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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-02
CoIorado's Election Contest.

The Philadelphia Inquirer wants to
see Denver purged of fraud, but 1t
says nothing whatever as to any wants
on its part to see Philadelphia purged
of fraud. There may have been frauds
in Denver; all knew that Philadel-
phia's registration lists and ballot
boxes are annually stuffed with frauds,
and all know, too, that the Republican
bosses of Pennsylvania refuse to per-
nit the passage of an honest election
law. They refuse to require personal
registration. They want promiscuous
registration in their business.
The long and short of the Colorado
business is an attempt, at the dicta-
ton of a lot of mining capitalists, to
keep Alvah Adams out of the Cover
nor's seat, although he had plurality
of about IL 900. The courts and the
legislation are controlled by the Re-
publicans, and the latter propose to
use them to count out Adams.
The gama is bold one. The party
that successfully counted out Samuel
]. Tilden will not, however, hesitate
to count mere governor. There is
much at stake, for with Adams in Of
fee there can be no deportation of
citizens without trial and even with
out notice. The entire scheme of sup
preston by force would have to be
abandoned And this is what is the
matter. This is why 204 ballot boxes
are to be reopened, recounted and
sifted. Alva Adams favors a judicial
investigation. What he does not want
is star chamber decision by the
state canvassing board or the legisla-
ture.
The prospect at present is that two
governors will be inaugurated, and
that the country will be treated to a
strife both unseemly and uncalled for.
1t will be but e continuation of the
strike that had kept the state in a
condition of unrest and turmoil for
nearly two years. The efforts of the
Peabodyites will be closely watched,
because the scope and purpose of the
entire proceedings can thus be ascer-
tanned and measured. They were out
voted, but they do not propose to be
outcounted.
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Veniscn is Very Scarce.

''While there has been an abundance of
quail and rabbits on the Birmingham
market this season, there has been a
great scarcity of venison and bear meat"
said Hugh Odom yesterday. During the
holidays the market has been flooded with
Quail and many rabbits have been thrown
away In fact, 1 understand that hun
dreds of rabbits have spoiled on the
hands of dealers. Those which did not
were sold at a very moderate price. This
is also true of quail.
Notwithstanding the abundance of this
class of game, 1 understand that there
has been but few deer brought to Bir-
mingham this season. and there has been
no bear meat at all. Usually two or three
bears are brought here annually. They
come, usually. from Mississippi, as co the
deer. don't exactly know the reason for
the scarcity this season unless 1t be on
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-02
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
A Way to Settle Postotfioe Matter.

nave just thought of a scheme by
winch the trouble of selecting a post
master TO succeed DR.. Hughes, in case he
ID removed, can be easily solved" said
man who sees joke in everything
Ine city Democratic executive commit
tee Is just now in good working trim,
having had much practice and would
suggest that the matter be turned over to
them. The new members are anxious to
40 something anyway and there would be
ample opportunity for everybody to make
speech. The chairman of the commit
tee could call a white mans primary and
let everybody who wanted to run for post
master enter provided he paid the neces-
sary fee to defray the expenses. When
the votes were cast the chairman could
then certify to President Roosevelt just
who the people of Birmingham wanted,
and the appointment would be made
easy [ don't know that this plan will
meet with favor, but 1 think it a Jim
Dandy"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-02
CAST IRON PLANT.
Alabama Consolidated to Start New In
dustry at Gadsden.
From the Gadsden Journal.

From the Gadsden Journal.
Col. T. G. Bush, president of the Ala
bama Consolidated Coal and Iron Com
pany, with several associates, has or
ganlzed company which will be incor-
porated in the next few days for the
purpose of erecting a cast iron soil
pipe plant in Gadsden. Colonel Bush and
son, Morris Bush, of Gadsden, will be
the plant will be managed by the lat
ter, who is also the local manager of
the Consolidated Company's furnaces.
The capital stock of the new concern
has been placed at $4,000. The plant will
be able to melt something like 10000 tons
of iron per annum and will employ about
200 men, If there is a demand for the
product the works will be enlarged at
once.
The above is the substance of a very
interesting Announcement made at Bir-
mingham and which brings no surprise
to Gadsden as /: was we'll known locally
that such a move was on fot. The pipe
erected by the Alabama Consolidated Coal
and Iron Company for the home consump
ton of pig iron and the fact that the
first one is to be given to Gadsden is
highly significant of the companys fu-
ture intentions towards the development
of its interests in this immediate dis
trict.
The site for this new plant will be on
property containing between II and IA
acres lying between the Ewing Springs
near the waterworks station and the Con-
solidated plants. The location is con-
sidered ideal one, having plenty of
room for enlargement and being in such
close proximity 10 the supply of iron as
to do away with all freights and delay in
handling 1t. The railroad facilities are
superb and will afford easy and economi-
cal handling of the finished product
The company will make cast soil pipe
and fittings in sizes from to IL inches.
1t will employ high class of well-paid
mechanics and the pay roll will make it
one of the very finest industries in
Gadsden.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-02
AIahama's. Railroads.

