The Birmingham age-herald. [volume], March 22, 1913, Page 13, Image 13

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MILLER PRESENTS
OUTLINE OF PLANS
TO THE COMMISSION
Services of Expert and Of
fice Expenses to Reach
$8500
MUST LOOK TO THE
*■ FUTURE IN ACTIONS
Contemplates Radial Avenue Boule
vards, Inner Circuitous Chain of
Parks, a Civic Center and
Radial Traffic Highways
The commission was yesterday furnished j
■with an outline of the plans of George H.
Miller, the Boston landscape architect, as
to the civic plan of this city. In his sug
gestions Mr. Miller details at length the
Ideas that he has In mind for Birming
ham. The communication discloses a very
comprehensive plan for this entire city.
The plan anticipates sufficient play
grounds for the entire city, an Inner cir
cuitous chain of parks, circumferential
system of reservations, radial avenue
boulevards and lesser public squares In
keeping with the general situation here.
The communication was received by the
commission attached to a detailed report
of the expenses of this plan and work. Mr.
Miller charges only $4000 for his services,
while other items such as assistants, of
fices, equipment and expenses of various j
character runs the figure up to about |
$8T»00. The commission was prepared to re
ceive a statement very much In excess j
of this amount, and was agreeably© sur- <
prised yesterday to receive a communica- j
tion embodying such practical economies i
in that work. Although the sum sug
gested is thought to be entirely reasonable
the city will undertake to trim that sum
by furnishing equipment and other Items.
Defer Execution of Contract
The matter of executing a contract with
Mr. Miller was passed over until Tues
day to allow Col. Tom Smith and others
interested In the civic plan a chance to
be heard on that general scheme.
The plans of Mr. Miller as outlined in
the communication of yesterday follows:
“Mr. John L. Kaul, Chairman Park Com
mission, Birmingham, Ala.:
“Dear Sir—In response to your request
for me to set down an outline of what
should be done to bring about the attain
ment of proper parks and some other cer
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tain limited physical improvements for tne
city of Birmingham along the lines of our
conservations, that is that whatever be
done he not the result of passing demand
or temporary sentiment, action haphazard*
or hasty, but rather something along
broadly conceived, comprehensive, scien
tific ami permanently beneficial lines, may
1 say that the consideration of lands of
physical city planning can be classed un
der the three broad headings—first, lands
for circulation, transportation and com
munication; second, lands for all other
public purposes; third, the remaining or
private lands not used for public pur
poses.
"Of the many important subjects under
the first heading I should suggest consid
eration of ■proper provision for main thor
oughfare highways of vehicular and pe
destrian pleasure traffic; under the sec
ond heading, a comprehensive park sys
tem; under the third, so much as can
reasonably be effected by that selected
from the former two. These considera
tions Bhould not be limited to Birming
ham proper, but rather to the great
metropolitan future Birmingham as a <^ty
and suburbs that is within the reason
able conception of the human mind.
"To those informed on the general sub
ject, whose activities have brought them
into intimacy with local conditions and
who have had experience with success
fully planning improvements locally and
elsewhere, it is obvious that many things
can be outlined in a preliminary way,
without detailed analysis of all conditions,
that are reasonably sure of attainment,
acceptable to local customs and machinery
and of extreme value for the guidance of
Immediate and eventual improvements to
the community. Such, an outline Is es
sentially preliminary and somewhat sub
ject to change as thorough investigations
unfold new lights on conditions to be met,
but rather than have a purpose so in
definite and intangible as to confuse the
public and private interests willing to
co-operate, it seems to me that the work
should be set down in advance as fol
low's:
"There should be three logical stages;
first, an analysis of conditions; second, a
definition of purpose or planning of
physical objective to be obtained; third,
an outline of campaign for'execution.
Analysis of Condition
“The5 objective would be the collection of
maps and records bearing on character of
vacant lands and Improved lands and of
buildings, value of lands, topography,
soils and subsoils, drainage systems, san
itation system, tree growth, shrub growth,
distant views, etc., street widths, street
surface divisions, street grades, street
pavements, street fixtures, dead end
streets, possibilities of widening streets,
pedestrian and vehicular traffic, distribu
tion of population and of different races,
distribution of public and semi-public
buildings, centers for different uses, dis
tribution of all existing public lands useu
for public and semi-public, purposes and
tendencies. These maps and records
would be for compilation, study and de
ductions under varied classifications.
