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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-31
RAILROAD WORLD.

The Southern Railway now is said to
 have practically all the machinists that it needs in it's Birmingham shops, and
 the other shops on the system are rapid ly being filled.
 | Within the past two or three days the Southern has imported nearly 100 machin- ists into it's Birmingham shops and the shops at Atlanta, Knoxville Tuscumbia i and other places have received many new
 men.
 The men are living near the shops,
 where boarding houses have been provid- ed for them. The Southern officials state that the railroad Is but little more behind
 in the matter of it's motive power than 1 it was before the strike. and they say 1 that within a short time they believe that the mechanical department will be as good as ever.
 ". T. Tyler, general superintendent; A. b Lightner. superintendent of the south
 ern division; A. J. Sans superintendent
 of the new Birmingham division, which
 will be created tomorrow; E. T. Wilcox
 division freight agent. and Trainmaster
 Gillespie all of the Frisco, spent yester- day in going over the Birmingham Belt and the Frisco terminals in Birmingham. MT. Sans IS becoming 1d1nlllar WlIn DIT mingham and is being introduced to the large shippers and many of the business men of Birmingham.
 The new division headquarters will be opened in Birmingham tomorrow with a complete force of the operators clerks and other employees. The divisoin extends
 from Birmingham to Memphis and in- cludes all branch lines between the two cities.
 Walter H Harrison. chief engineer of the Birmingham Terminal company, stated yesterday that the new union pas senger station would have to be advanced
 sufficiently for use by the first of next year, and that he expected to have 1t temporarily ready for the regular pas senger service of the railroads which will use 1t.
 We have to vacate the old depot on the first of the year, and, therefore, we
 will have to have temporary tracks and sheds at the new station," said MT. liar rison yesterday. We will have these temporary arrangements completed on time, and in less than a year we will have the new station finished from end to end.
 "As everyone knows, we have had a great deal of trouble on our construction At one time the water in the cut was almost up to the top of the steam shovels The rain delayed us considerably. Then we had other troubles"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-31
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Welsh Duprey Hopkins.

Welsh Duprey Hopkins. aged 16 years. died Monday night at the home of his parents. 1928 Avenue D. Funeral services will follow In Elmwood cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-31
THE WEATHER.

Alabama and Mississippi-Fair and slightly colder Wednesday,; Thursday fair; fresh north winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-31

John A. Topping, chairman of the Ten nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company and president of the Republic Iron and Steel company, arrived in Birmingham yesterday but left last night for Mississ- ippl in company with Walker Percy for a duck hunt. These gentlemen expect to return Saturday or Sunday
 MT. Topping Is known to be a tireless worker. He puts in long hours of toll on the great corporations over which he presides. but in vacation time he Is an all round sportsman. He Is a good shot. He began shooting bear in his youth and the story goes that he has killed as much big game as any sportsman of his age in the United States
 Just before taking the train for the duck country MT. Topping said that he was pleased with the progress of the de- velopment work being done in the Bir- mingham district by the Tennessee-R -Repub- lie companies.
 Our companies, like all others, suf- fered from the rains in the early fall, but we pulled through the troubles much easier and sooner than might have been expected" said MT. Topping. We are pushing our new development work as rapidly as possible. Labor scarcity is felt here. but not more than in the north.
 We are laying foundations for increas- ing our material output on broad, solid lines. We are going to rebuild all our blast furnaces. We have rebuilt No. at Ensley and are now rebuilding No. 4 As fast one is completed we take down another and put a larger and more modern furnace in it's place. When the Ensley furnace plant is entirely rebuilt we will pull down the old stacks at Bessemer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-31

