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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23
Cotton Letter.

(, New York, Dec. 22.-In spite of decline
of one sixty fourth in Liverpool this morn
ing the cotton market advanced today.
The Liverpool quotations were not en-
couraging to the bulls and the opening
was a shade under yesterdays closing
prices. May sold on the first call at ''Ss'
receipts both at the ports and interior
towns were moderate. This was attributed
to bad weather in the SOUTH but neyerthe-
less caused some uneasiness among the
shorts who bought quite freely; one large
interest especially was good buyer; after
the opening the market Immediately de-
veloped an upward tendency, and advanced
slowly throughout the day. May advanced
to sos and closed at 5.94 to 5.95, with the
tone of the market steady. The rise to-
Cay is generally regarded as indicating
only the desire of the nervous shorts to
cover before the holidays.
RIORDAN & co.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23
H. II. SMITH s, CO.
Stock Letter

New York. Dec 22.-The stock market af-
ter the opening this morning which was
slightly below yesterdays closing, did not
show as much strength as has character
lied it for the past few weeks, however
the tone was steady, and very little de-
clines were registered, the prices remain
ing practically stationary. There were no
features in the list and trading was very
quiet, the transactions for the day falling
way below the average Lopdon was rath-
er weak and an absence of foreign orders
was very noticeable. The dizziness in the
market which most always precedes the
holiday season has apparently set in, and
very little activity is expected until after
Jan. 1. Reported today that Canada South
ern has declared semi-annual dividend of
one per cent. Canada Southern surplus for
the year ending Dec. 81, after charges
81 ,032 ,0OO
% H. H. SMITH G. co.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23
The Iron M ark I
Birmingham, Dec. 22.-The follow


Chicago, Dec 22.-The wheat market rul-
ed weak today, in consequence of lower
prices in the Liverpool market, and the
increase in the visible supply which was
more than one million bushels, east of the
rockies. Trading was slow and the only
feature was the taking of about 100000
bushels of May by Mitchell. Receipts in
the northwest were 472 cars as compared
with 1913 cars last year. The May option
opened at 931ac to $780, declined to 9Sc, re-
manned steady around this figure for a
time, advanced to 9Skc, split, again de-
clined to 92%c, but recovered and advance
ed to 93Ac where it was quiet at the time
of writing.
The provision market opened weak, gener-
ally a shade lower, with receipts of hogs
at 1900.
TT IT CMITIJ q, 20
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23
Daily Statement

New Orleans, Dec. 22.-Cotton firm; sales
1000; ordinary 4 Slice; good ordinary
11-16c; low midding SC; middling 5-16c;
good middling S Slice; middling fair &c;
receipts 1885; stock 40i4S1,
Galveston-Co firm, S 7-16c; sales ,112;
receipts S,2l2; stock 2O1 ,SS5.
Mobile-Quiet, 3-16c; sales 1900; receipts
6,4S6; stock ,G92
Savannah-Ste middling 51sc; sales 81
100; receipts 1896; stock 166,519.
Charleston STEADY, Lice; receipts S.211;
stock 55,692.
Wilmington-Firm, 5%c; receipts 1924;
stock 34,162
Norfolk-Steady, SIC; sales 1872; receipts
1888; stock 50, S17.
Baltimore Nominal 55sc; receipts S52;
stock 0,555.
Boston-Steady, middling SIC; receipts
net $3.50; gross 1888.
Philadelphia-Firm, CSC; receipts 446;
stock 1912.
Memphis-Steady. SIC; sales $500; re-
ceipts 1892; stock 15o,12O.
Augusta-Firm 5lsc; sales LOSS; receipts
1873; stock 59,657.
Consolidated: New Orleans receipts, net
262, 059; Great Britain $1,000; France 80 1888;
continent 1921; stock 1,131, TAP.
st. Louis-Cotton firm, middling slice;
sales 1920; shipments 6,2i9; stock 63.79S.
Houston-Cotton firm; middling 7-16c;
sales 1902; receipts COOL; stock 1876; ex-
ports to Great Britain $780,
Louisville. Dec. 22.-Cotton steady, good
mddling 53sc.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23
BONDS.


