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Wise men all over town have heard
? Weil’s “Last Call”
and have been mighty well pleased with the
bargains in
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Fine Summer Suits
that are here in great abundance at a dis
| count of
i
*■
They’re going fast, but there’s still enough
i to insure you getting just what you want.
$4 p* Buys any Hart Schaff
I ner & Marx Suit that
1 sold up to $25.00
$0 f\ Buys any Hart Schaff
J\ I ner & Marx Suit Up
L* to $32.50
f* Buys any Hart Schaff
1 ner & Marx Suit Up
Ld\J to $37.50
M. WEIL <S BRO.
1915-17 First Avenue
The Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes.
—
Conference for Purpose to
Be Held in Washington
Wednesday
Montgomery, August 7.—(Special. )
C.'apt. Reuben F. Kolb, commissioner of
agriculture and industries, today received
a telegram from J. D. Price of Atlanta,
commissioner of agriculture of Georgia,
In which he stated that President New
man of Kentucky, head of the associa
tion of commissioners of agriculture, has
called an extraordinary session of that
body to meet at the New Raleigh hotel,
in Washington, August 12 The associa
tion will meet for the purpose of consid
ering methods of assisting southern farm
ers during the present European war
crisis.
The assoeition will meet one day before
the session of the Southern Cotton con
gress, which will be held is Washington
on August 13 and 14. The commissioners
of agriculture will meet with the south
er# congress of cotton growers.
THORSBYHASGENERAL
CLEAN-UP DAY FRIDAY
Recent Epidemic of Typhoid Fevei
• Arouses Residents to Action—No
Deaths Reported
Thorsby, August 7.— (Special.)
Kever in the history of Thorsby haa
the town had such a general cleaning
up as was given it on Friday. An
epidemic of typhoid fever for theN past
two months has aroused the people to
the necessity of exerting themselves to
• tamp it out.
Under the direction of Miss Helen
Harlan, Red Cross nurse for Chilton
county, the ladies of the town have
been organized as the Thorsby branch
of the Chilton County Improvement as
sociation. Their first work was to dis
cover the source of typhoid Infection
which proved to be Vopen w'ells" re
ceiving drainage or seepage from un
protected water closets, which wrere also
Accessible to flies, well known to he
carriers of typhoid germs.
To prevent further contamination ot
food or water from this rource the
town council passed an ordinance re
quiring all water closets to be pro
vided with "dry pail system" and tc
be made fly proof, and to complete
the work the ladies have interested noi
only the council members, but men
women and children to devote a da.\
to civic improvement, cleaning tht
streets, cutting grass and weeds, gath
ering and hauling away rubbish anc
cleaning up generally.
The ladies provided a picnic dlnnei
on the Thorsby institute campus anc
sold ice cream and cake to secure
money for t Heir treasury. There have
been no deaths from typhoid fever anc
ho recent cases at Thorsby. All the pa
tients are now convalescent.
SEVERELY CRITICIZES
DALLAS COUNTY JAIL
State Prison Inspector Declares Prisor
Will Be Closed Unless Decided
Improvements Are Made
Montgomery, August 7.—(Special.
Severely criticizing the insanitary condi
tion of the Dallas county jail. Dr. Wil
llam H. Oates, state prison inspector, ii
a report today to the governor, declare
that lie would bo forced to* close tha
prison unless a decided Improvement wa
made.
In referring to the jail, the prison in
•pector stated that it is a disgrace t
Alabama, declaring that it "is filthy
vermin, infected, and totally insanitary.
Dr. Oates said he found a 7-year-old negr
in jail on a charge of burglary, and tha
be succeeded'by habeas corpus in havin,
him released.
Dr. Oates also submitted reports to th
governor on the Jails of Fayette, Mario
and Walker counties lie declared tha
conditions at these jails were not good
and that the Marion jail must be given
new water sypply immediately.
FOR RENT
WILL REMODEL FIRHT FLOOR Ol
ENTIRE HI ILUING KNOWN AH MA
JE&TIC THEATOE TO SL IT TEN AN!
CLARK UNDERWRITING AGENC1
AGENTS. SOl-t CLARK BLDG. PHON]
iB.
