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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24
STATE OF ALABAMA TAKES FIFTH POSITION
 IN UNITED STATES COAL PRODUCTION

the coal mines in the United States in 1907 was 6S0, ,492.
 The average of working days was 23i The average production for each en- ploye in the bituminous mines in 1907 was 769 tons.
 It is interesting to note the rapid in- crease in the use of machines in mines. In 1907 13S, GOO GOO tons or over one-third of the coal produced was with machines in the mines.
 The geological survey has during the last five years been collecting data as to the number of hours constituting a days work in the coal mining busi- ness. In most of the coal producing states the S-hour period prevails. In Alabama they state that the 10-hour day is mostly in operation.
 The following table shows interesting statistics of the coal mined per man in the states producing 100000 or more tons per annum.
 Average production per man compared with hours worked per day, and aver age number of days per year in 1905, 1906 and 1907:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24
SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
Community Is We'll Supplied With
 Good Schools and Churches.

Though Birmingham is and has always been busy community the better things of life have not been forgotten. The so- cial conditions of the district are almost ideal as such things go in this commer- cial age.
 Birmingham is we'll supplied with churches of all denominations and con- venient and well lNregulated public schools are found in all parts of the city and it's suburbs. Birmingham has some of the most imposing church edifices in the south.
 The city has many hospitals and local organizations of the various fraternal and charitable institutions, some of them leading in the state in numerical strength and usefulness.
 Birmingham has about 90 churches and two prominent colleges-Birmingham college and Howard college.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24

Of the six largest producers named 1t will be noted that Alabama has the low est average tonnage per day per man, to-wit: PA tons and Pennsylvania the nigh est 3ss tons This difference in part is traceable to the employment of ma jority of negroes as miners in Alabama and the use of machines in Pennsylvania. Each of the states exceeding Alabama has machines much in use. In Pennsyl- vania in 1907 about 5000 machines were used to mine over 6OOO0,OOO tons of bi- luminous coal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24
R. H. E0MoNDs WRITES INTER- ESTINGLY OF COAL PRODUC. TlON-TOTAL TONNAGE IN ALA. BAMA IS 6s,sea, ,72s,o ,ooo.
By RICHARD H. EDMoNns, Editor of the Manufacturers Record.

The dynamic power back of the great march of the worlds industrial interests during the last 100 years has been coal Coal has been the power which has lifted the world out of the methods of all the past ages and given to mankind the marvellous industrial and railroad &C., tivities which have come into existence since the fulle utilization of the steam engine, The engine is an exponent and expression of all modern activities in la bor saving machinery and in everything else which tends to increase mans pro- ductive power and ability to do things.
 It is coal that has given to Great Britain it's power in thex financial and commercial world. It is coal that has made possible it's ownership of more than one-half the worlds ocean shipping. It is coal that made possible the develop ment of it's iron and steel and cotton goods industries and it Is upon these things that it's financial power has been staked. Great Britain is today produc- ing nearly one-fourth Of the worlds an- nual coal output, or about 250, 000,000 tons. It has this enormous output notwith- standing the fact that many of it's veins are thin and that deep and expensive mining is almost the rule rather than the exception and yet Great Britain with this vast coal output and with the al- most limitless financial and commercial power resting upon coal as the founda- ton, has but very slightly more coal acreage than Alabama. In England there are 700O square miles Of coal and in all Great Britain 10,9OO square miles, while Alabama has nearly 1S,ooo square miles. MT. Charles Butts of the United States geological survey in cut report on the coals of Alabama gave the following figures:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24
Important New Industry.

Among the new industries in this dis trict is large fire brick plant being erected near Wylam by the Walker-Har- bison Refractories company. The plant will cost about s250,0O0 and all classes of refractories material will be organized.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MEN EN- FLOWED IN COAL MINES OF THE UNITED STATES IN 1907 WAS 6eo,492
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24

The coal product alone of this district weighs five times more than the entire cotton crop of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24

It is estimated that more than 16,OOO homes have been built in the immediate Birmingham district since 1900. Birming- ham is a city of home-owners. A larger percentage of employees in the industrial plants own their own homes than in any other city of like character in the coun- try. Many of these employees not only own their homes, but possess additional cottages as investment property which bring them snug incomes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24