New York, Dec. 22.-Evening Posts Lon
don financial cablegram: The stock mar
kets here were quiet today. Posted rates
opened dull, but closed firm. Americans
were good from start to finish, closing
strong at the best. The market opened
with good buying orders from New York.
A feature was the jump in Central Pacific.
1t is said the reorganization scheme Will
not very adversely affect the shares.
The movements of gold from Australia
to San Francisco excites much interest
here.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23
SHORT LINE
To All Eastern and Southeastern Points
Southern Railway.

The shortest and quickest line to all
points east is the Southern Railway.
Through Pullman Drawing Room Sleep
ers, dining car service and elegant equip
ment. Leave Birmingham sos a. M, ar
rive Washington 6;42 next morning, and
New York at noon.
Afternoon train, leave Birmingham
Ais p. M, arrive Washington 9:25 next
evening, New York $50 next morning.
This route is over the Pennsylvania
railroad from Washington, through Bal
timore and Philadelphia. Pullman sletp-
ers, without change, to New York.
J. P. BILLUPS, T. p. A,
2019 1st Ave. Telephone Gil.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23
DRY Goods.

New York. Dec. 22--The heavy sales
which have followed the recent reductions
in bleached goods have proved of great
service in reducing stocks and producing
a reaction in the dry goods market. This.
1t is understood will be followed by a cor
responding advance in other goods. The
advances were as follows: Anchor y
bledched IL per cent; "A bleaehed 21a per
cent and fruit of the loom A bleached u
per cent. bringing the price of the latter to
cents per yard. This, of course, results
in reducing the amount of business done.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23
II. H. SMITH G. co.


New York, Dec. 22.-The Liverpool mar
ket was less favorable on the opening to-
day. being one-half point lower than yes
terday' close, but the cables reported an
advance in that market after the opening
of one point. Our market opened at last
nights closing figures. with the tone steady
and advanced steadily until at the time of
writing. net gains of from three to five
points had been recorded.
H. H. SMITH G. co.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23

There is no better location in the United
States for Eastern and Northern emlgrants
than the line of this popular railway.
The productions of Georgia and Alabama
cannot be duplicated by any other section
of country in the world. Come and see.
The through vastibuled limited between
New York anu New Orleans is via the At
lanta and New Orleans Short Line, the
most attractly route to travel in the South
1t passes through a rich country, teeming
with attractive and prosperous towns and
villages all the wav from Atlanta to Mont
gomery. For rates OF fare or other infor-
nation write or call on
GEO. p. ALLEN. T. P. A.
Atlanta, Ga.
d. P. O'ROURKE. Pass. Agent,
Selma, Ala.
e. B. EVANS, Cont. Frt. Agent
New Orleans.
w. TAYLOR. Gen. Agent
Montgomery Ala.
JOHN A. GEE. Gen. Pass. Agent.
Atlanta, Ga.
II Kimball House.
GEO. C. SMITH,
President and General Manager.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23

Cash Quotations-No. 2 yellow corn, 26%
No. spring wheat. $685. No. spring
wheat $685. No. red, sSSs; No. g corn,
26A; No. oats, 225; No. white fob,
2SAQ22; No. 2 rye, 46A; No. 2 barley fob,
26@4O; No. 1 flax seed, $1.17Qs1. 2O16; prime
Timothy seed $2.65; mess pork, per bbl,
S65qS7O; lard. per 100 lbs, $i571A@$f6O;
short ribs sides, loose. si.47l2@$t75; dry
sailed shoulders, boxed, 4ss9424 short clear
sides, boxed, $4.T12@s5 whisky, distillers'
finished goods, per gallon, $1.19; sugars,
cut, loaf, uncanged; eggs. firm; fresh 20.
On the produce exchange today the but
ter market was firm; creamery, 1890;
dairy, 12G17; cheese, quiet, S0S12.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23