ROEBUCK HANDICAP
Will BEGIN TODAV
Qualifying Round to Com
mence Today and Continue
Through Sunday
A special handicap golf tournamen
for the members of the Roebucl
Springs Golf and Automobile club wll
be commenced today over the clul
course. The qualifying round will t>*
started during the day and will con
time throughout Sunday.
On the basis of the cards turned ii
during the qualifying round the vari
ous entrants will receive handicaps am
the first round will be contested ii
the early part of the week.
A greater part of the club memberf
ship is expected to take part in th'
matches as much interest has beei
manifested since the announcement o
the tournament several weeks ago.
News of Ensley
The operation of through cars t'
Wylam and Fairfield began yesterda:
morning. The South Ensley lines t<
Fairfield and Owenton to Wylam. Th'
traffic was heavy for the first day.
A great number of citizens who rod
the cars yesterday congratulated th
Birmingham Railway, Eight and Powe
c ompany and especially the dispatcher
for running the cars at regular inter
vals during the day and handled th'
crowds with much success. The opera
tion through of the lines does awa
with a great deal of transfer troubl
and lessens the time in which it take,
to go to Birmingham.
The new system is scheduled to mak
the trip in 40 minutes while before 1
took over an hour to come to Birming
ham from Wylam or Fairfield.
Funeral services were conducted a
the St. Anthony’s Catholic church yes
terday afteroon over the remains o
George McNamara, who died Wednes
day morning following a brief illnesf
The Rev. Father McQulllian, pastor o
tlie church, officiated. Interment fol
lowed at the Elmwood cemetery. Mi
McNamara was tine of the best know
young men of this city, having live
here for a number of years. He 1
survived by his parents. Mr. and Mri
D. E McNamara; one brother, Erskin
McNamara and three sisters, Mrs. t
.1. Donnelly, and Miss Helen and Mis
Mamie McNamara.
A large crowd was on hand at th
Ensley Baraca association hall las
night when the Baraca class of th
Ensley Baptist church entertained th
members of the association and thei
friends. There was music on hand am
refreshments were served. The feautr
of the occasion was an address b
Judge Alvin Douglas, president of th
Baraca classes of the Birmingham dis
trict, who spoke on the good wor
which the Raracas are doing and highl
complimented the Ensley associatior
Miss Ethel Arms also made an addres
on “Woman Suffrage." D. F. Flummei
in behalf of the members of the Barac
, class of the Ensley Methodist ehuret
spoke of what the young men of thi
city are doing. The speakers were in
troduced by the Rev. A. K. Wrigh
pastor of the Ensley Baptist church.
Yesterday morning in the Ensley in
■ ferior court. Will Hacket and Joe Nei
i two negroes were bound over to th
I j grand jury on a $500 bond each b
• Judge F. O. Harris. The negroes, wit
| the aid of a negro girl, it is charge*
* stole :« diamond ring belonging to Mr
j G. E. .lmkins several days ago. The
- luid the girl take the ring out of th
} house and then took the diamond ot
of the ring and substituted glass, br
; were caught when the girl tried t
get the ring back into the house. Sh
* later confessed of taking the ring an
1 told the police authorities who had th
f stone.
The Sunday school classes of Mr:
3 Biddle and Mrs. Cook, of the “Tee
1 Age” department of the Shady Sid
1 Methodist church wlii give a lawn fet
* at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Grahai
1 on the corner of Avenue E and Twent>
I fourth street this afternoon and ever
ing. The affair will begin at t o’clocl
Agree Upon Armistice
* Washington, August 7.—A general 15-dr
■f armistice throughout the Dominican r
C public has been agreed on, according
aiavy department advices.
i
, Special Committee Will Not
Recommend Such Action
Until Financial Situation
Becomes More Normal
New York, August 7.—Reports from
Wall street today that the New York
stock exchange soon would be reopened
brought prompt denial. The committee
appointed to maintain active supervision
over stock exchange affairs during the
period of suspension made this state
ment :
"The special committee of five will not
recommend to the governing committee
the reopening of the exchange until in
their judgment the financial situation
warrants it and as before stated, ample
notice will be given for tne proposed re
opening.”
The statement was made primarily be
cause it was felt that reports or an early
reopening if allowed to spread unchalleng
ed would give alarm throughout the coun
try. It was known that pressure was
being brought to hear upon the governors,
by some members, to consider an early
reopening. The position of the brokers
is rendered difficult by the heavy losses
during the time of idleness and it was
felt by some members that there would
be small danger of heavy liquidation by
European holders of American securi
ties such as upset the market last week.
