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I The First National Bank
of Birmingham, Ala.
Statement June 23,1915
Resources
Loans and discounts.$ 8.603.873.25
overdrafts . 16117
U. 8. bonds (par) . 1,500,000.00
State of Alabama bonds ... 284,000.00
Other stocks and bonds ... 862.268.50
Banking house . 365.500.00
Cash
In vault.$ 894.887.11
With banks . 2.457,491.53
With U. S.
Tr. . 83.000.00
With Federal
Rea bank 224.495.28— 3.659.873 92
! 315.275,676.84
Liabilities
Capital stock.3 1,600,000.00
Surplus and profits_... 1.733.177.34
Reserved for taxes. 18.656.00
; Circulation . 1,352,600.00
Deposits
Individ
ual .39,478.250.47
Bank . 1.068.094.03
V. a . 125,000.00— 10.671,344.50
315.275.67C.I4
SERIOUS DEFICIT
FACING COUNTY IF
BILLS AREENACTED
Must Redeem Large Amount
of Back Script — Other
f Bills Would Deprive the
'County of Big Sum
S’ That the county Is facing a serious de
ficit If certain bills now pending before
■ the legislature are enacted was the state
ment made yesterday by members of the
board of revenue. The statement was
made that a bill has been passed by the
house directing the board to redeem
>330,000 of back script at SS cents on the
dollar, and that the bill to refund to the
city of Birmingham the sum of >200,000 Is
being strongly advocated. Bills requiring
the county to pay witnesses In cash for
their attendance on the criminal court and
to Increase the pay of all jurors from
>2 to >3 will be passed and several other
measures that affect the financial condi
tion of the county.
The bill to redeem the county script
provided that the county shall pay >66,000
a year until outstanding script has been
redeemed. It Is estimated by members
of the board of revenue that if all these
measures go Into effeot the county will
have less than >100,000 to run the county.
It Is stated that It also means the return
of the county convicts to the mines and
retrenchment in the several departments
of the county almost as drastic as those
proposed by the city.
It Is said that the large majority of the
script is In the hands of the script buyers
who bought it at a very low figure, and
that the other portion Is held principally
by officers of the law who are In con
stant attendance on the courts. The Im
pression seems to prevail that under thes*
conditions the chances of the city getting
a "rebate” from the county is mighty slim
at this time, for If the legislature passed
the bill proposed there will be no available
funds In the county treasury to pay it.
No Hunting in France Now
Paris. July 10.—(Correspondence of
the Associated Press.)—The recurrence
of the date for the open hunting sea
son in France, when. In past years, the
trains are filled with men accompanied
by dogs and armed with guns, game
bags, and all the paraphernalia of the
chase, has given rlseVo a popular pro
test against anyone Indulging in this
sport, notwithstanding that there has
been no evidence that the Frenchmen
al this time had any thought of hunt
ing. Etienne Clementel. ehalrmap of
the committee on agrioulture in the
Chamber of Deputies, has formally pro
tested to the minister of agriculture
eeainst there being any open season
this year, or any other year until the
war Is ended. “It would be unfair,”
he said, “to those devotees of the chase
■who are at the front, and It would
scarcely be understood by our soldiers,
who have a right to expect that all our
available resources In powder shall be
reserved exclusively for war. tn re
gions where crops may suffer through
tie Increase of wild animals, the lo
cal authorities may take whatever
steps seem necessary, but so long as
the war shall last there should he but
one open season—that for hunting the
Invaders.”
Coal Deposits in Turkey
Berlin, July 10.—(Special.)—It Is
learned on good authority that a Ger
man mining engineer. who went to
Turkey, just before that empire took
up arms last fall, to hunt for coal de
posits which might make the country
independent of foreign sources, found
there excellent deposits. The Turks
proceeded to develop them at once,
and the German government now be
lieves that the coal problem of its
ally will not prove of any embarrass
ment to her while hostilities last.
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A GAS RANGE
NOW
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PLAN TO ORG/ E
STOCKMEN’S I (
AT CONVENTION E
Will Be Principal Feature of
Meeting of Southern
Association
PACKING PLANT MAY
BE LOCATED HERE
Auction Sale of Pure Bred Cattle Will
Be Held on Last Day of Meeting.
