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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
A Beautiful Voice at the Marv.,

All lovers of good vocal music should not fail to hear MT. Wyatt Hefiin during his engagement, for the evenings at the Marvel. MT Heflin is not only gifted with naturally fine voice, but added to this has had years of culture, and now stands first among the sweet singers of Birmingham.
 He has had professional offers, but home ties and obligations have made it im- possible for him to accept, hence he of- fers his best gifts here to an apprecia- tive public.
 Tradition tells LIS that when "St. Cece- lia-inventress of vocal muslc-sang, she drew an angel from the skies"
 Were such things possible at that re- mote period, 1t seems more than prob able that a beautiful voice of today should exercise the same magnetic charm.
 s*S ALICE KATE ROLAND.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14

The Traders National, Jefferson County Savings and the Alabama Trust and Saw ings bank have each a capital of S1OO0OO. The First National has a capitalization of $1 0000O. American Trust and Savings is capitalized at $200000; Citizens Savings s5OOOO and the Alabama Penny Savings and Loan company s25,000 In two impor- tant departments the Birmingham Trust and Savings company, capital S5OO,00o, is the pioneer bank In this section of the state. It was the first bank to seek sav- ings deposits and the first trust com pany seeking trust business. Both in the volume of it's savings deposits and tho amount of it's trust business it leads all the banks in the state of -A.abama.
 Birmingham Is hospitable. The stranger Is welcomed with open hands. He finds no prejudices to overcome no currents of Ia voritism to battle, no frigid exclusiveness to freeze his ardor. He finds climate unsurpassed, an open season all the year round cooling breezes in summer and flowers in winter. He finds d healthful place, with filtered water adequate drain age, well paved and clean streets, and vigilant health department He finds city whose altitude above the sea level ranges from ECO feet in the business sec ton to 1900 feet in the residential section The elementary schools are in keeping with the higher institutions, and no city of similar size in the country equals Bir- mingham in its public school system Howard and Owenton colleges, Birming- ham and Pollock Stephens .seminaries are the higher institutions of learning located here. Steps have recently been taken to found great technological school here where the variety Of mines, manufactures and industrial development affords un- equalled oppcrtu 1ities for industrial train ing.
 Birmingham is a city of home owners Residential sections are numerous, and for originality and beauty of architecture may vie with the best in the land. As an evidence of Birmingham's growth. it can be cited that more than l4OOD homes have been built within the city limits and vicinity since the census Of lsoo, thus indicating an increase in population of more than 10000 persons
 Birmingham is the railroad center of the south Among it's lines may be men toned: Louisville and Nashville, Gen. tral of Georgia, Southern railway, Rock Island, Frisco. Alabama Great Southern, Birmingham Mineral. Seaboard Air Line. The Illinois Central and the Mobile and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
Treasure Owner Thought ValueIess.

From the London World
 There is slab of black stone in the British Museum which, If you could walk away with it, and establish your claim as the owner, you could sell any day for a quarter of a million, and find half a dozen money kings In England and America ready to buy it.
 There is nothing very striking about the stone; it might be a piece of black marble with some peculiar heroglyphics upon it. But, 1t is just these hieroglyphics which make 1t valuable, because they are the key to all the ancient writings Of the Egyptians. and without this stone. called the Rosetta Stone, We should be unable to read the Egyptian writings which have been discovered from time to time.
 Some French tourists found the Rosetta Stone in Egypt, and transported it to Paris, where an Englishman took a fancy to il for garden ornament. He paid 60 for it-five sovereigns, and got a treasure which you could cover with gold, and yet not represent it's value: but to the day of his death he did not know what that bit of stone was worth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
Real E state.
By A. l.. Fulenwider President Sir mingham Realty Company.

By A. l.. Fuienwider, President BIr-
 mingham Realty Company.
 The value of real estate depends upon location. It is necessary to state this truism in order to present real estate fin and around Birmingham in the proper light and to show the claims which it has to the consideration of prudent in- vestors
 It is no longer denied that iron can be made cheaper in Birmingham than anywhere else in the world. How much cheaper, is a question for experts to discuss We are only concerned with the broad fact that Birmingham is To- cated at the spot where raw materials for the manufac cture of an indispensable product are assembled closer together than at any other point in the two hem ispheres. To such place, capital and labor are irresistiply drawn, and it's land values must be firm and inceptive, no matter if conditions of living were as disagreeable as could be imagined The reverse is true, however, as to these conditions in Birmingham, and l regret that space will not permit me to set them forth.
 Clustered around this main proposition as to supremacy in the manufacture or iron are the facts that Birmingham is the center of inexhaustible coal fields, close to tidewater and nearer than any other to the Panama Canal; that Birmingham has demonstrated the ability to make basic open-hearth steel of su- perior quality proportionately as cheap as she makes iron, and the open-hearth steel i~ nexorably displacing the Bes- semer product. Therefore, if Birmingham were nothing more than mining and manufacturing camp, population in in- creasing numbers must live and work here. and the demand for space upon w-ich to build mills, stores and resi- dences could not be otherwise than im- perative.
 But these are by no means all the ad- vantages of location possessed by Bir- mingham. It has been demonstrated by statistics (compiled from ginners' reports) that this city is the geographical and productive center of the cotton growing area. She is the focal point of nearly every one of the great railway systems operating in the south and southwest, and the enormous tonnage which she
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14

