The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-25
WANTS THE SITE DONATED
Only Five Cities In the United States Are to Get Buildings and Blr-
 mingham Is Among the Favored.

mingham If the people through the mayor desire greatly improved weather station.
 Representative Underwood of Birming- ham after an interview with Willis l.. Moore. chief of the United States weath.s CT bureau, this morning announced that the department would construct such an observatory If the city would give for that purpose a space of 150 or 200 feet square. Under the terms of the appropriation five cities In the United States are to be al lowed such an observatory. Already a dozen cities have notified the 6epart- ment that they would be willing to ce6a to the government sufficient space upon which to erect the building if the de- pertinent would give 1t to them.
 Owing to the small appropriation of Sic- GOO each the department does not feel warranted in buying space. but prefers to expend the entire amount on the build ing and equipment. Representative Un- derwood tonight wrote Mayor Drennen for his views on the subjects and enclosed copy of the following letter:
 Writes Letter to Underwood. United States Department of Agriculture.
 Weather Bureau, office of the Chief.
 Washington, D. C., March 24. l905
 My Dear MT. Underworld have the honor to state that, from map of Bir- mingham and report rendered me by our local official there. l am satisfied that only Capitol park, East End park and West End park offer locations suitable for a weather bureau observatory. West End park would probably be the best location, on account of it's be- ing nearer to the postoffiee and telegraph office
 If you can get the city to transfer to the federal government a space of 15O or 200 feet square, the government will agree not to use the premises for any purpose other than a meteorological observatory ,,ta tt,o building to the mayor for approval. Our observatory would be architecture i ally neat and would not detract from the | beauty of the surroundings. If you can arrange for the transfer of the ground. | 1t will doubtless result in favorable ac- ton being taken next winter for the con- struction of the building. Very truly yours,
 WILLIS l.. MOORE. Chief United States. Weather Bureau" Hon. O. w. Underwood. M. C.. Wash ington, D. C."
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 country held for loans-jewelry. laces, furs. furniture or anything2" T cannot say without the papers,"
 Package Contained Letters.
 While you were in New York the last time, did you not send Emil your son. to Cleveland for q package that was in a safety deposit vault in the Cleveland Trust company? What was in that pack age?"
 Just letters. Some that do not relate to this matter at all, and others that related to the property in Europe. To get | money in New York I had to nave those letters"
 Tn the past two or three years you had dealings with the Raymond and Whitcomb company of New York, steam ship agents and bankers. What were these? This paper would indicate that you owe them $105, ,SSS.72 Can you explain itT'
 T must have time to look at the paper. They cashed my Cleveland checks There was a shortage and some trouble with a cashier I do not know what my account Is with them."
 Here is q contract with them whereby you are to loan MT. Whitcomb $75.307 Were you able to make the loan at that timer"
 That loan was never executed. 1t was not to be q loan a all, but an exchange of property"
 You borrowed large sum of money from w. " Coons. the broker. Do you remember the amount?"
 The first loan was ss5,0O0 I gave him notes for $975O0."
 When were they made payable?" within five days"
 Before this loan was paid Mrs. Chad wick said she had paid s190o0 for it be- cause of renewals at increased interest and commission.
 Mrs. Chadwick was asked if Fri w. Reynolds. secretary and treasurer of the former Wade Park bank. owed her any money She replied: Not a cent" And to the question If she owed him anything. replied it was only small amount. She would not give the figures. She said there was no security for 1t. Never Loaned HIm Money. Asked if she had ever made any loans to Dr. Chadwlck's brother in Jacksonville. Fla, Mrs. Chadwick replied she had not. She said she had paid him $l2,000 or $15,O0o due the Chadwick estate, and that he had no property belonging 10 her. She added that the doctors brother in Minnesota did not hold any property belonging to her She admitted that her husband owed his brother in Minnesota $5000 or Si5.o0Q and that she was on the paper. third brother of Dr. tChadwicsk in Franklin Pa, she said in reply to question. did not owe her anything. She had paid clain,s on the ate for her husband to the brother m Franklin. similar to those paid to the brother in Minnesota. At this point the examination was post poned until next Thursday afternoon.