At the end of the year 1903 there
were 4,494 miles of track in this state,
and 11s miles were added last year,
bringing the total up to 1852 miles.
In the south we are outranked by
Georgia and Texas only in the matter
of railroad mileage, and both Georgia
and Texas have many counties that
are not connected with the general
railroad system of the south, while
Choctaw, and when the West Alabama
railroad Is built, Alabama will have no
county that is not tapped by all the
railroads in the country, for county
that has one railroad has all the rail-
roads in the country, because all con-
stitute one big net spread over the
Ell e country.
Perhaps in no state are railroad IA
cilities better distributed than they
are in this state, and if the West Ala
bama railroad be built from Mobile to
Florence nearl, every farm in this
state will be within practicable dis
lance of a railroad.
The indications are that the con-
struction o. the present year will ex-
coed that of the previous year. 1t
may be doubled. 1t certainly will be
if the projects now before capitalists
crystalize into accomplished fact.
Alabama has about the average num-
Der of miles of an American state. In
the country there are $4,000 miles.
Deducting the track in the territories,
there are just about 100000 miles in
the forty-five states, or about 1900
miles in the average state. We have
our snare, for Alabama is just about
an average state alike in population
and area.
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the meantime much may occur, even

the meantime much may occur, even
peace.
But whatever Rojestvensky does,
Togo has no intention of going south
to meet the Russians. The reports of
that nature were simply fabrications.
Togo will not roam over the Indian
ocean hunting for Rojestvensky. He
will be apt to fight him near at home,
when he Is fresh and ready, and the
Russians have empty coal bunkers, and
are suffering from the effects of
long voyage. Togo may be getting
ready for battle, but he has not and
will not sail south of Formoso to
find It.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-02

city cannot afford to comply with the
demands o. the insurance companies. At
the same time 1t Is true that the insur-
ance companies cannot afford to lose
money on Birmingham. So what are we
going to do about 1t? 1t is a problem
which the merchants, the Board of Trade,
the Commercial Club and the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen Should consider care
fully and endeavor to remedy on business
principles rather than to stand about the
street corners and ia their store doors
discussing at random, and placing the
blame on people who are not at fault. It
is a big problem which deserves to be
solved on business principles and solved
at the earliest possible moment.
Somebody has finally been found to fly
in the face of Mayor Drennen. George
Griffin, has filed a petition for an in
junction against the Mayor 70 compel him
to refund to the city all salary over
$500 which he has drawn from the day
his salary was increased from $500 to $1,000
per annum. which will amount to some
thing like $500. Mr. Griffin has good
dllOiltyS " ISpitSeHl nun HuSI
know what he is doing in the matter.
l believe the state law is to the effect
that the salai of no Mayor of any city
in Alabama s.lall exceed $500. At the
same time, ] am of the opinion that Biz
mingham requires the services of Mayor
who should be worth salary of at least
$1,000 per annum. 1 am further of the
opinion that every member of the Board
of Aldermen should be paid a salary of
at least $500 per annum. It is not human
nature for men to work for, nothing All
great corporations, banks, Industrial en-
terprises and other concerns pay their
directors SO much per meeting for at
tending. believe every bank in Birming-
ham pays their directors something for
every meeting they attend. They are
therefore by right entitled to the services
of their directors. II business principles
were to prevail In all things, including
the administration Of public affairs. it
would be far better for the tax payers
and for the public geherally. So thinks
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-02
THOSE EVENING BELLS.

BY Thomas Moore.
Those evening bells! those evening bellsE
How many a tale their music tells
OF youth, and home. and that sweet
time
When last I heard their soothing chimel
Those joyous hours are passed away!
And many heart that then was gay
Within the tomb now darkly dwells
And hears no more those evening bellsl
And SO twill be when 1 am gone!
That tuneful peal will still ring on.
While other bards shall walk these dells.
And sing your praise. sweet evening
bells!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-02
AGAINST NEW JUDGESHIP.
ON the Montgomery Journal.

