The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-18
WITNESS WORK OF
COTTON PICKER
Lowrey Machine Can Gather
5000 Pounds a Day
EARNINGS AT SPElGNERS
Governor offers Reward of $3.50 for
Capture of Thad Pennington,
Who Is Believed to Be
In Cuba.
EARNINGS AT SPElGNERS

Montgomery, January 1T.-(special)-
President Harvie Jordan and Secretary
Richard Chatham of the Southern Cot
ton association were here today, with sew
eral other leading men of the cotton belt
to have a look at the Lowrey cotton
picker, recently perfected in many of its
parts A test was made on cotton field
on the place of Moses MeLemore, and
it was found that with six boys to run
it it would gather 5000 pounds day. The
party was given a dining at Yungs res
taurant after returning to the city Mr..
Jordan and Mr. Cheatham expressed them
selves as sanguine that the machine will
be a success in the harvesting of the
great crop of the south.
There were in the party which went out
to the McLemore farm the following gem
tlemen: Mr.. Jordan and Mr.. Cheatham.
| w. l.. Foster, member of the railroad
commission of Louisiana; Gen. John w.
/ A. Sanford f. p. Glass, j. |. Mckinney,
Montgomery; r. r. Poole, commissioner
of agriculture and his chief clerk, Jesse
c. Adams; B. D. Armstrong of Coffee
| county; w. H. Seymour president of the
Alabama Cotton Growers association: W.
A. Gayle A. M Baldwin, NJ c. Scott,
Montgomery, II. P. Hefiin of Birmingham
and several others.
Mr.. Jordan believes that the cotton
growers of the south are going to meet
every request of the New Orleans meet
ing and he is looking ahead to continued
prosperity.
Big Earnings.
Though there have been several stories
about the earnings of the state cotton
mill at Speigner's, it is a fact that no
figures that were reliable have been given
out until today. President Shirley Bragg
of the state board of convict inspectors
said as much this morning. The net re-
ceipts from the mill for last year We're.
as a matter of fact, $16,655f3 which is
remarkable when it is remembered that
1t has not before been possible to run
the mill save at a loss
The plan under which the mill is oper-
ated is partnership between the mill
and the convict board. The mill, run by
Manager Clark and the state rents con-
| victs from the state at so much per
head. The bills are all paid by the mill
concern as If 1t was an entirely separate
affair. 1t has been demonstrated that in
state and at the same time good wages
received for convicts which are not able
to work in the mines.
Prominent Men.
A son of prominent Alabama family
|
son of W. c. Meek of Columbus Miss
and nephew of A. B. Meek, the poet and
| author who lived many years in his life
| in Mobile and Tuscaloosa. He is also a
nephew of the late DR.. B. F. Meek of the
state university faculty before his death.
| T. E. Atkinson, Jr, a prominent law
yer of Macon, Ga, has also been here
for a day or two.
| The Traders and Farmers bank has
been organized at Haleyville with capital
of $4,000. The incorporators are G. L.
and w. w. Haley, ]. G. Johnson. Mid Tur-
ner j. C. Taylor w. H. Cleare, John
Lovelady.
Reward for Pennington.
The governor has added to the efforts
of the people of Houston county to cap
ture Thad Pennington, under charge of
the murder of a man named Faux He
has offered from the funds of the state
the sum of $50, which will be added to
like amount by the relatives of the MUIR
dered man. A man will be sent at once
to Cuba where 1t is thought Pennington
has taken refuge
The following new corporations have
been reported to the secretary of state
for approval:
Southern Security and Trust company,
Birmingham capital, 5000; w. A. Davis
and others incorporators.
| Mineral Belt Gazette Printing and Pub
| fishing company, Birmingham; capital,
5000; incorporators. Jack Ansley and
others.
Creek Lumber company. Mobile; capt.
tall $4,000; c. A. Leftwich and others in
| corporators.
! City and Pool Real Estate and Invest
ment company. Mobile; capital, 5000: ].
d. Kearley and others incorporators.
| These appointments have been made by
the governor: Notaries public, W. w.
Beall, Luverne; T. E. Grier Luverne; r.
L. Warner, Hayneville; J. II. vaught
| Stevenson; Miss Catherine Shea, Birmng-
ham; e. j. Tucker. Opelka.
Regimental Officers.
| The terms of the two majors, J. e. Car
ter and c. r. Adreson of the Second in
| fantry. Alabama National Guard, having
expired, and Lieut.. Col. C. r. Bricken
having been promoted to the colonelcy
elections have been ordered to fill the
vacancies. The order is numbered 8, and
was mailed from the office of Adjutant
General Brandon today.
1t is understood that slate has been
made up to give the highest place. lieu
tenant colonel. to Major Carter. who lives
in Selma, and the two majors to Capt.
| G. o. Dickey, Company /, Luverne, and
Capt. w. A. Collier, Company F, Tusca-
| loosa All these are men of long service
and very popular with the members of the
guard.
| Several improvements have been made
| in the Second since Col. c.. r. Bricken
| took charge some weeks ago and he ex-
| poets to take the command up to the en-
campment next summer with a full COM
plement of companies, each well filed and
| better drilled than ever. He has been