The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-08
NEW RAILROAD LINE OUT IF CULLMAN Two Thousand Hollanders to
 Be Settled NOW TAXES DEFINITE FORM Board of New l. o. o. F. Home Holds Meeting and Awards Contracts
 for Part of the Fur
 nishings.
NOW TAXES DEFINITE FORM

Cullman August 7.-(Speclal)-1ne re- port that a new railroad would be built from Cullman to the Parker coal mines, terminating at Philadelphia, sent you two months ago by this correspondent, is now verified A company known as the Gull man Coke and Coal company has organ ized with capital stock at s2000,0O, and has bought the Parker coal fields, 1o,22o acres. ized with capital stock at $2,0000O0, and has several crews re-checking the old sur veys for the railroad.
 The incorporators of this company are George H. Parker of Cullman, Joseph Spitsnagel of Culman, D. w. Ten Brock of St. Louis The capital is put into the enterprise by wealthy Holanders, and the incorporators
 It is stated on reliable authority that probably 2oOO Hollanders will come at once to this country and take up small tracts of land for truck farming. The colony will settle about 12 miles southwest of Cullman, near Bremen, on the new line of railway. The new railroad will termin- ate at Philadelphia, in this county. which is part of the cutoff from Blount fourishing old settled section of fine farm lands.
 Cullman will be the shipping point for the new mines. It is not expected that the new line will remain short line, but in time will be built on and connect with another trunk line southwest
 The new Commercial hotel has been leased as headquarters for the company. and is being overhauled and refurnished. It will be used by the company only. and / not open to the general public.
 |. O. o. F. Home Board.
 The board of trustees of the l. o. o. F. home met in Cullman yesterday Those present were: John Ellis of Anniston, chairman; L. N. Buell. of Birmingham, secretary, John Woodrow of Birmingham. building superintendent; F. J. Cramton of Montgomery The Rebekah home commit tee met with the board. Miss Lydia K. Doron of Montgomery, chairman Miss Lenora Wood of Cullman, secretary; Mrs. Addie Woodrow of Birmingham, presi- dent of the Rebekah assembly, were pres ent.
 The most important work done by the board at this session was to order the TOT Iue IliSI three lloOfS, WHICH are to be completed within three weeks. The furniture for these floors cost $3100, and the contracts were awarded as fol- lows: Kitchen, crockery, bedding, linen, glass and silverware c. A. Stiefelmeyer, Culman; dining tables. Dreher Manufac- turing company, Cullman; Brussels art squares and rugs, Burger Dry Goods company, Birmingham; mattresses, Per lection Mattress company, Birmingham; other furniture Stowers Furniture com- pany, Birmingham, and Twin City Install ment company, New Decatur
 The furniture selected Is of mission pat tern in early English finish, the beds iron in vernis Martin finish, except the hos pital, which are white
 The first three floors will accommodate 175 inmates, and the building when com pleted will easily accommodate 300 The board has ordered the superintendent, Felix M Roberts, and the matron, Mrs. Robertson, to take charge any time be- tween October and 10 The home will be opened when they arrive. The date of the formal opening is not yet set, but will be some time in October.
 There are now filed with the board 70 applications for admission to the home There will probably enter 100 orphans and widows the first month.
 The board contracted with the city of Cullman to light the building, and the main Is being laid. The home has its own water works furnished by the pneumatic system from tank under the south porch of the edifice. The Louisville and Nash vile railway has made station at the home, which from the fact that long ago 1t was stop and called Smith, will still be called Smith station.