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AN INDUSTRIAL CAMPAIGN.
"Birmingham needs an industrial cam
paign. Property holders, business and
professional men should he made to real
ize that it Is of the utmost importance
to ttie future of this city to have more in
dustrial plants here and that all efforts
possible should be directed to that field.
In fact, it is vital to the future growth
and development of Birmingham to have
here more and greater diversity of in
dustrial enterprises than is now existing.
The opportunity for securing these is as
good as could be expected, all things
taken into consideration. It only requires
intelligent efforts rightly directed and
sustained. Here are a few facts that
could well form the basis of such efforts:
Mr. Cotton spent several months in look
ing over the .south for a location for his
mill. He visited over forty dif
ferent places and aarefully examined
their so-called advantages and finally
settled on Birmingham. This fact alone
rightly presented could scarcely fail in
influencing some others to coma here.
There are in New England 1489 cotton
mills. Of these eighty are not running,
thirty-nine have been burned and not re
built, twenty-nine have changed owner
ship and thirty are contemplating re
moval to the south. The Commercial
club should be so placed that If necessary
it could send a good man to New England
and keep him there until other mills were
secured for Birmingham. St. Louis
should be worked also for iron industries.
The success of the Howard-Harrison
plant would be a strong object lesson to
work in that field. Then Cincinnati could
be Interested, for this is tiie natural terri
tory for Cincinnati to work in and cap
ital can be had there for development
here if intellgent efforts are made to ob
tain it. There ere two important indus
tries now seeking a location here—a car
wheels works and a furniture factory,
both of which are satisfied with the out
look for successful business here. But
our own citizens are not awake to the
importance of such work, and they must
be brought to realize how very essential
to the prosperity of Birmingham is such
a campaign. Let the Commercial club
go'before the people on this basis and stick
to tt and the result cannot fail in good,
both for the club and for Birmingham.
A KIND AND HONEST WELCOME.
That was a very gracious introduction
which Ex-President Harrison gave to
Gen. John R Gordon when he lectured at
Indianapolis last week. General Harri
son said:
"Ladies and Gentlemen: I do not be
lieve that a lecture by Bismarck on the
last days of the Franco-Prussian war
would be listened to In Paris, but we
shall listen tonight, not only without
prejudice, but with very great pleasure,
to a lecture from that distinguished sol
dier and statesman. General Gordon of
Georgia. The two conditions are widely
different. We have not Alsace and Lor
raine. We have not lost any territory.
We are tonight again a union of all the
Elates under one flag, loved by all its
people. (Applause.)
"Wo are cherishing no revenge; we are
tonight only asking this question of any
man. ‘Does he love the constitution and
the flag?’ (Applause.) This question
our distinguished friend has already no
bly answered. (Applause.)
"There was some good accounting ac
cruing from that long and bitter strife.
V - learned to have a better appreciation
ol each other. In that struggle we learn
ed to value each other for what we are
worth and to find in euqh other that cour
age, that endurance, that devotion to a
cause which Is characteristic of Ameri
cans. and made us one in sense of our
strife. (Applause.) And not that only,
for I shall not go through the catalogue.
It has given us a magnificent prepara
tion for the next war. (Applause.) There
was a great deal of discussion during the
war and there has been a great deal by
military critics since as to the relative
advantages possessed by the Confeder
ates and the union armies. We had
ampler war materials and a larger pop
ula'inn. They had Interior lines. All of
those questions have been discussed. Per
haps we did not have a fair test of which
was the better men. but If this country
should ever again assemble a great army
arid Georgia should charge with Indiana,
then we would know, and woe to those
that must meet that resistless charge
"It Is a subject of profound gratifica
tion and rejoicing to every true Ameri
can that the prejudice and asperities
born of the ante war discussion and of
the war itself, are being wiped out. and
that we are today >>ne in our love for this
flag, one in onr adherence to the consti
tution of the United States, and that we
present to every foreign foe that threat
ens us a united and courageous people.
(Applause.)
"Without detaining you further, let
me present to you General Gordon.”
■BATTLESHIP MAINE.