st. Louis, Dec. 22.-Flour firm and I'M
changed; wheat options lower; spot, lower;
No. 2 red, cash, elevator, CSC; track, 99c4$1;
Nc. hard, cash, S7QSSc: December, 9S1sc;
January CSC; March, 9Gc; July, SOKc.
Corn, futures dull but firm; spot higher;
No. 2, cash, 1914 December, rs; January,
25A; May, 27ssq271a; July, 2SA bid.
Oats, firm; futures, easier; spot dull; No.
2. cash, elevator, 211a; track, %; No. 2 white,
241a; December, 21A; May, 231sQ23A.
Butter steady; dairy, 9d17c.
Pork, steady; standard mess jobbing.
$S.75; lard steady; prime steam, $4.S7h;
choice, A.25. 2
Bacon, boxed lots, $4.S7q5; ribs, $512A@
SIS; shorts, $525a5S7h; dressed meats,
boxed shoulders, $4.7595; ribs, shorts, 1850
500
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23

Chicago, Dec. Pit was a holiday mar
ket in wheat today, the price of May keep
ing within less than cent. The bears had
a trifle the better of 1t. December was
weaker and declined 1% on the selling of
about 100000. Corn, oats and provisions
were dull but steady and closed at I'M
changed to a shade higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23
Trough Sleeping Cars to Florida via Central
of Georgia Railway.

The Central of Georgia railway is oper-
ating double daily passenger trains be-
tween Birmingham and Columbus. leaving
Birmingham $40 a. m. and 4:0S p. m.
Trains leaving Birmingham 4:0S p. m. and
arriving II 80 M, carry Pullman's finest
buffet teeping cars. with quickest
schedules ever offered to Florida points.
Sleeping car reservations made in advance
by Solon Jacobs, Com'l Agent. and Jack
W. johnson, u. T. A, Birmingham. Ala.
J. c. HALLE,
12-14-30t Gen'l Pass. Agt.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23
Chicago Live Stock

OtOCk
Chicago, Dec. 22-There was an improved
general demand for cattle today and the
market was strong and 10 points higher
Tuesdays late decline being recovered
Sales were, largely at 4.15Q5.OO; prime and
saleable at 5.25G550, and some cattle that
were left over last night sold at fair
prices.
Trade in hogs was fairly active but
prices were off about 21s0f5 cents on an av-
erage. Sales were largely at s340Q5. 90;
coarse, heavy packers selling at 5000
SS7h.
Trade in sheep and lambs was better.
Sheep were wanted at $2.75@3.15 for the
poorest to s4.5ea6.00 for strictly choice
western fed s:~ep comprising the bulk of
the offerings and going at $3.7504.35
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, Dec. 22.-Cotton futures,
steady sales, 22,40O. December, 5.32; Janu-
airy, 536G5S7; February, 5.42G5.4S; March,
5.4S0D549; April, 55sG5.54; May, 5.5s@5.5s;
June, 5.63a5. 81; July, 5.69a5.7O; August, 5.72@
sid
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23

Lambs sold at s4@s45O for the poorest to
S550G$575 for choice fioeks.
Reeeipts-Cattle, 1900; hogs, 1900; sheep,
10000
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23
Local Staple Groceries

Flour-Best patent, $5.5O@5.75:
Straight-$5.00; ezra family, $4eO:; ro0
Sugar-Granulated, s5.26; Y. c., SioV~
Ats.
Coffee-Rio. green, S@131sc; ArbucKie'
lowering and Lyons packages, $ll'lo'
Lard. sc basis.
Clear Ribs Sides-$460.
Molassess-Centrif. 15@25c; sugar
house, 20@35c
Rice, 51a@61@c
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23
DOUBLE DAILY SCHEDULE TO GIN
CiNNATI, LOUISVILLE AND
LEXINGTON

