The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-13
COTTON RECEIPTS
 ARE INCREASING
Sales Are Double Those of
 Same Time Last Year
PRICES ARE COMPARED
Sheriff Higdon Compliments the sol- diers Who Did Duty In Birmingham District During the Strike.
 Saloons Remain Open.

Montgomery, September 12.-(Specfal.)- )- While 1t is reported that not more than 50 per cent of the cotton grown in this territory is being marketed, the faet is that more is being receyed in the city than a year ago. Since the first of tho month the sales to local warehouses have been 7525 bales, as against S425 last year. During the week GOA bales wete received, as compared to SO4s last year. Since s,p- tember l. the shipments have been S719, compared to 2594 a year ago. Stocks on Saturday were 5S66 against 17S6 a year ago. The price this year is SIS to 91so. compared to 1924 to 1Sc last year.
 There will be q large attendance From here to the meeting that seeks to lay out plans to hold the crop, which is Q be held in Birmingham, and at ,t session | of the county farmers called for Septem- Der 29. delegates will be appointed 10 the I farmers union meeting In BirTninsham on September 3O with the view )f doing all that is possible to raise the price. MT Gay was at the meeting in Fort Worth, Texas. and says that there was never a time when the farmers were so restless | under the low price of cotton.
 Julian Looking Ahead. i Although he did not get the invitation in time to secure the next meeting of The national association of insurance commis- l sioners, Secretary of State Julian looks forward to getting them for Montgomery | next year. While in Detroit he went over the ground with a number of the com ! missioners, and as result thinks IL VIII | be quite easy to bring the meeting south next year.
 No Race Suicide. The records of the sanitary department show that for the week ending Saturday l there were IA white births in MontgoIh- cry and 1 death, a clean gain for the s+or1 of R on whites. There were 10 | hirths among the negroes and l2 deaths, a gain of three and a total adVahtase ol life over death in both races or 1o. Ihe citv is taken now to be the best ln point of actual health in the south. So Tar as is known there is not one that equals the rate of this fall and summer. Compliments Soldiers.
 Tn letter to Adjutant General Blpo Graves of the Alabama national guafo' Sheriff Higdon compliments the soloiers on duty during the strike at Birmingham ua savs. erhe conduct of the officers and men during the trying times was most excellent and every citizen snouia feel proud of the soldiers and should e3- tend to them all the encouragement they | deserve"
 Discrimination Case Set.
 The case of the staet vs. the Central of Georgia railway, wherein the road is charged with refusal to patronize the compress at Union Springs, but hauis cot ton out of that section to Montgomery, will be argued in the city court next Wednesday, violation of the law asaihst discrimination and also failure to obey an order of the railroad commission are charged.
 Governor Coming.
 Governor B. B. Conner, who has been out of the city for several aays, Min pe 9 hack Monday evening and will remain In his office several days for lot or rou- tine business.
 New Corporations.
 The Citizens Bank has been incorporat- l ed at Corben, with capital or szo,VV. | Birmingham reports the Interstate 1rao- ing Co.,, with capital Of s9coo. Ihe TOT eign mission board of the Presbyterian | church in the state has also been incor- porated. with Willis Chandler, of Mont l gomery, as agent
 Minor Appointments. ]. B. Smith has been appointed game warden of Montgomery county, vice A. | H. Clark, resigned. T. B. Afford has heen named notary public at Birmingham
 Must Saloons Close. | fine point is raised by the saloon men. The law says that they must not sell. barter or in any way dispose or liquors on the day of and the day before elections. As it is not held that they must be closed, few of them did at the primary on Saturday. Whether or not they were in violation of the law is left to a future ruling of the attorney gen. | eral.