The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-09
BIG HOWL AGAINST
 CITY ANNEXATION Suburbs of Meridian Do Not
 Want Incorporation ISSUE IN NEXT CAMPAIGN News from Kemper County Says That the sanoody Railroad is Now
 Complete Within Two
 Miles of DekaIb.

! Meridian. September s.-(speciaI3- IA howl, long and loud. is beginning to be heard from people in the suburbs which were recently taken into the corporate limits by the mayor and boards of alder men and councilmen, and it would not be at all surprising if there should be an in- junction against the act at the proper time. The opposition to the acquisition of the new territory declare that the au- thorities are imposing a hardship to re- quire them to pay city taxes on their homes which were erected on the outside because lots could be purchased within the means of the wageworker. large area of unsettled land has been taken in in order to make square the corporate line and at the same time take in the populous suburbs. Thus fields, truck farms and pastures are now within the city limits, and owners will be compelled to pay city taxes on them. It is. a viola ton of the laws for cows to roam at large inside of the city limits and when the new extension order goes into effect the man with the COW will have to be reck- oned with. The COW question was an is- sue in city politics here for a number of years when the city began to throw off its swaddling clothes for city airs, and 1t is not unlikely that it will be an issue in the next campaign, being precipitated by the 5000 or 5000 people who have so sud- denly been taken into the city limits.
 News from DeKalb. the famous capital of kemper county, is to the effect that the Sanoody Valley railroad, the newest thing in railroad building in this section of the state, is now complete within two miles of DeKalb. It runs from Sucar- nochee, on the Mobile and Ohio road, a distance of about 13 miles. and is the only railroad that reaches the Kemper county site. The promoters of the road are all ready discussing the advisability of ex- tending the road from DeKalb, for junc- tion with the Mobile. Jackson and Kan sas City at Philadelphia, Miss. This talk is causing Meridian to sit up and take notice, for should this be done it is ar gued that this city's trade territory in that direction would be badly interferred with, unless Meridian should also tap the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City at
 
 Judge John l.. Buckley is now engaged in holding court at Quitman, Carke coun- ty. Court was convened Monday and as there Is a big docket the term is likely to last the full time. No case of any great importance is to come up at this term.
 The first session of two days meeting a vened at the Central Methodist church this afternoon at 3:3O o'clock. with about 100 delegates from throughout the district in attendance. The afternoon session was followed tonight by another session and the meeting will come to close at the end of the morning session tomorrok. A fine programme. consisting of short talks on the layman's movement, char acterizes the meeting. The principal ad- dress was delivered by W. B. Stubbs of Atlanta MT. Stubbs is an enthusiastic worker in the interest of the Layman's Missionary Movement and from his ad- dress those present learned much of in- terest regarding the work throughout the country.
 The next important assembly to con vene in this city will be the State Sum day School Superintendent's institute, September 22-24. This body Is composed of Sunday school superintendents from both conferences of the state, the Mis- sissippi and north Mississippi conferences, although other than superintendents will attend. A lengthy programme has been arranged and the institute promises to be one of interest throughout the three days session.
 The board of, supervisors have granted the petition of many citizens along the route for a new road into this city from Russell, eight miles east of the city on the Alabama Great Southern road. The new highway will be a level track all the way as it will parallel the right of way of the railroad. The people along the old road lost hard fight in their effort to have the road remain as it Is over circuitous and hilly route.
 AMONG THE RAILROADS