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of the largest industries which Birming- ham has.
 History Of the Company
 The Birmingham Railway and Electrict company was organized in May, 1890, and was the result of the consolidation of a number of the most prominent street rail- roads, both dummy and horse car, existing in the city at that time All of the horse car lines which had been built since Bir- mingham first became a city had been gradually consolidated into the Bfrming- ham Union system before 1890.
 The Birmingham Union and the East Lake line were consolidated in 1S90 and the new company formed, which soon after- ward bought the Ensley and the Bessener dummy lines, and's,is- year, they bought the Powderly line, as stateSs above.
 The Men in Charge
 Harry W. English, the master mechanic of the shops of the steam lines, operated by the company, besides being one of the youngest master mechanics in charge, is also one of the most efficient He has been with the company for seven years and is well known and very popular in this dis trict.
 George H. Harris is chief engineer and electrician of the system, and has charge of all the electrical work on all of the company's lines. He is also in charge of the shops on the electrical divisions.
 Albert B. McClary is general freight agent of the company and looks after this 5o,, arf, ioh ctot tod oIaxra ;c very important part of the system. His office is on Eighteenth street, between Sec Ond and Third avenues. MT. McClary is thrown in active competition with the freight agents of the big railroads operat- ing in and out of Birmingham, but he holds his own with any and all of them. He is showing the shipper the great ad- vantage of taking goods direct to the freight car on the Birmingham terminal and within an hour or two having it at it's destination at Bessemer, East Lake, or wherever it may be going, while by rail- road it takes a day to handle freight to any of the above points. The merchants are seeing this point in favor of the street car companies. and are taking advantage of 1t.
 P. T. Bradford looks after the interests or the tlectr1c cOIDpdHy iiutS III DcSSe- mer. MT. Bradford is a man of extended experience in the street railway business.
 L. w. Allen holds a similar position at Pratt City and Ensley City, and the com pany's interests there are well cared for.
 Miss Maud Howell and A. B. Tanner are the two accountants in the office of the company at 3O3 North Twentieth street.
 The barn of the East Lake line is in charge of J. A. Cox: the barn of the city divisions, on Avenue r, are in charge of l.. A. Andrews; and that of the Ensley line is under Robert Hewlett, B. B. Jordan, s. J. Hood and T. N. Harris are .he track formen.
 The following are the train masters of the various divisions: On the East Lake line, J. T. Hurry; on the Ensley line, s. w. Goode; on the city divisions, w. J. Willis. and J. H. Riley. SJ. E. Scott handles the crowds on the East Lake line who attend the performances at that popular resort nightly.
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modern style. The company has also orr est size to be used on this road between Birmingham and the lake. They will be of the very latest and most improved style of the car makers art.
 East Lake Atheneum
 No description of the East Lake line would be complete without mention of the East Lake Atheneum, one of the most popular if not the most popular, college for young ladies in Alabama. It is situated about half mile south of the lake and a branch road of the car line has been built up to it.
 The college is built just at the foot of the mountain on "Atheneum Emminence," and is one of the most beautiful and health- full ocations in the valley. Such a thing No m9re inviting place for study could be found than this beautiful and retired spot The Atheneum was founded by the late Solomon Palmer who was for two terms
 
 was one of the most prominent educators in the state Its faculty consists of the best and most scholarly teachers only. It's curriculum is a high one and is calculated to give an education suitable for the high est type of Christian womanhood 1F
 The Ensley Division kss q The Ensley electric car line, which was only last year equipped with electricity, runs through what is perhaps the richest coal district and one of the most exten- sve manufacturing districts in the woffd This line is a little over seven miles in length, and six cars are in operation on, it, leaving the city every twenty-five minutess Out through Smithfield the line runs and then passes the two big furnaces of the Pioneer company at Thomas. This is one of the large mining and pig iron furnaces of the district. A little further on Pratt City is passed, containing the most pres ductive coal mines in the wcrld all of them.
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semer from Powderly. Only this year the company acquired possession of this line, running from Birmingham via Powderly to Bessemer, but since that time tho portion of the track between Birmingham and Powderly has been equipped with electrici- ty.
