The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-17
THEY REFUSE TO SERVE
MEN SAY THEY ARE NOT
 AGAINST RATIFICATION.
Their Names Were Placed on the Insurgent Committee Without Knowledge or Consent.
 Falkner-Cameron.

Birmingham, Oct. 16.-(Special.)-lt de- veloped that a number of msn who tsve been named as members of the anti ratification campaign committee in this county are not going to serve. Chairman Henry B. Gray of the County Demo- cratic Campaign Committee in charge of ratification has received letters from four such persons. Alderman Jack Greener of this city Is one of the anti ratification committeeman who says that his name was used without his authority and that he will not serve. Adams stewart mayor, of Cardiff and vice-president of the Miners Union. declares that the anti ratihcationfsts had no authority to place him on their committee. Mir. Stewart adds that he is heatliy for ratiicati and is going to do all he can to carry tine new constitution. John P. Reid, well known citizen of Warrior, writes similar let ter, adding that he has always been for ratification. Duke Courson, Who was also named on the anti-ratification com nnittee. says he is for the new tonstitu- ton and proposes to work for it's adop- ton. It Is said that there are other names on the anti-ratification committee which will he withdrawn.
 In this connection 1t is significant ttat the Labor Advocate, the otIcial rg2n of organized labor in this district. is strongly advocating the new constitution. The antis have hoped to get large fol- lowing from among the laboring e'cuient. but these developments are said 70 have discouraged them considerably. though 1t is not denied that quite good num Der of the miners are opposed to the new constitution, largely from the fear. 1t is said. that for them to vote for rati1catton would be the means of driving the regro miners from the Miners Union.
 Sheriff A. W. Hollis of Lamar County was at the Democratic State campaign headquarters today and said that the ratification sentiment is growing in his selection of the State. Ife thinks that Lamar County will certainly go for the new constitution. He was here to get more speakers for his county and these the campaign committee will send.
 General Charles M. Shelley, chairman of the standardization State Campaign Committee, said today that his committee was receiving many encouraging reports from various parts of the State. Former Congressman Stailings appears to be the leading and most attractive speaker Tor the eanti-ratifcationists and reports "hlcn come to General Shelieys ieadqIarters say that MT. Stallings Is dra wing lai se crowds and Is doing much work TOT his cause.
 Colonel w. w. Brandon and Dr J. H. Phillips, the latter the superintendent oi the Birmingham public schools, ST axe TOT ratification to a good crowd at Wooo- lawn last night. Efforts have been msd de to make it appear that Dr. Phillips was opposed to ratification because the ne" | constitution did not adopt fully .ns ioeas | regarding the public schools, put f there | was any ground for such conclusion II was dispelled by last nights spsech' TOT pr. Phillips planted himself squarely on | the new constitution and strongly ao- vocated its ratification because the ne" | constitution, he said, is vastly supcrioI l to the old one. Mayor J. B. Il 'lm pre- sided at the meeting. The Democratic campaign managers are very busy Dook, @ ing sneakers for all parts of the state
 and they say that the most encourag' ing reports are coming in all the while
 The Advance in Price of Pig
 Recent advance in the price Of pig iron | putting the market on basis or eleHen dollars per ton for number two iounoI y, has been more than justified by the sales | made since the advance. Instead or eelea dropping off under the advance, Lney have been just as heavy as peloroN VII \! the result that practically all ron niaN, ia., CTS in Alabama have sold all the Iron they can make up to January anu some of the makers are declining orders TOT delivery prior to January l. The situa. another advance of 50 cents per ton will be announced within the next few days
 the result of which will be to pSt ,r tne | market on a basis of $l1.5O for No. touh- dry. There is absolutely no specuiatNe | feature in the market, all sales being | made for the direct use of the consumer
 The steel mills of the district are dispos'
 ing of every ton of manufacture as SCOT
 as made and the rolling mills ana pipe
 factories are doing the same thing. A
 period of unusual prosperity in the meta
 industries of Alabama is absolutely as' sured for months to come say Iron men
 Col. N. F. Thompson Talks.
 Colonel N. F. Thompson. Secretary ol the Southern Industrial Association ane | who is at present interested in the deVel | opment of industries at Shefneid. was II
 Birmingham today. He stated that while | he was not at liberty to give out the par
 ticulars several large industries were knocking at the door of the extreme | North Alabama industrial city It wa; 1 ascertained from other sources that ne i gotiations are in progress for the cree | ton at Sheffield of a million dollar stee
 plant. These negotiations have reached a point where some definite announce
 ment may be expected in the near fu
 ture. Meanwhile the Sheffield rolling mill. has added a cotton tie adjunct tC | fla njant and has resumed operations 1T ali departments with full force of men
 woman's Missionary Union.
 The annual meeting of the Woman's
 Foreign Missionary Union or the Nortf | Alabama Presbytery began at the Cen | tral Presbyterian Church in this city las
 right The initial session was occupied
 with devotional services and welcome ad
 dresses. the bushes of the Convention
 beginning today. Mrs. James W. Lapsiel of Admission. occupied the chair as Pres ident. and in the absence of the regular Secretary Mrs. James Bruce Of Birming ham was chosen for that post The usua committees were appointed. The roll cal
 showed that practically all the societies
 of the union were represented The re ports from the local societies showed that good progress had been made dur ing the year. At the afternoon ,sessior
 Mrs. w. F. Johnston spoke on the the out out
 look for the present century in the ms ms eionary field. Reports from committees
 were also heard Tonight reception wal rendered the visiting delegates in the lee
 ture room of the church.
 Falkner-Cameron.
 zI polnh M FToIkrer of Montgomery