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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-05-11

cen? Ter Gongrc6 ser @criihc-
rEn9S.@ eicllidoftcn iic6t olS aroBtcn
6oftor 3itr Gcr6iitlnq pom 9ran0fo.
t%oitrophcn Before 9au.@cieBc fir Die
StdOtc an. Ser Hatiouul-Ausi6uL
Sur 8eieIiboften bat bcrcitS 0ur6 etn
Gnmitc Ofltiter-9 a~uor0nuugCn fir
aroEe unD flcincre Qalten ans ur6ci-
ten lolieu, 10 0oB bel gutter GonItrut.
fen Die SdG0cn Ourd) 6eller er6Cbs
lid ocrmin0ert ncrocn miir0en. 9c5s
qIcifcn ioQ sen Scij. II. 6clterltn9a-
Nnio9cn gr0bere @coftitng acidcnft
nerGcn, ser @ebr0lt6 BON @oiolin,
IcctDIcu Ii. bqG. ioltc MIR inter qcb0-
r;gcu GoriidtSmoBrc8cln Geitottct
lria. @bcnio iou oo6in gclDirft Ucrs
GcrL OoB in Sen Std0tcn iiir ollSrci-
d)cn0c @oilcr5tiubr 5t 2oid8mcdcn
un0 entiprehenoc Gcrtbeilung ser
Ieuer,Sporontcn gciorat miro. glacS
icbr quite @ori6IGac, mcldc BON oen
Sta0tDcrmaltunacn, mie bon 6en
StuotS- @cIcbgebungcn crtpogen luer
ben io0tcn. Dur 0urd 3uIommcn-
luirfcn ser @c66r0en u10 ser 8crIi
behring's cieQiGoiten fam Die iG6r
lidc 3crit0rung BON piclcn WtiQioncn
Gigentbltn1S einoe0dmmt mCr0cn.
Nber bic Sallptltriadc unierer oiclcn
6euerS6riin1tc lit oomit nidt bcriibrt.
Die ltegt in Dem n%otionalen 2eidJt-
linn. Sic mciItcn 6ellcr mGr0cn 0ltrd)
&eihtiinn unO 6o~brldiiigfcit oerilr.
iod)t. Sn tcincm 2on6e Ser Nclt
Ipiclcn flcinc mo groBe &in6Cr 10
picl unO 10 rngeItroft nit Dem Seltcr,
oI& in Ben &ercinigtGn Stnoten. -
Gcrer pcrbiitcn, lit better, ais 6cllcr
6%cf6mpirn. Gas Spiclen nit Sclter,
eos bon &in6crr in unleren StruBcn
Aor5 m6c6eligt 6ctric6en miro,
modt Sen Nniang, un0 ouh Die 2(el-
tcrcn wrrOen fo6rIdiiig. l~lnicre Sll-
6enO muB cr5o0cn mcrOenL nit 6eltcr
ooriidtig u%nl5liqcben. lln0 Sobrl6i.
iiQfeit nit 6elrer mllB 6ei ben Or
luodlcncn unnodiidtlid lnO itreng.
beItroft ncrOen. Gorin nebmcn'S
ober sic @eb0rocn lcift. 0ie 2elltc
limo ia periihcrt, unO bic &erli6c.
rungS. @cieai6oiten 5obIcn fir bic
Wcrlll1tc.
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Yireau Der Observation-Disclosures = GummtIiarc,
C,,eu llrn,.tNa

