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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-01
Millions of Wealth in
 County's Farm Produces

If 8 disinterested resident of Mont- gomery County were to be told that the aggregate value of the farm pro- ducts of all kinds in It's limits amounts annually to $S.so6.s45. ho would either gasp or doubt. Yet this Is no idle twad- de ar Irresponsible statistics. The fg- ures are compiled from reliable sources. showing that it ia indeed entitled to the name of the imperial farming county of Alabama.
 The wealth thus estimated consists of farm products proper. dairy products. poultry. vegetables and live stock. The items of cotton. cotton seed, corn, sweet potatoes and hay alone amount to S4,- S35.000 annually.
 Of course, cotton predominates among the crops of the county. It prob ably claims annually no less than lss,- 0t0 acres. And the staple Is Of the most desirable quality in the South. There are some 235. .000 acres of land that are utilized for no purpose whatever while the total forming land in cultivation amounts to 265,00o acres.
 But the Montgomery County farmer, while he has concentrated' on cotton, corn and other grain products 10 the gradual benefit of his purse. has in the last nvs years learned a valuable les- son in the diversity of his agriculture He has been divorced inch by inch from She one-crop Idea. Where he in aver age seasons yielded only a few cents per acre his land now turns to his bank account dollars and dollars of profit in other ways. Tn other wordS trucking is forging to the front fin thik county and Is destined to set the pae| of the smaller counties Co tho soutb and north of her where the cultivation
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-01
CITY BANKS STRONG
FINANCIAL sTRENErH IS STEADILY
 INCREASING.
Coanfy Has shown Maternal souo Growth With Nene of .bocm
 Peri0asr Whieh Strike
 Other Sections. ..s.s'
rha, Montgomery has banklng re-

< That Montgomery has banking re- sources of slo,s2s.4ls. that the to- tai dividends of these banks the last fsscai wear amounted to sl.tes.4i0.7s. ana that the per capita of citizens here in the banks alone Is el4S.6x, while tha per capita of wealth owned by the Average American citizen Is only sS4. rivea the Capital City foremost place n inc substantiai municipalities of the nation.
 Probably in no other Southern city has the strength and resources or the banks grown so steadily anu Withou. booms as they have Tn Montgomery. ~ speaks for the stability and firm growth of the farming and manufacturing fn- dustries of the city and the county. It also stamps the approval of Montgom- ery's business populace upon the wis- dom and Integrity of those who man age the banks. There are seven banks in the city, all of which are doing a good business. None of them have shown a backwkard march. On the contrary they are getting just share of the city's business with the assur- a.n,ce that there is room for all of them.
 Following are the banks of Mont gomery: Union Bank and Trust Com pany, Alabama Bank and Trust Com pany. Montgomery Bank and Trust Corrpany, Farley National Bank, Ex- chi lge National Bank. Fourth Ma tionai Bank and First National Rank. ! It is a notable fact that during the height of the recent financial panic Montgomery showed less signs of sui fering from the money pinch than any other Southern city.
 On June 90, when the last capituia- ton was made of the local banks. 1t was shown that there was on deposit tr sIi of them a total of s5.4s2.9S4.2e, that the total circulation was s1.64e, soO' that the total capital stock was $2.- $50 oooO. that the surplus and profits .,,scounts were S4,967,2sS.45, that there were on deposit United States and oth- CT bonds amounting to s2.512.S44.1S; that the va'ue of real estate. furniture and fixtures were $774.222.39. that there ,.a . cash and due from banks total "L Sa,4ss, ,64s.sl and due from the U. $. treasurer 373.5oo.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-01
INCREASE
SCORES OF ARTICLES ARE TURN-
 ED OUT.
Cheap Power And Full, Unusual Rail. road Facilities, And Many
 Advertising Facilities t s Work to This End.

