The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-16
STORM SUFFERERS
FUND LIVE TOPIC
Statements Seem to Have Re-
fiected on Gov. Vardaman
BONDS ARE DESIRABLE
INQUIRIES From All Over Country Being
Received BY Mississippi Governor.
jackson Mayor Speaks Up for
New Orleans
BONDS ARE DESIRABLE

jackson, MISS, May lo.-tcPoSioi.) = ic
vardaman publicity bureau here Is doing
it's utmost to counteract the effect of the
statement given out at Meridian few
days since by Col. H. M. Street, speaker
of the house. anent the disbursement of
the storm sufferers fund of 5000 by ex-
Governor yardaman. Colonel Street could
not account for but $4,000 of the 5000, and
the jackson friends of the ex-governor
have been doing their best to scare 1t up
for him.
Two or three days ago they got out
statement from Herbert King of this
city, who went to Meridian with the
governor and managed bunch of ne
groes in cleaning up the debris. For this
he was paid $199.95, but says that his
memorandum book was burned up and he
could not itemize the bill.
Mr. King is now backed up by state
ments from the Rev. J. E. Carpenter
who was pastor of the Methodist church
at Meridian the time of the storm, and
now of Jackson. He directs letter to
Colonel Street in which he states that
common negro laborers were paid from
81 to IS per day for their services per
day of "a hours, and that Governor Var
daman paid the expenses of the state
forces out of money other than the s40O(
turned over to the local relief commit
tee.
Capt J. L. Rainey, now assistant chief
of police of Jackson and at the time OF
the Meridian storm manager of the Rank
vio<f 20 sr1,fla r
statement as to the work done by Mr..
King and his force of negroes, and adds
that Adjutant General Fridge was also
there working under heavy expense, and
all of which was paid for by Governor
Vardaman, but not out of the $4,000 turned
over to the relief committee at Meridian.
Inquiries Regarding Bonds
A great many Inquiries are being re-
ceiyed at the office of the governor as
to the 100000 bond Issue that is to be sold
on June is, and the prospect seems very
good that the entire issue will be taken
up at once and at the same time at a
good premium.
These bonds are being sold on the au-
thority of the legislature In order that
the state may be enabled to make the
improvements at her colleges and other
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state charity hospital at Jackson and dc
other things that are necessary to be
done in the very near future.
The inquiries as to these bonds come
from every section of the country. but
mostly from the larger cities, and is
evidence plenty that Mississippi securi-
ties are considered as good as any on the
markets of the land. Another reason
that Mississippi bonds are so eagerly
sought for is that they generally hear q
little higher rate of interest than do
bonds of the government and other states
Of the union.
Mayor Crowder sent the following mes
sage to the Mississippi senators and
congressman today:
jackson earnestly urges you to sup
port New Orleans for Panama exposition
II held at Frisco the event will be OF
no value whatever to us. The material
interests of Mississippi are vitality con-
cerned"
| In the event this exposition should be
held in the city of San Francisco 1t Is
probable that less than 100 Mississippians
would ever see 1t. If held in the city OF
New Orleans many thousands of the peo-
| pie OF this state and Of all the neighpor'
| ing states will be there.
| There Is no doubt that New Orleans Is
the place for it, Once the big ditch Is
thrown open to the commerce of the
world New Orleans will be one of The
chief beneficiaries. Down the Mississippi
river will go the products of the south
and the middle west. and all railroads
leading to the Gulf of Mexico will ex-
perence a greater volume or business
than they have ever known or evei
dreamed of before. Mississippi occupies
point Of vantage for business through
| the great canal and her people are
anxiously awaiting its completion.