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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-21
Stocks and Bonds.

New York, Jan. 20.-Constraint was
manifest i'm the speculative spirit of
the stock market today. and the tone
was heavy and dull for the greater part
OF the time. The positive weakness
of the opening dealings which came
over from the preceding day was soon
dissipated. The pressure conferred
largely upon Amalgamated Coppes.
owing to disappointment that the style
of the dividend was not made regular
one per cent. quarterly instead of half
per cent. regular and half per cent
extra which was felt to imply ques-
ton as TO the maintenance of the rate
The stock was forced down an eX-
IRENE / .3-S and without making a re-
covery was effectively supported above
the low point. Brooklyn Transit re-
Elected a revised view OF the recon-
mendations made yesterday to the
State Railroad Commission for the
Improvement of the system and it's de-
cline was arrested. More effect than
usual was produced by the disquiet of
foreign securities markets on account
of the disturbances in Russia. New
York Central was notably strong and
there was response also in Canada
Southern, Cleveland G.. &. & st. LOUIS
both common and preferred Peoria.
Eastern and Lake Erie and Western.
The violent rise of the Chicago Termi-
nal stocks was understood to be re-
lated to a pending plan for re-organi-
cation. There were number of nota-
BILE gains among the specials and mi
nor railroads. but in the standard list
ST. Paul and Louisville and Nashville
were about the only stocks to show
appreciable strength. The sluggish
ness of the general list was not modi-
fled by the forecasts of the weeks
currency movement indicating another
gain in cash of upwards of 100000.
The rushing up of Reading TO SO 3-4
in the last half hour of the market
was only slightly more successful than
previous movements in stiffening the
itone generally and the closing was ir-
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Notice of Sale.

Under and by virtue of the provi-
me by P. Henry Dowd and G. f. Dowd
and registered in the Office of the
Register of Deeds of Wake County in
Book 177, page 1877 and in the office
of the Register of Deeds of Johnston
County, in Book L. No. s, page 311,
| will expose to public sale on Satur-
day. the 21st day of January, 1905, at
twelve o'clock M, at the County Court
House door, in the city of Raleigh,
all and every the right, title, interest
and estate of the said p. Henry Dowd
and c. f. Dowd, in and to a certain
tract of land lying partly In Wake
County and partly in Johnston County
and described as follows:
Beginning at a poplar on Swift
Creek, Mrs. Wayland Dowd's corner,
runs as her line north 26 degrees east
1925 chains to a stake on the old
Raleigh and Smithfiald road, Mrs
Wayland Dowd's corner thence down
said road to a stake in the outside
line of the original John Jones tract,
thence as said line south 1 IL de-
grees west 43 chains to a hickory on
the bank OF Swift Greek; thence UP
said Creek to the beginning, contain
ing $50 acres more or less being the
tract devised to Lydia M. Dowd (nov
deceased) wife of said C. F. Dowd
under the last will and testament of
| her father. DIR. J. Fl. Jones.
Terms of sale: Cash.
c. NJ. BUSBEE, Trustee.
December 20. 1904.
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Other Cotton Markets.
Qutations of Cotton Yarns.

New York, Jan. 17.-No. 10s-1 and
1851 warps at IA 1-2@15; No. 14s-a
warps at Is @15 IL; No. 1851 warps
at Is 1-2 a 16: No. POSI- warps at
16 IL; No. 22s-1 warps at II; No
26s-1 warps at II H.: No. 6s to los
yarn at IA IL; No. 12s-1 at Is; No
14s-1 at / 5 to 10 1-2; No. 16s-1 at 1G:
No. 20s-1 at 16 IL; No. 22s-1 at II:
No. 26s- at II L.; No. $50 ply soft
yarn at IA 1-2 to Is: No. 1852 ply soft
yarn at Is IL: No. Ss-2 ply hard at
II IL; No. 1852 ply hard at Is to
Is IL: No. 1852 ply at Is to Is 1-2:
No. ASP ply at 10 to 10 IL; No. 6s-2
ply at 16; No. 20s-2 ply at 16 TO IL No.
24s-2 ply at Il 1-2 to IS; No. 26s-2
ply at II 1-2 to Is; No. 30s-2 ply yarn
at 10; No. 40s-2 ply at % 1-2 to %;
No Ss-3, and 5 ply at IA 1-2; No.
20s-2 ply chain warps at 16 1-2 to It:
No. 24s-2 ply chain warps at IS; No.
3s-2 ply chain warps at 10 to 10 1-2 !:
No. 1858 ply at 16; No. 20s- ply at 16
to II; No. 26s-S ply al Is. Market
dull.
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WAN I Ed!
A successful insurance man as Superin-
tendent of agents, in Piedmont and
Western North Carolina, for the Etna
Life Insurance Company. Address .."...
J. 4. BOUSHALL, Mgr, Raleigh, N. G.

