The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-25
GATES AND PARTY
 VISIT BESSEMER Make LeiSureIy Inspection of
 Properties There NEW MINE IN PROSPECT Birmingham and sessemer Capitalists Are Sinking Shaft at MccalIa.
 Besseher Will Clean
 Up Early.
NEW MINE IN PROSPECT

Bessemer, March 24.-(Special)-Joh W. Gates accompanied by President Don II. Bacon of the Tennessee company, President John A. Topping of the Repub- lie company and number of other capl- talists and experts arrived in this city In two private cars from Birmingham and spent most of the day in a careful inspection of the local manufacturing plants of the Tennessee company and later visited some of the ore mines of the Tennessee company on Red moun- tain near this place.
 | The party was met and escorted over the city by number of gentlemen, Including President George H. Stevenson and Sec retary W. P. Gum of the Bessemer Board of Trade
 Mr. Gates and his party made a leisure ly and careful inspection of the local plants and did not seem to be in a hurry to leave the city. While they were heard ito make no expression of their opinion of local conditions they seemed to be pleased with everything they saw and the people of Bessemer are very much inter- ested in the result of the visit
 Bessemer has many superior advantages to offer for the location of large manu- featuring plants and 1t Is believed that this section will get a good share of the appropriation for extensions that are said to be under consideration by the Tennessee-R Republic companies.
 New Mine In Prospect.
 Several Bessemer and Birmingham cap italists are prospecting for coal near Mo Calla and recent reports from operations indicate that the prospects for a very fine opening Is good.
 A shaft has been sunk about 15O feet and the indications are said to be good for one of the finest veins of coal in the district. There is much activity in the section and options are being secured on a large amount of property.
 Cean-Up Movement.
 Mayor Sullivan has intimated that he will begin an early crusade against dis ease germs, and will issue a proclama- tion in a short while. calling upon the people to clean up their premises and pre- pare for summer.
 l The cleanup crusade waged last year at the time yellow fever was prevalent in some of the extreme southern local ities is still fresh in the minds of the city officials, and it is believed that the people will remember the good effects it had on cleaning Bessemer. This city was put in very fine condition last year, and it is believed that an early crusade against filth and the mosquito will be of great benefit and will be worth a great deal to the people.
 The streets and avenues of the city are in very fine shape and it will be an easy matter to keep them clean if the work Is begun early and Mayor Sullivan has announced that he will do all in his pow CT to this end
 Contract Is Let.
 The contract for the building of the Jefferson Fertilizer companys plant in this city has been let to the N. P. Pratt company of Atlanta, and it is understood that work will begin on the erection of the buildings within a few days. l large force of men are now engaged in clearing up the ground and making prepafations for the work of construction.
 To Open Nev Street.
 The condemnation proceedings recently l brought against the Sloss company to | open Clarendon avenue across Twenty eighth and Twenty y-ninth streets have been withdrawn by the city and the street will \ opened at once.
 This will sNc a wide and convenient thoronghfare direct to the eastern portion of the city and will be of great convent ence to people living in that section.
 Banquet to Parks. l The banquet to Major w. ]. Parkes a l Eagles hall next Thursday night March 2eth, promises to'he one of the most ele- gant affairs of the kind ever given in this l city.
 | The banquet will be given by the local 1 lodge of EllSs and aerie of Eagles and Is on the occasion of the departure of Major | Parkes to his new home at Pine Bluff, 1 Ark.
 The following committee from the Elks | and Eagles has charge of the affair and Watch for Rardep & SCott'S