If it were possible for Alabama to cap italize this coal at 10 cents per ton and find market for the securities the aggre- gate would be nearly S7,500, ,00O, 600, or more than seven times as much as the ag- gregate capital of all the national banks in the United States and about one-half as much as the aggregate investment in all the railroads of the country. The strength of Alabama's coal situation lies in part in its proximity to vast iron ore
 supplies assuring a metallurgical devel- opment of which we have seen but the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-14

a party given for Miss Rena Dunbar
at her home in Watertown last Thurs
day evening. 1t was in farewell COM
pliment to Miss Rena, who departs
next week for school at Clinton, Iowa.
AS a means Of settling the contro
versy which arose over the placing of
the alley between Ninth and Tenth
streets on the hill opposite the home
of Richard Walsh. The latter has pur-
chased from the Silvis Land company
a half of the block between Ninth and
Tenth streets. The consideration was
$1,000
George Seidel, superintendent of the
Rock Island shops at Silvis, has just
returned from a short trip to Chicago.
He brings the intelligence that Mr..
Lloyd, superintendent of motive power
at Chicago, will be in Silvis the COM
ing week with view toward means of
allowing the septic tank at the shops
to be used also by the town of Silvis.
The Rock Island shop system seems
greatly in favor of the proposition.
The streets and alleys committee
were very busy all day Sunday clear
| ing the snow from the crossings and
making way for pedestrians.
| Miss Sadie Zetterman has issued
cards to leap year party to be given
next Friday evening at her home on
Sixth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-14

The clerk read petitions from vari
TONS Referred to sewer committee
with power to act.
The clerk read communication
from local union No. 109, International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, to-
gether with resolution favoring ia
vorable action on the matter of relief
asked by the Union Electric Telephone
and Telegraph company. On motion
received and referred to the commit
tee of the whole.
The clerk read protests from various
churches against holding a special
election to vote on the proposition Of
increasing the saloon license fee from
be deferred until after Feb. 6. On
motion received and placed on file.
Alderman Anderson presented a res
olution asking that the treasurer of
| the state of Illinois turn over to city
clerk all bonds which may have been
| paid, and authorizing the clerk to re-
ceipt for same. Adopted by unani-
nous vote.
| Alderman Anderson presented res
olution that the authorities at Rock
Island arsenal be furnished with free
water service at Twenty-fourth street
guard house Adopted by unanimous
vote.
| Alderman Benson from the street
committee reported recommending the
acceptance of the plat of J. G. Scheuer.
mann's Fifth addition providing bond
, of 500 be filed to bring the streets
!, and alleys to grade. Report adopted
Alderman McNealy moved that the
mayor, chairman of thesstreet and al
ley committee, chairman of finance
committee and city attorney interview
Mr.. Lardner concerning the restora
| ton of the owl car. Carried.
4 Alderman Pratt moved reconsider
j alton of the ordinance regarding
ilicense fee of theaters. Lost
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-14

ness. | had reached the all in stage.
Nothing | took in the way of medicine
gave me any relief was dragging
out a miserable existence.
81 called on Mr.. Cooper while he was
in Davenport, and purchased some of
his New Discovery medicine. It's effect
was marvelous-my troubles began
dropping off like leaves in autumn, I'M
til now, after having taken full treat
ment, am feeling in splendid shape.
My appetite is good, and can eat any
thing with no bad after effects. My
bowel trouble has been corrected, and
have gained in flesh and strength.
owe a debt of gratitude to Mr.. Cooper
and his remarkable medicine"
The Cooper remedies can now be OBJ
tanned in Rock Island at the Harper
House pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-14
DAVENPORT

Want $4,000 More.-7In the suit
against the Matthey brothers for pro-
fessional services, Mr. and Mrs. Gus
tav Scheel have filed an amendment
to their counter claim, in which they
demand $4,000 additional to the SIS,
900 damages already demanded by
them. AS a basis for the additional
damages, Mr.. and Mrs. Scheel allege
the Matthey brothers, in violation of
their duty, their professional ethics
and their obligations, have published
in the newspapers of the city paid adj
vertisements. giving a statement of the
private physical condition of Mrs.
Scheel.
To Improve Water Supply. = The
Davenport Water company authorized
the letting of some important con-
tracts yesterday The company will
expend $4,000 in remodeling and en-
larging its filter plant this year, max
ing it for 1908 and the future what it
was when it was installed, the most
modern filter plant in use in the coup-
try, and ample in size for the city's
needs for some time to come. To this
end the directors let a contract TO the
New York Continental Jewell Filtra
ton company of New York, for the
complete remodeling of the filters now
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-14