regular and active.
Bonds were firm. Total sales (par
valued $6,760,000.
L. S. new As declined is per cent.
on call.
Total sales stocks were 975,G00
shares including-A c. l.. 1900; b. &
10. 1900: Canadian Pacific $500; c.
& O. $500; Chicago Greatwestern
10000; Chicago & Northwestern TO-
500: st. Paul 10000; Chicago Terminal
$4,000; do preferred 22,400; c. G. &,
st. Louis 27,500: Erie $4,000; do first
pfd. 11,600; do End pfd. $500; Kansas
City Southern 800; do pfd. 1900;
Louisville & Nashville 1880; Mis-
souri, Pacific 800: n. Y. Central IS,
600: n. Y. Ontario and Western $500;
Norfolk & Western $500; Pennsyl-
vania 1850: Reading 139,400; Rock
Island 34,S00: st. Louis Southwestern
preferred $500: Southern Pacific 49,
700; Southern Railway 26,70C; do pre-
ferred 200;>Union Pacific $500: Cop
per $4,000; Smelling $500; Tobacco l.
800; Brooklyn Transit IA 1000: Tennes-
see Coal 200; Steel $4,000; do pfd
so. 800; Virginia Carolina Chem. 1000:
do pfd. 100.
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CONSTRA|NT IN
TRADING SPIRIT
Stocks Crawl Thro' Day
Sluggish, Dull
READING AGAIN LEAPS
This. However, is in the Final Hour
II Has Some Effect in Stiffening
Prices, and the Closing
, Values are Irregular
and Active
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, Jan. 20.-The cotton
market was very quiet again, and
prices moved within a range of about
; points, the final result for the day
being a slight decline.
The opening was steady at a de-
cline of 2a3 points or about in line
with the Liverpool cables. There was
a report of a small bank failure in
Louisiana and also more talk of weak
ening spot holders. but receipts were
sensatonally small considering the
season and after the opening there was
no very aggressive selling while small
Ter shorts We're covering for over the
week end and there was some de-
mand that is beli< TO be for invest
ment account ID midday the
market recovF . about the final
quotations of previous night, but
eased off agaiir>in the later trading,
and while the close was steady it
was within point or two of the low
est for the day. Sales were estimar-
ed at about 10000 bales.
The into-sight figures for the week
were smaller than anticipated.
Receipts at the ports today 25,54o
bales. against 26,SS1 last week and
22.262 last year. For the week 120,-
900 bales, against 177,493 last week
and 15S,245 last year. Today's re-
ceipts at New Orleans 5000 bales
against 1928 last year and at Hous-
ton 1887 bales against $3.50 last
year
New York. Jan. 20 Cotton spot duh,
=. points ........, middllng up,ands I'D.
niddling gulf, $50 sales GG Fntnre; opened
IL sad CT
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Comparative Cotton Statement.
(By the Associated Press

