The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer. October 22-(Special ) Everything is in readiness and the Bes- semer Cotton Seed Oil Mill will begin operation Monday morning, sufficient cot ton seed having been secured to begin making oil, and it is believed that the industry will be able to operate contin- uously. The machinery is all new and for the first day or two will be tried out adjusted and tested before the ca pacity of the plant can be reached. Cot ton seed still stays at high price, s4l per ton having been paid for seed this week, which was $2 a ton lower than the same day last week.
 r Work is progressing rapidly on the new depot for the Alabama Great Southern railroad. which is being constructed on Alabama avenue between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets and within a few weeks the handsome new $30,O00 structure will be ready for occupancy. The roof is at present being placed and will be rushed to completion
 The trailer on local No 2SO. leaving Bessemer at 2;30 o'clock this afternoon, was derailed at First avenue and Nine teenth street, and car traffic around the loop was delayed some little time. Cars run each way on Nineteenth street at this intersection, looping around First avenue. and this car was turning in First avenue when the accident occurred. The front trucks of the trailer passed over the switch, which got out of order be- fore the rear trucks passed over and before the car was stopped the trucks were at right angles. Traffic was de- lox xa1 hut done.
 The census of voters of beat B is be- ing taken today by w. D. Lanier, so as to arrange voting places by number Of voters, under the recent act Of the leg islature, and he reports that there is a very low percentage of voters In the city. He gives as an instance that in the First ward there are $40 of voting age and only 1Os qualified voters. Just 25 per cent of the citizens being able to vote. The same is the case in the other wards or the city and at Mpscomb there are near ly 200 men over 21 years of age and only about 25 qualified voters A voting place must be located for every 300 voters un- der the new law. whether they have reg istered or paid their poll tax or not, and from all appearances there will be at least six voting places in Beat B.
 The librarian of the public library is busy preparing report or the money received from the city, number of books purchased. number of people who pat ronize the library and everything per taining>to the library. since 1t was started eight years ago for the Carnegie foun- dation, which was largely instrumental in placing the library in Bessemer and which has asked for the report This will be forwarded to the secretary as soon as completed.
 The man found dead on the tracks of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad early Wednesday morning has been identified as Amos Poole, a negro barber of North Birmingham. The man. gled body was found by l.. w. Crot- well. who was on his way home from work at\ Raimund. and the man was thought to be a white man. but he was identified by the man for whom he worked at North Birmingham as being the negro above named.
 One of the most enjoyable affairs of the season was the dance given tonight by the young men of this city in com pliment to the visiting girls at the Realty building A string band furnished music for the occasion and dancing was enjoyed until a late hour. Among those present were: Dr. and Mrs. E. T. Smith.