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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-07
VERY BUSY TIME
 AT SMITHS PARK
MAKING THE RINGS FOR THE COLE BROS, SHOWS-THERE WILL BE ONLY ONE STREET PARADE, THAT THURSDAY NEXT.

Experts are engaged building the rings at Smiths park for Cole Brothers United shows. Others are employed putting down the tent pins and by Monday evening 1t is expected that the several canvas struct- ures will have been erected As the dates of exhibition approach, the number or visitors to the quarters increases daily and big crowds are looked for tomorrow, the farewell Sunday.
 1t was at first intended to place the canvas city on the property inside the track circle but this was found to be inadequate to accommodate All of the tents and the entire grounds will be oc- cupied. Beginning Monday. the day set for all performers to report, there will be rehearsals early and late and Wednes- day evening the final one will be given in full dress The wild animals will be transferred early next week from their cozy winter homes to their more elaborate summer cages. This work is surrounded by more or less danger to the men and during the transfer about the only ones to be found in the building are those in charge of the beasts
 Although the shows will hold forth two days only one street parade will be made and that next Thursday morning leaving the grounds promptly at 9S5 o'clock. Reserved grandstand tickets, with numbered seat coupons, will be plac- ed on sale at 10 a. m Monday at Par ker's drug store for the entire engage ment.
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DELEGATES LEAVE
 FOR CONVENTION
ABOUT SEVENTY-FlVE CHRISTIAN ENDEAVoRERS FROM THIS DIS. TRlcT ATTEND ANNUAL SES- SION IN MONTGOMERY

About seventy-hve Christian Endeavor- CTS left Birmingham yesterday morning at S:30 o'clock to attend the sixteenth annual convention of the state union. which convened at Montgomery yester- day afternoon. The delegates will return the first part of next week. An interest ing programme will be rendered Among those who will address the convention will be r. r. Ballard. president of the Jefferson County union; Miss Eula Star buck. secretary of the Jefferson County union. and Miss Maude Newton of Bir- mlngham.
 Among those who went down to Mont gomery yesterday were;
 F. F. Ballard. IT, Galt Braxton. Miss Mamie Hughes T. P. Williams, Miss Eula Starbuck. N. w. Echols, M. l.. Me- Alllster, Miss Maud Newton. H. J. Daniel Miss Maud Earnest. Miss Maud Courson. Miss Louise Courson, Miss Doliska Will son, Miss Mary Payne, Miss Mabel Van Kueren, w. F. Patterson, M. w Echols. Harrison Williams. John Levore, Miss Locky Wingo, Miss Mercedes Hamilton. l.. r. Smith. Miss Eva Daniels. Miss Elm ma Bliss, Miss Ernestlne Buckshaw. Miss Velma Little, R. W. Snyder. Miss Linda May Handley. A. s. McIver. Miss c. E. Edwards. Mrs NJ P. Yam. Mrs. R. c. Booth, Mrs T. B. Boring, Miss Jessamine Booth. and Hubbert Carleton.
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The Atlanta. Birmingham and Atlantic railroad will use the seaboard's terminals in Birmingham.
 A contract to that effect has been sign ed by the officials of the two lines, and in return for the use of It's terminals in Birmingham the Seaboard will use some of the terminals of the Atlanta, Birming- ham and Atlantic in Atlanta.
 The Atlanta. Birmingham and Atlantic will build from Talladega to Irondale, where It will tap the seaboard, using it's tracks through the Irondale cut and it's subway into the freight house at the corner of Avenue A and Twentieth street, as well as the yards back of the freight house.
 By this arrangement the Atlanta, Bir- mingham and Atlantic will save much ex- pensive construction through Red Noun
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-07
CONTRACT AWARDED.
West End Will Construct a Sewerage
 System to Cost $27,0oo.

