The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-20
BESSEMER WANTS SUBURBAN LINE  Citizens Held Big Mass Meet
 ing Last Night TO RAISE $25,000 AT ONCE  Organization Is Formed and Officers Are EIeoted-The Line Will Elm
 brace Jonesboro and
 tSI Brighton. H
TO RAISE $25,0OO AT ONCE

Bessemer, July 19.-tSpecial)--At a meeting of 200 of Bessemer's representa- tive citizens tonight at the city hall the first step was taken looking to the com struotion of an electric car line connect meeting Bessemer and it's suburbs. company was organized and subscription started to build a power plant at Jones' boro. Twenty-Five thousand dollars will be raised for this purpose. Another meet ing will be held Friday to perfect the or ganization.
 The proposed route of the line will be from Bessemer to Jonesporo, south to Red mountain. east to Feeders through South Bessemer and East Bessemer to Brighton, from Brighton back to Besse- mer by way of the furnaces and the big pipe works. The line will be over twelve miles in length. Some time ago the coun- ell granted franchise and as soon as the s25,OoO is raised the work will be com- fnenced
 When the meeting tonight was called to order J. E. Rogers was elected tenn aerary chairman and w P. Gum tempo rary secretary. A motion to elect perma- nent officers prevailed and the following were elected: w. W. Hollingswortn, president; J. E. Rodgers, vice president; W. P. Gum, secretary, and R. E. smith,
 treasurer.
 MT. Sawyer of New YorIy was present and addressed the meeting. He stated that if the citizens would raise $25,OU to build a power plant there would be little fp ha a DfInt of s500O00. Speeches were made by R. F. Smith, w. H. Dennis, J. J. sullivan, ". W. Hollingsworth W. H. Lewis. C II, Stevenson and others In favor of build ing the proposed railroad.
 On motion the president and vice prest- dent were empowered to appoint an exscu- tive committee of five between now and the next meeting.
 Considerable enthusiasm was manifest ed at the meeting tonight and the pros poets for the project proving a success are very bright. The people of Bessemer as well as those along the proposed line are favorable to the movement
 To Complete Church.
 At meeting of the congrega tion oi the First Baptist church last night conl- mittee was appointed to make arrange ments for the money needed to complete the new church now Tn rne course of construction. The committee named 1t AS follows The Rev. R. s. Gavin M. r. Reynolds and James A. Estes About S40OO is needed to complete the structure. Of this amount $12O0 can be procured by selling the old edifiee.
 Personal and General. The Rev R. 8. Gavin. Mrs. A. M. Win ters, Mrs. M. C. Reynolds, Mrs. c. D. Moore, Miss Pauline Johnson and sev- eral others left today for Sheffield 70 af- tend the Alabama Baptist state ccnven- tion.
 The Rev. I. O. Adams has returned from Montgomery, where he attended the annual encampment of the Second fegi- ment, of which he Is chaplain. Dr. J. E. Seay, who has been 'vlng In Bessemer for several moa-rs, eft for sumtervile where he will reside in the future. His many friends regret his de- parture from Bessemer
 Miss May Adams has returned from several weeks visit to friends at Eufaula and Montgomery.