On the occasion of his recent visit
to Davenport Mr.. Cooper was visited
by hundreds of persons suffering from
various disorders, to whom he ex-
planned his theories and medicines.
Many of these tested his claims with
gratifying results. Among them was
Richard Wright of Port Byron, H.,
who has made statement regarding
his experience, as follows:
Il have been sorely afflicted with
stomach and bowel troubles for long
time. | had chronic diarrhoea, which
robbed me of my strength. My appe-
tite was very low, and what little l did
eat seemed to do me no good, for my
stomach and digestive organs were
weak and out of order. My body was
racked with pain from head to foot
splitting headache and general weak
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-14
SlLvlS.

land county has been received by the
village board, to the effect that the
taxes for the village of Silvis amounted
to $6,000 This makes total amount
of $4,000 for the support of Silvis.
Mr.. Sleeth of the street and alleys
committee went over the different
street crossings with view toward
fixing them up for the spring.
The Silvis Birthday club met at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George Nichol
last Thursday evening. The evening
ives spent in playing finch. Light
refreshments were served during the
evening.
A number of Silvis people attended
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-14

or through actual misunderstanding
themselves, caused large number OF
people to believe until an inquiry was
made that yesterday was school cleo
ton day. The school election will take
place the first Monday in March.
Obituary Record.-Mrs. Lydia Smoke,
daughter of Captain and Mrs. August
Reimers, died at her home at Clare
mont, on the River road in Bettendorf,
whittier she was removed few days
ago from the Moline sanitaTium. Lydia
Reimers was born in Davenport July
2, 1878. She graduated from the Dav-
export high school, and had spent
practically all her life in Davenport.
She is survived by her father, Captain
August Reimers, and by Mrs. Reimers,
by two sisters, Mrs. George Garner and
Mrs George NJ. Bechtel, and two broth
ers, Gus and Morgan Reimers, all of
this city.
Mrs. Gertrude Huey died Sunday ev-
ening at the home, 1920 fremont ave-
| nue., following an illness of pneumo-
mia. Deceased was SO years of age.
| Mrs. Huey was the wife of Joseph s.
Huey, one of Davenport's business
men.
Saturday night at the home, 1911
| West Fifth street, occurred the death
of Mrs. Mary Bacchus, wife of Charles
! Bacchus. Pulmonary tuberculosis was
the cause of death.
Mrs. Ellen Ford died yesterday al
her home in Davenport following q
prolonged illness. She was sc years
of age. One son, Frank Ford, sur
wives.
| Hans Kettlesen, whose home is il
| Ellwood, Iowa, died Sunday afternoon
at Mercy hospital, where he had beer
undergoing treatment for cancer of thu
face.
Sunday occurred the death of Mrs
Mary E. McColloch, wife of Samuel G
McColloch, at the home, 1876 GRAM
avenue. Mrs McCollocn was in he
63rd year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-14

Ayes = Ostrom, Prick, McNealy,
Lawler, Pratt, Smith, Schmid, Trefz,
and Holzhammer; nays-Oberg, Utke,
Tuckls. Benson, Anderson).
Alderman Smith moved the adoption
of the ordinance for a special election
on the $1,000 license Lost, 10 to 4.
(Oberg, Tuckis, Anderson and Os-
trom).
Adjourned on motion of Alderman
Pratt.
NJ. T. RUDGREN, City Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-14
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

installed at the filter house at station
No. /. In addition to remodeiing the
plant, the contract provides for the
adding Of two new filters to the pres
ent plant, to be erected. on founda-
tons in the present building, where
space was provided for them when the
original filters were put in. A feat
ure of the remodeling of the present
filters win be the installation of a COM
plete new washing system of the most
modern type. This will include a new
pumping outfit for this purpose, and
a large air compressor for the pur-
pose of agitating the filter beds with
air in connection with the washing sys-
TEN. This is the very latest and best
system known.
Finishes Gradins.-The street de-
partment has practically finished grad
ing, and Street Commissioner Barney
Mcmahon has found that upwards of
5000 yards of dirt have been removed
by the street department. The grad
ing for the boulevard and sidewalk on
Grand avenue, Gaines, and West Thir-
teenth streets has been finished so
that the newly paved streets are in ex-
cellent condition in every detail at
present.
Elections Every Day.-Certain par
ties. either for the purpose of perpe
trating a joke regarding the election
lid" which was down for two days
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-14
Doing Their Duty.
Scores of Rock Island Readers Are
Learning the Duty of the Kidneys.

