The Birmingham age-herald. [volume], August 29, 1913, Page 5, Image 5

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AT THE HOTELS
F. A. Potter of New York, Dr. T. G.
Howard of Selma and R. B. Fuller of At
lanta are at the Empire.
Charles Pack of Morris, J. H. Curtis cf
Memphis and 8. M. Adams of Clanton are
registered at the Metropolitan.
Frederick Usher of St. Louis, George
Mullen ,of Atlanta and B. B. Cooper of
Tuscaloosa are stopping at the Hillman.
J. O. Middleton of Clanton, G. E. Ellis
of Marvel and G. H. Hodgson of Atlanta
are registered at the Morris.
V. S. Phillips of Nashville, O. C. Hen
son of Montgomery and R. C. Horton of
Chattanooga are at the Florence.
W. W. Wilson of Jasper, R. G. Williams
of Bay view and A. V. Martin of Talladega
are stopping at the Birmingham.
“WASN’T GOING
INTO THAT HOLE”
Yesterday morning at 11:46 a man board
ed & westbound Tidewater car at Fifty
eighth street in Woodlawn. It was evi
dent he was fresh from the green Helds.
He was, perhaps, the most verdant speci
men of the genus homo that Birmingham
ians havo seen for many moons.
Ho stepped on the car gingerly, walked
up to the motorman and tried to Induce
that gentleman to converse with him. He
failed. The motorman was not disposed
to talk and Intimated as much. Then he
of the soil seated himself and became
vastly Interested in the passing landscape.
Every time a car hove in sight he would
project his head out of the window to get
a better view, and when no car was to
be seen going east he was busily engaged
In chewing some particularly juicy to
hn nnn
The westbound car was nearing the sub
station and an eastbound car was in
eight. The verdant one immediately be
came very excited, trying to look into the
sub-station and observe the approach of
the ether car at the same time. Hap
pily for his verdancy, both cars stopped,
and he seized the opportunity to inspect,
as far as he was able, every detail of the
plant. After ttaat he carefully scrutinized
the eastbound car, Including every pas
senger In his examination.
Finally the motorman and conductor of
the car returned, and things went along
smoothly until the car arrived at Twen
ty-seventh street. When the gentleman
from pastures green saw the subway un
der the Terminal station, he refused to go
further. He stepped up to the rhotorman
and asked him to let trim off, saying that
he "wasn’t goin’ to go in that hole."
The motorman opened the front door and
the man left the car and stood watching It
until he was lost to the view of the
other passengers.
PLAN SPECIAL SERVICE
Rev. Claybrook and Rev. Barnwell at
West End Sunday Night
The Rev. W. N. Claybrook of the
Episcopal church of St. Mary's-on-the
Hlghlands ami the Rev. Middleton
Barnwell of the Church of the Advent
will conduct special services at Trinity
Mission, Cotton avenue, West End, Sun
day at 8 p. m. Members of (trace church,
Woodlawn, will attend the service, the
purpose of which Is the calling of a
rector, if found feasible.
Real Estate Transfers
Deeds were placed on record yesterday
in the office of the probate court showing
the following transfers of property, the
consideration being $1000 or more:
$35,000—Robert Jemlson to the Birming
ham Paper company, lots 8, 9, 10 and 11
and 12, block 172, according to the present
plan and survey of the city of Birming
ham.
$7500—Joseph T. Colboum to W. A.
Quinn, lot 8, according to the plan and
purvey of the re-subdivision of block 748.
$1300— H. C. Thompson to Mrs. E. E.
Whitmire, lots 27 and 2», In the town of
Leeds.
$4000—Octavia A. Wood to W. H. Gilles
pie, part of lot 6, block 644, according to
the present plan of the city of Birming
ham.
$2760—Wood lawn Realty company to P.
H. Duke, lot 11, block 16, In the Woodlawn
Realty company’s third addition to Wood
lawn.
