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i /SSssssssss' & G. W. Barnett Hardware Co. '11*118 Commerce St. PHONE 2617 Montgomery, Ala. ; DISTRIBUTORS OF LOWE BROS. High Standard PAINTS P. & F. CORBIN FINISHING HARDWARE BARNECO PREPARED ROOFING PROMPT SHIPPERS Btgardlen of Price The Best Bed in the World Perfection Mattress ft Spring v' Co. Birmfltgham, Ala. JEMISON & 00. BIRMINOHAM, ALABAMA "JEMISON F.'.RM LOAN SERVICE” As exclusive financial correspond ents In Alabama for the largest in surance company- In the world, we are prepared to make loans on Im proved Alabama farms from 11,000 to (100.000; Interest rates from 6 per cent up; terms, five, seven, and ten years. Prompt Inspections; No Inspection Fee. We have three ex perienced men doing exclusive farm land Inspecting. Write or phone. Particulars on request. JEMISON * CO.. lae. » N. 31st St„ Birmingham, Ala. LOCISVILLB TATUM, EMBRY & CO. MONTGOMERY ’ LIVE STOCK COMMISSION MERCHANTS , PROMPT AMD RELIABLE SERVICE i Established la J“T7 With Forty-Five Years Record of Satisfied Shippers * x Salesmen for the Southeast. Nolan Huddleston, Mgr. ' UNION STOCK YARDS Office Phone 1089, Montgomery Night Phone 675-J WATKINS-CARRITHERS CO., (Inc.) Live Stock Commission Merchants UNION STOCK YARDS, MONTGOMERY, ALA. Immediate Personal Attention to Each Shipment or Order _ Satisfactory Service is Our Motto C. W. RITTENOCR. Praa. J. H. ROTS, M(r. OFFICE PHONE MS WATERMAN LINES UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD TONNAGE direct Liner service from mobile, pensacoi.a and gulf port TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND GERMANY We take pleaeare la llatlesr belew the fellswlas ealUafs freaa MOBILE . aa4 (er) PENSACOLA aad ter) GULFPORTi UVEiroOL. COAHOMA COUNTY—Sailing from Gulf port May flat. Balling from Penee cota May 14th. Balling from Mobile May flat. A-l STEAMER—Due In June. LONDON. EFFINGHAM—Sailing from Gulfport May 24th, Sailing from Pen-ia. ola May 28th. Sailing from Mobile Juno <ith. A*1 8TEAMER—Due iate Juno. BREMEN AND HAMBURG. WEST HARDAWAY—Duo in June. >.' Waterman Steamship Corporation VAIS Oi'Fll'Ks CITY BANK BCILDIXG, MOBILE, ALA. t BRADFUTE COUNSELS SANE, CONSTRUCTIVE THINKING Sound Advice by National President of Farm Bureau in Election Year BY JOHN C. O’CONNELL. I O. E. Bradfute, president of the I American Farm Bureau Federation, I has been appointed to represent the United States at the seventh biennial session of the International Institute of Agriculture, which opened in Home, on Friday. Before sailing for Italy, Mr. Bradfute wrote the following gen eral message to the members of Farm Bureau throughout the United States showing his staunch support of real Americanism and his belief in the fuh mers’ fixed antagonism to unhealthy experiments In government such as have recently been proposed. The message is timely in an election year fraught with great consequences for the whole American people and Is of interest to the thousands of Farm Bu reau members within tin, territory of The Advertiser. It Is. in part, as fol lows: "The charge that the American far mer is imbued with a spirit of radical ism is without basis pf truth," said Mr. Bradfute. “The American farmer has suffered economically the last hree years, greater thun any other class of Ameri can citizenry. The farmer Is still at an economic disadvantage. There Is a realization that better business meth ods will right the sltuaton, but in tak ing over | sound business practices, there is no indication. “American agriculture, because It has bmeen in an unorganized state, has not ben In position until now to place itself on an equal footing with other classes of industry. It Is now, and Is demanding wit hthe lfull strength of the organized vote that the farmer have exactly an equal chance ' with the business man. "There Is no radicalism in It. There can be no radicalism among farmers. The Constitution of the United States was written by farmers. Even be fore this, the thing that made possible the writing of that Constitution was started by farmers In that famous shot fired at Concord. .. "Farm men and women have been linked. with history of the United Statea from that eventful moment and In that last great struggle, the great world war, American agriculture re sponded with unequaled, unselfish no bility. Farm boys served side by side