The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09
RAISE WATER PIPE OVER MOUNTAIN GAP Bessemer Talent to Feature
 at Jefferson RETURN PIPE DEBRIS Library Announces New Books-Aged Man Dies on Spot Where He
 Was Born and Spent
 Whole Life

Eessemer September S.-tSpeeial)- When the work of raising the water pipe lines that bridge the gap in Red moohtaih at Raimond mines, one of the ore proper ties of the Republic Iron and Steel com pany is begun, a spur track oi the Louls- vule and Nashville Mineral railroad will he built through the gap for a. coal tip ple to be installed for the use Of the pumping station.
 The nresent track ends just at the Cpen- ing of the break in the mountain that divides two of the most beautiful val ,evs. from a scenic standpoint. of the coal and iron district, and the erecting of the righer wooden supports for the double pipes, one of air and one of water for the mine engines, is well under way. The old pipe trestle is high enough for the passing of ordinary road traffic, and the new one is approximately about half as high again. Another advantage to be ae- ouired by the lifted water line is that it will be almost perfectly level with the point where it breaks away from the opposite hill. The bracers are Of the heaviest timbers and set enough apart ts allow the entrance of a box car. The line will only be short one, as the tipple. or dumping station, will De Just around the corner of the curve on the far side of the mountain. Wagons VII. haul the fuel to the pumping station from this place.
 Raimond minnes is one of the most pc turesoue of the local mineral deposit ories. With it's accompaniment of living qua ters and office perched on the red slopes of the mountain, commanding view of the distant hills even into Tuscaloosa county, the increase of men on the pay roll within the past few months has ne- cessitated the addition of another page to the time sheet.
 Bessemer talent will be feature of the programme for the benefit concert to be given at the Jefferson theater in Birming- ham on Sunday afternoon, September 1T, under the auspices of the Daughters of 1872, as Miss Irene Jenkins of this city has accepted an invitation, rendered her by Miss Alma Rittenberry. chairman of the committee on arrangements to sing on this occasion. The proceeds are to 50 to the campaign or expense fund for the building of the Jackson highway as a monument to Andrew Jackson. Nappis band will render the majority of the mu- sical selections in the afternoon. with sev- eral specalties' interspersed. This move ment is a popular one at present. and those contributing their time and taieny for the cause making Alabama his- tory of a beneficial. material nature.
 Miss Jenkins is the daughter of Mir. and Mrs. J. S. Jenkins, and possesses a clear soprano voice, we'll trained. She has been the recipient of the most favorable press notices wherever she has appeared in the roll of vocalist
 From the scene of the wrecked trestle at Cane creek, near Cordova. on the Ili- nois Central lines, the broken pieces of the ill fated pipe sent from the United Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry company yes- terday in the first section of the three solid train loads billed far San Diego. Cal, will be returned to the local plant as soon as the many bits of the former perfect iron products are collected. Twelve cars made up the trans, and enc of these was intact, with advertising iegible Men have been busily gathering the scrap iron out of the debris of the tumbled cars all day and it is expected d that the work will be accomplished by Sunday morning. The two other sections were detoured over the Southern to Jasper and are now on their way to the destined point.
 This is the first untoward accident to mar the moving of these train loads of industrial specimens of this district that have in connection with the wide- spread notice attracted by their initial shipment attained an interstate inter- est.
 The new volumes for the lihrary for this month are as follows: The Ne'er Do We'll" Rex Beach "The Winning of Barbara Worth" Harold Wright "Queed," Henry Harrison; The Road to Providence" Maria Dav,es "The Secret Garden" Burnett, "The Harvester Gene Porter. The librarian, Mrs. Nora Golson, has placed an order with a Bir- mingham bindery for the binding of the accumulated copies of the current magazines owned by the library into 5 volumes to be added to the reference shelves. The order will go into effect some time next week and the bound magazines will be finished in a short while.
 The death of w. w. Moore, aged S2 years. occTrred this afternoon at 1 o'clock at tbe home of his son, K. P. Moore. near McCalla. The deceased has lived within 300 yards of his birth place during his lifetime and becoming g suddenly i'll just after lris enlistment in the Confederate ranks. he was never able to take active part in the war be- tween the states. He was married ------ -----------------
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