The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27
NEW RAILROAD LINE
 IS UNDER HEADWAY
Chattanoogans Will Aid Pro
 ject in Practical Way
NEW COUNTRY OPENED
Coal Mines and Other Resources Will Be Reached by Proposed Road. Elks Are Planning Tuber-
 cuIosis Sanitarium

Chattanooga, Tenn, January 26.-(Spe- cial. .)-Promoters of the new South At lantie Transeontinental railroad are in | Chattanooga for the purpose of interest | ing local capitalists and commercial bodies in the new system. The road will run from Petros, Tenn, to Southport, N. c. It is claimed that the government is now paying s7 per ton for coal, whereas they could purchase it at a much lower rate from the state of Tennessee if there was a direct and through railroad system running from the state mines and pris- on at Petros, to an available port on the Atlantic seaboard. It is also claimed that with such road coal could be shipped to good advantage to other countries via the Panama canal
 The new road will run through a coun- try which Is now practically undeveloped, but is rich in natural resources.
 It is proposed that the road shall enter other coal fields in east Tennessee and since the recent developments of the Durham Coal and IroS company the pro- moters have sought entrance into Chat tanooga.
 Application for charter in this state has been filed with the proper authori- ties at Nashville, and a contract for the construction of the road has been award ed to McArthur Brothers, the we'll known railroad construction company of Knox vile.
 o.4o local members of the B. P. O. E.. to take up the work of completing the tuberculo- sis sanitarium.
 The construction of this sanitarium was undertaken about two or three years ago by an organization of ladies which was known as the Chattanooga Tuberculosis Sanitarium association. They secured enough funds to purchase a fine site on Stringer's ridge, and make preliminary plans for the erection of the sanitarium. However, it is apparent that the move- ment will require about s30,0o0 to make it a success, and the proposition has been put to the local Elks and it is probable that they will continue the work
 The site purchased for the sanitarium is on top of Stringers ridge, about six or seven miles north of the city. It Is high and dry and has every. advantage necessary for such an institution.
 In charging the grand jury for the spring term of criminal court, Judge s. D. McReynolds said:
 '"The supreme court of the state of cc;A ,f federal liquor license is sufficient to convict, much less indict, and where it is proved to you that the persons or parties do hold such licenses you must indict- you have no discretion in the matter. The court is not giving you these instructions to clear the skirts of it's own conscience, but for action. This court does not wish to conflict in any way with the grand jury, but you must ignore the charges of other judges and abide by the one of this court, and where it is proved that federal licenses are possessed. indict- ments must be returned. This is the law and so it must be enforced until the pres ent four-mie law is repealed"
 In answer to questions from the fore- man of the grand jury, Judge McRey- holds said that the jury should indict so- called clubs but ruled that fraternal
 
 dealers doing an interstate business.
 According to local political gossip, Capt. C. S. Steward of this city will be named adjutant-general for the state of Ten nessee by Governor Hooper. The nomina- ton is expected to be sent to the legis- lature within the next few days. G. W. Hoppe of Memphis is said to be the only other serious contender for the appoint ment, and according to local gossip. Gov einor Hooper has already committed him. self for the Chattanooga man.
 Chattanooga militiamen are planning big patriotic celebration on May l, the anniversary of the battle of Manila bay, in which all local veterans of the Spanish American war will take part.
 Camp Commander A. J. Law of the local Spanish American war veterans has appointed a committee of prominent bus mess men who were either connected with the army or navy during the war of 1898, and they are busy arranging preliminary details for the occasion.
 It is planned to invite Admiral Dewey or some other army or navy officer who took prominent part in the war.