The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-07
MISSISSIPPI ROADS GREATLY IMPROVED Declares Tourist Who Ar
 rives in Meridian NEW ROAD ASSURED
N. 0. & N. E. Official Declares No Probability of Strike on Queen and Crescent Lines-Little Interest in
 Proposed Commission Form Bill

Meridian, Miss, December 6.-(Spe- cial. )-"The public highways of Missis- sippi have improved more during the past three years than those of any state in the south," said B. Jay Barrier of Cincinnati last night after a tour of the south in an automobile from Gin cinnati to Meridian. The extreme west ern portion of the state, he says, shows vast Improvements and the extreme eastern portion of the state also shows A decided improvement in the public highways.
 That the Meridian and Deep Water railroad is a certainty for this city was practically sealed yesterday when first mortgage was filed to cover per cent bonds in the sum of $1,200,0 with the Interstate Bank and Trust company of New Orleans as trustees. This mortgage was filed by the officers of the Meridian and Deep Water rail- road and the money is payable at New Orleans or New York with the Mutual Alliance Trust company. The mortgage requires that the railroad shall be built from Meridian, Miss, to Myrtlewood, Ala This is the original proposition as made by the railroad officials some- time ago. From Myrtlewood the line will project to Pensacola, Fla, over the lines of the Mergargal people, who are now building from Pensacola in this direction.
 Superintendent s. F. Flanagan of the New Orleans and Northeastern railway has given out a statement in which he says that there is no probability of strike on the Queen and Crescent rail- way lines, as has been rumored over the country. He states that the confer ences which have been held in New Or leans with the officials have been to adjust certain differences in the matter
 ~~~-~~>~~~~~~>~~~>~>~- noon at 23O o'clock at her home on Quinlan avenue.
 Mrs. c. c. Snider will be hostess to- morrow for the Clionian club at her home, 909 South Twenty-firsS street.
 The Culture club meets tomorrow morning at the usual hour with Mrs. Richard Fell, 1902 Huntsville avenue.
 The Music Study club meets at Cable hall this morning with Mrs. J. E. Frazier as hostess. The hour is 10:30 NOTES AND PERSONALS
 Mr and Mrs. William Kline of Co., lumbus Ga, are guests of Mrs. Frank Turpin and Mrs. Simpson in Idlewild.
 Mrs. Florence McMichael and her daughter, Mrs. Ryan, of Canada are here to spend the winter with Mrs. Lillie Sloss. Mrs. McMichael and Mrs. Ryan have visited in Birmingham before and have a number of friends here.
 MT. Lee Gotten and his children will be at home the remainder of the win ter with his sister, Mrs. Robert Brown.
 MT. and Mrs. Eugene Brown returned the early part of the week after de- lightfuf outing at Coden.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry White are ex- pected home today from the southern coast.
 Mrs. Kate Keller of Florence is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Mason billiard on Highland avenue. Mrs. Keller is here to be at the bedside of her son, Phillips Keller, who was seriously in jured Tn the InanKSSlVlHS loolDdl game. She has spent some time with her haughter, Miss Helen Keller in and returned Thanks giving Day to be with another daughter, Mrs. Tyson, in Montgomery, arriving here that night. MT Kellers condi- tion was reported yesterday very fla vorable. He issat the Davis 1nfirmary.
 MT. and Mrs John H. Hine have taken possession of their pretty new home on Seventeenth street and Fifteenth avenue, south.
 Miss Virginia Iden of Manassas, Va, 1 will arrive today to be the guest of Miss Mary Lee Bell. Miss Iden is re- membered as visitor last summer at the time of the Counselman -McCrorey | 
 Mrs. c. J. Waller of Washington is | the house guest of Mrs. stephen Smith | at Edgewood. She will later be with | Mrs. Carl Seals.
 Mrs. D. I. Burgess is here from Mo bile to visit her daughters, Mrs. Albert Bush and Miss Ethel Burgess, both of whom are i'll at an infirmary with typhoid fever. Both were reported | greatly improved yesterday.
 Mrs. Felix Drennen will have Sher mother with her for the winter. Mrs. Runyon arrived yesterday from New York and will remain until spring.