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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-15
People Who Have Money.

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 In the Rand McNally Bankers Maga- zine for October, Hon. o. P; Austin. Chief of the Bureau of Statistics Of the United States Treasury Department, calls attention to the enormous amount Of money deposited in the various banks of the country at this time, and he makes up a table as far back IS the records have been kept. The figures do not go back beyond 1875. when the total deposits in National. State and savings banks were g, IA, ,0O0 000 This money belonged to 2 3o9, S64 depositors, allowing to each H,06O The aggregate deposits in 1901 were SS 5S5,- 100000. The total number of depostors was 6,35S 723. giving to each about $l, 422 showing that while the number of de- positors had been multiplied by three, each depositor was nearly $4O0 richer in 1902 than In 1S75
 MT Austin's figlIres show that bank de- posits have quadrupled from 1875 to 1901 while the population was increasing less than 80 per cent. The population of 1875, was according to the estimates of the Treasury experts, 43 .000 and in 1901 77.647. 900, an increase of v per cent. while deposits during the same time increased more than 3C0 per cent. The total wealth of the country Is shown by the census of 1870 a S30. coo, 100000. and by that of 1880 at s42. 500. 900 GOO. so that the figures of the wealth of 1875 may be fairly estimated at $36. 000. 600, while the estimate for 1900 Is $94, GOO 000. 000 and for 1901 was perhaps a round S10N. 000, GOO OO0. Thus wealth may be
 
 1901. while deposits more than quadrupled In savings banks, as might be expected, the movement has been steadily upward and not marked by great fluctuations or rapid gains. except in recent years. when the increase from 1898 to 1901 was over $500. 900. GOO. or nearly as much as in the preceding decade. The growth of depos- it's in State banks In recent years has been quite remarkable. the increase being from s695 GOO, 900 in 1896 to s1. 610. 0O0 in 1901.
 The fact remains that. although the great trusts and corporations stand for large aggregations of real or fictitious wealth. all such corporations and combi- nations are made up of numerous indi- viduals. and are working with the com bined capital of those individuals, and the further fact remains that the number of people having money in bank has in creased faster than has the total popula- ton of the country. This refutes the idea that a few people are getting possession of all the money in the world.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-15
Southern Iron Committee.

The Southern Iron Committee, which represents all the railroads and steam ship lines which cover the Southeastern territory, is In session here today, and a very larg7 number of traffic men and iron masters of the Birmingham district, Chattanooga and other points are in at tendance.
 The purpose of the meeting is to ad- just equities incidental to the rise in the price of iron, and the consequent advance of 50 cents ton in pig iron rates. Ths rule of the Iron Go nmittee has been that whenever rates are advanced to allow the iron shippers period of protection on old contracts. That is to say, for six months after the rate has been announced tn ! iron masters have been allowed to ship out old contracts under the old rate. the new rate being effective only on new orders.
 The iron masters are asking for an ex- tension of the protection period on ac- count of delayc in the shipments of old contracts. occasio1ed by the lack of cars the strike and other complications
 It Is not known when the committee will return answer to this request, but there will be very little delay about 1t. as the question Is one of vital importance to the iron and railway industries
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-15
MEN READY TO WORK.
Nearly 15o,oOo Prepared to Go When
 Mitchell Gives the Word.

Wilkesbarre Special to New York world,
 President Mitchell said tonight that. assuming the strike Is settled, the full force of 143000 men will report for duty within twenty-four hours.
 Seventy-five thousand tons or coal can eight hours and the amount increased to l00,O or 125;0OO tons a day at the end or a week. It can be moved to New fork and other Atlantic cities in thlrty-sIx hours from the time it is brought rom the mines
 fact that seems to indicate prepara- ton on the part of the coal companies to transport coal in large quantities IS the arrival at coal shipping centers of an fn- creased number of gondola cars, such as are used in carrying coal Hundreds of cars of this type have reached Wilkes, barre Scranton, HaZelton, Tamaqua and other centers during the last seventy-two hours.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-15
SHALL IT BE OILP

