The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-24
EXHIBIT To Be SENT
TO CINCINNATI
Mississippi Minerals Will Be
Subject of Lectures
FINE SHOWING rs MADE
Congrcssman W. A. Dickson Declares
in Favor of Parcels Post-Super-
intendent of Education Pow
ers Is ON a Trip

Jack son, Miss, August 23.-(Special)
DR.. E. N. Lowe, state geologist, is
engaged in packing and preparing for
shipment to the Cincinnati exposition a
collection of Mississippi minerals, clays,
soils, woods, etc., and which Will be the
subject of lectures before the thous-
ands who may assemble in the Ohio
metropolis this fall.
Several of the best specimens of
lignites from Holmes county where there
are inexhaustible supplies. samples OF
clays, cements, chalks, ochres, ETC.,
from Tishomingo and other counties
in the northeastern corner of the state,
and a very fine specimen of red ochre
from Lauderdale, as well as magnificent
building stones from three different
points of the compass are included In
the collection. The showing is most
creditable one and should attract the
attention of ca capitalists from over the
world. Dr. Lowe is confident there is
no better cement rock anywhere. 1t Is
known that the Tishomingo clays make
the prettiest china and tableware. as
dishes IIldQt lIOlu IL dlti AT
attention wherever shown. The build
ing stone-sandstone and limerick
are as fine as is to be found anywhere
and the supply is abundant.
Letters received at the war depart
ment" today from Adjutant General
Fridge, who has been at Camp Perry.
Ohio, with his Mississippi rifle team the
past two weeks, announce that the rifle
contests began yesterday and will last
three days. The national guardsmen
from all the states and territories join
in this rifle shoot and while Missis-
slppi hardly expects her team to win
any of the prizes it is expected that
their scores will be better than hereto
fore for the reason that the men have
enjoyed better facilities for practicing,
The Mississippians are expected home
the last of this week
State Superintendent of Education
Powers left today for Laurel and to-
night will address a mass meeting OF
citizens of Hattiesburg on education
Professor Powers wants 1t distinctly
understood that he is taking no stock
and playing no favorites in the loca-
ton of the state normal. This Is a
matter to be settled by the board of
trustees after the bids are all in and
the sites offered by the cities and
towns applying for the normal are ex-
amined. The best bidder gets it.
A week ago the Farmers Union Advo-
cate of this city published expressions
from most of the candidates for Congress
on the parcels post proposition, but since
then has received replies from others.
One of these belated replies is from Con-
gresham W. A. Dickson of the Seventh
district, who declares he is not only in
favor of the parcels post, but states
that he rendered every possible assistance
to President Charles H. Barrett of the
Farmers union when he was in Wash
ington last spring working up sentiment
in this direction.
According to Mr.. Dicksons statement
he was one of the Original parcels post
men,"
Assessment rolls, showing the value Of
personal property have been received at
the auditors office from the following
counties, viz:
Observation-Disclosures VdludtlOn $500, 100
against 1882, 1856 last year, which is a de-
crease of $4,000 or $1,000 The polls are
White I'll, black 22sS. The assessor found
&c pistols In that county.
Lafayette-Total valuation s1,564S1
against s1,3ss,o3o last year, which is an
increase of about $175,0OO. Polls, white
2204 black 1895.
The charter of the Union Guarantee and
Insurance company has been filed with
the secretary of state. The incorpora-
tors are 80 of the leading negroes of
Mississippi, including lawyers, doctors
and bankers of Jackson and other places
over the state. The capital stock OF the
company is fixed at $4,000 and the domi-
cile is at Jackson.
The Southern Express company reports
to the railroad commission that 1t has
been doing a losing business in Missis-
sippi Its total receipts for the quarter
ending June 30 were s3993s against 1866
the corresponding quarter last year. For
the same periods its expenses were Sal, 140
against s3S, 1856 This shows a loss of
s12O1 this year against s1s27 last year.