The New York Financier of last week contained a notable group of articles or mingham-Alabama' Successful City" The articles are written by we'll known men of Birmingham and are well illustrated. The Age-Herald reproduces them because of their general interest:
 Municipal Birmingham.
 By George Ward, Mayor of City.
 Birmingham is about a generation old. For this reason there is little of that historical interest which is attached to cities boasting ruins and memories. It is necessarily a modern municipality with an atmosphere distinctly it's own. but none the less very inviting. In 1871 Montgom- cry capital created the Elyton Land com pany and planned a city in that part of Jones Valley which teemed with corn fields, .brushwood and forests. The pos siblity of the city as an iron field was understood and prophesied years gefore the land company took root. Seers were not wanting to tell of the greatness that must surely come to the only mineral region in the world where all the ma terials for the making of iron and steel are found in quantities in near proxi- mity. The population began to grow inn mediately, but it was increased tenfold with the building of the Alice furnace in 1S79 Progress from that time was rapid. Between 1880 and 1890 the population was augmented more than HOO per cent. To- day the area of the city is but 6l4 square miles, but the population stands at about 7O,Gvo. .-t ..s
 Birmingham at present is a progressive. active and ''get-there'' city. It shrinks from comparison with none. The contest for a location of sub-treasury in the southeast was a surprise to the country in general The showing made. by Bir- mingham discomfited all competing cities ana there is no question that if the gov ernment installs this department in this section, Birmingham will surely be the favored point.
 The varied interests of Birmingham are again shown in the holding of the South ern Cotton Growers convention in this city Excluding the state of Texas Bir- mingham is the geographical center of the cotton belt Aside from her iron and coal, the timber, cement and clay resources, at the very doors of Birming- ham, make it the most richly lowered city in the world. With cheap fuel, ideal climate unsurpassed railroad facilities commanding geographical position, With the smallest tax rate and lowest assess ments of any city of it's size in the United States. nexhaustible raw material and in the heart of a country destined to be an opulent empire, Birmingham has mag netic attraction that manufacturers, in- vestors artisans and homeseekers can not resist. There is an opening here for every man of character and industry. This is d city where dollars multiply rap idly and easily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14

Ohio have acquired terminals and will soon be operating trains. The Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic railroad is rap- idly completing line from Brunswick, Ga, to Birmingham. The St. Andrews Bay, Columbus and Birmingham railroad is well under way, and an electric rail- road from them of imposing appearance, affords places of worship for a popula- ton that is deeply religious. Correspond ing zeal has been shown in the erection and equipment of public schools There is no industrial plant that affords a pride to the true citizen of Birmingham like that he entertalns for the magnificent S200,0O high school recently erected.
 Birmingham has kept progress in the cultivation of the spiritual, as well as the material welfare of the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
Notice to Educators.

Notice is hereby given that sealed pro- posals will be received until 12 o'clock. noon. Tuesday April IS. 1907, by the Board of Revenue of Jefferson county, Alabama. for rewriting the county Jail. Plans and specifications can be seen in the office of the Board of Revenue of said coun- ty. The right to reject and and all bids is reserved JOHN T. REED. President Board of Revenue for Jefferson
 County, Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
PROMINENT 1YEN WRITE ON
 GREATNESS OF BIRJHINGHAM

tral business property is $500 the front foot, while manufacturing sites command anywhere from S3O to $100 the front foot. Vacant residence real estate within the city runs from $2O to $150 the front foot, dependent upon location and the perma- nent improvements upon which it abuts. These figures it will be conceded by those who are conyersant with prices of real estate in the country at large, are not at all inflated.
 Lots in the outlying towns and districts suitable for home building purposes have wide range of prices-from $25O to $15OO according to distance from the city, near ness to car lines, etc. A great deal of raw acreage has been thrown upon the market within the past three years, but the assimilative power of the city and district has prevented any attacks of in- digestion.
 In conclusion, l would reiterate fN"t real estate in and around Birmingham which will meet the usual and proper tests is a first-class investment, and recommend it as such.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14

