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THE SCKAiNTON TKIBUNE-SATURDAY, DECEMBER II, 1901'.
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BIRMINGHAM
ANDJICINITY
A GLANCE AT THE MINERAL
WEALTH OF ALABAMA.
The Hegton Whcio Iron and Conl nnd
Limestone Mny Bo Found In the
Same Neighborhood Why Iron Is
Produced nt Birmingham nt n Coat
Less Thnn nt Any Other Point.
Will It 11 lor 'llif Tlllitilif
LOl'ATKD III Hip lioi'tlli'i'ii portion nC
tho mute of Alabama, Ih the rich
est inlnoral illKtrlct In the South,
and with tliu viii'lmm inlitcnilH roni
Mnoil In Anicrlca, It not' In tho world.
This mineral section comprises twonly
elKlit count Irs, with an urea of n.noil
square miles, nr two-tUths of the state,
and a population or 8rii),oor),or ulmtit r.o,
CftO less than one-half of the state's
population. "What Riven this seetlon
special promlnenec from a commercial
and Industrial standpoint, are Its vast
beds of coal, lion ore, and limestone
almost Inexhaustible. The coal tlelds
are divided by geologist Into three dis
tricts: the "Warrior" lias ",M10 square
miles, with fifty seams of coal; the
"f'ahaba," -100 square miles, with twen
ty seams of coal, and the "Coosa" llelds
have li'O square miles. These three
Ileitis contain In round numbers 110,000.
nno.Oflrt tons of available coal n sulllc
lent itmount, mining at the rate of 10,
nno tons 11 day. to last II, rial) years be
lore exhausting Its supply a sufllcient
iimumiL to supply the world's consump
tion at present for generations to come.
These estimates are given for the pur
pose of Impressing the possibilities of
i oal supply from the coal fields of Ala
bama. This coal Is superior for steam
nnd domestic purposes, and for the
manufacture of gas and coke.
THK mmirxtMiAM distiiict.
Located in the central southern part
of this mineral section, Is what Is
known as tho Birmingham district, em
bracing an area of L'.Sflfl square miles,
with a population of l'i'.'i.OOO people. The
city of Birmingham is its financial cen
ter and distributing point. The bitu
minous fields, already In working, cov
er 6,000 square miles and contain over
M.OOO.OOO.OOO tons, embracing nil the
bituminous varieties. In close proxim
ity to the coal are iron mines and im
mense beds of limestone, tho iron ore
yielding from forty to forty-live per
cent, of pig iron.
The ore supply of this district is prin
cipally derived from tho red fossillfer
inis ores of "Red Mountain," northeast
of the city the veins measuring some
twenty feet thick at tho outcrop, ex
tending at an angle of twenty degrees
to an unknown depth. Some of those
slopes have been driven down a. thous
and feet, with no deterioration in qual
ity or diminution in the size of the vein,
nnd no Indication of either. Nature
has laitl up here in this lied Mountain,
alone, a supply for generations.
This mountain, we are told, carries
tills vein of like good nnd thickness,
for a distance of ten miles northeast,
and llfteen miles southwest of Kirming
b.iin. A lough calculation shows that
this one magnificent vein, if mined to
a depth of only 1,000 feet, would supply
all the present furnaces of Alabama for
a period of :!,"i0 years. The ores of this
district are classified as "red" anil
"In own" the former subdivided Into
two grades known as "hard" and
"soft." Limestone and ilolomite in vast
stiatas ore still more bounteously be
stowed than coal anil iron ore. In the
nm thorn states of Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Indiana and Wisconsin are found mar-
clous deposits of coal and iron ore,
which comprise the basis of the iron
Industry nt Pittsburg, Homestead, etc..
but at Hlrminghum and vicinity there
exists not only inexhaustible deposits
of both coal ami Iron ore, but also vast
bods of limestone, all within a stone's
throw of each other.
A remarkable feature to relate is that
:t visitor can stand in certain localities
upon a twenty foot vein of iron ore,
and from tho open mouth of iron mines,
cast a stone by hand into that of a
coal mine and without moving from his
tracks, toss another pebble into a
quarry of limestone, lying near at
hand, while in the valleys around Is
limestone enough to flux tho ore of the
world nnd above all can see corn and
cotton growing on top of tho coal, oie,
nnd limestone measures. Wo are told
tliit one great lied Mountain Iron ore
vein rims parallel with the Alabama
Southern railroad for lfil miles, averag
ing in thickness over twenty feet, by
two miles wide, with nn average analy
sis of fifty per cent, of metallic iron.