VISITING MERCHANTS AT STEEL PLANT;
BIG PARTY ENTERTAINED AT FAIRFIELD
Formal Entertainment Is
Ended With Everyone
Praising Success of
Convention *
MERCHANTS WANT TO
BE IN CLOSE TOUCH
WITH BIRMINGHAM
Not Only Were Social Features De
lightful, But Birmingham Whole
salers Say Affair Has Been
Big Success From Busi
ness Standpoint
Slowly steaming under the train sheds
at the Louisville and Nashville station at
6:30 o’clock last night, the “Merchants’
Special” disgorged almost 1000 persons,
tired and dirty but full and happy, and
the first convention of the Alabama Mer
chants' association was over.
While some 6f the 800 visiting merchants
left the city for their homes in all parts
of the state last night, many of them are
still here, and some do not Intend to
leave until tonight or tomorrow. Some
few of them left yesterday noon on ac
count of urgent business affairs at home,
but there were very few of the whole list
of delegates which had officially regis
tered at convention headquarters Wednes
day morning who did not take the excur
sion through the Birmingham district yes
terday.
FIRST STOP MADE
AT THE STEEL PLANT
The big special, with a Birmingham
Sodthern mogul engine, eight coaches and
a baggage car, pulled out of the Louisville
and Nashville station yesterday afternoon
at 2:30 o’clock, bound for Ensley. Ar
riving at the steel mills, the sight-seers
under the leadership of guides, formed a
marching column and passed through the
great steel and rail mill of the Tennes
see Coal, Iron and Railroad company. It
was a sight that many of the delegates
were seeing for the first time, and they
were deeply Impressed. The stupendous
machinery, the ponderous cranes, the
dodging little switch engines running in
all directions, the flaring blast furnaces
and the long, snake like red hot bars pass
ing through t^he rollers cast a spell of awe
over the crowd, and many of them were
still talking of the sights at the steel j
mill when they arrived back in town last j
night.
At the lower end of the steel mills the
train was boarded again, and running on
slow speed, ttie train passed out to Bay
view, Edgewater and other mining camps,
but no stops w'ere made on account of the
time required to unload the crowd and
get them back onto the train again. The
other and last stop was made at Fair
field at 6:30 o’clock.
FAIRFIELD PROVES
TO BE FINE HOST
Few times, if ever, in the history of the
new town of Fairfield has there been such
a crowd on her streets. That crowd of
1000 people marching: up the main street
from the train to the plaza looked like
3000 or 4000, the entire street for over
two blocks being filled from sidewalk to
sidewalk with a solid, moving mass of
people.
While the last touches to the refresh- I
ments were being made on the plaza, a j
short speech making was held at the foun
tain in front. C. M. Powell, president of
the Fairfield Commercial club, welcomed
the crowd to Fairfield, stating that the
merchants' convention had meant more to I
the Birmingham district than any event j
in years. He introduced W. W. Ogden,
the newly elected president of the Ala
bama Merchants' association, whom
Harry Jones claims made the first speech
of his life. President Ogden declared the
merchants of the state had realized that
their interests and Birmingham’s were
one and .the same thing, and that in the
future both intended to work together and
pull for the same things.
HARRY JONES RAN
FOR THE FIRST TIME
At the conclusion of Mr. Ogden's
short talk the crowd yelled for Harry
Jones, and Harry ran like a turkey.
He was in the rear pf the audience and
for the first time in history Harry
turned his back when he was offered
an opportunity to say something. He
made a bee line for a drug store on
the opposite corner and the way he
hurried it might have appeared he hail
the toothache and was going tor laud
anum. The chairman appointed a spe
cial committee to cross the street and
extract Mr. .Tones from behind the soda'
fountain. They found him crowded in
between two ice cream freezers, hauled
him forth and he made the speech of
his life. It was a classic. Harry
showed ’em he could speak but he just
hadn’t wanted to.
J. D. Moore of the Moore-Hand
ley Hardware company talked a few
moments, thanking the merchants for
thier presence in Birmingham and in
viting them back. Chairman Powel:
Just then started to describe Fairfield
as it used to be.
