The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-22

Joe L. Meade, Jr, was yesterday bound over to the grand jury by Judge l. II. Benners of the inferior court of Birm- ingham on the charge of assault with attempt to murder His bond was fixed at si5oO which he immediately made. The defendant is charged with shooting Coke A. Matthews in front of Stones place on Second avenue, one night about ten days ago. Matthews was wounded twice and since the shooting has been in the Hilman hospital His condition has never been considered dangerous by his physicians, although the wounds both of wich are in one of his legs, are quite painful.
 Meade through his counsel waived pre- liminary trial, and Judge Benners im- mediately bound I'm over. The prelim- mary trial was set for o'clock yesterday afternoon, and about fifteenNmnutes af- ter that time, Judge Benners called the case
 Several witnesses and not over a dog en spectators were present in the court room when the case was called. The de- fendant was represented by Judge B. M.
 
 city. The road would open up new ter rity for Birmingham.
 orhis territory is now more convenient to Atlanta and other Georgia cities, but with a trunk line into Birmingham, much of this business could be drawn this way. It is inconvenient for people living in certain sections of the state to reach Bir- mingham, and this road would afford the desired relief.
 Louis Saks: "A cheaper rate into the eastern cities would be a great benefit to the people living in this section, and other places near here. There Is a heavy travel into the east and lower rates would be great thing. The quicker time would also be A benefit, and if the road is built it would bring thousands and thousands of dollars into Birmingham. It would practically put Atlanta on a side line, and would put us on a more than equal basis with that city. It would bring many gen eral southern offices here. Big companies frequently do not have headquarters in Birmingham because they complain that 1t Is not close enough to the east. This short cut would remove a portion of that objection"
 More of Terminal Point 1 John L. Parker: "If the connection IS made, 1t will make Birmingham more or A terminal point for the Southern rall- road and naturally would be of great benefit.
 birmingham Is the logical railroau cen ter of the south on account or US iii | mense tonnage, and the railroad "ouio he benefited as well as the city rho con nectlon would open new territory to BIT ingbam iobbine trade, and would bring va,t neonle into the city to help the retail trade The cheaper passenger and freight rates would also be a wonderful help
 vvolter Moore: 'I would be very glad 10 .oo the Southern railway build line connecting Rome and Gainesville Ga.' thus giving Birmingham shorter line to Washington, and other points in the easf It would be hard matter to at tempt to calculate the great good such q move would be to Birmingham and this district The movement should meet with the approval and encouragement of every citizen and business man In Birmingham and in fact every one in this territory. Bet.-r railroad facilities are always a great factor in the development of any place."
 Mayor Drennen. l Mayor Drennen: My motto has always been to move forward and not to reach a standstill. Birmingham and the dis trct already has great things but we must have still greater ones. A shorter 1 line to the east would be of a great bene-