The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-17
NEW ORLEANS MEN
 INTERESTED IN LINE
Cars May Yet Reach Top of
 Lookout Mountain
SURVEYORS AT WORK
Capitalists Propose to Have Another Hotel at Summit to Replace the Bellevue, Which Was Burned
 in the Spring


 in the Spring Gadsden, August 6.-(Special )--New | Orleans capital has been interested In the project to build a car line to the summit of Lookout mountain and the surveyors have been ordered back to work running lines for the route. Eu- gene Virgin and L. A. Hoffman of New jconferring with Louis Hart, who Is presi : dent of the company promoting the line. If present plans are carried out, active prepafations should begin about October 1, and should be completed by January 1.
 The surveyors had surveyed about half the route in the spring when they were halted in the work by the burning of the Bellevue hotel Now 1t Is pro- init of the mountain, and also a club house for automobilists from Gadsden and Birmingham. Of the $12,500 in stock which it is expected to sell in Gadsden, s790O have been taken.
 Harmony Prevails All semblance of factional strife has been eliminated in the movement for the organization of new commercial club, and indications point to a har- monious and enthusiastic meeting Mor- day night
 Judge Relieves Sheriff When Probate Judge L. L. Herzberg and the county commissioners left the city this morning for ain inspection of the county convict camp, they took three prisoners with them. Three ne- groes had been sentenced to the chain gang, and whn Judge Herzberg offered to relieve Sheriff Lister of trip to the camp the offer was accepted promptly.
 Coffin Satisfactory
 Local creditors of the Alabama Con solidated Coal and Iron company are much pleased at Inc choice of H. w. Coffin as a trustee.
 Sheffield After Plant
 Attalla may yet lose the plant of the Peacock Iron Works. A strong bid is being made for the Selma concern by Sheffield and unless about s3oOo more in stock is subscribed for in Attalla and | Gadsden the promoters may go elsewhere. | However the Attalla business men are working hard to get the amount and they are being assisted by Gadsden merchants.
 Stone Work Progresses | Next week win see the compltion of the | stone work on the federal building. How ever, it has been found necessary to re- move IS stones because they were too dark in color.
 Convention at Crudup Next week will see the completion of the first district will be held at Crudup Sun day The district comprises schools in | Reece, Keener and Duck Springs beats. Twenty Five Water Meters Installed | Records for installing water meters were | broken yesterday when 25 were set. Ii has been noticed that where meters have been installed the consumers are more careful about the use of water
 Sell Car for Debt | Uni, ss settlement is made Sheriff Lis ter will sell freight car and it's contents | of coal in front of the courthouse door. 1 This is to satisfy d claim of w. M. Bag | ley X Co, against the Louisville and Nash | vile railroad because of a garnishmen' against an employe of the .oa1.
 Capital Stock Increased
 The capital stock of the Southern Manu | featuring company will be increased iron | Sl50Oo to $75,000 The company is complet ing large plant to replace the one burned last October.
 Overhead Arches Removed | Because of the installation of the white way posts the arches of small electric ! lights across the streets are being re- | moved