Want to Secure Gojd
This selling, it was said, was for the
purpose of securing gojd and with a
virtual embargo on additional gold ex
ports now in effect it was thought Europe
would have no further reason for dump
ing securities on this market.
The committee of five, however, felt it
would be highly dangerous to reopen "the
stock market until financial skies had
cleared definitely, particularly ia regard
to the credit situation and foreign ex
change. It may be stated authoritatively
/that the government intends to be guided
by the judgment of the most prominent
financial interests of the country and
not by pressure from impatient exchange
members.
f The general financial situation con
tinued calm. More confident hopes were
entertained of the gradual resumption
of activities in financial and commercial
lines, but it was felt mere were no Im
mediate prospects of normal conditions in
international credits and foreign trade.
■ Once a decisive naval engagement is
1 ought and control of tne seas is estab
lished unquestionably, it is believed re
sumption of foreign trade on a consid
erable scale will be possible.
Foreign exchange bunkers met today
in an effort to devise means for lifting
the embargo on exportation of merchan
dise and to provide payment for it, but
they did not formulate a definite plan
of action.
Outlook Improving
There were indications that the outlook
I was improving so far as the position of
out of town hanks was concerned. New
York banks received assuring messages
which showed that the tension was not
1 so acute as a few days ago.
An easier tone prevailed in the market
l for the time money and it was expected
! hanks would lend more freely next week.
Lamitd amounts came into the open mar
ket today, and were loaned at 6 per cent
for six months. Nominal quotations for
! dates from 30 days to four months were
i made at from 7 to 8 per cent. Banks ad
’ hered to their policy of loaning only to
day to borrower#! Canadian banks con
tinued to deplete their balances here. No
inconvenience to domestic borrowers has
resulted from the gradual shifting of
loans from Canadian institutions to local
banks.
There was a marked Improvement in
the commercial paper situation and insti
> tutions were slowly resuming the pur
• chase of paper. The rate for the best
> names was 6 per cent. There were indica
j tionH that interior institutions would be
in the market next week for paper.
gerardIjrgesthat
ENGLAND SEND
FUNDS FOR CITIZENS
Eerlln, August 7.—(Via London, 7:10
p. m.)—James W. Gerard, the Amer
ican ambassador to Germany, today
cabled an appeal to the Rrltish public
’ lo send funds for the relief of the
"great- number of British subjects left
5 in my charge."
"Many of the refugees,-* the ambas
sador said, "are young girls without
relatives or friends and with only
t enough money to keep themselves for
a very short time. The temper of the
people may make It hurd for these poor
c people to find lodging in Berlin even
- if they have funds. Many already have
. been arrested as alleged spies."
f Mr. Gerard added that Sir Edward
Goeehcn, the British ambassador, had
asked him to advance British subjects
• p.oi ey up to the amount of $6000 on
l the credit of the British government
1 "But where am I to get the cash?"
s Ambassador Gerard asked. “We our
selves at the American embassy have
“ only a little store of money as the
' war came so suddenly."
1 SAYS FINANCIAL
, SITUATION GOOD
3 Washington, August 7.—Comptroller
i of the Currency Williams in a state
p ment tonight declared the financial sit
* uation of the country t*s good and an
. nounced that national hanks now are
, in position to meet all reasonable re
”m quiiements.
. “I see no reason,” said Mr. Williams,
^ “why there should be any suspension
of currency payments anywhere in this
^ country, and if this department hears
of any national bank refusing to honoi
’ legitimate demands of its elastomers or
correspondents for currency such de
’• llnquent bank will be promptly inves
tigated.
Mr. Williams said shipments of ad
’ ditional currency up to the close of
today’s business had amounted to
% > 37,000,000.
b REBEL FORCES
TAKE MEDELLIN
I. -
i. Vera Cruz. August 7.—Constltution
V’ a list forces today occupied Medellin,
* six miles south of the Tejar water
,. works, where Brigadier General Fun
0 ston’s American outpost is situated
e The constitutionalists notified the
3 American commander of their action
e Federal troops are occupying posi
tions north and west of Medellin.