With city boys In our armies, while the farm soil was robbed With no thought but to give America that increased production of agricultural products so necessary. There was no war profiteering on the farm. "This Is a campaign year. There are charges of political corruption. There are glib tongue orators promis ing the farmer the earth. To all this I urge farm bureau members every where to hold steadfast to those fun damental principles which have made, America great. “As president of your own organl j nation, I know that I but voice the I sentiment of each member In saying that the American farmer Is unaltera* bly opposed to strange, untried gov ernmental doctrines brought from for eign countries to America. American agriculture has played too great a part in bulldihg up and has too firm a faith In our present system, "Equally opposed is the American farmer to the ‘boring from within’ to those who would destroy the funda mentals of our constitution by elimi nating the power of the Supreme Court and changing our entire admin istrative plan. "The American farmer holds true to his belief in Individual ownership sot land and the rewards'of Individual ef fort Agriculture will ever oppose en croachments on individualistic effort. Organized agriculture knows well that as the population Increases that there must he a more delicate adjustment between various factors that make up our social life. It supports the gov ernment In its regulatory practices, but organized agriculture consistently reaffirms Its belief In Individual initia tive and group effort as opposed to a governmental paternalistic regime. “I think It well that in view of the excitement of the presidential cam paign year and all of the force or pro paganda that la being brought to beat to support this ‘Ism’ and that 'ism,' that the membership In the farm bu reau hold Itself steadfastly in hand, keeping In mind those fundamental principles upon which will be built a happy, prosperous agriculture, which will mean in turn a happy, prosperous America. "Broadly speaking, I think I can In terpret the five essential steps as fol lows: "1. Careful selection of seed and sires., "2. Soli building coupled with proper safeguards against destructive agents. "3. Lowering in cost of production through the application of modern practices ahd appliances. "4. The construction of a selling organization which will place the far mer's product graded, standardized and guaranteed on the market in an orderly manner. “5. A constant education of the in dustry through various Institutions, such as Departments of Agriculture, Colleges of Agriculture, Vocational Agricultural Training Boys’ and Girls’ Club Work, Farm Bureaus, and others. "These are. I think, all the five es lential steps. To attain these step* the Farm Bureau is organized and Is functioning. We seek to give each individual farmer an equal opportunity to build upon his farm ahappy home. Through organization we are seeking the establishment or co-operative marketing machinery. That simply means the application of sound mer chandise principles to agriculture. ''Through organization the farmer seeks that adjustment of taxation which will make a fair distribution of the tax burden. Through organiza tion the farmer Is also demanding an economic, governmental administra tion.” . RENEWED DEMAND EXPECTED IN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT OF STATE Production of Coal, Coke, Pig Iron, Steel, Lumber, Cement, Etc., Up-State Will be Speeded Up BY LEON W. FRIEDMAN Coal production will before Ions be showing an Increase. There Is a fair ly good demand for coke with urgent requests ,to deliver steadily. The surplus stock of pig iron on blast fur nace yards of Alabama are dwindling slowly l-ut surely and the make Is not being hampered, Increased It might be stated. With but little exception, there is no curtailment in the melting of pig Iron up-stkte. the steel works are looking closely at production and those Industries which are using steel in their daily operation report a num ber of Jobs on hand. Renewed demand for the various products of the Industrial district of Alabama is expected, already prepara tions are well in hand looking to a ’need for greater output in various di rections. The Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron company will blow In another blast furnace during