At an adjourned session of the City Council of West End last night the con tract was awarded to Sullivan & Long of Bessemer for the construction of sys- tenn of sanitary sewerage. The contract calls for the expenditure or S27,000
 The work of building the system will be under the supervision of City Engineer F. s. Milner and will be begun in fifteen days from the date of signing the con- tract and is to be completed by Octo- Der l.
 This is regarded as a very important improvement and the citizens of West End are congratulating themselves that the system Is to be completed so early.
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STATE FAIR ASSOCIATION
 ISSUE $lO00O0 BONDS TO PAY
 OFF ITS VARIOUS LIABILITIES
NEW RAILROAD WILL USE
 SEABOARD TERMINALS

tain and into Birmingham. as well as save the cost of terminals in Birmingham which would probably amount to several hundred thousand dollars.
 The Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic bought some extensive terminal property in Atlanta about year ago. and the use of these would add greatly, 1t Is said. to the Seaboard's terminal facilities in Att lanta.
 Railroad men who were in Roanoke sev- eral days ago state that construction ma terial of every kind is distributed through a large portion of Randolph county and that there are unmistakabe evidences of railroad building in that section.
 Roanoke is on a line. almost as the bird flies, between LaGrange, Ga, and Talla- dega. where representatives of the new railroad spent several days recently look ing for station site.
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Condition Stated.

The meeting was opened by statement from Robert Jemison, Jr., one of a com mittee of three appointed to see the stockholders, merchants and others inter ested In the state fair relative to the call for last night. The other members were w NJ Drennen and M. V. Joseph.
 MT. Jemison set forth the financial con- dition of the fair association. He said that 1t was very grave and that action immediate action-was necessary. He said there were only three things left to do-let the property go to the bond holders. sell 1t to outsiders, or make some immediate arrangement to finance the as- sociation and liquidate all liabilities. He said that there were a number of men ready to buy the property for S100,000
 MT. Drennen made a statement showing the liabilities and assets, and said that a number of plans had been suggested
 He called on w. P. G. Harding to pre- sent a plan which he (Hardlng) had sug- gested. This plan was to issue $100,00O first mortgage bonds to retire all out standing liabilities. M. V. Joseph second
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-07
BURGIN FARM BOUGHT
 FOR BIG CONSIDERATION

The Burgin farm, large piece of acre. age property about four miles from Bir- mingham on the North Bessemer car line, has been purchased by the Central Park Land company, and will be im- proved and put on the market by the Jemlson Real Estate and Insurance com- pany.
 It Is stated that the consideration was $10S,0 ,00O The deal is one of the largest for acreage property that has been made in Jefferson county in a number of years.
 The land will be plated and developed at once. It Is four miles from Blrming- ham, two miles from Pratt City and a
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little over a mile from Ensley. The property has been known for long time as the Burgin farm and was formerly owned by w M. Burgin and others
 In discussing the transfer yesterday, Robert Jemison, Jr., president of the Jemison Real Estate and Insurance com pany said: "The purchase of the Burgin farm is one of the most important deals in acreage property that has ever been made In Birmingham. The development in that section in the past few years has been rapid but the Burgin property could not be secured before now. It will be improved at once"
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ed the plan and said ghe approved it heartily He said the ground was too val uable for the association to let it slip from its grasp. He said that some time within the next few years Birmingham would want to give a great mineral ex- position; that this site would be invalu- able for that purpose. and that no oth. CT could be secured
 MT. Exum and MT. Wilzn spoke on the matter, both urging immediate action and favoring the issuing of bonds to pay the Indebtedness. MT. Jemlson stated that of fers had been made for the property to be operated as an amusement park and read an offer from James L. Glass, who heads a syndicate which is opening 8 new park in Memphis and desires to open one in Birmingham.
 The Bond Question.
 w ". Crawford favored the issuance of $100,000 first mortgage bonds, stating that they every one would be on an equal footing and would be better satisfied
 T. H. Motion said the property should be held by all means by the fair asso- citation and should not be sold.
 Ben F. Barbour endorsed the plan of Mr Harding John l.. Parker favored the plan also, and R. M. Goodall said that he and his firm stood for whatever was best for Birmingham He suggested an issue of s5O,00O first bonds to replace the old ones, but said he was with the crowd in whatever 1t thought best.
 vote was called on the question of issuing $100000 bonds and also s100.000 stock to protect the bonds, but 1t was not put and in it's place the committee was ap- pointed to make a recommendation to the meeting.
 Acting on the suggestion of MT. Exum Mayor Ward. acting chairman, appointed a committee of five to retire from the room and to formulate plan to be presented to the meeting. This was done after the question had been thoroughly mashed and rehashed. and all sides pre- sented. The committee reported as fol- lows:
 Committees Report.
 That the fair association Issue S1O0 ,00O
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Matthew Addy & Co.'S Cincinnati re- port for the week follows:
 Many buyers who have been hibernat- ing are coming out of their winter re- tirement. Inquiry is large and actual. By this we mean that the buyers are not asking for prices simply to see what they look like, but they are asking for prices because they really want to buy iron. Some heavy sales have been made this week, but they are proportionately small as compared with the tonnage that Is now under consideration One pipe con- cern in the east has bought 5000 tons. an other order for pipe iron is for 5O0O tons. and there are in process of negotiation pipe inquiries for double these quantities. Malleable iron has been sold In large blocks. In the way of high grade foundry iron there have been no heavy transac- tions, but a good general trade
 All conditions seem to be shaping them selves toward a stronger market There are no accumulations of iron on furnace yards, and the furnaces are still well filled with orders. It is apparently cer- tain that, unlike 19O5, the consumers will need iron before the producers will be pressed for orders. Last year about this season of the year the furnaces ran out of orders and began to pile iron in considerable quantities. The result in May and June was a weak market But this year consumption Is at high water mark. there are no surplus stocks ahead either in furnace or foundry yards, and the present buying Is an indication of what is coming. The buyers now in the mar ket are many of them the most astute of traders, and they have sized up the situation as one where the next change will be for the better.
 Pig iron production for more than six weeks has been decreased. The furnaces have been having trouble in getting A sufficient supply of raw materials
 As for the coal strike, at the present writing, if has had little or no effect on business. It Is not taken seriously. As matter of fact 1t is not yet general enough to be a menace to trade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-07
ADJUSTMENTS
Viola Allen.

