The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-01-07
THOUSAND MULES
ON THE STREETS OF
COLUMBIA TODAY
ESTIMATED THAT AT LEAST $780,
600 WORTH WERE ON Lo-
CAL MARKET.
ENORMOUS CROWD IN THE CITY
Biggest First Mondays Business The
Merchants And Bankers Have Had
in Long Time-candidates Have
Great Day With "Dear People,"
Mondays Daily.)

Not In twelve months, probably not
in years, has there been such large
First Monday crowd in Columbia as
was on the streets today. 1t looked
like also. large as the crowd was, that
there we're almost as many mules as
there were people here. Unless it
was the First Monday in January of
last year there has never been bet
ter mule day known here. The mules
filled all of the streets around and run
ming into Court Square. They extend
ed down West Seventh street almost
to High. The streets were literally
''chuck full" of the animals, which
are without pride of ancestry or hope
of reward" 1t was difficult to navi-
gate. The crossings were blocked.
The mules were held at high prices.
Farmers have plenty of money in bank
and in their long jeans" they are not
forced to sell and they stood for what
they thought their mules were worth.
The exceptionally high prices demand
ed cut down the sales for many were
taken home TO await a more favorable
market. However, hundreds were
sold and they brought tip top prices,
some pairs being sold as high as $3.50.
Farmers held them even higher than
that one especially fine pair being
held at 5000, and many at $575.
1t would be hard to estimate the
number of mules that were on the
streets today Some declare that
there were a thousand or more; others
figure that about half that number
would be correct 1t is believed that
a conservative estimate would be :
somewhere between the two figures S
Competent judges were of the opinion
that there were not less than 800
mules on the streets and around the
square. At 5000 each this would
mean that there were over 100000 l
worth of mules here today. This
would be too high an average, how
aver, although there were many sales
1t that figure. 1t would be no exag- !,
seration to say that the mules brought is
o this market this First Monday were b
worth to the farmers close to $15O,000. u u
Now as to the people. They were
lere from everywhere. They came
or business. All appeared to have Il
money and they did not mind spend
ng it. The stores were crowded. the =
nerchants uniformly report that they til
lad all the business they could well M
ttend to. The banks were actually OF
eluged. Long lines at the teller's R,
,indows resembled the crowds that nv
ock to the city banks about noon on Al
aturday when money for the big pay tn
oils is demanded from hundreds of
Industries. 1t sometimes required If -
cen minutes for the customers to get u
} the clerks, although the latter were
ding everything in their power to
lcilitate matters. The people had
loney to deposit; they had checks to
ash; others were anxious to pay
otes. The banks probably never had
better days business.
1t was a jolly, good natured crowd.
very one appeared in a good humor;
lere was little or no evidence that pc
ny one had taken too freely to the err
owing bowl. 1t was a business SUI
owd. There was little croaking and ma
| appeared optimistic regarding New
ears prospects. 70
The candidates were in their glory. ye'
hey we're everywhere. All wore Ole
nile and their hand-shake was Of gin
q most cordial, secret fraternity Ye
lip. Cards were distributed by the yea
Conferences, street corner !
ceilings, side talks, quiet canvasses y
the situation, we're the order OF the old
y.
Among the people in the city today era
ere the following: ]. ]. Harrison, wa
Cooper, Mt. Pleasant; A. H. Gray, YET
nta Fe; T. M. Hogan, Primm's; G.
Mahon, Carter's Creek; Mrs. e. R. M
mean, Hampshire; William Davis, N
illiamsport; J. R. REILLY, Williams "
TT; M. G.. Denton, Culleoka; G. w. W
binson, w. w. Sparkman,. Santa Fe; II
M. Gaskill, Mt. Pleasant; G.. M. W
tton, Hampshire; J. w. Edgin, r. ~
Akin, Thompson Station; DR.. v. r. n
ebb, Hampshire; J. M. Johnson, "
w. R. Foster, Culleoka; rs
N Berry, Santa Fe; w. w. Elan, ~
nta Fe; T j. Harris, w. b. Twoom- "
G. w. Blair, Spring Hill; T. B. "
,ming Summertown; e. L. Nor ~
v, of Hampshire. W
Many Dealers Here. "
dule dealers were here from all w
is of the South today They had ~