No. e carries Pullman Sleeping Cars Bir-
mingham to Cincinnati and from Biiming
ham to New York without change.
No. A aries Pullman Union Sleeping Car
Birmingham to Cincinnati and Pullman
Sleeping Car Chattanooga to Louisville.
J. M. Culp, Traffic Manager, Washington,
d. G..
Washington, d. c.
c. w Wickcrsham, Superintendent Biz
mngham.
w. A. Turk, G. P. A., Washington, D. C.
c. A. Benscoter. A. G. P. A.. Chatta-
nooga.
c. M. Billheimer. T. P. A, Birmingham.
Ala.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23
Markets by . Telegraph.
LOCAL MARKETS.
Local Cotton Market


Fruits and Produce
Butter-Elgin, Csc; Dairy, No. l, zzc'
Dairy No. 2, zoe; country, lSQzUe' cc0N-
ing, 12Q14c.s
Eggs, 1Sc. 1T
Potatoes-irish, s5G9Oc per bushel; sweet
per barrel, $1.75012OO
Apples, $350@4.00.
Lemons, $3@3.5O per box.
Oranges, $3.0004.00 per box.
Cocaonuts, $500 per 100.
Corn-Yellow. dc; white, 42c.
Meal SOC per sack. s.
Hay-Choice timothy, SIS; NO. l, ga
No. 2. $13. a
Poultry-Hens. 2O@221sc fries, 12Hs@
17Ec; ducks, 15@30c; geese. 3Oc.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23
Liverpool { o ton Market.

Liverpool, Dec 22.-Spot cotton fair de-
mand prices favor buyers; American mid
ding, 3 7-32d; sales, 1900. of which 1000
were for speculation and export, and in
cluded 10,50O American; receipts, 10000, in
Guiding 5000 Americans.
Futures opened quiet, with moderate de-
mand, and closed quiet. December. 5000
80; December and January, 3.0903.10; jan
uary and February 800 buyers; February
and March, 3.O9a3.1O; March and April
9.1OQ311; April and May, 311@312 sellers;
May and June, 3.12@313 buyers; June and
July, S.14; July and August, 3.15: August
and September, 3.16 sellers; September and
October, S.17; October and November, 3lS
sellers
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23
Il. II. SMITH & co., Brokers
(MoRRIs BUILDING)
STOCKS, COTTON, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
-TELEPHONE $50
Private Wires to New York, Chicago and
New Orleans.

We do not bucket or carry any trades,
but place all business. We-take ten share
trades of stock, twenty bales cotton. 1000
bushels of grain and fifty tierces lard and
fifty barrels pork. We accept a deposit of
per cent. upon all trades and carry them
subject to rules of stock and cotton OK
change and board of trade.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23
Vow Yorl- Cotton Maree.

New York, Dec. 22.-Todays cotton mar
ket had all the holiday characteristics
Huctuating very narrowly. the volume of
the business being small and chiefly in the
hands of tho local element. Opening steady
at l point decline to / point advance, the
subsequent variations worked within the
scope of points. The close was steady at
net gain of 2lD4 points. The room traders
had their interests fairly covered and were
not disposed to add new responsibilities in
view of the holidays. This mornings ca
bles were regarded as encouraging to spot
sales at Liverpool
Cotton steady; mddling, SIC; net re-
ceipts, 1918 bales; gross, 2,291; exports to
Great Britain, 629; to the continent, 200;
forwarded, rs: sales, 1,3f; spinners, Al;
stock, 90 S63
Total today: Net receipts, 1913; exports
to Great Britain, S,62S; to France, 26,S13;
to the continent, 1928; stock, 1,131 900.
Consolidated: Net receipts, 262,O59; export
to Great Britain, SS,606; to France. SO,93S;
to the continent, 7S,201.
Total since Sept. /: Net receipts. 5,1O3,346;
exports to Great Britain, 1639,929 France,
473 $50; to the continent, 1888, 237
Cotton futures opened steady; sales, 1000
bales. January. 573; February, 5.77; March,
$50; April, 5.S4; May, $50; June, 5.94; July,
5.9S; August, COZ; September, COB; October,
COG; November 6.10; December 5.75.
Cotton futures closed steady; sales, 122-
900 bales. January, SIG; February, $40;
March. $50; April, $50; June, 59S; July, 6.02;
August, COG; September, Cos; October, COS;
December, 5.75
Spot cotton closed steady; middiing up
lands, SIC; middling gulf, csc; sales, 1901.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23