Elaborate Precautions to
Protect Buyers
The organization of a stockmen’s
bank, to be capitalized at a half mil
lion dollars and probably located in
Birmingham, as the basis of the move
ment to properly finance cattle rais
ing in the south, will be the outstand
ing feature up for discussion bef9re
the convention of the Southern Cat
tlemen’s association in thia city Au
gust 18, 19 and 20, according to gen
eral report.
It is known that leading bankers
of the country, among them Wert
Wright, president of the Stockyard Na
tional bank of Chicago, will attend the
convention with this purpose in view.
The proper financing of cattle raisers
In the south will be the main feature
of the convention. One of the largest
insurance companies in the world is
planning to have a representative at
the convention with a plan to Insure
a farmer’s cattle in pasture, it Is said,
thus assisting him to raise money and
properly finance his growing herds.
May Get Packing Plant
Several large packing plants are to
be established in the south to take
care of the beef cattle produced by
the new southern Industry and this
will also be a subject of discussion at
the Convention. Prospects of one of the
packing plants being located here are
said to be extremely good. Recently
a large packing plant was located at
Moultrie, Ga., and the plan is to have
them constructed throughout the
south.
The meeting of the association last
year at Meridian, Miss., probably
brought together the largest number
of southern cattlemen ever before as
sembled east of Texas. The third an
nual meeting, August 18, 19 and 20,
at Birmingham, will be held in the au
ditorium of the Tutwller and this ho
tel will also be the headquarters of
the officers of the association during
the meeting. Birmingham is well sup
plied with hotels where accommoda
tions may be had to suit the varying
tastes of all. Several of these are lo
cated near association headquarters.
Auction Sale of Cattle
An auction sale of pure beef cattle,
Shorthorns, Aberdeen Angus and Here
fords. will be held on the last day of
the meeting. These cattle will be In
spected by the secretary of the asso
ciation before they are shipped to Bir
mingham. As a further guarantee that
the cattle will be of a quality Butted
to the needs of the south, only such
animals will be offered for sale as are
approved by a committee appointed by
the association the first day of the
meeting.
"The average southern man starting
In the cattle business does not want
extremely high priced cattle, but Ire
does need and should be willing to pay
for pure bred cattle of good quality,”
states Talt Butler of Memphis, secre
tary of the association. "It la the aim
of the association to see that only this
class of animals are offered at this
sa'e.
"The programme which has been pre
pared Is a good one for the practical
cattleman. Those getting up the pro
gramme believe that helpful informa
tion will better suit those who will at
tend than ‘orations' dealing in gener
alities. We know what we ought to
do and about what we can do and now
the need is for information how to
do. The programme almB at supplying
■this need.
"With a splendid progrsmme, re
duced railroad passenger fares and a
high class auction sale of cattle es
pecially adapated to southern needs,
this meeting should be nttended by ev
ery prominent cattleman in the south.
It is especially desired that Alabama
cattlemen attend In large numbers, but
our Alabama members will have to do
some good work If they exceed the
mark set by Mississippi last year.
Importing Wool Tops and Yarns
London, July 10.—(Special.!—The
board of trade, in order to overcome
the shortage In combed wool, has au
thorized the export of wool tops and
yarns by members of the Textile al
liance In the United States to England.
It Is expected the wool, which has
been brought to England from Aus
tralia, but which is uncombed because
of the lack of labor here, will be
I bought by the United States buyers at
tlie sales which are now proceeding in
London and be shipped to the United
Slates, to be returned to England in the
form of tops and yarns to he made up
here into woolen cloth. A number of
technical condttlohs are made for the
consignment of the tODS and yarns, one
of which is that they be consigned to
env of five iirms. namely: Edwin H.
Frcshfleld, Baring Bros. & Co., Ltd..
Blown, Shipley & Co.. Hlgglnston &
Co., or Morgan, Grenfell * Co., all "for
account Freshflelds, London."
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A. E. JACKSON
Yesterday elected president of the Jef
ferson County bank
T. M. JONES
Prominent Decatur capitalist whom,
it ib generally understood, will be
named vice president
At the first meeting of the new boara
of directors of the Jefferson County
bank yesterday, A. E. Jackson of Deca
tur was elected president. The other
officers of the bank will be elected by
the board the first of this week, It was
stated.