The great battleship Maine, Just
launched, is a failure in respect to the
fact that she does not move upon an even
keel and that she lists to starboard. She
Is down in the water at the bow. Secre
tary Herbert is not uneasy about her. He
says:
' The Maine was designed to be an even
keel at her normal draught of 21 feet G
in"hes with 400 tons of coal on board She
lias now been fully loaded with over XOO
tons of coal and her draft forward is 2
feet 5 inches greater than aft. This is
not uncommon. Many other ships when
fully loaded are down by the bead more
or less. When the ship has been at sen
for a few days this will be corrected, in a
great part at least, by using the coal
which is generally taken from the for
ward part of the vessel. It would, of
course, be preferable that she should not
be down by the head quite so much as
she Is, but this will be corrected by the
i>«e of the after trimming tank, provided
for tills purpose, and by some shifting of
stores to the Rfter rooms not now used.
It perhaps may be also necessary to add
some permanent ballast.
"As to the listing of the Maine to star
board, this Is not a matter of importance.
It can be easily corrected by adjustment
of weights In loading. The Atlanta and
the Boston have both proved to be very
serviceable ships, hut In each of these
there Is a list nearly double that of the
Maine, and this Is also corrected by load
ing. These vessels both list when un
loaded about 7 degrees, or nearly double
the list of the Maine. The old frigate
United States, which was a splendid ves
sel In her day, was required to be
trimmed 2K inches by her head to get her
full speed,"
MISSISSIPPI.
On the day of election the New' Orleans
Times-Demoorat alluded to the case of
Mississippi as follows:
"The' fight in Mississippi is between
the democrats and the populists, and
the leading Issue Is the silver question.
That old-time issue of white supremacy,
which always figures so conspicuously
In southern elections, has disappeared
in Mississippi with the new suffrage
qualifications In that state; and the ne
groes now constitute so small an ele
ment in the voting population as to cut
no figure in politics. There was talk
seme days ago of the Increase In the num
ber of negro voters registered, but after
all they are only 16,965 in a total regis
tration of 123,121, or barely one-eighth.
In but a single county In the state (Bol
ivar) is there'a registered negro majority.
No clique or faction of whites can hope
therefore to get any material assistance
from a combination with the negroes.
"The Mississippi democrats got rid of
the silver question by adopting a very
strong pro, silver plank In their platform.
This took the wind out of the sail of the
populists. There had been considerable
desertions to the people's party through
discontent with the position of the nation
al democracy on the financial issue, but
the state convention stopped further
losses. When the populists met it was
found that they were all old men, that
there was none of the younger genera
tion, and that the party had received no
recruits. This assures an overwhelming
ly large democratic majority, estimated
at from two-thirds to four-fifths of the
total vote.
"The democracy of Mississippi, by
means of the suffrage amendment and
getting down to the people, have made
the party stronger than ever.”
THE BANKRUPT BILL.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat
thinks that a bankrupt measure of some
kind will be one of the Important ques
tions before congress at the approaching
session. It says:
"A national bankruptcy bill will un
doubtedly be one of the revivals of the
session; and the chances are that the
Torrey plan, with the Involuntary bank
ruptcy clause eliminated from it, will
form the groundwork of the measure
that will be considered. Many people
will hold that, the involuntary clause
being one of the essential features of the
Torrey bill, the reintroduction of the
Torrey bill without that famous clause
will resemble—to adopt an original illus
tration—the performance of "Hamlet"
with the role of Harriet omitted. But the
Torrey bill, even without the involuntary
clause, has more good features than any
other bankruptcy proposition now before
the country, and the passage of it even
in its mutilated state would be a distinct
gain to the business interests of the
United States. The irresistible opposi
tion that it met with in the house com
mittee on judiciary last congress may be
taken to signify that involuntary bank
ruptcy is regarded by representatives as
an infringement of personal freedom and
that that feature of any national bank
ruptcy scheme may as well be dropped
altogether.”
All things come to him who waits. We
democrats are waiting.
John D. Rockefeller, of Standard Oil
fame, has given In all to the University
of Chicago $7,425,000.
The attorney-general of Illinois threat
ens the prosecution of all insurance com
panies that enter into rate agreements.
The president has appointed a commis
sion to consider the advisability of a
dpep-water canal from the great lakes to
the Atlantic._
In«a speech at Philadelphia Col. A. K.
McClure expressed the belief that when
congress meets it will grant to Cuba the
rights of belligerents.
