The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-28
TALLADEG PROUD
Of BLUE MARBLE
Specimens Will Be Exhibited at
Jamestown Show
CITY ELECTION TOMORROW
Citizens Complain of Extortionate
Lodging Charges In Montgomery.
First Turpentine Still In
r.II,daoa Nounfv
CITY ELECTION TOMORROW

Talladega, October -(special)-When
the wonderful deposit of snow-white mar
BILE was unearthed in this county, and
it was found that 1t was equal to the
far-famed quarries of Carrara and Paros
for statuary, the quarry owners at other
places, and the expert marble men or
the United States, declared 1t a fiction,
and had to be shown. But an addi-
tional and different quarry has been OPP
ened near the original bed, containing
fine-grained marble of a superb texture,
and of solid cobalt blue in color. Col
ored marbles are generally variegated
but some are solid, like the black Ge-
noese, and the red and yellow sienna OF
Italy, but as yet no marble of this deep,
abiding blue tint has been found. Car
rara marble has a texture like loaf
sugar. The Parian has a texture like
plates or scales confusedly united to-
gether, while this cobalt-colored new dis
covery combines the exeelleney, in blend,
of both, and is easily worked. No de-
scription can do justice to the exquisite
color of this marble when chiseled into
statuary and gitterinS with the polish
of a mirror Signor Moretti has carved
several artistic creations from this ceru-
lean material and will exhibit them at
the jamestown exhibition The deposit
is but three miles south of Talladega,
and many of our citizens visit the quarry
as an outing.
The municipal primary is dated for
Monday, October 90, and although the
time is near by, it arouses no interest,
as the various places to be filled seem to
go begging There is but one candidate
for mayor or for aldermen in each ward,
except in the Fourth ward, where three
candidates are offering. the ward being
entitled to select two aldermen. None of
the present officials are standing for re-
election except Aldermen Dickinson and
Bishop. The present chief of police, Rob
ert Hood, declines to offer again for that
position. The present mayor, Wellington
Vandiver has served three consecutive
terms and will not again consent to serve
another term The election for city Of
ficers will take place March next, and the
present term of the incumbents does not
expire until April Is, 1sU7.
The Talladega Gun club is burning
much powder in practice, preparing for
the competitive trial of shooters at An
niston on November ~. There are five
or more crack shots in the Talladega
team, winch Is composed hI merchants
and men of leisure, who are fond of dog
and gun. The local gun club is decidedly
of the opinion that it can shoot some. >
and the individual lucky enough to walk
off with the prize will have to be a left
handed, cross-eyed man, and shoot with
double wobble and a strangle hold.
Some of our citizens who visited the
state fair at Montgomery complain bit
+I,o to OH of
hotels and boarding houses. The prices
they quoted as charged for cots and
standing room in the hotels is beyond be-
lief With this exception the fair is
praised.
The first turpentine distillery for the
county has been established ten miles
south of the city near Rendalia, rail-
road station on the Louisville and Nash
vile. From this point stretching east
ward there is a range of mountains for
twenty miles covered with small pines
unfit for sdwlogs. 1t is but a few miles
to the railroad from any point along
the range, water is abundant and the dis
tilleries will soon be located along this
favorable tract. Heretofore there have
been distilleries scattered along among
these mountains but the article manu-
featured by them was not denatured.
The Chautauqua auditorium has been
torn down, and the lot is being cleared
for the purpose of erecting a Carnegie Ii
brary building on Its site. The lot is near
ly 800 feet square. situated directly in
front of the beautiful grounds of the
State Deaf school. A lovely park will
take the place Of the uninviting sur
roundings of the former building. The
library committee proposed to the city
that if the latter would grade the four
sides of the park for sidewalks the
committee would pave the walks with a
four-foot concrete pavement, which offer
was promptly accepted. If a chautauqua
or a summer lecture course is attempted
in the future, its sessions will be held
in the spacious new Ellxs' theatre build
ing.