It is this close proximity of these, as
one says, "Three Graces," which makes
it possible to produce Iron at Hlrmlng
Ii.iin at n less cost than at any other
point known to man on the surface of
tho earth.
It is confidently asserted by the
"Commercial Club" of this city, and
those In position to know, that pig
Iron can lie put on the cars at Hlrmliig
haui at n net cost of ($0,00) six dollars
per ton, and steel at eleven dollars
when quotations have been elsewhere
nearly doubled. It Is thus seen that
Ulrmlngham's present position in the
commercial world as a producer of
coal, coke, pig Iron, and steel, ami as a
railroad center of much importance, Is
directly attributable to the limitless de
posits. of coal, lion ore, and limestone
of the district. She Is sending ore to
Tennessee, pig lion to cultured nos
lon, to the granite hills of Now
Hampshire, to frigid Maine, to torrid
Mexico and to the Pacific coast, Tiie
claim Is made that the ilirmlugliam
district furnishes over three-fourths of
the pig Iron that Is yearly exported
'rom tho I'nlted .States; altogether l':'S,.
300 tons of pig iron of which 170,000 tons
110 sent from this district, ft takes
less to put 11 ton of Alabama pig lion
nn dock at Liverpool, iicnoa, .nistcr
lam, Trieste, Mai-salllcs anil Hamburg,
'.'openliiiKen, where It now goes In
arger quantities than it does to New
1 -York. The rail rale to the fJulf ner
"ton (tl.r0) Is cheap and tho cotton ves
sels need Alabama steel and Iron for
ballast. Alabama steel U now Invading
tho markets of Pittsburg and other
northern pioducors just as Its Iron has
found Its way Into the world's markets
for tho last six years.
Tin: crrvs oitowTir.
Hlrmlngltam, fiom the very begin.
nhiR of the present industrial ih'o of
Alabama, lias taken tho lead and main
tained it, Her giowlh, as If by magic,
dm lug tins past decade, has been the
wonder of thu timet), and to day the
leading city ol Alab.imu, a great In
dustrlal bie-hlve, and the one of tho
Clifcf centers of the Industrial, South,
This American Birmingham. Ilko Hlr
uiinghum In liiglauti, U In the midst
)f both lion ami ion! Ileitis Inexhaus
tible. The Northern visitor on alight-
UmitaWI
An Excellent Combination
The pleasant method nnd beneficial
ciTccts of the well known remedy,
Svijup op Figs, manufactured by tho
CAMFoitNtA K10 Hyhvv Co.. illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa
tive principles of plnuts known to bo
medicinally laxative nnd nresentlnir
them in the form most refreshing- to tho
tnsto nnd acceptable to the system. It
isthoono perfect strengthening-Incentive,
cleansing the system effectually,
dispelling colds, headaches nnd fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling ono
to overcome habitual constipation per
manently. Its perfect freedom from
every objectionable quality and sub
stance, and its noting onihe kidneys,
liver iiiiti iiowcis, without weaiictniifr
or Irritating them, make It the ideal if
lmrnf ltn. "
In tho proccsr. of nittnufacttirlng flps
are used, ns they nre plensanfc to tho
taste, but the medicinal qualities of tho
remedy nre obtained from senna ami
other aromatic plants, by a method
known to the Cai.ifoknia J'io Syiiup
Co. only. In order to get its hcncilcinl
effects nnd to avoid imitations, please
remember the full name of theCompany
printed on tho front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
BAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
X.0UX8VXX.I.E, KT. NEW YORK, N. T.
Porsalo by all Druggists. I'ricoSOa. per bottle.
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1 THE MODERN HARDWARE STORE.
I Selecting Suitable Gifts
X I'or your friends often proves a puzzling task. Suppose yoll
let ns liolp you. We have made a special effort to have our
goods and store so arranged as lo make votir shopping pleas
X ant. Need we say a word about the trials of the late. Iitiver
. I mm .m 11 uu 100 long, .waiving your purchases now when
itJV it ?1()C,VS arc "i1rk-'" and yuu do not have the rush of the last
1 1 IX- ! X vw ,,n.vs lo -ntoiil with will save you time and labor. If von
V ' f have little or much lo spend it's safe to sav it will go farther
I here than in any other store in the citv.
ition.