What should prove a most delightful dramatic treat will be the appearance of Viola Allen in Clyde Fitch's comedy, "The Toast of the Town" at the Jefferson theatre next Tuesday. matinee and night. While Mir Fitehs play is called a comedy, 1t is said to be g drama of very con- siderable dramatic power and intensity. has given rather more time to than usual in writing. Miss Allen has had such wonderful luck in choosing plays. that her success in 'The Toast of the Town
 was no surprise. Her company for this season is said to be unusually good
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MT. Nelson Remarks.
Peach Orchards In Fine Shape.

Gadsden, April 6.-(Special.) 1.-The large peach orchard of the Elliott Fruit com pany was carefully inspected by Capt. J. M. Elliott, Jr and MT. Charles Ewing. both of whom are expert fruit growers This one orchard has 74000 bearing trees and if no further bad weather is ex- perienced. will yield fifty cars of peaches. MT. Ewing has at Mountainboro in this county, 17,0o0 bearing trees. and the same number that will bear next year. He estimates his crop at ten carloads. The recent cold weather had no appreciable affect upon them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-07
MINE woRkERs' BENEFIT.
Barbecue Will Be Given Today-Fair
 ley and Others to Speak.

A barbecue will be given today by the striking miners of the Sayreton and Graves division.
 Speeches will be made by w. R. Fairley, national board member; Ed Flynn, district president; B. b. Green, district vice pres ident and Joseph Petok. national or ganiZer.
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At the ellou.

Charles T. Aldrich will close a week s engagement at the Bijou theatre in "Se- cret Service Sam with a matinee this afternoon and performance tonight The tricks introduced in his play by Mir AL drich make 1t interesting and the last act is especially strong in "thtills."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-07
PIG IRON MARKET
 NOW MUCH PRIMER
It Will Probably Not Drop Be-
 low S14
INQUIRIES NOT PRESSING
Buyers Are Coming Into the Market Sales Not Large In Tonnage, But
 merous-Production

