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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30
At the Fair This Week.

The attendance at the fair averaged 15000 during it's first week, and that average should be maintained this week. The buildings and grounds are So spacious that that number is needed in order to render them lively and so- ciable.
 It must be conceded that in every way the present fair far outruns the best of it's predecessors. Nor is this all this fair gives promises of more and better fairs to come The manage ment will next year know just what to do and where to get what they want
 The people of Alabama will have an opportunity in the first four days of this week to enjoy an outdoor event, and the prediction is freely made that large number of them will pass through the gates of the fair on each of the remaining days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30
He Likes Birmingham.

T have lived in many cities-Richmond, Washington, New York, Chicago and San Francisco-and I now live in Pittsburg.' said S. P. Routt at the Hillman, "and if had to start life over again I would select one of three cities in which to locate.
 "Pittsburg is a great hustling city, and 1t comes No. 1 on my list. Next to Pitts burg I would draw straws for New Or leans and Birmingham. The Crescent City is a marvel in the way of substan- tal progress and so is Birmingham. first saw Birmingham three years ago. It was going ahead then; but today see here a splendid city. It is truly the 'Pittsburg of the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30
Alexis w. Thompson.

''I have long been a prophet of the Bir- mingham district said Alexis w. Thomas, former president of the Republic Iron and Steel company and still a direc- tor and large stockholder in that com pany. MT. Thompson is registered at the Hillman and will be in Birmingham four or five days.
 Yes, have long been a believer in Birmingham and l am more firmly of the opinion than ever, that this district has a great future There may be mer- ger some day but whether a merger ma terializes or not. Birmingham will take care of itself. 1is is a great district and it's possibilities in the way of develop ment are practically limitless."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

the recent taking into the fold of several large independent producers.
 Tt is equally certain however, that the coal stocks are selling out of all propor- tion to their real investment values, and that at current prices they afford little inducement to either the investor or speculator. Other railroad securities have shown a firm bottom, which is justified in a degree by recent earnings and the enormous pressure of traffic, which is sure to continue for months to come. This is the most satisfactory demonstra- tion of national prosperity that can be found, and so long as it continues there will be little fear or reason for serious reaction. The record -breaKing boom in the iron trade promises to live not only through the current year but we'll Into the next. Managers of the great steel companies are doing their best to pre- vent a runaway market in pig iron, re- cognizing that any further advance in prices might serve to simply precipitate injurious reactions later on. How far they will succeed, remains to be seen, but 1t Is certain to the credit of these gentlemen that they are endeavoring to restrain excessive speculative operations The clamor, however. for iron and steel seems almorst irresistible, and is now coming not merely from our railroads, which are compelled to go into the mar ket for large quantities of cars, engines, rails and other equipment, but also for heavy construction work in large cities such as local transportation and modern building enterprises which nowadays con- sume enormous quantities of iron and steel"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30
ROMANTIC NECKLACE STORY.

From the Boston Transcript.
 There is romantic story attachne 'o the great rope of pearls worn by the princess Fredericka of Hanover at re- cent functions They are magnincehl snecimens and very old. Centuries ago a Princess of the house loved them so that they were buried with ner pu. II. ,,rocass of time the great grief of her relatives grew gradually fainter ana fainter until they began to whisper what a shame 1t was that such glorious 1eweis should be wasted. One day the Princess tomb was opened and the pearl necklace ,,a e taken from her neck. But the pearls were spoiled; they had lost their Iustre and beauty The new owner wept over them and dreamed about them, and ner dream told her that three generations or lovely women would have to wear them hefore their Iustre returned. Three love- lv Princesses did wear them, and they are now pearls without peers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30
BRAVE MANS DEATH.
|, the\kansas City Times.

