The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-14
NEW INDUSTRIES
 SEEK LOCATIONS BesSemer Board of Trade Re- ceiveS Propositions
SPECIAL MEETING TODAY
Resolution VIII be Introduced Looking to the Provision of a Birmlng- ham Exhibit at James
 town Next Year.

Bessemer February 13.-fSpecial. )--The Bessemer board of trade held the most interesting meeting since it's organization this afternoon at the city hall.
 Gentlemen representing important man. ufaeturing concerns seeking locations were present and addressed the board and considerable interest was shown in the matter of securing these plants, the fol- lowing committee was appointed by Pres ident Stevenson 10 confer with the gen tlemen on plans and propositions to be submitted: w. J. Long, w. J. ParSes, Samuel Stein, W. H. Dennis and John D. Martin.
 This committee will meet with the gentlemen representing the plants under consideration tomorrow morning and will report 10 a special meeting of the board of trade 10 be held tomorrow afternoon.
 The plants looking for location are very important and the members Of the board of trade feel confident that they will be induced to come 10 this district.
 Almost the entire session this afternoon was taken mp in the discussion of the propositions made by the visitors and other matters of importance were carried over to the special meeting tomorrow.
 A resolution calling upon the Commer- cia club of Birmingham 10 take the in- itiatlve in n movement to provide an [ exhibit at the Jamestown exposition to be held next year will be introduced to- morrow by Secretary W. P. Gum. and it is believed that 1t will be adopted
 In discussing the proposition this after noon Secretary Gum said.
 "T feel that the Birmingham district should take the matter up at once and see to lt that creditable exhibit of the resources of this district be provided at the Jamestown exposition. We will hardly have a better opportunity to ad- vertise the advantages of this section and steps should be taken at once to devise ways and means to this end. "T think that the Commercial club of Birmingham should take the initiative in the movement and am sure that the business men and manufacturers of Bes- semer will give the movement liberal sup port"
 Were Matching Plot.
 negro trusty in the city jail made a serious charge against Duff Odom and Gordon Smith, two white men who were arrested and placed in the jail yesterday on a charge of fast driving and drunken | ness.
 The negro changes that he overheard the men plotting 10 kill Night Warden | C. l.. Hadaway Last night.
 The two white prisoners called for the warden during the night and when he ap- l preached the cell door he was warned | by the negro prisoner who stated that the l two white men were just inside with q | heavy Iron bar and that their intention l was to knock him down and escape as | soon as he. the warden, opened the door | The negro claims that he overheard | the plot and sew the men when they wrenched the iron bar from the cell walls | When the cases against Odem and Smith were called in police court this morning | they were continued until tomorrow or | account of the absence of Detective Pat ton, who made the arrests
 Notes and Personals. l S. Battle. a deputy constable at Johns was slightly shot In the leg last nigh while trying to arrest gang of negroe; In a crap game. The negroes escaped. Orange Harris, a negro. was held if the sum of $300 to the grand jury bN Mayor Sullivan In police court today or a charge of burglary He Is charged witt l breaking Into and robbing the store O Mortimer Vines at Fossil mines severa days ago. Some of the goods taken iron the store have been recovered John Connally, who has been quke il at his home in this city. Is reported tc | be improving.
 The Ladies Card club of Bessemer will | be entertained tomorrow afternoon b, Miss Grace Judson