8dItimOre. ben 10. 2tpriI 1907.
IS iuirh hermit hcIuuut acnludt, bab in
@eiudGbeit 0cr ibnen ourb ole Gorf6rifien oeS
1IpItel5 274 Der Scicuc Der gcgislatur bon
WtarOluno bonn Sabre 1904 II. bCr am 6. Utdr5
1908 mter3eihneteu gicruroutl9 9ir. PIG ocS
Aeito ipeIber nui oieie Nngeleaenbeit nnlpeuos
buren, @eIcBe ooer &erur6nunGer. Die Gtru6ens
Notwithstanding iHr ole Staot Baltimore
hcf6Iolicn buben, Die WiuulOSrcibiGitc t3f.(
Struhe, Uur Der &eitIeitc Der ct. 4nul. Strn9e
bis sur Wefieite Der Durtsgiuao, 5t c0noemnis
rem ul0 81 er0tfueH in uebereiniiimrm1na nit
bern Qlnue bOrgcfdIaGencr &erheiieriuo, oer
ieBt i'm ~beiagten SitrCalt Der befagtell Gommiis
tdre nlibcuubrt uuo 3tr Suipeition often 1T.
Sie Ginie bcfugter ScrheierllG miro etHz
oebe1oer outh Ole foIgenocH Bnnite nno Srels
zen beidriebcn:
Ole Siiofeite Der ginin6oocibiaftcn (31,)
StrdRe beginllt an ei1crl 4Sunft, no Die Glib
ieite beinRter Gimmooreibtgiten Strube, iute ie
lett er6iiuet lit, bon Der &ciifeite Der Ct. RnlL
GtruBe ourdfdntiteIt miro, OpH on u0rolih 81
@rao, o. Min. 81 Scf. jftIi6 1896 6u6.
meGr ODER peuiGer. bis 8ltr 9~Setieite Der Norts
Surnpitcsfodo. Sic g~tOrofCite heiaQter Sim
rnoorcibiQIter Sirube fol- parallel nit mo GO
Sub nbrolib bon Der Siloiette belagter Str1Be
luufen.
llnb Tc MAIDEN hermit ferncr bcfnunt. ouB
befaotc GoInmifIton am SicnttaQ, 81. Mai 1907,
10 llbv MorpcIlS, In ibrcnt Niircull I'M 0ocns
Sebduoc, Qcriigtons mo 0oIltonOs Strabe, ibrc
crlie Siblmg 5lIr lerdtbu1Q Der 9r6t'Htna Der
@imunoorctbiaitcn StraBe. mic obcH anGcgeben,
balteH iUcr6cI.
1nmcS s. smitb,
Z. elrtbur Nidhnri,
Samca- 8. Wtnriuc,
A9omtniiidre.
Gugcne j. &uogers,
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Qpuopn : Tarf : Cemetery.

ShreauE 81, @cits aratug .strasc, uns
Sanpt. Gtagatg, Srroeri6s3icao.
geGrdbni6pl1Be bon $25i ag uHter beit1noiGcr
Gtfiiht. SdntttbIuniert, @eipirroe, Bitdr5en eie.
lucrbcIl irl SreibbauS am. 9auptelTan1e ge'
fuilben. llhfsrl gIGent nirb, tpeim eepinf6t.
borfpreder. (92-)
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Seine GRtIdjcn NIT @ummirGSern
fir gegrdbHiiie, 9o65etten mo Geteuf4aften,
gBeiBe acknowledgements - elestrlihes Stdt
uno gn~rbOns9et6ulg.
Baltimore Gompe COMPANY,
Rr. BIS, Beit. Sabetts.S trake.
1elepbone - VT. Sermon 300; SOUTHLAND 1168.
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eeiGdRsfiBrsr G. u. eetuJ, Bobnuna:
g. & 3. 12t 20 8nIbroof.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-05-11

