The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22
PROH|B|T|ON|STS
 HOLD BIC RALLY Altoona School Has Large Alt
 tendance STREETS ARE IMPROVED The Stevenson Brothers Prepare to Build Large Three-story Busi-
 ness Block at Gadsden.
 Directors to Meet.
STREETS ARE IMPROVED

Gadsden, September 21.-(Special.)- Despite the rain, which started in the middle of the forenoon and continued throughout the day, the prohibition meeting was a pronounced success. A large and enthusiastic gathering re- sponded to the call of Chairman Black wood and the day was spent in an old fashioned love feast.
 The ladies of the W. c. T. U. served a free dinner so that everybody was fully taken care of. The speeches by the orators provided for the occasion were well received and many prohibit tion experiences were related. The feature of the day was the address of pr. J. H. Mccoy of Birmingham. The result of the meeting has been the complete organization of the prohibit tion forces for a strong, united effort in the campaign for the cause Ac- cording to reports made by leaders from the different beats prohibition will carry two to one in all parts of the county.
 The public schools of Altoona closed the first two weeks of the term yes terday with enrolment of 23o pupils. Superintendent Shoemaker re- ports the outlook favorable for a re- cord breaking attendance and expects to enroll at least 400 pupils during the term. Seven years ago the enrolment was only sixty, which shows the rapid rise of this enterprising mining town.
 snr1c rt>o- crfaof RfIfs ct fn u r. tend the deep waterways convention to be held week after next in St. Louis. He has many other demands upon his time since returning from Europe, but his interest in river im- provement makes him exceedingly anX- ious to take part in this national con- ference on the sub ject.
 The street department has been do- ing some good work on Second street in the neigh borhood of the Etowah Gin company and the Farmers Union ware house. Trees have been taken out of the street. the roadway and sidewalks s graded and the whole appearance of the street improved.
 Announcement was made today that Clyde and Paul Stevenson will begin without delay the erection of fine structure on their property on the corner of Fifth and Chestnut streets. The building will be of brick and stone construction, 97x105 feet and three stories high. The first floor will be divided into three store rooms, while the second and third stories will , be fitted up for apartments. The en- tire building will be modern in all it's equipment with bath rooms, 1avatories. steam heat, electric lights, etc. The cost of the structure will approximate s25 1000, and it will be one of the finest buildings in the city.
 The directors of the Southern Steel company will reach the city tonight over the Alabama Great Southern rail- way. Accommodations for the party have been secured at the Bellevue hotel and they will be driven to that famous hostelry directly upon tn cir ar rival. They will spend Sunday on the mountain, an dafter an inspection of the properties a business meeting will be held some day next week.
 It is probable that the final details will be arranged at this meeting for the extentions of the plant that have heretofore been auth oriZed. The new open hearth furnaces are now com plete and the company will have a
  will therefore be ready for the build ing of it's contemplated finishing mills to care for this increased product of the steel mill.
 It has heretofore been decided to erect forging plant for the purpose of making car axles and is known to be the intention of the company to fol- low this with plant to construct steel cars. Work on the forging plant is to bppIn next month.
 There was special meeting of the city council today to consider bids on some five or six miles of new side walks that are to be constructed. There were only three bidders present and the opening of the bids was post poned until a later date in the hope of securing more bids and perhaps q better proposition.