Box 17, Folder 6, Document 83

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TELEGRAMS TO:

MR. WILLIAM C, BARTHOLOMAY
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
MILWAUKEE BRAVES, INC,

2 NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS






THE GREAT METROPOLITAN ATLANTA AREA WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME

YOUR FINE BALL CLUB HERE STARTING NEXT YEAR. EXCELLENT SUPPORT WILL
BE YOURS IN 1965 AND FUTURE YEARS, IDPLEDGE MY PERSONAL EFFORTS

FOR ATTENDANCE SUCCESS,

CHARLES HENSON,
TAX ASSESSOR CITY OF ATLANTA

I JOIN THOUSANDS OF OTHER BASEBALL ENTHUSIASTS OF THIS CITY IN
URGING YOU TO BRING THE MILWAUKEE BRAVES TO ATLANTA, A WARM

WELCOME AND OUR SUPPORT AWAIT THEM,

CHIEF C, H. HILDEBRMED
ATLANTA FIRE DEPARTMENT

WITH SIX MILLION OF YOUR POTENTIAL FANS USING THE ATLANTA AIRPORT
THIS YEAR, WE EXPRESS OUR FERVENT HOPE THAT YOU WILL TAKE THE
NECESSARY STEPS TO BRING THE BRAVES TO ATLANTA AND MAKE THIS
POTENTIALITY A REALITY.

GRADY H. RIDGEWAY, GENERAL MANAGER
THE ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT






MY OPINION IS THAT NO CITY IN THE COUNTRY WOULD SUPPORT THE

BRAVES LIKE ATLANTA. COME ON DOWN, WE NEED YOU.

ERNEST J. BREWER
PURCHASING AGENT
CITY OF ATLANTA

NOT ONLY ATLANTA BASEBALL FANS BUT ALSO THOSE FROM THROUGHOUT
THE ENTIRE SOUTHEAST ARE ANXIOUS TO HAVE A MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEAM IN OUR OWN SECTION THAT WE CAN SUPPORT. WE TRUST THAT THE
MILWAUKEE BRAVES WILL BE THAT TEAM,

CARL T, SUTHERLAND

PERSONNEL DIRECTOR
CITY OF ATLANTA

COME ON BRAVES. COME TO ATLANTA WHERE PROGRESS IS A HABIT AND OUR

PEOPLE WAIT WITH OPEN ARMS,

J. HOWARD MONROE
CITY HALL SUPERINTENDENT

HOPE YOU SEE FIT TO MOVE BRAVES TO ATLANTA NEXT YEAR. EXCELLENT
ATTENDANCE ASSURED,

HARRY H. NIFRBRIECGE


ATLANTA BRAVES FANS ARE EAGERLY AWAITING YOUR FAVORABLE

DECISION TO GIVE ATLANTA BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL,
JUDGE HERSCBEL COLE

TRAFFIC COURT
CITY OF ATLANTA

ATLANTA IS THE HUB OF THE SOUTHEAST. ITS CITIZENS LOVE SPORTS AND
WOULD WELCOME THE BRAVES. COME TO ATLANTA AND WE'LL BACK YOU

TO THE HILT.

S. W. GRAYDON
SANITARY ENGINEER
CITY OF ATLANTA

ACCORDING TO NEWS REPORTS, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE BRAVES

MIGHT MOVE TO ATLANTA, THIS IS WONDERFUL NEWS AS A DYNAMIC TEAM

SUCH AS THE BRAVES COULD NOT FIND A CITY AS DYNAMIC AND SPORTS-

MINDED AS ATLANTA, IHEREBY MAKE A STRONG PERSONAL PEEA URGING

THE BRAVES MOVE TO ATLANTA,

PAUL B, IVEY
LAND AGENT
CITY OF ATLANTA


THE BRAVES' FANS WILL HAVE A NEW FREEWAY SYSTEM OF SIX INTERSTATE
HIGHWAYS PLUS A NEW MAJOR THOROUGHFARE SYSTEM TO BRING THEM TO
SEE ALL HOME GAMES IN THE NEW ATLANTA STADIUM. WE WILL WELCOME
YOU TO ATLANTA.