From the Kansas City Times.
 One of the fine things about Jerry Simpsons life was the courage with which he faced the inevitable end in the last days of his illness. ''I should hate that, death bandaged my eyes and bade me creep past" exclaimed Browning, and it was given to MT. Simpson to take the whole of it," This he did with indom- table spirit. He had lived his life with success or failure to the best of his ability, and he could view his passing from out this world of time with untrou- bled calm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30
Business Is Excellent.

Business is picking up all over the country" said George R. Wadell. local representative of the Puffer Manufactur- ing company, yesterday afternoon. "I have just returned from a trip of several weeks and find that there Is plenty of money everywhere in the south. and that the people were never In better circumstances.
 T don't suppose I heard the fever mentioned half a dozen times, and not once was I interrupted by any quaran- tine regulations. Everywhere I heard favorable things about Birmingham. The city is certainly being well advertised.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30
Panama and the Deficit.

Secretary Shaw Is endeavoring to avert a revision of the tariff by ask ing Congress to replace in the treas ury s60,Oo0,Ooo taken from it for Pan anna canal purposes. He proposes to replace the money by starting up the printing presses until an issue of bonds for that amount is turned out. In that way he would cover the treas ury deficit and strengthen the failing cause of the standpatters.
 The cash appropriation of $60,000,- GOO went quickly. The French com pany got s40,000.OOO of it; ten millions more was paid over to the combine that stole Panama from Colombia, and the old Walker commission of incapa- bles spent the other ten millions, ex- cept a comparatively small sum, and Chairman Shonts has nearly spent that remnant
 The vast sum has been expended. and yet the canal work is at stand St.. and neither the commission nor the administration knows whether the canal Is to be a sea-level affair or a canal with locks at some higher level.
 Secretary Shaw is not troubled about the building of the canal It is the de- ficit that worries him, or rather the effects of that deficit upon the sacred tariff. for he is trying to outdo even Senator Aldrich as a standpatter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30
Date of Primary.

Joseph H. Nathan of Sheffield, member of the state democratic executive com mittee from the Eighth district, is at the Morris. When asked what he thought the committee would do relative to calling primary next year Mir. Nathan replied:
 q have no idea whether the committee will call an early a late primary next year. The committee will probably be called together In January. l understand that some members of the committee favor an early primary while others want to place the primary as late as August or September. There are good arguments on both sides.
 Personally I favor fixing the date Of the primary at some time in May or June. know this is considered the farmers busiest season, but I think that the spring or early summer would be better than September.
 So far we have had very little poli- tics in our county The indications are, however, that we will have a lively time next week. We have invited Lieut.. Gov. R, M Cunningham and B. B. Conner to deliver speeches at Sheffield Monday night, November 6. I understand that both of the gubernatorial candidates have been invited to speak at Russellville In Franklin county next Monday morning About Persons. c. R. Maxwell of Tuscaloosa is at the Morris. M T. Robertson of Cullman Is at the Morris.
 w. o. W. Paine of Valley Head is at the Metropolitan. H. H. Golson, H. M. Robinson and E. w. Rause of wetumpka are at the Metro politan.
 I H. wynne of Dadeville is at the FIillm@n =.
 F. L. Cooper of Richmond is at the Birmingham.
 John c. Webb of Demopolis is at the Hillman.
 G. A. Alek of Atlanta Is at the Br- mingham. l Dr. s. H. Moody of Dothan Is at the Hillman.
 w. R. Hosmer of Greensboro is at the Morris. I S. Gray of Blocton is at the Metropoll- | tan.
 I F. Thomas of Alexander City is at the Metropolitan. j. W. worthington of Sheffield is at the Morris.
 IT. B. weathers of Oakman is at the Birmingham.
 s. T. White of Attalla IS at the fiiii- man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30
All heroes nearly are swimmers.
MODEL DEPARTMENT STORE,

From the Irrigon (Ore) Irrigator.
 For a nice mint julep, Tom Collins, a haircut. or anything in the grocery. hardware, dry goods, or millinery line, call at the City Drugstore. Also, drugs for sale,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30
SLOSS-S
from the Wall Street Journal.

