The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-13
GADSDEN MAY GET NEW UNION STATION Retail GrocerS' Association is Organized in Gadsden HOLD SPECIAL ELECTION Call Will Be Issued for Election to Vote on the Special School Tax
 Proposition in Etowah
 County.
HOLD SPECIAL ELECTION

Gadsden, November 2.-(Special )-Su- perintendent T. E. Brooks of the Ala bama Mineral division of the Louisville and Nashville was in the city several days the past week looking into the ways and means of making considerable improve ments in the companys property in this city and county, in the way of increasing the facilities in the local freight service. The present depot. which is jointly used by the Louisville and Nashville and the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis roads, is not large enough and it is more than likely that an enlarged depot will be erected at an early date, while union passenger station to be used by all the roads entering the city is within the pos abilities of the very near future. All the railroads entering the city now recog- nize the increased importance of Gadsden and they will endeavor to give the city the very best service both in freight and passenger service and union depot.
 Gadsden Grocers Organize.
 Fred Mason of New York. secretary of the National Retail Grocers' association; John Bratton of Atlanta, secretary of the Southern Retail Grocers association, and F. M. Nixon of Annston, secretary of the Alabama Retail Grocers' association. were in the city last night and organized the merchants of the city into the Re- tail Grocers Association of Gadsden. Nearly every retail merchant in the city was present and joined the association. The local association will affiliate with the state southern and national associa- tions.
 Important Convention Secured. | Gadsden will be a city of conventions next year. Already three large meet ings have been secured for the summer of 1906. The Alabama Press association, the Knights Tempar and the Alabama Com mercial and Industrial association will meet with Gadsden next year, besides several smaller conventions.
 Elected County Bridge Builder.
 At the recent session of the county commissioners Will Brock was elected county bridge builder to succeed J. l.. Richards, who has held this position for the past six years MT. Brock was given the position at $40 per month, a saving of Sl0 per month. He Is practical carpen- ter ana ndS been on the DfluBe BdnB StN- eral years and knows the work to be done. The county finds it great saving in having a bridge builder instead of letting the bridges out by contract.
 coosa Company Holds Meeting. l The stockholders of the Coosa Pipe and Foundry company held an important meeting yesterday for the purpose of go- ing over the work which has been accom- plshed within the past year, and while nothing official has been given out the fact is known that the stockholders were greatly pleased at the phenomenal suc- cess of this new enterprise. Plans for further extensions were considered, and 1t is more than likely that the next step will be to build an immense foundry for the general furnace work. This foundry and water pipe foctory were among the original intentions of the company and both will be built as early as possible. Will Give All Day Barbecue. The Daughters of the Confederacy are busy making preparations for their all- day barbecue, which they will give on the river bluff on Wednesday, the 29th day of this month, the day before Thanksgiv- ing. The membership is now rapidly in- creasing, and with all at work it is hoped that large sum will be realized for the Emma Sansom monument.
 Married in Middle of the Road B. J. Haggard and Miss Julia Lewis were married Friday afternoon in the middle of the road and within sight of the church in Clear Creek beat, some fif- teen miles west of Gadsden, Rev. R. s. Wilson performing the ceremony. Both are members of prominent families. In re- turning the marriage license to the pro- bate office the minister designated the place of the wedding as fin the middle of the road"
 Special Election to Be Held.
 A petition signed by over 500 voters of the county has been presented to the board of county commissioners asking for an election to be held in Etowah county at an early date to determine whether or not a special tax of one-tenth of one per cent shall be levied for school pur poses. The petition was handed in last spring, and has been held back by the commissioners with the purpose of com bining this election with the coming state primary In order to save some $700 in election expenses, but the friends of the against the election being mixed up with some other one that the county commits sioners decided to call the election some time in next February, and appointed Judge J. W. Penn and Commissioner Cam bron a committee to call the election and make all arrangements.
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