Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-08
BIT OF ANCIENT HISTORY
ResuTected From a Paper Sew
enty-fve Years Old.
FROM TENNESSEE TO COOSA
A Boat Fifty-fve Feet Long Was Transported
Across Land.
GOOD ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF A CANAL
General Harrison Is Coming Home to Take
the Stump for Captain j o" nston-Ap-
plicants for the Chancellorship
Are Piling in.
GOOD ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF A CANAL

Montgomery, May 7.-(Special)-I
view of the agitation of the question of a
canal for Birmingham the following from
the Montgomery Republican of March l,
1921, will be of interest:
"A boat arrived last week, the history
of which will no doubt seem incredible to
a stranger. She is keel boat, so feet
long, feet beam, 6 feet deep and capable
of carrying near 100 barrels. She was
built at West Point, East Tennessee,
where she was loaded for this place and
proceeded 100 miles down the Tennessee
river to the mouth of Hiwassee, thence
sixty-six miles to the entrance of the
Wocoa, up the latter a certain distance,
when she was transported with the
cargo ten miles by land to the Come
sauga, thence to and down the Easta-
naula, through the Coosa into the Ala
bama, a distance of nearly 1000 miles
from the interior"
Will Speak for Johnston.
The Evening Journal says editorially:
"And General Harrison is coming home
to work for Johnston and the state ticket,
and General Harrison will do the cause OF
democracy good wherever he speaks.
Congressman Clarke Is also coming, and
it goes without saying that Congressman
Bankhead and Stallngs and Wheeler and
Underwood will also be heard from at
the proper time. The democratic leaders
everywhere and the people are lining up
for Johnston and against Goodwin and
Smith, the latter life long republican.
1t is straight, pure and unadulterated de-
mocracy on the one hand and a sort of
mixture of populism and republicanism
on the other and kind of populism that
doesn't mix very well with republican
ism; it is too respectable and self-re-
specting to do 1t according to the queens
taste In fact, Captain Goodwin is
good man forced into questionable politi-
cal company. His old supporters in his
district can no longer consistently sup
port him without going into the republi-
can camp, and even so good man as
Captain Goodwin can't lead them there"
Judge Haralson Is President.
Montgomery has the honor of furnish
ing the president of the Southern Baptist
convention, with its 1900 delegates, which
meets in Chattanooga on the Sth to l4th
of this month. Supreme Court Justice
HARRISON has held the position of presi-
dent since the death of DR.. Nell, several
years ago, and is justly ranked as one of
the most accurate and accomplished par
liamentarians in the union. He and Mrs.
and Miss HARRISON left yesterday for
Chattanooga. Rev. George b. Eager, j.
l.. Thompson, w. D. Gay, DR.. C. w. Bled-
soc. secretary of the state mission board;
7. L. Jones, ]. c. Stratford, w. L. Chand-
Ter, Mrs J. L. Thompson and Miss Annie
Barksdale are among those who will at
tend the convention from this city.
Bicycle Factory Tor Montgomery.
The Montgomery Iron works stock
company, established four years ago.
and formerly doing a big business, be-
came financially embarrassed lately, but
was resurrected, having been purchased
by some northern capitalists, who will
bring ample capital, new life and enter
prise into play, one of which will be a BIZ
cycle factory on large scale. The new
purchasers mean business.
Montgomery Brewery.
The new name and style of the Mont
gomery Brewing company Is the Mont
gomery brewery, and under the reorgani-
cation Mr. w. A. Gayle, one of this city's
most capable business men, is manager.
Applicants for the Chancellorship.
A number of applications for appoint
ment to the vacancy in the chancellor
ship of the Eastern division of Alabama,
caused by the death of Chancellor s. K.
McSpadden, have been received. The ap-
plications so far on file are as follows:
Judge J. r. Dowdell of Chambers, Hons.
r. D. Kelly and 2. C. Ellis of Calhoun,
Judge j. W. Inzer of st. Clair Judge
James Aiken and r. A. d. Dunlap of Et-
owah. 1t is expected that other applica-
tions will be filed in day or two.