The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-05
SNODDY IS KILLED
 UNDER AN ENGINE Commissioners Consider Bond
 issue for Roads ENTIMENT IS GROWING ]. L. Mccurry of McFall Makes a Net Profit of $421.15 From One Acre
 In Rutabagas and Irish Potatoes.

Anniston, March 4- (special) )-Bud Snoddy an employe of the Western Steel Car and Foundry company, who was run over by an engine in the yards of the company died last night at Il o'clock
 Snoddy was on a switch engine at the time of the accident. His left leg was broken just below the knee; he was bruised in several places on the right leg, and the spine was injured.
 Immediately after the accident he gas removed to Moons infirmary, where his injuries were attended to by pr. J. T. Brothers. From the first it was realized that his injuries were fatal. His body was carried to the undertaking parlors of the Anniston City Furniture company where 1t was embalmed and held await ing the arrival of his sister from Br- mingham.
 Bonds for Roads.
 Shall an election be had co determine whether or not Calhoun county shall float bonds for the purpose of building good roads? This is a question with which the county commissioners are just now wrest- ling.
 Seriously and thoughtfully the question is being turned over in the commission CTS court room and nearer and nearer ,s that body drifting toward conclusion that the very best thing Calhoun county could do for itself is to issue bonds to the amount of $150,000 or $200,0OO for building good roads.
 While no formal written petitions have been sent to the commissioners. hundreds of personal appeals have been made from all parts of the county by the best cit izens for such action on the part of the commissioners. And 1t is said that mem- bers of the grand jury will bring the question up in that body in order to secure an expression of its sentiments on the matter, and 1t is not improbable that that body will be heard from on the sub ject in a general report upon adjourn ment.
 Convicts Placed.
 The Pratt Consolidated Coal and Iron company will probably handle the short convicts of Calhoun county. Negotiations have been under way for some time and yesterday afternoon A. H. Shepperd, hard labor agent of Calhoun county, announced that only a few preliminaries remained to be arranged with the company. An ef- fort was made to hire these short-term convicts to the city of Anniston but the present administration did not deem 1t advisable.
 Revising the Code.
 The judiciary committee of the city council, to which has been com
  city code as prepared by Judge H. D. McCarty, has been holding various sit tings in the matter, in order to have ready its report for the next session of the council.
 E. M Lewis of this city will estab- fish a $50000 brick plant at Hallett, Okla., as a. result of visit to that city during the latter part of last month. MT. Lewis was formerly man Of ha Ma l<c before that industry was destroyed by fire.
 Profitable Farming.
 J. L. McCurry, who resides near Nc Fall, furnishes proof of what can be done with one acre of ground properly utilized.
 Upon this acre of ground MT. Mo Curry raised 500 bushels of rutabaga turnips, which he sold at 50 cents per bushel. On the same ground he raised 125 bushels of Irish potatoes, for which receipts for the product of this one acre of ground were $4S5. The seed and fertilizer cost him $13S5 making net profit of $421.15.
 This shows what can be done with Calhoun county soil when properly cul- tivated.
 Free Kindergarten Work.
 The Free Kindergarten association met in the parlors of the Alabama hotel Wednesday morning with Vice President Mrs. l.. T. Robinson pre- siding. The treasurers report was re- ceived and shows cash on hand amounting to $127.s5, and expenses for February of S585O. The report of Mrs. D. B. Walsh for February was re- ceived.
 The association expects at an early date to give an entertainment. con- sisting of readings and recitations from the works of Joel Chandler Harris by one of the foremost readers and iinper- senators of the county. Further an- nouncement of this feature will be made at an early date.