 The Powderly line runs through a diff ferent section of the valley from the Bes- semer line, though their terminals are the same. The thriving little towns of Cleve- as Powderly are touched It is thought that the company intends in the near fu- ture to equip the remainder of this line, from Powderly to Bessemer, with electrici-
 South Highlands and Jonesville
 This is one of the most popular lines in the city division. It Is trifie over three miles in length. This, together with the other lines of the city division was the first line in Birmingham to be equipped with electricity, which was done in 1892. Before that time they were horse car iines This line starts at Jonesyille, one of the most populous as well as popular surburbs of Birmingham. Its cars run south every eight minutes past the cemetery and down Nineteenth street. Sixth avenue and Twen- tieth street through the residence portion of the city and passes the business houses Ito the Union depot at Railroad avenue. After crossing the railroad tracks it con- tinues south on Twentieth street to the South Highlands, one of the most desirable residence portions of the city. and 1t stops at the foot of Red mountain.
 Avondale and Fountain Heights
 The Avondale line starts at one of the prettiest parks in the state, known as Avondale Park It is at the head of the main street of that little city and is in a beautifully situated grove. A picturesque hill rises in the center of it and from its base flow springs of the purest water The place is characterized by it's oozy hooks which make it an ideal park A dancing pavilion, swings, etc., are also provided.
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THE BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY AND
 ELECTRIC co zSSPLENDID SYSTEM
Concern Operates Among the Best Electric Dummy
This Magnificent TOP Miles of Track Four We'll Electric Two Steam ne
  nd Fregh

track, a one-third mile macadamized bi- cycle track, and in fact all the adjuncts of modern fair grounds.
 Beyond the fair grounds are Hawkins Springs, Potter Springs, and Thompson Springs Park. No more delightful parks and picnicing grounds can be found in the county than these They are all situated in large forest groves, have springs of the purest water, creeks fer bathing, danc- ing pavilions and in fact everything that goes to make outing grounds attractive. Camping parties are very popular in these parks.
 At Hillman, about five miles this side of Bessemer, the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company have opened ore mines and the Birmingham Railway and Electric
 company have built in siding to handle
 the ores, which they do as well as any
 regularly equipped railroad, not only in
 this kind of freight but in all others, the
 Bessemer line does pig freight business.
 The merchants of Bessemer and other cities
 prefer to have their freight handled by this
 road rather than the railroads, because it
 is so much quicker.
 At Brighton, about ten miles from the city the two big furnaces of the Wood ward company are passed. little further on near Bessemer is the $750,O00 Howard Harrison Pipe Works, one of the most com | plete plants of it's kind in the world. It is needless to describe the many ad- vantages and industries Of the thriving city of Bessemer. Besides having numer- ous furnaces, coal and ore mines and oth- CT big industries around it, the town is filled with brick yards and smaller manu- factories of all kinds. Ressemer has complete water system supplying good and wholesome water, an electric light system and many other public enterprises. Powderly Line
 The Birmingham Railway and Electric company operates another dummy line little over seven miles in length into Bes-
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From Ayondae the line runs directly west until it reaches Twentieth street, and there it proceeds over the Highland car track to Eighth avenue North, where it continues it's way westward to Fountain Heights, one of the most popular of Bir- every twelve minutes.
 EIyton Line
 The Elyton line takes its seven mile start from Twenty-fourth street on the North Highlands, a portion of the city Alled with attractive residences. It runs south and on through the city toward Elyton. On the way it passes numerous furnaces, ma chine shops and other manufacturing con cerns. The ball park is situated at Eighth street and there base ball, foot ball and other outdoor sports are played. The park has a well appointed grand stand. It is owned by the Birmingham Railway and Electric company and the company contributes very literally to the support and encouragement of all legitimate sports. Elyton was about thirty years ago al- most the only town in Jefferson county. It still retains many of its ante-belum char acteristics, though numerous dwelling houses have been erected there in late years
 Formerly the Elyton line stopped at this town, but a few months ago when the com pany purchased the Birmin gham, Powderly and Bessemer dummy line the Elyton line was connected with it near Elyton and from there on to Powderly the road was equip ped with electricity, and now the cars run all the way to the latter place. Ev- entually, it is thought, the line will be con- tinued on through Powderly to Bessemer.