1 RECLAMATION MLL
p PASSED BY HOUSE
ri
~ Washington. August 7.—The reclama
tion bill, extending from 10 to 20 years
the time in which settlers may repay th«
government for water rights on Irrlgarec
y land finally was passed in the Housi
*m today, including an amendment making
.0 the reclamation service dependent upoi
annual appropriations by Congresa.
’GOVERNORS TO FIND
WAVED AIDFARMERS
DURING WAR CRISIS
Executives of Cotton Grow
ing States Invited to Hold
Conference in Mont
gomery Next Week
Montgomery, August 7.—(Special.)-—The
governor of Alabama today received a tel
egram from Gov. O. B. Colquitt of Texas
regarding the proposed conference of gov
ernors of the cotton growing states to
| devise methods for aiding farmers of the
south during the present European war
crisis.
Governor Colquitt suggested in his tel
egram tnat the southern governors pre
pare a memorial to present to Congress
requesting that the government advance
sufficient money to take care of 10,000,0Q0
bales of cotton, the federal funds to be
handled by the banks of the south, with
warehouse receipts as collateral.
The chief executive of Texas declared
in his telegram that the conference
should be held at the earliest possible
moment, by Monday or Tuesday of next
week, if practicable.
In reply to his telegram the governor of
Alabama asked that the conference be
held in Montgomery, as the most central
point, and offered to co-operate in any
way possible.
Bessemer News
Bessemer, August 7.—(Speciat)—It has
been announced that the Alabama Great
Southern railroad will build a viaduct
over the Louisville and Nashville rail
road where the two roads cross on Twen
ty-third street and Alabama avenue. The
company also proposes to cut down the
hill between Bessemer and Birmingham.
This improvement of the Alabama Great
Southern will cause the depot to be
raised about 25 feet above the present lo
cation and just what effect it will have
upon the proposed new union depot is not
known. The committee which went to
Montgynery Monday to interview the
Alabama railroad commission has had no
assurances as yet as to what it will rec
ommend on the petition laid before the
body.
The Board of Trade will meet Monday at
the Board of Trade rooms on Nineteenth
street at 4 o’clock, at which time the loca
tion of the new union depot will be dis
cussed. All citizens are requested to be
present so as to get an expression from
them as to the site selected by the rail
roads and the one selected by the commit
tee in charge.
News has been received by Dr. J. C.
Curry of this city from Secretary of
State W. J. Bryan, telling of the safety
of his daughter. Miss Isabelle, and party,
who are now in Paris. It was also stated
that the party would reach America on
schedule time. This message is being
ieceived with much gratification by the
relatives and friends of Miss Curry, who
has been touring Europe for the past tw'o
months.
The Woman’s Christian Temperance
union will meet Sunday afternoon at 3:30
o’clock at the Lipscomb Methodist
church. The following programme will
be rendered:
Hymn, “All Hail the Power of Jesus’
Name,” congregation.
Reading of Crusade Tsalm 156, the Rev.
George Stoves.
Prayer, the Rev. H. N. Abernathy.
Response, Mrs. G. G. Neal.
Address, Mrs. A. Hafner, president of
the local union, “Object and Aim of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union.”
Quartette, “Victory,” by four young |
ladies.
Talk by Mrs. J. E. Hafner on “Purity.” I
Duet, Lee McFee and Homer Johnson. I
Reading by Miss Lucyle Vyckers.
Talk by the Rev. George Stoves.
Reading, Miss Lucyle Lytle.
Song, “All Around the World,” by 10
little girls.
“Poster Work,” Mrs. F. B. Hill.
Benediction, the Rev. H. N. Abernathy.
The public Is cordially invited to at
tend this meeting.
Miss Alice Berglund of St. Louis is the
guest of her cousin. Miss Helen Houppert,
at her home on Fourth avenue.
Mrs. Luke Murdock and little daughter,
Mabel, ha’ve arrived from Cincinnati to
be the guest of Mrs. Murdock’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Karr, Sr.
Mrs. J. H. D. Smith has returned from
a pleasant visit to relatives and friends
at Sulligent.
Miss Nova Spencer has gone to Troy,
Miss., where she will be the guest of her
grandmother. Mrs. M. R. Spencer.
Miss Margaret Alexander has returned
from Atlanta, accompanied by Mrs. H.
