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Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18

aid representative on his arrival to whom he stated that the case would be decided one way or the other next week. He is confident that MT. Aldrich will be seated.
 "The public,'e said Mr. Bowman, "is mistaken if they think because the re- publicans are in power that contestant opposed to democracy will be seated re- gardless of the merits of his case. l heard Speaker Reed remark just before I left Washington that these contest cases in every instance will be tried ac- cordng to their merits, and the policy will be to seat those whom the people have elected, regardless of what party they belong to. and he who expects a seat in this congress on any other grounds reckons without his host The Cobb-Goodwyn case and that of Under wood against T. H. Aldrich will be taken up next week.
 '-"I have been confined strictly to the trial of the case of my client. MT AL drich, and therefore am not prepared to make any statement as to the progress or the proba ble results in the other Ala bama cases. My opinion is that Judge Robinson of the Third district will not be a ble to unseat General Harrison un- less more time is allowed him to take testimony. His case will come up also next week, at which time, am informed, he will make application for further time. lie IS now on lDe SIOuuu lOOhiHS dltCi hio interests"
 What Is the political news in Wash ington?" asked the reporter
 q did not hear anything very special. There is one thing I noticed particularly; there are more bimetallsts in Washing ton than the general public is aware of. And there is another thing you can wager your money on-the republicans are going to declare for silver in their national platform and the democrats are going to declare for the gold standard"
 "Then what do you predict will be the result?"
 "That is hard to tell just yet. Cleve- land has packers among the goldbugs, who are both democrats and republicans, and they will spend $10,0OO,0OO to sustain his financial schemes. There are men who never before gave dollar for cam paign purposes or took the slightest in- terest in politics who will dive down deep in their pockets this time. They have got it to do else the people will rule, and for the people to rule is not the policy nor the purpose of the money hoarders and money lenders to submit to just yet Their coffers are not full enough nor their power sufficient, and the people are not yet poor enough to sacrifice their free dob and all their rights as American cit izens to relieve their sufferings and want"
 "Whom do you think will be the repub- lican nominee for president?"
 'sI think it will be Reed. He is growing in popular favor every day He is the brainiest man and the best leader, in my opinion, in the republican party. You see the republicans have been practicing saving wood and saying nothing for some time, and they can easily arrange an acceptable platform that almost any of their leaders can consistently stand upOn."
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18
PROGRESS AT AvONDALE.
No Vacant Houses of Any Kind and Industries
 All Busy

Avondale Is forging right to the front. There is not now a desirable store house or residence vacant in this suburban town. All of her industries are working on full time, and the music of the saw and hammer reminds one of the din of building boom days. Several new stores and residences have been built during the past few months, and there are others.in course of erection, among which Is a handsome two-story hotel. the property of Mrs. Montgomery.
 Avondale has quite a number of inn portant industries, working all the way from twenty to 400 hands. Chief among them are the Georgia Pacific railroad shops, Smith Gin company, Avondale Stove company. Avondale Steam laundry, Bates Manufacturing company. and the Southern Bridge works. The population has also increased to nearly 2500.
 The rise in the tide of Birmingham's s suburbs is the surest sign yet that pros perity is again ready to knock at the door, and the indications are that a num- Der of new industries will soon be To- cated here.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18

This is the way the planter looks at 1t. He may be wrong, and doubtless is wrong, but he will take the chances of be- ing right when he sees that cotton brings ready money from the hour it is planted.
 To our mind the remedy for this state of things is not so much to discourage cotton growing as to encourage cotton spinning and weaving. and thus increase the value of Alabama cotton from $40,- 100000 in the raw state to $100,0 900 in the manufactured state If we really want to break the power of Wall street and to twist the tail of the British lion, there is no more effective way to do so than to bring the cotton mills away from Lancashire and New England down to the fields where cotton is grown. When that is done the southern farmer will prosper in every kind of product, as he will find ready market at his doorway for everything he can grow.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18
NEW INDUSTRIAL CONCERN Work Begun on the Establish
 ment of Bolt Works. THE PRODUCT A NEW DEVICE The Plants Building Will Be Completed in Ten Days and Will Employ Thirty
 Skilled Hands.
THE PRODUCT A NEW DEVICE

