The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-09

Since the Tennessee company removed the convicts from No. F prison reeently named Docena). changes have been made at the mining camp that are marvellous Where ravine and hillside abounded, pretty bungalows. cozy cottages, graded streets and avenues are found. The Ten nessee company is doing big things on the eastern edge of the great Warrior river coal basin.
 They are doing things without hue or cryA Little is said about what Is going on but visit to the camp causes ex- pressions of wonder One hundred and fifty pretty houses have been erected. \ handsome brick commissary is nearing completion. Streets are being graded and cement sidewalks and cement gutters are being laid The cottages are of attractive appearance and painted in tasteful colors. The bungalows are stained with painted roof. Rogers hall, once used as the big prison. has also undergone change. The long halls have been petitioned off and are occupied by may families who are hv- ing In freedom where short time ago transgressors of the law were kept In confinement.
 The guard with pump gun sitting high above the stockade fence is not to be seen Gates upon which hung heavy padlocks are open wide and one may come and go without challenge The hospital, which was said to be the best prison hospital in the state, has been reduced and in one end the company conducts furniture store. One of the small buildings in the stockade has heen fitted up as pool room by the company for the use of the em- ployes, who are charged the nominal fee of PIE cents per cue. No one is allowed In the pool room until 1.30 each day and tben it is necessary that he has worked in the mine that day or admission Is de- nied.
 High class miners are moving to Docena, daily new families moving in. No. 12 is a shaft mine, equipped with machinery that reaches the highest point of effl- ciency. The coal supply is without limit. The farther down they go the more coal they find. The company owns it's own. railroad to the mine. The Frisco paralieis the camp. Booker City, where the negroes started a town of their own and erected a college later selling out to the com pany, adjoins. Churches and school houses will be erected. Running water VIII be piped to the cottages and play grounds will be maintained Sports will be en-. couraged and already the miners have ball team. The ideal life for the miner will be striven for by the company. Strife and discord will be discounted.
 Docena will likely outstrip No. IS or Edgewater Yet at Edgewater they are doing things on a large scale. Wednesday will be a gala day at No. F. The Ala bama coal operators will attend huge barbecue and the Tennessee company and the local employees will be the hosts AL least 800 visitors will attend the affair Stands and tables have been erected Speeches will De made by prominent men of the union. Music by the Tennessee Coal and Iron companys band will be feature. Games and other athletics VIII abound. An excellent pike leads to No. l2 through Ensley. from where the mines IS two and one-half miles west.
 Demps Huffman, who with party from the upper part of the county spent 10 days on the Warrior river fishing has re- turned home MT. Huffman caught about l50 pounds of fish. He brought nome ahout 50 pounds. MT. Huffman states that fish were plentiful where he and his party camped.
 The large gas storage tank of the gas company in Tuxedo has been completed and A force of men are laying eight Inch pipe to the tank from the main leading into Fnsley, When the connections are made distributing pipes will be laid Into Tuxedo and Shadyside.
 In honor of their dead the members of McDonald's chapel. west of Ensley, yes terday held memorial services. The Rev L l. Williams, pastor of the Fairview Methodist church, addressed the gathering and conducted the ceremonies.
 Within the next 10 days the plans for the new Christian church of Ensley will be decided upon The building will cost about sl20oo, for which amount the ar arrangements are being consummated The building will have two auditoriums. The front portion will be 100 feet long and 47 feet wide inside The seating capacity will be 1900 basement 60 feet In length and the width of the church will be ex- cavated. It is proposed to construct a roof garden for out of door services and entertainments during warm weather, but this feature is not decided upon. The pas- tor, the Rev NJ. M. Blair, with the mem bers of his congregation are busy work ing out the details of the plans.
 Miss Rita Holt Chisholm has reached the city from Canada, where she re- cently graduated at the Allison Conser-