The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-22
BY PERCY CLARK

neat pretty homes of the happy indus
| trious people of Bessemer. Through the
/ courtesy of Mr. W r. Kennedy l rode
| in an automobile over the pretty ave-
| nues into all portions of the city and
| | estimate that not less than 15,000 peo-
| pie live in and in close touch with Bes-
| semer The Bessemer Land company has
a large amount of desirable residence
| property for sale at very low prices. Some
| of this property Is in close touch with
] the industries named herein These lots,
= 50xlSO, can be purchased for prices rang
| ing from $3.50 to $500 and on the Install
| ment plan If desired. The company has
| again put into operation. the stock pur-
| chase plan. These lots can be purchased
| for stock of the company on a value of
| $40 per share, par value $50 The latest
! quotation is SIS per share. l expect to
| see this plan move the price to 800 and
| better at an early day. For the person
| of moderate means, | do not know of a
| better investment than these lots with
| houses erected thereon. costing from $500
| to $3.50. The return after taxes and in
| surance is easily ~ per cent then, too,
| there is the certainty of enhancement.
| When Birmingham was at the nursing
| bottle stage two lots were purchased
| by man of small means for $500. Only
| a few weeks ago this same property
| fetched not much under 100000. Selah!
Bessemer has three banks.
Three well conducted weekly newspa-
| pers are published in the city.
Kennedy Bros.
The "Blackbet'' of Alabama has done
more than weld a potent influence In the
political history of the state: its sons and
daughters have gone into other portions
Of the state and have carried with them
the strong characteristics which gave
to Sparta the distinctive fame linked
ttntffh fh1t AnI,sfa ~ n he
world Leonidas and his noble band.
Here in Bessemer are many of the
"Blackbelters." Among the SONS of "Old
Sumter" who have prospered with the
rising tide of the Industrial prodigy are
the Kennedy Bros: William Thomas Ken
nedy Martin Tyler Kennedy and Angus
tus Coleman Kennedy. From Livingston
famed for its health giving waters, the
Messrs Kennedy came to Bessemer In
1890. For six years they have been the
leading furniture dealers and undertake
| ers in Bessemer.
AS undertakers they are probably noted
| as the only firm that ever handled, en-
| balmed, shrouded and buried under one
| contract in a few days Ill men. This
| they did after the celebrated Virginia
mine disaster, commencing March 90 and
| handling the last May 7. To 90 this they
| employed embalmers from New York,
: Meridian, Birmingham, supplmenting
| their home force 1t was necessary to
bring additions to their stock of cases
| and shrouds from Atlanta by special
train. The systematical manner In which
the victims of this fearful tragedy were
handled shows the fine system and ex-
! celent business qualities of the Messrs.
| Kennedy
| Mr. William T. Kennedy. the head of
this firm, and the Sweet Kennedy COM
pany is also connected with several other
| Bessemer enterprises. He is president of
the Warrior Coal and Land company,
| capital 500 900. owning $50 acres of val
| liable land. He is a dirtctor in the Bes-
semer State bank.
Tn fraternal organizations he takes
| high rank. being president of the En-
| dowment Rank of X. of -. of Bessemer,
with insurance of 100000: is Lecture
| Knight of the Elks and also a Royal
| Arch Mason.
| front and is at present chairman of the
| democratic executive committee. He
married Miss Mamie Morgan of Tusca-
| loosa and has an interesting family of
three sons and one daughter To speak
! Of the enterprising people Of Bessemer,
is to name the Messrs, Kennedy first.
Fulton Bros.
| About four years ago David Hlddleston
| Fulton and Turner Read Fulton came
| from Sumter county to Bessemer and en-
| tered the drug business.
| Their handsomely equipped place Is one
| of the most attractive stores in the state.
| BY courtesy and close attention to all the
| details to the point of exactness they have
established a prosperous business In con-
nection with the drug feature they also
| have nicely appointed ice cream and
| soda business with all the popular fads
and features 1t has become the stoppin G
place for all the autoists from Birming-
ham who frequently make the run to
| Bessemer. Mr.. ]. r. Fulton is a director
in the Bessemer National bank.
William Smythe Edge.
| w. s. Edge had a taste of black belt
| life i'm Dallas county before coming to
| Bessemer. lie came with other solid, loyal
| citizens to Bessemer in 1887. lie at one
time worked in the rolling mill at $3.50
per day.
AT the last election he was named for a
member of the City Council. He is the
| largest license and taxpayer in Besse-
| mer. his contributions. state and county,
| being $500 per year He thinks Bessemer
has "A great future, and says that it is
| fine field for skilled mechanics. He is
an active union labor man. He is an Elk;
| belongs to the orders of Eagles and Red
! Men.
| ne oCoSSihSI SOIulCc VOIhSs
| Mr.. w. j. Long was in at the birth
Of Bessemer, and has abided and pros
| pered since. He founded a modest bust
ness which has grown to extensive pro-
| portions. and has broadened out on such
| lines that the name does not fully rep
resent the business. Would tina Bessemer
! had many more such as he and Mr.
| H. E. Brown one of he partners The
company has erected and occupies five
| beautiful plate glass fronted stores-two
| stores-stores that would be a credit to
/ any city. In one is carried a beautiful
! line of vehicles. in another harness and
/ saddlery: in the others glassware man.
1 ties, household fixtures. tinware. stoves.
| The tin shops and cornice works do all
kinds of tank. stack, roofing and cornice
work No contract is too large for them
! to handle Also the firm have extensive
sewer and pipe contracts in Bessemer, and
/ throughout the sout... To see these beau-
| tiful establishments is to awaken pride
| that here in Alabama there is such
marked evidence of success for two such
| worthy citizens as Messrs. Long and
Brown.
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| The best remedy Tor DILRRHOEA Mold
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