The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-02
TUSCALOOSA FACES
 BRILLIANT FUTURE
NEVER BEFORE IN clTYs HIS
 TORY HAVE PROSPECTS BEEN
 so BRIGHT AS FOR THE NEW YEAR-eENERAL NEWS.

Tuscaloosa. January 1.--(special.) Jus
 caloosa starts out the new year with
 much hope for it's future. The year 1906
 has witnessed many good things for the
 town, and with the outlook of more be-
 ing done this year, things are looking
 bright for the town. It is probable thas
 the government building will also prob
 ably be built. the Masonic Temple and
 Episcopal parish house will be completed,
 the Y. M. C. A. building erected and the
 planned addition to the McLester hotel
 be inaugurated Also a great many resi-
 denees are in construction and many
 planned. In the way of civic improve ment, there Is also much to expect In the first place, there will be a new water
 system the city limits will be extended. the continuation of the street improve ments all over the city will be effected, including the eherting of Greensboro ave- nue, the prettiest street in Alabama, from the Alabama Great Southern depot to the river bridge There Is also some en- couraging talk about the proposed cleo tric railway from this place to Birming-
 ham, and the touching of several rail- roads in this vicinity, all of which would
 mean great things for us. Altogether.
 the outlook for the ensuing year is the brightest prospect that Tuscaloosa has had in it's life time.
 In this mornings issue of the Times Gazette appears a card from Dr. James T. Searcy, superintendent of the Insane hospital. in which he heartily seconds and endorses the suggestion of Frank S. Moody in regard to the arrangement of the new court house and jail. It will be remembered that Mir Moodys idea was that the jail should form the top story of the court house. Much discussion of this rather novel idea has been in dulged in since MT. Moodys card to the paper, and many have been lead to the belief that this would be an ideal arrange ment. As Dr. Searcy suggests in his card,
 the sanitary conditions would be fine,
 and convenience and safety would both be secured.
 The funeral of l.. P. Baker was had from his residence Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. The services were conducted by the Rev l.. O. Dawson, and the body was inferred in Evergreen cemetery. The pall-bearers were Capt. A. F. Prince. Dr. John Little. Prof T. w. Palmer, Messrs. E. J. Daffin, F. B. Nuzum and c. N.
 Maxwell.
 Tuscaloosa people have read with much interest and pleasure the accounts given of the great football game played by the star half back of the Alabama team,
 Auxford Burks. The Savannah papers express their views exactly, MT. Hesman to the contrary notwithstanding. This | latter gentleman must feel himself some what rebuked in the universal praise that has been heaped upon Burks since this
 last game, and possibly could now be in-
 duced to put Burks' name on the second all southern team anyhow.
 l Several changes In business houses were
 made today. w. c. Hughes. who has
 been operating a fruit market on Main
 street, between Twenty third and Twenty 1 fourth avenues has moved to Sixth street, l T. J. Perry, who has gone out of busi- ness. Into the store vacated by MT.
 Hughes the Ward Drug company have
 moved. This company has for the past two years been occupying the brick cor
 ner store the southwest corner of l Greensboro and Main streets. w F. Fitts
 & Son. who own this latter building will
 move their insurance office into the room made vacant by the removal of the Ward Drug company.
 I MT. John Wills, advertising manager of the Times Gazette has returned from I a visit to his family at Auburn, Ala. MT | Wills was accompanied back by his wife and little son, who will make their home I here from this time.
 l Mrs W. D. Partlow has returned from
 a visit during the holidays to her mother, l Mrs. Nixon of Birmingham.
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