Birmingham has secured another in- dustrial plant, work on the erection of which was begun yesterday.
 For several days negotiations for the location of a bolt factory here have been pending, but so quietly did the promo ters of the enterprise work that but few people knew anything about it. The ne- gotiations were practically completed early this week, but few points re- mainsd to be settled, and until then noth- ing would be given out for publication.
 The plant will be located on Powell avenue, between Sixteenth and Seven teenth streets, and near the Alabama Great Southern, Louisville and Nashville and Southern railway tracks, on a lot leased from the Elyton company. The building will be 50x100 feet. Work on the erection of the building began yesterday morning, and, according to contract, it is to be completed and ready for occupancy within ten working days |. from next Monday.
 Half of the machinery to be used in the plant has already been received and is stored in an unoccupied house near the site of the factory. The rest of the ma- chnery will be here in a few days.
 The works will begin operation within thirty days, and will give employment to thirty men. Harry Hughes, well-known mechanic, will be superintendent, and he is also experimenting the construction of the building, the contract for which was let to the Hawkins Lumber com pany.
 The product of this plant will be iron bolts of all sizes and for all purposes, which are made under a patent secured by MT. Cominge, recently of Houston, Tex. The bolt is an admirably simple and useful device, especially adaptable to railroads
 Mr. Cominge claims that it is much safer, and costs no more than the ordi- nary bolt The feature that distinguishes it from other bolts is the arrangement of the tap, which is so fastened to the bolt that it cannot be removed except by the exertion of extraordinary force.
 The company to manufacture this bolt was organized a few days ago, and is composed of MT. Cominge, the inventor and patentee, and MT. John Laloge of this city. The capital stock is fixed at $10, ,0OO, and between sS0O0 and $10,0O0 will have been invested at the beginning of operations.
 Before coming to Birmingham Mr. Cominge visited Chattanooga, Knoxville Atlanta and other cities looking for a location, but finally, on account of Bir- mingham's cheap fuel and cheap raw ma- terial, he came here and located.
 The bolt he invented is protected by patent in the United States, Canada, zerland and Spain.
 The machinery in the factory will be run by electricity.
 To MT. Paul Calame is largely due the credit for the location of the bolt works here He has interested himself in the matter and never let up until work on the building had actually begun.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18

pers. The papers, he said, made him state the charges as facts, when it was his intention to say that the statements were given him by other parties.
 Ihe mayor stated also that he would W1tndraW his recommendation in regard to the city convicts
 On motion, the board went into execu- tive session and the press was excluded. The executive session, it is believed, was for the purpose of hiring the city convicts 10 c. M. Burkhalter & Co.,, who, it is believed, will pay from s5 to $8 per month Tor good, strong, able-boded male la Dor. Burkhalter & Co. are engaged in construction work in the city.
 State Herald reporter was reliably informed after the executive session that the question of hiring the city convicts did not come before the board The bus- mess transacted, it is said, was in refer ence to the bond issue for the sewerage work done by c. M. Burkhalter & Co.,
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18
THE MISSISSIPPI DEADLOCK.
The Caucus Adjourned Until Monday With
 out Taking Ballot.
I0II First Avenue.

Jackson, Miss, Jan. 17.-Speaking of the present senatorial deadlock, the Clar- ion Ledger calls attention to others that have occurred here. In 1876 General George, General Featherstole and Gener- al Lowry were withdrawn from the race and Lamar nominated by exclamation. In 1880 there was three weeks dead- lock between General George, General Walthall, Major Barksdale and O. R. Sin gleton, George being nominated on the forty ninth ballot, Barksdale having led till then and being within five votes of the prize. In 1894 the deadlock between Judge Campbell, Ex-Governor Lowry, John Allen and Robert Taylor continued two weeks, when McLaurin was nomi- mated on the seventy-seventh ballot. From these historical facts the opposi- tion to Colonel Money argue that the present deadlock augurs evil, as those entering the caucus with the largest vote on the first ballot have never received the nomination in Mississippi.
 The caucus adjourned tonight without a ballot until Monday night, as several members were absent. The situation is unchanged
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18
LET'S ExERcIsE COMMON SENSE.

