The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-04
MASS MEET|NGO IF
 PULLMAN CITIZENS To Discuss the Phone Rate
 Increase PASS-HUNT WEDDING, Much Interest in Action of Confer
 
PASS-HUNT WEDDING
Much Interest in Action of Confer ence at Florence-Teachers were
 Not Paid Saturday 5sc
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Cullman, December s.-tSpecial)- Tomorrow night a meeting of the citf- zens of Cullman will be held in ths rooms of the Commercial club at which time a final settlement of the contro7 versy between the people of iCnllman and the Southern Bell Telephone com pany will be eliminated. This meeting las been called anent the new rates which the telephone company proposes to put into effect in Cullman January 1. 1912 The officials of the company have been notified, and it is expected that a number of them from Atlanta and other places will be present at the meeting Monday night.
 Secretary Buell. of the Commercial club has notified every subscriber of the company, taking them in rotation as they appear on the telephone direc- tory. and it is expected that large attendance will be had. |
 This matter of the increase in the phone rates has been up for some time. At former meeting of the board of directors the officials of the company were present, but at that time very lit- tie consolation was given the people relative to the increase. but the matter of putting the new rates into effect was deferred until January 1 next year in order to give the people chance to investigate further the claims of the company. Since that time quiet in Vestigation of the value placed on the company's plant here has been made, and it has been found in the opinions of engineers that the value placed on their Cullman plant is too high, and it is the opinion of number of business men ot the city that the new rates are entirely too high, and believe that those now in force are amply sufficient to compen- sate the company for the service ren- dered.
 Secretary Buell. has been in communi cation with a number of companies dealing In electrical supplies, and the results of this correspondence have been very encouraging. This matter will be discussed tomorrow night, and if an agreement between the people and the Bell company is not reached. the business men and the citizens generally
 
 stock in an independent company for the purpose of installing an entirely new system. 1u ssi.a
 If this is done. it is the purpose of the neorle to install an up to date plant working similar to that in Birmingham and other large cities. It is believed that such an outfit can be built here for something. like ss10.00O that will amply meet the demand of the town and county. number of the farmers own ing their own lines have expressed a willingness to connect with the new ex- change In case the company is organ ized
 It Is believed that this will be the final outcome of the meeting tomorrow night, as from the impression left or The board of directors of the Commer- cial club by Vice President Hoxey at the former meeting, there is little likeli- Lood of the company meeting the de- mands of the people.
 Common Law Marriage
 Another common law marriage was reformed In Cullman yesterday by At torney William D. James. The contract ing parties were MT. Nathan Hunt and Miss Ethel Pass. both of Cleveland, Blount county.
  their native county to Cullman in order that they might secure a marriage li- cense and get married, but the young lady being under age, license was re- fused by Judge Burke. The young couple, after having made a long cross country trip, were determined not to he outwitted at that late date, and immediately sought the assistance of an attorney, whom they had been informed could marry them without license The contracting parties, together with a few others, repaired to the office of MT. James, where a contract was soon drawn up. to which both subscribed their names.
 Interest in Conference
 The outcome of the north Alabama conference now in session in Florence is being awaited with much interest by the members of the First Methodist church in this city This fact is brought about by the anxiety over the question of who will be sent to Gull man as the pastor for the coming year The Rev. z. A. Bowling has been in charge of the work in this city during the past 12 months, and the congrega- ton would be pleased to have him re- turned here as their pastor for another year. The church has progressed won derfully under the leadership of the Rev. Mir. Bowling, both spiritually and financially. He Is one of the strongest men In the conference and his work in Cullman has been entirely satisfac- tory. 'H
 No matter whether MT. Bowling or some one else is sent to Cullman for the coming year, the congregation is wait ing the outcome with considerable in-' terest and are ready to accord whoever their new pastor may be heanty and cordial welcome.
 Yesterday was the regular monthly pay day for the school teachers in this county. A large number of the teachers from the rural schools were here bright and early to receive their pay, but were disappointed when it was learned that because of the inability of Superintend- ent Woods to prepare the pay roll to be submitted to the treasurer of the school funds, they could not be paid off yes- terday. Owing to work in the office of the superintendent and because of sick ness in his family, MT. Wood has no: been able to prepare the list Under the new law this list must be prepared and submitted to the treasurer of the school funds before the payments are made. Joseph Kramer. assistant cash fer of the German bank of Cullman, is the treasurer of the funds,
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