“The method of procedure should be by
organization of available agencies; first,
composing a staff as follows: The park
commission co-ordinating with a landscape
architect, his assistants and a few select
ed citizens willing to contribute their ser
vices; second, composing a line as follows:
Interested and informed citizens, real es
tate owners and dealers, societies or or
ganizations such as churches, schools,
athletic cluTbs, labor unions, Chamber of
Commerce, etc., corporations, city of
ficials and employes of the government,
according to how far their co-operation
might be enlisted in a private way or be
desired.
“In connection with the staff it might be
necessary from time to time to consult
an expert on engineering, in case, for
instance, of a serious problem of prevent
ing pollution of a drainage course or of the
feasibility of a tunnel or bridges, etc.;
and again in the matter of the building of
a civic center, an architect should be em
ployed. Suitable quarters should be se
cured for landscape architect and his as
sistants, with two small offices and
draughting room, either in a private por
Sickly Heirs
To English Dukedoms
In tomorrow’s Age-Herald W. T. Roberts
writes from London on the decay of the English
ducal families, showing that many of the younger
generation are no match for the rampant democ
racy of the English nation; showing how physical
decadence has followed upon intellectual decline
of the English dukes.
Kaiser Wilhelm is now distributing his jubi
lee honors and the demand is so great that the ef
fort to satisfy everybody is giving him the most
desperate headaches. Basil Sandwych, writing
from Berlin tells all about it in tomorrow’s Age
Herald.
Among the unique Easter celebrations of the
world the custom of hanging Judas Iscariot in
Mexico City is one of the most unusual. Frank G.
Carpenter will tell about it tomorrow in his letter
from Mexico City.
Bill Vines tomorrow will pay his respects to the
money trust in a humorous article, telling just
1 what the money trust is.
Wellington Vandiver also has some more of
his humorous ‘‘Yarns of the Courthouse Gang.”
C. F. Marked will tell about a trip through
Ecuador that is of fascinating interest and will de
scribe what he saw in the ancient cities of Quito
I and Guyaquil.
One of the most striking features of tomor
| row’s Age-Herald, however, will be the variety
, and interest of the articles contributed by The
Age-Herald’s staff of woman writers. For in
stance, Dolly Dalrymple has a storiette on a case
of real love, which she ^ says is “like cathedral
music on Easter morn.”
Marion Harland tells of the dangers of keep
ing house pets in the city and Laura Jean Libbey
tells about that important moment “When the
Mask of Courtship is Removed.”
Myrtle Miles has an illustrated article under
, the title, “Easter Fashions in Gowns.”
Mrs. J. B. Reid picturesquely tells of “A Peep
Into Grandma’s Autograph Album.” ,
The Sunday Age-Herald contains not only the
most interesting and most timely feature articles
now being published in the southern states but it
publishes all the worth while news of the city,
state, nation and world.
The Age-Herald is the only Sunday newspaper
in Birmingham publishing the dispatches of the
Associated Press, the greatest newsgathering
agency in the world, I
Money Outlook Abroad Is
Still Grave
ROADS HEAVY BUYERS
General Business Conditions Continue
in the Main Excellent—Soil
Conditions as a Whole
Favorable
F , j .
New York, March 21.—Dun’s weekly
trade review tomorrow will say:
General business conditions continue In
the main excellent.
The volume of trade, both domestic and
foreign, Is, however, for purchases of
mostly Immediate requirements. ’ While
there Is less strain In the European mar
kets and the Balkan situation has im
proved, the monetary outlook abroad is
still a matter of some concern.
This country has been called upon again
to export gold and since the beginning
of the year has sent abroad about $46,000,
000.
The balance of merchandise exports
over Imports, however, is heavily In our
favor, amounting to over $44,000,000. Our
foreign commerce in February exceeded
all previous records for that month. Ad
vices that principal trade centers, while
showing a recession In mercantile activity
at a. few points owing to adverse weather
conditions and local labor troubles gen
erally, Indicate a material improvement.
The distinguishing features of the Iron
and steel trade are the heavy purchases
by the railroads and implement makers.
New York, March 21.—Bradstreet’s
trade review tomorrow will say:
Though wholesale trade reports are In
clined to manifest more or less iregularl
ty, due principally to financial factors, re
tail trade has expanded In a rather note
worthy way, and jobbing lines which are
somewhat quiet in the eastern and south
ern parts of the country maintain a sat
isfactory pace In most other sections.
