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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24
WHY JONES VALLEY
 HAS GOOD HEALTH
VALUE OF JEFFERSON COUNTIES GREAT TRUNK SEWER-SANI- TARY DRAINAGE WHEREABOUTS PROVING MOST EFFECTIVE.
62,9Oo,OOO

It is not safe to depend wholly on ele- vantages. These Jones Valley has, but it also holds many people and trunk san itary sewers therefore became needful to the public health.
 The county never made better in vestment than it did when 1t issued bonds for $5O0.000 and put the money in a sewer in Village creek valley extending from East Lake to the filtration beds below Bessemer and in a sewer in Valley creek valley extending from Birmingham to the beds below Bessemer.
 These two trunk sewers, built almost wholly of brick, drain all the populous sections of Jones Valley, and they are large enough to act as sanitary sewers to it even if it has half million people,
 Into these two trunk sewers all lesser sanitary sewers empty These trunk sewers are not designed to carry toward the Warrior storm water. They are conduits for all drainage except storm water. Storm sewers and natural drain age carry along storm water which is emptied at every opportunity into the creeks that nature had fashioned.
 Sanitary drainage has offensive smells and so 1t must be cribb'd cabin'd and confin'd until filtration beds are reached where 1t can be purified before it is turned into an open creek The two trunk sewers in the valleys of Village and Valley creeks perform this office, and no one in all Jones Valley can truth fully say he is without sanitary drainage. All any householder In Jones Valley has to do Is to seek connection with one of the county's splendid trunk sewers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24
SLOSS- SHEFFIELD HAS A
 VERY PROSPEROUS YEAR

acres of brown ore land. The Southern Railway company having bought. the Northern Alabama railroad, and desiring to know what business there was tribu- tary to the road, employed MT. Joseph Squires, a most competent and trust worthy mining engineer, in 1901, to make a report on the Russellville ore field. A copy of this report has been given by a Southern railway official to this com pany, and it is on file in the office. The report deals with this ore field at con- siderable length and sums up the con- clusion as follows:
 "In my estimate of the quantity of brown ore on the above 1S,400 acres, while there are some acres on said tract that have yielded 25,000 tons to the acre, still, after going over the territory have formed the opinion that the whole IS, 400 acres will yield an average of 5000 tons of 224O pounds to the acre, making an aggregate of the whole amount of 11O 100000 tons of 2240 pounds"
 Practically all of the IS. 400 acres is now owned by your company Besides the foregoing brown ore lands located in Franklin county your company owns 27OO in Tuscaloosa and Bibb counties 2930 acres in Colbert county, and 24O0 acres in Jefferson county and one-half interest in the Champion mine, owned jointly with the Tennessee company, and estimat- ed to contain 650,0O0 tons of ore.
 Taking MT. Squires' report as a basis, and making due allowance for any over estimate, and after deducting 25O0o.0Oo tons from our total estimate, and not in cluding any interest in the brown ore owned by your company at 13S 10000 tons. We would therefore seem justified in stating that you own:
 Tons Ddeveloped hard ore. 72,600,0OO
 Undeveoped hard ore. .H9, 800, ,00O-492, 400, eco Developed brown ore. 26,000,000
 Undeveloped brown ore 1o1, 300, ,00O-13S, 800, eco
 625, 300. GOO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24
ALABAMA'S SHARE
 OF IRON FURNACES
LARGE PERCENTAGE IN THIS DIS TRlcT AT WORk-ADDlTIoN FURNACES WILL BE BLOWN IN NEXT MONTH.

All told there are In Alabama A blast furnaces using coke fuel and six char coal. The coke stacks distributed by companies are:
 Tennessee comjany A, Sloss- Sheffield ', Alabama Coal and Iron 4, Woodward 3, Republic 3, Sheffield Coal and Iron 3, Birmingham Coal and Iron 2, Woodstock Iron and Steel Corporation 2, Southern Steel (also one in Georgia and one in Tennessee), Central Iron and Coal com pany 1, Jenifer 1, North Alabama Coal and Iron 1, Battelle l.
 During the winter following the panic only IA furnaces in Alabama were in blast, but by the summer the number was increased, and within the past three months g have been in operation, which is as large percentage of available fur naces at work as will be found in north ern districts On the first of the year one or two additional furnaces in Ala bama will be blown in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24
JEFFERSON POTPOURI
 OFlPAYROLL PRODUCERS

in the manufacture of trunks and travel CTS supplies.
 Birmingham has number of large con- tractors in the building line, electrical and heating supplies, including plumbing.
 one of the most successful enterprises Is the Southern Bridge company, which has been established here for many years. Its plant is situated in Avondale
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24
BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT.
How the Term Is Appied--It Is Used
 variousIy.

