The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02
YORK HAS BEGUN
 IN NEW GAR LINE Will Reach United States Cast Iron and Foundry Plant lAY GO TO WOODWARD North Alabama Conference of African Methodist Episcopal Church Is In
 Session at 5essemer-Will
 Close on Sunday.
l4Y GO TO WOODWARD

Bessemer November 1.-(Specia1 1-The Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company has begun work on the con- struction of new car line along Nine teenth street from Twelfth avenue, con meeting with the old line at Twelfth ave- nue and running up Nineteenth street to the United States Cast Iron, and Foundry company's plant, a distance of little more than a mile
 The grading is being pushed very rapid ly with large force of laborers, and within ten days the grade will be ready for the laying of the track.
 The material has been on the ground for some time but the work has been de- layed on account of the scarcity of la Der and the many Improvements that the are being made on other parts of the system.
 It was officially announced tonight that the line would be. completed as soon as possible and cars would be put In opera ton on the line as soon as the track can be laid. For the present cars will be oper- ated from Bessemer over the old line to Twelfth avenue and thence over the new line, but it is stated that when the pro- posed Jonesboro line is built, which will be done at once If franchise Is granted by the City Council of Bessemer. the two new lines will be connected and will be operated as one continuous line.
 It Is rumored that the extension on Nineteenth street is the forerunner of line from Bessemer to Ensley by way of IL ie lrpo tO be a fact that the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company has been se- riously considering the proposition of building a line to Dolomite, and rumors of the extension to Ensley by way of these two places have been very persistent.
 While a fight is expected in the City Council 1t is believed that that body will eventually grant franchise for the build ing of the Jonesboro line. If the fran chise Is granted the line will be built as soon as men can be secured and the weather will permit. The company desired to commence the work early in the fall so as to have the line complete before winter. but 1t Is feared now that the work cannot be completed before spring.
 Conference In Session.
 Representative negro ministers are here from all parts of the state attending the twenty eighth annual session of the North Alabama conference of the African Methodist Episcopal church, which opened this morning in Allen temple and will con tinue in session until Sunday night, when the ministers will be assigned to their work for the next twelve months.
 The conference is presided over by Bishop L. J. Coppin, D. D., of Philadel- pha, who has spent four years In South Africa laboring among his people there. He is one of the most remarkable men of his race.
 In opening the conference this morning Bishop Coppin said: "If the negro Is to be lifted up at all in this country, it must be through his individual efforts. You ministers must take the lead. and In order to do so you must prepare yourselves. We are living in an age of work and not talk. Then, he who would lead must prepare himself Our church has reached the place in it's history where 1t must shut down on ignorance in the pulpit and the pew will take care of itself. The large num- Der of negro boys and girls in our schools are saying to you, fit yourself, and we have no place for a minister who Is too lazy to study
 The Rev Dr. T. w. Coffee led the con ference in singing And Are We Yet Alive and See Each Others Facesg and the Rev. J. M. Goodloe led in the open ing prayer Rev. w. H. Heard, D. D., conducted the ritual services. Rev. w.. H. Nixon D. D., assisted while the pre-