Montgomery's prestige as a manu- featuring center is harily realized until one scans a list of the articles that are turned out by factories located in this city and environs. The number of factories built in Montgom- cry grows with every year. One of the factors responsible for this is the cheap power and fuel and another is the great railroad facilities enjoyed.
 The city has had unusual advertising advantages in the last two or three years and as a result several big manufacturing concerns have made tentative arrangements to locate here.
 As an illustration of the diversity of the manufacturing interests, the following lis is given of manufactured articles in this city: Arc lamps. awn- ings, boats boxes, barrels, bakery goods, banners, butter. brick, blinds. blankets, blue prints, boilers. brooms. blank books, boots, boys clothing. brass castings bronze castings. biscuits. brass signs. buggies, burial vaultg, builders materials. baking powder. bags. blacksmith work, elders, chandeliers. cabinet work. carriages, cigars, children's clothing, coffee blending, charcoal. concrete blocks, confectionaries. curtains. corn meal. candies, cooperage. crates. clothes baskets, cornice. cotton goods. cotton compressed. cordage. cloth, cotton seed oil. cotton seed meal, cotton seed cake. carpets, crackers, church fixtures. decorating. distilled water, designing. drugs, doors, dynamos. display cards. engrayings, electric light, extracts, cleo
 tric chandeliers electric signs, engines. fertilizers, flowers, foundrIes. frames. furniture. flour. feed. golf sticks. gas, gas chandeliers, grain, grits. grocers sundries, grates, gas fixtures, hard ware. hay, horse feed, harness. hunting sacks, hominy. iron castings, Ice. Ice cream, incandescent lamps. jewelry. kegs. lumber, laths. locks. llnters. ladies' clothing. lime. monuments. machinery, mantels marble, mattresses, meats, mems clothing, mirrors. milli- nery, mittens, maps. mouldings news papers, novelties, nursery stock. optical goods, office furniture. paints, photo graphs, printing, plaster. paving blocks, plumbing, rubber stamps, rugs
 sheet metal wark, stof fixtures. scroll work saddles, seals. sash, soft drinks, syrups, shingles, show cases. stone. shoes, signs, slippers, soda water. sur reys, stationery. steam fitting, smoking tobacco, tents. tin work. tinware, trunks, twine, telephones, upholstery. umbrellas, veneers, varniBh. vinegar, wagons, woodenware, zinc etchings.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-01
Form rehacca union.

Louisville. Ky. Aug. 31.-E. L. Dav- enport. head of the Tobacco Depart ment American Society of Equity. in accordance with the action taken at the recent ratification meeting at Bowl ing Green. Ky, yesterday, Issued call for a meeting of delegates from the Kentucky counties of Hardin, Larue, Hart. Barren, Metcalf. Green, SAdair. Taylor, Marion. Washington. Nelson, Spencer and Bullitt, to be held at Eliz- abethtown on September 4 The ob- ject of the meeting is to form dis trict union of the hurley growers in the counties named.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-01
Montgomery County Is Prosperou|
Good Roads System
 Great Asset for Prosperity

amounts to 3so, and the net profit will exceed 4700. The first crop can be followed by a crop of hay and then second or fall crop of vegetables.
 Cantaloupes--This would prove very profitable early crop for this sec ton. there being positively no way in which to estimate the net profit per acre if all conditions are favorable. A trucker who understands his business would not break the land for canta- loper if he were not sure he would net as much as SITS per acre. Little trou- bie to cultivate and pack for shipment and always in demand.
 Sugar Caner-When reduced to syrup sugar cane will produce about 155 arreis 70 the aqee and is easily worth s12 per barrel.
 Irish Potatoes--For the first three months of 1909 there were imported tn- to the United States from Canada, Eu- rope. Africa and Mexico 3.62s.ibs bush- els of Irish potatoes. Too much cot- ton and not enough potatoes. Under favorable conditions profit of s4so per acre should be made and other crops can be grown on the same land later.
 Sweet Potatoes--This is one of the stable crops of the South. Not raised for shipment, but for local consump- ton. It produces at from 250 to $50 bushels per acre and is worth from DO cents to Si per bushei. Handsome prof. nts could be made by shipping sweet potatoes to Northern cities.
 Cauliaower--This vegetable will pro- duce at the rate of 800 crates per acre and has a net value of si.76 per crate There is a market ready to take every head offered.
 Beets-This vegetable will average about sl00 net profit per acre. It is one of the easiest crops grown and fk offered early Is in good demand.
 watermeADns--An acre planted 10 watermeions should produce proht of ss0. Little trouble to cultivate and no backing required for shipment.
 Asparagus-This could be made one of the most profitable crops in the South. 1t will produce at the rate or $40 per acre net and single planting will last for years.
 English Peas-This vegetable will produce at the rate of 200 crates per acre and easily bring s2 per crate when offered early. A becond and third crop can be made from the same acre.
 There is not vegetable grown in tne North but what will do well In shls section and many flourish here that will not do well in the North. VII nav any one who understands ene srowing of early vegetables to inyes- tIgate the possibilities of this indus try in Montgomery County. There Is anlendid local market and other large markets within easy reach. Tne trans- portation facilities are good and the various lines competing for the eusi- nsse causes the rates to be kept as a minimum.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-01