“Right here there used to be noth
ing but a swamp and a marsh, and
now
Just then the signal was given be
hind him that the refreshments were
“I Was In a Hurry, So I Walked to the
Merchants’ Convention,” Smiled Archer
WESTOVER POSTMASTER AND
MERCHANT, ACCOMPANIED BY
YOUNG SON, WALKED FROM
WESTOVER TO BIRMINGHAM,
30 MILES, IN 10 HOURS
H. E. Archer, postmaster and mer
chant. attending the convention of rural
retailers, asked why he walked from
Westover to Birmingham, a distance of
30 miles, replied with quaint humor:
“Because I was in a hurry.’*
When the reporter recalled that the
only railroad which touches the pleasant
little village of Westover. down in Shelby
county, is the Atlanta, Birmingham and
Atlantic, he was forced to admit that
his new acquaintance was as much a
rival of Mark Twain as of Edward Pay
son Weston. Unquestionably, Mr. Arch-!
er has, in addition to strong legs, a
ready wit.
And he looks the part. He is tall and!
angular, cheerful in his manner, un
pretentious, without false modesty, and ]
apparently indifferent to the fact that ]
the gentle fay which smiled on Apollo;
was among the missing when he, him- j
self, bounded in the world.
Mr. Archer' came to Birmingham to at-1
tend the convention of merchants, for as
indicated above, In addition to distribu-;
ting the mail addressed to the citizens
of Westover, he finds time to weigh su
gar, measure kerosene and set the heart
1 of maid a-flutter by displaying latest.
modes in silks and calicoes.
“And T determined to walk," he added |
in telling the story. “As stated, I was]
determined to get to Birmingham on time. ,
I wanted to hear everything which was
planned to be said, and to see everything]
of which you newspaper reporters have
been writing for the past 10 years. So]
I started off bright and early yesterday
morning. When I had actually begun
the trip it was 6 o’clock. I wasted about
four hours in eating lunch and resting. I
reached Birmingham at 8 o’clock last
night. I figure that 1 walked the dis
tance of 30 miles in 10 hours, or an
average of three miles an hour.
“I forgot to tell you that my little
boy walked with me. He is 16 years of
age. He was a trifle footsore when we
arrived, and this morning I sent him
home under the protecting wing of the
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic rail
road. Incidentally, I exchanged shoes
with him. My shoe is a No. 9; his a
No. 7. However, as I have trained my
H. E. ARCHER
Of Westover. Rival of Mark Twain and Edward Payson Weston, only
merchant who used legs in coming to convention of merchants—Photo
by Oscar V. Hunt with Stephenson studio.
self to make the best of every circum
stance, I have managed to get about In
bis shoes today.”
And that he was not uncomfortable was
demonstrated a moment later when he
walked across the street and posed In
front of Saks' for the camera man of<
The Age-Herald. As he assumed the posi
tion required by the photographer, a mot
ley crowd gathered to smile. But Mr.
Archer, in whom the elements are so
blended that nature, throwing back its
head, might exclaim. ‘Behold, a man!”
was not at all abashed. He simply smiled
a smile in return, and stood his ground
until his features had been so thoroughly
inscribed that if need be they might be
preserved against all time for genera
tions to come.
“f'onie over to Westover in Shelby over
i yonder,” he finally said, pointing to the
political stronghold of the Longshore and
other well known families. “You may
ride the Atlanta, Birmingham and At
lantic if you desire. But should you
walk you will find the scenery beautiful,
and will later realize that the exercise
has served you well.”
Mrs. Hundley Will Make
Short Address in Capi
tol Park
Memoli's band rendered a light but
beautiful programme in Capitol park
last night. The attendance was up to
the average.
Tonight will close the open air# mu
sic season under the auspices of the
Music Study club. Mrs. Oscar R. Hund
ley, chairman of the park concert com
mittee. will make a short address from
the bandstand, thanking the public for
its generous support of the open air
music cause.
Mr. Memoll will present this pro
gramme:
March, “Le Puglle,” DeLucca.