&m Wonot u pri( lon0ctCn
IN NcluWort 1854 Giniuanocrcr.
WPcbr, ais 0ie &Glfte ocrieIbcn falnell
ans Scitreid. llngoru mo Stolien.
Die So6Sbltrgcr 9oppelmonorbic lie.
fcrtc 1870 Ginmnnoerer, Stalien
1880. 2ll3 NuBlonO folncu rrulo
$4,000 Ginluonocrcr. europa %Iiclcr'
tc I'M @onScu iibcr t17,000 Gimuon-
ecrer. Sat Elm Grittcl Der geiomm-
ten Nprti=Ginuon0crmng - 36,293
TcrionCn - 6liC6 I'M Staatc Nelus
2)orf ml0 2t,O0O Ginmonocrcr licBcn
ltd) in Fcnniplponicn nic0cr. @Gld)
pcrfdle6enc ser 9ttit.@l0Ion0,S too,
ZEN, 10 Connecticut un0 Mniiudu.
ictt$. erbiclten 1000 bis 5000 Ginmon-
Nerer. &on Sen lpeItlihcn Stooten
uorcn beionocrs SainoiS uno Obio
3irl Scr Giniuon6crcr. Die Sii6Ituo-
ten bcfumen MIR cillcn flcinen Nn.
tAeil BON Der @inmon0crltng 6eS
Npril ob: Ylubomo i03. 6lori0u 50,
Georgia IL. 2ouiIiono 81, WtiiiiiIippi
30, Nor0.Gorolino II, Siio.Goroliuo
II, Senneiicc "A, 9eroS 20. God lit
bicrbci 5lt bco6ter, ooB sic iiioliher
Dcle9crWn SGIcn mcbr @inponOerer
nod Sen Giio.S tooten briu0cn.
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Snngc Samcn! Wadlt Gnb Oicir
Cffcrtc III Hitc.

@ir biIoen lett cine 9Iufie fir iuiGe 9nnncu
in unierer Gicetic SamcnIdlneiber : GBitent.
Sdlule. Sincr Der sSoribeile al Der gerpeiiis
anna oiefer GInfe lit Der, buf S6iiferinten
beiien. Siete NlaiIe ipiro amt /. Sanitar 1907
8ufamrnen treieII. GpeSieIe SurIelunaen sipei
noer brel alni ole sSotbe. Srptrb cine innnc
Same. bic cine fdlDinRnhIe Gdneioerin 81 pfrs
madbcf.
2iir %lpcilerc s~lisrmuIf fnreibe ODER mcnoc
man nd an 1rl. vi. Subers, VT. :ip2, Neit.
Garatpgas, CITE Suware.str. l3769
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GomlanS'S tiirfiide SGocr,
equitable @eGdubc, Foitamt 0rgrn. strtS uften.
(9lu922D
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ssaentat tHr spafbiuaiDH II. Sifrttt Columbia:
s4m. S~auuemanu. 1915 0lnriOn ct. q. IS.
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Gle 8cicIli DAT Ser Sra
liocuten BON 2ebensperiiderungcn bat
bcidloiien ooS &criiderltngs-@ ci6Git
in SeraS ulf5ugc6cn, neil oos nelle
teraniide @eIee forbcrt, boB % Tro+
sent scr Gcicrpen bon tcroniiden &c
cnsucriidcrlnng@zE olicen in terari.
id)en Sidcrbcitcn on0clc1t nno III
Seras bepontrt mcrocn nlillIen. l(eber-
Dies iollen bieic Siherbeits Inla9en
bobcr beItcllcrt luer0enL obgleid) bisbcr
oui ouBeritootlid)en Si1erbeiten be.
reits 10 Ero5ent Stcuern 81 cntridtelt
moren. Inter 0icicu l~lnlItGnbcn moi.
len bic Observation-Disclosures @eleQ-
id)aitcn bos @Cld6ft III Scras dliige-
ben. Sb Die Seroner babel nid)t ort
id%)lcd)iciten fobrcn meroen, ooer ipq.
ten ON Giloe tcroniid)e @cicllidaiten
bie Geriideruilas.8 eidoitc better fiib
rem toniicli, alS ole Heiu. Norff?
ea1ic fir'c sguslaHo bfiorst e. 9iaiur, VT.
4f3, Gff.Saltimpre Str, un9e 0%utnmboni il. ytue.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-05-11