The Mobile Register bisects the presi
dent's Thanksgiving proclamation with a
baking powder advertisement. The next
thing will be to hang circus posters from
the pulpits._
The law is still after the Seventh Day
Adventists in Tennessee. All Its majesty
and machinery have been invoked to pun
ish a good soul who was guilty of the
heinous offense of setting out one dozen
raspberry slips on a Sunday moining,
contrary to the peace and dignity and
Sunday law of the state of Tennessee.
Fifteen hundred sea otter skins were
brought to the traders by Alaska Indians
this year, according to the estimate of a
trader just returned to Seattle. Furs of
bears and foxes aggregating many thou
sand dollars in value were also brought
in. He says Alaska's wealth in furs is
very great and In many regions is yet
practically untouched._
Slate censuses have been taken this
year by Massachusetts, Michigan, Wis
consin. Iowa and Minnesota, and the ag
gregate Increase in population of these
five states since 1890 is found to be 971,880.
This percentage applied to the whole
country would give an increase in the
past five years of 7.500,000, so that it is
safe to place the present population of
the United States at 70,000,000.
Bishop Wilmer of Alabama, who is fa
mous as a story teller, says that one of
his friends lost a dearly beloved wife
and In his sorrow caused these words to
be inscribed on her tombstone: "The
light of mine eyes has gone out." The be
reaved married within a year. Shortly
afterward the bishop was wdlklng
through the graveyard with another gen
tleman. When they arrived at the tomb
the latter asked the bishop what he would
say of the present state of affairs, in view
of the words on the tombstone. "I think,”
said the bishop, "the words 'But I have
struck another match' should be added."
GREENVILLE.
The First Day of the Fair Opens With a
Good Attendance.
Greenville, Nov. 6.—(Special Corre
spondence.)—The lecture here last night
by Hon. J. J. Parker, filling an engage
ment witlj the Young Men’s Christian as
sociation in Its lyceum course, was a
grand success. The people showed their
appreciation of a good thing by turning
out. giving a good house. No one can ap
preciate .lack Parker that has not heard
him us a lecturer.
The next in) the course will be an enter
tainment by the Schuburt Quintette on
the night of December G at city hall.
Allen- Whitny was chaiged with bur
glariously entering the dwelling of Mr.
Stonerode on the night of the 23d of Oc
tober and at the point of a pistol de
manding' .money troin iur. -fo >,.im; .
lie had been indicted for the offense by
the grand Jury, now in session. Being out
on trial yesterday he was promptly con
victed for the offense und will no doubt
be given the highest penalty under the
law for the offense. This shows prompt
work by the court officials.
This, the first day of the fair, has
drawn a fair crowd of visitors. While
the exhibits are not all In, the show Is
very creditable. There is a good race
programme for each day. There was
some good trotting by Alabama raised
colts today. Mr. Blakoy, the electrician
of Montgomery. Is putting in a plant to
light the grounds at night during the fair.
Will make special mention of agricul
tural and other displays next.
CENTREVILLE.
Circuit Court in Session—Murder Trial Set
for Yesterday.
Centerville. Nov. 6.—(Special.)—Our cir
cuit court here has been In full blast for
a week. Last week was devoted to the
civil docket, and a great many cases
were tried or otherwise disposed of.
Judge Moore’s charge to the grand jury
was one of the ablest and most compre
hensive ever delivered In Bibb county.
Circuit Solicitor W. W. Quarles was ab
sent, being quite sick at his home in
Selma, and the court appointed County
Solicitor W. W. Lavender circuit solicitor
pro tern.
The grand Jury made a final report
Saturday afternoon, having found forty
seven indictments, among which num
ber were several indictments for murder.
The case of the state vs. McCuily. In
dictment for murder, is set for trial to
day, and the case of the state vs. Elisha
Thrasher and five others, charged with
assassinating a negro about three weeks
ago. is set for trial Friday. Thrasher is a
younger brother of Bart Thrasher.
MUNFORD.
An Accident Resulting in Death—No Blame
Attached to the Railroad.
Munford, Nov. 6.—(Special Correspond
ence.)—This village and neighborhood
has for1 some time been quite dull, noth
ing eventful having happened for Beveral
weeks until Sunday. However it never
rains but it pours.
Yesterday a marriage and a murder
were chronicled. Today, even more is to
report. The Southern northbound local
freight No. 42, at about 8:15 a. m„ killed
an old man named Hulsey, a mile above
Munford. He and a nephew were walk
ing the Southern's track looking at a
Louisville and Nashville train pass at the
time the accident occurred. The tracks
are nearly parrallel at the point where
the accident happened. The body was
rolled about 100 feet. The engineer could
not see the men, as at this point the
track is quickly curved, so the railway
company cannot be held responsible.