NbS tie 41SSOCIdlSC IIoSS.J
New York, Jan. 20.-For the week
ending Friday, January 20, 1905:
Net receipts at all United States ports
during week, 49, 9&6; net receipts at
all United States ports same week
last year, Is ,22S; total receipts since
September list, 1.390.33I; total re-
ceipts to same date last year 5,S01.-
sos; exports for the week, 1874, 1910:
exports for same week last year,
191,484; total exports since Seeptem-
Der 1st, 1888 l29; total exports same
date last year, 4,2S5.S6S; stock at all
United States ports. S66,016, stock
at all United states ports same time
last year. 795,411: stock at all interior
towns, 677.052; stock at all interior
towns same time last year, 5,519;
stock at Liverpool same ime last
year $4,000. stock OF American
2 1oat for Great Britain same tinle last
year, 191 900.
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Between points NOftn, East. South
and Southwest.
Schedule in effect January s, 1906.
Trains leave Raleigh
NORTHBoUND
No. so at 1925 a. m. daily for Nor
folk, Richmond, Washington, New
York and points north and northwest.
Pullman drawing room sleeping cars
to Portsmouth, Washington and jersey
City.
No. SO at HOO a. m. daily for
Portsmouth. Norfolk. where connec-
tons are made with steamers for
Washington, Baltimore, New York,
Boston, Providence and Nypan for
New York Pullman to Portsmouth.
No. &c at 11.50 a. m. daily for Rich
mond, Washington and New York.
Connects at Richmond with G. e. O.
for points West. Has day coaches to
Washington. Pullman Sleeping Car TO
Jersey City and Dining car.
SOUTHBOUND.
NO. O. at 4.15 a. m. daily for all
points South and Southwest, connects
at Hamlet for Wilmington, at Monroe
for Charlotte. Pullman drawing room
sleeping cars to Charlotte, Atlanta ann
Jacksonville. Dining cars Hamlet 70
Jacksonville also for Atlanta.
No. Al 400 p. m. daily for all loca,
points, connects at Hamlet for Will
mington and Charlotte. Pullman sleep.
ing car for Atlanta where connections
are made for all points Southwest.
No. 43 at 700 .. m. daily for Jacf1-
sonville, Tampa and all Florida points,
connects at Hamlet for Atlanta. Pull
man sleeping cars to Jacksonville and
dining car to Hamlet.
No. 30 at 500 D. m. daily except
Sunday. Shoo-FlY local train between
Raleigh and Weldon with connections
for Louisburg, oxford and Warrenton.
No. 20 ShOo-Fly daily except Sun
day between Weldon and Raleigh with
connection from Warrenton. Oxford
and Louisburg. Arrives Raleigh 1915
a. m.
For further information relative to
rates and time tables address
G. II. GATTIS, T. p. A,
Raleigh. N. G..
II. A. MORSON, G. P. &: r. A.,
Raleigh. N. c.
c. B. RYAN. G. p. A,
Portsmouth. Va.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-21
Woman's Sympathy
IS PKOVERBIAL RALEIGH WO-
MEN NO EXCEPTION.

How much we owe to the sympa-
thetic side OF Womankind. When
others suffer they cheerfuliy lend "a
helping hand. They tell you the
means which brought relief to them
that you may profit by their expert
ence. Read the testimony given by
this WOman.s
Mrs. S. C. Perry, living at 215 Davie
street, says: 81 think Doans Kidney
Pills are most excellent medicine
and will take pleasure in recommends
ing them to my friends. My back has
troubled me for long while, and al
though I used a great many different
remedies nothing gave me the decided
relief which l obtained from Doan's
Kidney Pills. ] can advice others in
Raleigh to go to the Bobbitt- Wynne
Drug Co.'S store, procure Doan's Kid
ney Pills and they will not be disap-
pointed in the results. L am only al,
this address during the school term
as / have two granddaughter here
With me going to school. My home
address is Nelson p. O. Durham
County, N. c."
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
n. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name. Doan's, and
take no substitute.
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Cotton Receipts.
(By the Associated Press. }

New York, Jan. 2O.-The following
are the total net receipts of cotton ar
al ports since September 1st:
Galveston, 1895 New Orleans.
1,660.7S9; Mobile, /220,86 Savannah.
1,932, 526; Charleston. 1899; Will
mir gton, 210,22z; Norfolk, 462,3lJ:
Baltimore, 1852; New York, 17.122:
Boston, Apps; Newport News. 2,S55;
Philadelphia, 1875; Brunswick, 140,-
1852; Jacksonville, 1916; Pensacola.
1863 Port Arthur, S4,387: Port
Townsend, ,229; San Francisco. a.
4S1; Portland, ore. 1881; Ell Paso.
2,450 Eagle Pass. S.795; Laredo. / =
Ala; miscellaneous, 2.004. Total
63903S1 bales.
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New York Money.