In 1892, less than four years ago, it was demonstrated that this country was safe ly democratic In heated contest for the nomination the supporters of MT. Cleveland were successful, and he was made the standard bearer of the party on platform declaring for tariff reform and against the Sherman law, which was by the convention designated as a"cow- ardly makeshft."
 As a substitute for the makeshift the free coinage of gold and silver was prom ised. Upon these as the leading issues we went to the country and won signal victory. We captured the presidency, the senate and retained the lower house of congress, demonstrating that the coun- try was democratic. Having been suc- cessful in the last national campaign, having had the opportunity of redeeming its pledges to the people. being now in
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18
TREES
TREESI
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Apple, peach. plum, pear and cherry trees, 5, and feet; shade trees, 9 feet; evergreen, 3 to feet. Different varieties and all first-class; for spring or fall transplanting, as you like. Parties own- ing houses or unimproved property in Birmingham or suburbs desiring any thing in our line will leave their address at the Florence hotel cigar stand, and our men will call around and see you and exhibit samples.
 POMONA NURSERIES,
 A. A. McGINNIS, Proprietor. E 1-1S-2t Bowling Green, Ky. S
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18

We are headquarters in California wines, such as sherry, port and clarets. We canot be excelled in quality and prices on imported and domestic liquors of any kind. Give us a trial and be con- yinced. M. & A. WISE.
 Cor. Morris ave. and Twentieth street.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18
COTTON FACTORIES.

Birmingham must not lose sight of the cotton factory. This city should have not only one, but several large factories. Wehave the raw material at our door and we have the cheapest fuel to drive the spindles. To show the profit of cotton factories we call attention to the follow ing table taken from the New York Com mercial Bulletin. It tells the tale of the wealth of New England:
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18
THE ALABAMA ELECTION CASES.
Attorney Bowman Back From Washington
 With Individual Views.

P. A.Bowman, Esq, leading counsel for MT. w. F. Aldrch in the Robbins Aldrich contest case, returned yesterday from Washington, where hs has been for the past three weeks engaged in the trial of the case. =
 MT. Bowman was seen by a State Her
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18

Totals .... ... ..... s955 S36, ,714 s1 OO2 O62 9l5
 Decrease for 1895 ..................$4 .$47 226, POI
 A bountiful harvest gave us a gain of over 1000, ,O00 bushels of grain, but the farmers fell $47,000,000 behind the former year. Prices of everything else went up except the price of farm prod ucts The bad effect of this condition of affairs upon the south must be apparent. With farm products at such low figure 1t will be cheaper for the southern plant CT to buy his corn, oats and meat from the west than to make them at home. At least that is the way the man in debt will look at it. The result will be that he will put everything in cotton again, and thus it is that large crops at the north bring improvidence and debt the next year to the south, whereas short crops and hard times at the north encourage diversified farming at the south. MT
 Hector Lane is doing wisely to warn our people against repeating the folly of former years, but he will have an ardu- ous job to restrict cotton planting when corn is at 25 cents and meat at cents and oats at 20 cents. The cotton planter argues that if he can get an average of twenty bushels of corn to the acre he will be doing well, and that at 25 cents a bushel his acre gives him a gross return of s5. Out of that comes the cost of culti- vation and rent of the land. He gathers his corn and attempts to keep it and feed it out during the season. With shrink age, rottage and stealage, he finds that it would have been cheaper to buy the western corn at the low price. The acre that grows twenty bushels of corn would grow half a bale of cotton. The half bale at as low a figure as cents would yield s12.50 as against the $5 yield in corn.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING.
Short Executive S,ssion Last Night on the
 Sewer Bond Matter.

The city council met last night in spe- cial session.
 Present were the mayor. Aldermen Enslen, Jackson, Kettig, McCartin, Gil- lespie. Ward. Harrington. Duncan and Mcknight.
 The mayor stated that he had made a statement in regard to gas and water at the last meeting. The mayor said that it was not his intention to arraigp either the gas or water company. and he did not intend that 1t should get into the pa
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18
NOT SERIOuSLY:lNIuRED.

The young woman who was hurt by a freight train while walking along a tres tie on the Southern railroad near Corona. an account of which appeared in yester- days State Herald is improving. It is believed that she will soon be entirely recovered.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18
8, ,00o S1,72l, 425
Total


 Of this list of thirty-eight companies only four have not declared a dividend for the year; and as one company only organized during 1895, 1t was obviously too early for it to make a declaration. Of the remaining thirty-three companies the dividends range all the way from 2S per cent to per cent; the average rate of interest for the year on all the capital invested being S.09 per cent.
 The declared dividends do not tell the whole story. We are left to imagine how much was made which was withheld as a reserve, or went to improvements. The companies never divulge the entire profit made. That is one of the secrets of the business. But enough is known to indi- cate that there is no more profitable bus mess at Fall River and in the north gen eraly than the manufacture of cotton. During the past year d large number of new factories have been erected, some of them very elaborate and equipped with the most improved machinery. In it's current issue the American Wool and Cotton Reporter gives a list of the textile N mills built during 1895, which shows that it has surpassed the prosperous year of 1892. The distribution of these enter prises is interesting in itself, and indi- cates how fast manufacturing is develop ing the best fields. As in 1894 the major ity of the new buildings are in the south, which gets 135, divided among the Caro- linas, Georgia and Alabama. North Car olina leads every state. The following table shows the location and the number
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18