Coroner Heine camp up from Talladega
this afternoon, and at this hour, 5
o'clock, is holding an Inquest.
Have Just learned that the negro
woman who “razored” the other has
been jailed at Talladega, and appears to
be glad that the work was done, laugh
ing and chatting over the matter with
any one who will converse upon that
subject. _
PUBLIC OPINION.
The London Spectator Is solemnly en
gaged In trying to explain why England
is the most unpopular nation on the
earth. It is a good subject for them to
think about, and a good time.—Spring
field Republican, Mug.
If Senator Sherman had not written a
book thousands of republicans would
have lived and died in the belief that
the presidency had been seeking him
for a score of years and had qnly failed
to find him through a series of mlscon
nections. Now they are forced to believe
that he has been all the time seeking the
office and is childishly mad because he
did not get it.—Indianapolis Journal, Rep.
The true test of a community’s senti
ments and inclinations is its acts, and to
that test this controversy may be safely
referred by the south. The south gives
the negro institutions of learning, oppor
tunities of prosperity, kindness, sympa
thy and genuine good will. Does the
north do as much for him? We think
not—certainly not in usuch abundant
measures and in such a spirit of friendly
regard.—Washington Post, Ind.
There are four men in the republican
party who will practically determine the
candidate for the presidency. They are
Senator Quay of Pennsylvania, ex-Sena
ator Platt of New York. Secretary of the
National Committee Manley df Maine
and Colonel Clarkson of InWa. These are
the big four of the republican party to
day, and there is little likelihood that
they will be divided on the homestretch
for the next presidential nomination.
They may not start out together, but
their relations are such that full and
frank conference between them will al
ways be assured, and they are reasonably
certain to unite on the successful candi
date before the nomination shall be made.
—Philadelphia Times, Ind.
Nature’s Gentlemen.
An exchange says: A few weeks ago a
gentleman going through a crowded part
of the city of Glasgow, Scotland, noticed
a pale-faced little bootblack waiting for
hire. Touched by the delicate look of the
child, he thought he would give him the
blacking of his boots to do. Accordingly,
he gave the little fellow the signal. The
boy at once crept lamely toward the gen
tleman. and. as he pulled himself along,
was nimbly supplanted by another boot
black, who was Immediately ready to be
gin.
“What's this for?" said the gentleman
to the Intruder, somewhat angrily.
"It's a' right." said the newcomer
brightly. "Jamie’s just a. wee while out
of the hospital, and the rest o’ us take a
turn about o' brushing for him."
Jamie smiled pleasantly by the way of
assuring the gentleman that his com
rade's story was true.
The gentleman was so gratified by this
act of brotherly kindness that he gave
Jamie's friend a whole shilling for his
work, telling him to give six pence to
Jamie and keep the other six pence to
himself.
‘'Na, na, sir," quickly replied this little
hero: giving the shilling to Jamie and
hurrying from the spot—"na, na, sir.
nane o’ us ever take any Jamie’s siller.”
The Nicaragua Canal.
New Orleans Picayune.
Rome days ago the Picayune printed
a. letter from Congressman Harry W. Og
den of the Fourth district of Louisiana
expressing his unqualified approval of
the proposition to construct the Nica
ragua canal, under the control of the
federal government of the United States.
The Ptcayune now prints a letter from
Oen. Adolph Meyer. Congressman for
the First district of Louisiana, to the
same effect. It is copied from the Manu
facturers' Record of Baltimore, to whioh
paper it was addressed In response to In
quiries. It is as follows:
"Yes. under safe and conservative pro
visions for the government's security. I
regard the construction of this canal as
of vital Importance to the further devel
opment of our commercial and industrial
terests."
It Is remarkable that so few of the
Louisiana members of either house of
congress are in favor of this great work;
but it is true that some, like Senator C»f
fery, have pronounced against It, and
others refuse to commit themselves. But
It will be built despite their opposition,
and It will operate as an enormous fac
tor in the prosperity of Louisiana, New
Orleans and the entire south.
STATE NEWS,
Tjuskaloosa is to have another butter
and cheese factory.
