The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-06

cloth" and commercially pure cloth.
The Commercially pure cloth Is the
cheaper grade. and contains usually from
5 TO per cent Of cotton fibre, which Is
woven in with the asbestos fiber for the
purpose of strengthening It. The cloth Is
not only less expensive. but it will, to a
certain degree. resist fire and will not
ignite OF course it's life is not as long
nor will 1t act as fire retardent SO eff
fectively as the pure cloth"
g" In cases where the proscenium arch
is very large. say fifty feet wide and
thirty-fve feet high, We recommend
cloth in which fine wire is woven for
the purpose of adding strength to the
fabric.
Some firms make a still cheaper
grade of cloth in which the asbestos and
cotton thread is used for the warp, and a
pure cotton thread makes the wool. This
cloth is cheap, handsome and very well
adapted for the scene painters purpose,
but while it will not ignite if submitted
to an ordinary test, it is of very little
value as a fire retardent.
nSNti ntdAh, OCloiE iEdNiii6 liC At-
ports of the Investigations which have
followed the Iroquois theatre fire. of a
burlap curtain, covered with so-eailed
asbestos paint" but I can imagine that
such thing could be readily done
"A real asbestos curtain, made OF
pure cloth, containing about 200 square
yards, costs about $500. and the weight
will be about 500 pounds. "
About Persons.
The Hon. G. B. Deans United States
marshal for the southern district of Ala
bama, is at the st. Nicholas. He was
recently appointed to this position by
President Roosevelt The senator Is as
modest as he was when he ran for gov
ernor on the populist ticket and was very
reticent when approached on politics. He
talks very interestingly on all other mat
ters but avoids politics. When asked as
to who would be the choice of the Ala
BAN republicans for the next president
he said: THE rank and file of the re-
publican party in Alabama are for Mr..
Roosevelt and he will have no opposition
at the national convention"
The Hon. C. w. Hare, formerly editor
of the Tuskegee News, and now a success
full lawyer of Tuskegee, is stopping at the
Florence.
R. F. Lovelace and W. C. Burke, Jr.
of the University are registered at the
Metropolitan.
w. J. Clark of Alfalfa was an arrival
at the Morris last night.
F. NJ Allen and E. e. Wheeler of Nash
Vile are stopping at the Hillman.
F. w. Freeman Of st. Louis was an
arrival at the st. Nicholas last night.
]. C. Sheperd of Berry and I. S. Johnson
of Selma, are stopping at the Metropolis
tan.
The Hon. J. Craig Smith, state treasu-
rer, came from Montgomery last night
and is registered at the Morris
Robert ]. Hogan of Louisville, was an
arrival of the Hillman last night.
w. A. Ambrecht. a prominent lawyer
and republican politician of Mobile, is reg
istered at the ST. Nicholas. He is men
toned as candidate for United States
attorney of the southern district, to sue
coed Morris D. Wickersham, who died Il
few days ago. He Is being opposed by
several aspirants for the position. He
talks confidently of the prospects of the
republican party. He feels certain that
Roosevelt will be nominated and elected
o. Comstock who is connected with the
walsh-DeRoo Milling and Cereal CON-
pany. Of Benton Harbor. Mich, is stopping
at the Metropolitan.
e. NJ. Lewis, prominent manufactures
of Admission, was an arrival Of the Flor
ence last night.