It is generally reported that T. M.
Jones, president of the Jones Cotton
company of Decatur, will be elected vlct
president. There are various reports of
the identity of other members of the
new institution, but nothing authentic
is yet to be announced.
The new bank will take over the
business of the former Jefferson County
Savings bank, pay all depositors and
creditors in full and open the doors of
the bank for business on Monday, Au
gust 2, a week from tomorrow. For
the past three weeks since the plans
for the reorganization of the defunct
bank were accepted by State Bank Ex
aminer Alex M. Walker, Mr. Jackson
and his associates have been busy per
fecting their organization and have
spent the larger part of their time here.
The board of directors of the new In
stitution, made public officially yes
terday for the first time, Is as follows:
Senator Frank S. White, attorney; J.
A. Downey, merchant; R. H. Baugh,
president Birmingham Arms and Cycle
company; J. L. Yancey, president J. U
Yancey Real Estate and Insurance com
pany; William M. Spencer, Jr., attorney;
J. IT. Loveman of Loveman, Joseph &
Loeb; A. G. Forbes, general manager
Starr Plano company; T. M. Jones,
president .Tones Cotton company; J. L.
Hutton, president Mercantile National
bank, Memphis. Tenn.; Thomas W.
Wert, judge Morgan county law and
equity court; A. E. Jackson, president
First National bank, Hartselle, and of
the City National bank, Decatur, Ala.
Mr. Jackson, who is also president of
the First National bank of Hartselle
and the City National bank of Decatur,
intends to move to Birmingham and
make this hiB home. In the past three
weeks, during which Mr. Jackson 1ms
spent nearly all of his time here, he
has made many friends and there are
many predictions for his career here
as a banker. He and his associates have
been welcomed sincerely by local citi
zens in all walks of life and the suc
cess of his plan for reorganization and
opening of the former Jefferson County
Savings bank is everywhere considered
one of the most important and en
couraging developments for the prog
ress of the Birmingham district in a
long time.
The meeting of the new board of
directors yesterday morning was rath
er preliminary. Various questions of
interest were discussed hut nothing
more than the announcement of the
directors and the president were made
public.
The capital stock of the new bank
will be $500,000. Prominently identified
with Mr. Jackson in his reorganization
wdrk has been Joseph L. Hutton, presi
dent of the Mercantile National hank
of Memphis, and one of the leading and
most prominent bankers of the south.
NO AGREEMENT AT
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Discuss Request of the City
Commissioners That Coun
ty Refund $200,000 From
General Fund of County
No agreement was reached at the Joint
conference held yesterday afternoon be
tween the board of revenue and the board
of city commissioners in reference to the
$200,000 refund the city is asking from the
county. Attending the conference, which
was held in the circuit courtroom, were
R. F. Lovelady, president; Hugh Me
Geever, W. J. Cameron and R. R. Bivins
of the board of revenue, and County At
torney W. K. Terry and George B. Ward,
president; James Weatherly and Judge A.
O. Lane of the commission, and Capt.
Romaine Boyd, city attorney.
An executive session was held and lasted
about one hour. At its conclusion Dr.
Lovelady stated the conference had been
of the most friendly nature, and that the
county’s side of the proposition had been
clearly presented to the representative*
of the city. He stated the conference
had been requested by the city and that
its purpose was to reach some agreement
as to the $200,000 proposition. He said the
matter was discussed at length, but that
nothing was done other than that as a
matter of courtesy the board of revenue
took the matter under advisement.
CONCERT CAREER
THIS BOY'S GOAL
DAVID WEINSTEIN
Mr. Dole.1sl, violin Instructor at the
Southern School of Musical Art, discov
ered little David Weinstein, and now the
boy has been given a scholarship at this
school. David Is a high school boy, but
puts all the time he can playing on his
"Addle" as lie calls It, so while Mr. Dolejsl
had the summer course of violin Instruc
tion at Central High school, he heard
David play and was deeply impressed
with the breadth and warmth of ths boy’s
tone. Then when the boy’s parents ex
plained It was impossible for him to be
given Instruction owing to Ananclal diffi
culties, the faculty at the school agreed
that David was the Ideal one for the violin
scholarsip. So David Is one happy youth.