• * *
North Alabamian: Several families
from a distance have removed to Tus
curj'.bia within the last two or three
\vi*ks.
. . .
Gadsden Times-News: Fifty bales of
cotton was brought down by the !>oat
last Tuesday night for the Gadsden
warehouse.
• * •
North Alabamian: The Methodist re
vival closed last night. There were prob
ably twenty-five conversions, and a num
ber of accessions to the various churches.
Ca.nebrake Herald: Mr. Joe Graves
sold a great deal of hay in our city last
vifeek. The hay was raised at his place
near the city, and was baled as nicely as
any that comes to this market, and was
a fine quality.
* • *
Gadsden Times-News: Talk about fine
hogs is frequent Just now, and from every
direction come reports that the farmrs
of Etowah county will kill more meat
this fail than ever before in the history of
the county.
Gadsden Times-News: Gadsden seems
to be the only large cotton market in this
section that can show larger cotton re
ceipts this year than last. Cotton is still
'coming In rapidly and the merchants here
are enjoying a good trade.
Troy Messenger: R. J. Williams of Un
wood always has the interest of his com
munity at heart. He has put up a new
spoke factory that turns out 3000 spokes
per day. This greatly adds to the inter
ests there and Llnwood is proud of such
an enterprising citizen.
Huntersville Democrat: The govern
ment work on the river here has sus
pended on account of the water becom
ing too cold for hands to work. W. S.
Winn, engineer in charge, and'assistant,
J. N. Winn, have returned to Bridgeport
to the steamer McPherson.
North Alabamian: Three boy bums,
aged about 12, 1G and IS years respective
ly. of apparently good parentage and of
first rate appearance, were in Tuseumbla
Monday on their way to their homes in
Union City, Tenn., after a trip over the
country in blind baggage cars.
• • •
Huntersville Democrat: W. M. Ba
ker's plantalon on the north side has one
field of 160 acres in grass. Thirty-five
head of cattle are now in this field. It id
Mr. Baker’s purpose to fatten those and
others for sale as beef cattle, thereby
getting better returns from his corn.
• • *
Huntersville Democrat: A. E. Berry of
Cullman drove ninety-six head of cattle,
bought along the road between here and
Cullmnn, through Huntersville on the
2Gth en route to the Jackson county
farm of John R. Coffey, where 30-cent
corn will be converted into beef for win
ter marketing.
Cjanebrake Herald: The Metzger trial
excited a great deal of interest. The pre
liminary hearing was set for Monday
morning and a large crowd assembled,
many coming from a radius of several
miles. The case was not tried, being
postponed on account of the absence of
Judge Stewart.
• • •
Troy Messenger: W. IT. Todd, a pros
perous farmer of Tennllle. was in the
city today and paid the Messenger a
pleasant call. Mr. Todd says that he
has paid all that he owes here and ex
pects to remain out of debt. Hod speed
the day when all of Pike's farmers will
be in a like condition.
• * *
Marengo Democrat: Our little town Is
slowly improving. The new office of J.
M. Miller, Esq., is being painted, papered
and carpeted. The residence of Dr. J. H.
Heorge is beginning to look as though it
will soon be completed, and lumber is
being placed on the ground for the
building of a residence for Dr. A. B.
Stone. There is also talk of another resi
dence and a first-class blacksmith and
wood shop being built.
• * •
Huntsville Argus: The only car load
of geese that ever left Huntsville was
shipped by A. W. Barnum & Co. a few
days ago. Mr. Barnum has at times sent!
car loads of poultry to Chicago and New
York markets, hut this is the first time
he essayed a shipment of an entire car
load of geese alone. It is worthy of men
tion that the money paid by this firm
to country people for eggs and poultry
nmounts to over $100,000 a year.
• • •
Morgan County Herald: William Har
vey. the Illinois gentleman who bought
the Fennel place, came in last Thursday,
and is already busy preparing to revolu
tionize things out there. Mr. Harvey is
a thorough farmer. He lived in Decatur
for several years after the war, and his
hankering after our sunny climes and
boundless resources caused him to re
turn. May he accomplish his fondest ex
pectations is our fervent wish.
North Alabamian: A young- man nam
ed Bradford was arrested last Thursday
In the neighborhood of Roseoe. charged
with having applied the torch to ht» un
cle’s residence In the ‘‘cut off.” which was
entirely consumed with all Its contents.