C. Roberts and little daughter, Mary,
who are the guests of Miss Gladys Alex
ander at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Alexander.
Miss Julia Saylhr of Rome, Ga., will
arrive Saturday to be the guest of Miss
Gladys Alexander on Fifth avenue.
Mrs. .7. T. Self and children are the
guests of Mrs. Self’s mother, Mrs. Frank
Childers, on Stxth avenue.
Walton and Harold Smith, the young
sons of Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Parnell, have
returned after a month’s visit to Florida.
Miss Ethel Garner of Florida is the
guest of her cousins. Miss Johnnie* and
Miss Jesse Garner, on Fourth avenue.
Frank Childers, who 'has been 111 for
the past few days, is able to be out.*
DR. OATES ORDERS 1
LAMAR JAIL CLOSED
Montgomery, August 7.— (Special.*
Dr. W. TI. Oates, prison inspector, to
day ordered the Lamar county jail
closed and the prisoners transferred to
the Pickens jail. Dr. Oates ordered the
commisisoners of Lamar county to
build a new jail several monthB ago,
and because of their failure to com
ply with his Instructions he directed
that the jail be closed.
CANAL OPENING WILL
NOT BE POSTPONED
Washington, August 7.—Secretary Garri
son issued a statement today to set at
rest doubts as to the opening of the
Panama canal August 15. "There Is no
reason at present known on the Isthmus
or to the Secretary of war," Bald the sec
retary. ‘‘as to why the canal should not
be opened on that date to vesaela not
needing more than 30 feet of water.**
Plans Satsuma Orange Grove
Bay Minette, August 7.—-( Special.)
Harry I. West, who recently purchased
a tract of about 80 acres of land two
miles from town, is busy erecting a
neat bungalow on the place and an
nounced that by planting season this
fall he will have considerable land
ready to set out in satsuma oranges,
i Jdr. West is from the northwest aud
understands fruit raising*
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'I OFFICIAL MAP OF THE WEATHER
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wearner forecast
Washington, August 7.—Forecast for
Alabama. Mississippi and Georgia: Local
thundershowers Saturday and probably
Sunday.
Tennessee: Unsettled Saturday; Sunday
fair, continued warm. %
Local Data
For the 24 hours ending at 7 p. m., Au
gust 7, 1914:
Highest temperature . 88
Lowest, temperature . 71
Moan temperature . 80
Normal temperature . 80
Deficiency in temperature Rlnce Jan
uary 1 . 153
Rainfall .00
Total rainfall since January 1 .27.50
Deficiency in rainfall since Jan. 1 _ 4.90
Relative humidity (7 a. m.-7 p. m.)_85-73
Weather Conditions
Birmingham/August 7.-7 p. m.)—While
there has been considerable increase in
the cloudiness over the south and cen
tral portions of the country during the
past 24 hours, due to the general low’ pres
sure conditions, there has yet been but
little rain throughout the interior. Show
ers have continued over the south At
lantic slope and the southern half of the
gulf states, and thunderstorms were re
ported from many interior points. In gen
eral, conditions are now somewhat unset
tled over most of the Rockies and the
greater portion of the country east of the
Mississippi.
-» cuipei iiiui es were generally niuuciiut*,
especially in southern districts. Atlanta
reported 70 degrees at 7 p. in. and none
other than gulf stations reported readings
in excess of 80 degrees. By contrast, sta
tions in South Dakota and Wyoming re
ported temperatures of 92 degrees and
94 degrees at 7 p. m.F and North Platte
recorded a maximum of 100 degrees.
In the cotton belt cloudy skies prevailed
over all sections at 7 p. m. Temperatures
were slightly below normal in most dis
tricts.
Summary of observations made at
United States weather bureau stations
during the 24 hours ending. 8 p. m.,
75th meridian time:
Temp'ture i’re
Hlgh Low clp
To- Last ita
day. N’ht. tion.
Abilene .. 84 68
Apalachicola . 88 .40
Atlanta . 84 68
Birmingham . 88 71
Boston . 80 62
Brownsville . S8 80
Buffalo . 84 70
Burrwood . 90 82
Calgary . 74 54
Charleston . 88 76
Chicago . 82 70
Corpus Christ! . 84 74 .24
Denver .* 88 61
Des» Moines . 94 64 .:.
