The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-23

1 introduced and he made a short but ln- teresting address on the progress of the order arh especially the insurance lea ture of the organization. He was heart fly received by the audience
 Governor Cunningham.
 Lieutenant Governor R. M. Cunningham spoke in part as follows:
 T have great respect for, in fact l al- most reverence the locomotive engineers. While sitting in a comfortably cushioned chair in a Pullman-with a pass in my pocket-I feel safe when I know that l there is an honest and fearless man at the throttle in front.
 q am a great believer in cooperation. All nature teaches the great law and necessity of cooperation. It is by eoopefa- ton that all things exist. Both the ani- nal and the vegetable Kingdom are founded upon the great principle or CO., oneration. Even mans existence depends mon eooperation in the fundamental agencies of nature.
 {, "Cooperation Is necessary in business and society. It is through this law of union that all great undertakings are , made 10 succeed. It Is right that laboring men organize for their collective and in dividual interests. and I am glad that nave the BTDlNelHObu bi iHoCbiiipliAH Engineers as a model. I believe 1t is one Of the most conservative labor organiza- tions in the world"
 Chief Stone Talks.
 Grand Chief W s. Stone of Cleveland. O.. made very fine address upon the work and growth of the order In part he said:
 '"rhe object of labor organization is to secure greater efficiency, to elevate the laborng man and to secure better social conditions. While We do all in our power to build mp the membership of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers We never force a man to join the order. No man Is made better by being forced into a union. We want no man who comes by compuson. While we never insist upon q man joining our union, we do not interfere with his securing employment because he does not join. We work side bv side with men who never belong to the union and never raise one word Of protest We invite these men to join us but if they do not accept freely we have no more to say
 While I look for no millennium in la bor circles l believe with Captain Hqhson that the time is coming when all labor troubles will be settled without friction. There is d better plan by which .--er- ences may be adjusted than by strikes. boycotts and loekouts. Nothing is ever gained by these methods"
 Grand Chief Stone paid a glowing tri- bute to the ladies of the auxiliary and the wives and mothers of the locomotive engineers generally. concluding his ad- dress amidst burst of applause
 Judge N. B. Feaeln.
 Judge N. B. F'eagn was introduced and paid a glowing tribute to the high char acter of the membership of the Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers. He con- mended their sobriety and good judgment in the settlement of all questions aris- ing between employers and themselves He concluded with a happy tribute to the courage of the man who takes the lives of hundreds of people in his hands and goes out daily facing many dangers and the man who is the last to leave his post of duty when confronted with death.
 Sims Last Speaker
 Austin Sims who was the last speaker On the programme was assigned to talk on "Mirth is Better than Medicine and Laughter, It Prolongs Life" Mir Sims spoke for about twenty minutes and he was often interrupted with rounds of ap- plause MT. Sims opening remarks were especially unique. He said:
 MT Chairman. the next Governor of Alabama. the next Congressman from the Sixth district, Grand Chief Stone, Mrs ,f tba odf H.,