Consumption appears to be of large pro
portions and while numerous strikes arc
being waged throughout the country. <ti
dustrial operations are such as to afford
widespread employment.
Soil conditions as a whole are favorable,
winter wheat prospects being good.
Farmers are going forward with prepara
tions for the ensuing season.
At the moment the money situation with
its effect upon credit granting seems the
main cause of complaint as regards gen
eral business for the future.
Business failures for the week ending i
March 20 were 218, which compared with
252 In the like week of 1912. There were 29
failures In Canada. Wheat, Including
flour exports from the United States and
Canada for the week ending March 20
aggregate 698,104 bushels, against 3,069,074
bushels last year.
tion of the city hall or In an office build
ing, and these should be equipped.
Definition of Purpose
"The purpose should be to fur
nish a general plan for a comprehensive
park system for the present and future
Greater Birmingham, with certain other
city plan features as follows: City play
grounds, neighborhood beauty parks,
radial avenue boulevards, Inner circuitous
chain of parks with one or more large
landscape playflelds and parkway con
nections, circumferential system of out
side reservations with parkway connec
tions, civic center, some lesser public
squares, radial traffic highways, circuit
ous traffic highways. The complete
scheme of distribution and the general
use of each area should be determined.
The general boundary line of proposed
takings and general course of connecting
driveways should be indicated, also other
lands having prospect of being particu
larly benefited, so that the city could
acquire samo in advance as an invest
ment. There should be suggested the
means of acquisition and development and
a plan for the arrangement of one play
ground, one park and a strip of parkway.
There should be suggestions on control,
regulation and maintenance and a policy
relative to alleys and certain new and
existing streets, their widths, surface di
visions, fixtures, tree planting and traf
fic regulations, and to character of hous
ing over certain areas, and conclusions as
to sites for varied industry.
“In the matter of civic center, it would
he well to have a comprehensive plan for
the group of buildings showing in a ten
tative way the proposed location, size and
proportion of such buildings and a scheme
for expansion. The floor levels, cornice
lines, in fact the architectural style of
the group as a unit, the designs of facades
and building materials should be set down
with an arrangement of interior open
space and surroundings so that, for In
stance, the county would not build a
courthouse In one style, the government
a postoffice in another, the city a city
hall at one time in another and later a
library in still another, when they might
each he a complementary part of a neau
tiful monumental unified group. Therb
should lie a colored bird's eye perspective
drawing of the civic center scheme made
by a celebrated artist.
Outline of Campaign of Execution
"According to the situation which the
foregoing will have presented, a policy
of legal processes and financing will nave
to be determined. No doubt it will be
found that certain features of the above
plans and policies will have to be kept
secret until the city or private individuals
acting purely for the interest of the city
can get options on certain tracts that will
be particularly benefited by improve
ments, and which It may be found uncon
stitutional to condemn as part of improve
ments, and yet on which the entire direct
increment instead of mere Increase in tax
ation will be required by the city to carry
out the plans. When lands are not se
cured before plans are divulged the valua
tions often so Jump when the plans are
divulged that the city cannot afford, nor
has any purpose to buy them, either in
open market or through condemnation. In
other words, In secrecy the city can ac
complish by pure business transaction or
speculation that which would be uncertain
of accomplishment if excess condemnation
were depended upon.
"The city should become committed to
the pjans and then It probably will be well
to secure options on all lands desired and
present (he plan to the public simultan
eously with (he inauguration of a care
fully Ilian tied campaign of publicity and
education carried on through the public
press, by literature, including an elabo
rate booklet display of reports and plans,
by lectures, circulars, exhibitions, etc.
"At such a time there should be request
for gifts of lands desired from public
spirited citizens, real estate men, corpora
tions, transportation companies, etc., but
no lands that can he secured free and do
not conform to the plans should he ac
cepted without great deliberation and
hesitancy, because they arp often un
sulted for purpose, and are merely given
to enrich those holding other lands fac
ing. which enrichment Is made at the ex
pense of development and maintenance
by the city, to serve only the few.
"The campaign should be directed fur
ther to create a. sentiment and arouse a
demand for carrying out the recommenda
tions by whatever process Is found neces
sary, by cost levy against abutters agd
territory affected, special tax, issue of
bonds, appropriation by legislature or ex
cess condemnation.
