The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-21

enough to put all the raisers out of debt. Judge Bradford says Gadsden is mak- | ing a wonderful showing in an industrial | usx and will soon be one Of the largest cities of the state. The people of that section are very much Interested and are talking a great deal about the Coosa river and It's final equipment for all-the- | wear navigation. With this river in good shane there is no telling what may come to Gadsden with it's wonderful advan- tages.
 Harrison in City. Gen. George P. Harrison was in the citv tbis afternoon to look into some matters of law in the supreme court library. He returned to his home in Ope- lilka at 6:30 D. m. General Harrison said it was too far from election day to talk politics when asked to do so, especially in the wake of the great drubbing the democrats got last month. He thinks the members of the party have a great work to do in getting all factions back Into line and all bending to the load and pull the country back to it's original political moorings D. M. Powell, well-knoWn at torney of Butler county, who was stand ing nearby, said just here: Well, gen. eral. we got together this time didn't we?" The reply was quick and to the pbiltl- 4Nhl 1iAoNoA NAf -tH tAl1 AblG will show
 There is probably no more popular man comes to Montgomery than this confeder- ate veteran, who is one of the youngest men in the state. As the head of the con federate veteran organization in the state he has drawn the love of the old soldiers to him in peculiar way.
 Veterans in Good Shape.
 General Harrison is ,ery much en- unused over the interests of the Alabama division, United Confederate Veterans. and expects to see much done for the old heroes yet surviving before the end of the next four years While Alabama Is doing well for them it is not making the showing that some of the other states are and it is the intention just now to try to remedy these defects All Alabama is proud of the home at Mountain Creek and the other things that are being done to make the last days of the followers of Led happy and eontented The love of the old veterans for Gen. John B. Gordon is being exhibited by the men of Alabama, says General Harrison, and tie money for the monument to be erect ed to his memory in Atlanta, Is being literally subscribed. If has also come to the ears of the commander of the Ala bama division that the people of Mobile were so well pleased with the state re- union in November that they will make every effort to have the old soldiers back next year.
 Marion s Interested.
 The proposition to build an air line railroad from Birmingham to Selma, has interested the people of Marion, in Perry county, and a movement is on foot to have the road, if 1t is built taken around by that place. An air line between the two cities would take the road several miles to the east of Marion but it is thought that with Inducements the city would be taken in. Of the movement the Marion Standard says: "There Is no question but the slight diversion which would bring the road to Marion would develop some of the best country in Alabama and make Marion one of the most important inland towns in the south. There is no question but that a new line will soon be built leading from Birming- ham through this section. Traffic de- mands it, and Marion will regret 1t if she does not make a strong effort to obtain this road" Perry county is one of the most progressive in the state and raises not only all the products known to the state but has discovered special adapt ability for tobacco of a high grade and has some interesting experiments made by the government in it's culture.
 Prosperous Section.
 Among the recent visitors to the city was MT. W. N Gravlee proprietor of the Gravlee nursery at Newtonville, who thinks that the state and section is com ing into markedly prosperous times. In his section of the state the farmers are not so wild about cotton as in some oth- CTS, and much space is devoted to other crops. The cultivation of fruit and grain is encouraged and many have brought it up to high development. The crop of the present year has been the best for several years and the people generally are in comfortable circumstances. Smoke houses are full of meat and barns are stored with grain and forage, while their stables are well stocked with fine mules and big horses. For years this section of the state has raised good stock, and it having proven profitable, there is more and more of it every year. MT. Gravee was in splendid humor over the outlook and said his neighbors were in position to spend very happy Christmas sea- son.
 Capital Notes.
 G. B. Edwards of Birmingham has filed suit against the Scottish Union and Ma tional Insurance company in the city court of Jefferson county, notice of the same having been served on the Hon. Harry R. Shorter, deputy commissioner of insurance for the state. It is not known here what the complaint is.
 The governor has appointed O. H. Spen- cer to the office of tax collector of Will cox county. NJ. Sper cer was elected to the place but did not qualify n time hy reason of lack of knowledge of the law, and the appointment just put him into his own.
 The following minor appointments have been made: Justice of peace. F H. Wal Ter and w. T. Rhodes, Greensboro; M. E.. Wells, Searight; notary public and jus tiee of the peace. D. R. Wilson, Orr vile and I. N. Hackworth. Bass; con- stables, Louis Randall, McBee; W. H. Thompson. beat 16. Jackson county. The label of the United Garment Work CTS of America has been filed with the secretary of state by B. A. Larger of New York, general secretary. These convicts have escaped from the