The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-08-20
LUMBER SITUATION
MORE PROMISING
Mills Prepare to Resume Oper-
atoms
COTTON CROP IS DAMAGED
Excessive Heat Following Heavy Rains
Causes Rust and shedding-oil
Mills Prepare for a Busy
Season at Cuba.
COTTON CROP IS DAMAGED

Cuba, August 19.-(Special.) -Th
lumber situation appears on the mend
in this section. Some of the mills
that have been shut down are opening
up again. Culpepper & Watts have
started up on some nice orders, but
state that they are operating on close
margin, hoping that the prices on bill
stuff will be better. C. w. Stallworth,
the veteran 1umberman, expects to
start up his mill at Russell, Miss, IN
the next few weeks If prices show II
continued disposition to harden. The
railroads appear to be taking on
little more material. having recently
put in some new sets of switch ties in
this section.
The excellent crop prospects of two
weeks ago are rapidly turning to bad
under the high tempera lures prevail
ing. Cotton is beginning to rust and
shed on account of the excessive heat
following so much rain. Conservative
planters say that the outlook for a
bumper crop has been reduced mater
tally in the past few days, but that
cotton will likely run in excess of last
year. Corn Is made and some has been
harvested Sweet potatoes are excel
lent, while ribbon cane is as good as
was ever known here.
Ginning will commence this week, but
picking will be limited for some weeks
yet as most of the good cotton here
was planted after the truck crop was
harvested
The Cuba Gin company has recently
overh auled it's plant and put it in fine
shape. w. G.. Mcdaniel will be man
ager as heretofore and will be assisted
by w. B. Walker.
Agents of the different cotton seed
oil mills are rounding up things get
ting ready for the coming season. From
information let out it appears that cot :
ton seed will likely rule lower in price
this season, soon to open. Several
new concerns are to enter this terri
tory and farmers are hopeful that with
the keen competition that will be in
duced thereby that prices will be good
and well maintained
The local lodge of the Woodmen of
the World has recently secured the
services of Miss Cogsdale a trained
nurse of Birmingham to care for their
comrade, Henry TIL ompson, whose fam
lily has typhoid fever. Mr.. Thompson
is critically i'll and has been for tn e
past 10 days. His 16-year-old daughter,
Lizzie, was buried two days ago, fall
ing victim to the disease,
Henry w. Elliott of Birmingham
spent two days in town this week, re-
turning from his vacation to Louisiana
points.
Miss Brownie Poole is spending some
time with the family of Judge Long
shore of Columbana.
Mrs. Angus Daniels, son and daugh =
ter of Grandview, Tex, are the guests
of w. S. Daniels this week.
The Misses True of Newberne and
Miss Tut of Belmont, who have been
the guests of DR.. and Mrs. James Nc
Elroy, returned to their homes last
evening.
| Miss Alice Blanks of Meridian Miss.
is the guest of Mrs. Leander Poole.
The lumbermen and the public gem
| orally are looking forward with much
interest to the lecture to be delivered
here on the 25th by the government
| timber expert VIII ose services were Sc
cured by Congressman Hobson.