The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-13
FELL CITY BANK
 IN GOOD CONDITION Officers Are Reelected For An other Year By First National CAPITALISTS IN THE FEEL D St. Clair Town Seems to Be on Eve of Substantial Boom-Riversde Mur-
 der Is Still Mystery-County
 Politics Warming Up.

Fell City, January 12.-(Special)- The annual meeting of the stockhold CTS of the First National bank was held here yesterday with large at tendance of representative business men of the section who have been for years identified with this institution.
 There were no changes in the cleo ton of officers and directors from tn e preceding year, who are: Sumter Cogs- we'll, president; w. N. Maddox and J. Fall Roberson. vice presidents; McCane Tflton, Jr., cashier; Pickens Pearson. assistant cashier. In addition to the foregoing the following are directors. T. H Rennie, J. W. Moore, J. T. Brown and Lafayette Cooke
 An interesting feature of the meet ing was the resolution to employ the American Audit company for regular examinations of the bank, precaution Tn the interest of customers that very few country banks take. The First National has enjoyed a satisfactory year and turns into 1910 with the larg- est cash resources in its history.
 Much interest Is manifested here at the meeting of the rivers and harbors committee of the House of Represents tives to consider the opening of the Coosa, which was recently held in Washington and attended by several capitalists of St. Clair. One of the strongest arguments made for the bill was by W. T Brown of Ragland, who has been one of the moving forces be- hind the proposition for years. An ap- propriation of quarters of a mil lion will open the Coosa from Rome to below Pell City and the Southern bridge and will at the same time de- velop enormous water powers along the route.
 Several New York capitalists have been here recently looking over the ground with view of making heavy investments. Sumter Cogswell is be- hind the movement and it Is reported that corporation with capital above two million is an assured fact in the near future. In addition to the hold ings of the Pell City Realty company, comprising 500 acres of the town site, over 5000 acres have been secured ad- jacent to the town limits which con- tain, as has been proved by exhaustive tests, very fine deposits of coal and iron ore.
 There is still no definite clue to the cowardly murder committed at River side last week when Mir. Steadham, sitting at his hreside, was shot by some unknown party who stood just outside the parlor window. It is sus- pected that the murderer was after Jim Steadman, one of the county deputy marsh als. who was sitting close by his father at the time. A negro man and woman have been arrested in connec- ton with the case and evidence, against them is said to be accommodating. Politics Is warming up and after the meeting of the executive committee at Montgomery candidates will get into the game or hold their peace until a more favorable opportunity presents itself. Gardner Green. who led the anti amendment forces of St Clair with such success, is aspiring to the circuit so- licitorship and is meeting with much encoura cement from his friends. The race for probate judge will over shadow the other contests both in the primary and general election. Just now the betting is in favor of Sumter Cogswell against the field. For state officers Joel c. DeBose will be well supported hereabouts for superintendent of education, and Mallory looks strong for governor. With 8 proper organiza- ton in the county MT. O'Neal will be in at the finish. It Is too early yet to tell the tendencies in regard to the man who will succeed MT. Conner.