@te0cr elm @icnbobn.
llngliid orli ser .Gbicago, @urling.
ton un6 Quincy = gilenbobn," in Dem
iiber 40 YaIiagiere mebr o0cr meni9cr
ldymer perIebt muroen. Cine gebros
d)ene Sfiete mar ltriafe ocS In.
0liidS. Sfienen = 0eiefte bnbcn oll6
Die gilenbabn B.. Gntaitropbe bel Ncp'
Yorf berbei1efiibrt. 0ebrohcne
Sdicncn iinO piel 81 oft llriuhe bon
Gilelbobn aotaltropben. SinO 0ie
S6icnen BON pornberein bcfctt, be-
reitS mongclboit, mcnn lic aus ben
Siittenlperfen fommen? Ger Gro5eB
in YittShirg, in meld)enl pcrldicocne
2cute nngefla9t iino, Der Nc1icrllng
i6abboite &eiiclrobrcn gcliciert 5u
bobcn, l1bt Die 2%nnobme 81, oaB cS
olld bel Ser SerIteQrng BON Giien.
bnbnidienen nidt imner Qennu &c.
nofunen merOen mag. Srngcn Die
9abnleitlngen Sdrulo al ben Sd)ie-
ncnbriidcn, neil iie Die Sdicnen 10
binig luie MIR moglid alli Soften Der
Si6erbcit baben moIlen? Sr1gt Der
Stubltruit Die Sdrulb, ser ucrbeiierte
SerItelungs. Wtctbp0en niht eiltiiibrt.
neil or 6as Wonopol bat mo feinen
@ettbcnerb 81 iilrdtcn brouht?
Sber lit ihlicblid oic Snipettion Der
Sd)icnen cine uugeniigcnoc. Del Dem
geiunltigcn 9abnpcrfebr miilIcl
idliebIid and bic beiien Sd)ieucn
briihig mcrocn. Ginerlei. melde llr.
iod)cn Die Shienenbriide perurladJen,
tic miilicn fcitgcitcat mcroen. Grit
Damn IGBt lid NbbiiIie idaiicn.
Nus Scfoterinenburg in
NuBlonb miro gemclbet, bab in Ct,
nelu nuigcgcbencn @ergpertc 0tono'
it nit reid)eln @cbolt on Sborium
cutbcdt morhen lit. Sborium miro
sur Scritcltutg Der @liibItriimpfe iiir
Mucrlidter permanot. Sic llnterill.
81 fH IN
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Gllen Ecrrp last 6 i'm
2iItcr bon 80 SaDrcn Die Hoicnfeiiem
Der Gbe anlegcn. oGerrDble!"
Org. W}org. SoltrnoD
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as1iic firic sguslaHo beinrgt e. 9aaiur, UT.
4t3, Eit.Sattimurc Str, unge 0uitmmbonic.Stuc.
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gtgeuthiHer G, RntRe, @obnuns:
g. & g. $40 4 Wabtfon.
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lS O}uuatc.
9ontrufcurs. oepnrtcment, @otG6aus.

NrdIi0eni 0er GOlliratt Teb6r0e.
fN(dt9-tt, 13-1s,2 0
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&n 8trmoien8 9fol0 err
itoB lid ser &oli3ei . Sefret6r 8iibl
uahoem lnngidbrige ltuterihlNgun.
gen uuige6edt mor0en maren.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-15
JACK DIAVOLO IS
HERE TO DO STUNT
Original Loop the Loop" Man Is
Going Through Country On Wager
and Doing Tricks En- Route.

Jack Diavolo, who originated the Loop
the-Loop," is in Birmingham for a couple
days, en- route all over the United States
on a wager. He is riding bicycle from
New York to the Pacific coast and back in
seven months on a wager of $4,000 with
the New York World.
Under the agreement he must stop at
all cities of a certain population, must
make his own living while ON the road
and must secure certain number of sig
natures in every town. He has seven
books full of signatures already and still
has a few hundred miles to travel and a
few cities to visit
"Diavolo' says that next year he in
tends going through the country with the
most daring of all bicycle acts, one i'm
which he loops the loop jumps a span
of twenty-five feet and turns a somer-
sault in midair while spanning the dis
lance from one incline TO another.
While on the road "Diayolo' is making
his living by trick riding and performing
various stunts in colesiums and skating
Kinks. He carries several bicycles and APP
paratus for performing the various stunts
He goes from Birmingham to Mobile.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-15
ANOTHER CLEANING
CRUSADE IS BEGUN
City Officials Want Visitors to See
How clean Birmingham Can Be
When She Tries.

