The age-herald., 1899-10-10
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One of the powerful trusts recently or- ganized is said to have deprived fifteen commercial travellers of their occupation in Alabama alone; one man now doing the work of sixteen in the particular line Of goods controlled by the trust. Before the great factories were consolidated each kept it's man or men on the road. As under one organization one man does the work or the fifteen men who have lost their positions. It is understood that this particular trust has issued instructions that merchants shall not sell it's products below certain prices, and that none of its goods shall De sold to any merchant who sells similar goods obtained from other sources than the trusts If merchant, for example, sells caps. they must be c. the trusts manufac- ture and at no less price than the trust fixes. This will strike the average citizen as being a somewhat remarkable develop 1uent of the combination of industries.
 
 The late Judge B. F. Saffold of Selma, justice of the Alabama supreme court In the days of Republican ascendancy in this state. was the father of Captain Marion B. Saffold of the United t5ates army who was killed in battle with the Fflopino insur- gents on Sunday. Captain Saffold was born forty-three years ago in Selma, where his boyhood was spent He graduated from West Point twenty years ago. and remain ed in the regular army to the time Of ms death. When Captain Saffold and Hon. Francis L. Pettus of Dallas were boys they were deskmatos at school for two years Captain Saffold was brother or MIS- Richard Brooks of Birmingham.
 The prospectus of the Alabama Vineyard company shows that some notable men are in the list of officers and directors. Elliott Danforh and James A. Roberts, or New York, men known to the entire coun- try, are respectively president and second vice president They are also directors, Of course James W. Hut, manager Of the National Express company; w. J. Mor- gan, comptroller of New York; Percy F. Redd traffic manager of the West Shore railroad, and other men of high position are likewise directors. The capital Of the company is $1, 300, 900, and its properties are at Vinemont, Culman county, and Fruit hurst, Cleburne county. Over 2,500 acres of fruits largely grapes, are in bearing pack ing houses and wineries are already estab- hshed, and this season's shipments to northern markets have amounted to twenty-five carloads. The company owns e0OOO acres of khe best frudt lands in Ala bama; and the standing timber, principally hard woods, is estimated at 4o0,00o, 900 feet.
 MT Isadore Newman, of New Orleans, was present yesterday at the annual meet ing of the stockholders of the Birm-ngh gham Gas company. MT. Newman is one of the most substantial business men of New Or leans and one of the best friends BirTnfng- ham has ever had He is one of the strong men of the south and one of its best cid- zens. Towards Birmingham especially he has for years shown a warm attachment, and in 1893 was one of the powerful men who stood between this city and disaster. He came to the rescue of strong men who were for the moment in danger; and to- day he pays, as ne has paid for years, 5000 a year in interest in Birmingham bonds, whilst he does not own a collar of the bends of the city. As regards the large loans which he has made in this city, he has never been required to take over but one building, and Vhat will prove to be to him source of profit He has large in- vestments dn the Birmingham Gas com pany, from which he has mot only not re- celved any dividend for two years, but has been drawn on for actual expenses. q have always loved Birmingham" MT. New said last night; always believed in it. and my faith is now about to be re- warded. Birmingham now ersters upon a new career, and the city does not need to ask pecuniary indulgences. I am' con- fi6ent of Brminghams future. Everything is now all right" MT. Newman Is a fine type of the successful man of affairs.
 Birmingham has had no better friend than MT. Newman" said Captain Ben F. Roden last night. "He has never grumbled against paying up to keep things going, and we feel that the outlook for his inves tments in the Birmingham Gas company and the Alabama Brewing company is now much brighter than for many years. We have been unable to pay dividends for two years; all the money we could secure going for im- provements." Yesterdays meetings of the Gas company and the Brewing company were merely formal, only some fifteen min- utes being taken up, and that time being occupied by routine business. As matter of course, Captain Roden was elected president of the Gas company; E. L. Biv- ings, secretary and treasurer, and T. L. Byron, superintendent. The brewery off, cers likewise are not changed. President Roden, like MT. Newman, expressed himself as being very hopeful.
 D. w. McIver, the veteran member of the Montgomery Advertisers staff, is in the city to look after the proceedings of the state democratic executive committee. MT. McIver has served long on the Alabama press, and is perhaps personally more gen. orally acquainted with Alabamians than any other man in newspaper work in the state For years he edited the Tuskegee News and made it power in state politics. In the mid-eighties he went to the Adver- tiser, with which he has remained ever since MT. McIver is very pains taking, hard-working newsgatherer, and he does oraot m, lalie Saryice