Birmingham fixes price of iron for the world.
 Makes the best steel rail.
 Is fourth as iron producer in United States.
 Has largest supply of iron ore in the world.
 Has S61O square miles of coal fields.
 Pays out $1 ,000,0OO a week in wages.
 Melts 25OO tons of iron daily
 Gives railroads 40,000,000 tons - freight yearly.
 Has $100 O00,000 invested in industries.
 Pays one-sixth of the state taxes.
 Has 125 miles of steel railway tracks.
 Mines E, 100000 tons of coal yearly
 Has best sanitary sewerage in the south.
 Has municipal tax rate of l per cent.
 Has a death rate of only 91a to 1000 whites.
 Has $20,0o0O00 bank deposits.
 Banks of Birmingham.
 Miss Ina Shepard, manager of the Blr mingham Clearing House association, and, it may be of interest to know, the only woman in the history of banking at the head Of so important q post, states that the clearing house figures for period of several years are as follows: 1901. .s4S, ,9S1 1904 4........s6 s65, 135S77 1902. 56, 7s099S 1905 ........ S2,1093l 1903 ... 63, SS5 1906. ........ 100, 556. 99o
 While the above figures are eloquent of the growth of Birmingham they are by no means an adequate expression of the expansion of business in the period named. In fact the clearings do not represent more than 20 per cent of the transactions. This is explained by the fact that the number of banks is small in comparison with the amount of busi- ness transacted, and the connections of the banks are so wide that each acts to a very large extent as its own clearing house. as it were. The average weekly pay roll of this district amounts to one million dollars usually put up by the bank on which the checks are drawn, therefore never figure in the total of the clearing house. Such checks, also, cashed at the counter of a bank do not figure in the total. Birmingham, therefore, ranks much higher as a financial center than the clearngs would indicate.
 The banks of the city are in fourishing condition. The First National, of which w. P. G. Harding is president, has grown in deposits from s2.724 .S5 In 1900 to sS,3SO,917.14 in 1907. This splendid report shows that during the short period of seven years the growth has been on an average of sS0S 110 per annum An item ized statement of the deposit growth fol- lows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14

Attractive ads. are Illustrated. Gse tss 0aws mako yeor IlIuetratlose. Ane. Herald Building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14

The Traders National bank Is three years old The institution is a material factor in the financial affairs of the city
 and district, and has been designated a government depository. Loans and dis counts aggregate s22s,6os; actual cash, | $200, 366; stocks and bonds. s362. 701. A detailed statement follows, showing the present condition of the important ] Birmingham banks:
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-06-22
Celebrate Fourth

Elk City will celebrate the ma
TONS birth with a great hurrah
on July 4th. There will be ball
games, horse racing, tug of war,
potato race, pie contests high
jinks in general. The eagle will
scream all day. and the last num-
ber on the program will be a
dance.
Elk City being the only town
in the basin to celebrate every
person is invited to come and
join in the good time. Every
man, woman and child and ,fhe
dog under the wagon will be here
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-06-22

A. N. Ingram walks with a
cane, due to rheumatism.
S. l.. Boyer, manager at the
Thunder Mountain mine, left
Wednesday tor Spokane after a
visit of several days at the prop
erty on Crooked river. He re-
ports he is pleased with the way
the Development work is, being
done by the men in charge
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-06-22
from Orogrande to root for the
Orogrande ball team.

Ralph Pittock, who holds a
bond on the Snowstorm group,
arrived Saturday from a trip to
buy machinery.
S. w. Smith Thursday Started
doing assessment work on the
Congress group. Ed Pell and
Harry Hafer are the miners.
The Thunder Mountain Gold
company has let a contract to
Andrew Prader for 300 feet of
work on tunnel No. a of the
Champion group, which will give
thst tunnel. 700 feet. All air
compressor IS being used.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-06-22

very difficult matter to get plant di-
rect from the factories. on so short a
notice, owing to the fact that all the
time six months behind on orders. An
effort will be made to buy mill from
some other company. A number of idle
PLANTS have been looked oyer, but all
the stamps are too small, being not
over 800-lb stamps, while the Buster
company want 1000 and 12OO-lb stamps.
The first plant will be an embryo affair
SO built and arranged that it can be ad-
ded to as the future requires.
Ground is now being cleared on the
summit of the hill for the power house
and hoist frame.
Smith and Men Complimented
cit is very seldom our company take
working PDnd on property and place
the owner IL charge. but we did it in
the case with Mr.. Smith, and we have
nothing to regret" said Mr.. Mackenzie
to the editor of this paper 81 was the
first member of our company to become
interested in the Buster, and it was
largely through my influence with the
other members that Mr.. Smith was
placed in charge. What has been done
shows that Mr. Smith is a practical
miner understanding all details and cap
able to execute them, and the work also
shows that the men employed are men
who in capability are above the average
miner"
| Mr.. Mackenzie referred to the large
territory of the Elk basin, the excellent
surface showings, and remarked on the
timber and water power here that will
in the future play so important part
in the development of the mineral re-
sources of this vast territory. Being g
very conservative and reserved man,
Mr.. Mackenzie could not be induced te
Speak on his expectations for the future
of the central Idaho mining districts
but seemed to impress the writer with
the idea that the public will know from
the mere fact that his company has
bought property here.
Selling Price of Buster.
Just how much money Mr.. Smith go1
for the Buster mine is not known out
side the parties directly concerned, bu
the price is generally estimated from
quarter to a half million dollars, tn,
price probably being nearer the latte
figure. 1t is known that before tn
strike was made when the property wa
under bond to the English syndicat
that 5000, 900, cash, was refused. Th'
new strike probably doubled the prop
erty's value, and after that enoug,
ore shoot was big one and that value
lived with depth.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-06-22
Dixie News.