Learning the Duty of the Kidneys.
To filter the blood is the kidneys
duty.
When they fail to do this the kidneys
are sick.
Backache- and many kidneys ills fol
low
Urinary trouble, diabetes.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure them all
Mrs. J. F. Sanberg, 1446 Eleventh
avenue, Moline Ills, says: Several
years ago my husband was troubled
with severe backaches and other symp-
toms of kidney trouble The pains
were sometimes so severe as to force
me to stop work and come home. and
they gradually grew worse None of
the remedies he took seemed to do
him any good and we were becoming
alarmed when he learned of Doan's
Kidney Pills. He procured box and
found them to be as represented. AT
ter using them a short time the pains
left him entirely and he became per-
fectely well. He made a statement
at that time recommending Doan's Kid
ney Pills. and he has had no return
of the trouble since. However, we
always keep a box of Doan's Kidney
Pills in the house and it is pleasure
for us to recommend them to any one
suffering from kidney complaint of any
: FORM"
Plenty more proof like this from
Rock Island people. Call at Harper
House pharmacy and ask what Gus
toners report.
For sale by all dealers. Price, so
cents. Foster-Milburn company, Buff
falo, N. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name = Doan's =
and take no other.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-14
MUNICIPAL MATTERS

City Council Room, Rock Island, H.,
Jan. IS, 190S.-The council met in
regular session at o'clock p. M,
Mayor Schaffer presiding and all the
aldermen present.
Alderman Anderson from the finance
committee submitted ordinances which
nous vote, allowing the labor pay roll
for week ending Jan. II, as follows:
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-03-05
Attempted Hold-up Near
Santa Fe Depot Tuesday
Three HoboessSlas And:AHempt to. Rob Mining Mao
& - sAfter Pastaltns3of HIS Hospitality.

decided to stay there awhile in the
glare of the electric light, hoping that
the hoboes would go away and leave
them alone, but their anticipations In
that respect were not realized, in fact
they had been selected as prey but
did not know it.
At moment when he was least
expecting it, Chambers was struck .
heavy blow on the back of the head
by Moose, who seems to have been the
leader of the gang, and fell to the
ground like block of wood. He was
not rendered unconscious. however,
and put up as good a fight as he could
as soon as he had regained his feet
All three had pounced upon him and
it was a struggle against tremendous
odds until Burnell came to his rescue,
when the cowardly assailants ran on
in the darkness.
The matter was reported to the
police and Night Marshal Query and
Special Omcer Fillmore rounded up
King and Rivers whom they locked
up in the calaboose. They were not
able to locate Moose, although q
search of the railroad yards and other
likely places was made for that pur-
pose He was found however, this
morning near the Ninth street bridge
by Marshal Houston and Sheriff Esser
and taken before Justice Logan, who
r-jx to
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-03-05
Farewell Reception. rendered
Friends OF The Misses Hall

structious TO go to a designated place
but when arriving there other instruc-:
tions awaited them. and merry was
the chase as they fitted about from
Mace to place unti, thew met their
mariners o.. g..
The refreshments were dainty and
delicious. After the tables we're clear
cd Mr. Eraph Harvey. in HIS pleas-
inx manner. presented Miss Hall and
Miss Gertrude two beautiful souvenir
SPOONS. tokens Of esteem from their
friends =,
The las, contest of the evening was
the game of chance The rue.ts
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-03-05