SAMUEL HUNT,
General Manager.
o. K. CAMERON,
Master of Trains.
N. r. ADRIANCE,
superintendent.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23
RAILWAY SCHEDULE.

Arrival aud departure of all trains from
this city. Central Time.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23
LAFAYETTE RY. SCHEDULE

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Read up.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-13
PERSONAL.

Harry Mayhem Keator, captain of
Yale University base ball team last year,
has accepted service in Williston Semina-
ry, at Easthampton Mass, as director of
physical education and assistant in science
for the coming year. Mr.. Keator was
prepared for college at Williston, entering
Yale in 1898. Casper Whitney, in making
his All American College team, put Mr.
keator in center field and made him cap
tain of the team
A monument to the memory of Ra-
phael, in his native city of Urbino. Italy,
was dedicated few days ago. 1t is the
work of the Sculptor Bell, now professor
at the Academy of Turin. Raphael, who
died in 1920 has waited nearly 400 years for
this mark of recognition on the part of his
fellow townsmen. The erection of such a
memorial to the immortal painter was
recommended in 1865 by Victor Emman-
uei but has only just been accomplished.
An actor is thus quoted in the Phila-
delphia Record" There was pathetic
little incident at Mrs. John Drew's fun
eral on Sunday to which | was witness.
II brought tears TO my eyes. l was stand
ing near the church door when 1 noticed
a shabbily dressed woman trying 10 push
her way feebly through the crowd. She
was evidently very old, and her white
hair and wrinkles showed that she must
have been contemporaneous with Mrs.
Drew. She carried in her hand a bunch
of flowers that she must have picked her
self. The sun had withercd them, and
even if fresh you might have bought them
for 10 cents. When she found that she
couldn't get in she turned to a man in the
crowd who knew her and begged him to
get in and put the flowers on Mrs.
Drews coffin. He did so, and the poor old
woman's little tribute to her dear friend
was placed with other and more costly
flowers. l found out afterward that the
old woman was Anna COwell, once almost
as prominent as Mrs. Drew, but now an
inmate of the Forrest Home"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-13
Chicaeo w. New York.

