The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-13
t the mines" and to write nike q

at the mines" and to write like
gentleman"
Said George B. Mccormack "The
only thing I have to say is that the
characters in the book cuss too d
much"
"That part where NJ. H. Smith says
ALI that about DeBaideleben seems to
me ought to be left out" observed
Erskine Ramsay.
at is 3 little strong" agreed Mr..
Aldrich, Tut l understand Mr.. De-
Bardeleben liked that particular re-
mark. and if the young lady has put
1t in just as Colonel Shook repeated
1t, l don't see as any objection can be
made. Furthermore, it has been my
experience that all ladies have their
own way at all times about all things,
and there will be absolutely no use
to make any objection about anything.
1t viii have to go as written"
81 expect that's about right" said
Mr.. Ramsay.
Not at ALL" objected Mr.. Mccormack,
land as for the style being a mans
style, why any person reading the book
would know at first glance that no
gentleman wrote it, The profanity"
said he. Us not sufficiently expert!'
VIII en- F. M. Jackson, who Is one of
the most actively interested members of
the committee, was asked concerning
"the suppression of the swear words,
he looked gravely over his glasses:
They had better not be-" he remarked
in the kindest of tones. Il expect they
had better not be!''
George Gordon Crawford was, one
with Mr.. Jackson: The day has
passed. said Mr.. Crawford, smiling,
when men do that sort of thing. Per-
/ sonally 1 don't believe in 1t. I don't
approve of it, I just don't see the
need of 1t, you know. I'm really not
/ like Capt. Bill Jones"
When Frank Hearne Crockard ran
across the" remark attributed to the
president of the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad he exclaimed Did
Milton II. Smith actually say that about
/ Colonel DeBardeleben? And what did
! the colonel say The colonel liked itF'
Mai. r. H. Elliott observed on one
occasion when talking with the author
| of the book: Il don't see how It's going
to be done. None of us is an angel,
and you can't say anything bad about
us until we're all dead!'
When he was informed that a great
many bad things had already been
said, he shook his head very gravely
and boarded his South Highland car
| Mr.. Edwin Ball, after learning of Mr.
McCormack's serious criticism against
! said profanity, invited the author of the
/
introduced her to his friend Mr.. Walter
foreman of the flling-in gang. But Mr..
| Walter confined his remarks on that
specific occasion strictly to the tariff.
The many courtesies extended to the
writer of the book by the various heads
OF corporations and the prominent busi-
ness men of Birmingham have been
greatly appreciated. And not only has
valuable assistance been rendered by
the executive officials of the various
companies, but also by their chlef
clarks and secretaries in many ways
Special mention is made of G.. IL. Grain
chief clerk of the Tennessee company
and secretary of G.. G. Crawford; also
of w. B. Dix, secretary of +. II.
Crockard; r. w. Thompson, secretary
of Mr. Ball. OF Robert Newman, Sloss-
Sheffield company; Jack Crouch, Ala
bama Consolidated company, and MISS
| Helen James Macdonald. Pratt Consol-
dated company The typewriting OF
the manuscript has been carried on In
part by members of the office forces
| OF the various companies and by stu
| dents of Massey Business college. There
have been as many as 16 stenographers
at one time engaged in copying chap
| ters of the work. Among them MISS
| Annie Lynch, stenographer TO MI
Grain. Tennessee company Miss Moore
photographer to Mr.. Dix, Tennessee
company; Miss James. Mr.. Crouch. Mr.
Newman. Mr.. Fitzgerald, Miss McGov-
ern. Miss Marcia White of Woodlawn
Miss Edith Davis of Garnsey, Ala