The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-17
NEW PLANTS MAY
 COME ID BESSEMER
Representatives Investigate Ad-
 vantageS and Conditions
CROOK ISSUES NEW ORDER
Screens and Other Distractions to the View Must Be Taken From Win. dows of Saloons On
 Sunday.

Bessemer, February 6.-lSpeciaL 1.-The officers of the Bessemer Board of Trade have been very busy for the past several days entertaining representatives of large manufacturing and business concerns who are looking for new locations for their plants or seeking places for the estab- lishment of new mills
 Not less than half dozen men repre- senting important interests have been in Bessemer this week making careful inves- tigation into the various conditions and advantages offered in the district and all have expressed themselves as being we'll pleased with what they have seem.
 President Stevenson of the Board of Trade has been busy most all the week escorting these visitors over the city and section and while no definite announce meIts have yet been made it is very probable that most of these men will report favorably on conditions and that Bessemer will get some of the plants under consideration
 It is understood that one of the concerns that will probably locate in Bessemer Is plant for the manufacture of steel
 
 portance.
 Secretary Talks.
 In discussing the interest that is being shown in the Bessemer district by pros pective manufacturing concerns Secretary w. P. Gum of the Board of Trade said today: "The advertising that has been done by the Board of Trade since it's or ganization few months ago is already bringing results and we expect great things during the present year.
 During the past week we have had no less than half a dozen men from diff ferent sections of the country who are looking for locations for plants they rep resent. All who have come seem to be we'll pleased with the conditions they find in the Bessemer district and are en- thuSastic in their praise of the country. Bessemer will bear close inspection and we are always ready and glad to show these people what we have to offer in the way of manufacturing facilities.
 Tt would be almost impossible for us to overdraw the advantages found here for all kinds of manufacturing enterprises and all who come seem to be convinced of that has been promised in the ad- vertising that is being sent out.
 Must Observe Ordinance.
 According to special instructions given by Chairman Crook of the police commit tee of the City Council Chief of Police George w. Jones notified all saloon keep CTS in the city today that all Instructions preventing an open view into saloons must be removed on Sunday.
 There Is an ordinance providing that no saloon shall be closed from a full view of the public on Sunday. All screens must be removed and the windows left free from paint or frosting of any kind. The special order was given by Chair man Crook this morning and is in line with the general Sunday closing move ment now on in this city. Chairman Crook stated today that he would do all in his power to see that every ordinance in reference to Sunday closing is strictly enforced whatever the result might be.
 Library Will Be Built.
 The ladies in charge of the Carnegie library movement have received notice from Andrew Carnegie that all require ments being compiled with satisfactorily a check for s1O,OOo for the erection of library building at this place will be for warded at once.
 The library committee will be organized in few days and 1t is expected that work will begin on the building within a few weeks
 The building will be erected at the cor ner of Eighteenth street and Fourth ave nue on a lot donated by the Bessemer Coal, Land and Improvement company and will be built according to the most modern and approved style. The City Council has pledged 5000 per year to the support of the institution which is one of the requirements of MT. Carnegie.