The age-herald., 1900-08-16

gether satisfactory" said A. E. Paxton of Louisville last night MT. Paxton travels for a great wholesale clothing house in Louisville, and spends several months of each year in Birmingham. He is well known to all dealers in clothing, and is greatly liked by everybody. Having fin- ished his trade in fall and winter clothing, he returns to "the house" to remain till November, when he will take the road with spring and summer clothing for 1901 "A year ago." said MT. Paxton, merchants bought with notable liberality on rising market. Now they are buying literally on a fairly stationary market It is mistake to assume that there has been any con siderable shading in prices. The great manufacturers of clothing would not if they could break the market They have themselves purchased too freely at high figures. In individual instances there may be considerable cuts, but these do not af feet the general market. This much applies to ready-made clothing. In the finer grades of imported goods, such as tailors make to order, the prices are from 20 to 40 per cent. higher now than they were a year ago. Therefore the man who orders
 
 siderably more now than was paid year ago. The rise in values in the early months of 1899 came too late to affect clothing sold during last fall and winter; but buy CTS of clothing are now called up to pay the increased prices. Meantime there is no probability of serious disturbance of any sort in the clothing and woolen cloth mar kets''
 The beautiful residence of MT R. S. Munger at Five Points, South Highlands, is about being removed to an adjoining lot, and in it's place Mir. Munger will erect a splendid mansion that will cost $50, ,000 It is understood that the work of construc- tion will be begun as soon as the ground Is cleared. The material will be grey stone, it is said, and the new building will be one of the handsomest dwelling houses in the South. MT Munger and his family, to- gether with several friends, forming par ty of twelve or fifteen persons, are now on the north Atlantic coast.
 John M. Caldwell has accepted archi- tects plans and given orders for the build ing of a handsome residence for himself on the famous Caldwell lot at Beuna Vista, South Highlands. Adjoining Mr Caldwe1l's new residence his brother-in-aw, Charles O. LocSe will build a residence, work on which will be begun very shortly. The two residences will cost about $40,000. The property on which they are to be erected is held to be the most desirable residence site in Birmingham. It was presented to the late Dr. H. M. Caldwell by the old Ely ton Land Company, and until very recently has been entirely enclosed with a picket fence.
 Fifteen hundred-horse power boilers in five units are ebing placed in the great steel rail mill now in course of construction at Ensley. E. c. Darley of Chicago having supplied the boilers, as he supplied those for the steel plant, is in Birmingham for the purpose of inspecting the work of plac ing them in position
 The steel plant at Ensley has resumed work after the midsummer shutdown.
 Ben M. Jacobs has returned from Grand Rapids and other furniture manufacturing towns, and he declares that the sizzling hot weather which has caused so much suffering in Birmingham and the district was due to his absence from his duties as local clerk of the weather. He promised yesterday to give us better weather, and even as he gave that promise in the pres ence of certain reputable witnesses. at the crossing of the streets rain began to come down in big drops, and the temperature of the air fell three degrees in as few hours. Nothing like weather clerk attending to his business.