The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01
BRIDGE PROGRAM
 AGAIN DISCUSSED
Twin Cities Project Is Brought To Fore As
 Immediate Possibility
tTennesse Valley Bureau )

ALBANY Y-DECATUR Ala, July 31. The proposed bridge across the Ten nessee river at the Albany-Decatur crossing on the Beeline highway, was brought sharply to the fore here Thurs day. when several out of town visitors arrived to talk over the plans for the project at meeting of directors of the bridge company at the National bank. Colonel l.. A. Dean, of Rome, Ga., who, with the late T. E. Grafton, attempted to raise sufficient funds for the bridge several years ago, arrived Thursday and went into conference with several of the directors.
 Officials of the bridge company de cIared they considered the present an oportune time to launch a campaign for funds to construct the bridge. Ma terials and labor were declared to be cheaper than they had been, and prob ably cheaper than they would be for several years. Money is not so tight that serious difficulty would be en- countered in financing the movement, it was believed. Pending the outcome of the present plans Tor a bridge, it is likely that some plan will be adopted for bringing tourists through the heart of the Twin Cities instead of through the outer edge of the city, as is now the case.
 Officials have been talking over the possibility of changing the present ferry landing at this time to connect with some street instead of the Decline high way. It was pointed out that hun dreds of tourists passed through the edge of the city and, particularly at night, do not stop because they have missed the cities.
 Il. o. Stout, who manages the ferry here, declared Thursday that the in- terest he represents are quite willing to change the landing if the public de- sires, and if assurances are given that their franchise rights will not be 'in- jured. Mir. Stout admitted that prob ably 90 per cent of the tourists passing through Albany Decatur do not stop, because they are not routed through the principal parts of town. As an indi- cation of the increase in traffic along the Beeline highway, he declared that recently his ferry carried 400 auto- mobiles across the river in one day.
 Now A Junior COIlege-The high school at. Haleyville, Winston county, has been raised to the status Of a junior college and Dr. J. O. Haynes, a welI-knOwn Methodist minister, had been elected the first president of the institution, according to reports re- ceived here. The school already has some building and equipment, and it is understood that the citizens of Hayle- vile have raised $10,OO0 for additional buildings.
 Dr. Stuart To Visit-Plans for the fourth appearance here of Dr. George Stuart, of Birmingham, before the Methodist Mems club will be discussed at a meeting of that organization to be held Friday evening at the Y. M. c. A.
 Campaign Begins-The campaign in behalf of the Woman's college at Mon tevallo, is2getting away to good start in Morgan county, according to H. F. McGroom, associate state director, who is here. Mir. McGrOom returned today from Hartselle, where organization of the campaign was perfected yesterday. The campaign is well under way in Decatur, under the direction of s. A. Wren, while a luncheon meeting was held in Albany Thursday at noon, when plans for raising the eity's quota were gone over.