The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-09
BOARD OF TRADE
 WILL MEET TODAY
To Consider Matters of lm-
 pOrtance to BesSemer
EAGLES ARE PROGRESSING
State President Jerry Fountain Re- turns From Official Visit to Aeries In North Alabama With
 Encouraging Reports.

Bessemer, January s.-(Specal)-The Bessemer Board of Trade will meet in regular session at the city hall tomor- row afternoon at 3 o'clock and will take up matters of importance to the city and community.
 The Board of Trade has under consid- eration several matters of interest that if carried through means great deal for the development of the city. The of ficers are looking out for any industries that may be located in the district and will do all in their power to locate all the plants in the district that can be secured The Board of Trade is doing some worthy advertising in which the great advantages of the Bessemer district are set forth and already the good fruits of the work are being seen. It is believed that a number of new industries and developments will be se- cured through the influence and work of the organization during the present year. Several standing committees will make reports at the meeting tomorrow, one of the most important of which is the com mittee instructed to provide for the build ing of a wagon yard at some conven- lent point for the use of farmers coming ! to town to trade. The committee has full power to act in the matter but it is likely that it will report plans to the body and secure approval of the mem bers of he Board of Trade before definite steps are taken.
 Bessemer is coming to be a very im- portant trading point for a large agricul- tural section and some provision for the convenience of these people has become almost absolutely necessary.
 Fountain Returns. Jerry Fountain, grand worthy president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles for the state of Alabama, returned from a weeks trip to Aeries in north Alabama l this morning and reports great progress 1 in the local aeries in that section of the state. He says that the order is growing and that he hopes to organize mum l Der of new aeries during the next few months.
 MT Fountain will pay an official visit to the Gadsden aerie Thursday night | and will go from there to Anniston Fri day night. He will offciate in the in- stallation of officers at both places. He l installed officers for Ensley and Pratt l City aeries al Ensley tonight and will in stall the officers in Bessemer aerie Wednesday night.
 A banquet is being arranged for the occasion of the public installation of the officers here and a pleasant affair is anticipated by the members.
 Notes and Personals.
 Sol Bonheim. we'll known hotel and restaurant man, who has been engaged in the business at Birmingham and Tusca- loosa for the past fifteen years, will have charge of the Eidge cafe to be opened in the old Bank of Commerce building at the corner of First avenue and Nine teenth street next week. w. s. Edge, who will open the new place. announce ed today that the cafe would be an up- to-date and first-class affair in every respect
 Bessemer Chapter No. 110 Royal Arch Masons, will meet in regular session to- morrow night and will have work in the mark master degree.
 Clerk A. F. Dudley of the Bessemer ] city court is issuing subpoenas and pre- pairing for the trial of the case of the state vs. T. J. Cornwell which Is set for next Monday 1t Is expected that the trial will consume most of two weeks.
 Brighton has closed a contract with the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company whereby lights are to be furnish cd the town for public and private pur- poses It is said that the rate is very reasonable and that the arrangement made between the town officials and the company meets the approval of a major ity of the citizens.