The family narrowly escaped with thel>
lives. He was placed under a bond of
$1000. and up to this writing had been un
able to make the bond, and was being
held by the constable of the beat.
* * •
Eufaula Times: Mr. C. C. Murphy paid
us a short visit this week. He is one of
the best and mast successful farmers of
the county. Not more than a dozen years
ago he started with a one horse farm, and
bv close attention to his business he has
climbed the ladder rapidly, and today Is
well off of this world's goods He has
cultivated few acres, but he made these
rich, producing over a bale to the acre,
besides raising all necessary supplies at
home.
* * •
Tuscumbia Correspondent to Leighton
News: There was a small free circus In
town last week. A car load of Arizona
horses were sold and It was a plonle to
witness their capers when roped. There
were two accidents which came near re
sulting seriously. Mr. Crump, a German
farmer, and John Prout were badly hurt.
Ben Palmer purchased one of the horses,
and while trying to get it home It fell and
broke Its neck.
* • •
Gadsden Tlmes-News: The Menlo
Hatchett tells of a quiet and romantio
wedding which did not get to the public
ear for several weeks. Chelsa. a small
station up the Chattanooga Southern, Is
the home of Charley Garner, the young
man In the affair, and Miss Laura Groo
ver of Fairvlew is the young lady. On
the evening of SeptembW 11 the couple
started to church and on their way they
met Rev. A. J. Weaver. It seems that
the wedding had been prepared for, be
cause the young man produced a mar
riage license and Dr. Weaver united
them. For some reason they kept the
matter a close secret until a few days ago.
New England profited enormously by
the tast war. With her ready capital
end factories she was In a position to
take advantage of the necessities of the
nation, and under the financial difficul
ties and the policy of the high protection
wbloh followed the war New England
employed her capital and manufacturing
plants most profitably. All of these
advantages are slipping from her, and It
Is perha*>a natural that she should yearn
for a return of the opportunities of iwar.
—St. Louis PostdDispatch, Dem.
ALABAMA EDITORS,
Hot.
The drink question can be summed up
in the simple Saj^on word of three let
ters—rot.
Rot of barley, rot of corn.
That's where alcohol Is horn;
To this rotten nature true,
To rot is all that he can do.
Rotten men and rotten boys;
Rotten hopes and rotten Joys;
Rotten fame and reputation;
Rotten polities In the nation;
Rotten ballots; rotten laws;
Parties with a rotten cause;
Nursed^m Nature’s rotten juices,
Rot Is all that it produces.
—Moulton Advertiser.
10 to 1.
Union Springs Herald: Sixteen to one,
so far as the ladles are concerned, means
18 yards of goods In the sleeves to one
yard In the waist.
Says the Mobile News:
"Now is the time for the democrats in
Alabama to lay aiside party strife and
discord and stand together with an un
broken front against the common en
emy.”
A Correct Imitator.
The fair loyalist of the Huntsville Tri
bune gets off the following:
"Billy Van, while standing on the plat
form of the Grand Central depot in New
York recently, gave such a correct Imi
tation of a locomotive whistle that a
drummer kissed his girl good-bye."
Nothing Like Confldence.
General "Keep-off-the-Grass" Coxey
says he is going topoll itOO.OOO votes and he
elected governor of Ohio. That’s right,
Ginrul, there's nothing like confidence.—
North Alabamian.
The "ginrul” made too much noise and
was caught by the “bogie man.”
Knocked Out on First Bound.
Says the North Alabamian:
"Billy Richardson floored Chairman
Moseley of the republican party of this
state the other day In a discussion, by a
single question: ‘Are you a gold stand
ard advocate?' ‘Yes,’ was the reply, and
Mose went under at the first dash out of
the box.”
A Stormy Family.
The Morgan County Herald is responsi
ble for the following:
"A man in this vicinity states that he
first met his wife in a storm, took her
fcut the first time in a storm, proposed to
her in a storm, married her in a storm,
and in fact has been living in a storm
ever since.”
The Way They Do in Georgia.
The Canebrake Herald directs the at
tention of the fighting editors of Ala
bama to the way they do in Georgia:
"Georgia editors are ahead of Alabama
editors when it comes to fighting. Ala
bama editors get angry at one another
sometimes and punch and gouge, or may
be, take a few rounds at one another with
a. gun. Georgia editors are more civilized
than that. They of course get angry, but
instead of making hostile demonstrations
they resort to the code. That looks like
a very dangerous proceeding, but it is
really an easy way out of a difficulty.