He declares he often practiced six or seven
hours when he had no incentive, but now
he Is going to keep at It all the time and
be a real violinist with a concert career
as his ultimate goal.
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TWO BIG DEALS IN
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HEREJfESTERDAY
Tribute Is Paid to Merit of
The Age-Herald Adver
tising by Drake &
Douglass
Announcement of the sale of a 1000-acre
alfalfa farm at a consideration approxi
mating 176,000 was made yesterday by A.
A. Gamblll & Co., the farm of Maurice
Levy of New York being sold to Walter
L. Smith of Memphis. In exchange, Mr.
Smith sold to Mr. Levy his property on
First avenue, this city, now occupied by
the Harris Warehouse and Transfer com
pany for 160,000.
The farm Is adjoining the J. B. Hagln
place and the farm of Frank Inges, on
both of which a large amount of alfalfa Is
grown and marketed annually. Mr. Smith
intends to raise cattle and market alfalfa
hay. The sale was negotiated by J. C.
Cummings and A. A. Gamblll. of A. A.
Gamblll & Co.
Another large farm trade was announced
yesterday by the Drake & Douglass Real
Estate company, the land being located
In Perry county and selling for approxi
mately *26.000. Mr. Drake states he se
cured the customer through advertising
In The Age-Herald.
"We have closed several smaller deals
and have several nice trades ponding," he
said, "and we are especially pleased with
the results of the advertising we are doing
In The Age-Herald want columns."
BIRMINGHAMlOTEL
LEASED BYERCKERT
To Be Known as “Erckert
Hotel” and Will Cater to
Family Trade
With a complete change of policy In
which he will cater especially to family
patronage, Sam J. Erckert will take
charge and operate the Birmingham hotel,
Second avenue and Eighteenth street,
August 1.
The house will be known as the "Erckert
Hotel," Mr. Erkert already having signed
the lease and practically completed his
plans for taking over the hostelery.
“I will take active charge of the hotel
myself," yesterday stated Mr. Erckert,
"and we will cater to the very best
patronage.
"The hotel will be as clean as any man's
home and through the repairs which have
been going on for sometime will be mod
ern and comfortable In every way.
"There are 140 rooms with hot and cold
water in every room and 46 rooms with
bath. I Intend to conduct the house at
popular rates, but the quality and degree
of service will compare with any hotel
In the city."
Mr. Erckert has engaged Marvin Phil
lip* as his chief clerk. The Birmingham
hotel, under the administration of Riley
Cronk, was thrown into bankruptcy some
time ago and since then has been In the
hands of a receiver. It Is located almost
in the heart of the bualness district, across
the street from the poatofflae.
Marriage Licensee
The following marriage licenses were
recorded yesterday In the office of the
probate Judge: J. G. Hopping, Birming
ham, to Miss Luclle Margery Moffet.
Arthur Kent, East Birmingham, to Miss
May White.
R. A. Rodgers. Windsor street, to Miss
Lula May Knight
Thinks We Should go Slow
and Learn Lessons From
Present War
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PROSPERITY IS AT
HAND IN DELAWARE
Says Unprecedented Activity Exists
Among: Manufacturers of Pow
der and High Explosives.
Great Opportunities
Gen Janies H. Wilson of military fame,
who Is also known In the business world
as a constructor of railroads, has writ
ten a personal letter to Gen. E. W. Rucker
which Is of such timely Interest that by
General Wilson’s permission It lias been
handed to The Age-Herald for publica
tion.
General Wilson Is a graduate of West
Point, and during the civil war rose to the
rank of major general of volunteers. In
18S6 ho was appointed a lieutenant colonel
of cavalary In the regular army, but
in 1870 he resigned to engage in railroad
construction. In the 8panish-American
war he was a major general of volun
teers and corps commander. His lettef
follows:
"Wilmington. Del., January 17, 1915.
"Gen. E. W. Rucker, Birmingham:
My Dear General—I am Jn receipt of
your letter of the 15th. Permit me to
thank you for the same and to say that
Wilmington being a manufacturing city,
and our ship yards, machine shops and
leather factories being all busy, and as
there has never been such a boom in the
world’s history as has overtaken the
black powder and high explosives manu
facturers, labor is or soon will be fully
employed and prosperity fully restored.