Dodge City . 94 66
Duluth . 72 54
Durango . 86 50 .02
Fort Worth. SO
Galveston . 78 74 .68
Green Bay . 80 60
Hatteras . 82 72 .20
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“O'lD .. ffj W
Helena . 78 62
Huron . 94 68
Jacksonville . 88 74 .46
Kansas City . 98 74
Knoxville .. 86 66
Louisville . 90 74
Memphis . 88 74
Miami .j... 82 74 .22
Minneapolis . 84
Mobile . 82 74 .23
Modena . 86 62
Montgomery . 86 72 .04
Nashville . 92 70
New Orleans . 86 76 .03
New York . 84 64
North Platte . 100 68
Oklahoma.., 92 68
Palestine . *76 70
Phoenix . 96 82
Pittsburg . 92 70
Portland . 74 52 ...
Raleigh . 88 68
Rapid City . 98 66
Roseburg . 82 60
Roswell . 90 66
Salt Lake City . 90 68
San Antonio . 76 68 2.30
San Francisco . 62 62
Sault Ste. Marie. 76 60
Sheridan . 98 64
Shreveport . 82 72 ...•
Spokane . 72 66 ."
St- Louis . 94 7S
St. Paul . 62
Tampa . 92 72 .04
Toledo . 92 74
Vicksburg . 84 72
Washington . 90 68
Wllllston . 94 66
Winnemucca . 92 54
Winnipeg . 82 48
E. C. HORTON, Local Forecaster.
_
Congress Tells Cotton '
Growers To “Stand Firm”
Washington, August 7.—In an address to the cotton growers
and people of the cotton growing states, made public tonight,
the congressional committee, which volunteered several days
ago to seek measures which would prevent serious conse
quences to the south because of the European war, declared:
and representatives In Congress at th»
earliest moment.
"It is our mature judgment that the
least possible amount of cotton should
be put. upon the market during the next
w days, for it is our belief that the
combined strength of the federal gov
ernment and state and local agencies,
coupled with the inherent courage of the
southern people, will make it possible
for the cotton crop to be marketed with
out sacrifice.” r
> appeal made rural
LETTER CARRIERS
■ Official Call Issued Urging Them to
Observe Good Roads Days
Next Week
Minter, August 7.—(Special.)—'The
- Alabama Rural Letter Carriers' asso
, ciatioh is taking an active interest In
1 the cause of good roads and are ap
- pealing to the rural letter carriers to
1 observe Good Roads Days, August 14-15.
The following official call has been sent
\ out to the letter carriers:
; “To the Alabama Rural Letter Carriers.
5 writing to call your attention
to Alabama Good Roads Days, August
i 14-15. Those dates have been selected
3 as a time when all citizens are urged
to work or otherwise take substantial
interest in their local roads. I know of
1 no class of citizens whb should be more
Interested in this work than rural car
‘ riers.
; “We are in a position to accomplish
, much good, both by working and talk*
- ing to our parons. I use an auto on
L my route and many days take along
T a shovel to fill in low places, open
waterways and do such light work as ,
- appears necessary. I find from experi
- ence that if a carrier keeps one.eye on
® the road and the other and his tongue
, on his patrons, he will notice a vast
i improvement in roads.
“You have a daily opportunity to call
attention to road conditions, and in do
ing so in the right way, you Will awak
s en and keep alive interest and enthusi
t asm. There appears to be a growing
* sentiment among the good road en
thusiasts to build expensive highways
" from one large city to another and our
next legislature will be flooded with
g bills jo finance just such propositions.
Now, I am not against such leglsla
• tlon, provided the entire road system
l_ comes in for a fair deal. You should lm*
” press this matter on your local rep
~ resentative right away, for in case you
do not. the “big highway” will secure
n all the help.
“Our convention at Talladega on
.July 3-4 Indorsed the Good Xioadn asso
ciation and appointed delegates to rep
•- resent our interests at the Montgomery
it convention to be held v October 21-23.
- Start the ball to rollin^in your sec
.f tion. Who are the people best fitted
d for this work? Who are the boys to put
i- and keep life and action in this move*
r ment?—the rural carriers. Yours fratt*» ^
g nally, S. A. REYNOLDS,
r “Secretary-Treasurer Alabama Rural r
s Letter Carriers’ Association."