cotton on the market during the next sixty days. prices would be depressed by heavy receipts and that a steady market could only be maintained by a slow movement. If my statements had not been changed and revised by so many different sources and the wrong construc- tion placed upon their meaning, there would have been no necessity for this ex planation, as I merely gave out a short statement of facts which l regarded as important at this time. 1 feel satisfied that we have lost fully a million bales of cotton since the mdidle of August on account of unusually heavy storms In the middle gulf and Atlantic states, together with incessant rains, severe frost, which came three weeks early, and insect depre- datfOnS
 Crop May Be Short.
 I have already publicly stated and again reiterate that from the best in- the present crop will exceed 11500. GOO bales, and with present continued bad weather it is not likely to reach that fig ure. This will not ggive supplies suffi- cient to meet the demands of the mills for the next twelve months and good prices can easily be maintained from now on, if the farmers do not rush their cot ton too fast. Receipts are now running ahead of last year. and if this is kept up during the next sixty days 1t will be a difficult matter to maintain prices at II cents. Our advice has been all the sea son to market the crop slowly. Pay no attention to big crop predictions. This crop will be much smaller than the trade realizes, and the man who sells slowly will strike the highest average in prices for this seasons crop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-31

Hoods Sarsaparilla ensures good diges tion and strength to the vital organs. In. sist upon Hoods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-31
Green Undertaking Compan,

--s.-- - D. T. Shaw & Sons, Undert
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01

while in the event of his going TO war with England
Russia might be relied upon to create what IS known
as a diversion along the northern border-hne Of
India.
OF course the personal element plays notable
role in diplomacy. Germanys conquest OF the
friendship of Russia IS wholly due TO EmperOr
William while the altogether predominant position
which his Government and people enjoy IN Turkey,
both politically and commercially, must De aScrIDtc
to the confidence and affection with which he IA
managed to inspire Sultan Abdul HaInd In the
same wav it is King Edward who has brought abOC-
the entente CoydiaLe between England and France
and the alliance with Japan Were either King or
Kaiser to disappear it is by means certain that
their successors would be in position TO continue
the same course in international affairs or indeed
be willing to do so. We have seen how Edward
VII has reversed the foreign policy of Queen VIC
toria and how Emperor William after dropping his
old pilot Prince Bismarck, put the German snip OF
state on an entirely different tack. Archduke
Francis Ferdinand, heir to the throne OF Austria,
so pronounced in his aversion to the court OF the
Quirnal that his accession to the throne on the
demise of the present Emperor there will not be any
pretense of keeping up alliance with Italy. In
word each time that ruler dies, the conditions
of the game of diplomacy are likely to undergo
radical change.
This however does not mean that the anonted
of the Lord the only players Sometimes they
not even the prime movers. but are subject
to influences of which the public has no knowl-
edge are swaved by advisers who keep entirely
in the background Occasionally, too but not
often, the public takes hand in the game, and
forces the hand of its Government, disturbing the
chessboard of international politics for instance
when in 1870, Napoleon I'LL was compelled by
popular sentiment to invade Germany, and in 1877,
when Alexander H.. although autocrat,
impelled by similar considerations reluctantly to
engage IN a against Turkey
From this 1T will be seen how numerous are the
factors in modern diplomacy; how little is really
known of its methods. of its motives and its actual
results, how constant the changes the
dtions in the game and how important the role of
the personal equation.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR APRIL !. ISO0

whelming order and by popular sympathy mus
at Ageciras her plenipotentlaries supported tne
cause of that very France against whom the lr,Pe
Alliance was primarily aimed, while her eadng
statesmen in as well as out of office, and her most
influential newspapers, expatlate on the necessity
of curbng, by means OF war II necessary. the
designs of Austria upon Albania 10 whch ltanahs .I
claim prior rights. All the money voted by the
Parliament at Rome toward the construction Oh
defenses is with openly acknowledged view to a
war with Austria and to reconquest OF the latter
Italian speaking Provinces, and Emperor FRANCIS
Joseph although nominaly ally, is regarded from
end of the Peninsula to the other as the arch
enemy of Italy.
Both Germany and Austria appear pretty well
to be convinced that henceforth it will be useless
to place any dependence upon Italy as an ally, and
are turning toward Russia with the object OF re-
vving, in place of the virtually defunct Triple
Alliance that SO-called " Three EmperOrS Alliance,
organized between Alexander H., Francis Joseph, and
old Kaiser William The alliance with France, substl-
tuted by the late Gar in its stead although yet nom
nally existence to all intents and purposes as
dead the Triple Alliance and can no longer be re-
garded factor of any Importance IN the political
situation Russia regards England as her principal
adversary in Europe, well in Asia, especially
Since her alliance with Japan, negotiated while the
in the far Orient in progress. and that
France should have established such close and
intimate relations with Great Britain-that is to
saw, with JapanS ay-is a subject of much
bitterness at St Petersburg as the refusal of the
Partisan money market to furnish the loan which
the MuscOvite Government endeavOred in vain to
negotiate in France while the conflict in Manchuria
in progress
When William came to the throne in 1888 he
found Russia embttered foe of his Empire, and
at once set to work to regain her friendship. He
pursued this policy in the face of the most dis
cOuraging rebus and has at length succeeded in his
object The advantage to Germany of Muscovite
goodw and of alliance with the Gar lies in the
fact that it permits the Kaiser to devote all the
troops that would otherwise be needed for the guard
of his Eastern frontier, to other points In fact it
practically doubles the effectiveness of his army.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01

