The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-07
MANY INDICATIONS
OF IMPROVEMENT
Business Is Picking Up At a
Rapid Rate
WILL PROTECT FORESTS
Baldwin County Man Is Fined $50 for
Setting Fire to Woods-chicago
Business Men Coming to
Montgomery.
WILL PROTECT FORESTS

Montgomery, November 6.-(Special)-
There are many evidences of revival of
business even this soon after the cleo
ton. A man of affairs. head of lead
ing banking institution says that he
has been able to see for several days
the trend of the situation, and there are
other things to make the conclusion reas-
enable that things are already getting
better. While cotton has not begun to
move yet, there has been better show
ing for it, and cotton seed has jumped
from S14 to almost $15 a ton in less
than a week.
Cotton seed has been moving at a
lively gait all the fall farmers selling
off the seed to get money to help pay
debts and in that way aiding themselves
to hold the cotton itself for higher prices.
All of the mills have been busy ana 1t
looks now as if 1t is going to be a hard
matter to supply the demands even at
the increased cost. Several weeks ago
the mill men began a campaign to en-
courage the people to use more OF the
cotton oil products and it is learned
that it has been so well carried out
that demand for the products has In
creased.
Protecting Forests.
That the forestry laws of the state
are to be carried out is indicated IN
report that has reached State Game
and Fish Commissioner ]. H. Wallace,
Jr.. from Baldwin county, to the effect
that Andrew James has been fined 500
for setting fire to the woods 1t Is the
purpose of the commission to stop If
possible the pernicious habit of burning
the woods and in every case where VIOLA
ton is reported heavy fines will be as
sessed Mr. Wallace, who by law has
oversight of the forestry preservation, Is
delighted with the way the county game
wardens, also forest wardens, are pro-
tecting the young trees.
Chicago Business Men.
The Montgomery Commercial CLUB Is
making extensive preparations to take
care of the party of Chicago business
men who will stop for day in Mont
gomery on November 49, This is trip
of men in various lines of business in
the central western metropolis simply to
shake hands with the people of the
south and get acquainted with them.
No effort will be made to land business
nor seek trade. 1t will be given over as
a day of just having a good time. Mont
gomery proposes to make the party have
great time President Forbes and
Secretary Dave of the Commercial club
are busy with the arrangements already.
Alabama DELEGATES.
Gov. b. B. Conner has appointed the fol-
lowing delegates to the national conserva-
ton commission session in Washington
December s: w. p. Lay, Gadsden; w. Fl.
Seymour, Montgomery; Dr. Eugene A.
Smith, Tuscaloosa; Frank II. Lathrop,
Birmingham; j. b. Powell, Greenville.
Mr.. Lay has long been interested in
water way Improvement, being the pres
ident of the Coosa River Improvement as
sociation. Mr. Seymour is president of the
Alabama Cotton association, and Is the
state cotton statistician. DR.. Smith is
the state geologist and one of the most
noted scientist In the country. Mr. La
throp who by the way, is a son -in-law
of Governor Conner, is a lumber manu-
facturer of large interests. Mr.. Powell is
a member of the state tax commission
and an expert on timber resources. He
is also a member of the state forestry
commission.
Order Eastern Star.
The Order of the Eastern Star, the