The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-25
GOOD ROADS SCOUTS
 REACH PELL CITY. Ledger Party Greeted by
 Enthusiastic Crowd 75 MILES OF PIXIES Greene. Smith and Keller Make Ad- dresses-County Court Convenes.
 Form Democratic Clubs
 Throughout St. Clair
75 MILES OF PIXIES

l Pell City. September 24.-(Specia1.) )- The Ledger good roads scouts reached here at 1 o'clock today and were greet ed by a large and enthusiastic crowd on the courthouse square. The ladies of the town had spread on the long | line of tables a vast amount of whole some food which was ready to be de- voured by the hungry scouts on their arrival. After the guests and citizens had assembled around the tables the Pen City band began playing, Every body's Doing It Now" and the rush that took place for those large chicken thighs was very Imaginable. After dim ner was over the crowd followed the speakers up into the courthouse the ithere were entertained for several min utes by an address from several prom inent and enthusiastic members of the party.
 Colonel Gardner Greene presided as chairman over the meeting, showing that during the last four years this county has increased in population sev- eral thousand, together with quite a large expenditure of money in different Industries throughout the county. He declared that with the bond issue of sS5,O00 there had been constructed something like 75 miles of cherted bikes in the county. He stated St. Clair county had the largest vein of coal south of Pennsylvania. together with one of the largest mining camps in the state.
 MT. Smith, publisher of the Ledger, was Introduced by Colonel Greene and de- livered a very interesting talk for some 15 minutes. His interest in behalf of good roads throughout every county in the state was easily understood from the man. ner in which he spoke during his entire address. Following him was ". S. Keller, chief engineer of public highways. He gave facts regarding the building of high ways over the state, stating that just at the present time the state aid highway department was lending aid and surveying roads in 50 counties over the state, and 1 that the mileage to be built under their supervision would be completed in the, next four months if the weather was fav- orable. His assistant will be here real soon to aid in the building of several miles of the cherted bikes that are beginning to need repair, the county board of road commissioners approving their required amount toward this work. He congratu- lated this county on the fact that it had one of the finest grades of ci1ert to be found in the construction of highways, and with the close proximity of these l beds to the highways there was no cause why this county should. not be the ban per County of the state in eherted bikes within the next Sew years to come. Lieutenant Governor Walter D. Seed was the last speaker introduced, and was given close attention by his hearers for about 10 minutes. This concluding the | programme, the last cars left for the ferry at o'clock, The scouts were met at Leeds by Col. Gardner Greene Mayor | E. A. Thompson, T. J. Abbott and MT. Lock in the latter's car, where they ! steered them safely over the road through Carrs Gap, by Cook Springs into this place.
 County court for the September term convened here today with Judge James L. Herring presiding. The docket was very light and quickly disposed of.
 Form Democratic Clubs 1 Judge Herring, president, and Horace ! c. Afford secretary of the St. Clair | County Wilson and Marshall Democratic club will at once make a tour of this county, organizing clubs in each voting precinct in the county. Several strong speakers have promised to be on hand a | the organization of these clubs at the largest voting places throughout the county and aid toward making the clubs stronger in behalf of the ticket in Novem- | Der.
 Grading New Line 1 Work is progressing very fast on the grading of the new line of track into the ore beds of the Mitchell Mountain Coal and Iron company, near this place. MT Berry, one of the parties interested in | this project, was in town the first of this week and stated that they expected to begin operation of their works by the first of the year. They are making quite a large expenditure in opening up this ore and coal fields.
 Cotton Opening Rapidly
 The cotton crop in this division of the county is opening very fast and the gins are running steady all day and part of the night The gins down the valley from here have ginned about 60o bales already If fair weather prevails another two weeks, the bulk of the cotton will be out, ginned and sold.
 Ferry About Ready