"T believe that the analyzing of condi
tions. defining of purpose and outlining
of campaign would require not less titan
three nor more than six months. Your*
very truly, GEORGE H. .MlLLRli,"
Alabama Consolidated Case
Argued in Federal Court
NO FORMAL ORDER YET
Indicated That He Will Refuse Offer
Made by Reorganization Commit
tee Unless Stockholders Are
Given More Time
Attorneys Smith on behalf of Chair
man Hoadley and his associates asked
for a 60 days’ extension in which they
might secure evidence to show that
the report of the appraisers as to the
value of the property was not high
enough; that the offer of the reor
ganization committee was too small,
and that the property would bring
more, and that the proposed sale to
tlie reorganization committee was con
trary to the best interests of many of
the stockholders and unsecured cred
itors.
Attorney Bradley repeated his
charges that the alleged extravagance
and mismanagement of President Hoad
ley was largely responsible for the
bankruptcy of the company and Attor
neys Smith answered that the question
before the court had nothing to do
with Mr. Hoadley’s business ability and
attacks on him were foreign to the
case, and had no bearing on the mat
ter. The larger part of the arguments
were very technical, although friendly
little sallies between opposing counsel
were numerous.
It Is generally believed that the
"reasonable time’’ to be fixed by the
court will be 30 or 60 days. In his
comments on the case during the ar
guments the court indicated that the
values In the property were not suf
ficient to authorize the court to re
quire the purchasers to permit the com
mon stockholders to bo admitted now
into the reorganization scheme, unless
they are at least willing to make a
^better offer than the reorganization
committee, which is not Indicated.
In the plan of sale which Is under
discussion and which will be handled
in the order to be Issued by tho court
tlie reorganization committee offers
to assume all mortgages and sinking
fund, to pay every unsecured creditor
in full and to pay tho cost of admin
istration and take over the property,
and therefore the plan of sale was the
best that could be secured and should
be accepted.
The reorganization committee of the
bankrupt company is composed of
Joshua Levering, R. Lancaster Wil
liams, John Skelton Williams, Henning
Jenkins, J. William Middendorf and W.
A. Perkins of Washington. It is claimed
that the committee has in its posses
sion 1,100,000 shares of the preferred
stock of the bankrupt out of 1,200,000
shares, and also controls a very sub
stantial majority of the common stock.
That United States Judge William
I. Grubb will refuse the offer of pur
chase made by the reorganization com
mittee for the properties and plants of
the bankrupt Alabama Consolidated
Coal and Iron company unless a cer
tain reasonable time, to be determined
by the court, be fixed to permit the
remaining preferred stockholders, who
not as yet have come into the reor
ganization plans, to do so if they de
sire on the same terms in which the
remainder of the preferred stockhold
ers have entered, was the action In
dicated by the Judge from the bench
yesterday during the day as attor
neys’ arguments in the case were being
made.
No order was made by the court yes
terday and It is understood that none
will be made until Attorney Lee" C.
Bradley, for the trustees, communicates
with the reorganization committee in
Baltimore, and receives Instructions
from them. If the reorganization com
mittee agrees to the position as indi
cated by the court, then It Is assumed
that the order will be Issued. As it
will take probably the larger part of
a day to draw up the order, it Is prob
able that if it is issued it will be done
late today or perhaps some time Mon
day.
The case consumed almost the en
tire day In federal court yesterday,
attorneys for opposing litigants mak
ing long and extended arguments be
fore the court. A. D. and E. G. Smith,
representing former President Joseph
H. Hoadley of the Alabama Consoli
dated; Mr. Bradley, representing Har
ry W. Coffin, the trustee, and the re
organization committee, made the prin
cipal arguments of the day. Percy,
Benners & Burr, representing the Em
pire Coal company and other unsecured
creditors also made arguments. These
arguments were to a largo extont con
tinuations and elaborations of the ar
guments made in the same case by tho
same attorneys before the court last
Saturday.
The question before the court is the
acceptance or the refusal of the offer
of purchase made by the reorgani
zation committee to Mr. Coffin and ap
proved by him. Mr. Bradley took this
side of the case.
WOMAN’S CIVIC CLUB
FORMED AT RAGLAND
Ladies Organize to Make Better Town
By Cleaning Up and Beauti
fying the Place
Ragland, March 21.—(Special.)-The
women of Ragland have organized a
“Woman’s Civic club,’’ Mrs. Wyley was
elected president and Mrs. McNeil secre
tary and treasury. The object will be
to make a better town by cleaning up.
and beautifying the place.