All branches of business seem to be look
ing upward. Our crops Jn this region
are fine, and if no complication takes
place in respect to international relations,
I see no reason why the country gener
ally should not have a period of great
prosperity.
"In view of the fact that the present
European war marks the most remarkable
and radical changes in the machinery and
methods of warfare that the world has
ever seen, I am open in expressing the
hope that our government will under no
circumstances Join the ranks of the mili
tary nations, but steadily and patiently
adhere to its own policy of an army merely
large enough to maintain peace, protect
persons and property, and prevent insur
rection. I regard our nominal force of
100,000 men as amply sufficient for these
purposes. We have no dangerous neigh
bors and no conditions prevailing any
where in the United States that would jus
tify taking 1,000,000 young men from the
ranks of productive Industries and turn
ing the mover to the regular army for
.drill and discipline.
"It seems to me that the submarine ha*
knocked out the dreadnaught, and that il
would be a wild bit of folly for us to gc
to building dread rift lights without limit in
order to put ourselves on an equality with
the other great naval powers of the world.
It ia also true that the flying machine
has knocked out the cavalry as an Intel
ligence gatherer, that the automobile has
largely displaced the army mule wagon,
that the machine gun Is supplanting the
rifle and that the larger calibers of field
cannon are making the use of shrapnel
very much more effective than it used
to be in our own day.
"In view of all these facts I am dis
tinctly in favor of standing fast, watch
ing, waiting and learning till we know the
final lessons of improved military machin
ery as well ss the exact terms of the in
ternational settlement. If you concur
with me, I hope you will do what you
can to strengthen the hands of the admin
istration at Washington.
"Meanwhile, as there is a great risk
which we must take in all this, I see no
objection to the schools and colleges
throughout the country organizing their
students for military instruction. The
training, work and discipline that will
come therefrom are good of themselves
for growing students. But if we want
to prepare ourselves for being ultimately
compelled to organize a larger army and
a greater navy, the best way to furnish
ourselves with competent officers would
be to establish three more national mili
tary acadmies and one more naval acad
emy. The four would cost less than one
modern dreudnaught, and ought to give
us 10000 more selected, well educated of
ficers per annum than we now have, and
these in a few years would supply all we
could posaibly need. But the greatest
argument Jn favor of this Is that there
would be no waste in it, for every gradu
ate not required for the army or navy
would find useful employment in civil
life.
"I heartily reciprocate the pleasure
which you express in the declaration that
there does not exist any feeling among
your people in regard to our late war Its
termination in a reunited and indissoluble
union Is one of the greatest boons ever
conferred upon our race, and if we shall
only show ourselves capable of utilizing
the opportunities now offered us, we shall
probably have a greater influence upon
the civilization of the future than has
ever been exerted by any people.
"I am passing most of my summer at
home, for I find It more comfortable Jn
my own surroundings than in knocking
about in summer resorts. Hoping that
you can say as much for your home in Bir
mingham. I am, with sincere regards,
most faithfully your friend,
"JAMES H. WILSON."
MAJ. DODD WARNS OF
FAKE SOLICITORS
Urges That People Demand to See
Authority of People Who Ask Do
nations for Industrial Home
Major Ilowell Dodd, head of tlie local In
dustrial home of the Salvation army, hae
Issued a statement In which he warns
the public against certain people who arc
soliciting donations for the home without
authority. His statement follows:
"To the friendB and sympathizers of the
Salvation Army Industrial home:
"It has come to our certain knowledge
that certain unauthorized and dishonest
persons . are soliciting and collecting
waste material, more especially second
hand clothing and shoes, In the name ol
the Salvation Army Industrial home, and
appropriating the same to Improper uses
When solicitors call please Insist on see
Ing their proper written authority signed
by myself, which all our men carry, and
when the wagons call pleaaa see thal
they have our name printed on tlieii
sides in large letters and thus prevent
your goods going astray.
"If suspicious people call please ring
up phone Main 4134 and I will have them
Investigated Immediately.
"HOWELL, DODD, Major.
"Salvation Army Industrial Home, U1I
6th ave., north, city.”
