The age-herald., 1900-08-09
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE


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 Beware of letters and disputes, and do not quarrel; in thy business thou wilt have a successful year, and will succeed.
 "A child born on this day will be fortu- nate in it's undertakings and will rise in life."
 Bake bread"
 Astrologer Raphaels prophecies for Fri day, August 10, 19o0
 Avoid superiors and keep quiet.
 ''rhou mayest expect changes and an unsettled time for thy business; see that thou dost not quarrel; those in employ will loose it.
 "A child born on this day will have much trouble to succeed, whether it is in employ or in business for itself"
 
 "The yellow fever scare which, accord ing to the State Health Officer of Florida and surgeons of the marine hospital sta toned at Tampa, is baseless, has had little effect upon the people of the South,' said observant travelng man in the lobby yesterday, who has just returned from trip through Mississippi and Louisiana. ''The Southern people, he continued, be lieve that the health departments of the various States cooperating with the ma rine hospital service, have practically solved the yellow fever problem by pre- paratons for prompt action and through a system of vigilance that has been per- fected during the past few years. Formerly the report of the outbreak of fever at any point would cause hundreds and thousands of persons to flee to the North, but this fear has been alleviated, and it only re- mains for the officials to prove the prac tcability of their methods, to regulate the matter of quarantine and minimize the effect of the regulations upon business in- terests. When this is done the problem will have been settled"
 United States Census Supervisor R. B. Smyer wrote to the census office in Wash ington week ago to learn, if he could, when the bulletin of Birmingham's popu- lation would be issued but he has had no reply Director Merriam is giving out the bulletins slowly. Only six have been issued thus far. and these have been for cities of over two hundred thousand population. The cities of the hundred thousand and less than the hundred thousand class will have to wait until the greater towns are an- IOullNSd. but pDINldLlOu IS known to be close to 8, 090. This much was learned from Wasl/ngtcn sources soon af- ter the census was taken. The popula ton of Jefferson County is said to be between one hundred and thirty-nine and one hun dred and forty thousand, gain of nearly sixty-iive per cent. compared with the population of 1S90 when it was found to be only SS,5Ol. After 1S90-between 1890 and 1SS4-the population of Jefferson County fell off considerably" said a well informed citizen, who has given much attention to local statistics.
 Had the census of Jefferson been taken in 1893 during the industrial depression, the popula ton would probably not have been over 75,000. If we have 14000O, or anything like that now, it speaks volumes for the thrift of the county in the light of steel making. A large part of the increase has taken place within the past two years. All the towns in the county have grown, some of them 100 per cent, since 1S90 If Bir- mingham were made to include Woodlawn, Ayondale, East Lake, North Birmingham Elyton and West End, it's popula ton would be seventy-five thousand. If it were to take in, besides those towns already named, Pratt City and Ensley, and all the popula- ton between, Birmingham would come very near reaching the 100000 mark. think the census will show a white popu- lation for the county of 65 per cent, and a white population for the city of 60 per cent"
 "'The New Metropolitan Hotel'' as the large fiye-story building at the corner of Twentieth street and Morris avenue is to be styled, will be opened early in October next The owners of the building are the Moore & Handley Hardware Company, and they are having the work of finishing pushed rapidly. E. Lesser, the president and man. ager of the Metropolitan Hotel Company says that the temporary quarters better known the Southern Hotel will be en- iarged and refurnished and will be kept as an annex to the New Metropolitan There will not be piece of old furniture il. either building. The new house will have 1S6 bed rooms and with the two houses MT. Lesser says he will be able to accom- modate, in crowded times, five hundred guests. The New Metropolitan will be equipped with a large and fast elevator and Will be supplied with every modern convenience. On the completion of the palatial Hotel Hillman, Birmingham will have more frst-class hotel accommodation than any city in the south, with perhaps a single exception.
 The Young Mems Christian Association was fortunate in being able to secure for its temporary quarters the best and airiest room in the old postoffice building. It is bright and home-nKe and serves well for a reading room and the secretary's office
 "The business of truck farming is steadily Increasing in Jefferson county" said suc- cessful tiller of the soil yesterday Tt will continue to grow. Truck farming paws well when conducted on scientific and busi ness-like methods. It pays better than any business I know of Birmingham is fine market and always will be. It takes all that Jefferson county farmers produce"
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