The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-03
TAR IS SUCCESS
IN PAVING STREETS
Chattanooga City Engineer Is
Making An Experiment
NEW TUNNEL COMPLETED
Soldiers at Fort oglethorpe Must Now
Chew Other Than Trust Tobacco.
Chattanooga Finances
Are All Right.
NEW TUNNEL COMPLETED

| Chattanooga, August 2-(SpeciaI)-The
tar preparation spread on a section of
| the streets of the city by the gas COM
pany as test of the experiment for the
prevention of dust has proved satisfac-
tory. The block on which the tar was
used was opened for traffic Monday morn
Ing, and so far appears to be doing all
I that was claimed for it. City Engineer
Hooke said that he did not wish to pass
an opinion on the preparation until a
fuller test had been given It. The man.
ager of the gas company says that If the
city officials were satisfied with the ex-
pertinent the company would make a very
liberal offer to the city to so treat all Of
its ebert streets. The block treated was
done at the company's expense The
coal-tar preparation has been tried in
various parts of the state and has been
found to work very satisfactorily
Daylight now shines through Stringers
ridge tunnel, an opening having been
made between the excavations on either
Side OF the ridge Thursday afternoon
10 negro trusty who was allowed to
crawl through the opening belongs the
distinction Of being the first man to go
through the ridge. For several days
every laborer employed on the big task
has been urged forward by the hope that
every day would see the beginning Of
the end of the tremendous undertaking.
When the first ray OF light shone through
the ridge a shout went up from the work.
ers, and for just a few minutes work was
practically stopped in recognition of the
event.
The lid is on at Fort oglethorpe, in so
far as tobacco made by a trust is con-
cerned. No more will Uncle Sans cav
airy chew their Star Navy and smoke
their Dukes Mixture, unless they are
willing to make a trip to Chattanooga
or Rossville for this and spend their
money for it. The canteen will not handle
trust-made tobacco after the present sup
ply runs out. This action was taken by
those In charge at Atlanta headquarters,
department of the gulf, and Is in accord
ance with a recent order prohibiting the
expenditure of government money for any
article made by a trust.
Chattanooga finances are in very much
better shape now than they were at this
time last year, according to figures Sc
cured in the office of City Treasurer
Cleage. Notwithstanding the decrease in
revenues as the result of the prohibition
laws, the city had in bank August Of
this year about $4,000 as compared with
$4,000 in bank at this time in 1908, and
besides this, more than S833S has already
| been paid on the sinking fund. Payment
! on that fund had not been made last
| year at this time. Thus the funds of the
city are about $4,000 more than on Au-
| gust !. 1908, in spite of the fact that the
revenues collected during the present
month will be about $1,000 less than they
were for July last year.
For many are they that come but
few are those who are chosen" This
was the remark made by one of the disap-
pointed candidates who had applied for
enlistment at the local recruiting station
of the United States navy as he left
the office. OF the 70 applicants during
the month of July only two were ac-
cepted. These were dispatched at once to
the training barracks at Norfork, Va,
where they will be taught seamanship,
| target shooting and other things of value
TO the men who uphold the name Of Uncle
Sam upon the high seas After four months
/, they will be examined and If eligible they
will be assigned to some cruising ship
and will be rated as ordinary seamen.
1t is stated by friends of J. B. Pound,
| former proprietor of the Chattanooga
| News, that he will again enter the news
| paper business in few months. The re-
| port has 1t that Mr. Pound will found a
| new paper in Jacksonville, Fla. Another
| scheme said to be in contemplation by Mr..
Pound is a new hotel to be built in Sa-
vannah, Ga, along the same lines as the
one he has just completed in Jackson
| Vile, Fla.
| From next years city budget the board
| of education will ask for an appropriation
| of s102 so. An estimate calling for this
| amount was submitted to the board at its
| regular meeting and adopted. The amount
requested for the next year will be an
| increase of $17,18.50 over last years
budget which was $4,000.
! HELD FOR TURNING
OVER fTOMBSTONES