sake of bringing. not only Belgium and the Neither
lands but also King Leopods Congo Free State
in Africa, and Hollands vast colonial possessions IN
the West and East Indies within th" sphere and
under the flag of the German Empire.
1t is, however by no means certain that If any
such deal is made, it will at once become known
1t NAV be kept secret for considerable time to
come and then only revealed piecemeal. and by
degrees. 1t is certain that no mention will be found
of on the records of the conference OF Algecras or
in any public agreement which represents the abors
of the congress- Treaties of this character gen
erav made in parts one for public consumption,
and the other for private information. Thus 1t IS
pretty well assured fact that in addition to the duly
promulgated treaty negotiated at Portsmouth be-
tween Japan and Russia last year subsidiary agree
ment of strictly confidential and financial character
was concluded by the two nations 1t Is equally
positive that there are secret provisions to England
treaties with Japan and Portugal, and to those OF
GERMANY with Austria, Rumania, and Italy.
Indeed diplomacy, even when protesting to be most
communicative always holds something in reserve.
In addition to the many secret international agree
ments of the existence of which the people have no
suspicion, there as l have just pointed out,
confidential clauses to nearly every treaty, clauses
not included in the official publication.
Even those behind the scenes, who have access
to the secret archives. and to the confidential re-
ports of their respective Governments, find it ditfi-
cult however. to keep track OF the game OF diplo-
macy, owing to the constantly changing character OF
the conditions. Thus within the last three years,
the foreign policy of Great Britain has in certain
particulars been completely reversed To-day, thanks
in the main to the agency OF King Edward, who, by
the terms of the British constitution is vested with
the control of the foreign policy of the Empire there
is not only entente cordidle between England and
France, but what is virtually alliance, directed
mainly against Germany, the animosty between the
latter and England being most pronounced.
Italy, the other hand, though still bound after
a fashion, by the ties of the Triple Alliance, to
Germany and Austria, seems completely to have
abandoned them during the last two three years,
throw in her lot with France, to whom she is
drawn by economic considerations of over
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01

lost millions in the form of scrap that was believed to
be useless The factories of st. Louis and other west
ern cities flung away millions the form of supposed
waste that really fine material for fertilizers.
The southern cities cast millions to the winds in
the form of valuable cotton-seed To-day all those
millions saved, and the who have done
the saving have literally made fortunes out of
nothing.
In other words in many industries much that in
the old days thrown away utterly useless is
now being converted into a thousand useful things
called by-products. Perhaps the surprising
industry in this respect is the of reclaim
ing the garbage. food waste, of great cities.
This material is cooked in tanks, or dgesters in
which process the oil is separated. This in turn
into barrels and exported to France where
refined into forms suitable for various uses and
of it is sent back to this country the guise of
olve-oil. Strange to say. it is quite wholesome
The solid residue from the tanks is used in fer
tlizer manufacturing
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01
How Corn-Stalks Save Ships

