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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-01
The Federal Court.

Judge Harry Toulmin presiding.
 Today's docket:
 No. sO5-John Grigsby and Roy McCul- tough, administrators. vs. Southern Rail- way company.
 No. S06-Nancy C. Borough vs. Central of Georgia Railroad company.
 No. So7-Charles M. Morgan vs. Central of Georgia Railroad company.
 No s0S--J. E. Borough vs. Central Of Georgia Railroad company.
 No. Sos-The Fremont Suffolk Mills vs. the Central of Georgia railroad com pany.
 No. s1o-Pemberton company vs. Central of Georgia Railroad company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-01
THE LEGAL RECORD.

No 12- in block No, Al. North Birming- | ham; consideration. S125u.
 Margaret MePoland to Fred Zoni parts of lots Nos. 1 and ? in block No. 53, ac- , eording to Judge Hehin's survey of Comp tom consideration, Sl2OO.
 N. B. Gray, Jr, to F. L. Ellis. lots Nos. Il and P, in block No. 22 F, Ensley; con- sideration, $210O.
 Lena Lobe to G. W. Williamson, lot No G. in block No. 1. of Fulton, Hood and Woods survey; consideration, $155O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-01
PRESS CLUB BANQUET. Annual Entertainment Takes Place Tonight at the Metropolitan.

The Birmingham Press club will hold it's third annual banquet tonight at the Metropolitan hotel. The entertainment begins at SAB o'clock and the musicians have been engaged to play until the small hours.
 Th,rty active members and forty-five honorary members of the club will make mn the company and indications point to the best of comradeship and a merry time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-01
A Dollars Worth Frse
 To Any Rheumatic 9ufferer.

I ask no deposit-no referenee-no se- curity. There is nothing to risk-nothing to promise-nothing to pay, either now or later Any Rheumatic sufferer who does not know my remedy may have a full dollars worth free to try.
 I willingly make this liberal offer be- cause know that Dr. Shoops Rheumatic Remedy may be relied upon ALWAYS to bring the utmost relief that medicine can. Years before discovered this rem edy, l studied the nature of Rheumatism. For Rheumatism is really
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-01
NEW OFFICERS ID
 TAKE THEIR SEATS Installation Will be Conducted
 in EnsIey Today RELIEF FUND INCREASES Wholesale Store 10 Robbed of 15oo Cigars, Valued at $5o-ciayton
 Is Confirmed By the
 Senate.
RELIEF FUND INCREASE s

Ensley, February 2S.-(Specia1 1.-The city officers elected by the mayor and board of aldermen for the ensuing term will be installed in office tomorrow morn- ing. The offices affected are chief of poliee six policemen, city warden, city attorney city physician, city clerk, city treasurer and tax collector sanitary offi- cer and three members of the fire de- partment.
 Very few changes were made by the , board with the exception of the police department. The only member of the old force who was reelected was W. A. Ward
 The officials who will succeed them selves are: Romaine Boyd. city attorney; John A. Bell, city clerk; r. G. Fonville, city treasurer and tax collector; A. A. Harris, warden.
 The new council established the office of sanitary officer, and elected J. R. Acuff to the position. T. L. Robbins was also elected city physician
 The members of the police force are: D. F. Sugg, chief; w. A. Ward, w. J. Dolin, H. A. White, T. A. Cochran, P. A. Echols, z. A. Bloodsworth.
 The retiring chief of police. C. T. Camp. goes out of office with about eight years of excellent service on the police force and with the esteem of every one. He was the first night captain the Ensley force ever had, and has worked himself up to chiefs place on his merit.
 Chief Camp has already accepted the position as rental and real estate agent for the Ensley Land Company, the posi- tion formerly held by Captain Sharpe, and will enter upon his duties tomorrow.
 The new chief has lived in Ensley for many years, and has had considerable experience on the police force. He has for the past several months held the position of timekeeper at the steel plant.
 Relief Liss Grows.
 The relief fund for the widows and or phans of the Virginia miners, who were killed in the explosion last week, is still increasing. The total amount raised by Mayor Scott who has charge of so- liciting the contributions, is s724.5O, which amount has been deposited in the First National Bank to the credit of the Bir- mingham committee.
 The contributions turned in to Mayor Scott are AS follows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-01
PERSONAL.

O. c. Venable, who has been on "the road' for some time, has returned to the city for a few days.
 John Horan. president of the local un- ion of the Bartenders' league. is in Gin cinnati where he went with the remains of George Sexton. a member of the local who died Sunday. The interment of MT. Sexton's remains took place in Cincin- natl yesterday. Mir. Horan will return to Birmingham tomorrow night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-01
Postmaster Clayton Confirmed.

