The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-23
HENDERSON WILL
 LOOK INTO NEEDS Investigates Depot Situation at
 GadSden CONVENTION ADJOURNS J. H. Richardson Is Elected President
CONVEN TON
J. H. Richardson Is Elected President of Etowah Sunday School Assooia- tion-Specia Train for Base
 ball Game Saturday.

Gadsden. August 22.-( (Special)- )--Hon. Charles Henderson, president of the railroad commission, has advised the president of the Commercial club that he will be in the city this evening to inquire into the matter of Gadsden's needs for better depot facilities This matter has been agitated by the club for the past year and it begins to look as though we would get results. Not only Is the railroad commission inter- esting itself in premises, but the rail roads themselves have been favorab bly, considering the needed Improvements. Gadsden Is q heavy producer of both freight and passenger traffic and the railroads have every reason to feel kindly toward us and to make every reasonable concession. Recent acts on the part of the railroads indicate that 1t Is the intention to provide new depot without any pressure from the commission.
 The thirteenth annual convention of the Etowah Sunday School association came to a close at Turkeytown yester- day. The convention was largely at tended and was one of the best meet ings of Sunday school workers ever held in the county. The following of ficers were elected to serve for the en- suig year:
 President, J. IT, Richardson, Turkey town.
 Secretary and treasurer, W. M. Burns, Attalla.
 Elementary secretary Miss Alice Camp. Gadsden.
 Executive committee, Hon. J. A. Bill bro. Judge J. II. Disque Hon. A. E. Goodhue, Col. w. K. Dortch. Gadsden {; R. M Phifer T. C. Banks, N. N Vann. Attalla.
 The place of holding the next meet ing was not decided upon, but left to be selected by the executive committee at some later date.
 pr. J. c. Darlington of Crawfords- vile, Ark. is visiting relatives in the city and county. The doctor Is an old Etowah county boy and Is prominently connected in this part of the state. He has not seen the city for some ten years and expressed great surprise at the many industrial developments that have taken place here in the last lew years. In speaking of these he said there was not only marked improvement in the city, but fin all parts of the county as we'll The development at Altoona had all been since he was here before. He was reared at Walnut Grove in tn 8 west end of the county J. R. Brown of Attalla has a force of men at work building a lake in that city near the Alabama Great Southern depot The lake will cover about an acre and turn what has been one of the towns mud holes into q beauty spot There are some excellent springs to feed the lake and the place will no doubt become the show spot of the town.
 The fall term of the Attalla public ools will open on September 2. full corps of teachers has been secured all but two of whom have never taught there before. John s. Allen of Jackson, Mich, the new superintendent, has been in the city some days preparing for the years work. He comes to Attalla from Holly Springs, Miss, where he taught two years. giving excellent satisfaction. He will have six teach CTS assisting him in the school work and the patrons are looking forward to a successful year of educational effort.
 A special train will be run over the A. G. $. railway to Birmingham next