Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-31

| question, the first letters of whose name
| Is MIR. James May, No III Montgomery
| street, Montgomery, Ala As there might
| be some delay if the Advertiser attempts
| to communicate with Mr.. May through
| the Montgomery poStoffice one of those
| delays incident to the absence of the
| postmaster, who has one office and is
| seeking another, the Journal will arrange
all details in a few short, but painful,
hours to that distressed newspaper,
which seems to be worrying over the al
legged fact that Johnston's friends are UNI
willing to put up any money on the re-
suit. Now, the Journal VIII submit to all
fair-minded people that the Advertiser
ought to put up or shut up"
DR.. Motley Dead.
Rev. w. M. Motley. D. D.. presiding
elder of the Greensboro, Ala, district,
died here Saturday. He came here
Thursday and had an operation perform
ed on his eyes. The operation proved
SUCCESSFUL and he was apparently recoy-
ering when he experienced an attack of
heart failure that night and died before
physicians could reach him. He has
served IS pastor of churches at Mobile,
Selma. Troy, Eufaula, Opelika, Green
vile and other points in this state.
6t Montgomery Win Have Races.
A deal was consummated Saturday
night by which Messrs. w. o. Farmer of
Windsor, Canada, and j. w. Russman
OF the Nashville race course have leased
the Riverside park track and exposition
grounds here for a term of years and
will place Montgomery in the racing cir
cult to fill the gap between New Orleans
and northern points with spring and fall
meetings. The lessees will make large
additions to the stables and other Inn
provements on the grounds. The first
meeting will be held next fall.
AS Others See U.s..
An nv lirY,o iY,e ,ar, 10, hn hos
ly had occasion to visit the Magic City re-
marked today:
mo city in the south has improved as
much in the past six months as has Biz
mingham The city is beginning again
to have the appearance of activity that
it used to have in the good old boom
times. Within the past half year more
than $1,000,000 has been invested there
in desirable manufacturing enterprises,
and more are being planned and ar
ranged for Among the recent new en-
terprises are $4,000 hog packing estab-
lishment, 100000 cotton mill, $100,0
pipe works, 100000 car wheel works,
100000 electric light plant, $4,000 cot
ton compress company and a $4,000 bolt
and nut works. About $500, 900 has been
spent by the two leading iron manufac-
turing companies in the district within
the past year in improving their plants
and in making additions to their various
Orders for 1000 Cars.
Two orders for 500 cars have recently
been placed with car works in this state.
The Seaboard Air Line has placed an or
der with the Elliott works at Gadsden for
800 freight cars, and the Wheeling and
Lake Erie company has instructed the
/ United States Car company at Admission
/ to make 500 for them. OF course these
two contracts will provide work for a
large number of Alabama carpenters
iand. iron workers, and will put consider
able outside capital in circulation in this
Estate.
To Develop the Irbelinda Mines.
A gentleman from Admission states that
a company has been organized In east
Alabama TO develop the gold deposits
about Irbelinda in Clay county. He says
that $4,000 plant will be put in and
that the work of mining will be proceed
ed with without delay.
New Bank for Greenville.
william s. Witham, president of the
County Bank Stock Security company of
Atlanta, and manager and owner of a
large number of small banking concerns
in Georgia, is in Greenville, Ala. and
will establish banking institution there
Greenville has maintained one bank
handsomely for many years, and Mr..
Witham and many citizens of Greenville
believe that there Is room for another
enterprising banking institution.