The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-24
DEMONSTRATION WORK FOR CALHOUN J. A. Wade Investigates Agri-
 cultural Conditions SPEED LIMIT REDUCED Automobiles Can Only Run Eight Miles an Hour In Fire Limits of An
 niston-New Paving
 Contract Let.
SPEED LIMIT REDUCED

Anniston, October 23.-(Special)- A. Wade of Alexander City, director of the North Alabama Farmers Cooperative demonstration work, conducted through the bureau of plant industry, is in the city looking over the field preparatory to es- tablishing the work for Calhoun county, if conditions warrant such.
 MT. Wade tells Interestingly of the work and the great benefit being derived from it. Until recently Anniston has been largely an industrial city, but the fact that the devlopment of the agricultural resources in her surrounding territory will add to her permanency is being realized every year more and more, and she is enjoying a fine country trade. MT. Wade points out that the establishment of this work of the agricultural department will be of great benefit to the city and sur rounding country.
 He is not in position to say definitely, as yet, just what the department will do, but he says conditions are very favorable to the establishment of the work here at an early date.
 The city council at it's meeting last night passed an ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds in the sum of $11 900 for public improvements. The money derived from the sale of the bonds will be ap- piled to the payment for work recently done by Conniff & Co.,, in laying sidewalk pavements in several prats of the city. They are 1O-year bonds, bearing interest at the rate of 8 per cent annually.
 The city of Anniston will probably have another suit on it's hands in the near fu- ture It is said that the Anniston City Land company will enter suit for the re- covery of portion of the money paid for license tax claiming that the license paid Is exorbtant.
 The last license schedule placed the amount of license tax for the company at 5000. The company paid this amount, reserving the right to sue the city for the recovery of a portion of it. It is said that the company will enter suit toward the close of the year. when the receipts of the business may be used in evidence.
 The speed limit for automobiles was reduced by the city council last night The maximum speed prescribed by the new ordinance is eight miles in the fire limits and If miles in other portions of the city The law was formerly 10 miles in the fire limits and IA miles on the outside. The penalty for violations of this ordinance Is a fine ranging between $10 and S10O. It is stated that it has been almost impossible to enforce the old auto mobile law, and complaints are received by the authorities daily. An effort will be made to strictly enforce the new or dinance.
 J. S. Conniff & Go. were last night awarded the contract for paving several thousand yards of additional sidewalks in the city. The bid was for STA cents per square yard, the company accepting in payment the city's 10-year interest bearing bonds. No other bid for the work was received.
 On Sunday, October 25, being the nine teenth Sunday after Trinity, the Rt Rev. Charles M. Beckwith, D. D., will conse- crate the mission church of St. Mary the Virgin at Pell City. Service at Il a. m. and 3:30 p. m.