The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-17
MATT MYNOR HAS
SOMETHING TO SAY.

shown. If the armor plate board DOS
not see what he wants, all it will have
DO do will be to ask for it. Everything
is on tap. even beer and wine. Lots of
people in Birmingham seem to think
this board has never been in town
before, acting as though it always lived
in the country. I don't know anything
about the members of the armor plate
board. 1 don't care anything about
them. They cut no les with me. But
do know that Andrew Carnegie & Co.
have furnished TO the United States a
great DIAL of armor plate full of blow
holes. Carnegie has turned out some
of the poorest quality of steel plate of
know, is thas ths navy department. has
had a number of dishonest men in its
service especially some inspectors who
were sent to the Carnegie works to in
spect the plate at the mills. The fact
is. the navy inspectors were bribed. The
board that is 10 visit Birmingham has
the reputation of being made up Of re-
putable men. They understand th5ir
business. don't think they are coming
here for any great big junket No
doubt but they will have a good tinl.,-as
they ought to. They will be rendered
the freedom of the city. What does
that amount to- anyhow? Thu freedom
of every city Is extended to a man who
behaves himself and pays his bills. They
may be disappointed about a great many
things when they get here. Been a
great deal printed in northern newspa-
pers about Birmingham which partakes
very largely of romance. The general
impression throughout the country is
that Birmingham has several thousand
factories. People who live In Birning-
ham know differently. It has got some
factories. Not a great many. Where
it has one, it ought to have an hundred
Those that are here are very promising
and I hope prosperous.
Got fine pipe works. Best pipe works
in the United States. At least they
other cities. Nothing like having a
great pipe works. The pipe is something
known as 'cinch," and a "cinch" Is
dead sure thing. That is something to
Birmingham's credit. Got "cinch"
on the pipe works. Then there are some
people always hitting the pipe" These
take pleasure in it, too. Means wind
ing up at Bloomingalde or some other
asylum. Pipe works make pipe lines,
and pipe line is laid under ground.
Can't tell what Happens under ground,
therefore, the pipe line is bound to get
the best of It. There ds always a mys-
terry surrounding a pipe line. If one
could get pipe line into the inner work
ings of congress, or a city council, a
fellow would have a little advanced in
formation that never g:ts into the news
papers. Pipe lines would be the means
of discovering a great deal of rascality.
That is another place where the PIPE
line Is able to occupy a front seat in
the band wagon
birmingham has got some great fer
tilzer works. Fertilizer is all right. 1t
assists mature. IF it were not for the
fields being fertilzed, we might not have
any bread Bread is not only the STAFF
of life, but it is life Itself Fertilizer
makes wheat and corn. Wheat makes
bread, corn makes whisky. In that way
you get both bread and whisky
Strange how many people there are in
this country who are able TO pay cash
for whisky but beg for bread. Fertilizer
is a producer. 1t consumes nothing, but
produces many things That is where
fertilizer is a public bene6actor. 1t don't
play both ends against the midd e Plays
but one end, and that is for the good
of humanity.
I hope the armtor plate board will see
everything i'm Birmingham. 1t Win SIC
some of the dirtiest streets in the
United States. Ut will see more houses
THAT need painting than any other town
in the world 1t will see an enormous
amount of loaIfers on the street corners.
If it cares to, I have no doubt it cam find
many good things to drink. Enough sa-
looms in Birmingham for million peo-
pie. Greatest saloon town l ever saw
The saloon business must be encouraged
here. Have to pay mighty big license.
Have to do a very lAarge business. Chief
Mcdonald says they are very we'll con-
Quoted. and high license makes the bust
ness more reputable. The reputable
place keeps out the bad element.
judge it is ain for the best All those
may drink who care to. don't.
would drink more water in Birmingham
If We're not afraid to. I don't think
Birmingham water is the purest in the
world. AT least it don't taste pure.
There is oftentimes an unpleasant odor
about it. Pure water never has an I'M
pleasant odor. May be the best to be
had. But i'm some respects IT is bad
I may not know much, but do know
good waiter when drink 1t.
If THE armor plate board stays here
long enough and cares to, 1t will see lots
of pretty girls. The town is full of them.
CONS out from their homes on the High
lands every day just like prairie dogs
out of their holes. Certain hours of the