Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-24
WHAT THE CRITICS SAY Views From Many Prominent
 Citizens on THE SUNDAY STAfE HERALD Birmingham People Appreciate Enterprise and Know Good Thing When They Meet
 It in the Road

| ouHudy S issue or the state Herald.
 read it with considerable interest. | MT. E. B. Norton-The Sunday State
 Herald was splendid piece of journalis- | tic enterprise. | MT. Lyman of Lyman & Stone-It was | one of the best issues that has ever ap- | peared in our city.
 MT. Messer-You printed a fine edition | Sunday. l enjoyed reading it very much. MT. Lockwood of the Ellis Drug Co., Sundays issue of the State Herald de- | serves especial public appreciation. The l paper was all that 1t should be. | Mir. McGowan of the Little Paint Store l T wish to congratulate you on the Sun day edition of the State Herald. IL was splendid piece of Journalistic enter 1 prise.
 | MT A. J. Marks of the Bee Hive-I was l particularly pleased with Sundays State l Herald. It convinces the outside world | that Birmingham is a metropolitan city. MT. F. b. Nabers of Nabers, Morrow | & Sinnige-We have never had a better paper than the edition offered us Sunday | by the State Herald It was neat, newsy | and entertaining.
 | John D. Elliott cashier of the Peoples 1 Savings Bank and Trust company-.The l Sunday State Herald was strictly up-to- l date and 1 am sure it found general fa- vor with all who read it. i MT. Ross c, Smith-That was a splen- | did paper which the State Herald print
  l ing such enterprise.
 | M. V. Joseph of Loveman, Joseph & 1 Loeb-It was splendid paper. Z P Smith of Smith K Montgomery 1 Book and Stationery company-The man | agement of the State Herald is as near | perfect as you could get it. I am in love | with every member of the staff and can't say too much in praise of the pa- | per.
 w H. Kettig, president Milner & Ket- axFfc tat
 was a very creditable paper, not only to | it's publishers, but to Birmingham and | the state of Alabama. C. H. Nabb, proprietor Morris hotel Yesterdays State Herald would be q credit to any town of Birmngha hams size.
 J. S. Jemison of Wheeler & Jemson. proprietors Florence hotel-It was a | very nice issue. R. H. Baugh of the Birmingham Arms and Cycle company-Tt was very nice paper.
 s. Blach of J. Blach & Sons-I was
 well pleased with the paper. David B. Foster-I think the paper
 was very creditable to Birmingham and
 worthy of our Magic City. H. Barnard-I think it was a most ex- celent paper, and it is bound to be the paper of the state if you will just keep
 this lick up. It ought to be the paper to
 dictate the policy of the state, and will De eNeHludlly.
 MT. Marx of Meyer. Marx & Col
 think it a great issue. We have pre-
 served ours. It was the table talk of Sunday at my house. Oliver Chalifoux--I had just ordered the paper to my brother in Lowell, Massa
 and said when saw the Sunday edition
 that it would compare with any paper
 in Lowell, and was proud of it. as confidently believe they cannot excel 1t.
 Bert Jacobs of Ben M. Jacobs & Bro.-
 ifp1 f,~ht,
 journalistic standpoint, and no citizen of
 Birmingham who appreciates enterprise
 can but say it was credit to the town.
 Harry Mercer---I think it the best paper
 since boom days, and it makes me feel
 business all over Such enterprise is not
 only creditable, but should be substan- tially sustained.
 T. c. King-I think it is all right and would not do without it, and that I ap- preciate it's columns as an advertising
 medium is evidenced from the fact that
 my name and business appears in it
 twelve months in the year.
 Adolph Hirsch of the Hirsch Dry Goods
 company-It was a Jim Dandy" No city can beat us. It is indeed a pleasure to every business firm in Birmingham
 to feel and know that Birmingham Is, in fact the real city of the south and so accepted by the outside world. w. II. Owings of w. H. Owings x Co.,
 think it was the best paper ever gotten out III HilllSfiii' IL
 more of a New York paper than local paper
 A. T. Miller with Peter Znszer-We
 are satisfied and while I have not had time to scan 1t closely, our results from
 our advertising has been such that we
 feel you know your business and are
 men of progress. Birmingham is all
 right and so is the State Herald. We are
 your friends all through the fight.
 Victor Gage-I should say it was creditable edition.
 Superintendent McClary-I was proud
 to see it. It shows enterprise. It is
 something like we do in our business.
 Nothing like shaking the bushes.
 M. Israel-It was an excellent paper It
 was a metropolitan paper You know am strictly in for the success of the State Herald.
 Capt. Sid Jones-I simply say the issue
 was par excellence.
 M. Well of Well Bros-I think it a very
 fine edition-had good chance to read it and therefore can speak truly. St. Pierre--It was a good paper and I think the incest one you have turned out J. D. Chamblee of Chamblee Bros.-I think 1t is one of the best issues you have published. I sat right in the Morris hotel and read it until F o'clock. In short, It
 was extra good.
 George R. Smith of the Smith Shoe company-I think the Sunday issue shows progressveness and consider it one Of the pest issues ever gotten out III
 Birmingham and a masterpiece of jour:
 nalism. The merchants showed their ap-
 preciation by very liberal patronage which shows that they know a
 good advertising medium when they see it and are ever ready to sustain a good
 newspaper. I mailed several copies to friends to show them that Birmingham is taking on new life. H>C. Abbott & Bro.-"We patronize your paper but our business was such
 Saturday and Monday that we have not had time to read it. How about Sunday"
 Every man in our employ slept the day through-tired out, that's all'' Dii ib Exit the Peoples Party. Syracuse News.
 The peoples party will not be repre- scented on the official ballot of this state
 in 1896. It failed to poll, in the recent election. a sufficient number of votes to