Grand Union Tea Company
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Chafing Dishes
lint at the commtxllouH I'lilon station
or this "Client iron i'll." discovers at
once, or befoie lie crosses a dozen
squares, that lie Is In a modern north
ern town In spirit and enterprise, al
tlimiRh, In the heart of one of the most
Intensely southern or all the states In
cluded In the term "south." Jlere he
finds that strenuous lire which has
made the name "Yankee" synonomous
with enei'By, push, activity nnd proR
resslveness. Kvery street and avenue
from curb to curb is busy with
a crowding stream or lire, rIvIiir
evidence on every hand oC that pros
perity which conies to localities posses
sing natural udvantiiRes, which lay
nominally nt their reel, t mlRht say
liirmliiRham lo all intents and pur
poses Is quite as much a northern mln
iiiR city as I'lttsmii'ff and Pcranton. ft
is situated among tho declining ranges
or the great chain or the Allegheny
mountain, whjeh stretch southwest
across Alabama, a continuation or the
Alleghenies or Pennsylvania, though
less in size and impressiveness.
The city Itseir is located in an ele
vated sllurlan valley, rrlnged on either
side by the southwestern end or Look
out Mountain, In the very center of the
mineral district. The soil Is of lime
stone formation. The elevation above
sc.i level Is !)40 reel. The drainage Is
excellent, having a fall or some forty
to fifty feet, uithln two mllps of the
city, thus affording good sanitation.
Founded In IS7I, anil with a population
or L',000 in 1SK0, it is now a metropolis
toutainiug 05,000 people, with numerous
thriving suburbs, when combined give
.ST.tlOO population. The city has a com
plete system of electric street railways,
extending to every part or the city and
rneiy subutban town and city. The
tracks are built of heavy steel rail,
callable of supporting an tudinary pas
senger train and the lolling stock is of
such n magnificence as to cause sur
pilse to the strnimer In the city. The
loadbed is ballasted with slag. The
cars aie large. 12 feet lone and nro-
vided with separate apartments for
whites and blacks. The stieets and av
enues are broad, regular and run at
right angles with each other. In the
business portion they are paved with
Belgian blocks, but in the residence
sections they aie finished with paving
brick, chert and gravel. The whole
city is brilliantly Illuminated by dec
trie are lights. There are sixteen pub
lic parks in the city and adjacent, af
fording ample opportunity Tor lecren
tlon ami amusement. Natuie and art
have made them a pleasure lo the peo
ple. The water supply is ample Tor a
city several times tho population of
Birmingham. The storage capacity or
the water works company's reservlor
is i;ra,iiuu,uuii gallons and the tlallv
pumping capacity L'-'.Son.ooO gallons, j't
I' or preparing daiutx dishes a Chafing Dish is almost in
dNpeiwiblc. Would it not make a suitable gift for mother. ms
Icr or wife? It would be hard to find a nicer line than wc offer
for your choosing and. too. will) the neccssarv spoons, forks,
flagons, etc.. to complete the out lit.
Prices $3.00 to $24.00
fin Our Cutlery Department
We have simply everything you mav ask for. Pocket
Knives in over MHO shies to select from handles of wood,
slag or pearl.
Price 10c to $5.50
The newest thing in knifedom are knives with inlaid handle.-.
Perhaps you've seen them in our window.
Prices $3.00 to $4.50
V will just mention Carving Sets handles of slap-.
silver and ivory you will hav,e to sec to appreciate
ebony,
them.
Prices Per Set, $1.00 to $17.50
For $1.00
Pocket Knife
Yankee Watch
Fancy Thermometer
N. P. Cuspidore
Skates
For $2.00
Razor
Tea Pot
Scissor Set
Serving Tray
Bread Boat
'fake uuir pencil and cheek the above list,
linods purchased now will be delivered Christmas eve
rerjuested.
( )pcn evenings next week.
Foote & 5hear Co.,
110
WASHINGTON AVENUE
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comes from two separate and distinct
sources the Five Mile creek ami the
C.ihab.i river through a thirty-inch
pipe into the city.
