The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-01
WORK ID BEGIN
 ON NEW RAILROAD Captain koIb Talks EnthusiaS-
 ticaIIy of Scheme DIR. WILLIAMSON DIES
Was Stricken With Paralysis at His Home at Peek's HilI-FIorence Rejoices Over Timely Rain
 in Calhoun County.

Anniston. August 31.-(Special. )-Capt R. F. Kolb, candidate for commissioner of agriculture and prominent industrial promoter was in the city today, and when seen at the Alabama hotel he said that the survey for the proposed new railway in Clay. Cleburne and Randolph counties has been completed and work will begin on the construction of the road within few weeks.
 Captain Kolb seems delighted with the route chosen for the line of railway, which he says traverses exceptionally level ground enabling them, according to estimates, to lay the entire 25 miles of track for only s1100O0. A large part of this, for a distance of about 12 miles, runs through fine corn fields, and this fact is the cause of the delay in the be- ginning of the construction work, as it is not desired to incur the loss of cutting down the corn.
 All of the details of the organization of the Shinbone Valley Iron and Lumber company have been completed, and the work of mining iron ore and of cutting timber will be commenced within a short time.
 A report is current here to the effect that the Chattanooga Southern will, in all probability, enter Anniston as soon as the bankruptcy proceedings are final ly settled and the receivership dismissed. It is said that great Improvements are being made by the managers of the road, and an extension is being planned. Ac- cording to the report, President Lamb may come south to carry out the origi- nal plans of the promoters in building to Pensacola and thus tapping several new cities not now entered by that road.
 Dr. Cunningham Wilson was in the city from Birmingham last night to officate in the amputaton of the right leg of Capt. R. P. Thomson, who was seriously in- jured by a fall from his rear porch a few weeks ago. The leg was broken near the ankle, the bone projecting through the flesh, and through fear of blood poisoning an operation was deemed ad- vsable. Dr. Wilson was assisted by Dr. Sellers, Dr. Wynn and Dr. Boozer.
 News was received here yesterday of the death of Dr. J. T. Williamson at Peek's Hill, his death being due to a stroke of paralysis. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon, the remains be- ing inferred at the family burying groudn. Dr. Williamson had lived in Calhoun county all his life, and was a regular practitioner until about two years ago, when an accident caused the amputation of one of his legs. He was about 70 years of age and besides his wife, he is survived by several relatives in various parts of the county, including Mrs. Wright of Oxford and Mrs. Little of White Plains.
 Not only the farmers of Calhoun county, but the merchants as well, are rejoicing today over the refreshing showers which fell yesterday evening and last night, thus benefiting the crops of the county to the extent of thousands of dollars. Farmers in the city today state that had it not been for this rainfall the crops in this county would have been practi- cally complete loss. The weather re- gently has been scorching, the tempera- ture reaching 97 in the shade on last Sunday the hottest day of the year in Anniston.
 Justice G. F. Davis held the First Ma tional bank to be liable for $50 this morn ing in renewal of the case in which Clemmie Hawkins is alleged to have forged a check for $50 on Aurl Hammond another negro. It is said that the negro got the money and Hammond Is now seeking to recover the $50 from the bank, which has taken an appeal to a higher court.