From the Montgomery Journal
The chances for getting new Fed
eral Judge for Alabama Is very slim, ac-
cording to recent interviews had with
the members of the Alabama delegation
in Congress. Congressman j. Thomas
Heflin was in the city yesterday after
noon and left this morning for his home
at Lafayette. When asked about this
new Federal judge bill, he said:
Really. I see no necessity for passing
the bill. The present judges have ample
time to try all the cases that come up
for trial in these divisions
This is all he would say for publca-
ton. From reports received from Wash
ington, Mr.. Heflin is making an ideal
congressman. Congress. en- Gurnett and
Bakhead both speak in the highest terms
of Mr.. Hefiin, and says he is going to
make valuable member of that body.
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CT GREAT FUTURE FQ!R 49,
SAYS CHARLES IA. SCnWAB
h6,ree~

try is prosperous and is able to pay
better price,
Mr.. Ischwsp dsclined to discuss the
question: OF TIM Federal control of in
terstate corporations. That, he said,
sphere of statesmen. He preferred to
deal simply with the facts.
But 1 will say" he observed, that
from my own experience I am satis-
fled that the idea of big corporations is
absolutely sound from every standpoint.
People go about the country astonished
at the immense and rapid development
of construction; they see great buildings
rising on every side; they see a revolu-
ton in conditions of life as we'll as bus
mess, due to the national capacity for
producing results swiftly on a great
scale. But many of them never stop to
think that this development, which sur
prises and inspires them, is the result
of concentration and standardization Of
our resources through the agency of large
corporations, in which large capital can
be better employed than under the old
conditions. Not only are we able to
prouuce better products IN shorter
space of time but the economies effected
enable us to pay better wages In the
steel trade, for instance, we pay techni-
cal men three times what they used to
get. The large corporation is better for
capital, better for labor and better for
the general public. 1t insures stability
OF conditions and prevents waste OF our
energies and material resources.
THE large corporation, of course.
must be subject to reformation before 1T
is perfect instrument. 1t is, like all
new developments of civilization, full Of
faults. The reformation will be gradual
and based upon practical experience. 1t
Is too soon to make sweeping criticisms
on an fundamentally that has accom-
plished so much for the nation in So
short a time"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-02
YOUNG AND SHORT SENATORS.

FROM the washington Post.
Although the senate Is supposed to be-
composed largely of old men, young mem
are rapidly gaining the seats. Mr.. Hemen-
way. who will be the new senator from
Indiana, is A. He and his colleague,
Seantor everidge, who is AZ, will be
among the youngest man in the senate.
But Senator Dick of Ohio, who succeeded
Senator Hanna, an old man, is only 46.
Senator Knox, after several years as at
torney general. is young as men are ac-
counted nowadays, being 81 which hap
pens also to be the age of Senator Crane
of Massachusetts, who entered the senate
with him.
The prospective senator from Nevada,
Mr.. George S. Nixon, will probably be
the shortest in stature of all that branch
OF congress. He is described at nearly a
head shorter than Senator Knox, al
though, like nearly all the short men Of
the senate, possessed of much ability.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-02
A Cheerful View.

Birmingham merchants start the new
year in much better shape than in Janu-
airy, 1904, and with 100 more hope" said
q Second Avenue man. "A year ago the
outlook was not bright. We seemed to
have struck a period of depression. But
after few months of dull times business
picked up and the old year ended with
genuine prosperity.
IT do not recall many holiday seasons
when sales were as large as they were
last month. All the signs point to an un-
commonly good spring trade"
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wagon on a narrow road my trap was
overturned and I was thrown heavily
to the ground sustaining a badly sprain-
ed ankle" Geo. Maxwell we'll says. THE
farmer came running up to assist me,
and when he found what was the matter
returned to his wagon and came back
with few tobacco leaves under his
arm. If you'll let me make a poutice
out of these and place 1t on your ankle
1t will be all right in the morning, he
said, and as l was about five miles from
doctors office with the pain in my
ankle something fierce, l told him to go
ahead.
1t couldn't do me any harm, thought,
and 1t might have slightly cooling eff
feet while l was driving back to town.
He dipped the leaves in the water of
creek nea- by, then bound them tightly
around my ankle with the aid of a hand
kerchief and assisted me into my vehicle.
When l reached my rooms l was sur
prlsed to find that the pain in my ankle
was very much lessened and decided to
give the roultice fair trial. In the
morning when l awoke there was abso-
lutely no rain in my ankle whatever and
only the slightest suggestion of a swell
ing. l was able to don my shoes without
trouble and that day attended to business
IS though nothing had befallen me.
Since then one of my friends suffered a
sprain and consented to have a tobacco
poultice applied, which resulted in his
case just as it had in mine. I have also
tried 1t in other instances of slight injury
where there were pain and danger of
swelling, and have found that invariably
it relieved the pain within a remarkably
short space of time and generally pre-
vented any swelling. A friend of mine
claims to have tried it with good results
for slight attack of rheumatism. and 1
have no doubt that 1t actually did what
he claims for it; but at any rate. for
sprains or similar injuries I am now
firm advocate of the simple, homely rem
edy to which 1 was introduced by my ac-
cident in the country few months ago."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-02
WORE 1000 DIAMONDS.