From the Wall Street Journal.
 In its application to list S2,5000oo addi- tional common stock the statement is made that S3.325,214 in cash has been in- vested by the company in betterment and development of properties owned by the corporation and in the acquisition of ad- ditional real and personal properties
 Of this sum of sS,325.21412 over $25o0,ooo was net earnings of the company avail able for dividends upon the common stock of the company, but used, instead of for the purpose of dividends, in the acquisi- ton of such additional real and personal properties, and in the Improvement and betterment of the properties already owned by the company. A summary of these investments and the locations is as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30
RANK OF HENRY IRVING
 FIXED BY LONDON PAPER

peare; to people of taste by the beauty of his productions, to people of fashion by having become the fashion, and to all classes by the force of his personality. His career was a career of almost un- broken triumph, not only for himself, but for the English stage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30
COMPLIMENT TO SHADE.

Pineville Cor. Morristown (Tenn) Index . Shade Harris has been in the woods so much and hauled so many logs the past spring and summer that he begins to favor a woodchuck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

James J. Hills browning effort is to be railroad to Alaska, and a railroad to Alaska means one to St. Petersburg. But who wants to go to St. Petersburg, anyway?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

Water transportation is the favor ite means of travel in Warsaw and St. Petersburg. It is Hobson's choice to the autocracy and it's esteemed Cos sacks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

Speaker Cannon is looking for a new watchdog of the treasury. The one of the last Congress has been transferred to the Senate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

President McCurdys private investi- gation of the Mutual Life wip no doubt be a pleasant affair-almost equal to a pink tea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

The insurance companies may yet be glad to creep in under the wings of the government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

Miss Braddon, the novelist, has a son who is also a novelist. Miss Brad don," by the way, is at home Mrs, John Maxwell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

The President rested on the seventh day, but he could not resist the tempta- ton of a surf bath
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

MT Hammer. the republican nomi- nee for district attorney of New York, withdrew from the ticket for the tickets good MT. Jerome fills the gap.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

Count Witte should advertise for an antidote for the strike which seems to be epidemic and chronic in his country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

Graft and the bosses are popularly considered in one boat. and both are booked to be smashed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

The six-toed White House cat is re- ported to be missing. Maybe he fol- lowed the President down south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

M. Witte is no sooner out of one hot job than another is thrust upon him ten times hotter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

Practical jokes, otherwise known as hazing, have really been abolished at West Point.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

England courts every country but Germany, She will not even fiirt with tue man with moustache.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

The temperance bull is pursuing Governor Herrick, and the woods are full of the bulls followers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

It is not yet seGued whether Thanks giving day is to be observed on the fourth or the fifth Thursday of No Yember.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

The fair is favored with Alabama weather, which is the very best the weather clerk keeps in stock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

The German Emperor understands the art of bluffing, and he is doing the tallest bragging of the period.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

"Christy" Mathewson is now in a position to endorse Peruna.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

Jerome K. ranks below William T tins week in New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

The progress made in airships is truly remarkable All that is now nee essary is to make them fly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

A chauffeur Is now defined to be a man who is not able to cope with sud den danger
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

The biggest sensation of the day is the Hearst scare in millionairedom in New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

In the meantime, the Czar has about reached the end of his tether.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

The grand dukes are as still as mice in the prevailing movement of the operatives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

Senator Platt objects to the number 13. Mae Wood has made him supersti- tious.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

The President is mugwump first, having outgrown his standpat party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

Bernard Shaw is eccentric only when he is his own press agent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

Snow in Kansasi Carry the glad news to Pensacola, which needs a frost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

In the meantime, Lillian Russel talks interestingly of the glories of her gowns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

Posterity will pay for the Panama canal, and it may even be called upon to dig it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

President McCurdy has a receding chin, but his nerves are not of that nature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

A strike in Russia is nearly as deep and far-reaching as a revolution in France.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

