The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-04
COMER'S ADDRESS
FINDS RESPONSE
viii Make Him Many Friends
at the Capital
UNIQUE FLOATS IN PARADE
Labor Day Parade at Montgomery Has
About 1900 Men In Line-other
News of the Capital
City.
UNIQUE FLOATS IN PARADE

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The address of B. B. Conner to the people
of the state. incident to his overwhelming
nomination by the democrats for COVER
nor, has been received In the best of spirit
at the capitol, and any number of COM
pllmentary expressions have been heard
about 1t. 1t is regarded as a timely paper,
and one that will insure to hi ma number
of hearty supporters who might other
wise have sought to be Indifferent
There has been an impression in the
city that he would be disposed to lord 1t
over everybody that he could That i'm
preston has been dissipated by his adj
dress. He having voluntarily said that he
would leave off all feeling and seek to
make a governor for the whole state, 1t
Is believed that he will do so. He will
find, therefore, the most cordial recep-
ton when he becomes one of the "capi-
toll ring"
One man, speaking of the address, said:
ut is a timely and well worded address
and will bring to his help many men who
are able to help him. In the opinion of
another, che has made a good stroke Of
policy, which. If followed up carefully,
will cause many to give him help in his
movements to better the conditions of the
state"
There is especial pleasure at his evil
dent desire to seek better things for the
common schools of the state, question
that is Just now being generally agitated.
Labor Day a Success.
It is estimated that more than 1900
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Labor Day festivities, and some of the
departments made fine showing. There
were a number of floats and the impress
sion made was a good one. A number of
leading men made speeches at the parks
In the afternoon.
There were a number of good floats One
by the bartenders presented a full rugged
barroom with men waiting on the trade
and others drinking at the tables
Another was of the stage carpenters,
showing some excellent decorations. and
still another by the machinists. with an
entire shop set up and at work. One by
the sheet metal workers was timely, show
ing many forms of the work done and the
men following with tin hats and tin
walking canes.
The most unique thing was a float by
the negro carpenters. 1t was a house
building. The workmen constructed a
house on the wagon as it went along, put
ting up the sides and mailing on the roof,
as the procession moved. Also the win
dows and doors were put in. The house
is to be used a ticket Office at Wash
ington park.
Jefferson Books.
State Examiners Wilkerson and Sed-
berry have reported on the books of, the
officers of Jefferson county and Secre-
tary j. A. Moore of the Girls Indus
trial school at Montevallo. Also Exam
liner Wilkerson has reported on the office
of Commissioner of Agriculture r. r.
Poole incident to the retirement of Chief
Clerk Jesse Adams, finding the office in
the best of shape and all money accounted
for. He also notes that all fertilizer tags
left over from last year were burned
in the presence of the proper officers.
Many compliments are paid the Jeffer-
son county officers, although Sherig Bur-
gin is found to be due the state $3.50 for
thirty-one days overcharge for feeding
prisoners, which was at once paid These
were the officers whose books were over
hauled: Tax Assessor j. F. McLaugh-
lin, Tax Collector George B. Tarrant,
Superintendent of Education + w. Nc
Adorry, Probate Judge s. e. Greene,
Clerk of the Criminal Court J. G. Bradley.
New Corporations.
The Henry Soda company has been or
ganized at Mobile with capital of $4,000. j.
F. Henry and others incorporators.
Loventhal Cloak and Suit company, Bir-
mingham is another new corporation with
capital of $4,000. and V. S. Loventhal and
others interested.
The Abbeville Trading company, capt.
tai $1,000 has been organized at Abbeville
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w. NJ. Grubbs has been appointed JUS
tice of the peace at Decatur, and p. N.
McCagren at Spring Garden. A. ]. Pat
terson at Hazel Green, A. w. Patterson
at Burleson, and 2. T. Lawrence at Law
renee have been appointed notaries public
and justices of the peace. E. G. Rich
arby, Mobile; Hart Douglas. Montgomery.
and L. d. Fargason, Lafayette, have been
named notaries.
Favorable Action In Bond Issue.
In the regular session of the board of
revenue today favorable action was taken
upon C. b. Teasley's proposition favor
ing a bond issue Of 100000 for road pur-
poses, to the extent bordering an cleo
ton on November for the county voters
consideration of the advisability of the
movement
The question was carried only after a
long argument on both sides. the form
of dispute arising from the SnortneSS or
time in which the Idea had been put be-
fore the people, and because of the first
presentation of the petitions offered by
Mr.. Teasley.
Mr. Mathews commended that the petit
lions should lie upon the table one week
from the date of reading so that the board
could act more ntelligently upon the
question involved. but upon vote his con-
tentions were lost and the nation favor
ing the election carried.
As matters now stand the county at
torney will be authorized to draw up
suitable resolutions favoring the same.
and vote will be taken upon them In the
November primary Should the people
vote favorably upon the issue, the matter
would again revert to the board for final
action, and no definite steps towards float
ing the bonds would be taken until such
should be deemed advisable by the board
in question.
From the number of names signed 10
the petition presented by Mr.. Teasley, it
would seem that the matter has met with
hearty endorsement on all sides, and that
the question will be voted upon favorably.
Montgomery Cotton Receipts.
w. II. Seymour. president of the Ala
bama Cotton Growers. says that the es-
innate on the price received for last years
cotton crop in Montgomery is entirely too
small. 1t was put at least $3.50 bale
too low. He does not believe that the av-
erage was less than 10h cents. which
would have made the price per bale So 50.
If Mr.. Seymour is right the 10000 bales
received by Montgomery for the cotton
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