The public school is closed until next
week owing to the teachers attending
the state educational association in Mont
gomery. Chief of Police Metcalf lias re
signed and moved, and John Lee of Shel
by county has been elected by the aider
man to fill the vacancy. Three new
cases of smallpox were discovered recent
ly, and this after it was thought it had
disappeared from the town.
XARKEST8 CLOSED •
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* All markets and exchanges were ♦
* closed yesterday owning to flood •
* Fridas'. •
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.
Cotton Merchant*, Hanover Square. \. j
1. Member# New York Cotton Ex
change, New Orleans Cotton Exchange, j
New York Produce Exchange. Asso
ciate Member* Liverpool Cotton Asso- !
elation. Orders solicited for the pur-j
chase and sale of Cotton and Cotton i
Seed Oil for future delivery. Special)
attention and liberal terms given for
con*lffriaient*J of *pot cotton for de-1
livery. Correspondence invited.
Easter and Spring Display
Of Things For
Men and Boys
Ready for You
There isn't a department in the whole
store offering/the patrons of this big
Daylight Department Store greater in
ducements or more pronounced values
than does this modern Men’s and Boys’
Clothing and Furnishings Section. Here /
you find Alfred Benjamin Clothes for'
men. Can you call to mind a better line
or one that senes better to create the
styles of the seasonT You can’t! Alfred
Benjamin Clothes are good. They’re
made right—of the best imported and
domestic woolens, in the styles accepted
by the best dressers everywhere. Our
showing is complete in pattern, weaves,
colors and styles.
And Alfred Benjamin Clothes is just
one of the famous makes of clothes you
find here.
41822 to $3022=
Boys’ Hats
and Caps
Boys’ Straw Hats
in all the new
shapes for Spring,
t6o°°. $1.50
Children’s Hats In
all the new shapes
—In styles that*
are becoming to
the little d»-| rn
fellows, 50c
Boys’ Felt Hats in
tans, browns and
gray; all new
shapes, 50c $1.50
Children’s Wash
Hats in “Hnli
R alls'*. Large and
small shapes in
flat and oval
crowns in a big
range of
colors . ovb
Boys’ Caps, fancy
patterns and
and86.8:.2.60.. 50c
Boys’ Knee
Pants
A fine line of boys’
Knickerboc ker
Pants, sizes from
3 to 18 years.
Prices range from
r>oc to $i.5o. Cut
full peg. Both fancy
patterns and
Serges.
Boys’ Un
derwear
Boys’ Union Suits,
white gauze Fft.
lisle . OUC
Boys’ Union Suits,
ZT.p.or°a- 50c
Boys’ Underwear,
separate garments;
French Bal- Ertp
briggan ....
Boys’ Underwear,
separate garments;
gauze lisle &
balhriggan..
. Boys’ Underwear,
separate garments;
porosknit. OE.,
garment ...
Boys' White Cam
bric Night Eft*.
' Shirts . OVK,
NEW HATS FOR MEN AND BOYS
Every block and shape In soft and stiff modeTs that is worn and
admired by the men folk. In the display you find Stetsons and other
high grade makes in all colors—gray, tan, pearl brown and black.
Stetsons. $3.50 to $5.00.
other brands. $1.75, $2.00, $2.50 and up to $4.00.
Bovs’ Hats and Caps. 50c up.
FURNISHINGS
Savoy Shirts in silks, with French cuffs, $3.50 to $5.00. Fancy
stripes and plain colors
Savoy Shirts in silks with French cuffs, $3.00 to $5.00. Fancy
stripes and plain colors.
Savoy Shirts, negligee cuffs, $1.50 to $3.00.
Soft Pongee Shirts. French cuffs, 50c to $2.50.
Onyx Half Hose, silks, all colors, 50c.
50c Silk Lisle, 25c.
one special line Silk Lisle Hose, 25c.
Buster Brown, four pair to box, $1.00. Guaranteed four months.
Our line of Wash Ties has no equal, a large assortment to select
from, 25c mid 50c.
All other ties in bat wings and four in hands, 25e to $1.50.
All men’s Belts from 25c to $1.50.
Men’s Faultless Night Shirts. 50c to $1.50.
Men’s Faultless Pajamas, $1.00 to $4.00.
Men’s Underwbar in silk lisle and pongee, 75c to $1.50 gitrmcnt.