Yellow fever and New Orleans have nearly parted company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

 City furnace department ......$ o2l,I5445 North Birmingham department 2l,sS0'od Sheffield department 2o7,l3S.4 Coalburg department ...-........ l4,O2l.s Brookside department .......... ol.IZ4.5u Blossburg department l4o,oo4.a .a America department .......-.... l4'ool is Drifton department S4'ooo'oa Flat Top department .......... zoo,s4o ud Sloss mines department .......... l35'4 5.id Russellvile department ........ 45o oZo io N. Birmingham Dolomite quarry lzuoz'H Florence department ........ loIloi. as I,,,, da,,a,tn,ert - 32, 2,544 6S ps., astate .. 710,212.5a 'io,S .,,sohasad . 201 964s0
  rotal .$3, ,SS1, ,7442s Less credit account of property
 transferred
 Irondale ..'...sl,zoo"o
 Cahaba valley brown
 ore mines ........... 4SSi.o9 . New Orleans agency. 3osso o'ooo4'
 , .s3,325, ,2140a Total '.......'' .''.'''po'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

The New York Mail says Bernard Shaw's whiskers are absolutely unfit to print
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-30

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala. post office as second-class matter under act of Congress March 8. 1879.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-08
SOME INTERESTING FACTS SHOWN
IN DIGEST OF SANTA re RAILWAY
COMPANY'S FINANCIAL REPORT

Net earnings for the Santa Fe Tor
eleven months ending May 81 were
the highest for the same period since
1902, says the financial writer In the
Chicago Post, Gross earnings were
heavier than those for 1902 or 1903,
but were 100000 less than In 1904.
The loss Is due almost wholly to nat
ural causes. All things seem TO have
c0nspired 10 reduce net earnings.
Hardly a month has passed In which
expenses could be kept In hand.
March and April were very good
months In gross, but net was cut
down by the heavy cost of carrying
the business and maintaining the
railway.
This Is hardly the company's faut.
The Rock Island and Missouri Pacif.
&c, the only other big systems similar.
ly located, have Jared at least as bad.
~. The winter hit all three very
hard. So also did the light wheat
crop. The floods. snowstorms and
months OF very bad weather were i'm
portant factors on all three through
out the winter.
The Santa Fe can do better. The
annual report will show probably the
heaviest maintenance charges In the
company's history. This condition Is
caused by the fact that the company
has had more washouts from exces.
sive rains on all portions of the line
from Chicago to California, than ever
before. On the roadway the corpo'
ration is spending nearly 500
a month per mile Of road, or 1900
= year. This is heavy on a road
whose traffic density shows less than
y 5000 tons n mile per mile Of road.
Ncould very easily be cut twenty
per cent. to save about 81, 800, 900 in
net
Similarly, the $3,772 per Iocomo.
tive, $S73 per passenger car and 500
per freight a in maintenance OF
equipment charges could be cut down
a great deal The Santa Fe need not
spend more than $4,000, 900 on e1uip-
ment instead of over $40, 900, 900. AS
a matter of fact, the equipment in
ventory on the present maintenance
basis is being enhanced in value at
least 10 per cent per annum out of
net earnings.
There is no doubt. however. that
the principal cause of the trouble has
been the transportation department.
1t simply encountered conditions that
inevitably entailed tremendously in
creased expense. In weather such as
prevailed during the winter the fuel
bill, train service accounts, loss and
damage accounts and many other of
the important items will expand in
spite OF all that careful officials a
do. In 1904 the fuel bill ran up ST.
100000, or 20 per cent on a slight in
crease in cost per ton.
Santa Fe people are not cast down
or dismayed by the record. of the
year. They say that the increased
charges on the new convertible bonls
will not cut down the surplus to any
thing near the danger point. They
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-08
Expensive Repairs.