The leap year and farewell recep-
ton given by Mr.. and Mrs J. W. Hall
last Saturday night. for the friends
of their daughters, Misses Lottie and
Gertrude. was a most delightful af-
fair.
The guests were received at at the
door by Mr.. and Mrs. Hall and SO gra-
cious and hearty was the welcome
that all entered into the spirit of the
evening at once.
The fun commenced when Miss Lot
tie announced that there we're a num-
bsr of tiny slippers secreted in the
different rooms and among them two
lucky" slippers, a gold one for the
ladies and a glass one for the gentle
men. both of which would seal the
fate of the lady and gentleman indinx
them. Miss Humphrey was the lucky
lady and Mr.. Wilson the fortunate
gentleman.
The gentlemen were then given a
number of lemons and hearts with
Instructions that when a lady pro-
posed they were to give her heart
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-03-05

day was the crowning feature OF my
visit
The steamers log shows that we
are now 31s miles out at sea from San
Francisco and We expect to get into
port tomorrow morning. The distance
from San Francisco to Honolulu is
100 miles and six days are consum-
ed in making the trip by steamer. The
difference in time between Canon City
and Honolulu is three hours and thir-
ty minutes.
l shall make a. two weeks trip from
San Francisco through the northwest
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-03-05
Look at Your Label

The Post Office Department has declared that
a weekly newspapes- s-cannot Be sent to sst-
scziher At tie regular newsPaPef rate Of postage
If the subscfAptaon n IN arrears more than enc
year. 5: :: :: :: ::
THIS means that every one who is IN Arrears
ON THE WEEKLY RECORD most pay up
very soon OF the RECORD VIII have to BE
stopped. :: :: :: :: !: ::
We don't Ike this ruling, bSt we have to en-
force It. Newspapers are given unth April 1st
to get their hsts.fn shape. Kindly look at the
date ON your address Label and,send us a check
on Subscription account. :: :: :: s:
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-03-05
Spends'Eigh ghteeneDays In
Honolulu And It's Environs
Lafe Conbs Describes Hts Experience In One of Uncle
Sans Tropical Islands-Wen Named THE
Paradise Of ~ Pacfsc'

-ploasure grounds, rice fields and plan
tnGions of tropical fruits. Mr.. Da-
uson is famous for his princely hospl-
NrAnAesIseaa The 4leasls
ing one Of his luncheons and of
slDoking a fragrant Havana cigar on
n lanai.
IA number OF visits at the home Of
~ sister 4 wsikihi beach, lovely
apt, whess eAe goes surf bathing.
ana IKE small boysremains in the
sait water for hours. f@
One Of the more nota BILE and agree
able events Of my visit to the islands
was a two days sojourn at Oahu
sugar plantation at waipahu- IT Is
one Of the largest plantations and
contains one OF the biggest sugar mills
on the islands. 1t comprises $1,000
acres with 10000 acres in cultivation.
A steam railway with graded roadbed
traverses the estate. There are more
than 5000 employees, mostly japanese.
Eight immense pumping stations, any
ore OF which would be sufficien; for
a large city, that pump 10000, 900 gal
Ions of water every "a hours to irri-
gate the cane fields. The mill. 12-
roller one. is turning out $50 tons =
sugar every day during the grinding
season.
We were taken over the plantation
with a special engine and coach and
saw it to the best possible advantage
If time and space permitted l could
give the readers of the Daily Record
considerable interesting data about
the Hawaiian sugar plantations, Mrs.
Mary Glitch Long and George I. Ad-
ans and wife of Denver. whom l met
on the outward passage, were invited
and accepted an Invitation to join our
party on this trip. We are deeply
indebted to Charles w. Mcleod and
Charles H. McNally for the very
charming manner in which We were
entertained at Oahu plantation. The
sugar crop OF the islands for 1908
will. be worth. it is estimated, $780,
0O0, 900.
The carriage drives to Mount Tan
talus and to the historic Pail. (clin)
are replete with interest and should
not be overlooked by the visitor to
Honolulu.
A half day spent in the Bishop mu-
scum gives one a good idea Of the alb
original Hawaiian.
Among our last trips was day
spent in picnicking at Wahiaua. 25
miles from the city, in the pineapple
district. The growing OF pineapples
is q recently established industry on
the island OF Oahu that is rapidly
coming to the front.
We visited the I.unalili Home. an
asylum for aged Hawaiians. Here the
old natives are allowed to continue
their primitive customs. such ~ rest
ing their heads ON tin cans. rocks. or
any old tAlag. instead. Of on feather
pillows. sAtiAg pol. raw nah. etc. with
their Aagsrs.
0oms Of The ladies in oar party on
witnessing oas Of he native luans.
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