Here at home the term Birmingham district is understood to mean all of Jeff ferson county and the mineral areas of tbe counties bounding Jefferson Outside of Alabama the Birmingham district is applied to the whole of mineral Alabama George B. Kelley the well known map engraver, who is accepted as high au- thority on everything pertaining to this section for geographical, typographical and mineralogical points of view, de- scribes the Birmingham district proper as taking in that part of Jefferson county extending from East Lake to the Besse- mer division, inclusive. MT. Kelley has another term, the Birmingham mineral district, which embraces all the coal and iron lands within a radius of 60 miles of the city of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24

Birmingham is from 700 to 1000 feet above sea level and the climate is ex- cellent The health of the community is above the average of industrial cities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24

Birmingham's industries are getting ready to meet and handle the next rush of orders, and every day adds to the working capacity of this district
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24

Greater Birmingham and Imperial Jef- ferson will both be ready to greet the census taker of April, 1910.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24

MT. Schwab says all Bessemer furnaces twill soon be replaced by open-hearth furnaces This districts steel produc- ton is on the right basis.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-03
CHANGES IN THE
NEXT CONGRESS

Washington. Nov. 2.-Computers OF
the probable election results are not
nermitting the overshadowing import
ance of the presidential contest to
cause them to close their eyes to the
circumstances that the new congress
will come in with the new president,
whoever he may be, and there is
much concern regarding its political
complexion.
All cOncede there is no possibility
of a democratic senate, but there is
more room for speculation regarding
the house of representatives. The
democratic managers make no secret
of having given their special attention
TO close districts, especially those
having a republican majority of three
thousand or less. There are many
sucn districts in the Mississippi Val
ley states and in those they are do
ing their most earnest work. They
contend the prospects are good. The
republicans make no concessions, but
even claim increased republican repre-
sentation in the sixty-first congress.
The country. they say. will not place
revision of the tariff in the hands
of the enemies of tne tariff.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-03
BY Associated Press.

New York, Nov. with election
day at hand, with fair weather and a
heavy vote indicated throughout the
United States. the rival managers OF
the republican and democratic ma
uonal campaign closed their desks at
headquarters tonight, declaring re.
spectively that Taft ami Bryan will
win, and then hurried away on late
trains TO cast their ballots, Hitchcock
at West Newton, Mass, and Mack at
Buffalo. Both chairmen feel that
waen their votes are deposited tomor-
row all that he could do to further
the interest of their parties and the
leading candidates in the momentous
campaign of 1908 has been done.
The polls Ia New York city open
al O'Clock tomorsvw morning and
close twelve hours later. The same
rule viii hold good throughout prac-
ticAily every part of the state and tae
indications are that New York state S
vote VIII be the first flashed over the
wires tomorrow night as an indica-
ton of how the election will go. This
is at least true of the counties and
cities outside of Greater New York.
voting machines are used extensive
~ up the state and the results will
De known almost as soon a the polls
close. A count of the vote of New
York City, Brooklyn and the sur
rounding boroughs are likely to be
slow and long delayed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-03
BOTH PARTIES
CLAIM A VICTORY

Chicago. Nov. 2.-Rousilg meetings
held in many places throughout IL
linois marked tonight the close of the
active work of the campaign.
The republicans claim the state viii
be theirs by 10000. while the demo
Gratis class it as doubtful. The latter
party, in fact, has strong hopes OF
electing its candidate for governor
Adlai E, Stevenson, and the, fight in
this particular Is somewhat in doubt.
TIE republicans claim they will
return Chas. S. Deneen to the guberna-
torial chair by heavy plurality
The democrats claim stoutly. and
with some apparent reason, that they
will gain number of representatives.
Friends of Speaker Cannon confident
~ predict his reelection by a major
ity of from five to seven thousand,
while the democrats claim Henry Z.
Bell, theirs standard bearer in this
district, will surely defeat Cannon.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-03
THE FIGHT WON.
SAYS w. ]. BRYAN
BY Associates Press.