Men’s Underwear, nainsook, balbriggan, 25c lo $1.00 garment.
401 Union Made Overalls. $1.00.
Men’s White Duck Pants, $1.50, in all sizes.
A new line of Leather Goods just arrived. $1.00 to $15.00.
A large assortment of Jewelry, in cuff buttons, tie clasps, and
scarf pins, from 25c up.
CLOTHES STYLES FOR THE ROLLICK
ING YOUNGSTERS
Boys’ D. B. two piece Suits, 94.00. Dark gray mixed cheviots. Pants
full peg, taped seams.
Boys’ D. B. two piece Suits, fft.OO. Grays and browns and tans in
all the new shades.
Boys’ D. B. two piece Suits, 90.00. Split high peg top Knickerbocker
pants. These suits come in all the new colors of the season. Made up
both plain and Norfolk style. Exceptionally big values at the price.
Boys’ D. B. 2-piece Suits. 90.50, 97.50, fM. Made the same as $6 ones and
we* have them in both worsteds and cheviots. These goods are made
hv the well known clothing concern. Kahn, Dreyfus & Co., N. Y.
Boys’ all wool blue Serge Suits at 9ft*oo, 90.00, 97.50 find 98.00.
Boys’ Blouse
Waists and
' Shirts
Wo are showing,
‘he best line of
Boys’ Blouses and
•Shirts In the city
thle season. “The
Mothers’ Friend.”
Boys’ Blouses In
M.-dras and Por.
rales; very neat
patterns made s^th
► tiff collar, mp*
attached, at.. /DC
Roys’ Blouse* made
°r... "hlte madraa
’vfth stiff collar at
tached m—
.— 75c
Boys’ Blouses, made,
of white madraa;
plain with pleated
bosom, Dutch f7[“
collar. I DC
Boys’ Blouse, mad
ras and percales,
button loop collar
attached and
French cuffs, the
proper thins; for
Summer ETA —
wear . DlfC
Boys’ Shirts, plain
white, Dutch I7(r_
collar . 4 DC
Boys’ Shirts, fancy
patterns, (r/»
Dutch collars DUC
Boys’ Shirts, but
ton loop collar, at
tached and
French cuffs 4 DC
Boys’ Belts,
Suspenders
and Ties
A complete line of
Boys’ Belts v In
blacks and OET-.
tans . ZDC
A complete line of
Boys’ Sus- nr
penders .... LtDC
A complete line of
Boys’ Ties, both
four-ln-hands and
Windsors, OET«.
for. ZoC
green trading stamps
WITH ALL CASH PUR
CHASES. FINISH FILLING
YOUR BOOK.
MATERIAL ADVANCE
. in ram prices
Eggs Quoted Down as Mar
ket Is Well Supplied With
Minimum Demand
Several changes In prices were noted
yesterday on the wholesale commodities
of Morris avenue. Owing to the scarcity
of poultry prices on all klnda of chick
ens advanced materially. The price of
eggs was lowered as the market is tilled
with a large supply and the demand Is at
a minimum. Yesterday’s corrected whole
sale quotations follow:
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Pis Iron
IF .$13.50(014.00
L’F .*.13.00(013.50
3F . 12.50(013.00
Gray Forge . 12.00012.50
]S . 13.50(014.00
US . 13.00013.50
Local Cotton
Strict good middling . 12ft
Good middling . 12ft
Strict middling . 12ft
Middling ... 12
Strict low middling . lift
Meat
I-at'd, 12ftc; compound, 9ftc; dry salt
short ribs. 12.25; bellies. 13.05; ham j
butts, 15c, Boston butts, loftc; pork loins.
Itlftc: Spare ribs. 13c; breakfast bacon,
221124c; smoked bacon, 10c; regular ham,
ISO, skinned ham, 19c.
Fruits and Produce
Apples, fancy wlnesap, $4.l5*j0 per bbl.;
York and Imperial apples, $3.75 bbl.;
Florida oranges, $2.75per box; I'ali
fornia oranges, $1.51 per box; California
tangerines. 14.5c j«?r box; Malaga grapes,
in kegs, 35.50*t7.00; Cranberries. $2.75 box;
per barrel, $10. Italian chestnuts, 10c
per pound. Limes, $1 per hundred. Irish
potatoes. 80*iS5o bn. Onions, red globe,
lftc per lb. L>anish cabbage, lftc per lb.