There aie moie than one hundred
churches in the city and siihmbs.
where every denomination is repie
scnted. Some are very Imposing ami
costly structures. The tolnred people
have fifteen Knptists. live .Methodisls,
two Congregational and one Presby
terian chin dies, with good edifices anil
earnest and learned p.isUus.
SCHOOLS.
The public stliools aie the pi idc oC
Hirnilnghnui. Over fle tlions.mil chil
dren receive free education in them,
the enrollment being over six thou
sand. They have pioved a powerful
factor in the development of the city.
The city owns tluee magnificent bilck
and stone buildings ami rents a toiirth.
In addition to these, it owns three sub
stantial frame buildings for the edu
cation of the negio. The value or the
total holdings is $300,unn. Three other
structures aie being built. The city
provides tree libraries for both white
and coloiud schools, comprising 8,(;no
volumes. The Slater library of l.r.00
volumes is for tho exclusive use or the
negro population. In addition to the
public schools, there are thirteen
higher educational institutions, col
leges, academies, business colleges iintl
Composition
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News
Done quickly and reasonably
at The Tribune office.
bach purchaser of goods to tfift
amount of twenty-five cents or more
from Monday, Dec. lltth to 24th. in
clusive, will receive one of these
JJEAUTIFUL SOUVENIRS, here'
illustrated. AHSOLUTELY FREE.
This beautiful work of art and useful
ness is printed in eleven colors and
gold on heavy Hristol Board (size
12 1 by 2S.!() free from advertising and
is the finest souvenir ever offered by
us or any other company. Sec them
in our store windows.' Tell vnttr
neighbors and
to secure one.
friends, and don't fail
Our Specialties
Teas.
The finest first pickings. Grades trj
please all palates, and' prices to suit all
pockets.
Coffees!'
All good varieties grown, green, or
fresh from our own roasters. "Trj
Angle Blend Coffee."
Grand Union Baking Powder
is steadily growing in popular favor.
Five tons of it raise a mountain of
bread and Cake daily. Try it.
Spices
Of all kinds ground and packed in
our own factorv and .warranted abso
lutely PURE.
Flavoring Extracts
Of all kinds manufactured in our
own laboratory. Full strength and
purity guaranteed.
Poultry Seasoning.
A delicious blend of sweet herbs
and spices prepared for immediate
use. Try it.
Wc import our Teas and Coffees,
Wc roast our Coffees.
We manufacture our Baking Pow
der and Extracts.
We grind and pack our Spices.
We manufacture a large part of our
Premiums.
We have lfiO branch stores and em
ploy more than 2,000 agents on the
road.
We are the largest Retailers of out
Specialties in America and none can
do better bv you than we. GIVE US
A TRIAL.'
GRAND
FEA COMPANY,
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Northeastern Pa
311, Lackawanna Avenue,
11G nud 118 South Main Avznuo
Slnin. opposite .Eighth Stieel,
130 St I cm Avenue.
lf ?7oith Main Street.
55 T.nzt Market Street,
H7 South Main Street,
SCRANTON PA.
SCRANTON PA.
HONESDALE, PA.
CABBONDALE, PA.
PITTSTON, PA.
WILKES-BABRE, PA.
WILKES-BABRE, PA.
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yi'iir Hint 1ms rolled nroiiiiil lias
liroiiRlit us mlilnil knowlciliri" anil
expei'lenet', and you Ret tho lient'lll.
Auk to kci our 'Thi Ilranil" Pork
el t'ntliM'j'i wlHMirH and rasiorH.
Knlly warranted.
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The New Wyoming
1 1 1 Wyoming Avenue.
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Elegantly equipped as a modern, up-to-date
hotel and restaurant.
Best 25c Meal in the City
Open day and nielli all the year. The bar U stocked with
the choicest Wines, Whiskies, Ales, Lager and Cigars.
Imported Pilsner Beer.
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Give Us the
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comparison of our Pianos and
sure to secure your patronage.
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And we will prove to you beyond a doubt that nowhere else
can you buy as good a Piano, as high class an instrument for
the money as from us,
in use for the past 21
every
We
guarantee
at our
years,
piano
factory.
and not
for ten
pleased to see you at any time.
These pianos have been
a dissatisfied customer,
years. We shall be
Keller &
Dyke, Piano Factory
1043 to 1051 Capouse Avenue.
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