a s10o.oO0 dredging contract. Bruns- wick, Ga, is inviting bids for street paving, and several paving contracts were let by Alabama cities A site was purchased In Birmingham, Ala, on which a plant for the manufacture of a patented car door will be built at once. Engineers are drawing plans for a water power development on the Et- owah river, near Tate. Ga. to furnish electric power for iron mining and marble industries. and & company was incorporated to develop a water power near Gadsden. Ala. Dothans Ala, voted $75,o0O of public improvement bonds. The roll call of the new corporations for the week shows them to be four teen in number and beginning their business career with capitalization ag- greRating S632, ,000."'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-01
First Bale Of NelD Cotton
 For This Year Comes Late

The price of cotton seed. will be high CT ct the opening than last year and no doubt through the entire season. The present indication Is $16 per ton. which will total . very considerable sum.
 The Record of American Crops.
 The crops of American cotton since the war have been as follows:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-01

The total figures for 1sos-Is0s have not yet come to hand, but up to last Friday the total movement had been l3,e22.4ss bales or 100000 more bales than the preceding year. The indica- tions are that the crop of 1s0s-10 will be fully 2.000,0e0 bales less than last year. This ought to insure t2c or over for every pound of this crop.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-01

Washington. Aug. s1.--Royai F. Car bell. for the past three years poatmaH ter at Richmond. Va, tomorrow VI become Commissioner of Internal Rev enue. succeeding John O. Capers. who retires to take up the practice of law Mfr. Cabeli is only 32 years old ana is the youngest man ever appointed to the aomniiasfoner.s ehaIr He is . graduate of Princeton and was adHdts ted to the bar In 1901.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-01

Including the amount on hand Sep tember 1, 1908, which was 2,S04 bales. end the receipts since then. less amount on hand this day, September 1, there was sold here during the year 1T0,000 bales. It la estimated by competent authority that including all classes of cotton. the whole crop would average 10 cents per pound. or $50 per bale. At this rate the value of the cotton ham dled here was ss.500.000
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-01
Kouaa. Drought Broken. :.

Wellington, Kas.. Aug. s1.--Five weeks drought was broken here last night by a two Inch precipitation Re- ports are general of a downpour over the entire country and reaching into Northern Oklahoma.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-01

Another aGet Rich" Failure. Indianapolis News.
 The case of the Louisville man who had a scheme for working on S1.000,000 in counterfeit Mexican pesos is a very simple one. He admits that he merely wanted to get rich.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-01

of fruit and vegetables is growing at rapid rate.
 Nor is the local farmer satisfed wIah one crop per annum in his trucking. hIS science teaches him to multiply his ek" forts and three and four crops or veg etabIes are made every year, thus en- riching the owner of the land in a man. ner practically unknown decade ago
 It is gratifying to the scientific farm ing interests of the State to learn that the Capital County of Alabama is ta. king an abiding interest in the dairy industry. The dairy products here tn- crease with every year. one large san itary dairy barn has been erected just outside the city limits on the farm of Dr. Greil. which is bound 10 be follow ed by other similar industries on the part of the progressive farmers.
 A summary of Montgomery County's farm,~ products and livestock follows ? the average annual yield. nMausw0rxaaww C0unVvsm Rrapmn PRO1ue%a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-01
Wl1I succeea capera.

Total farm products and
 live stock .. ......S5, ,aos.s$4
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-09
RAILROAD MEN
MAKE DEMANDS
$4,000 MEN VC.vED-UNiFOR
SCHEDULES ONE OF THE
ISSUES.
.I2 PER CENT. INCREASE
n Wages Also Part of Program
Some Employees Have Already
Made Demands, Others
Are Preparing.

Chicago, Nov. S.-A demand for a
II per cent wage Increase and uni
form schedules will be made by the
conductors and trainmen of every
railroad system east of Chicago, it
was reported today. The demands, it
is reported, involve 125,000 men EN-
ployed by the railroads east of the
Illinois Central's main southern line
and north of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad.
1t Is announced tnat the switchmen
and yard men of Chicago, controlled
by the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men, have already served their de
mands on the rs railroads terminating
in Chicago for wage advance of
Icents per hour. Switchmen and yarC
men who are controlled by thu
Switchman's Union in st. Paul aat
Minneapolis had filed demands for in
crease of six cents per hour, anc
asked for conference with the raj
road managers on November Is. Th'
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-09
MINERS DEMAND
HIGHER WAGES
PRESIDENT LEWIS iNTiMATES--
THINKS THERE WILL BE NO
TROUBLE.
WILL LAY DOWN POLICY
At international Convention in Janu-
ary to Protect interests of Min
ers and Their Fam
lilies.