J. W. Clayton, who was appointed post master of Ensley a few days ago by President Roosevelt, was confirmed today by the Senate. MT Clayton's commits sion is expected to arrive in a few days, when he will enter upon his duties. In his application for the postmastership MT. Clayton had strong backing includ- ing the Presidents referees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-01
Real Estate Transfers.

The following real estate transfers have been filed in the probatae court:
 Pratt Land and Improvement company to Walter S. Rountree. lots No. and [. in block 4, of the Tennessee Land com pany's first additoon to Vivian; consid- eratios. s10oo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-01
Simply Write Me

The offer is open to everyone, every where who has not tried my remedy But you must write ME for the free dollar package order. will send you an order on your druggist which he will accept as gladly as he would accept dollar. He will hand you from his shelves a stand ard sized package and he will send the bill to me. There are no conditions-no requirements. All that I ask 'you to do is to write-write today. I will send you my book on Rheumatism beside It is free. It will help you to understand your case. Address Dr. Shoop, Box c 19S, Ra- cine, Wis. .
 rgle package.-on sale at forty thous-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-01
Wholesale store Robbed.

Last night between the hours of 12 and 2 a sneak thief entered the wholesale grocery store of Rouss-Maenza & Co.,, on Avenue ,, by breaking the glass of the front window and taking 15OO cigars, valued at $50.
 The robber broke the glass out with a brick, using a heavy piece of paste- board to smother the sound of the break ing glass The police have been notified and are working on the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-01

I spent twenty years in experimenting before felt satisfied that I had a certain remedy for this dread disease.-a remedy Nfieh would not only clean out the poison, but one which would stop it's for nation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-01

Baloum, February 2S.-The schools of thls city are expected to reopen soon. There are few s.fstners in the harbor md regular steamship service continues suspended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-01
Criminal Court.

Lavinia Morrow, larceny from the per- son. continned by the defendant.
 Annie Lawson, receiving stolen proper ty, passed to March +.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-01
No Serious Strike in Brest.

Brest, France, February 28.-The strike situation here is not serious. The report that Brest has been placed under martial law is incorrect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-01
Troops Are Called Out.

Tifis, February 2s.-Serious disturbances have broken out at Kutais. and troops
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-01
Salvation Army Musical.

Ensign and Envoy Widgery will conduct a special musical at Salvation Army hall tonight at o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-01
FALLING HAIR AND DANpRUFF

Prevented by Cut:cu~a Soap shampoos and light dressing of Cuticura.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-01
Rheumatism

Is one of the constitutional diseases. It manifests itself in local aches and pains,- infiamed joints and stiff muscles, but it cannot be cured by local applications. It requires constitutional treatment acting through the blood. and the best is a course of the great medicine Hood'sSarsapariua which has permanently cured thousands of cases.
 For tsstimonials Of remarkable cures eend for Book on Rhsumatism. No. 2,
 c. | Hood Co.,. Lowed, Msse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-01
COLDS LEAD TO PNEUMONIA

Laxative Promo Quinine, the world wide Cold and Grip remedy. removes the cause. Call for 4he full name and look for sig nature of E. ". Grove. 25c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-01
Steamship Service Suspended.

Bronchial T. oubies are often permanently cured by Piso's Cure for Consumption.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-01
Marriage licenses Issued.

The probate judge has issued the fol- lowing marriage lieense
 J. W. Young of Birmingham to Irene D. flight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-01

Perhaps 1t Is not etched enough; send it to the Gawk Engraving Co. Peoples phone N6.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-01
COMMITTEE BUSY
 AIDING THE NEEDY
MEETING OF RELIEF COMMITTEE WILL BE HELD THIS AFTER NOON IN THE COMMERCIAL CLUB ROOMS.

The committee looking after those left destitute from the Virginia mines dis aster of last week paid its second visit yesterday to the various families and gave all of them needed aid.
 The committee will establish headquar- ters in the Commercial club rooms and by cooperation with various other com mittees 1t will be able to properly deal with the situation.
 A meeting of the committee will be held this afternoon at 3;3O o'clock It consists of the Rev. Dr. J. w. Stagg. the Rev. pr. A. J. Dickinson. the Rev. Fath- CT Coyle, the Rev Quincy Ewing Rabbi Newfield, the Re-. Dr. c. B. Riddick, the Rev. A. R. Moore and the Rev. A. s. Burwell.
 Dr. stagg yesterday received the follow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-01

He deposited the amount collected by Mayor Scott in the First National bank of Ensley.
 The general subscription fund yester-
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Always. generber
 axasrye Hr01no lun'ne 6 %A ensv.y Cures aCo5 ia Cnr Day Grip 2sse ~ ~ so1 s'o

