The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-17
.BESSEMER CITIZENS CALL ON MR. 0LNEY Offer Co-0peration in Work of
 A. 3. 6 A. MRS. GOLSON IS LIBRARIAN Elected At Meeting of Board Held In Bessemer Yesterday-city Council To Pass On License sched-
 ule Tomorrow.

Bessemer December 16.-(Special. "A delegation of citizens from this city called upon A. C. Olney, the resident engineer of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad, this afternoon and a very pleas ant time was spent. Mir. Olney has just recently come to this city to take charge of the work, although he is no stranger, having located the route the road is now taking about five years ago.
 The party was taken around and some of the work that had been done was in spected.
 Those composing the party were Reid Fulton, David H. Fulton, J. D. O'Gara, pr. T. c. Donald, Dr. William Waldrop, pr. E. P. Lacy, W. H. Dennis, E. A. Little, Andrew c. Mitchell, Dr. R. F. McTyeire, Capt. H. W. Crook Dr J. c. Curry, G. H. Stevenson, President R. F. Smith of the Bessemer National bank, w. w. Hollingsworth, president of the Bessemer State bank, and H. N. Freeman
 The party received very cordial wet come from MT. Olney, and he expressed himself as being very much gratified to note the interest that the citizens were taking in the work. He stated that the work was being rushed as rapidly as pos sible, and he could see no reason why the road should not be operating trains through this city In the near future.
 The work that Is now being done is di- rectly in charge of MT. olney, and he will remain in this city until it is completed. He spoke of the time when sites were be- ing looked for by the road, and at that time he was sent over the whole district to look them up. He said after he reached this district it did not take him very long to discover that this was the place and district that the road had been looking for.
 In this connection it will be remembered that about 10 years ago two of the most prominent citizens of this city made a trip to Brunswick, Ga, when the Bruns- wick and Birmingham railroad was con templating running a road into this state This road was afterwards taken over by the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic, and while 1t cannot be stated authorita- lively that the attendance of these men at the meeting has anything to do with the present construction of the road through this district, still it does seem that the many boosts that they gave this city and immediate district had some thing to do with the location.
 The party today was shown over the part of the road that had been almost completed and each and every one was very gratified with what he saw. MT. Olney especially complimented the con tracting firm of Hannah & Hickey for the great work that they had done in connection with the concrete and arch work. This work is as fine as .any that has ever been done in this section of the country, and MT. Smith of the Bessemer National bank stated that it would take rank with the work done on the Pennsyl- vania railroad, and it Is well known fact some of the finest concrete work has been done on that road.
 MT. Olney stated that Messrs Hannah and Hickey had taken special pains on the work and the arch over Clarandon avenue is indeed a very fine piece of workmanship.
 The party returned to the city about 4 o'clock, and everyone expressed himself as being highly gratified at the result ot the visit.
 The delegation informed MT. Olney that they wanted him to feel perfectly at home in his new surroundings, and if there was anything that could be done to help him along in rushing the work, all he had to do would be to call on them and every effort possible would be made to help the good work along.