New York, Jan. 20, / p. m.-Money on call
steady, 29zh, low =. ruling rate, last loan
CLOSING, ~, offered %. time loans
easy, 80 days 81, 80 days 3uD. six
months 3c63A. prime merc'tile paper 4@41a
sterling exchange a:m, with actual business
in bankers bills at iS7 650iS7.,0 for demand,
and at 1875 S0dD ie5.,15 for 20 day Eills. posted
rates 4.S'@ I.osH, commercial bills iS5kGA
bar silver coz, Mexican dollars ~.
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New Orleans Cotton.

New Orleans, JAM 20.-Spot cotton
quiet and easy; sales 1900 bales. in
Guiding 400 to arrive, delivered on con-
tracts 800; quotations reduced 1-Sc.
Futures opened dull and l to ,
points lower than yesterdays closing
on a somewhat less favorable condi-
ton in Liverpool than expected. The
trading was light. and prices very
steady. points being the. extent of
fluctuations. March opened at SIC,
advanced to 6S1. finally receding to
ga. The market closed quiet. Net
losses were 8 to points.
New Orleans, Jan. 20, Cotton futures
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-21

Wilmington, Ian. 20 Turpentlne =. :, ~
receipts Is casks.
Rosin firm, ESQ, receipts 6S bills.
Tar frm, Leo, receipts 10 bbls.
Crude hrm, 2.30@3.70, receipts "a bpls
Charleston, Jan. TO- Turpentipe firm 81.
Quote A, b, G, 2.45 d $50, + 200
F zoo, G ESQ, III 3.05, $40, X 3.95,
NJ I.40, N 4.o5, VIC 400, WV sos.
Savannah, Jsn 20-Turpentine steady, sly.
receipts 400 sales 50, exports 1875.
Rosir-firm, receipts 1 ,is9: sales 225i, ex-
ports $50
Quote .A,B,C, 25oa.. D 2co@...... E
t.70a.. 275@.., G 2.S56S715, II $40, j.
40, X 1895, M 45O. N 40. VIC 500, WV 5.l5.
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Dry Goods.

New York. Jan. 20.-Buyers evinced
little interest i'm the present dry goods
market outside of spot goods and those
are to be had in the majority of lines.
Naturally under these conditions the
market is firmer and sellers occupy an
indappnderlt DOSitiOn.
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Raleigh Spot Cotton.

Receipts yesterday .......9 bales
Prices yesterday % 1-S to lis
Receipts same day lyear ago.51 bales
Prices that day .. Ia to IA Ia
Receipts to date -10,S74 bales
Same date last year ..11.594 bales
Quotations by grades Strict good
middling IA cents, good middling 2
3-16 cents strict middling { is cents.
middling cents. off grades 6 to IL
cents.
Other Cotton Markets.
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Grain and Provisions.

Chicago. Jan. 20.-Improved export
demand for Canadian wheat and a re-
ported scarcity of seed wheat in Texas
caused a firm finish in the wheat mar
ket here today At the close May
Aneat was up 3-Sc. Corn and oats
are each UP 1-Sc. Provisions show a
gain of 1-2 a II Lee.
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing
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The Commercial and Farmers Bank.
RALEIGH. n. c.

sa
D. THOMAS President JEIiAIAN, Cashier.
A. A. THOMPSON w
L. pherdA Attorney.
COMPANY Iho H. Briggs OF Thomas Briggs
Ill., f.
IaN.P
y G..
d. v Capita
y l.. ON
alroad.
BUSINElSS WANTED.
Prompt ten
lion.
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Movement OF Cotton.
GBv the Associated Press. j

10y tIII |NoSUCI'tttI J IVf9'J
New York, Jan. 20.-The following
statistics on the movement of cotton
for the week ending Friday. January
10Th, were compiled by the New York
Cotton Exchange:
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liverpool.

