The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-24
PLANS ARE ON FOOT
 FOR UNION STATION
President Henderson of Con-
 mission Visits GadSden
A BIG PRICE FOR TREES
Four Poplars Near springviIle Bring the Owner $500 on the Ground. The Largest Cuts yer 5000
 Feet of Lumber.

Gadsden, August 3,-(Special )-Presi- dent Charles Henderson of the state rail- road commission paid his promised visit to the city, arriving last night and spend ing today with d committee of citizens studying Gadsden's present and future needs in the matter of depot facilities.
 At meeting last night between a mum Der of our prominent citizens and the commissioner the situation was pretty thoroughly discussed, and today Mr Hen derson was driven over the city to dc- quaint himself with the material re- sources of the district and the concrete reasons why we should have an adequate union passenger station. The city is on the best of terms with the railroads en- tering here, and the mission of President Henderson is not intended as the begin ming of a programme to force the roads to make the improvement, but rather to engage him in an effort to get the roads together on the proposition.
 The railroads themselves recognize and admit the necessity here for union sta- tion that shall be adequate for the grow ing traffic, but as usual cant get to- gether among themselves. 1t is therefore hoped through the good offices of the commission, to unite them al lon some common plan that will be fair and just to all the roads, and at the same time re- lieve the public of the present intoler- able conditions
 The commissioner is of the opinion that we need and should have a union pas senger station to cost not less than $i00, coo, and he believes that if the matter is properly presented to the five roads in disturbing Ln the least the present friend ly relations existing between the roads and the city. President Henderson left the city today for Annlston.
 Judge Alto " Lee of the criminal di- vision of the city court and Solicitor w. J, Boykin returned yesterday evening from Indian Springs. Ga, where they had been spending their vacation.
 A negro thief, James Askew, who stole a pair of pants from the store of Frank X Hagedorn yesterday, gave the officers a lively chase before being captured. The negro grabbed the pants and made a clean "get away" but was immediately pursued by the officers and caught after a chase of about mile.
 One of the best sales of standing tim Der ever made in the state was recently consummated near sprngville, on the Herring farm. P. G. Mcdaniel of the McClan Lumber company of Chatta- nooga paid $500 for four poplar trees. The trees were magnificent specimens of this variety, and the largest of them cut over 5000 feet of lumber, board meas ure.
 The Alabama City. Gadsden and Attalla Railway company has just placed in commission a new passenger car of tho most approved pattern. This car is No. 9 and was built by the J. c. Brill company of Philadelphia. It Is of extra heavy construction and was specially designed for the company for service on the line soon 10 be built to Noccalula Falls, on Lookout mountain. The power equipment consists of four 50-horse power motors and has air compressor motors. electric heaters headlights, air brakes, whistles, etc. It is decidedly the heaviest ear thus far put in service by the company.
 The Pioneer Artificial Stone and Con structon company today put force of men at work to begin the erection of the buildings of the Tr-Clty Gas company. achinery and equipment for the plant has already been purchased. and work on the buildings will be pushed with all possible haste.
 President Higgins today left for Chicago and other northern points to complete all arrangements for installation of the plant and when he returns will bring his fam fly with him for permanent residence in Gadsden. so that this will really be home enterprise
 The rifle team sent to the Daphne shoot by Company c returned yesterday, re- porting good time. One of the boys, Kendriek Coleman, made a clean average score of 100, but owing to the fact that he was not q commissioned officer he Was not allowed as one of those to go to the national shoot to be held at Fort Perry, Ohio.
 suit has been begun in the city court here against the United States Fidelity and Guarantee company for $2o0 damages alleged to have been sustained by reason of an injunction issued against the com plainants in favor of the Chattanooga Southern railway, and In which the Fidei- ity and Guarantee company made the bond. The compliments, Landers, Shad- ew & Co, J. C. Landers and J. E.. Estes, are represented by Goodhue & Black wood.
 An informal dance was held at the Bellevue hotel last night in which num- Der of Gadsden's society set and their visiting friends participated. The visiting guests were: Misses Mary Boyd, Louise Rails. Renfroe Embry and Fife Hodge of Ashville; Artine Smith and Addle Lou Law of Rome; Lucille Chairsell of Bir- ningham. and MT. Moran of Atlanta.
 News of Wylam.
 Wylam, August 3.-(special)-Concrete sidewalks Is being built along First ave- me and Oak avenue Mullarky of Ems
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