Overture, “Fest,” Leu trier.
Selection. “Maritana.” Wallace.
Cornet solo, “Souvenir de !a Suisse,”
Liberatl.
"The Dance of the Serpents,” Boc
calari.
Grand selection, “Songs of Scotland,”
Lampe.
ready and the crowd broke p&st him.
“Walk right in,” he added.
REFRESHMENTS TOUCHED
JUST THE RIGHT SPOT
The refreshments served by the a'air
field Commercial club were elegant and
plentiful. There was ice cold lemonade
for everybody, sandwiches and ice
cream cones. Long tables were arranged
on the plaza and the ice cream cones
were served at the lower end. The re
freshments were greatly enjoyed and
the delegates received an impression
of Fairfield that they will never forget.
TJie immense plant of the American
Steel and Wire company caused much
comment, the plant now nearir.g com
pletion. It is one of the biggest In
dustries in the Birmingham district.
The delegates spent the morning yes
terday In shopping with the local job
bers and It Is stated that the business
done was enormous. Thousands of dol
lars were spent by the delegates in
placing their fall orders and it was said
that nearly every man who registered
presented his rebate book before he
left, which means that every man who
presented his rebate bock for his rail
road fare bought over $250 worth of
goods.
The success of the merchants’ con
vention and the formation of the state
association were the talk of the town
yesterday. It Is acknowledged io have
been one of the biggest and most suc
cessful events ever held In the city and
arrangements will be started at once.
It is said, for the second convention
next year when twice as many people
are expected. Murray Brown, chairman
of the Chamber of Commerce w holesale
trade committee, is receiving congratu
lations on every side as well »s other
members of the wholesale trade com
mittee, which had charge of the con
vention. The officials of the Chamber
of Commerce are highly pleased and
are enthusiastic over the prospects for
the convention next year.
RETURN IN HAPPY
FRAME OF MIND
The crowrd returned to town last
night in a happy frame of mind. As they
poured out under the train sheds they
were singing songs like a erow’d of
college boys—and they hadn't had a
thing but lemonade! It is not expect
ed that the real exodus of the dele
gates will begin before this morning,
when probably the majority of them
will leave for their homes. Many who
have concluded their business affairs
are staying over a day or two to take
in the theatres, the ball games, the zoo
and other of the amusements which the
city afford*
ANNOUNCE FACULTY OF
BIBLE TRAINING SCHOOL
DR. WILLIAM J. WILLIAMSON
Pastor of the Third Baptist church
of St. Louis, who has been selected
as member of this year’s faculty of
the Bible Training school.
DR. HOWARD M. HAMILL
Of Nashville, chairman of the edu
cational committee of the Inter
national Sunday School association,
another member of the faculty.
r-reparaiions tor tne Holding or the
Bible training school in Birmingham
from October 27 to 31, inclusive, are
rapidly being completed by the training
school committee of the Birmingham
Sunday School association, which Is in
charge of arrangements. This commit
tee is composed of A. I,. Smith, chair
man; B. P. Bearden, M. R. McNeil,
Frank Dominick, Mrs. S. P. Moore and
Mrs. N. A. Barrett.
The programme for the school will he
the most elaborate and complete that
lias ever been prepared for the training
school. It will be announced to the pub
lic In the near future.
The faculty for the training school
this year Is regarded the finest one
that has ever been employed by the
Birmingham Sunday School assocTatlon.
Men and women of known Intellectual
ability from all sections of the coun
try have been secured and everything
will t>e done to tnake every session as
Interesting and instructive as possible.
The complete faculty for the schcool
this year is as follows:
Miss Myra Batchelder, elementary su
perintendent of the Alabama Sunday
School association, Instructor of begin
ners' methods and primary lessons. p
Mrs. Howard Hamlll, elementary super
intendent of the Methpdlst Episcopal
church. South, Instructor in primary
methods.
P. E. Green, educational seceretary of
the Presbyterian U. S. A. church, Instruc
tor In junior graded lessons.