It thus appears that North Carolina, where the least cotton is grown, has erected the largest number of mills, and that the great cotton-growing state of Alabama stands at the foot of the list. There is no peculiar reason why the Car. olinas should be so far ahead of their sis ter states south of them. It happened that they started first, and that their success rapidly encouraged the people to embark in this profitable business. Now let Birmingham start one big mill and show that there is money in spinning and weaving cotton. and it will not be ten years before we will have a dozen mammoth mills.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18
FARMING.

The year 1895 saw large increase in grain over the former year, but the farm CT was doomed notwithstanding the smiles of Heaven, to suffer under the frowns of Appreciated market. The de- partment of agriculture has issued it's final crop estimates, and a comparison of the yields and prices makes it plain that the agriculturist has not had prosperity as other industrial classes. Here, for in stance. are the statistics of the yield of the three chief grain crops in bushels for 1894 and 1895:
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18
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Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18
HOPEFUL SIGNS.

It is very gratifying to observe that there are sensible people in the commu- nity who are not deterred from invest ment in promising ventures in Birming ham on account of possible scares to cap ital in the east. The building and start ing of such plant as the iron bolt works by MT. Cominge and others, the works to employ thirty well-paid mechanics, mention of which is made elsewhere in today's issue of the State Herald, is worth much to this community. The fact, too, that the product will be the re- suit of a most useful invention is sub- Ject for congratulation, and with this spirit the State Herald extends to the pro- motors of the new enterprise a most cordial greeting.
 Their example is worthy of emulation. If any of our people have good thing in business way, let them not wait, but go ahead. What helps them will help Bir- mingham. And let them rest assured there's nothing the matter that need frighten anybody from practical business enterprises here. Birmingham is bound to go forward. We are going to have that steel mill, and numerous other indus tries employing the best class of labor are bound to come, all at an early date. --< -
 It is estimated that the Cuban insur- gents now have a force of about 15, 900 men in the vicinity of Havana, and an- other strong force, estimated at 10000, has appeared in Santa Clara province, compelling the withdrawal of some of the Spanish troops that had been de- signed for the protection of Havana The bold ODeratiOnS of the insurgents in sight of Havana have caused great ex- citement in that city.
 The republicans of Louisiana have elected negro by the name of Tom Cage
 chairman of their state executive com mittee, and many of the white republi- cans are very sore over the matter
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18

The department gives the farm price of wheat as 50.9 cents, against 49.S cents last year; of corn as 26.4 cents, against 456 cents, and oats as 199 cents, against S29 cents. According to these figures the aggregate values of these great cereals are as follows:
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18

The republicans of Louisiana have elected a negro by the name of Tom Cage chairman of their state executive com mittee, and many of the white republi- cans are very sore over the matter.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-23

nant hero In our party as II was found In
the Republican party when Il bore down
and overpowered the Mckinley machine.
Personally. IL Is my opinion. II the
Democratic party goes on that platform
at this time. they Will meet the most dis
astrous defeat that any party has ever
had In this country. / understand II IL
honestly believed IN. and the people think
II VIII bring relief from their present
troubles: but between NOW and election
day II will be pretty thoroughly sifted,
and the people Of this country Will not
face the disturbance Of values. the loss
Of confidence. the general distress, and
ruin which would come TO their business
interests in such n change I'm their stand
ard of value, as would arise from such
action. And II will, in my opinion, over
whelm the persons who undertake II.
1T ought not TO be necessary for me TO
say anything OF a personal nature. / fms
myself however. spoken OF here and there
as possible candidate; not very seriously
or prominently. but sufficiently to attract
attention. If / should fail to notice H. 1t
sometimes effects ones influence in cases
like the present. l have no personal mo-
tive in entering this fight. / have said
that l would not be n candidate. l viii
add. copying the emphatic language once
used by the late General Sherman q think
/ remember IL correctly, L viii not run
n nominated, nor serve II elected
Il am not foolish enough to suppose
that any eastern man could be nominated
by this convention, much less that
could. / sympathze thoroughly with the
feeling in the South that has caused this
uprising and VIII find its expression at
Chicago. but as 20 the principle which
the uprising has brought forth and the
issues being framed. I entirely disagree.
(SigneO WILLIAM G. WHITNEY"