This strike of the coal producers. If it is extended, will have two effects in the South ,one of which is likely to be injurious and the other beneficial The injurious effect will be that our already rapidly disappearing forests will disap- pear much more rapidly under the r"- cessity of providing fuel. Of course, this will not occur, at least to any great ex- tent, in Alabama if the strike in our own coal mines should soon be settled but if that continues and the price Of coal gets very high wood will not on:y be used for heating and cooking in or houses. but it will largely take the p@;a of coal in locomotive and stationary en- zines, where it can be done. That would mean a vast demand on the hardwood supply of our forests and hasten the dis appearance of our timber.
 The good that will naturally come to the South by continuation of the strike will be the change from coal to oil as a fuel, and the consequent demand on the Texas oil fields for supply AL ready experiments all along the line are being made, and some of them are al- ready successful. Many plans are being suggested and tried. and 1t need not he a matter of surprise if railroad trains, steamships and other land and marine engines should be so changed as to dis card coal entirely and substitute oil. One of the great avantages of such substi- tuition would be that the carrying capac- ity of all vessels would be greatly in- creased. because the oil would not be nearly so bulky or heavy as would be the coal necessary to do the same worK' All this will require some time, of course, but if experience shall show that oil Is preferable to coal in point of economy as well as reliability, the change will be made, and the country be to large ex- tent independent of the coal miners and their products.
 If this change shall begin and experi- ence shall prove that oil is both cheaper and better than coal, the railroads and marine trade may reach time when neither strikers nor coal barons can ruff fe the tempers or deplete the pockets of those who use any form of engines. And, | if it shall be proven that oil Is desirable substitute for the purposes mentioned 1t will naturally follow that 1t will also he | utilized for heating and cooking, as well l as for all other domestic purposes. The age of coal has not been a very long one, and the age of oil and cleo tricity may soon take the place of 1t. Electric lighting and electric power are fast becoming almost universal in the cities and towns of the United States, and heating from the same source may come next. Between that and oil coal may yet take back seat.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-15
No Change in Situation.

There was no change in the strike situA
 tion at the coal mines of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company today. However. both at the headquarters of the miners and the company there was a general feeling of hopefulness. although no official statements were given out. It is strongly believed that negotiations are pending whereby the strike will be set tied within the next twenty-four hours. Four thousand five hundred men are in volved and settlement will mean tke immediate return to work of all of them and the resumption of operations at the furnaces which have been banked on ac- count of the short supply of fuel. The strike began in full force one week ago from last Monday. and has been com plete, every mine of the Tennessee Com pany being idle during its existence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-15
DEMOCRATS ARE BUSY
CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETS IN
 BIRMINGHAM.
Expect to Deal e Stunning Blow to Lily White Republicans-Be- lieved Strike is Nearing
 Its End.

Birmingham, Oct 14-(SpeciaD-All the members of the Central Committee of the Democratic State Campaign Committee. with one exception, gre here today. m ciuding George w. Jones and J. kirk Jackson of Montgomery.
 Today's session was confined to ds- cussion of the phases which the cam paign is assuming. and to the considera- ton of plans for the perfection of the organization of the party in every pre- cinct fin every county in the State.
 Enthusiasm is running high around the headquarters in the Metropolitan Hotel The leaders are wearing an air of conf dence. They say the most encouraging news is constantly being received. It IS apparent that the leaders of the party hope to accomplish two things in this campaign-to deal a stunning blow to the recently organized lilly white" Repu5- lican Party, and to organize the Democ- racy so thoroughly that the work of fu- ture campaign committees will be made less onerous.
 Dr. R. M. Cunningham. nominee for Lieutenant Governor. called at headquar- ters this morning and placed himself at the disposal of the committee Chairman Campbell will cut out plenty of work for the distinguished orator, whose ap- pointments will probably be announced tomorrow
 Among other distinguished visitors were: Hon. John B. Knox of Anniston, Judge T. w. Coleman of Eutaw and Jesse Adams. Chief Clerk in the Agricul- tural Department
 J. Kirk Jackson said this morning: 'I believe one of the most effective cam paign arguments will be the vivid DOT trayal of the condition of Alabama unde-I former Republican rule. The Republicans increased the dept of Alabama from thr ,e and half millions to thirty millions and laid burdens upon every municipality which the lapse of years has not remov- ed. l believe we ought to go back to those old times and show them up for what they are worth."
 The campaign .n Jefferson County IS being pressed with Ngor by Chairmll Thompson and his committee. The nomi- nees for county offices are visiting the different precincts, getting In touch with the people and urging upon Democrats the wisdom for making a strong showing at the polls in November The activity of the county nominees will contribute to a considerable degree to the success of the party in the approaching election.
 Hon. w. w. Brandon will speak at Adamsville one day next week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-15
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1909
DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL.

The American Newspaper Directory uses cer- tain sigma to denote the relative standing and merit of the whole neld of newspaperdom which comes under it's notice. and one of these siSns Is the mystic symbol I01 denoting golden. which stands for high quality. and as thus explained:
 "Advsrtisers value this paper mora for the class and quality of its circulation than for the mere number of copies printsd.'
 Such papers are credited with a single sym Dol; but there Is a higher grade. according to this standard authority, which have BOTH QUALITY AND QUANTITY. and require the DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL eVal to describe adequately their standing.
 The Advertiser has been accorded ths double golden symbol [00l and is the only paper go distinguished in this section of the South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-15