Dr. L. C. Branscomb, presiding elder of
the Birmingham district, Instructor In
principles of personal work. .
The Rev. A. K. Wright, pastor of the
Ensley Baptist church, instructor in meth
ods of personal work.
Mrs. S. P. Moore, teachers' training su
perintendent of the Alabama Sunday
School association, instructor In senior
graded lessons.
Mrs, Jessie Wright, home department
superintendent of the Birmingham Sunday
School association, instructor in home de
partment methods.
Leon C. Palmer, general secretary of
the Alabama Sunday School association,
instructor In Intermediate graded lessons.
Mrs. George Geyer, Women's Bible class
specialist, instructor In women’s Bible
class work.
Dr. H. ,M. Hamlll. chairman of the edu
cational committee of the International
Sunday School association, instructor in
uniform lessons.
I>r. William J. Williamson, naston of
the Third Baptist church of St. I-ouis,
specialist in Bible work and Sunday school
organization.
W. Pierce, associate general secre
tary of the International Sunday School
association, specialist in men’s Bible class
work.
Dr. Robert .T. Bateman, pastor of the
Troy Baptist church, specialist in Bible
work.
Preston Orwig of Toronto, ’teen age su
perintendent of the "province of Ontario,
instructor in ’teen age boys’ work.
Miss Minnie Kennedy, general secretary
of the Birmingham Sunday School asso
ciation. instructor in ’teen age girls’ work.
Mrs. S. P. Moore, general superintendent
of the junior department of the Birming
ham Sunday School association, instructor
in junior methods.
PRESS CLUB PLANS
List of Invitations to Non
Residents Will Probably
Co Out This Week
A brief session of the board of gov
ernors of the Birmingham Newspaper
club was held yesterday In t4« club's
temporary offices, 440-1 Brown-Marx
building, and a short additional list of
names was passed upon for associate
membership.
Every mall continues to bring ac
ceptances and between 20 and 30 wer*
received yesterday. The membership
committee Is eager to have responses
to the Invitations as promptly as pos
sible either In the affirmative or neg
ative In order that they may know
when the proposed limit of member
ship is being approached.
The Invitations to non-resident mem
bers are about ready and will probably
be mailed out by the end of the week.
It Is expected that the non-resident
membership feature will make a very
strong appeal to the prominent men of
the state outside Birmingham who ate
here frequently and who will appre
ciate so appropriate a place as the press
club to meet their friends and to make
headquarters while In the city.
Practically every acceptance received
contains some complimentary expres
sion and cordial prediction of success
regarding the new press club. The fact
that Its membership will repres nt the
men who are doing things In Birming
ham and Alabama and that the quarters
will be so unique, make a strong ap
peal to everyone. The club will have
more than 12.000 square feet of space
on the top floor, mezzanine floor anil
roof garden of the new Jefferson bank
building.
1 ON SAVINGS
Your Profit On “Spot
Cash”
One of the greatest automobile
concerns, with unlimited credit,
buys everything for spot cash be
cause it pays.
The probate records show every
day where profits are made by
people of moderate means as well
as larger by having cash on hand.
The Savings Department helps
people who “intend to save” to
make a reality of it and furnishes
them both compound interest and
the ready cash when the oppor
tunity comes to buy. Open Satur
day evening 4 to 8.
mCANTRUSUfiAVINGSRAM
nnST AND TWENTIETH - BIRMINGHAM
BANKRUPT WITH BIGGEST
LIST OF ORDERS ON HAND
IN HISTORY OF COMPANY
Edward Hiller was yesterday appointed
receiver of the Ribley-Menge Brick com
pany by Judge V- !• Grubb of the fed
eral court. The company was thrown
into Inloluntary bankruptcy yesterday
morning but President John W. Sibley
says the company has more orders on
Its books than ever in its history and
that it will be only a short time until
it works out of its tlnanclal difficulty.
The petitioning creditors are Goodali
Brown & Co., Wood-Crabbe Grain Co.,
and the Alabama Mill Elevator Co., and
Referee in Bankruptcy Alex C. Birch will
issue a call for a meeting of all the
creditors in the near future.
