The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07
BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer. January 6.-(Special)--J
a. Eastes, who for the past four years
has been representing the Bessemer
Board of Trade in an effort to secure q
union station for the city of Bessemer,
received a certified copy this morning
cf an order issued by the railroad COM
Gay which Is as follows:
Alabama Great Southern Railroad
company, ct ais.
In this cause the defendant COM
panies made report to the commission
IS to the results of attempted CON
demnation proceedings authorized by
the commission for the purpose of
building union station at Bessemer,
Ala, and lin making said report the
defendant companies prayed thar the
original order of the commission re-
curing union station at Bessemer
quirin ga union station at Bessemer
Ala, be made null and void. The COM
mission denies the request for an
nullment of original order. but is sat
isfied that grounds exist justifying a
rehearing of the cause on which the
original order was based. Therefore
the original cause is reopened end "a
iehearing Is granted, the date of said
rehearing to be set later and 1T is so
ordered.
CHARLES HENDERSON,
president"
1t will be remembered that Judge
]. p Stiles named a commission COM
posed of Louis Hoster Sr, w. H. Lewis
NJ
property of the Bessemer cotton seed
oil mill, which was located on the site
named for the union depot After a
thorough investigation the commission
valued the property at $2S,000. Tho cit
liens of Bessemer are at loss to
account for this action of the commits
sion and will probably try to nave a
lill passed by the legislature locating
the station and ordering it's construc-
ton by the railroads
Sometime last night the buggy be-
longing to Oscar Moore was stolen
from his barn at his residence on Sixth
avenue and Sixteenth street while a
horse was also stolen from Jake Boyd,
a blind negro. living on Second ave-
nue. and Ninth street. An attempt was
also made to steal the horse belong
ing to Mr.. Moore. 1t was taken to the
city pound pen, a short distance from
Mr.. Moore's home and tied. The horse
became frightened and neighbor,
hearing the noise, went to investigate
and found the animal, which he recog
nized as being Mr. Moore's and turned
ii into his lot. notifying the owner
" here ii was this mOrUip~
The stockholders meeting of tho
Eessemer State bank was held this aft
ernoon In the rooms at the bank and
the business for the year was gone
over. the stockholders being we'll
pleased at the showing made during
the year. The directors for the coming
year were elected as follows: George
f. Rutledge. r. s. Ruter, DR.. r. W.
Waldrop, Sam Erlick, w. L. Wood, d.
r. Ray. I. d. Lewis, DIR. L. A. Spen-
Ger and ]. L. Mattingly. At the con-
clusion of this meeting the directors
n ct and reelected all officers for the
year.
The stockholders of the United States
Savings bank met yesterday afternoon
at which time the business of the year
1914 was gone over. satisfactory
showing being made. An per cent div
idend was ordered paid, the sum indi-
eating the dividend earned in the nine
r.onths the bank has existed The Of
ficers are: w. w. Hollingsworth, pres
ident; L. b. Bradley, vice president. and
G. B. Hollingsworth, cashier. The Uni
ted States Savings bank opened for
business on April, 1914. and occupies
the building on Second avenue and
Twentieth street. which was purchased
from the Bessemer State bank.