Another cleaning up crusade has
been inaugural ted. The instructions to this
effect were passed down the line yester-
day. and the Mayor Chief Wier. Com
missioner McCartin and Sanitary Officer
Burson are making their several depart
ments active.
Every paper banana peel and other UNI
slightly object will be picked up from
the streets, and placed in the garbage
wagons. Everything on the streets and
sidewalks, with the single exception OF
the garbage cans, will be removed.
The chief has issued Instructions to
his men to direct the street merchants
to have their premises thoroughly
eeanesd. The cleaning up crusade has
been begun, and will be actively pushed.
The city officials mean that the dele
gates and visitors to the convention of
the Southern Cotton association shall
find Birmingham a clean city.
Chief Wier recently issued instructions
to his men that the visitors shall be
shown every courtesy and consideration.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-15
WRAY'S PETITION
FOR BAIL DENIED
CHANCELLOR BENNERS HAS A
STRENUOUS DAY LISTENING TO
LEGAL GUMENTS-CASE BE-
GINS TO GROW FAMOUS.

In the chancery court yesterday morn
ing, Chancellor Benners called up the
habeas corpus petition of Richard Wray.
This case has figured largely in the courts
recently and every time it comes up it be-
comes more intense.
The petitioner is in jail charged with
the murder of George Freeman nearly a
year ago. His case was called twice in the
criminal court and both times was con-
tinued by the state. A section of the
criminal code provides that when case
has been continued twice by the state on
account of the absence of witnesses the
defendant as a matter of law, Is entitled
to bail. No question arises over the first
continuance, which was last June, but
OH the second continuance, which was last
November, there is conflict of opinion
In his petition for bail, the defendant
alleges that his case was continued twice
by the state on account of absent wit
nesses and against his consent: to this
the state makes answer and says the last
continuance was not by the state, and
that the record does not show 1t was
on account of absent witnesses.
hio was iht punt At iSStt yfSA'ludY
when the case was called. Solicitor Hefiin
resisting the petition, and Attorneys j.
NJ. Allen, r. n. Bell. Zell CASTOR and f.
c. Winston, Jr., representing the defend
ant. Wray was in court during the pro-
ceedngs, accompanied by his wife and
other relatives, and took I lively interest
in the arguments on both sides.
Every point was contested. Motions to
auash. motions TO strike, objections, ex-
ceptions; every tactic known to the legal
profession was adopted and argued. For
nearly five hours the solicitor stood by
his guns fighting off the attacks made by
Allen, on his right flank and Bell on his
left. while CASTOR and Winston brought
up the ammunition. Whenever Allen or
Bell would make one of their sledge ham
mer arguments the solicitor would step
forward, saying. II want to answer
that"
The whole days proceedings were pure
~ technical, no inquiry was made into the
facts connected with the alleged MUIR
der.
The chancellor rendered his decision on
the case from the record as presented to
him, and upon that record he refused
the petitiop for bail
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-15
FEBRUARY IS DATE
OF CITY PRIMARY
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS
THURSDAY, ACCORDING TO THE
PRESENT TRANSFORMER AND
WOOD MAY OPPOSE WARD.

