The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-03
AUTOMOBILISTS GO ON
THEIR FIRST LONG TRIP

Don H. Bacon. Glen Brown, DR..
James E. Dedman, Mr.. and Mrs. F. G.
Kinney and their two children started
on long automobile tour Monday. All
except DR.. Dedman and Mr.. Bacon were
bound for St. Louis, but 1t is probable
that only Mr. Brown will reach the ex-
POSITION city.
This is The first automobile party out
of Birmingham with any distant city
as Its destination. Owing to an accident
to Mr.. kidneys machine he was COM
PEELED to ship 1t back to Birmingham
and return here with his family by rail.
Mr.. Bacon will go as far as Nashville
and return from that city by rail-
The start was made Monday morning
at $50 o'clock from the residence Of Mr.
Bacon and the party was distributed as
follows; In Mr.. Browns machine was
Mr.. Bacon, Dr. Dedman n his machine
and Mr.. and Mrs. Kinney and the two
children in Mr.. Kinney's big turing car.
1t was the intention of DR.. Dedman
to go to Huntsville with the party and
then across to Decatur and back to Biz
mingham, but to date nothing has been
heard from him. Mr.. Kinney had to
leave the party near the Warrior river,
about thirty-eAfe miles from Birmingham
Mr.. Brown vas to go en- throuA.- to
St Louis and 1t is supposed he will con-
tinue on his trip. A telegram was sent
to Huntsville to ascertain If he and Mr..
Eacon passed through that city. No re-
ply was received.
s-s~~s~-e~-s-s s%->-o-e-s
the L. & N. AT that time Mr.. Farley
was working in the mines at Pratt Mines
(now Pratt City,. He was well known to
Mr.. DeBardeleben having sunk the mines
for him at Henry Ellen. As he was walk
ing down the street with the lady who
was going away, he met Mr.. DeBardele-
ben, who asked him to stop by the Nor
ris hotel on his return from the station.
as he would like to talk to him. Mr..
Farley was going to New Orleans the
next morning at 4 o'clock, and said he
would be glad to have a talk with Mr.. De-
Bardeleben to pass away the time.
The Garden of Eden.
During that summer It was customary
for leading men to sit around the Morris
lobby and discuss the events Il the day.
Among these regulars We're President
Nat Baxter of the Tennessee company,
G. B. Mccormack and others. Mr.. Fair
ley came around on time and the CONVEX
sation begun by his ending Mr.. DeBar-
deleben about a letter he had written in
The Age-Herald in regard to the strike.
In the letter Mr.. DeBardeleben had re-
ferred TO Johns. In the Blue Creek region,
as the garden of Eden.
"Why didn't you finish that quotation
about the garden Of Eden?" asked Mr.
Farley.
Il don't understand, said Mr. DeBar-
deleben Tell me the rest of it"
"Wel, if you remember In Genesis the
garden of Eden was a place of JOY and
continual happiness" said Mr.. Farley.
ut continued this way until the serpent
appeared and the world was never happy
thereafter.
By this time ldr. Baxter, Mr.. McCor-
mack and others were growing deeply In
terested in the miners remarks.
"Well, who was this serpent they refer
10 anu HOW uOcS IL Apply " JOillof dohCQ
Mr. DeBardeleben.
why, Henry DeBardeleben, of course.
replied Mr.. Farley, and you have al
ready started the unhappiness."
This witty rejoinder brought forth a
hearty laugh from the coal operators at
Mr. DeBardeleben's expense Mr.. Farley
was then introduced to the operators and
IL, "a Inn pUh r.
grew SO interesting that it did not con-
clude until Mr.. Farley had to run to
catch his train at o'clock in the morn
ing.
Up to that time the operators had stead
lastly refused to meet with the board
representing the miners union. After Mr..
Fairleys talk with them they met the
board the next day and that was the
beginning of the end of that famous
strike.
Four years later Mr.. Farley was elect
ed president of this district of the miners
union and was elected a member of the
national board at the time John Mitchell
was elected president.
The Operators.
Inc furnace operators hau hothihs "
give out for publication yesterday. There
seems to be feeling, however, that some-
how or other there will be a conference
between representative operators and the
United Mine Workers within the next few
days
President ]. c. Maben of the Sloss-shef-
field company met Mr.. Farley on the
street a day or two ago. 1t is understood
that they discussed the situation in
general way, but made no propositions.
a prominent operator said yesterday
that if the strike lasted much longer the
companies would start TO work indie
pendent of the union and would pay
their men 42Ha cents minimum.
President Don II. Bacon. who went on
a little pleasure tour In an automobile
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