California celery, 80c per dozen, $7 per
crate. Rutabagas, 114c per pound. Let
tuce, $1.6002.50 per crate.
Creamery Products
Country butter, 20025c; fresh creamery
butter, 3914c; cheese, 19c; Imported Swiss
cheese, 36c; German brick cheese, 20c;
llmburger cheese, 19c; Imported roquefort,
37c; Neufchatel cheese, per dozen, 45c;
Pimento cheese, 40c; process butter, 3044c;
daisy cheese, 19c per pound.
Fish and Sea Foods
Red snapper, 1114c In bbl. lots; 1244c In
small lots; groupers, 6c; Spanish mack
erel, 16c; speckled sea trout, 1144c; carp,
roughs, 6c; mullet, 844c; sun perch or
bream, 844c: pompano, 20c; mixed fish.
Sc In barrel lots; crockcn, 644c; fresh
water perch, 744c.
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Flour and Breadstuffg
Self raising flour, $6.15; Tennessee flour,
$5.65; Indiana flour, $6.70; Oklahoma flour,
$6.35; Michigan flour, $7.10; bolte« meal,
per 96 lbs. $1.40; No. 2 corn, per bushel.
48c, pure wheat shorts, $31; pure wheat
bran, $28; C. S. hulls, per ton. $15; prime
C. S. meal, per ton, $31; C. S.'feedmeal,
per ton, $3H; No. 1 timothy nay. per ton,
$22, mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass!
per ton. $20; corn chops, per 100 lb sack,’
$1.40; alfalfa hay, per ton, $28; Johnson
grass, per ton, $15; mixed feed, $31; oats,
62c bushel.
Poultry and Eggg
Hens. 3G04Oc; live per pound. J4®15c; 1
large fryers, 14®13c; medium fray era.
20c; small fryers. 22H®25c; ducks. 30&40c;
guineas. 25c; roosters, 35c; geese, GO®70c;
live turkeys, 18090c; fresh eggs, rase
candled, 18c; extra graded candlecf eggs i
21c.
Coffee and Sugar
Coffee—Arhuckies, $35.06 per hundred i
pounds; Luzanne, 27c per pound. Sugar,
standard granulated, 5^c per pound.
Echoes of Souix Uprising
Washington, March 21.—Eeohes of the
Ffoux uprising, led by .Sitting Bull In
J8f»0, were heard today In the supreme,
court of the United States when two cat
tle companies, which lost thousands of i
cattle during the Indian raids, abandoned
appeals from suits brought in the court ]
of claims to recover from the govern- l
ir-ent.- The court of claims held that the
Indians were not “in amity" with the fed
eral government at the time tlw> cattle]
w« rc taken ancl therefore, under the stat
ute, the companies were not entitled ;o
recover.
DECATUR WILL HAVE
NEWPOSTDFFICE
Federal Building Will Cost!
$65,000—Government Ad
vertising for Lot
Decatur, March 21.—(Special.)—Deca
tur is to have a $65,000 government
building. The government Is already
advertising for a lot for the building.
It is understood that work will com
mence on the building Just as soon oi
the lot can be secured and the contract
let. It Is believed that work will com
mence on the building by early fall at
furthered.
It is believed when this building la
finished the New Decatur postoffice wilt
he consolidated with the Decatur of
fice.
There are about a dozen applicant*
for the Decatur postoffice an.I all of
them are anxiously waiting for their
appointment. Postmaster William
Moseley has served about four years
over Ills term. He was appointed bfj
President Roosevelt.
To Alleviate Suffering
.Jackson. Miss., March 21.—Governor
Brewer, in the name of the state, today;
borrowed $5000, which will be used to al
leviate suffering caused from the storm
which struck tills state March 13. On*
thousand dollars each will be sent t*
the counties of Prentiss, Lee, Pontotoa
and Tishomingo, while the remaining $100(1
will be used In individual oases.
NOTICE
REM MOTION OF PASSENGElg
TRAIN SERVILE \i\ LOt I* V III.EJ
AND NASHVILLE RAILROAD. EF
FECTIVE MARCH 20. ALL THKOI'GII
PASSENGER TRAINS OF THE LOUIS
VILLE AND NASHVILLE RAILROAD
WILL RE1 OPERATED ON IIRGUUH
SC HEIDI LES AS HERETOFORE:. J. H,
SETTLE, DISTRICT PASSENGER
AGENT,