The Birmingham iron market Is show ing signs of life once more. Within the past day or two inquiries have been nu- nerous and pressing. Brokers who had been thinking that present quotations would not be maintained now say that a frmer tone is so clearly evident that No. 2 foundry will be In demand at s14 or more.
 Rogers Brown & Co.'S Cincinnati re- port for the current week says:
 The real advent of spring during the past week not only brought out the grass and early flowers but also fine crop of small orders for pig iron. Not great in tonnage but numerous and for hurried delivery reliable index of the promis- ing conditions of trade. Much stress has been laid on one large inquiry for foun- dry iron. and while the result of the negotiations is of interest yet the de- cided increase of flll-in orders and in- quiries for small amounts and quick ship
 
 than do a few large transactions. The sound basis of a year of prosperity ex- ists and the pessmists have no grounds for croalng. Good crop prospects, plen- tiful money supply. enormous railroad earnings. all contribute to a feeling of security. Consumers have not withheld from buying because of fear that the iron would not be needed, but from a desire to purchase at exactly the right time. when prices are the lowest. The volume of inquiries during the past week indicates a general apprehension that pos sbly they may wait too long.
 The partial strike of bituminous coal miners has had no appreelabe effect on the iron business. A prolonged cessation of work in the anthracite district will have a tendency to restrict iron output in eastern Pennsylvania and advance the price of coke tributary to that market. The Pocahontas district is greatly hand icapped by scarcity of labor, although no strike exists there.
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 After the subscriptions had been se- cured motion prevailed that a commit tee of five, of which MT Exum should he chairman be named to dispose of the re- mainder of the bond issue. MT. Exum was given the privilege of naming the other members of his committed, and he will annonce them today.
 Chairman Ward named W. P. C. Hard ing chairman, ". w. Crawford and J. w. Wilzin as the three trustees to re- ceive the money from the sale of the bonds.
 MT. Nelson Remarks.
 In making his subscription Frank Nell son said that he had intended subscrib- ing 5000 all the time, but wanted to say few words. He said that some of inc merchants and other citizens lacked gem uine public spirit; that he had been 10 them time and again to get them to subscribe 10 stock to new enterprises seeking to locate in Birmingham, and that with a very few exceptions. he had not only not got subscription. but had received cold deal' and no encourage ment
 The meeting adjourned. after the total subscription had been announced subject to the call of President Fies
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-07
CONTRACT IS LET FOR
 FIFTH AVENUE SUBWAY

The contract for the re-enforced con- crete work to be done on the new union passenger station has been let to the Southern Ferro- Concrete company of Att lanta. and 1t involves about s1s7,2O The work includes the Fifth avenue subway and the passenger concourse subways.
 The work will be done by the same engineers who had charge of the re-en- forced concrete work on the union sta tion in Atlanta. which contract amounted to s125.000. The result of their work in Atlanta is said to be highly satisfactory.
 The permission the City Council gave the Terminal association to close the avenues from Third to Seventh during the progress of the work will be a great convenience and will aid the Atlanta con- cern In completing the contract.
 When Walter Harrison, engineer in charge, appeared before the council com mittee he explained the situation, but made no requests that the avenues be closed He stated that the contracts let by the company called for keeping a roadway clear through Fifth avenue He then explained that such roadway would be uncertain and that it would be changed frequently as the work varied on one DOT tion of the grounds or another. He also said that such roadway might be dan
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of first mortagege, per cent, twenty year bonds. These bonds to be taken by cash subscriptions, or exchanged for first or second mortgage bonds, or for approved bond issue was valid only when the total issue was subscribed. That committee of three reputable citizens be appointed to collect the money and issue the bonds. and that the bonds be issued in amount from $100 to $100O'
 The report was adopted unanimously and the subscriptions follow:
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-07
There is More Luck in a Little Bank Book than in a Ship Load of Dream Books"

You help yourself and at the same time help to build up the community when you bank your savings herewith strictly savings bank
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Nearly One-Ha|f of That Bond Issue Was Subscribed at
 Meeting Last Night
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
 OF THE ASSOCIATION
Interest Due on Previous Issue of $5o,- 900 First Mortgage Bonds and No Funds In the
 Treasury.