INDUSTRIAL science has even reached point at
which it utilizes the pith of Corn-staks material
apparently devoid of industrial value. This pith
has of late years proved to be the only substance
that prevent the destruction of a ship whose hull
has been pierced by rock proJeCte. Placed in
compartments next to the outer shell, it will on
exposure to water swell enormously and with great
rapiditv and close a leak eifectuallv
Formerly the by-productS of slaughter houses
were principally glue, soap and fertilizers Within
the last decade it found that all. instead of
part. OF the waste of the abattoir could be used
y en-hundred pound steer for instance. con-
talnS only about seven hundred and fifty pounds
OF beef. The remaining half of the animal consists
OF hide, head feet blood, fats and castings. There
are also similar remains of hogs and sheep. All
these form the raw material for bv-produCtS
The hoots used for button making also
IN the manufacture of chemicals important in the
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01

den. The meanest refuse is turned into
fertilizer
One day a Rhode Island firm had car
load of cottOn-seed sent up from the South
and made it into oil The oil sold, and to-
day the manufacture of this by-product
forms distinct industry. The oil is used IN
your lard and your soap, salad is dressed with
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01

extraction of gold The blood furnishes the basis
for the albumen used by the tanner calico printer
and sugar retiner. The fat yields gelatine which
Is one OF the most important substances IN modern
pharmacy Glue is made from the brain of a steer,
isnglass commonly used IN stoves once steers
knuckles; and hair-fet used in the insulation of
electric wires is from the hair waste of the
Slaughter-houSe, and the waste hair IS the
plaster in the wall of your abode. Finally, the
fertilizer for the enrichment of garden farm
came from the waste OF one or more of thousand
different factories.
Versatility of Cattle
CATTLE furnish, otherwise, no end of articles in
- common Your toilet or laundry soap is made
from their grease; the Curled hair in Your chair
and the bristles in your shoe-brush from
their tails. AS for the again. Your combs
made from his horns; your tooth brush
handle and the mouth-pieCe of your pipe
part of his thigh bone Your knife handle from
his Sh1n-bOne; the buttons Your coat, and Your
wlfes halrplnS from his hoos; neat 'S-foot oil
represents his Sinews; and the prepared food YOU
throw to chickens is reduced from his blood
from pig stomach. The grease extracted from
the wool of sheep after Slaug hter converted into
potash
From its by-products the Standard Oil Company
has won some of its greatest dividends. Formerly
one-thlrd of the company 5 products wasted
To-day that waste Is manufactured into hundred
more by-products The naphtha is transformed
into various grades of gaSoenc all kinds of
motors and for in the arts, thus effectng a
saving of three million five hundred thousand dollars
yearly. Numerous tar products and paraffin wax
made from oil waste. Makers of vaselene and
rehneries for the material. From the same
waste chemists extract aniline dyes in all the
colors of the rainbow, and also produce flavoring
extracts III all the iavors OF the orchard and gar
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01

in their lamps, druggists sell it as liniment thou
sands of pounds of is used in butterin and paper
manufacturers regard the hus a promising
material for paper making
In the iron and steel mills the millions of dollars
saved by utilizing what wasted is accom-
plished in dozen ways. Iron Stag. which was for
merly regarded as of no whatever. is now used
IN making strong, durable brick suitable for house
building. Stag powder is also used for making
fine cement. The gases produced in blast furnaces
are used IN operating gas engines Further econ
ornes in this industry consist melting down old
metal and using II for structural and other purposes
Even old TIN cans are collected and the solder and
tin are recovered and used for TOYS.
Old rubber is also used over again. That rubber at
the end OF Your lead-pencn made from scraps
OF rubber found in the cutters. being revulcanized
with fresh gum The heels of Your shoes are made
from leather collected in the cutters along with the
old rubber The smallest pieces of old leather
are puverIzed and used in gltIe-rnaking.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01

1EW YORK and Philadelphia only
few years ago dumped millions
of dollars into the sea in the
form of garbage and street sweepings.
Chicago, Kansas City, and Omaha threw
millions into lake and river in the
form of the inedible parts of the cattle
slaughtered in the stock yards Pittsburgh
and every city having iron and steel mills
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01
Values Of Sawdust

