The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
To DEVELOP POWER
AT MUSCLE SHOALS
If Navigation Won't Be Inter-
ferred With
ENGINEERS TO INSPECT
Quarantine Station to Be Established
at Huntsville for Inspection of
cattIe-Street to Be District
Attorney.
ENGINEERS TO INSPECT

Huntsville, April H.-(Special) THE
Secretary of War has notified Represent
tative William Richardson of the Eighth
district OF the appointment of board
of engineers to examine conditions at
Muscle Shoals, in the Tennessee river,
and ascertain if the development of The
power of the shoals will interfere with
navigation. The board is composed of
Lieut.. Col. Daniel C. Kingman, who was
formerly in charge of the government
works on the river; Lieut.. Col. w. Y.
Rowell, Maj. c. S. Richie, Maj. Henry
Jerbey, Capt. j. B. Kavanaugh and Lieut..
W. G. Caples. The first meeting of the
board will be held in Chattanooga at
an early date, and they will then make
trip of inspection to the shoals. The
Muscle Shoals Power and Development
company proposes TO build three dams at
the shoals and the work cannot begin
until the engineering board passes favor
ably upon the companys plans. If the
report is favorable, the work will be-
gin at once, and in few months cheap
electrical power will be available to the
whole Tennessee valley
issue has been executed by the Straight
Mountain Coal and Mining company to
the Huntsville Bank and Trust COM
pany. The money will be used in the de-
velopment of the valuable mining prop
critics of the company in Etowah county.
The United States government, in con-
junction with the state of Alabama, will
establish a quarantine station in Hunts
Vile for the inspection of cattle, and
DIR. G. w. Browning of San Antonio,
Tex, will be the government officer in
charge. All cattle in northern Alabama
that are intended for shipment to the
northern markets must be brought here
for inspection. Cattle that are afflicted
with the Texas tick will be given treat
ment by saturation with crude petroleum
brought mere from the Texas oil fields,
and so treated that they will be enabled
to pass the quarantine and be shipped to
the north. The station will be valuable
institution to the cattle growers of this
section, who have never been allowed to
ship to the markets of the north since
the cattle tick came among them. DR..
Browning claims that the ravages of the
cattle tick in Alabama costs the cattle
growers of the state $500 900 year. A
campaign of education on this line will
state from this station, and it will be a
valuable thing for Alabama cattle men.
That o. d. Street of Guntersville will
be the Presidents appointee for district
attorney for the northern district of
Alabama is generally conceded by the
politicians of this section. They are ex-
pecting announcement of the appoint
ment early this week Mr. Street is one
of the best known lawyers in north Ala
bama and so far as is known there is no
opposition to him.
The prisoners in the county Jail were
searched yesterday for the purpose of de-
priying them of any article in their po-
sition that might be used to aid them in
making their escape. A fine saw was
found in the cell of Milton Connally who
was the roommate of the prisoners who
escaped last week. Connally aided his
companions to break out of their cell,
and was too large to get out himself.
VIII Mcdonald one of the prisoners, was
recaptured yesterday at Chelsey, negro
settlement near the city.
Frank Bradshaw. labor agent for the
Athens Cotton MILL. was adjudged to he
guilty of entieing laborers from their
employment and a fine of $50 and costs
was assessed in Justice Vaught's court
Saturday afternoon. Bradshaw was re-
manded to jail. being unable to pay the
fine.
oHdIitS OWENS. d cottOn f1lil operative
of Merrimack, died after a brief Illness
with pneumonia. The young man con-
tracted the illness while attending the
funeral of his brother. J. s. Owens, Mt
Albertville, who died here few days ago
from the same cause
w. M. Sanders of East Huntsville died
yesterday, aged so years, after illness
with fever. He leaves a widow and sew
eral children.
Mrs. A. J. Simpson, SO years old. died
in East Huntsville Saturday night OF
consumption. Her husband and seven
children survive her.