The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-27
THE ALABAMA PRESS.

Beginning with the Saturday issue, the
Montgomery journal has started series
of interesting articles on taxation in Ala
bama, based on facts and figures from
the last report of the state auditor.
The articles will be written by former
state official. and will be well worth
reading.
The Oakman News thinks 1t a good
idea for the Illinois Central to build a
cross line from Decatur to Tuscaloosa,
through Jasper and oakman, when the
Illinois Central completes its road from
Jackson. Tenn. to Birmingham. The
field thus opened up is rich in mineral
land and timber badly In need of develop
ment.
The Covington News contains humor-
Gus account of great fiddlers conven-
ton recently held at Andalusia There
were eleven entries and the contest for
honors was exceedingly spirited. Fiddline
conventions were once very popular In
the early days, but the entertaining GUS
tom has almost died out now and is only
a relic of the old south.
The Huntsville Republican thinks the
following resolution passed by the repuo-
lican state committee q good one: III
IS further agreed and resolved that after
the adjournment of this meeting each
member will return to his respective home
with full determination to use his best
efforts In spreading feeling of confidence
in the republican party of Alabama
The Montgomery Journal thinks 1t Is a
good idea to confer public offices upon
men of wealth who can be Independent
of a salary. The Journal calls attention
to several splendid public officials of
Montgomery, who are men of that class
and suggests that public work is the very
thing for our rich men who have retired
from active business.
The Admission Hot Blast announces that
lished in the Model City by Samuel
Rogers, president of the Southern Hard
ware company. As glass blowers rank
high in the field of skilled labor and COM
mand fine salaries, the Hot Blast is jubi-
liant over the prospect OF the impetus
given to trade by the large payroll which
the factory will have.
The Admission Star thinks Admission will
reap much benefit from the articles which
the Alabama editors, recently in ses-
sion there. have promised to write for
their papers about the advantages of the
Model city. Some of these "write-ups'
have already begun to appear in papers
over the state and they are all COM
mandatory Such wholesale advertising
cannot but result in much good for An
niston.
The Gadsden Evening Journal is decry-
ing the movement now on foot in that
town to locate the postoffice on the prop
erty of that person who makes the best
offer, or in other words, the highest bid
der. The bids for a location, boxes, fix
lures and vault are now out. The Journal
says that the present location is con-
venient for everybody, and urges the cit
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ter to suit all parties.
The Huntsville Tribune comes out In a
vigorous editorial against the suggestion
recently made by the Daughters of the
Confederacy for changing the words OF
the immortal Dixie The Tribune re-
marks that if the Daughters start to tam
pering with Dixie they will have to go.
If they changed the original song that
has thrilled thousands of the south's
brave men, every gushing springtime
poet in the state would try his hand at
improvising new Dixie"
The Mobile Register Is much wrought
up over. the lack of water pressure in the
mains of that city and the consequent
danger from fire. 1t seems that the in
equality of pressure is due to the heavy
draft of water for running elevators In
the business district of town. The rem
edy suggested by the chief of the Mobile
fire department is the installation of two
steam engines for pumping. No protec-
ton is more appreciated by the citizens
of a town than that from fire.
The Bessemer Weekly is hot after the
municipal authorities of that hustline
town for not taking steps to secure an
abundant supply of pure water for the
people. 1t seems that as a result of the
discussion among the citizens there are
two factions. One is in favor of making
a long contract with the water company
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purity of the water, while the other side
thinks that the city should own the water
works. Anyway the water is muddy and
the supply is insufficient, so the Bessemer
people want a change
The Limestone Democrat calls attention
to the changes that have taken place in
the Alabama Press association since the
organization of that body, and especially
within the past ten years. Dr. Grubbs
of Decatur. William C. Jemison, Il. o.
Nicely, Whitehead and several other strong
newspaper men OF the old days have
passed away, and new men have taken
their places, but the Democrat congratu-
lates the Alabama press that 1t still has
such men as Screws. Craighead, Stanley,
Lane Nunnelee. Hood and others who
have left their impress on the newspaper
realm of this state.
The Vernon Courier thinks the prospect
good for Alabama school houses to be
built by taxation in the near future.
Until this is done the system of pub
lie instruction will fall far below what ii