After resorting to the code, e^ch claims
that the other has violated some minor
provision, and the duel is called off,
while the editors sulk it out.
Glad “Gov. Bob” Got It.
Says the Selma Times:
“The Montgomery Advertiser is now at
tempting to credit Col. Bob McKee’s ap
pointment to Sentors Morgan and Pugh.
The Times happens to know that Colonel
McKee did not know that his name was
being urged for the place he got until
three or four days before his commission
arrived, and It was on the recommenda
tions of others than our senators. It is
strange that the Advertiser would admit
that these recalcitrant senators, who, ac
cording to its way of thinking, have dond
so much to break up the democratic par
ty, should have so much influence at
Washington as to have Colonel McKee
appointed to so important a post. As for
us, we are glad that "Governor Bob” got
the appointment, no matter who recom
mended him.”
A Midnight Assassin,
The Montgomery Journal In the fallow
ing comment makes grave charges
against Its democratic neighbor:
"The Huntsville Tribune seems to think
that if Captain Johnston Is nominated
for governor the Montgomery Advertiser
will defeat his election. It says: ‘The
Montgomery Advertiser is no better now
than it was a yearago.no better than Cas
sius Clay, Jr., and his gang should pre
pare for war in times of peace, and not
expect to play with the Advertiser and its
gang a game of heads you win, tails I
lose. This is the only way tho Advertiser
will play, and if Joe Johnston is nomi
nated, notwithstanding all of the Adver
tiser’s pledges, it will jockey all the way
through to secure the election of a repub
lican gold bug nominee.’ There need be
no doubt as to the attitude of the cuckoo!
organ in this city in case a free silver
man is nominated for governor whether
that man be Captain Johnston or some
other equally worthy democrat. It will
prove a midnight assassin. Watch and
wait.”
The Silver Craze Hard to Kill.
Says the Canebrake Herald:
“The weekly press representing the
gold faction are very- busy each week
slaying, throttling, burying, or otherwise
Injuring the silver craze. And the stub
born craze refuses to die, even at the dic
tation of the country editor. Every week
the readers of said papers are Informed
as to the demise of said craze, or it has
received a backset on account of tills or
|that, but before the next issue It bobs up
serenely again and will not down at the
editor's bidding, and he kills It off again
with another editorial.
1 “Then after he has killed it tt rises and
chases him, like a ghost or nightmare,
and if he holds offloe it disputes his title
to his seat next term—and then he writes
another editorial and kills it again.
“This sort of thing has now been going
on for several months and there is no
very great change yet. The silver craze
has been killed every week, If newspaper
reports are true, but It alwuys manages
to survive and gets around as lively as
ever."
NEW YORK REAR ESTATE.
Comparisons With Situations Here and in
London.
New York Tribune.
Jefferson M. Levy, No. 32 Nassau street,
who effected the sale of the old Delinon
ico property on Broad street, through to
New street, to the Commercial Cable
Building company recently, Is one of the
best known and most successful real es
tate operators in this city. Mr. Levy
practically closed the sale before he left
for London early in June. The completion
of the transaction was announced sub
sequently to his return on August 15.
, When asked by a Tribune reporter yes
terday his views on real estate matters
in this city he said:
"My theory has been for many years
in relation to real estate that when it
paid 8 to 10 per cent It would eventually
have to come down to a basis of 3 per
cent interest. Take London for example.
In that city real estate sales at auction
have been on a basis of a net return of
from 3 per cent to 8V4 per cent valuation.
In the neighborhood of the Bank of Eng
land, Threadneedle street and the finan
cial center generally property valuations
are almost unapproachable. It is not of
fered for sale. There are Instances where
prices are Obtained sometimes equaling
1150 to MOO a square flsot. Whenever a
transaction Is completed it happens that
an advance is offered to the purchaser
in case he may desire to sell.
Transactions With Corporations in London.
"A exeat many of the transactions over
there are with corporations. Take, for
Instance, the Gordon Hotel company.
Tills owns the Metropole, the Grand, the
Victoria, the Metropole at Brighton and
two or three others with a huge capital
ization. This coriioration paid last year,
as a result of the operation of its differ
ent establishments, a dividend on the pre
ferred stock, 10 per cent dividend on the
common stock and $160,000 was carried
over to the reserve fund, and all this after
the company had expended $225,000 in im
provements. I mention this to illustrate
the advantages of massing capital for
investments.