Maryyille. Kan, Nov. 2.-Wm j.
Bryan concluded his campaign before
an enthusiastic audience here tonight.
IT was his last political speech. his adj
dress AT Lincoln being non-partisan.
His peroration was delivered with all
the earnestness at his command. and
as he declared he had given emphasis
TO honest politics and helped to Gre
ate sentiment in favor of reform.
he was wildly applauded. Mr.. Bryan
reviewed his political career of the
past eighteen years and said:
Il have tried 10 apply to the gov
ernment the Jeffersoniau maxim of
equal rights 10 all. and special privi-
leges TO none. l have tried TO help
make tais government a government
of the people. for the people and by
the people,
Continuing, he said in part: "For
eighteen years you have had a chance
TO scan my every speech and act
While the republican leaders have dis
appeared as a result of the investisa-
ton. ] have invited the scrutiny of
my opponents and have outlived their
criticisms and miSrepresentationS.
My opponent has behind him all of
those forces considered potent in pol
tiles, but would rather have the
love of the people, and the affection
OF the multitudes in whose benalf I
have fought, than to hold any office.
Our fight is won and we await
the verdict with confidence"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-03
vote tomorrow. "Vote the rennblican

vote tomorrow. Vote the republican
ticket and preserve prosperity. pro-
lection to American industries. busi-
ness integrity and the rights of la
Dor" This was the message with
which Taft finished his fight. The
close of the campaign in this city to-
night was in magnitude snd enthusi-
asm a fitting climax to all that had
gone before The six and half hours
that Taft spent in Youngstown were
crowded with political events, re-
splendent with pomp and show of par
ty organizations. and carnival hilarity,
noise and a general abandon by the
populace TO the occasion. Judge
Tafts three speeches here tonight
dwelt largely with the labor question.
He emphasized his denial of charges
of unfairness and asserted his friend
illness to labor. Taft will arrive in
Cincinnati early tomorrow.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-03

the enemies of the democratic govern
ment are against him. | an for him
because, despite the Islander and NAL
ice and hatred with which organized
wealth mas for twelve years inceSsant-
ly aSSailed him, he stands today the
same unSullied. stainless patriot as
when he first hurled his. gauntlet at
the feet of special privilege and pred
atory power.
Il am for Mr.. Bryan also because,
single-handed and alone, without Of
flee, without patronage, with no Of
fetal power to punish or reward, with
no mOnied influences back of him, he
has won the confidence and respect of
the American people, and IN marked
contrast to the distinguished nominee
of the republican party, he is his own
mamie has won his spurs on his own
meritS-and his nomination was not
forced at the heavy end of a big
stick
'Tf he is elected tomorrow-and he
ought to be--the American people
will once more be represented in the
White House by man who believes
in that ancient democratic doctrine
of equal rights to all and special priv
ileges TO none. and that donlipsnt
question of the present cainpaisn-
Shall the People Rule will be an
swered affirmatively in tones that
will echo and reverberate in every
corner of the commonwealth"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-03

FOR BRYAN
At LINCOLN
The Democratic Nominee
Was Cheered By the En-
tire Population.
The Greatest Demonstration
in the History of Lincoln
Followed His Arrival
There Last Night-Recep-
ton Was as a Citizen,
Rather Than AS a Candi-
date.
BY Associated Press.

Lincoln, Nov. 2.-The greatest de
monstration in the history of Lincoln
was given VIM. j. Bryan by his fel
low townsmen tonight on the occasion
of his return to his home city at The
close Of his campaign. 1t was non.
partisan in character, was participant
ed in by Democrats and Republicans
and the Democratic candidate was
driven through the streets and cheer
ed by almost the entire population NJ
the city.
The reception was rendered him as
a citizen of Lincoln, rather than as a
candidate, and in his speech he avoid
ed all reference to partisan issues.
In the parade that followed his auto
mobile from the union station, how
ever. many political transparencies
were carried.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-03
Bright Smile From Pope
For Archbishop FareIy

when / entered and kneIt he saIut
ed me with bright smile. / took .iii
hand to kiss it, but he seized mine
with his two hands and pressed it at
fectionately. Then he made me sii
down, drawing near to him a chair
for me- He was standing until then
When he was seated, also sat down
then told him l had come to rejoice
with hin on the occasion OF his jul
bilee and in my own name, the name
OF all the clergy and the faithful OF
the archdiocese of New York. to lay
at his feet the free-wil offering OF
their hearts. | tlen proffered the of-
fering which l may say, in spite %
the exaggerated reports that had been
circulated, was 100000. | could sec
that he was surprised at the oferinS..
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-03
FOR ELECTORS
OF PRESIDENT