There is a general impression In Biz
mingham that municipal politics Is APP
preaching the point where there will be
some surprises. It is believed that the
call for the first meeting of the city DEM
ocratic executive committee will be is
sued today, and that the meeting will be
held Thursday evening
1t is reported, too, that the primary
will be ordered for February is, even in
spite of the TACT that that date is
within striking distance of the present
Ii is now considered certain that the
names of the heads of all departments
of the city government will be placed on
the ticket for the direct votes of the
people. 1t is the plan for the officers
elected in the next election to take their
seats in January. 1908, at the expiration
of the terms of the incumbents.
1t is currently reported that Mayor
Ward will have opposition. The names of
Frank p. O'Brien and Sterling A. Wood
are used by those discussing the prob
able candidates. Captain O'Brien last
night declined to discuss the situation. An
effort to see Mr.. Wood met with failure.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-15
RIR MINGHAM AHEAD OF
ATLANTA IN MANY WA VS.
Business at Birmingham Bank This Year Promises tt
Equal Atanta's Total Last Year-Brmingham
Far Ahead in Number of Wage Workers.

bank alone in Birmingham for the year
1906 were $500, ZOO 900; and If the rate of
increase in total transactions in this sin
gle bank since January 1 is maintained
its total for the year will exceed 81. OOO,-
100000, which is about the amount that all
the Atlanta banks combined could show
last year.
As to pay rolls while the city of Bir-
mingham with its narrow limits makes
only a comparatively small showing, the
pay rolls of the Birmingham district last
year totaled little over 100000 900. Allan
ia paid In wages last year, $443457S-a
pretty good sum, but 1t is not in the
class with the Birmingham district
$40, 100000
The figures relating to Birmingham S
manufacturing plants, which Atlanta
quotes from the census bulletin of 1903
are palpably misleading. The number f
establishment inside the city limits were
ascertained to be 49, against Atlanta $
294; but it Is well known that the greater
number of Brmingham's industries are
outside the city. All the blast furnaces,
the steel mills, the cast iron pipe plants.
and all the other large manufacturing
establishments, to say nothing of innum-
cradle small industries are outside of the
corporate limits.
Atlanta states the number of its wage
earners at 1881, as against 1897 living in
Birmingham. The fact Is. 1900 coal
miners live and work in the Birmingham
district and not one miner lives inside
the city limits. A conservative estimate
of the number of wage workers In this
district, including miners, railroad en-
ployes and women, is 10000.
Based on the school census of last year
the population of Greater Birmingham is
145.O0O, as against Atlantas estimated
population of but $4,000. The Greater
Birmingham figures take in only the COM
, pacty built up envlrons. Bessemer is not
included.
Atlanta does outstrip Birmingham in
postal receipts, due partly to the fact
that many insurance companies and other
large concerns have their general south
ern agencies in the Georgia capital; but
more significant as showing a city's size
and industrial Importance is the water
consumed. Atlanta fails to publish In its
comparative statistics the quantity OF
water pumped. Here are the figures: The
Birmingham Water Works company
pumped In 1906 a daily average of 100000
gallons, while Atlanta's daily average was
only 100000 gallons.
Much other Illuminating data could be
set forth now, but as 1t is practically as
sured that Birmingham will get the sub
treasury plum further figures will be
reserved for a future issue
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-15