KARL A, VBEVINS

CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER
CITY OF ATLANTA

EARNESTLY URGE YOUR FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION OF AN OPPORTUNITY
TO ESTABLISH A TRULY GREAT TEAM IN A MOST PROMISING GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA,

HOMER W. TOWNSEND

SUPERINTENDENT
MOTOR TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT

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THE BRAVES WILL HAVE IN ATLANTA, AMONG OTHER NUMEROUS ADVANTAGES,
THE BEST POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE NATION AT THEIR DISPOSAL. WE
URGE YOUR EVERY CONSIDERATION OF OUR OFFER.

CHIEF HERBERT T, JENKINS
ATLANTA POLICE DBBARTMENT

THE LIBRARY FAMILY OF ATLANTA URGES YOU TO MAKE ATLANT THE HOME

OF THE RP AVTS WRATTAT ETAT Y TACMDPe Wr re rnan
ATLANTA IS BIG LEAGUE IN EVERY WAY.
JACK C, DELIUS

GENERAL MANAGER
CITY OF ATLANTA PARKS AND RECREATION

ATLANTA IS THE GREATEST SPORTS CITY IN THE ENTIRE SOUTHEAST AND
A MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM WOULD BE ANOTHER GREAT ASSET TO
THIS WONDERFUL CITY. I AM QUITE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE OF ATLANTA
WILL SUPPORT A TEAM LIKE THE MILWAUKEE BRAVES, AND I WILL
PERSONALLY GIVE THEM ALL THE SUPPORT I POSSIBLY CAN,

CHARLES L. MATHEWS

MUNICIPAL REVENUE COLLECTOR
CITY OF ATLANTA

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ATLANTA NEEDS BIG LEAGUE TEAM FOR A BIG LEAGUE TOWN --- URGE
THAT YOU BRING BRAVES TO ATLANTA.

ALDERMAN E, GREGORY GRIGGS
CITY OF ATLANTA

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NO CITY IN AMERICA CAN MATCH ATLANTA'S DYNAMIC GROWTH AND
ENTHUSIASM «--NOR PROVIDE A BETTER HOME FOR THE BRAVES.

ALDERMAN J. M, FLANIGEN
CITY OF ATLANTA
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW STADIUM IN RECORD TIME INDXCATES ATLANTA'S
INTEREST IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, SUCH INTEREST WILL ASSURE
SUCCESS FOR THE BRAVES IN OUR CITY.

ALDERMAN CHARLIE LEFTWICH
CITY OF ATLANTA

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THE BUILDING OF ATLANTA NOW AND IN THE FUTURE IS MY JOB AND MAIN

CONCERN. I POINT WITH PRIDE TO OUR RECORD OF UNSURPASSED GROWSRH

THIS YEAR, WE ARE A GROWING ENTHUSIASTIC AND BRAVE CITY, AND IT

WOULD BE OUR PLEASHRE TO HAVE THE BRAVES JOIN US IN OUR GREAT FUTURE,
W. R. WOFFORD

BUILDING OFFICIAL
CITY OF ATLANTA

WE KNOW OF NO MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CLUB WE WOULD RATHER HAVE
IN ATIANTA THAN THE MILWAUKEE BRAVES AND URGE YOUR FAVORABLE
CONSIDERATION, WE PLEDGE OUR FULL SUPPORT.

J. J. LITTLE

CITY CLERK
CITY OF ATLANTA

ENTHUSIAM FOR MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IS AT A PEAK IN ATLANTA «++

WE ARE READY TO SUPPORT THE BRAVES,




Mr. William C. Bartholomay
2 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, Illinois

We want to urge your acceptance of the invitation to bring the Milwaukee
Braves to Atlanta next year.

Alderman Milton G. Farris
Atlanta, Georgia

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Mr. William C. Bartholomay
2 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, Illinois

It is a pleasure to join with citizens from throughout this state and
particularly those in Atlanta to extend a warm invitation to make this
your home and to be a part of a great and growing major part of
tomorrowj's sportsworld.

Sam Massell, Jr., Vice Mayor
City of Atlanta

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Mr. William C. Bartholomay
2 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, Illinois

Atlanta welcomes the opportunity to host your distinguished baseball team.
We have a new modern physical stadium. Our government is receptive to
an expanded sports program. Our citizens and neighbors provide an ideal
climate and audience for professional baseball.

Paul Weir, General Manager
Atlanta Water Works




Mr. William C. Bartholomay
2 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, Illinois

I urge your accepaance of Atlanta's offer to bring the Braves to Atlanta.
This will be a tremendous boost in the arm to the sporting world and the
entire southeast,

Alderman Douglas L. Fowlkes
City of Atlanta

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