. The following names will ap-
. pear upon the ballot today for
. presidential electors. Those
. names in black. with an X be-
, fore them, signify that the can
. didates are democratic noni-
B neeS:
For electors of Presid Ant and
, Vice President Of the United
, States:
States (vote for five):
K n. p. BAILEY.
Z. d. BARKER.
, T. J. BELL.
Il. T. BIELBY.
, H. W. BISHOP.
E. PRESCOTT BULLOCK.
, HENRY BUSH.
, K p. w. BUTLER
l.. II. CAHOON.
J. T. CARMEL.
FRANCIS P. COFFIN.
]. J. COLLINS.
, x ROBERT e. DAVIS.
STEPHEN f. FOSTER.
w. c. HARPER
E. B. JOHNSON.
JAMES LARGUE, JR.
J. n. LEE.
4 GEORGE c. MARTIN.
r. l.. M'CLINTOCK.
, z. J. MCCONNELL.
D. l.. M'KINNON.
, c. G. PARLIN.
, K SAMUEL PASCO.
w. r. PETERSON, JR.
f. C. POST.
FRANCIS G. PRATT. \.
f. C. SMITH.
c. II. STEWART.
L. p. THOMPSON. 4
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-03
THE PRESIDENT
LEAVES TO VOTE

Washington. Nov. President
Roosevelt, his secretary, VIM. Loeb
Jr.. and a party from the presidents
executive office staff. who have es-
tablished a voting residence in Oyster
Bay, " Y, left at midnight over the
Pennsylvania railroad for Oyster Bay,
where tomorrow they will cast their
votes. Mrs. Roosevelt accompanied
the party
Theodore, Jr.. the presidents eldest
son. who is learning the carpet max
ing business i'm Connecticut, viii join
his father and will cast his first vote,
having reached his majority last sum-
mer
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-03
ON EVE OF ELECTION BRYAN
SAYS "OUR FIGHT IS WON'
Journals Election News
Tonight and Tomorrow


public
will three
Telegraph
The will and will be
flashed be
Gated building gallery
lie invited
olunns will
in West Florida will he able
before he read it in other
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-03
DEMOCRATS HOLD LAST
BIG RALLY OF THE CAMPAIGN

approach the ballot box with uncoV-
cred head"
Referring TO past actions on the
part of the Republican party, Judge
Reeves said: 1T is utterly beyond
my comprehension how any Southern
white man can ever give his consent
TO vote the Republican ticket.
He made an appeal for the adoption
of the three constitutional amend
ments. and especially urged the adop-
ton of the one providing for special
tax for the maintenance of the state
schools. He declared that if this
amendment carries, it will practically
take the matter of providing for the
maintenance of these institutions out
of 1lnlificS
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-03
Panic i'm Denver Church
Prevented By Brave Priest

wall and the congregation started in
a mad rush for the doors
Men, be calm" shouted Father
Ryan. Take your time in getting
out"
Removing his priestly robes. Father
Ryan started to beat out The flames,
and the congregation remained rooted
to the spot as he worked. 1t was the
work OF but minute or TWO 10 ex-
tinsuisn the fire and then the priest
signalled to the communicates TO be
seated and without more a 10, resum-
ed the services.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-03
BY Associates Press.

New York. Nov. 2-Archbishop Far
ley, of the New York archdiocese of
the Roman Catholic church, yester-
day preached his first sermon since
his return from Rome, whittier he
went to take part il the celebration
of the golden jubilee of Pope Plus
X In the course of his discourse he
thus described his meeting with the
pontiff:
LAS you all know, it has been my
happiness and great grace TO have
knelt recently at the feet Of our holy
father, Plus X, and 10 have received
the apostolic heaediction Of the vicar
of Christ for myself, my devoted cler-
gy and the faithful people of this arch
diocese.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-03
VIM. G. Monroe.