New York Telegram to the Kansas City,
Star.
Mrs Potter Palmer caused a SURPRISE
al concert on board the steamer KaiserI
Wilhelm der Crosse. from Bremen for
New York, when she walked into the
main saloon wearing a mass ofdiamonds,
pearls and other gems, such as those on
board had never seen on a TRANSATLANTIC
passenger steamer. According to some Of
the passengers, Mrs. Palmer wore a tiaral
that had at least 1000 diamonds, several Of
them as large as Lima beans. Her cor
sage is said to have been a mine of dia-
monds. One sunburst was as large as a.
baseball. stomacher of diamonds deco
rated her waist and several strings Of
pearls were around her neck
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-02
About Persons.

Judge John B. Lyons of Opelika, Pro-
bate Judge of Lee county. is at the Hill
man.
o. K. Park of Tuscaloosa Is at the
Morris.
T. M. Jones of Decatur is at the Morris.
F. Klein of Admission is at the Morris.
Allen H. Greene of Admission is at the
Morris.
J. Lodge of Tuscaloosa is registered at
the st. Nicholas.
H. J. Myers of Chicago is at the st.
Nicholas.
". r. Conley of Montgomery is at the
st. Nicholas.
Hugh D. Merrill of Admission IS at the
Hillman.
H. A. Bishop of Sylacauga is at the
Hillman.
Cecil C. Robertson of Atlanta is regis
tered at the Colonial.
e. A. Kline of Indianapolis is at tho
Colonial.
]. S. Shannon of Carbon Hill is at the
Metropolitan.
]. B. Murphy, Jr., of Mobile is at the
Metropolitan.
e. F. Conner of Nashville is at the
Metropolitan.
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
A man can be rescued from shipwreck
but he stays right under the holiday
ruins.
The burnt woman plays with the fire
again to see If it will do the same thing
once more.
While the early bird is making the fire
and getting breakfast the late one
strolls out and catches the worm.
When a man confides to a girl that
he has had a promotion in his business
she runs and tells her friends she has
had another proposal.
Generally the c..ief ambition of woman
Is to long to scratch out some other wo-
mans eyes for having better clothes
than she has, or making up to her hus-
band
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-02
IN MORlAM.

From Harper's Weekly.
Admirers of Mark Twain believe he has
never written anything more effective
than the little verse he had cut in the
modest block of marble which marks the
resting place of his wife in Woodlawn
Cemetery, Elmira, N. Y:
Warm summer sum-
Shine kindly here,
Warm southern wind.
Blow softly here.
Green sod above.
Lie light. lie light.
Good night. dear heart,
Good night. good night.
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Interview by James Creelrnan with c
NJ Schwab in New York World.

luttTNltW ny 0itNiiah Win ~
NJ. Schwab in New York World.
~ HE outlook for the American
"g steel industry not of course.
speaking from the Wall street
standpoint, is simply tremendous. In
1880, when I first went into the business,
there were only 100000 tons of steel pro-
duced in the United States. Today we
produce more than 100000 tons. Seven
years ago there was practically no steel
used In car frames. Today we turn out
5000 tons a day for cars alone. Twelve
years ago there were no big steel build
ings. Now we are producing 100000 tons
of steel annually for buildings. Seven
years ago there were only 100000 steel
rails turned out by our mills. Now it
takes 100000 tons of steel to simply re-
place the old rails.
''The American steel industry is in
its infancy. 1t does not need to look
to the export trade. 1t has a market
at home which l do not believe it can
supply in a few years from now. For
eign countries will no doubt protect
themselves against them in the United
States. England, for instance, has been
the greatest market for steel in the past,
but England is taking steps to protect
her industries against us and against
other countries. The British Colonies,
too, have been great markets for steel,
and steps are being taken to protect
them against outside manufacturers. But
what OF that? Our own country is de-
veloping SO fact that it will consume all
that our mills and mines can furnish. As
1 said before. predict that within five
years there will be more than 2O,OOO,OO0
tons of steel produced and consumed in
the United States. There is no guess
work in that, although it relates to the
future. The evidence upon which 1 make
this estimate is clear and substantial
The price Of American steel will ad-
vance. 1t is too low now. The coun-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-02

The Wall Street Journal puts the cot
ton burned at Fort Gaines at some four
hundred or five hundred bales" Only
one bale was burned, and ii consisted of
stained cotton at that. 1t was a Christ
mas frollc, but there was method in the
drunkenness
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-02

New Jersey and MIR. Griggs stand dis
mayed by the proposition to hand over
the granting of charters to the federal
government.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-02

Hiram Clark, the last survivor of the
war of 1872, proposes to stay on this
world until Henry Gassaway Davis ceases
to run for the Nice-Presidency.
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TOBACCO PoULTIcE.
Said to be Good for Rheumatism,
Sprains and SweIlinqs.

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Last summer I was taking spin one
day In light trap out In the country.
and In attempting to pass farmers