The Lantry-Sharp Construction Co.
still have two locomotives, several
steam shoyels, long strings of ballast
and dump cars and a large force OF
men M work on the new track In
Crozier canyon, where washouts have
cost the company so many thousands
OF dollars, The new roadbed through
the gorge, largely %eXcavated from the
solid rock, Is now almost ready for
the track and II IL thought that by
midsummer the work will be about
completed. II II M OF the most ex.
pensive pieces Of repair work on the
system.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-08
Etter's Career.

w, X. Etter, who viii succeed A. T..
Austin AS trainmaster In Topeka,
started railroading as chairman In a
Santa Fe surveying gang In 1881. He
later gave up surveying and spent
several years working as clerk and
stenographer to the superintendent.
He was later transferred to Needles
In the same capacity. In 1901 he be.
came chief clerk TO General Superin.
tendent Hurley at Las Vegas and
when that gentleman was transferred
to the eastern grand division at To.
peka he took Mr.. Etter along.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-08
Wireless Telegraph Service.

Wireless telegraph service will be
installed on two daily trains of the
Chicago and Alton between st. Louis
and Chicago August / by the Amer
lean De Forest wireless company.
The Alton will put on two new trains
about August l.. the equipment for
which is now being built in the shops
of the Pullman company. The trains
will correspond to the present Alton
limited, and will be styled 1.-THE Red
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-08
New Harvey house.

Plans and specifications for the new
brick Harvey house to take the place
OF the one destroyed by fire at Ash
Fork. Ariz., are now complete. There
Is a rumor that the building may be
placed at Williams, instead of Ash
Fork, and 1t is asserted by trainmen
that trains in both directions arrive
there at better hours for meals than
at Ash Fork.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-08

Vacation rates to Kansas City, Atch-
Notice to wne Of Horses. in the
ison, st. Paul. Minneapolis. Chicago
and st. Louis and other eastern
po:nsA ftoun. trip tickets will be on
sale good to return until Oct. 31st
at very low rates. For particulars
apply at ticket office. w. ]. Lucas,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-08

emphasize the fact that the road Is
not being operated on a hard time
basis" but Is going ahead with its
maintenance policy Just rs vigorous
ly as ever,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-08

Train" The Pullman observation
ears are being equipped with a wire.
less receiving station, which occupies
a small booth In the coach,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-08
YOU CAN'T AFFORD

To experiment with your health. n
you're sick get a bottle OF H~ostetter's
stomach Bittcrs at once and let Il
make you strong and robust again. 1t
has been doing this for over so years.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-08
itinerary Of Taft,s Party.

The Southern Pacific company has
favored the newspapers of the coun-
try, all printed In pamphlet form and
without date, a copy of the itinerary
of Secretary Taft's party to Japan and
the Philippine islands. The pamphlet
is profusely illustrated; gives the Off
cial program and itinerary in the
Philippines. and a list of the names
of those in the party.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-08

$. j. Huffine OF Apache, Okla. is in
Ration visiting his brothers, Baggage.
mar W. +. and Storehouse Clerk G..
NJ. Huffine. Mr.. Huffine has disposed
OF business connections In Oklahoma
and is contemplating locating in the
Gate city.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-08
H0STETTER'S
BITTERS

VIII restore the appetite. strengthen
the stomach and relieve Headache,
eloatIng. Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Cos.
.tlveness, Heartburn, Female Disorders
and Malaria. Don't fail to try It.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-08

The big engine, 1872, while pulling a
long train of cars into the local yards
just before moor yesterday, jumped a
frog and was off the rails for some
hours.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-08

Mrs. A. Fl. West, wife of the pas
senger conductor. returned to Las We.
gas last evening from her visit %
friends In Trinidad. Colo.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-08

Mrs. Christy, night operator at Max
well City, N. NJ, has moved from the
section house into the neat little adobe
owned by Manuel Valdez.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-08

Upton Hays, the conductor, resumed
his usual passenger run yesterday
afternoon.