Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-04
EXCEEDED HIS EXPECTATION
The Alabama Exhibit Will Be in Shape Next
Week.
BIMETALLISTS ARE MUCH DELIGHTED
Over the Purchase of the Age-Herald and
Its Change of Name and Policy-They
Guessed. the New Name
of the Paper.

Montgomery, Oct. Especial Gov
ernor Oates returned to the city from
Washington today and was at the capital
awhile this afternoon. He found very
little awaiting his attention, as he was
well up with his work when he left and
his competent secretaries have kept
things moving smoothly.
Governor Oates stopped over a day at
the Atlanta exposition. He says 1t is
great show-much greater than he had
expected to find it. He says the Alabama
exhibit has not been Strengthened out
yet-that the building is complete and
many of the exhibits have been placed,
but not near all of them. He says the
first floor is practically arranged, but
that the upper floor has scarcely been
touched. The exhibits from Alabama
are, however, piled in front of the door,
and the whole thing will be in ship shape
by the time the Alabama editors arrive
next week.
To an Atlanta Constitution reporter
Governor Oates said. while in Atlanta
II am amazed at the greatness OF this
exposition. This is the 1irst time have
seen the place, and was not prepared Tor
what l saw when l entered the grounds
this morning. This is enormous un-
dertaking for the SOUTH" he continued,
sweeping his only arm in a circle. mo
taken 1t. l am pleased rather with the
show made by Alabama. There was no
state appropriation. When the question
came up first sent in message recon-
mending that an appropriation be given
for the exposition AS is known. that
was defeated. After that the commercial
bodies of the different cities took up the
idea and pledged themselves to give the
state showing here.
1T was in this way that most of the
ayh fynn nt1r a
commissioner of agriculture in Alabama
is almost an autocrat because of the
power. given him when the hayseeds'
were in control. He was applied to to
sign voucher for so much to promote
the interests of Alabama at the exposi-
ton. He was asked to sign an approprl-
alton for $2500. 1 consulted with the at
torney-general, however and found that
1t was unconstitutional to make the
money over in advance. After the ex-
position, however, the commissioner will
sign for what he thinks is right
Governor Oates was asked what fea-
ture of the fair impressed him most.
WELL" he said you know Uncle Sam
has the pocketbook and has the service,
and think the exhibit made here by the
United States is more remarkable than
any l have ever seen. l went carefully
through the government building; l
studied all the departments, and in every
respect I think it an exhibit greater
than the United States has ever shown
Pleased With California.
Governor Oates said that he was much
impressed with the exhibits of Calfor-
mia. Among the state exhibits, he said,
"I think that California makes the best
show. went all through the California
building, and there is no state in fruit
display that can equal 1t. Arkansas has
also good exhibit
IN the art building there is what ap-
pears to be a splendid collection of fine
than anything else is the symmetry of
the grounds. The whole effect when you
see it for the first time as did. Is strik-
ing"
Governor Oates did not venture in the
Midway; he confined his tour to the eX-
hibit buildings. The negro exhibits
seemed to interest him, and he inspected
this department for some time.
1.-The colored race is well represented
here" he said. 1T makes me think to
walk through the negro building, and
see what has been accomplished by a
race in thirty years..
All parts of the exposition impressed
Governor Oates. He will leave this
morning for Montgomery.
Democrats Are Delighted.
The bmetallists here are greatly re-
joiced at the news of the purchase of the
magnificent property of the Age Herald
by free coinage advocates. They are con-
fident that the new concern, equipped
and officered as 1t Is. will merit and re-
ceive the liberal patronage of the people
of Birmingham and of Alabama.
The public here is greatly exercised
about a name for the new paper The
majority think that it would be unfor-
tunate to have it known as the Age
Herald In the first place. they think
that the business reverses of the Age
Herald company would not help the
new company. Again the Age-Herald is
a meaningless name. The State Herald.
unhyphenated, appears to suit them ex"
actly, as it is euphonious and means ex-
actly what they expect the paper to be.
Name 1t the state Herald. say the friends
of the paper here.
The n on. Russell Houston.
Ex-Governor Jones and Hon. ]. M.
Faulkner chief attorneys in Ala bama for
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
company, went to Louisville last night
to attend the funeral OF Hon. Russell
Houston, the head attorney of that great
system. The burial took place In Louis
Vile this afternoon at o'clock
Judge Houston is a native OF Alabama,
having been born at Athens, Ala. and
had many friends and admirers through
out the state. He was brother of Hon.
George S. Houston, who headed the ticket
that with the assistance of John T. Nor
gan and others of his ilk redeemed the
state of Alabama from carpet-bas rule
and oppression in 1871. Judge Houston
was born in 1910 and has been chief at
torney of the Louisville and Nashville
since 1860. He was elected a director of
the company in 1862. vice-president in
1Ss' and president in 1868. Judge Hous-
ton was universally regarded as one of
the best corporation lawyers in the
states.
Personal
Mrs. Ray Rushton has returned. after
pleasant visit to Robinson Springs
Mr. ]. L. Cables has returned after a
business trip to the eastern markets
Mr. G. w. Craik has retllrne-i m