the week, bringing the number up to five out of | eight. This company has been cut ting Into its surplus stock of iron for ! the past several months and has not so ! much on hand and at the same time has been shipping its product of the [ four furnaces right along. In fact, i many consumers have been asking that deliveries be hurried, that is old contracts delivered on ahead of time stipulated when the orders were placed. The furnace ready for the torch is at Sheffield on the Tennessee river In the northwestern part of the state. The cement interests are looking for additional business and what little ce ment Is In warehouses will come In handily now. The Lehigh Portland Cement company, at its Tarrant fcity .plant. Just a short distance noin Bir mingham, will be ready with Its new kiln In addition to Its big plant, a fourt hklln, within a few weeks. , The Steel rail mill of the Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad company at JEnsley Is working to capacity with orders in hand and more in sight which will ttuaui u -- - turned out for several months and most likely through the balance of the year and Into next year. In fact, one order for something like 63,000 tons of rail lapses over into 1925 In Its com plete delivery. But few of the rail roads have mapped out their next year’s probable needs. No apprehen sion is felt in that direction. The car works of the Tennessee company at Fairfield. Just off from Ensloy, has not yet gotten started good on the big orders placed by the Louisville & Nashville railroad, Southern Railway and other railroads and a considerable amount of steel will be required, for the cars which are to be produced. Other business is in sight for the very large Industries up-stale. Cast iron pipe-makers, those producing wa ter and gas pipe, have nsw orders ev ery day to report, the spring business Is up to expectations, there will have Jo be a large amount of pipe manufac tured and shipped. The southwest, west and northwest, not to overlook the middle west, are looking to the Alabama cast iron manufacturers fotj MONTGOMERY BROOM WORKS JAM Brand Brooms and Mops. Water Street Telephone 1462 Montgomery, Ala. ___ I Panics and Prosperity Neither Affect Utility Earnings Appreciably In the “panic” of 1920, when hundreds of industries were closed down entirely, and the operations of many curtailed, Alabama Power Company operated 95 per cent of normal. This is the best possible evidence that investors in our Cumulative Preferred Stock will receive 7.14 per cent on their investment regularly, every three months, and free of all taxes too. .Alabama Power Company Investment Department 906 Brown-Marx Building ! : a big supply during the summer and many orders must bo started on at once to reach consumers In plenty of time to nleet the development wjilch is being put on as the weather is at that state where outside labor is comforta ble. Soil pipe makers and radiator works see many orders in sight. Build ing operations show not the slightest hold up in this territory and this de velopment means there will be a big demand for soil pipe and fittings. An niston, Oadsden, Birmingham and Bes semer have established a reputation throughout the country for Its soil pipe and fittings production. One plant has announced curtailment of production and, four .others have an nounced that efforts for greater pro duction will be sought. One com pany announces warehouse well stock ed and three others say that their surplus stock Is not sufficient to meet a very big Impetus. Some of the soil pipe and fitting manufacturers are the ones who have been buying pig iron in very small lota, from one to three car loads at a time, the 'idea be ing to buy to meet necessities for John In hand or on which bids must be sub mitted. 