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IIP ^ little forgetfulness ^v(f^
HI & Sjf may *ose you a valual)le as Naya
wifi i £3* surely as a great fire. How
ElOllIn important just to prevent, ||jj
RfjBPRjl absolutely, al! accidents to U|£f
1 r valuables, as you can do ftjjfn
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ALL FIRE STAINS
TO BE RETAINED, BUT
MENWILLBECUTOFF
Plan Decided on at Confer
ference Held Yesterday
Morning—To Drop
56 Men
All the present Are stations In the great
er city arc to be retained, but with a
reduced force of 56 men and one inspector.
This was decided yesterday at the con
ference held by President Oeorge B. Ward.
S. M. Middleton, chief of the Are depart
ment, and representatives from the sev
eral suburbs of the city. The third plan
of retrenchment submitted by Chief Mld
dletoon proved acceptable with an amend
ment that a slight redistribution of the
remaining firemen should bo made, allow
ing those stations cut down to two men
an additional man, to be taken from on#
of the stations having more men.
Chief Middleton stated that he was glad
that a plan of reduction of the Are depart
ment had been practically agreed upon,
but that his hardest task yet remained—
that of decjdlng the men to be dropped.
He stated many of the men had families
and under the present business conditions
jobs were hard to get. He expressed re
gret at losing his trained men, but In com
pliance with the budget proposed the cut
had to be made.
The men dropped will be given notice
on the 1st, and will be retained until
the 15th to give them a chance to find
Rinnlnvninnt.
1’ratt City Objects
Objections to the proposed cuts came
from many of the delegates present, but
after the matter was discussed and it was
suggested that the minimum number be
three men at any station, tlie entire
delegation with the exception of the rep
resentatives from Pratt City stated the
plan would prove acceptable, and Mr.
Ward announced that lie would recom
mend the third plan as amended to the
other commissioners for adoption at the
next regular meeting.
Mr. Paruard made strenuous objections
to cutting down the Pratt City firemen
to three. He stated that by reason of
location the other suburbs could draw on
each other for quick assistance in the
event of a serious fire, but that Pratt
City was isolated, and would burn up be
fore assistance could come from the near
est station, which was Ensley, two miles
away. Mr. Ward stated it was necessary
to make a start at some point In the
reduction of the force of the fire depart
ment. and that as the plan under consid
eration seemed to be the most acceptable
of any offered it would be put In oper
ation and then any equalities would be
adjusted if possible. He stated that the
city had no alternative but to make the
cut in order to live within its income.
Several members of the committee in
accepting the plans us the best that
could be done under the circumstances
pledged for their respective commun
ities their co-operallon with the city
commissioners in weathering the crisis
and would assist In solving the prob
lem by the organization of volunteer
fire companies.
Those attending the conference were
President George B. Ward, Chief Mid
dleton, Secretary Albertson, C. 1). Com
stock, Pratt City; W. H. Barnard, Pratt
City; D. E. Me Hendon, East I^ake; John
E. Ellis, East Birmingham; A. H, Saw
yer, Wylam; W. A. Hester, Graymont;
A. H. Williams, Falrview; C. A. Ivey,
Falrview; R. H. Rutledge, Falrvelw; D.
W. Fowler, Falrview* G. C. Ellis, Avon
dale; William Spencer, East Birming
ham; E. P. lnscho, West End.
Middleton's Third Plan
The following is the plan submitted
by Chief Middleton before it was
amended:
"Honorable George B. Ward, President
Board of Commissioners:
"Dear Sir—Please find herewith pro
posed plan No. 3 for reducing the op
erating expenses of the fire depart
ment $4500 per month by cutting off
the following men at the various sta
tions:
"Station No. 1 reduced from 10 to 15;
city hall.
"Station No. 2 reduced from 17 to 13;
Avenue D and Nineteenth street.
"Station No. 3 reduced from 8 to 6;
Five Points.
"Station No. 4 reduced from 11 to 9;
Second alley and Twenty-fourth street.
"Station No. 5 reduced from 8 to 6;
Marshall avenue and Nineteenth street,
north.
"Station No. 6 reduced from 15 to 11;
Third ave and Fifteenth street.
"Station No. 7 reduced from 7 to 5:
Avenue H and Eleventh street.