 I,ehren's Park Line
 The only horse car line that is left in Birmingham is one running from the city by way of the Birmingham Rolling mill to Behren's Park.
 Officers of the Company
 The officers of the Birmingham Railway and Electric company are follows:
 Presidential M. Shook. of Nashville
 First Vice-President-R Robert Jemison.
 Second ce-President-Wiiliam A. Wal ker.
 Secretary and Treasurer-J. P. Ross, (act- ing)
 General Manager-J. R. McClary.
 Board of Directors--A. M. Shook, of Nashville; F. G. Shook, G. B. Mccormack. Robert Jemson, William A.. Walker, N. E. Barker, R. H. Pearson, Percy Warner, of Nashville: B. r. Roden.
 These gentlemen are among Brming- hams most enterprising and public-spirited citizens Whenever there is a question of public interest at stake they are always at the front, either as a corporation or individually. They spare no efforts toward upbuilding the city and lend all the power of their big company in this direction. The gentlemen mentioned above have been in- strumental in getting located here some
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Probably no one has done more toward the up-buiding of Birmingham than has the Birmingham Railway and Electric com pany. Its electric and steam lines pene- trate nearly every mile of Jones Valley, extendind from Bessemer, twelve miles west of the city, to East Lake, seven miles east of Birmingham, and from the foot of Red mountain on the south to the North Highlands on the opposite side of the city. which is the entire breadth of the valley. This is a distance of four miles.
 The territory touched by the above lines forms what is called "Greater Birming- ham, in size about twenty miles long by four five miles broad.
 The 100000 inhabitants and over who live in this district do a large portion of their business in Birmingham and it is the mis- sion of the Birmingham Railway and Elec- tric company to give them rapid, cheap and efficient transportation between their homes and the city. By this means man is en- abied to work all day in the city and by a quick run of a little over thirty minutes, arrive at his home at East Lake. seven miles away; or, at any other point in the valley in an equally short time.
 Sxty-Three Miles of Track
 The company owns and operates sixty three and a fraction miles of track on it's eight electric and steam lines It's electric lines are as follows:
 East Lake line 693 miles.
 Jonesville and South Highlands line, 3.O9 miles.
 Elyton line, 72O miles.
 Avondae line, miles.
 Bessemer dummy line, 1856 miles.
 Powderly dummy line. 7.aO miles.
 Behring's Park (mule) car line, 1.3O miles. Including the larger and smaller electric cars, dummy coaches, trail cars, and freight cars, the company has over hum dred cars in active operation. Of these 32 are used on the city division, which in- cludes the North and South Highlands line, the Avondale line and the Elyton line
 All of the electricity used by this com pany is obtained from the Consolidated Electric Light and Power company The Birmingham Railway and Electric company handles on an average over five million passengers yearly on all it's lines, and during last year over 900 tons of freight was handled. The proportions of it's freight business can be better realized when it is stated that nearly all of it is in small pack ages and not freight in the bulk.
 East Lake Line
 The Birmingham Railway and Electric company probably feels more pride in it's East Lake line than in any of it's other lines, as it certainly has just cause for do- ing.
 The line, which was originally steam road, was equipped with electricity in 1896. It operates the largest electric cars in the south, they being 2S and 30 feet in length. During the past four or five months the company has been engaged in putting down
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at first mistook II for ship. He called II
Wcaress Rock. but It had very likely been dis
covered In advance Of that time by Spanish ex-
plorers who charted II Vela Rock. The
United States steamship Macedonian passed 1t
In 1871, and she. too mlstook It for a sail It's
rugged peak rises nearly three hundred feet
above the sea. and 1t be seen for twenty
five miles. There Is great cavern in the base
OF the rocky pinnacle and the sea roars through
IL with a voice of thunder. Its diameter at the
water-line Is about fifty feet, and It stands az an
impressive monument to the force of nature In
CONFUSION.