ERSKINE RAMSAY, R. E. CHADWICK. Cashier.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-30

hogs, cattle and sheep, and consequent ly the price of wheat, corn and oats. This blow is aimed at every home and every merchant of the hamlets, towns and cities, for the old days of competi- ton have been relegated to the past by the big packing interests. The en- pire of the great Chicago combine de- fies the law and has the public at its mercy. At every turn of the wheel 1t grows stronger anfgreater, more insid- ious and more far-reaching. The beef trust owns steam and electric railroads, 1t owns factories, stockyards, mills warehouses, elevators, and the state ment was recently made that it also owned politicians, legislators and con. gressmen.
 Colossal Achievements.
 Swift Bros. & Co. established its main slaughter house in Chicago, and estab lished branch houses in New York Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Hamp. shire. The annual business of Swift & Co.,. when the combine is said to have
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-30
REMARKABLE GROWTH POSSIBLE.
PART OF THE REFRIGERATOR GAR LINES.
Humble Beginnings of the Men Who Built This the:Largest of American Indus
 tries-Their Interesting Personalities.
BY CAMERON LANDoN.

This is page from the Arabian Nights tales, with Aladdin outdone; the story of the rise of the Armours, the Swifts, and the Cudahys-the Armours from the farm barn yard near Stock bridge, N. Y., the Swifts from the killing pen of butcher shop in Barnstable, Mass, the Cudahys from the peat bogs at Callan, in county Kilkenny, in Ire land, to the height of an ability to or ganize an industrial combine with cap- italization of $200, 0,000,O
 Less than half century has seen the comparative poverty of the beef trust magnates transformed to an opulence beyond the dream of king or courier of Q century ago.
 In 1866 the packing industry in Chica- go, which the giant intellects of Gus tavus F. Swift, now dead, of Philip D. Armour, now dead, and of Michael Cud. ahy have developed to the industrial mammoth of the present, lad its small beginning in the slaughter of 613 head of cattle.
 A Billion Dollar Business,
 In 1904 the product of the beef trust amounted to over a billion dollars. In 1903 the combination slaughtered 5,52l,- 697 head of cattle.
 So we'll laid were the plans of the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-30

assistants. The great advantage of the combine over the independent packers was, like that of the Standard Oil con- pany, rebates from railroads which gave them immense profits when others were doing business at loss. The grip of the beef trust is upon so many more peo- pie and affects the three meals per day of all of them so vitally that Standard Oil empire is likely to be outdone unless the present federal inquiry and the re- cent decision of the United States su- preme court sustaining Judge Cross cups injunction against trust methods results in the enforcement Of the laws of the land.
 The Standard Oil company deals in oil and its products, and its profits are a menace to the independence of the American people. The beef trust goes into far more homes and names the price, not only for the fresh meat, the salt meat and the smoked meat, for the lard, the glue, the hides, the fertilizers. all the products of the beef and hog but the squeal." but it also fixes the prices for the fruits of California, because the beef trust owns the refrigerator cars necessary to move that.fruit. It names the price for the cotton grower of the south at which he may sell his product because the cotton grower is dependent
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-30

did so, and for 20 years had the practical management of the stockyards end of the business. He was rich, both in mon- ey and in good will of Mr. Armour, and in reputation, when he established the Cudahy Packing company, which was taken into the merger at valuation of s15, ,000.
 Trust Magnates Live Simple Life.
 All through their lives both Gusatav- us Swift and P. D. Armour retained the simple habits of their youth, of early rising, and of going to bed early. With all their wealth they cared little for so- ciety and were rarely seen. Both men, but particularly Armour, were very ap- proachable by any of their men, ready in sympathy and prompt to assist in times of trouble.
 The business of the Swifts descend ed to Edward c. Swift and L. F. Swift, but J. Ogden Armour, the only surviving son of P. D. Armour, is the nominal and practical head of the packing interests. ) Like his father, he is simple in his taste
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-30
King Dental Parlors
 G BANK STREET.
At the Threats of the Railroads.

At the Threats of the Railroads.
 The packers have been at the threats of the railroads since the early eighties, when the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad built to Kansas City and Oma- ha. and to secure the meat business of- fered to pay mileage charge for the use of the packers refrigerator cars. This was an offer which the other Missouri river railroads had soon to follow. and thus was the mileage graft" saddled upon the railroads of the country.
 There was time when the California Fruit Transportation company was su- preme in the California fruit trade. But the Armour interest got contract with one of the two great fruit shipping houses by promising that house $1O a car rebate on every car of fruit; then the Swifts bought the rival concern. which by reason of the decline of its business as result of the Armour inroad had gone to smash, and then by a quiet mu- tual agreement the Swifts and Armours had things their own way.
 The contracts with the railroads re- quire of the roads that they use no other refrigerator cars than those of the beef trust. called by 20 different names: they require that the cars shall be returned as speedily as possible. and in fact the railroads give the preference 10 the beef trust cars over their own few refrigerat. or cars. The minimum loading weight is as low as possible. so that the ship ments shall require as many refrigerator cars as possible. with consequent in- crease in the mileage.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-30
cured by his nerve and faith in the ex-