WRIGHTSVJLLE BEACH
1 <1 nave £&R«*“£ 9
19 irtiys KS 0-“i
seaboard}
"THE PROGRESSIVE RAILWAY or THE SOUTH" I
1 . • - j - ’ V. ...
i • - ‘ I I
vui inr.i™ jc j u is, uiauu
cotton only as a lasf necessity.”
Members of the committee headed by
Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia, after a
careful investigation of conditions up to
the present time, gave it as their mature
judgment that the least possible cotton
should be put upon the market during the
next 00 days, asserting the agencies of
the federal government, both executive
and legislative, were doing all possible to
relieve the strain of the situation caused
by the lack of transportation facilities and
the danger facing no market abroad. They
called for unselfish co-operation among
the farmers, merchants and bankers of the
south for the common good and declare:
“It should he understood that we are
not In the midst of a panic, nor is a
financial panic possible under our new
banking and currency law; and it is not
necessary for us to throw our cotton upon
the market at prices less than its real
value.”
Planters to Stand Firm
“We recognize the fact that cotton is
the money crop of the southern people
and any situation which vitally effects
Its value must be felt by all lines of
commercial and industrial activities.
“While the condition of war in Europe
gives rise to a situation which is serious,
we believe that, it can be greatly over
come if all agencies, national, state and
local, promptly and vigorously respond tc
their respective duties.
••your President, the several executive
branches of the government and your sen
ators and representatives are exerting
I every effort to devise means by which
the cotton crop may be marketed at a
price warranted by a normal law of sup
ply and demand, and not by a conditior
caused by the European war.
Important Problems
“The important problems involved ir
this situation are:
“First—Transportation. It is essentia
,that lint cotton, and cotton manufactured
goods, should reach foreign markets
where they may be consumed. We arc
confident Congress will pass within a fev,
days an amendment to our shipping laws
which will greatly facilitate transporta
tion. We have no doubt transporta
tion facilities will be available for cot
ton, and cotton manufactured goods, with
In a very short time.
“Second—Consumption of cotton. Tin
European war must necessarily reduc<
temporarily demand and consumption
oio-iw uByaruneni nas cauiea our con
suls abroad for detailed Informatior
From the information we have received
we are confident the consumption, do
mestic and foreign, will be much large
than Is generally supposed. The mill
of the United States and Canada wil
consume approximately half of our pro
duction, and the demand for America
cotton by Great Britain and the orien
will not be greatly reduced. Great Brit
ain consumes nearly half of our exports
cotton. Eleven million bales should b
absorbed by the trade, even under th
most aggravated conditions.
"These facts should be most reassur
Ing, and should entirely dispeal the ide.
that our foreign trade in cotton will b
wiped out.
Arranges Deposit
"Third—Money to market the crop an
care for the surplus. Already the Secre
tary of the Treasury has arranged a de
posit of $30,000,000 in southern banks. H
desires this used and especially to handl
the cotton crop. During the present wee*
Congress has passed an emergency cur
rency bill, under the terms of which no
less than $1,600,000,000 of additional cur
rency will be available to meet ever
emergency which may arise.
"The federal reserve banks, soon to or
ganize, will accept noteh secured by agrl
cultural products. This insures ampl
money for moving the crop, to care to
such distress cotton as may come upo
the market, and also to keep in operatlo
those factories necessary for the consumj
tion of the crop.
"The financial situation of the countr
could not be better, when it is under
stood that the treasury department stand
ready to lend its great power to prever
a sacrifice of the cotton crop, a feelin
of confidence should come to us all.
"Th$ agencies of the federal goverr
went. both executive and legislative, ar
doing all possible to relieve the strait
While the power of the government i
great, it should not be overestimated.
"We desire to impress emphatically tli
necessity for the most cordial and unse
fish co-operation among farmers, me
chants and bankers of .the south, to tt
end that every local effort, and ever
local agency shall be brought into actio
in the interest of the common good.
Conferences Helpful
"We believe conferences in the rcspe<
tive states and localities \Vould be mo
helpful. They would furnish the machii
ery through which the problem in all <
its phases can be thoroughly consider*
and dealt with under the peculiar ei
vironment of each state and cominunit:
Accurate information as to warehousir
facilities should be gathered for yoi
local use, and furnished to your senatoi