Dixie, Idaho, June 2O-Much activity
is shown in camp this spring. The
Dixie Royal Mining and Milling COM
pany has force of men at work clear
ing ground and getting ready for their
saw mill. They have uncovered 18 inches
of ore that assays above the $500 mark.
They also have a foot vein in the
lower tunnel that averages $40 per ton
gold.
Mr.. Sendker, superintendent of the
Penn-Dixie Mining and Milling company,
tells your correspondent that he has
just cut the ledge on the keystone, and
has already cut 10 feet and has only one
wall, and says it all pans very nicely,
but has had no assays on it yet. The
tunnel cut the ledge at depth of 100
than on the surface.
The Dixie Chief Mining and Milling
company has a tunnel on the Blue
Bucket 180 feet which has been on ore
the entire distance, and have now good
80 inches of fine oxidized ore in the face.
This claim has some very high grade
ore.
Heinz, Burke and Booi will start their
mill the coming week. They are now
getting out and roasting ore. They
think by so doing they will get much
better amalgamation results. They
have very fire showing on their Tt
waka claim. Three and one-half feet;
Heinz says. is good for $50 gold per ton.
Mr.. Calgnohon, mining expert, is in
camp examining the old Comstock prop
critics, and it is reported that he is go
ing to sink 500 feet on the old Comstock
ledge.
Perry Bros. and Brown are expecting
some parties in to make an examination
of their property. They have dyke
that is 100 feet or more wide that sam
pies in the neighborhood of SIS per ton.
Thomas Prichard's quartz min is the
only one in operation in camp at the
present writing.
Sampson Dillinger has lease on the
Smith & Ross diggings and says he'll
bet his life he will clean up good
round 81, 900 this spring.
Heinz and Burke made q few days run
on the Gum Boot placer, and Heinz is
showing a nice bottle OF nuggets as the
result.
Helen Smith is doing her annual work
and is showing some good rock from hel
Eastern Star claims, and by the looks
of the prospects from panning some
would say it would go up in the 1OO'
per ton properties.
+ 1t is reported that Brown and Perry
Bros. are about to make a deal on theil
Black Diamond group. Mining Engi
neer Crofford of Portland, Oregon, is
expected IN any time to make final ex
animation of the property, also the Bos
toni -Pittsburg- New Y Iork group. You
correspondent tried to find out the price
but was told it was in the five figures
They have also closed deal with SOM
Seattle parties for the Yellow Diamond
The last payment will be msd de July 1st
Howard Powelson has just completes
. his annual work on his Skylark and re
; ports four feet of fine ore in his neV
, shaft which is 200 feet east of the oil
workings, and he says it pans yer
nicely.
The Dixie Royal company is yer
active. Their saw mill will be her
soon, and closely following that the nev
quartz mill will arrive.
w. L. Sendker, manager at the Penn
) Dixie, has crosscut the ledge on, tn
keystone claim, which is Id feet frol
wall to wall, and has begun to drift o
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-06-22
Hotel Arrivals.

Elk Hotel-H. Brown, American
Eagle; W., Yetter, Wardner; Henry
Laws, Lewiston; Nick Bowman, Sites;
James Mcpherson, Clearwater; w. P.
Palmer, Harpster; o. c. Lapp. Sites;
F. C. Duhrkop, Americafl Eagle; Lew
Brundige, Anderson Butte;s Ralph Pit
took, Lewiston; Lee West, Concord; A.
Allerdyces Chicago; A. w. Talkington,
Grangeville; George Browning, Hump;
E. H. Farr, Tacoma.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-06-22
A Mill This Fall.

Contrary to statement made in this
paper last week, the new owners of the
Buster will erect mill on the property
this fall. The plant will consist of at
least ten stamps, with cyanide. The
company realize that it is going to be a