The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-06
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THAT can be the only logical outcome OF
the present game Of politics he Is so boldly
playing. And it is good politics for him in
the circumstances. He has nothing to lose,
but everything to gain. He is the legiti-
mate candidate of all the political elements
In the state opposed to organized democ-
racy. All of these look to him-bolters, dis
gruntled democrats populists and republic
cans Around him they all can rally and
Will rally. And should he be elected a third
time governor he might reasonably hope
to carry the Legislature with him, in Which
event Morgan's head would roll into the.
basket and Johnston would take the seat
in the senate made famous by -Morgan's
genius The scheme is a shfewd concep-
| tion but very simple in its application
The cry of third-termism would not affect
Johnston's position, for the reason that
those voters who would support him have
no regard for the traditions of the organ
lied democratic party. Johnston himself
has cut loose from some of those tfa11i-
tions already. In fact, he refuses absolute
ly to be bound by the party that elected
him."
1t was said twenty years ago that there
were 1900 natives of Alabama living in
Texas OF course, there is nothing like that
number now, for since the late 70,s there
has been very little emigration from this
state to Texas, or any other state. One of
the oldest, If not quite the most advanced
in years, of all the Alabama-Texans died
in Robertson county the other day. He was
Roe Talbot and was so years old; AZ of his
years having been spent in Texas. II Is
said that he was a native of Talladega- He
won distinction as major on the Confeder-
ate side in General Ben McCullock's COM
mand during the war between the states;
and subsequently, served in the Texas legis-
lature Many of the most distinguished
Texans of tho past thirty years have been
natives of Alabama. They include a gov
ernor, chief justice, judges and men of va
rious high places.
1.-THE tobacco trade is in good condition,
with rising tendency" said P. P. Wat
son, tobacco manufacturer of Martinsville,
Va. "This is particularly true of leaf to-
baeco, which has already gone up, in COM
mon with all raw material throughout the
country. We manufacture chewing tobac-
co exclusively, and our business is steady
anu BIOWiUS, dIlu lIiS SGeHiS " no II dC
of the trade generally. A better level of
prices may be looked for. Business of ev-
cry sort is expanding; times are growing
better; money more plentiful, and the pub
lie is therefore in a better condition to buy.
I find conditions in Birmingham very sat
isfactory indeed"
"Travel is heavier now than it has been
for many years. said local railroad Of
fetal. This does not apply alone to local
traffic, which is especially heavy at this
time. but to general travel. 1t is highly
satisfactory to the railroads, and the travel
into Birmingham should be satisfactory to
the business interests of the city"
The arrivals of visitors by train yester-
day were unexpectedly large. The morning
trains were crowded, chiefly by women and
children, who appeared to be coming TO
visit relatives or friends and enjoy the gay
season now at hand. The streets were un-
usually crowded.
I'm taking an inventory of the stock of
the Birmingham rolling mill, which is now
in progress, every piece of iron on the
yards is required to be weighed" said a
man familiar with that great industrial
plant. you know work at the mill was
suspended last Monday in order to take
stock preparatory to the transfer of the
property to the bar iron mill trust recently
formed, and stock taking is still going on,
though it is hoped that it will be finished
and work resumed at the beginning of next
week. As may be easily conceived, the
taking of the inventory is a gigantic task,
requiring an immense amount of clerical
as we'll as manual labor. With all the
lifting and weighing and recording, 1t is a
great work that is going forward at the
Birmingham rolling mill. The same pro-
cess is being pursued at the Gate City
mill, and at innumerable rolling mills
throughout the country"
"An offer of $4,000 for the First Meth
odist church lot at Nineteenth street and
Fourth avenue has been refused said a
man interested in real estate last night.
'"The trustees have been holding it at that
price but they now ask s45,0O0 Compare
lively little read estate Is changing hands.
When an owner finds out he can get his
price he Immediately raises 1t. An agent
told me that he had sold one lot twice for
the owner, but could not obtain delivery.
Real estate holders are not anxious to
SELL"
Hon. Peter B. Mckenzie, the bright
young mayor of Eufaula, is In Birming-
ham, Mr.. Mckenzie has been the mayor
of his beautiful city for several years. and
at his last election was without opposition
He is exceedingly popular. and deservedly
SO, for he is not only a man OF. ability,
but he is very generous-hearted ana kindly
| in his sympathics.
DR.. /. D. Morgan, of Eutaw, has been
spending two or three days in the city.
| DIR. Morgan distinguished himself as a sur
geon on the confederate side in the civil
| war, and is one of the best known ana
most highly esteemed citizens of West AL
| abama-
City Court Judge Mayfield, of Tuscaloosa,
was In Birmingham yesterday