5 ' ■ * ' , The Birmingham district cement Is being used more and more in the state highway construction. The Portland cement manufacturers feel confident that the demands of the state will be steadily Improving until, like that with the furnace Interests) the home consumption will be an Item in the general business. The state highway commission will specify much cement before the general program has been completed. Other projects in the state arc requiring now much cement' and new construction plans must also make estimates on, the product. It is as serted that the state's production of cement will meet any and all demands originating In the state. Clay products are being manufac tured in.the Industrial regions of Ala bama in greater quantity; now than ever before. The brick manufacture is on a large scale and the product In htis line is finding a large outlet. Oth er products of clay, sewer pipe, septic, tanks, tiling, roofing, etc., are in strong demand and some of these works are going to capacity. The pig Iron market Is attracting much attention throughout the coun try. the conditions in Alabama, com For Soda Fountains i And Bottling Plant*-— CRYSTAL BRAND , CARBONIC GAS I’ure, sweet and odorless—In the Bed Drum with the Black Band Crystal Carbonic Laboratory Atlanta Memphis Birmingham Charlotte | Bowdon’s White.Lime A choice Shelby County product that ha* stood the most exacting tests. Ask the architect and builder— they know. Call Mala 7923 Calera Lime Works Manufacturers Calera. Ala. paratlveiy speaking, are better than anywhere else. Tho quotations for Iron are not strong. The orders booked several 'months ago still call for a large tonnage. The business of today is In small lots but there are so many orders that the aggregate makes % good shewing. The various consu mers are operating to capacity. Poli tics at Washington is felt throughout the entire country, despite the state ment that politics will not disturb the iron and steel trade. Alabama fur nace Interests expect during this month to book enough business to carry them through June, when the national conventions are field, and also into the first of fall, to the time of the' elections, and then there will he read justments In evbry direction and Iron and steel, cement, clay products and what not will come back into an activ ity that, will lapse over into nest year. Some of the Industries up-state In Alabama are already making plans for next winter, estimating that there will be a distribution of the business to keep things moving durin gthat pe riod of the year,. IRISH TRAVEL OUTLOOK GOOD President Of Tourist Organisation Makes Report, DUBLIN,—A Canavan, vice-president of the Iish Tourist Association, who has been in the United States organiz ing means of Improving the comfort of1 travellers to and In Ireland, has cabled that the travel prospects from America to Ireland are this year good. He urges hotels and others here to speed up the issue of tariffs and particulars of ac commodation. | ■ ■ _ SLOSS SLAG “FOR Ev^k* PURPOSE” Carload Orders Given Prompt Attention. Lowest Prices Send Us Your Inquiries. Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. Birmingham, Ala. PAGE & JONES Steamship Agents Mobile, Ala., U. S. A. Bessemer Coal, Iron and Land Co. High Grade Steam Coal BIRMINGHAM, ALA. STOCKHAM Malleable FITTINGS Black or Galvanised The name Stvckham on a malleable fitting: carries the same assurance of a quality product as on screwed, flange and drainage fit tings. SOLD BY JOBBERS EVERYWHERE Phoenix Portland Cement Co. S3 Afffrr% ai^ brilliant COAL CO. mixers and shippers op STEAM and domestic coal 0 BRILLIANT Zt. BEST (Trade Mark Re*. U. s. Pat. Otrice) _ 1818 A"»*rlean Tra.t Bid*., Blrmlnghanl. Ala. 1." David* uu'. v\*P M*r‘, Henry Marlin, See. and Treoaarer T * ««« i UB**1- Ad*m*' ltov,r * *»"»«»• Sales A*L YOLANDE COAL & COKE COMPANY TO?iSKT?HA,,E 72-HO i; R FOUNDRY COKE SIZED BLACKSMITH COAL Mines and o,,..., ?.OA*' -- COKING COAL “ °'**** •» loUnde, Ala. Brann-Marz Balldla* BIRMINGHAM, ALA. ROQUEMORE GRAVEL CO. Montgomery, Alabama Largest Producers of Sand and Gravel in the South 1st National Bank Building Phone 1883 INGALLS FOR STEEL SERVICE STRUCTURAL STEEL ORNAMENTAL IRON COMPLETE WAREHOUSE SERVICE THE INGALLS IRONWORKS CO Phone Main 8530 Birmingham, Ala. Ave D and 7th St. , WOODWARD IRON COMPANY Woodward, Alabama PIG IRON Foundry Forge Basic r. o. Bui B30 PHO.VU WOODLAWK 237 KLEYENSTEUBER-WHITE FDRY. 00., INC -■ ManaUdurera Of _—— GOOD ROADS CAST IRON CULVERT PIPE The Whit* Shaker Grata Geaeral Gray Iroa and Municipal Caitliga ■ Plant* At — - ■ Irondale and Ensley, Ala. Birmingham, Ala. NATIONAL FLOOR TILE CO. MOBILE, ALA. Manufacturers of Cement Floor Tile “The Tile That Lasts a Century” F. C. TURNER & CO. ESTABLISHED IN 1871 MAMFACTI HEIIS OF SASH, DOORS, BLINDS and MOULDING All t'laases of High Grade Mill Work. Beaver Board and Beat Wall For Walls and Cellimaa. MOBILE, ALA.