SAWDUST and wood waste form the raw material
tor score of by-prOduCts- Your newspaper Is
made OF woOd-pulp from sawduSt: Your cabinet
maker uses solid blocks of fine highly polished wood
made from sawdust mixed with gum or alum.
SawduSt Is also used IN making certain acids tar
charcoal. wood pavement and for producing the
naphtha with which YOU clean Your gloves. Even
the needles OF plne-trees made into fiber
used IN Stutflng sofa cushions and as a wadding
for OvercOatS
Acids which We're formerly allowed TO escape
INTO the air as gases saved and used
Tor bleaching Your sheets Good perfumes are made
from the ill-snellng oils resulting from the dis
tlation of whisky. Even the skim milk of
creameries Is prepared as sizing for paper
ou may sell the old bottles and broken glass in
Your cellar, bV the way, TO certain manufacturers
as material Tor the artificial stone which forms
the pavement IN front OF Your house.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-25
FARMiNGToN DRIVEWAY.
Pennington Enterprise.

Pennington Enterprise.
Work has been in progress the past
several days in clearing on brush and
trees on the A. f. Miller place, Just
under the mesa east of town. prepara
tory to the opening of driveway to
be known as Vine avenue. and which
will run from San Juan street to Mr.
mesa through land owned by A. +.
Miller G. II. Stivers, James Bryant
and Larkin Beck to an intersection
with the county road on the east line
of Mr.. Beck's ranch. The road will
be 80 feet in width, and 1t Is the de
sire of the gentlemen more immedi-
ately concerned in it's opening to
make IL a driveway of which any To-
cality in the land might feel proud
and an object lesson in good roads
building in San Juan county. 1t is
the intention to grade 1t and plant
shade trees on either side along its
entire course. The property owners
along the new driveway here exhibit
ed commendable enterprise In donat-
ing valuable land for the public use,
and propose to further show their
public spirit by the expenditure OF
time and money In improving the ave
nue.. yet as much labor and expense
will be required to grade and place
IL in the desired excellent condition
as a driveway, liberal contributions
toward the work should be heartily
proffered by every citizen of the town
as well as by every farmer vino shall
find 1t convenient to travel the road
to and from town.
Good roads are a crying need OF
this locality and this particular road
will be OF incalcuable benefit to the
town and source of convenience and
pleasure to the public that VIII en-
dure.
Here is a thing of Importance to
the community. Let us all lend n
hand in pushing 1t along.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-25
TOURIST SEASON AND FISHING

The Del Norte Prospector of last
special attention. and II applies equal
ly as well to this section as that trib-
utary to the Rio Grande. being as io,-
lows:
In the interest of the general pub
lie an effort is being made TO get the
Rio Grande river placed on the free
list for tourists for fishing purposes.
II is known fact that the people
who own the Wagon Wheel Gap no
tel property have secured the fishing
privileges as far down the river as
the Haney ranch above South Fork.
From that point down to tne Seven
Mile Plaza. east Of Del Norte. there
are about 40 miles OF as good trout
fishing as can be found in Colorado.
The land along the banks Is owned
under cultivation, mostly hay land.
Many of the owners do not object to
parties fishing. while there are 9th
ers who nave suffered by the careless
ness of irresponsible parties tramp
ling the crops, breaking down fences,
etc, and have posted notices prohibit
ing parties from trespassing
The Del Norte Commercial club has
| taken the matter up and will get
| agreements from all the land owners
they can to allow tourists with card
permits to go on this land along the
river, with the agreement that the
| holder of the permit will not damage
| property.
| II is a perfectly fair proposition all
| around and one that will work to the
benefit OF the land owners themselves.
PecuniarIly the club does not derive
any benefit whatever, but acts solely
as the middeman between the ranch
man and tourist, for the general ben
eft OF all This is matter of more
importance tnan would appear at first
glance.
The fishing season Is here and mum
|-erous inquiries are being made as to
what can be done and unless salts
factory arrangements can be made
by the Commercial club there will be
no fishing done along this portion oi
the Rio Grande, nor will there be an,
more stocking of the stream, thus cut
ting on source OF revenue OF nc
mean Importance TO the general pub
lie.
Almost every land owner along the
river and small tributaries is a reader
of this paper. II is matter In which
you are particularly interested. al
you can thus prevent annoyance t.
yourself and benefit the country gen
orally. II you have not already beef
called upon by the committee II
charge from the Commercial club
call on the president or secretary AM
investigate this matter.