Forty-seven thousand and fifty doI- lars of reorganization bonds of the Alabama Far association were sub scrIbed for at meeting of the stock holders and others interested held at the Hotel HilIman last night.
 A resolution was passed providing for an issue Of $1oo,ooo first mortgage bonds with which to retire the old first and second mortgage bonds and pay off the indebtedness of the association. Practically one-half of the authorized bond Issue was taken at a meeting at which not more than thirty men were present.
 CuIpepper Exum was named chair. man of a committee of five to sell the remaining bond issue.
 A meeting of the stockholders of the Alabama State Fair association was call ed to meet at the Hillman last night for the purpose of arranging to retire the old bond issue amounting to about $70,00O and to pay the indebtedness of the association, amounting to about $2S GOO, or to dispose of the property and allow the association to fall to pieces.
 The reorganization plan was unani- mously adopted and the above amount was subscribed in a few minutes. The belief was expressed that the remaining bond issue would be raised within the next few days, as many prominent men were not in attendance, and many firms were not represented.
 Action Urgent.
 Prompt action in the matter was made necessary. 1t was pointed out as interest Is due on S50,00O first mortgage bonds on May l. and there is no money In the treasury with which to pay this interest There are second mortgage bonds of over $20o00 outstanding. and some BPS, 900 of fioating debt payment of large part of which Is overdue. These are the Habil- ities of the association, while the assets are eighty-three acres of ground valued at between $75,OO0 and $1OO0 0OO, and about s75,000 In buildings and improvements. The question arose whether the assocla- tion should let the ground and improve ments go, or raise money with which to settle all liabilities and start with a clean slate.
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gerous to people. as considerable blast ing would have to be done by the com pany having the contract MT. Harrison said that every precaution would be taken as a matter of course, but that at any time the rock might get beyond control and be menace to life and prop erty. In his opinion he did not think that the risk should be taken of keeping Fifth avenue open, especially when the uncertainty of the street was considered on account of the frequent changes nec- essary.
 When the committee heard MT. Harrl- son the members were unanimous in their decision to even close Fifth avenue, es- peeially as City Engineer Kendrick thought that was the best and safest thing to do.
 Now that the plans for the station and the subway have been approved by the city and the city engineer, the work will be pushed rapidly. The contracts have been signed for the construction of the station already, and the contract let for the subway.
 Brewer x Jones have already com menced the work of grading the site and excavatlng for the Fifth avenue subway, and all the contractors will push their respective work as rapidly as possible.
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THE WEATHER

Washington. April 6.-Following is the forecast for Alabama: Fair Saturday and Sunday; light northeast to east winds.
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Local Weather Data.
Weather Report.

Temperature and precipitation as re- ported at the weather bureau for select stations during twenty-four hours ending at 10 a. m.:
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W. P. LEHMAN,
 Official in Charge
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-10

MANICURE sErs-Frenzer Is a Dodge.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-10
BUSINESS MEN FOR MISSION
Appeal to People of Omaha to Turn
Out to Meetings Held by
TOrrey.

The business men of Omaha, through
special committee appointed for that pur-
pose, have commended the Torrey Mission
and the good work which is being accom-
plished. At meeting of the special com
mittee appointed by the business and pro-
fessional men at the Commercial club
yesterday these resolutions were adopted
and signed by the members Of the com
mittee who were present. The resolution
was as follows:
To the Men Of Omaha: The meetings of
the Torrey Mission have been largely at
tended and the interest and enthusiasm
have increased until at present It seems
that the work is about to produce the most
last of the mission, the elimination of
months of planning and effort Of many
men who are intensely Interested in the
present and future character Of Omaha
The undersigned, committee ap-
pointed at a meeting of business and pro-
fessional men, held at the Commercial
club on Saturday, feels that both the
present and future character OF this city
Is determined and will be determined by
the moral and religious character of her
citizens. In this belief we feel justified
in making an appeal to the business men
of the city TO unite more earnestly than
heretofore In an effort to increase both the
attendance and interest during the last
week OF the Torrey Mission.
We feel that the work being done by DR.
Torrey and his able associates in our
midst toward righteousness Is so sane and
helpful as to merit from the business men
of this city not only frequent attendance
but active and sympathetic support by
personal effort to enlist the interest and