"Station No. 8 reduced from 5 to 2;
East Birmingham.
"Station No. 9 reduced from 7 to 5;
Nr rwood.
"Station No. 10 reduced from 6 to 2;
Avondale.
"Station No. 11 reduced from 7 to 5;
Fountain Heights.
"Station No. 12 reduced from 7 to 5:
Woodln wn.
"Station No. 13 reduced from 7 to 5;
North Birmingham.
"Station No. 14 reduced from 5 to 2;
Graymont.
"Station No. 16 reduced from 5 to 4;
West End.
"Station No. lfl reduced from 7 to 5;
Ehsley.
"Station No. 17 reduced from 4 to 2;
Wylam.
"Station No. 18 reduced from 7 to 2,
Pratt City.
"Station No. 19 reduced from 6 to 2;
East Hake.
"Station No. 20 reduced from 5 to 2;
Falrview.
“Total reduction in the tire* fighting
force, 65 men and one fire inspector.
“This will leave all the stations in
old Birmingham poorly manned.
“This will leave only two men at the
following stations, East Birmingham,
Avondale, Graymont, Wylam, Pratt
City, East Hake and Falrview. How
US FURNACE GOES
IN BEAST ON JULY 29;
IS BEING DRIED OUT
Announcement Made by Mr.
Maben—40,000-Ton Order
Reported Closed on Ten
Dollar-Basis
The city furnace of the Sioss-Sheffield
Steel am! Tron company at First ave
nue and Twenty-eighth street will be
blown In Thursday. July 29, according to
announcement made yesterday by J. C.
Maben, Jr., vice president.
Smoke was curling from the cupola of
the big furnace yesterday, fires being
started In order to dry her out. This
will make four furnaces in operation for
the Sloss company, with prospecta. it is
Reported, of blowing in one 6t the North
Birmingham furnaces In the near future.
The operation of the coke ovens at
the city furnace of the Hluss company
has not yet been decided. The Slosa
company. It Is reported, desires to re
sume operations of the ovens, but on
account of the objection of the city com
mission because of the smoke may
be forced to abandon it. Officials of
the Sloss compnny decline to make any
comment yet on the status of the coks
ovens.
With the Sloss city furnace and the
Alice furnace of the TeRinessee Coal, Iron
and Railroad compnny both hi operation,
there Is a very perceptible sentiment of
optimism to be noticed in the business
district. Both of tho furnaces are' al
most In the heart of the city and the
smoke from them can be seen from any
downtown street corner, the effect being
one of considerable encouragement, espe
l dally after both furnaces have been idle
for many months.
A n order of 40,000 tons of pig Iron for
speculation was reported closed yester
day on a basis of $10 for No. 2, Birming
ham. The market Is very strong. Inquiry
is active. Stocks are low Rnd getting
lower every day and prices show a
marked tendency toward conservative ad
vancement.
The Sloss furnace will be the fifth to
go into blast In the Birmingham district
within 30 days.
Stock Exchange Men Serving Country
London, July 10.— (Special.)—A
khaki-clad volume has just been Is
sued by the London stock exchange
showing the number of members and
clerks on active or auxiliary war ser
vice for the government. The totals
are approximately as follows: Members
on active service, 9f>8; miscellaneous
service, 74. Clerks on active service,
1*26; miscellaneous service, 25. The
total number of members and clerks
at the end of the last financial year
was 6950. About a third of these are
row engaged In war service.
Militia in Singapore
Calcutta, July 10.-— (Special.>—A new
art of the Singapore legislature re
quires all persons of British national
ity between the ages of 18 and 55 to
register theRnselves for the purpose of
milltaRy training. A similar scheme is
also proposed in Ceylon, where the im
poitance of having a militia force is
emphasized by the recent occurrence
of serious native riots.
ever, after a confeRence between dele
gates from these suburbs and Mr.
Ward, president of the board of com
missioners, Mr. Ward assured the del
egates that the city would allow three
men at each of these stations Instead
of two. (These men to be out off from
seme other stations.)
"The men who are cut off will he
notified on the 1st of August, but this
will not take effect until the 15th of
August, which will allow the men sonii
tim» in which to seek other employ
ment."
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