The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-21
RAPID WORK ON
 TALLADEGA DEPOT
SMALL ARMY OF MEN WILL COM
 PLETE STRUCTURE BY JUNE. CITY AND COUNTY MUSICAL WITH oLD-FAsHIoNED VocALs.

Talladega, April 70 -(Special.)-A small army of men are at work on the new freight depot building of the Atlanta, Bir- mingham and Atlantic railroad. Tracks have been laid from their Battle street tracks, so that material can be dumped on the ground of the new freight house. The building will be of reinforced con- crete, roof to be of tiling, dimensions 250x150, surrounded by twelve foot plat form which vii extend entirely through the block 26O feet from East street 10 Court street. It is to be completed June 1. Directly cast of the freight depot, on the east side of East street on the site of the former Van-Pelt residence, the railroad people are preparing the ground for the erection of a new $15O0O passenger depot This will be a modern structure of pressed brick and stone, divided into roomy waiting room, ticket office, bag gage room, parcels, check room and re- ceptlon room. Ten rooms will be upon the second floor. and the entire building will be heated with steam and contain modern sanitary plumbing. The Talladega Construction company has thirty dump cars, two locomotives, steam grader and spreader preparing the site of the two depots. Rumor has 1t that this point will be division headquarters for the road, and that the shops will be located here.
 The new electric light company Is straining every nerve to get the lights burning within the next few days. Four heavy transformers were landed by the In ba n6 hic morning at their depot, which will be hauled by OK wagon to the plant, nine miles north of the city. These traiIs formers were shipped by express, and it is stated the express charges on the four cases amounted to $4O0. Such was the unusual weight of the packages that it was an extremely difficult job to load them on wagons.
 Talladega is a musical city and county. Operatic and old fashioned vocal music has its admirers. All over the county there are organizations for practice in the time honored vocal music of the sacred harp" The Central Sacred Harp Sing ing association has elected for the com ing season as its officers: J. k. Davis, president; w. T. Eubanks, vice president; J. A. Matson, secretary; executive com mittee, J. w. King, E. M. Fulmer and J. W. Conner Always in the early fall there is d convention where an al-day competitive singing and dinner on the grounds makes d day to be remembered.
 A former Talladega negro, now living fin Denver named Walker, is here setting forth the charms of emigrating to Africa to the colored population. Walker is pres ident of the Colorado African Colonization company. Our 'brother in black of this locality has had some experience in the past with emigrating to Liberia and to Illinois, and it isn't likely that he will aeari, tt~fla ft la especially with immediate prospects of bumper blackberry crop, followed by good watermelon season.
 An interesting suit has been filed in the city court by Il. A. Bishop against the Alabama White Marble company, Ed ward Hitler, G. Trowbrdge, Hollister, Henry R. Wilson, Henry Evans, E. B. Tompkins, John S.. Sewell, w. B. Cos graves-allegng that the Alabama White Marble company has illegally used its cor porate powers and has done indirectly what 1t was forbidden to do directly, in certain increases of it's capital stock, ana illegal transfers of said stock. The suit is a quo warranto proceeding which writ is used for the correction of the usurpa- ton of a corporate franchise by trying the right and busting the usurper.
 The saloon men are divided in sentiment as to asking the city council to pass an ordinance closing their establishments at in the evening" It is understood that three favor the proposition, while five are against it. As it is now the saloons are required to close at 9 o'clock in the evening. No music is permitted in sa- looms, lights must burn all night in them, the windows must be so arranged that a policeman has an unobstructed view of the interior at all times. Pool tables are forbidden in connection with saloon and license Is forfeited for Sunday sales.