Pttsburg, Nov. S.-Thos. H. Lewis,
president OF the United Mine Workers
Iof America, indicated in an interview
here today that the miners will make
a stand for higher wages In the
lspring. Mr.. Lewis declared that the
work at the mines Is improving
and bound to continue He al
so expressed his confidence Of re
election to the presidency of the OF
ganization, explaining that the above
two locals have nominated hin
against every one that named his op
lponent, VIM NJ Green, of Ohio.
Discussing the prospects for making
new wage contracts next year, Mr.
Lewis said;
Il see no reason why there should
be any trouble in securing wage con
tracts with improved conditions o'
employment or course / cannot nj
this time say definitely what will take
place. but you may be assured that
the international convention in Jan
nary will lay down policy that will
protect the interests of our men and
their families at home,
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-09
OPERATORS SAY DECREASE.

Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. S.-President
f. NJ. Osborne Of the Pittsburg Vein
Coal Operators Association, said to-
night that conditions possibly will de-
mand a decrease In wages at the ex-
piration of the present miners con-
tracts In the spring This, following
the earlier statement of President
Lewis in pittshurg that the miners
will ask for an Increase, indicates
that the lines are already being
drawn for another contest between
the employers and employees.
1T will not be possible under pres,
|ent conditions for the operators TO
consent to an increase In the wage
SCALE, said FIR. Osborn. Operating
expenses must be reduced instead Of
increased Although there IL great
cn demand for coal, the prices are
lower, aud there IL shortage Of cars,
which has deterrent effect on bust
ness.
TT may be found necessary to re-
duco the scale
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-09
OPENS BIG FAIR.

Augusta, Ga, Nov 9.-President
Taft today opened the Georgia-Caro-
lima fair and rode through Augusta
amid the cheers of his fellow citi-
zens" then proceeded to Florence,
S. c.
The keynote Of the fair was that
the National Board Of Health should
accomplish for the nation itself what
the nation accomplished for others
in Cuba, Panama and elsewhere.
1T is necessary, he said, that the
towns and states devote attention to
making better bodies of citizens as
we'll as minds. ! expect to recon-
mend to congress that there be unions
of all experimental departments OF
the government for the discovery of
the liens of health and study dis
ease.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-09
MINOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL HEADS
WILL BEGIN MEETING IN MEM
PHIS TODAY--37 CIRCUITS
REPRESENTED.
BOARD OF ARBITRATION
Met Yesterday, and Practically Agreed
That California League Should
Be Taken Into the
Association.

Memphis, Nov S.-Representatives
of 81 circuits have gathered here for
the annual meeting tomorrow OF the
National Association Of Minor Base
ball Leagues. Many major league rep
resentatives are on hand hoping to
)ry, sell or trade players. A move
ment for redistricting the territory
now occupied jointly by the "Three
T. League and the Central Association
may be launched but conservative
baseball legislators believe next year
win be better time for this. The
circuits of the Western Association
and several smaller leagues may DC
changed.
Among the league presidents here
are Joseph B. O'Brien, American,
Morris l.. O'Neill, Western; NJ. II.
Sexton, Three / (recently resigned) /;
+. r. Carson, Central; W. H. Lucas.
Northwestern; Charles Moll, Wisccn-
sin-Ilinois.
The National Toard of Arbitration
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-09
TOWN OF 10000
WELCOMES TAFT
AS DEMONSTRATiVElY AS ANY
OF LARGER CITIES ON HIS
ROUTE.
THE Pine BARK STEW
Greets President at Florence, S. c.
Opened Georgia-Caroiina Fair
Before Leaving
Augusta.