Liverpool, Jan. ., p. m.-Cotton spot
good demand, prices 8 points higher,
!, american midding fair, Az, good midoilng,
99l, middling ST. low middling 40. good
uay i2 u60 bales of which 100 were for specu
latiou and export and included ll.6jO Ameri
caii. Receipts So 600, bales, 2i.4G0 American.
FutJres opened and closed stead
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-21

weekly movement;
This Last
Year. Year.
Port Receipts. .'...1 1888 15c.59l
Oerland TO mills and
Canada ... 1859 52.03S
Southern mill takings
ESTIMATED . $4,000 $4,000
Loss of stock at in
terror towns .... 1852 12,257
brought into sight for
the week -. 1864 255,372
Total crop movement:
Fort receipts. .6.3S2.949 5.S21150
Ocerland to Mills
and Canada . 59c.4t5 594.7
Southern mill TAX
ings (cstimated.l 099. 900 1,01 900
Stock at interior
towns i'm excess
Of Sept list -. 5S6.219 4l9.G0i
Brought into sight
thus far for
season .8.5G8.583 7.7S3.545
q. s.. L.. r,tocks ana BOnus
Baltimore, Jan. 20, s A. L.. common i7aE0i8A
preferred Bin.
Bonds--4s........
A. G. L.. common l25@...... eferred ..
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AND NORTH CAROLINA
RAILROAD.

Rowland Improvement Co., Lessee.
Schedule in Effect October %, 1904
EASTBOUND.
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Casn auolatlons were as follows !:

| Cash quotations were as IOilOWS:
P PATENTS 4ssss s %, s,raights 4.sesi;so,
bakers 2GS wheat Ssa Ne spr aogn 9 No.
No No W., White aissi. No. white 5c1 aslls,
rye No2 =, good feeding barley 57@ dS,
fair 10 choice mailing i364s, fax seed No. !
rs, No. northwestern 1921. prime timothy
seed 2.75, mess pork per Dbl. l?5J9l2,1i,
lard per loom 60, sh h,o ribs sa sld de
49,, short clear sides (boxed) 6JOG6.o1ia,
whiskey basis of high wines l.25, clover con-
tract grade i273.
New York Provisions.
New York, Jan. 20, TOUR dull, winter
patents s5.30@t5.so Minnesota patents 5.S 5@6.l0,
do bakers, sL.o0@.4.@l. straights 5.lO@5;55
Rye flour steady, fair to good Lug 100,
choice to fancy s.l5G4.50.
Buck wheat flour dull 20oG2l ..
Corn meal steady, yellow coarse loo@lo7.
Rye nominal, No. 2 western, 20.
Barley quiet, feeding 461a, mailing 55@a'.
Wheat steady, No. 2 red I9h, May 1l45s,
Corn steady, No. 52N, May sou, December
-.
Oats steady, mixed s7k@Ss, Sept. ..,..
Beef steady, family il.00@l2.0O, packet 1000
@ll.OO, city extra india mess li.50@l6.OO,
beef hams 23.00024.o0.
Cut meats nom. picked bellies 6A@7
Lard dull, western steamed 100 Nov.......,
No. nom, refined quiet, continent 7.0o.
compound 5A@5h.
PORK steady, family 14.OO@l4.5O, short clea,
l5.75@l6 D, mess 13.00@l3.50
Tallow dull, ls2 per pkg, 459@country
do 4slsG6 I5s.
Rosin arm, strained common to good
c.s7i.0D2.90
Tnrpenline nom o6Da6L
Rice firm, domestic fair to extra 2Is9oK,
Japan nom.
Molasses steady, New Orleans open kettle.
good to choice 32@S36.
Coffee spot Rio quiet. No.7invoice So. mild
urn, cOrdOva 1908
Sugar raw iTm tar refining centrifu-
gal 81 test ~, nolasses sugar ! 5-l6
refined firm, cOnfectiOner's A, $50, mold A.
d. cut loaf 10, crushed 675. powdered 6l5
grtnulated Cos. cubes $50.
Butter easy. creamery common 10 extra ,
i9d2y, state dairy 2l128. western factory IA.
Eggs weak, state and Penn. nearby
fancy selected white 30d32, Southern 1925,
interiors go.
Cheese firm. state, full cream small COL
ored fancyl2X small white fancy: lN.
Potatoes quiet. Long Island l.75@2.0O. state
ana western 3DGloo, Jersey sweets z.00S3 ~.
Peanuts, steady fancy hand-picked 5@n% other
domestic 314@5IS
Cabbage steady fiat dutch per 100, 2@e.
Cotton by steam TO Liverpool l2@l5e.
Cotton seed oil market was easy.
crude I. o. b. mills lo@, prime summer yellow
23023X, off summer yellow nominal, prime
white 26G26H prime winter yellow 27@....
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Trains 3, 4, and run daily.
Trains and run daily except Sun
day.
CONNECTIONS:
At Goldsboro with Southern Rail-
way and Atlantic Coast Line.
at Kinston and New Bern with At.
lantic Coast Line.
Il. A. NEIL,
Traffic Manager,
X. II. FOSTER,
General Manager.
GOldsbOTo, n. c., :.
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baltimore PROVISIONS.