The lease Of Iaysan Island from the Hawaiian
Government by Ii. Heckfeld & Co. has drawn
attention to the chain Of deserted Islands
stretching westward across the Pacific from tho
Hawaiien group. and 1t Is quite probable that
others will find lessees and tenants Laysan Is
nearly seven hundred miles from Kauai. Heck
field Il Co. have placed twenty-five japanese
under an overseer on II. 1t is rich In guano. and
the lease Is expected to prove very profitable.
Bird Island which IL only IL miles from Kauai.
is also being investigated and II deemed rich
enough Will be leased. Other ISLANDS In the long
group are known to be very rich. Bird Island
is one OF the rugged. rocky sentinels OF the Pa
cihc. # was visited in the last century by both
Douglas and Vancouver. One OF the most inter-
csting islands In the group Is Midway. 1t Is
nine hundred miles from Bird Island. and was
once used az a mdocean coaling and supply
ST ation by the Pacific Mail Steamship Company,
but was abandoned years ago. revival Of the
plan has been suggested at various times. II
would prove handy at times
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hard. and the woman could be favored by piac-
ing her In the centre. On the contrary how
ever she Is seen more often at the ends. The
work Is very hard. and there IL the added dis
comfiture of the flying coal dust. but both men
and women seem very happy. They laugh
and jibe they hurrisdly pass the seemingly
endless line OF In den baskets. The women do
pean "sweat shop leaves upon Its Victims.
They all seem 20 have health and Its accom-
panying color Some Of the women. and par
ticulary the older ones. show biceps ana shoul-
ders that would make some OF our men shame
faced. Among the younger girls are many that
would be called pretty by the admirer OF Japan
csc beauty They all wear the native costume.
and nearly all protect their hands with rough
gloves or bindings of cloth. The evidence OF a
desire 10 preserve the color Of their hands IL the
ONLY indication VI sex In the busy crowd. Tne
women are not paid as well as the men, al
though they do az much wcrk why the as
elimination Is made Is not apparent from the
amount of work done the treatment or the
Iaborer Latterly Il has been the practice 10
undertake the work by piece. or contract. ana 70
make division Of the gross earnings among the
coolies engaged. on a basis previously arranged
by themselves Wages vary. but ~ cents DAY
would he deemed very good compensation, anu
the ma ioritv probably work for much less. They
cot extra compensation when they work at
night.
The report that Lots Wife. perhaps the
s,raneest island In the Pacific. had been dam
aged by an earthquake Is denied and the claim
made that the lonesome rock has been seen by
recent nayigators OF that portion OF the Pacific
o,,s wife Is In latitude 29:4I and longitude
1i0.,o 70 east and Is southeast OF the ISLAND OF
Nippon the largest OF the japanese group.
Weares. the explorer. ran across II IN i'"o' an"
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WV RAILROADS FOR CHINA.
.yr GOVERNMENT GIVING OUT CON-
TRACTS AND CONCESSIONS.

,,rrorrANcE OF THE RIGHTS SECURED BY THE
.Sc,orTArLAN syNDICATEs- TO RE
OPENED WITH AMERICAN AND ENGLISH
ENGINEERS AND MACHINERY.
Peking June 2. 1893.
The railroad situation in China Is rapidly i'm
,roying. Conservatism has apparently been al
,.s, thrown overheard. and the Government is
aea,lng out contracts and concessions with al
most a reckless hand The only completed line
IN the empire is that from Picking to Shanhai-
ynan via Tien-Tsln. distance Of about two hun
AIRED and fifty miles. but the road from Picking
"a Hankow. known as the Lu-Han Railway, be-
.orse Il connects with the Picking Tien Tsin line
a, Iu-Kow bridge, is being pushed forward as
rsnidly as the rails can be furnished by the
u.,-Yang iron works at Hankow. Fl. +.
chang Chin Tung. viceroy of the two HUI prov
,,,ss seems at last TO be convinced that China
"a have railways at all. must get most of the
nils and other ironwork from abroad. and not
walt until the only rail plant so far established
can turn out the supply. The Picking -Shanhai-
Kuan and the Lu-Han are strictly Government
lines and are known as the Chinese Imperial
railways, the frs: being under the manage
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THE WAREHOUSE SYSTEM.


