municipal stadium being built and to make a first-hand inspection of the growth and expansion in this fine city and its supporting region. The Stadiu-:n Authority has given me a firm contract for consideration of the Braves. I am taking this back to Chicago as part of the evaluation I am making regarding the Braves I future. The Braves :-ecogni ze the responsibility and public trust involved in even cons idering the moving of a professional sports franchise from one area to another e However , since baseball is truly a national sport, we can no longer ignore the vast areas of this country which do not currently enjoy our g reat gam e . I wa nt to compliment the people of Atlanta, Mayor Alle n, A r t hur . M ontg omery , th e Stadi um Authority and the othe r electe d offi cials fo r their foresight in creating t h e fa ciliti es and a tmo s pher e fo r t h e inevit a ble introduction of m a j or leagu e sports to t h e south e a s te rn area of t he United S tates. STA TEM E N T BY WILLIAM C . BART HOL OMAY C HAIRMAN OF THE BOARD MILWAUKEE BRA VES October 14, 1964 