Baltimore, Jan. 20 Flour quiet, winter
patents 5.70e9j, spring patents 5.s5@6 TO- extra
ID
Wheat unset spot contract jan. l.Ir4@..
ed western Southern by sample Hoods
Corn easier, spot, new 50l4@N,ne Southern
white corn 4iA@I9N.
Oats steady, No. white S7A@l2,
mixed 3IA.
Rye steady. No. western S89%.
Butter firm, fancy imitation 2202I, do
creamery 3Oog3., do ladle l7@lS, store packed
I59H.
Eggs easy, unchanged ..
Cheese hrm. large and small l24@%, me-
dunn l29l2A,
sugar strong, coarse granulated 6.oa, fine 6.2j.
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Between points North. East. South
and Southwest.
Schedule in effect January s. 1906.
Trains leave Raleigh
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-17

Total employed, 27io men.

Total employed, 27lO men.
Each one of whom is we'll paid at regu-
lar weekly. monthly or semi-monthly in
tervals in cash. To these are being added
The following:
Brantley Cotton Gin Brush Manufacture
ing company (now building). rs men.
sibley Brick works. $50 men.
Dimmick Pipe works (now enlarging),
700 men
Budwig-Meyers Fire Brick and PROBING
company doubling capacity, 100 men.
The Fowfer-Persenott Hardwood Manu-
featuring company (now puilding). 60 men.
The American Wood Fibre Plaster COM
pany. Is men.
Total additional force assured. 80 men.
Besides there are quite number of in
dustries to be planted in North Birming-
ham, the detail plans of which have not
peeH suiliClSHlly AOhInuldteu To permit OA
publication at this time.
Great Railroad Shops.
Forcibly impressed with the value of
North Birmingham, as a central indus
trial location, the management OF the
Southern Railway system lately purchased
liz acres of land. This plot the company
has graded. levelled. and upon it will place
sidetracks and soon erect round house,
and all buildings necessary for perfect
machine and repair shops. Upon these
grounds the shops and the working force
of the entire western division Of the road
will be placed When one considers the
class of mechanics who are here to be
employed, and the great number Of them.
1t is fair to estimate that these men and
their families and the outside forces they
will attract must add 5000 at least to the
population of North Birmingham.
Asked as to whether or not these great
shops would soon be erected at North Bir-
mingham. Superintendent Richey of the
Southern answered:
1.-THE grounds have been bought and
much money expended on the work of
preparing them for the tracks and the
shop buildings. all of which will certainly
be constructed on those grounds at North
Birmingham. At just what date cannot
tell. but the Southern Railway company
means to use those grounds for the pur-
poses stated-great railroad shops for our
western division. This is no secret"
Now and Ahead.
The era Of finished product in the field
of industry is now upon the Birmingham
district. and iron manufacturers are to
convert their pigs into steel. The great
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brick structure, would prove an ornament
to any city in the state. To the moral
credit of the community. it may here be
stated truthfully that the churches of
North Birmingham are we'll attended and
have an able ministry.
Beautiful North Birmingham Park.
All builders OF modern cities recognize
public parks as essentials to the health,
comfort and happiness of communities.
and it is noticed that cities whose found
ers failed to provide these pleasure
grounds in making original plans are
now, after Ions growth. buying tracts at
heavy expense, on which even substantial
homes had been erected, and are clearing
the way for open space and fresh air for
the people.
The founders of North Birmingham were
not so improvident The company keeps up
at its own expense beautiful grounds
which constitute a natural park. in the
midst of which is a bold running spring
and a well shaded dell. To the natural
beauty, and without maring the picture,
close by the artistic hand of the landscape
gardener has planned and planted gar
den of rich and rare flowers. and the
North Birmingham park is one of the
most beautiful pleasure places In the
state.
Families who live at North Birmingham
allow their children to indulge In the
pleasures onered by these park grounds.