The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-27
ENCOURAGEMENT FOR
DEPOT IN BESSEMER
The Board of Trade in Special
Meeting Yesterday
DATE FOR HEARING SET
Speeding ON Fourth Avenue-Bir-
mingham Drivers Said to Be
Among the Offenders

Bessemer, July 26.-(Special.) THE
board of trade held a short but very
encouraging meeting this afternoon. A
communication was received from the
president of the railroad commission
that has spurred the hopes of those
who have been striving for a union
depot. Mr.. Henderson writes in reply
to letter of Mr.. Gum that he will
call a meeting of the commission for
the first Monday in September at which
time the people of Bessemer will be
asked to state their wants. He also
writes that he will notify all the rail-
road officials to be present and that
the matter will be thoroughly threshed
out. He has asked the secretary to
prepare some data and also talks of
other matters. The letter is a very
friendly one and 1t Is believed that a
union depot will be ordered when the
conditions are thoroughly understood.
Mr. Gum will prepare a map giving
the location and size of all the depots
in the city and also showing the
trackage. This will be placed In the
hands of the officials.
committee from the southeastern
division of the Broth erhood of Loco
motive Engineers, who will hold their
annual convention in Birmin CHAM in
October, was before the board and a
committee was appointed to make ar
rangements to entertain the engineers
one afternoon during the convention.
Upon this committee the chairman ap-
pointed /. A. Lewis, J. A. B. Lovett
and X. M. Johnson. Just what arr
rangements are to be made is not
known but 1t is understood that the
convention will come to Bessemer
about IL o'clock In special cars. They
will remain in the city until about
o'clock and will spend the time while
here In seeing the various plants in
the district The committee will have
control of this ands will announce their
plans later.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting to investigate the feasibility
of Bessemer having an exhibit at the
Ohio Valley exposition asked for fur
Their time and reported progress. 1t
is believed that the exhibit will be
made. There was no one before the
board in regard to the selection of a
site for the Crittenden home and 1t
will go over to the next meeting. For
some time the special committee has
been looking the field over for suit
able man to accept the position of in
dustrial solicitor for Bessemer and it is
believed that he has been found. He
is expected to arrive in Bessemer with
in a short time and look the field
over. After the disposition of several
minor matters the board adjourned to
meet Friday, August 8. s
Complaint About Automobile Speeding
Like Birmingham, Bessemer is having
much trouble with the reckless automo-
bile drivers who neither recognize. the
law nor the safety of others. There have
been many near-accidents lately and so
much reckless speeding has greatly arous-
ed the ire of citizens who live upon the
streets that are evidently mistaken for
race tracks. Fourth avenue is the ia
vorite route and the big Birmingham
cars come tearing through Bessemer at
rate that would put the ordinary ex
press train to shame. There are citi-
zens who reside on Fourth avenue who
are ready to swear that automobiles trav-
ell along that street at the rate of forty
miles an hour. An ordinance was passed
some time ago making the speed limit
of automobiles in the city limits miles
an hour. This has been wholly disre-
garded and flagrantly violated by both
Birmingham and Bessemer car owners
The people feel that something should be
done and are looking to the police to
stop it.
Fertilizer Plant Increasing Capacity
A large force of men is at work at
the plant of the Jefferson Fertilizer COM
pany making improvements and extern
sions demanded by the increased demand
for the products of the plant 1t is es-
timated that the improvements will be
completed within two weeks and that the
plant will resume operations for the
coming manufacturing year. 1t is stated
that the plant will reopen August 10.
Personal md General
A delightful reception was given to-
night at the home of. w. w. Hollings-
worth by Miss Lallah Ferguson in honor
Of her guest, Miss Jennie Buchanan of
Tennessee A large number of Miss Fer
gusons friends were entertained.
The stock of the Dennis-Carrol Jewelry
company has been purchased by the
Lewis Drug company and Is being nov
ed today. The Denpis-Carroll company
will dissolve and the members of the
firm engage in other pursuits.
Things have been very quiet in police
circles today and few arrests have been
made 1t is probable that Mayor Lewis
will have slim court tomorrow. The
police court was well filled with minor
offenses this morning.
The Brighton Concert band will give an
fce-cream supper at Brighton tomorrow
night, the proceeds to go to the band
DR.. and Mrs. C. l.. Stansberry and
family are moving to Oneonta, where
he will practice his profession.
Rev. Cummings to Become Editor
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