The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-29
BESSEMER TAXES
 DELIGHT IN SNOW People Spend the Day Sleigh
 ing and Snowballing BUSINESS AT A STANDSTILL Electric Cars Experience Day of Many and Trinc Madr
BUSINESS AT A STANDSIlLL
Electric Cars Experience Day of Many Hardships and Trips Are Made With DifficuIty-The
 Late News Items.

Bessemer, January 2S.-(SpeciaI) )-Nine inches of snow fell in Bessemer last night. All day the city has been clothed in white and merriment has been holding forth in all quarters. The flakes began to fall last night about Il 5O o'clock and did not cease until 7:30 this morning. At first the fall was gentle but it soon began a livelier pace and about o'clock this morning it was coming thick and fast.
 The car lines have had a hard day. Be- fore the first trip was made this morning it was found necessary to take the trail- CTS off the North Bessemer line and all day the trips were made with but one car. Several of the largest industries were compelled to close down owing to the heavy fall of snow. Everything tomorrow however, will be in shape to continue work, as the snow is melting very rapidly.
 Barring the disadvantages it brought the day was one of genuine pleasure to majority of the young people. Snow ball battling was carried on almost necessarily during the entire day and it afforded an abundance of pleasure to the young Bes- semerites With the exception of dam ages incurred by few panes of glass be- ing broken by some hard snow ball that had missed it's mark, the day was not marred by an accident of any kind.
 Old Settlers Talk.
 Old settlers say that this was the largest snow Bessemer has had since 1886. This point however. has elicited much discus sion from a number of the oldtimers.
 Sleighing and sledding has been very much in vogue today. Most of the bug gies have been converted into sleighs and the young Americans, some who had nev- CT before seen a sled, instinctively turned their genius towards the manufacture of these popular vehicles, and every hillside was fairly alive with boys.
 Business in Bessemer was at a stand still. there being very little traffic in any line of trade, except the rubber shoe de- partment.
 Stockholders Meet.
 At meeting of the stockholders of the Bessemer Coal Iron and Land company formerly the Bessemer Land and lm- provement, which was held in the offices of the company the following directors were elected for the ensuing year: James Bowron, David Roberts, W. S. Lowell, A. l.. Dexter, w. P. G. Harding, H. l.. Bad ham and Walker Percy. The following stockholders were present in person or by proxy: H. L. Badham, R. E. Evans, Walker Percy, James Bowron, H. F. Will son, A. l. Dexter, William H. H. Judson, George H. Stevenson, James Trotter. Will liam H. H. Judson was called to the chair and presided during the session of ths stockholders. After the reports of President Henry L. Badham and Secre- tary and Treasurer R. E. Evans had been read and adopted the stockholders adjourned.
 Immediately after the stockholders ad- journed the directors convened and elect ed the following officers for this year: Henry l.. Badham, president and treas urer; R. E. Evans, secretary; W. A. Reed, assistant secretary.
 Session Will Be Interesting.
 The Fifth Sunday meeting of the Bes- semer Baptist association that will be held on the 30 and 31 of this month at the First Baptist church, promises to be a most interesting session. Several promi- nent preachers will take part in the dis cussons. Dinner will be served on the ground every day.
 Veterans to Meet.
 The following order has been issued to the members of the Chambers McAdory camp of Confederate Veterans:
 You are most earnestly and urgently requested to meet at the armory the first Saturday, February 6, as there is business of importance to transact, a business in which each member is. or at least should be greatly interested. Now, boys" come, and come prepared to stay all night if you have to.
 w. FAY HANBY, Commander.
 C. l.. HADAWAY, Adjutant.