The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-04
GAOSDEN PAVING
 NOW UNDER WAY First Brick Is Laid By Alder
 man Caldwell BUILDING POWER DAM
Electric Company to Increase Capacity of PInnt--New Entries to Race for Legislature Expected-Indica-
 tions of Big Peach Crop

Gadsden, March 3-(Specal)-The first brick in the new street paving was placed this morning by Alderman S. S Cald- well at the corner of Broad and Second streets The work is being pushed now with all possible haste and good progress is being made The car line people, on whom there was considerable wait, now have their part of the work well in ad- vance of the paving and will not agaln interfere with it's progress. The Louis- vile and Nashville Railroad company also has a force of men here to lower the grade of Locust street, which is oc- cupied by the tracks of that company, to conform with the new street grades.
 Roswell H. Cobb of Anniston. head of the Coosa River Power company, spent some time in the city today In the ln- terest of his company. MT Copp says that the project of building a power dam at Lock g. which his company mas Tn hand, is being pushed and will soon De consummated. A tentative agreement has been made for the sale of several thou sand horsepower to industries in this city.
 It now appears that there will probably be three candidates for joint senator rom this and St. Clair counties. w. T. Brown of Ragland made his announcement some days ago and for a time it was thought that he was to have no opposition. With in the last few days, however, it has developed that there are others who are willing and anxious to serve in this ca pacity and it now looks as though o. R. Hood of this city and Dr. R. r. Me- Connel are both to offer for the place.
 The property of the Alabama Harness company, located at Guntersville, and which has been in the hands of the ref cree in bankruptcy, has been sold by the referee to Charles P Smith of this city. The consideration was s1500. MT Smith, 1t is understood. will turn the property over to other parties who will put the plant in operation There has been considerable litigation over the property and while there was originally enough assets to cover the liabilities it is doubtful If the creditors will receive more than 80 or 40 cents on the dollar. A meeting has been called for March 15 to examine the va
 
 assets is ordered.
 At the last day of the meeting of the Farmers union of this county, held at Smith chapel, resolutions were passed fa- voring good roads and a bond issue for the purpose of building four great high ways from this county to the county line At each point of the compass. The farm CTS condemned the present road laws and demanded return to the old law and also declared themselves in favor or the present prohibition legislation The meet ing was well attended and is considered one of the best ever held in tile county.
 According to the statement of one Of the largest peach growers in this county the peach crop Is practically safe from frost this year. The trees will not be in bloom for three weeks and at the end of that time all danger of frost will prob- ably be over. The trees will bloom later by two weeks than has been the case for the past five years. Indications at pres a,f Q ra for an abundant crop.