The competition between Birmingham
States sub-treasury has resulted in the
publication of interesting facts and figures
intended to indicate the relative impor-
lance of the two cities. 1t has been point
ed out in a general way that many of the
figures assembled by Atlanta statistlcians
were misleading; that certain facts which
strengthen. Birminghams position as a
competitor were omitted, and that Allan
ta's statistical tables display considerable
jugglery in order to unduly boost the
Georgia metropolis and to make the hub
of the south's great mineral belt look like
the proverbial 80 cents.
The world knows that both Atlanta and
Birmingham are attractive and growing
Cities but only the few concern them
selves about comparative figures, except
when some practical question, such as the
location of a sub-treasuryi is to be de-
termined in large measure by business
conditions.
That branch of business most directly
benefited by a sub-treasury is banking.
Atlanta tries to make it appeal that be-
cause its clearing house totals exceed
Birmingham's, Atlanta is the greater
banking center. But all well informed
business men appreciate the fact that
clearing house figures are misleading. 1t Is
not charged that Atlanta's bank clear
| ings are padded, but banking conditions
vary, and as a rule clearing house fig
ures fail to indicate the real financial
| strength or business activity of COM
munity. For example. on Saturday last in
one bank alone in Birmingham, seventy
| five checks, each drawn for more than
| $1,000 weer presented, and of this number
only thirteen. aggregating s2S.56l.e2,
passed through the clearing house, while
sixty-two checks, aggregating 2T454SS'
| did not go through the clearing house, but
were either cashed over the counter.
transferred from one account to another,
or sent direct from out of town banks
to this bank on which they were drawn.
Atlantas clearings in 1906 totaled $685.
100000 as against Birmingham's 100000 900,
| but as bank clearings are misleading lit
tie Importance is attached to them.
But here are figures that do count for
| much and they are figures that are UNI
derstood and valued at the treasury de-
partment. In Birmingham. at one bank
| alone, the total transactions last week
were $19,272 266 Al. The Atlanta figures for
the same week are not at hand, but it
is safe to say that the aggregate of ali
the banks did not equal the above figures.
The total transactions of the banks of
Atlanta for the year 1906 amounted to
$1,000 051 900. The total transactions of one
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-15
ONLY 744,548 CARS
HANDLED LAST YEAR
Year 1906 Showed Falling OFF
of 1869
CAR SHORTAGE THE CAUSE
Counting Coal Cars, the Number
Handled In Alabama In Twelve
Months Amounts to
About $4,000.
CAR SHORTAGE THE CAUSE

Lack of equipment and motive power
to handle business during the past twelve
months resulted in a decrease of $3.50
in the total number of cars handled in
1906 as compared with the previous year.
The monthly statement for December
was concluded yesterday by Mai. w. A.
Moody, manager of the Alabama Car
Service association, and this made 1t pos
sible to secure total number of cars
handled for the year just closed.
In 1905 the railroads of Alabama hand
led 7541 07 cars and last year they handled
74454s, a difference of 1868. While this de-
crease is merely drop In the bucket, It
shows. nevertheless, that there was
lack of cars and motive power last year.
Every railroad man In Birmingham adj
mits that II the railroads had the equip
ment with which to haul the cars. and
the cars to take the shipments offered
: during the last year, there would have
been an increase of at least 20 per cent
in the number of cars handled. Several
of the railroads did show material In
crease but others showed an even greater
decrease.
The records of the Car Service asso-
citation do not include the 'coal cars
, handled in Alabama. The association
rules do not cover coal cars and 1t is
estimated that there are fully 1900 cars
of coal handled every month by the rail-
roads, which would make minimum of
10000 more cars every twelve months.
This would make the total practically
| 925, 900 cars.
| The following is a comparative state
ment of the number of cars handled by
| each of the railroads forSthe years 1905
| and 1906:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-15
THANK JOHNSTON
FOR HIS SERVICES
Birmingham Commercial Club Appre-
cates the Services Rendered BY
the Recent Delegation.

Ex-Governor Joseph F. Johnston, who
was chairman of the delegation that re-
Gently went to Washington in the interest
of Birmingham for the location of the
new sub-treasury, yesterday received the
following letter of appreciation from the
Officers of the Commercial club Of Bir-
mingham:
Birmingham, Ala, January IL, 1907.
Governor Joseph F. Johnston, City.
Dear Sir-The Commercial club desires
to express to you the indebtedness of this
community for your magnificent services
at Washington in behalf of securing the
sub-treasury for Birmingham. We recog-
nize the fact that your speech and the
efforts outside of the committee put forth
by yourself and associates, combined with
the influence of our congressional dele
cation, is responsible for the splendid vic
tory achieved.
Trusting to have you with us often, and
thanking you again, we remain, yours
very truly,
ROBT. JEMISON, JR., President.
j. B. BABB, Secretary.