The Huntsville Republican intimates or insinuates that Tho Advertiser has ceased it's opposition to child labor because the Republicans put a plank in their State platform favoring legislation on the sub ject. That might be a good reason for The Republican to change it's policy. but it shouldn't judge others by its own fail ings. The Advertiser has not changed one jot or little on the subject. We fa- vor the enactment of laws by the next Legislature which will prevent child la- bor in mills or factories. except in ex- treme and exceptional cases. We took that position before any Republican con- vention in this State did.
 We have said little on this subject of late partly because We saw no need of repeating our arguments at this stage of the game. and partly because others have been dealing with the subject through ouh columns, and some of them, at least, are better qualified to argue 1t than we profess to me. The Republican may rest assured that we shall keep up the fight till we succeed. or till we are hopelessly defeated. regardless of anything that may be done or said by any political or ganization.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-15

All that is needed for great Demo- cratic victory in this State on the 4th of November is for the Democrats to go to the polls and vote. It must be borne in mind that in some parts of the State the Republicans are strong and they propose to get out all their voters Demo- crats in counties where there are no Republicans must remember that they must discharge their duty just as if there was tremendous opposition in every lo- cality. Republicanism must get no foot hold Tn Alabama
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-15
Bessemer May Get Big Mill.

If rumors heard to day, and which are believed to be reliable. count for any thing the new steel mill and furnaces of the Alabama Steel and Wire Company. involving an expenditure of considerably over S1 .O00, GOO. will be located at or near Bessemer Engineers have been looking over the ground there for several days. and d number of soundings have been made At the offices of the company to- day, when asked for a confirmation of the rumor thu Na company had decided to locate it's h 's at Ressemer, the officials refused or affirm or deny the statement. and tn.j tends to substan- tiate the rumor
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-15

accustomed to criticism because they couldn't worship at the shrine of Bryan ism. that they have ceased to expect any, thing else, or to care for 1t. As to Cleve- lands violation of the Constitution when he sent troops to Chicago to protect Fed eral property. we are perfectly willing to let his vindication rest on the Senate resolution. introduced by a very distin- guished Virglnian. That the author of that resolution afterwards became one of MT. Clevelands political antipodes docs not in the least change the justice and propriety and force of the Senate's ac- tiOn
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-15
Lilly White" by Accident.

Mobile Register.
 We ask if Chairman Henderson spoke by the card on Wednesday night when he said the negro delegates were shut out of the Birmingham convention because they did not have proper credentials. That is important if true. If the negro dele gates had had proper credentials would they have been admitted? That seems to be the inference. Then pr. Hender- sons is not a lilly white party by prin- ciple, but by accident; in short it Is not lilly white party at all, but a mixed organization, no negroes being in 1t at present, merely because their ere dentials have not been licked into shape. It is possible the other members of the organization understand it that way?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-15
DAVID B. HILL
Smuggled the Coal Ownership Plank
 Through the Convention.
Brooklyn Eagle.

Brooklyn Eagle.
 David B. Hill smuggled the socialistic plank into the Saratoga convention at 2 in the morning. on the demand of Commun- ist McGuirc sometime mayor of Syra- cuse. and without the knowledge of Car lsle. Simmons. Hornblower. Shevlin. Mc- Carren. Sullivan or any other Democrats of their varying types. The plank was not in the copy of the platform given to them to scan. It was flushed on the convention and rushed through under the previous question. Delegates had no more chance to understand 1t or to peat 1t than passengers on rushing trolley car have to converse with men who are standing on the sidewalk. That plank has aggravated the strike. It has hear tened rioters ana murderers. IL nas shocked and affrighted thoughtful men. Yet we would rot believe D. E. Hill intended to produce that result. He was just fishing for votes. undreaming or the effect of socialism as a bait.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-15
Big Structural Plant.

The grading for the big structural iron shop at Ensley is being pushed as Fast as possible. This addition to the enter prises of Ensley will be located between the railroad tracks and the steel works, and will occupy a space covering nearly two acres. The shop will work the plate and bar steel into structural material for the frame work of buildings. The plant will cost something like $1O0, 900. Heretofore the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company have had to depend on the northern structural mills for this class of material. but the probability is that the company will be enabled to enter the market themselves on the completion of this plant.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-15
The Primary Cause.

lnulanapOllS News.
 Primarily the whole of the present trouble comes from the violation of the laws of Pennsylvania by the railroads (which never hesitate to violate any law or agreement even among themselves) which forbid roads from owning coal mines Had this law been respected both the motive and the power to monopolize the coal had been wanting. All law should be respected, every law in Penn sylvania that touches the coal situation, and the place to begin to enforce such is witp the biggest and grossest ,,IolatOrS of it
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-15
Importing Forging Iron.