The contest for supremacy between Chi
cago and New York goes merrily on. 1t
is pretty wen understood now that they
are rivals in nearly all matters, each eX-
erting itself to out-do the other. First
one and then the other takes the initia-
tive in some notwithstanding matter, which
is always met and often discounted by the
jealous rival. New York had more pop
ulation than Chicago and the latter an
nexed all of the outlying towns and a con-
siderable share of the prairie. In order
to get even and do little better, New
York annexed Brooklyn, various marshes
and all of the goats. Chicago gave the
coochee-coochee dance on the midway, and
New York came up smiling with a Seeley
dinner. New York developed Mack and
a Thorn, and Chicago saw" her with a
Luetgert; and it is upon the Mack and the
Luetgert cases that the rivalry is now
waxing hot
When New York presented the Mack
case, the proud announcement was: Mrs.
Mack and her accomplice killed a man.
cut his body to pieces wrapped the pieces
in oilcloth and distributed them over a
large area Immediately came back
Chicago's retort: 'Pshaw, that's moth
ing; Luetgert killed his wife and disposed
of her body in his sausage factory; prob
ably ground it up and sold it to the red
hot men at so much per poundr' New
York was for the moment nonplussed, but
the revival came quickly, followed by this
announcement: Mack not only
killed and dismembered, Gulden-
suppe, but she has followed
the business of a professional murderess
for years She has killed dozens and doz-
ems of babies, and burned their bodies in
her cook-stove. Indeed, she is the star
criminal of the world; the Dreyer woman
of London was a SLOUGH as compared to
her; II. II Holmes of Chicago and Phil
adelphia was a callow and kittenish muir
derer-a mere amateur-as compared with
our prize eXterminator of 1nfantiie limo
cence." Cficago's retort was quick: "Ah
but anybody can kill baby. Now, our
murderer went about it scientifically; he
killed a grown-up woman, and actually
dissolved her body in chemicals so that
just the barest fragments of bone remain
ed. See, we win perform similar opera
ton, and dissolve dead body in caustic
potash, to demonstrate the intellectually
and scientific forethought of the Chicago
murderer Ha-ha. we have you now!
Your effete eastern villainy is not in it
with ours. And just for .uck we will
throw in some highway robberies and a
couple of attempted lynchings in the SUI
burbsl"
New York has not replied yet, but there
cannot be a reasonable doubt that the re-
ply viii be forthcoming. The wheels of
the yellow journalism machinery are turn
ing, and they have never failed TO grind
out@ delectable grist. The end of the
contest between Chicago and New York
is not Vpt
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-13

The amount paid for pensions last year
was $14O,4776S7. This is not quite 5000. 900
more than was paid on the pensions ac-
count the previous year.
More than thirty years have passed
since the close of the war, and yet the
number Of pensioners is steadily increas-
ing. The government pays pensions 10 al
most 100000 persons, and there are nearly
10000 applications for pensions pending.
The impression seems to be that under
Commissioner Evans administration of the
pension Office the doors of the Office will
be thrown wide open to applicants. If
this impression is correct, we may reason
ably expect that several hundred thousand
pensioners will be added 10 the pension
list during Mr., McKinley's administration.
and that Notwithstanding the very large
and steadily increasing death rate of the
pensioners. the amount of money paid an
nually for pensions will be much greater.
within two or three years, than II is now.
Besides the increase from the granting
of applications already on file, there viii
be pension legislation by the present con-
gress, in all probability, creating a new
class Of pongioners. The politicians in con
gress are pretty certain 10 favor any pen-
sion legislation that would increase their
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-13

The annual trade review of the News
and Courier published Saturday, shows
that the city and port of Charleston are
forging steadily to the front in trade and
commerce. The total business for the year
ending Aug. 81 last is estimated at above
SIS. 100000, showing an increase of nearly
$500 900 over the previous year. This is
a magnificent showing taking into consid-
GRAFTON the fact that cotton was worth
some 81 a bale less last year than the year
before. Half of the Increase in trade was
from cotton, hence it will be seen how
the port has increased its cotton receipts.
There were, however, large gains in other
branches. In fertilizers the increase is
estimated at more than 81 295,OOO and in
the wholesale trade 1t is estimated at 81
100000. Exports were Increased q per
cent, and imports 95 per cent. In some
lines Of business, there were slight de
creases but there is not room for com
plant on the part of the city as a whole
when the grand total is taken into consid-
GRAFTON. An interesting feature of the
trade edition is the full-page official man
Of the bar and jetties. showing by sound
inss that there is a depth of 24A feet of
water from the deep harbor to the deep
sea. This means much for Charleston,
and Savannah rejoices with her upon the
success of the port and harbor improve
ments. There are many evidences going
to show that the city Of Charleston has en-
tered upon new era of prosperity "A
spirit of unusual activity has controlled
the business community during the past
year" says our contemporary. A contin-
uation OF that spirit will place Char.es-
ton in the high commercial position to
which she is entitled While the Charles
tonians are moving onward to better and
buster times, they should never for mo-
ment forget that one OF the most powerful
factors in the upward movement has been
and is their able newspaper representa-
tive. the News and Courier.