cured by his nerve and faith in the ex- pertinent
 The various packers during the seven ties found thaz success or failure de pended on whether they had refriger- ator cars They were eqptent to keep within the legitimate advantages and profits of the meat trade but the smaller packers were soon put to death by the bis ones who had the refrigerator lines to club them with
 The fact that the refrigerator ears were first used by the Chicago packing houses is one of the great reasons for the great growth of the Chicago Livestock and paesS susiress which ceztralizes
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-30

was advanced to 80. and now the icing of car costs si5. about the same as the freight There are instances where the charge for icing and for mileage is greater than the tariff freight But the railroads are bound to collect the trusts charges fight to get them go into courts al the railroads exDerse to get them if need be The railroads are absolutely mastered by the beef trust partly for the reason that there are large railroad interests in the hands-of the beef trust magnates and they make the other srOekhalGers of the railroads suffer that they nay get the rake of
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-30

on the beef trust for fertilizer for his plantation or his ten acre field. The fruit growers of New York state and of Texas. of Colorado and of Cuba look to Chicago for the figures by which to de termine their prices. and by the refriger- ator car rates hundreds of producers have been made and hundreds have been ruined.
 Public at Its Mercy.
 The most serious blow to the indus tries of the American people lies in the ability of the beef trust to fix the prices of the products of the ranchman and the farmer. throughout every state and ter ritory of the United States, the price ot
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-30
Close FiCurinG.

"POliteness costs nothing said the genial man.
 That's where you are wrong" said Mir. Grab. .'I have to pay for the time il takes my clerks to write please remit thousands of times. Ard the word please never brings in . penny. Star.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-30
PMn Q NeH0up

founders of this monopoly that it has gained a momentum beyond the power of it's heads to control; the ever growing stream of it's immense profits pours in upon the beef trust from sources which are so resistless that the downfall of Standard Oil supremacy among trusts seems certain
 Founders of the Trust.
 It is tribute well earned by Gustavus F. Swift and Philip D. Armour to say they were the founders of the present beef combine; that Michael Cudahy was s powerful aide-de-eampand that Nelson Morris. George H. Hammond and others af the Cudahy brothers had been able
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-30
Co IT Doec

Winter is a mean season"
 Still. it has some advantages"
 "Thatn do for talk, but can you mention one7"
 Certainly IL makes your neign- bor take in his photograph oil the front pOrch--LouisvilIe COurier-Jour- nal
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-30
% 4 [NIZk'D DEHZEPW IIrENS/

and without arlStOcracy or SnODDlSn- ness. as genial an;: unaffected with an .underling as with head of a depart ment.
 What the profits of the beef trust are cannot be estimated, although Commis- sioner of Commerce Garfield in his re- port to congress, after investigation of the beef trust, gave them at 99 cents a head for every creature killed. This did not take into consideration the rebates paid to the railroad, which rebates are still matters for proof. Even J. Ogden Armour declared he did not know how much they were, and his statement is not questioned.
 Present Leaders of the Beef Trust.
 Whatever may be said in denunciation of the system of the beef trust, no charges are made of lack of integrity, or trutbfulness, or of immortality against J. J.Ogden Armour. The operations of the trusts have impoverished farmers and stockmen, have broken banks, have pre- cipitated strikes. and have caused sui cides, have ruined towns and cities. but the personality of J. Ogden Armour is that of an interesting. manly and fine type of American manhood. At his sug- gestion railroads may dismiss the gen. eral manager. and commission mer- chants may be blacklisted and ruined, for the' beef trust is unsuitable and re- morseless. but J. ogden Armour is re- spected and cordially liked by the em- ployes who know him. and although he is hated in Wall street. among his friends and business associations. and fellow members of his clubs. he is popu- lar and a companion eagerly sought for.
 Less is known of the head of the Swift because Louis F. Swift's home has all ways been in Boston. He is more reti- cent and exclusive than J. Ogden Ar- mour. Living within few miles of the birthplace of Gustavus F. Swift, he lives in a mansion which costs a fortune. while the farmhouse in which his father was born. which still stands. is small and devoid of all modern comforts. He rides in automobiles: his father. as a boy. drove butcher wagon. His income and resources are like those of an en- peror of the east; his father grubbed . meager living from his farm.
 J. Ogden Armour has a home on Michigan avenue which cost s125.0 coo. His wife is a beautiful woman. and a so- ciety leader. who takes much interest in outdoor sports and driving. who in an unassuming and modest way is liberal in her charities At OconOmowOc. Wis. they have a summer home which is said to be one of the most complete in the country in equippage and comfort.
 Value of the Plants in Combine The following are the figures at which the various packing plants were valued in the consolidation which is called the beef trust: