The age-herald., 1899-12-08
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE


 clothing for a Louisville house. 'The con dltlon of affairs in Birmingham and throughout the Birmingham district is bet ter than it has ever been before I have been coming to the district ever so many years, and my business was never before so good as it is at this time. Everybody who is willing to work is busy, and every body at work or in business is making mon- ey The man who is idle in Birmingham or the district is idle simply because he doesn't desire employment. l now booking or ders for spring clothing, and l am greatly gratified at the business that is being given me. What is true of my own trade seems to be true of the trades of men who are engaged in other lines. Prosperous condi- tions prevail and therefore there is a spirit of cheerfulness amongst business men and a willingness to buy liberally." MT. Paxton Is in the happy position of doing business in the most valuable trading territory in the south perhaps the most valuable now in the United States.
 Superintendent Henry Fonde, of the Mo- bile and Ohio railroad, and General Freight Agent J. A. McDuffie, of the Hollander line of steamships, Mobile, are in Birmingham. Yestefday afternoon they were escorted by President Jones G. Moore, of the Birming- ham Southern railroad, to Ens1ey to see the mighty industrial wonders there, the which are now attracting the attention of the world Superintendent Fonde had been with President E. l.. Russell, and w. Butler Duncan, of New York. chairman of the board of directors, on tour of inspection of the Mobile and Ohio and other lines. On Wednesday the party travelled over the d. vision from Artesia Miss, to Montgomery, and they were delighted with the physical condition of the road. The train made for- ty-five miles an hour. MT. Butler Duncan was especially pleased. MT. Fonde says that his road is doing an immense business in and out of Mobile, requiring all the roads available equipment to handle the traffic. The road now has steamship con- nections with Central America, the West Indies, New York; Liverpool, Havre and Bremen. Mobile export and import trade is growing enormously. It is common thing to see twenty-five or thirty large ships in the harbor at one lime. In this connection it is of interest to note that a ship ladened with coffee from Santos is at sea bound for Mobile What is called the
  a great deal of discussion in New York, the agitation arising over the question as to whether the coffee shall be allowed to be landed, it being alleged that the bubonic plague exists in Santos. One hundred and twenty-five thousand bags of coffee, valued a $4, OO0,0 ,0OO, are involved The cargo bound for Mobile will, upon it's arrival, oe of more than ordinary interest to the health author ities of that port.
 By the death of Thomas J. Scott which occurred early yesterday morning, Mont gomery is deprived of one of its best citi- zens. Mr. Scott had always resided in Montgomery county. He was confederate soldier and one of the best that "smelt powder.'' He was several times wounded in battle once or twice dangerously so. One of his hands was horribly mangled, and was of imperfect use for the balance of his life. MT. Scott was republican in politics. and was formerly register of the land office at Montgomery. Of late years he has been extensively engaged in the real estate busi- ness, and is understood to have had con siderable interests in the Brmingham>dis- trict. One of his sons, Taylor Scott. was captain in the Third Alabama regiment during the Spansh-American war. An other son, H. H. Scott. resides in Birming- ham. Mir. Scott was a man of high char acter, and of most genial and charitable na- ture
 The consul-general of the United States at Singapore, Hon.. Robert A. Moseley, O.. Alabama, sends hither copies of Manila and Singapore newspapers which are exceed ingly interesting. The Manila papers are assertively, almost violently, American in their tone, and have each many columns of American advertisements the most con- spicuous of which set forth the merits of Milwaukee and St. Louis beer. Bass ale followed the British flag and the British traveller around the earth, and it would seem that American lager is to do the same with the Americans. Perhaps the beer will as- sist Otis in pacifyng the Filipinos. The Manila papers sent by the consul-general are well filled with general news; though there is not much in the way of society columns The Singapore papers are excel lent About the only American features noticeable are advertisements of American bicycles and life insurance. The shipping columns give some idea of the immense shipping interests of Singapore. There were two American merchant vessels in port on the 31st of October, and it is dollars to doughnuts that they gave Consul-General Moseley more trouble than was ever caused him by any half dozen political conventions he ever attended in Alabama.
 
 Former Governor Bob Taylor, or Iennes- see spent several hours in Birmingham yesterday on his way to TUSCALOOSA where he lectured last night. He stopped ot the Florence while here. Governor Tay- Tor is making a general lecture tour of this state. following Bob Burdette-one laugh ter-maker following another-in the good work of making people more cheerful.
 Hon Lewis T. Prsons has received let ter from his son, Lieut. Kelly Parsons, who Is with the United States army in -he Philippines Lieutenant Parsons health continues good, and he is pleased with his duties exactng as they are.