President Sibley yesterday made the
following statement regarding the com
pany’s uffairs:
“The demand for products of the Sib
ley-Mengb Co. had increased to such an
extent that a new plant dout-Uig the
capacity was built and put in operation
in 1912, w'hich wfas the second time the
company had doubled its capacity since
its organization to meet the growing de
mand for its high grade face brick.
“The company had expected to pay for
these enlargements and provide adequate
working capital needed for carrying on
the increased business by sale of its se
curities, which were held in the treasury
for that purpose. By reason of the gen
eral financial conditions that have pre
vailed the company has been unable to
sell these securities, which has culmi
nated in its being unable to meet its
pressing obligations, and for the protec
tion of all interests, both creditors and
security holders, a receiver has been ap
pointed to conserve the estate and oper
ate the plants.
"The company has the largest amount
of unfilled orders on its books in its
entire history and the demand for this
product over the entire south will war
rant the steady operation of the plant,
while a plan of reorganization is being
worked out to provide the mtessary cap
ital to put the institution on a self-sus
tained basis.
"Every contract, on the books will be*
carried out without delay and the large
force of employes kept busy.
"The receiver, Mr. Edward Hiller, is a
thoroughly practical brick man, and will
have the confidence and co-operation of
all parties concerned.
"An appraisal of the property made not
long since by one of the most reputable
appraisal companies in America indicates
that it is worth over double the amount
of its bonded and floating indebtedness,
and the plants are being operated on a
good profitable basis, so I feel assured
that the receiver will be able to work
it out on a satisfactory basis.
“The company owns over a thousand
acres of lands and operates its own coal
mines, thus insuring cheap fuel. The
company has not ortty furnished about
fx* per cent of the face brick used in
Birmingham in all of its skyscrapers,
churches, apartment houses, stores and
handsome residences, but by reason of
its extensive trade in such cities as At
lanta, Savannah, New Orleans, Memphis.
Meridian Jacksonville, Pensacola and
Tampa, not to mention a. host of smaller1
cities, served to advertise Birmingham
products, but has caused a constant flow
of outside money into our local banks and
Jobbing houses who have done business
with the Slbley-Menge company.”
ADVOCATE OPENING
NINETEENTH STREET
Property Owners Indorse
Molton’s Suggestion at
Meeting
Citizens of Birmingham who own prop
erty on Nineteenth street are strongly in
favor of the suggestion recently advanced
by T. H. Molton that the street be
opened under the railroad, in accordance
with the new viaduct plans. A meeting
of the owners was held Wednesday night
in the Chamber of Commerce auditorium.
Mr. Molton was elected chairman of tho
Meeting and B. C. Stark chosen secretary.
Upon taking the chair Mr. Molton ex
plained the purpose of the meeting and
said that it was not simply to boost Nine
teenth street property, but to lend enthu
siastic support to the plans of the city
engineers for solving the grade crossing
problem, which, he said, was the only
practicable one.
Mr. Molton pointed out that the city
owns the old Bouthside market on South
Nineteenth street and the city hull on
North Nineteenth, and would therefore be
benefited materially by connecting the
two streets.
City Engineer Walter G. Kirkpatrick
was called upon and explained in detail
the proposed plan for the whole city. He
said there would be no engineering diffi
culty in opening Nineteenth street. As an
inducement to the railroads to adopt the
proposed solution of the grade crossing
problem, he pointed out that they would
jbe relieved of the necessity of employing
perhaps 25 flagmen, whose salaries com
bined and capitalized would show an in
terest on possibly $300,00b.
Engineer .stearnes, tue grade crossing
expert employed l>y the city, then rnada
a brief speech. He had with him blue
prints showing the conditions prevailing
at Nineteenth street and said he saw no
Insurmountable obstacle to opening It.
a. R. Harsh, in udvocatlng the opening,
said that It would add $2,000,000 of tax
values to the present valuations on that
street, revenue from which enhancement
would do much toward paying for the con
demnation of the street, if such drastic
measures had to be employed.
