The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-27
REMOVING TRACES
OF RAINS RAVAGES
Cutting Out Rank Vegetation
from BeSSemer Streets
ROADS GETTING INTO SHAPE
Residence Real Estate Selling Well.
Receipts of New Car Line for
the First Day Are
$62.7o.

Bessemer, July 26.-tspeeial.)- 1.-THE eff
feet of the recent wet spell Is noticeable
in several ways in and around the city
and efforts are being made TO obliterate
the undesirable reminders of the picnic
of Jupiter Pkvius. This takes the shape
of campaigns against the growth of weeds
and grass in the gardens. fields and
streets. and grading parties to fill in
the washouts on the roads in the vicinity.
The street cleaning department Is now
engaged in cutting out some of the
vegetation that has grown up in places
on the untraveed margins of Bessemer's
wide streets The work of clearing out
all of the streets viii take considerable
time If the department considers such
a move necessary, but 1t is not thought
that a little grass In peaceful residence
avenues will be undesirable. The work
on the storm sewers and other street
improvements now under course of con-
struetion is proceeding satisfactorily.
The roads in the vicinity are said to be
getting into shape rapidly and few more
days of dry weather will put them back
in their old FORM
Real Estate Conditions.
The sales of residence property con-
| tinue to be unusually good this week A
number of desirable lots have changed
hands during the last few days for good
sums and local dealers seem to believe
| that the condition will remain unchanged
during the course of the heated season
| 1t is expected that when the fall moving
season commences. an era of great brisk
ness in real estate business will be ex
perienced, as a number of persons who
have refrained heretofore from purchas
ing homes will have decided by then tt
locate permanently in Bessemer and vii
| be In a position to enter the market foi
the purpose of becoming holders of Mar
vel City dirt.
Outside capital is gradually becoming
more Interested in the possibilities o.
local property as an investment and {
deal of foreign money is handled by The
real estate dealers as agents of these IN
vestors.
New Car Line Receipts.
The Bessemer-J onesboro car line seem!
to be meeting the approval of the people
| Judging by the number who avail them
selves of the opportunity of riding on thu
cars The total number of cash passon
gers hauled yesterday was 1854, making
an income of $627O for the first days
traffic. While the record of today is no
at hand. one of the conductors stated tina
so far as he could see, about the same
number of people rode today as yes
terday. Taking this as an average of thu
daily net results. the line ought to prove
| a success from a financial point of view
Motorman H. A. Christian, who handle!
| the controller on one of the cars, seems
to be well pleased with his new route H'
| is the veteran motorman of the Birming
ham Railway. Light and Power company
| having run the first motor car operated OF
| the lines of the company, ana ne mas th'
reputation of being one of the best In tn
business. His opinion is generally regard
ed as being of some worth In regard Il
| car lines as he has had the opportunity o
watching the growth of some of the nov
| heaviest travelled routes on the system
1t Is said that he and the other five mel
| who are connected with the line are 81
| well SatiSned WITH It's poSSlphllieS tiih
they are thinking of moving to Jonesbor'
to reside permanently.
Notes and Personals.
e. A. Little left today for Meridian
where he will join his family for
few days Mr.. Little will return early mex
week but the family will probably remaii
the rest of the summer
Rufus Herbert of Blocton was amoni
the visitors in the city yesterday.
A total of FIVE small cases relating T.
| drunkenness and dsorderly conduct com
posed the police docket this morning Con
victions were made in each case.
Mrs. r. p Waller has gone to Earnes
on a visit to relatives and friends.
Miss Cornelia Fulton returned toda'
from months visit to relatives ant
friends in Gainesville.
The Bessemer fans are great rooters TO
the Barons during their winning streal
lust now, and large numbers so up to tn
games daily A total of twenty-eight In
terested fanatics embarked for Mt. Sla
on one car this afternoon.
Miss Nellie Kelly left today for Soutl
| Carolina where she will spend the rest o
the summer visiting friends and relatives
Linton lodge and Myrtle lodge, Knight
| of Pythas. both held meetings in thei
halls tonight. After concluding the rsgu
| lar business of the lodge the member
of the last-named adjourned to the hal
| of the Linton lodge and participated Il
| the exercises attending the exemplifyin
| of the amplified rank of knight by tn
steel City degree team, which was in Bes
| semer for the purpose. 1t was said
have been quite an interesting event.