Il am pleased to see majority of
Democrats present; | am also glad to
see some Republicans present. so that
they may learn what We intend to
do" said Mr.. Monroe. The Demo
cratic party will always stand by it's
present national platform whether it
loses tomorrow or not continued
the speaker. One plank in the De-
mocratic platform provides for MAX
ing public the source from which its
capaign fund is derived" said he,
while Roosevelt refuses to turn on
the light for fear it would shine on a
great pile Of gold. silver, copper,
and nickle collected from improper
sources Mr.. Monroe said this alone
would cause one to incline fayorably
to the Democratic party, compared to
the action of the Republicans.
AS Southern men We should never
hesitate to make up our minds to
vote for Bryan" declared Mr.. Monroe
Referring to local affairs. he said it is
the solemn duty of everyone who
voted in the primary to stand by the
nominees. Il do not believe" said
he, that a large number will go back
on their pledge to abide the result of
the Drinary'
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-03
~ Associated Press.

Chicago, Nov. IA dispatch to the
Tribune from Denver. CClo.. says:
Fire during IL O'Clock mass yeSter-
day morning at st. Leo's church fur
nished an opportunity fo- Father j.
A Ryan, assistant pastor, to prove
himself a second time a hero during
a panic In enc of the most solemn
moments of the service a candle
borne by an altar boy touched some
OF the inflammable decorations spec
Ially de7iened for All Saints day.
TIE sHnHS shAt ~ tne side of the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-03
Frank B. Radcliffe.

Chairman Frank b. Radcliffe, of the
Democratic executive committee was
introduced as the first speaker. He
said that the Democrats of this state
did not have TO hold meeting to in
form the people that the state is going
Democratic. Referring to the county
ticket. he said that Stokes and Wig
gins received their nomination by ma
iority vote in the white primary and
ne believed they would be elected to-
day. He said he was satisfied that
both the state and county will go De
nnncI.ofiA
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-03
TOTAL BRYAN
FUND s900.5O
Graceville Sent in a List
Which Reached Here
Sunday Morning.

The total amount of money contribu-
fund through The Journal exceeds
$500, as a list mailed from Graceville.
which should have reached mere Satur-
day night, did not arrive until Sunday
morning. but is included in the amount
raised and forwarded from this sec
ton This list contained six 81 CON
tributiOnS, and was sent through
Cashier ]. A. Davis, OF the First Ma
tional Bank of Graceville. 1t swelIed
the total forwarded 10 s9005O. The
following contributed the amounts.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-03

very existence of the government is
in jeopardy? The paramount cues
tiOn is. shall we rescue our govern
ment from the control of those who
boldly declare that they will ruthless
ly destroy it or shall we indifferently
leave it to the mercy of its declared,
inVeterate enemies? The great and
overshadowing issue is, Shall the peo-
pie rule?" Do the people rule when
the so-called captains of industry"
have struck hands with the leaders
of the party now in power-the cap
tains of industry, to furnish the inn
rpense campaign funds with which tn
debauch and corrupt the electorate in
the interest of the Republican party,
in consideration of which contribr.
tons the Republican leaders allow
the so-called captains of industry"
TO dictate the tariff and other lawx
by which these same captains of in.
dustry" rob the people of untold mil
liOnSs
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-03
BY Associated Press.

Washington, d. e.. Nov. q
Fair weather in all but eleven
states is the final forecast for
election day, made tonight by
the weather bureau. Moder-
ate temperature will prevail
in all the states. Showers
are indicated Tuesday in Geor-
sia, Alabama, Western Flori-
da, Mississippi, Eastern Lou
isiana, mountains of Tennes-
see, Carolinas, Washington,
Oregon and northern Idaho.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-03
SAME POLLING
PLACES AS PRIMARY

The voting places throughout the
city and county today will be tie
same as in the recent primaries.
The polling places will OPEN at s !.
N, and remain open until shutdown.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-03
ROOSEVELT WHooPINo EN- UP.
BY Associated Press.

Washington. Nov. 2.-President
Roosevelt in speaking of the holly
contested campaign of the RepubIi-
cans against the Democrats. said To-
d$y We've got them beaten 10 a
fraNZle'
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-03
TAFT SPEAKS THE
LAST WORD IN OHIO

Youngstown, o.. Nov. 1.-The last
word in this campaign was spoken by
William Howard Taft. and he is now
speeding TO Cincinnati to cast his