Recent consular reports Indicate that the Eng
lish and German manufacturers are considering
plans for initiating the American warehouse sys-
tenn of securing trade which has been 80 success
fully inaugurated at Caracas. Venezuela The es.
adjustment Of this warehouse. or showroom,
at Caracas by the National Association or Manu-
faciurers OF Philadelphia Ii an experiment that has
attracted the attention OF the entire Industrial ana
commercial world. The system IL an expansion OF
the idea embodied In the Philadelphia museums OF
trade and industry. where every variety OF manu-
featured article and raw products is displayed
According TO the last report from consul Mona.
CHAN az Chemni,z the Germans are about TO adopt
The Philadelphia Idea In reaching out after trade
in the Orient. A leading article In local oiiici a
organ points out the possibilities OF further IN
crease in the German trade In China and Japan.
and recommends the opening Of samD ".rooms.
similar TO tho one Caracas. mos lkeiv 20
give the largest returns for the smallest sxpend-
ture OF money and men. 1t IL represented that 20
exhibit goods In Bombay and Cacutta. i'ekins
Shanghai and Hong Kong, In Yokohama and To-
kio. for year IL worth century OF circulars
by mail" Since the return OF the Lyons commits
zion France Is reported 10 be organizing synd-
Gates to extend trade. which send out and mnin.
tain agents to show samples and obtain orders. II,
Congress makes provision for the commission as
recommended by Secretary OF State Day. II will
find It's field Of greatest usefulness In facilitating
the work OF establishing showrooms for American
products 1" the chief cities OF China and japan.
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OLD OBADIAH BARBERS MULE.

HIS MASTER LEADS THE ANIMAL INTO TOWN BY
THE NOSE
waycross (ia) correspondence The Atlanta Con-
stitutiJn.
Obadiah Barber OF High Point. on the Okehnokee
Swamp. came into town Saturday leading his mule
By the nose.
The animal had away coming up from the
swamp and torn his bride into pieces and wrecked
the wagon and attempted 10 leave Mr.. Barber do
ing sentry duty over the products which were In
tended for the Waycross market.
Mr. Barber though an octogenartan chased the
mule some distance and caught him He and his
obs trcperous beast OF burden walked into town to-
gcther and attracted considerable attention.
II want you TO buy me "A Birdie" said Mr. Bar
Der TO town dude
II haven't the dough" said the youngster.
Cant you get 1t on crcdity'
No the dude replied
Mr. Barber Offered 10 stand as security. but the
dude stalked away II was al this juncture that
he runaway incident was explained.
i've chased bars Wildcats wolves and pant er5
many times In the swamp" said Mr. Barber. and
killed lots OF em. hut that mule chase was wiId
circumstance and dangerous. TOO. II had caught
the mule by his name he might have turned and
kicked me, but I seized his nose and avoided an
accident"
Two years ago Mr. Barber came to town one day
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the EXCLUSIVE. and selfish policy Of personal az.

the exclusive ana seiHsh poiicy or personal az
grandizemcnt. as so far set forth in their oc-
cupaton of Port Arthur and Kiao-Chau. with
control Of large portions OF Chinese territory. to
the exclusion Of other nations. American COM
merce must suffer. English sentiment so long
criticisIng Americas every move. has at last.
owing to their own danger from isolation. turned
In favor of America, and one now hears moth
ing from Englishmen In the East but the great
advantages OF an Ango-Saxon alliance. or at
least an Identical policy commercial lines
that would prevent Russia Germany from
excluding any part Of China from the rest OF the
world. The Anglo-Italian syndicate has secured
the banner mining province OF China as its
working field. and proposes to use machinery
and men largely from America and England.
Other provinces and other concessions will fol-
low.
The recent death of Prince Kung will prob
ably take Weng Tung Ho. the most anti-for-
e'sn OF the Ministers. out OF power. The Princes
successor will probably be Mo Pei TZu his
cousin who Is q grandson Of the Emperor Tao
kuang. and n man Of considerable ability. At
present he Is general In the imperial house
hold troops. Prince Kung's body will not be
Inferred for three months, according to custom.
Parties somewhat resembling American po-
litical parties are springing into existence the
pro-foreign and anti-foregn being the most con-
spicUOus.