Florence, S. c., Nov. S.-President
Taft started from Augusta this after
noon, and was welcomed here for
three hours by a committee of ten
thousand as demonstratiyely as he
has been received in much larger
cities. In the throng lining the
streets and which listened to his adj
dress there were more confedeates
than in the rest of the south put to-
gether.
The president was introduced here
to the famous pine bark stew, a
| fish chowder, stewed over pine bark
| fire sufficiently long to absorb some
of the pine flavor.
, Before leaving Augusta the presi-
dent assisted in the opening of the
Georgia Carolina fair, had his address
| interrupted by the passing of an air
ship or dirigible balloon, Immediately
over the grand stand The president
was talking ship subsidy. After he
had paused to watch the balloon he
exclaimed:
Il hesitate to occupy your time in
discussing the old method of trans
porting goods, when before your eyes
! is the newest one invented. Yet
venture to think it will be some time
before that method of transportation
will be followed in moving cotton
| bales"
In his speech here in the open air
tonight, Taft warned the people not
to let the prosperity of fifteen cent
cotton run away with them, but to re-
member to demand in all business af.
| fairs the standard of integrity and
morality outlined by Roosevelt
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-09

today began the consideration Of
eighty cases growing out Of contests
and disputes last season, The board
spent most of the day discussing the
application of the California league
for admission to organized baseball
The practical admission of the Cali.
fornia league to the National Associa-
tion of Minor Leagues as the result
of the boards first days session. The
agreement under which the league Is
admitted will be submitted to the Ma
tional board and If approved will ther
so before the National Association to
morrow for final action. The new
League will share three cities with the
Pacific Coast League, Non-confIict
ing schedules will he arranged anf
San Francisco. Oakland and Sacra
memo will each have two teams.
1t was decided that contract jumr
ers must remain in the Californi
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-09
SEEM TO Be PLEASED
oropounders of Tariff Commission
Idea Hope Congress VIII Not
Undo What IL Has Done.

New York, Nov. S.-The executive
committee of the committee of one
hundred appointed at the convention
at indianapolis last summer to pro-
mote the creation of tariff commits,
sion met here today and endorsed the
present tariff board. Instead OF
brewing that we failed to secure full
fiedged tariff commission" the resoln-
tion adopted recites I'VE rejoice that
we have accomplished so much in SO
short 2 time.
What we believe is the most i'm
portant work Immediately before us
is to make sure that congress will
not undo what it has thus far accom-
plished by putting restraints on the
present board, which we consider
I long step towards permanent com
mission
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-09
WAS ON HARCIS JURY
Man Found Dead on Roof in Oktaho-
ma City Wanted to Convict
Beach HarQs.

Oklahoma City, Okla. Nov Sal.
though the police believe robbery was
the motive for the murder of D. D.
Cannon. whose body was found on
the roof of ten story building Sun
LAY, interest is added TO the case by
the report from Lexington, Ky, that
Cannon was a member of the Hargis
jury and the only member that held
out for conviction.
Friends of Cannon assert that he
left Hot Springs, Ark, year ago on
account of his fear of assassination
| by his Kentucky enemies, He slept
with a rifle beside his bed,
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-09
HUNTS QUIET SPOT
Cook Hounded by People So Persist
emily That He Retires to Work
On Data.

New York, .ov. S.-A statement is
sued tonight by DR., Cooks lawyer
says:
Cooks time has been so invaded
and he is under such surveillance by
persons seemingly interested in his
movements that he has decided tc
continue his work upon his data foi
Copenhagen in quiet place away
from New York. When this work is
completed Cook will resume his usua
activities"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-09

firemen of the railroads west of Chi
cago are taking steps to have the
existing schedules opened and will
ask an increase.
The wages of the conductors and
trainmen on railroads east of Chicago
are about IL per cent lower than the
operatives in the west and a move
ment for an increase is said to have
been entered into jointly by the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
and the Order of Railway Conductors
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-09

from charging full trip mileage rate
in excess of the rates of states
through which the trip extends, the
establishment OF a postal bank, and
the increasing of franking privileges
to state agricultural schools are urged
in other resolutions.
The congress recorded itself in
favor of enacting a law modernizing
the parcels post system and urged
congress appropriate money of de
natured alcohol ,Iistilleries at select
ed agricultural experiment stations
and favored government aid in public
| road work.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-09
RECEIVERS CERTIFICATES.

indianapolis, Ind, Nov. S--The FED.
eral court today authorized the issu'
ance of receivers certificates to the
amount Of Sl,i00,000 by the receiver
of the Chicago, Cincinnati and Louis
Vile Railroad company, sl,00U,0Q0 te
be used to retire the outstanding is
sues of receivers certificates and the
remainder to be applied on operating
debts.