A resolution was adopted that king Mr.
Kirkpatrick and Mr. Stearnes for the at
tendance. The meeting decided to go on
record as favoring the opening of the
street. The chairman was empowered to
appoint a committee of 15 eltlzens\to carry
out this Indorsement of the general plan.
The chairman was also authorized to ap
point a committee of three to perfect an
organization of Nineteenth street property,
owners. The meeting then adjourned to
meet again at the call of the chairman.
Building Permits
The following building permits were
issued yesterday in tne office of the
building Inspector:
$1000—N. W. Cullom, Clift Road; one
story frame building.
$1443—City of Birmingham, Ensley;
one story frame house.
$2366—City of Birmingham, Waldrop
avenue and Sixty-fourth street; one
story frame.
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Marriage Licenses
The following marriage licenses were is
sued yesterday In the office of the probate
clerk:
Sam McCluney of Birmingham and Mis .
Ruby Haynle.
Charles H. Ha. kings of Birmingham and
Mrs. Ruby M. Wadsworth.
HENDERSON MEETS
MANY MERCHANTS
Greatly Pleased With Recep
tion Accorded Him
Yesterday
C'hurles Henderson, president of tho
railroad commission, and one of the lead
ing candidates for the office of governor,
was given a cordial reception yesterday in
front of tlie Hotel Morris by vast crowds
of those solid Alabamians who were in at
tendance on tlie merchants' convention.
Mr. Henderson had been en route td
Huntsville, where the arguments In tho
case of the state vs. the Central of Geor
gia railroad were to be heard by federal
judges. Learning Hint on account of tho
Illness of one of the judges the case woulj
be postponed, Mr. Henderson made tho
best of Ills opportunity to meet and min
gle with the merchants of tlie state.
At the noon hour a vast throng of mer
chants was gathered to the front of tho
Morris, and Into this throng Mr. Hender
son was carried. He met them all, shook
the bauds of all, and was assured of tho
support of tlie great majority of them.
That the merchants or the smaller cities
and towns are potent political factors Is
generally recognized, and Mr. Henderson
naturally felt elated by the reception
given him.
"I seem to be gaining ground every
day,” stated Mr. Henderson, "and it is ev
ident to practically everybody that certain
« f my opponents are losing strength day
by day. The outlook is exceedingly en
couraging.”
In regard to his campaign in Jefferson,
Mr. Henderson said: "After the conclu
sion of the current municipal campaign.
1 will move into Jefferson county for the
purpose of opening north Alabama head
quarters here. I will have a manager, of
course, and, will conduct an aggressive
light. It is the general belief over the
state that Jefferson will give me Its sup
port, and with this strength in the most
strategic point of the state, I will movi
throughout every other north Alabama
! county In aggressive style. The election is
a long way off, and there is yet plenty of
time. The outlook seems to be exceeding
ly propitious, and I am more confident at
the conclusion of each passing day.”
Mr. Henderson declined to discuss hia
opponents, or to refer to them by name.
IRON CITY OIL AND GAS
CO. IS INCORPORATED
The Iron City Oil and Gas company
war? Incorporated yesterday with a to
tal authorized capital stock of $10,000.
According to the certificate of In
corporation the main offices of the
company will be located in thi3 city.
Tiie amount of capital stock with which
It will begin business is $32,080. Each
share of stock has a par value of $1.
The incorporators of the new com
pany were H. T. Stacey, P. U. Ault#
IL W. Coffin. E. T. Beatty and Lewis
Whaley, while the officers are, H. T.
Stacey, president; Lewis Whaley, vice
president; T. E. Beatty, secretary, and
P. G. Ault, treasurer.
In the application for Incorporation
the incorporators stated that the ob
ject of the new company Is to drill,
mine and prospect for oil, petroleum,
natural gas and minerals of all kinds
and character: and also to carry on the
business of buying, selling, renting^
leasing and dealing in real estate.