The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-28
TALLADEGA MAY HOLD AN ELECTION  Prohibition Sentiment is Being
 Developed HOLD A MEETING MONDAY Buildings Are Going Up in Rush and There Is a D;mand for Workmen.
 Furnaces May Be Oper-
 ated Again.
HOLD A MEETING MONDAY

Talladega, July Special. Ut is likely the prohibition meeting called to assemble at the Baptist church on July
 29, will be held in the court house, in stead of at the place first designated On the surface 1t seems quite likely that the meeting will resolve to hold an election for or against prohibition
 in this county at an early day. It was thought that the Ohildersburg precinct
 on account of that town having d dis pensary. would most likely vote against prohibition, but better information is to the effect that Childersburg will vote to banish whisky. Just now the over whelming sentiment of the county is in favor of absolute prohibition, rath CT than for a dispensary or high license It is not likely that the saloon men will put any money in the canvass, feeling that it would be of no avail.
 The former National bank building of the Talladega bank is being prepared by Reagan Striplin for news stand. The front has been entirely changed. The shelving, walls and all the wood work is of hard wood A large soda fountain has been added The entire front will be of plate glass. There are but five soda fountains here, and all of them are doing land office busi- ness.
 The work of building goes on from day to day with, a rush. East street the main artery of the city, is covered with lumber, debris and building ma terial from end to end All carpenters are busy, and there is a great demand for more workmen. Work has stopped on but one building-the new concrete freight depot of the Atlanta Birming- ham and Atlantic railroad. the reason for this being some difference between the contractors and the railroad, which is likely to be adjusted at an early day. Changes are being made in the flooring and walls of the Isbell bank The Talladega bank has just moved into its new, palatial quarters. The state schools have an army of worKmen en- gagged on the new buildings of that in stitution. The Carnegie library has the external work completed. The city is building a brick addition to its fire department house. Inc Louisville and Nashville railroad Is preparing to erect a freight and passenger depot, begin ming August 1.
 It is understood on the streets that llS HUI 1ui HdCt WllnlH lIle COTpOTdIe limits, that has been idle so long, will be remodeled and again commence making iron. Years since the furnace was erected by English people, but during the years when the price of iron was low the management could not keep the plant out of debt, so that it went into the hands of a receiver, and upon a sale was eventually acquired by Ladenburg & Thallman of New York. A few attempts to run the furnace from the New York office have failed since then, ostensibly because the sup ply of iron ore was not sufficiently abundant m this neighborh ood. Prac- tical iron men are rumored to be at the head of the new movement. who know where they can get a full supply of the best ore.
 W. Ben Groce, a member of one of the leading families of the city, died of pneumonia last evening. MT. Groce was a Confederate soldier, and a quiet and loyable man, having the esteem and affection of all who knew him.