Height of Buildings.
“Everything is turned Into corpora
tions there; even the music halls ami
the restaurants are operated by corpora
tions, and large profits accrue. Mean
while London has improved within ten
years just as much as New York. I re
member lands in London that could have
been bought for $1000 an acre ten years
ago which are worth $7000 and $S000 an
acre now. And these are now all entirely
built over. It is necessary to bear in
mind, however, that London cannot de
rive so large profits as we do here, be
cause of the laws which restrict build
ings in their construction to certain lines,
calculated to Insure a larger supply of
light and air. There the highest build
ings do not exceed six stories. They look
more massive, of course, than ours, be
cause of the uniformity of height along a
street front. When you come to the ho
tels, like the Metropole, the Victoria and
the Grand, they are eight stories in
height.
The Situation in New York.
"Now, When you come to New York
you will find a situation altogether dif
ferent, but it only illustrates that which
is likely to be realized here. We will
take, for instance, a piece of property
formerly occupied as a military barracks,
where soldiers of the war of 1812 were
accommodated, I could have bought that
property in 1885 for $90,000, being about
$80 a square foot. But later the Mutual
Life Insurance company paid for the
same property, under the Impetus of
down town Improvements, the sum of
$550,000. Upon this they built a struct
ure of fifteen stories in height, and they
derived a profitable rental from these
several floors. It is a fact that the Mu-^
tual Life has not one office vacant in Its"
buildings, and has a list of 400 appli
cants now on its books. The American
Surety building is another Instance that
all this office area is in constant demand.
The applications are numerous, but no
tenant will be accepted who is not entire
ly satisfactory to the president of the
company. There are far more applicants
for offices in that building than the com
pany has for rent.”
Homes in the Northern Part of the City.
Referring to the available property in
the northern part of the city and the
prospects in that locality, as well as in
Westchester county, Mr. Levy said:
UMBRELLAS
FROM
$5000 to %I.JO.
Drop in and take a look at
our new assortment.
The handsomest that has ever
been in the city of Birming
ham.
They* are on exhibition and
you will be convinced when you
see them.
ROGAN.
"I have been largely interested for
many years in that section lying north
of the Harlem river, embraced in the
Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth wards,
and in Westchester county below the
upper line of Yorkers. I believe this sec
tion is destined to be to New York what
the outlying districts are to London. The
population of New York is gradually be
ing forced into these districts; people
who locate their homos there are building
villas, and each one is not only an adorn
ment of the landscape, but it is an invita
tion to other home-seekers to locate on
picturesque land, where ground may ba
had sufficient to surround an entire bouse
and afford ample space for lawns, flower
gardens, eto. This whole section has
been retarded in its development by the
lack of transportation facilities and es
pecially by the old-fogy management of
the New' York and IJarlem railroad.
When the transportation lines which that
section demands are provided, improve
ments will be rapid enough to satisfy
every one.”
Opposed to an Underground Railway.
Mr. Levy was asked to express hl3
views in regard to the desirability of an.
underground railway in New York. He"
replied:
“I am opposed to this plan altogether.
I presented to the mayor last spring my
views of the Impracticability of the tun
nel scheme In New York. I have traveled
In the tunnel of the underground system
Ir. London, and I am satisfied that the
American people and the citizens of New
York w'111 never utilize any such plan for
traveling purposes. It Is only necessary
for one to pass through the tunnels of the
Hudson River road to appreciate how un
pleasant It Is to travel during the heated
weather through these underground
channels I believe It is a great mistake
for New York to go Into such an enter
prise Els that recommended by the rapid
transit commission. In my judgment
the true solution of this problem exists
in a plan for the construction of a viaduct
railroad on the extreme east and west
sides of the city, to be laid out through
private property. The route for such a
viaduct can be utilized underneath by
creating out of the structure stores and
warehouses, and these can be made to
return In the W’ay of rental fully 5 per
cent on the sum expended for the land
acquired. There should be also a system
of grand terminals, like that of Charing
Cross and others in London, providing
transfers east and west Cnen central
points. In a short time after the comple
tion of such a system of rapid transit
there would be an enormous increase in
the value of taxable property in New
York/'
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