Charles O Stillman. resident manager for Rogers Brown & Co.,, is authority for the statement that his firm has con tracted for several cargoes of forging iron. English and German. which will be- gin to come in soon through Southern ports. The iron will be sold largely in the Birmingham district for use by mills and foundries The lack of metal to meet the demands on the market has caused this I'm nort a tion
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-15
School Children's Day.

The management of the Alabama State Fair Association has decided to have a special day for the school children of Bir- mingham All pupils will be admitted on that day for 15 cents each. Schools from outside the city will be admitted at 25 cents each. It Is expected to be great day for the school children of the State, and it is thought that several schools from other places will send large delega-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-15
One of the Most Complete.

Pensacola Journal.
 The souvenir edition of The Montgom- cry Advertiser, commemorating the oc- cupation of the papers new quarters, was an excellent and interesting publication and much credit is due it's authors The description of how a great newspaper is issued was one of the most complete ever written.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-15

today that the case will probably so over until others against other parties are to be heard the latter part of this month. The charge of making false entry arose over the books of the Continental Securi- ty Redemption Company, after that con- cern had become defunct.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-15
a W Morean,s Case.

The case of George w. Morgan, former President of the Continental Securities Redemption Companies, who Is charged with making false entry. will come up in the Criminal Court tomorrow. MT. Mor- ga who is now in Atlanta was seen several days ago by a local official, and he then stated that ne would be in Bir- mingham for trial, but 1t is understood
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-15

The Democrats of Alabama ought to go 10 the polls en masse and emphasiA their opposition to the Republican Party by giving an overwhelming Democratic majority. The Democrats secured for Us the new Constitution and all the benefits that follow from It. One of the greatest of these is the elimination of the negro vote, whereby honest and fair elections can be held. Up to the last minute the Republicans opposed the new Constitu- tion and they voted many thousands of negroes against it's ratification. Governor Jeiks and the Democratic nominees are worthy of the support of all who want to give the new Constitution a fair trial.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-15
Devil Work Might Have Been Pre- vented.

Savannah Press.
 The objection to Speaker Henderson in Iowa is that he was too ultra conser- vative." Maybe the other fellows are too radically stalwart If the Republi- can party had been extra conservative" just after the war between the States much devil-work would have been avoid
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-15

Speaking of recent grave-robbing cases at Indianapolis. The Leighton News de- clares that the perpetrators should be punished with instant death" That means either lynching or assassination. Which would The News advise?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-15
Price of Steel Reduced.

Berlin, Oct. 1.-The roller steel sym dicate today reduced prices in Germany by .25 a ton. probably as a concession to public opinion as there has been much agitation recently over the high domestic and low export prices.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-15

The Illustrated Trade Edition of The Knoxville Sentinel, issued last Thursday, was a hummer. It's S2 large pages were filled with interesting and instructive matter relating to its town and sur rounding country. and of other Southern sections It was really a big paper.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-15

This is the season when the man who has no children of his own to take to the circus must hustle around and bor- row from his neighbo-s.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-15

The Philadelphia Ledger doesn't help us much by stating that the end of the strike is nearer than it was" So is the end of the century. for that matter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-15

DO you want to yawn?" asks patent medicine ad. Well, what If you do? Cant you go out behind the barn and yawn as wide as you please?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-15

The impression that peat may be made to take the place of coal in this country is not chimerical, by any means. There are immense beds of 1t in Florida, South Georgia, Virginia and other swampy sec tions of the South. and it might become quite an important substitute for coal, if circumstances make 1t necessary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-15
AN ARBITRATION COMMISSION.

In 1886, during the labor trouble in Penn sylvania. MT. Cleveland sent spe- cial message to Congress on the subject. from which the following extract is made:
 But I suggest that instead of arbitra- tors chosen in the heat of conflicting claims, and after each dispute shall arise, for the purpose Of determining of labor, consisting of three members, who shall be regular officers of the gov ernment, charged, among other dutes with the consideration and settlement when possible of all controversies be- tween labor and capital.
 The President, it will be noted, never entertained the absurd idea that he could interfere and settle the trouble, nor had he imbibed the recent New York idea that the Federal government could take control of all coal lands and mine the coal for the public Neither did he have any faith in the theory that boards of arbitration could be appointed after strike was on with any hope of accom- plishing anything.
 Like almost everything else coming From MT. Cleveland this message of his was marked by the hard practical sense for which he has always been conspicu- ous. He did not claim or argue that a board of arbitration. such as he suggest ed, would be able to settle all differences between employers and employees. but he did believe that board, having no interest for or against either party to a dispute, would have more influence and be better fitted to accom- plish good results than would any three or more men selected after a strike or other disagreement was on. The fact that the members of such board would really be government officials, impartial and disinterested. would have weight with both sides to any controversy, and might in many cases settle all differences to the mutual benefit of all parties Pos sibIy the next Congress will see it's way to do something along this line.