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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-25

julius Kruttschnitt, the well known
engineer and director of maintenance and
operation of the Southern Pacific COM
pany has issued publicity" bulletin
In which he says that the Union and
Southern Pacific railroad systems are
now reaping the benefits of years of
consistent effort to promote safety of
travel on their lines. and their success
has been such as to inspire even greater
future effort.
Within a period of four years." says
Mr.. Kruttschnitt, 1.-THE record of the
Southern Pacific is absolutely clear-not
one single passenger lost his life through
collision or derailment Of its trains.
This means that during that time 157.oo0.-
600 passengers were safely carried to their
destinations on its lines, travelling an
average distance of e miles. or total
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-25

James H. Collins in the Saturday Even
ing Post.
To- OLSON has pointed out the ode
paradox that the great develop
- ment of the motor car was made
possible chiefly by its weakest mechan-
ical feature-the pneumatic tire. This
big rubber doughnut filled with air is
costly and very often uncertain COM
pared with other parts; yet the motor
car as We know 1t now could hardly
have been perfected without It, The
pneumatic tire is the great IF" of the
whole motor car industry
Most industries and inventions rest
| on an 'if' somewhere. The modern
lskyscraper is no exception. It rests or
| that little word '1f" five times repeated
and interlinked. in this order of i'm
portance:
| First-The steel skeleton.
Second-The deep foundation.
| Third-The fast elevator.
Fourth-The telephone.
+ Fifth-The skyscraper population.
Steel skeleton construction on raft
| foundations made small skyscrapers
possible by taking the weight of a
building off the walls and transferring
it to the whole area of the site. Old
| fashioned masonry buildings of 10
stories were possible. but the great
thickness of their walls at the street
| level necessary to carry the enormous
weight above restricted their rentable
space and windows. Ten stories was
about their limit for practical BUSINESS
purposes.
The steel skeleton type of construc-
ton changed all that, because as the
work of that floor, a Is story building
might be erected with walls only foot
thick at the bottom and six inches
thick at the top.
After the skyscraper on raft founda-
| lions had been carried to about 20
stories, however. there began to be a
| limit of weight. for the trependous
| tonnages of higher buildings involved
settlement, fitting and other difficult
| ties.
| One of the last and tallest buildings
erected on a raft foundation was pro-
vided with hydraulic jacks under its
columns, so that 1t could be kept level
by raising any part affected Finally
the bridge builder was called into the
skyscraper industry, and when he had
put legs of concrete down to bed rock
1t was possible to carry tall buildings
up to almost any height. Today the en-
gineer says that he can put up 1000
foot skyscraper II anybody can pay for
1t. 1t Is purely a matter of cost and
profit not of engineering limits.
AS soon as these structures began
spreading up into the air and down into
the ground the fast elevator became
absolutely necessary, for there are now
skyscrapers in which the man with an
office on the top floor would have to
walk up an eighth of a mile IL, he de-
pended on the stairs. If the early ele-
vators running 100 feet a minute were
still in use, 1t would take him about
Is minutes to ride up and back.
Furthermore, If the skyscraper anc
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-25
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs
Bright Trade Outlook

ut is generally felt in the east that
trade will be very active this fall" said
c. T. Wardley of New York
"one of the New York papers pub
iished interviews the other day with
many prominent jobbers and other busi-
ness men, and all of them talked buoy
antly. The consensus of opinion seems to
be that the volume of trade the last half
of this year will be something of a record
breaker
1T used to be that presidential cam
paigns disturbed business, but 1t Is not
SO now. Many of the large capitalists
and f1Danciers will not be surprised to see
the democrats win. According to the
general talk in the east Wilson and Mar
shall will sweep the country"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-25
Campaign Funds From County Club


National Committeeman Jelks has
returned home in renewed health, and
he and Chairman Goodwin of the
state committee should put their
heads together until they devise a
plan for the formation of 81 Wilson
and Marshall county clubs.
Sixty-seven county clubs should
raise $4,000 in popular subscriptions
to be expended in the debatable
states. This would call for an aver
age subscription of about $500 in a
county.
No better work can be done in this
one-party state than to promote in a
physical way the democratic cause in
the contested states. Some may
think larger sum should be secured,
but it is well to name $4,000 as
minimum.
Chairman Goodwin and National
Committeeman Jelks can plan a
campaign and a series of county clubs
that will do the work. Campaign clubs
that do not take hold of the financial
proposition are valueless in this state.
This is the problem that Chairman
| McCombs and the national comnaiun
committee will have to face. National
campaigns should not involve great
sums of money. 1t is regrettable that
they do, but Mark Hanna set the pace,
and there is no escape from large ex-
penditures in doubtful states, unless
indeed we are willing to let Chairman
Hilles and William Barnes, Jr., carry
states very much as Hartman did in
1904.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-25
South. Agricultural Resource.

G. W. Ashcraft of Florence, presi-
dent of the Interstate Cotton Seed
Crushers' association, delivered an adj
dress of exceptional interest before the
convention of Texas cotton seed grow
ers. held in Houston this week
1t was. indeed, model address. Many
portions of It were embelIished with
poetic reference. but his presentation
of plain facts and his encouraging
views made strong and lasting I'M
preston. His statistics were animal
Ing and eloquent. Among other things
he said:
I'm a few short years by united ef-
fort you have converted waste ma
terial into one of the principal COM
noditfes of commerce. The total value
of cotton seed sold in 1875 was less
than half million dollars: in 1911 1t
was more than one hundred and TWEEN
ty-five million dollars The total value
of the products in 1876 was less than
one million dollars: in 1911 1t was more
than one hundred and seventy-five MIL
lions From an insignificant property
investment you have increased to more
than eight hundred millions From a
place of no Importance as employers
of labor you have come to give en-
ployment to a large army of work
men. You found the cotton fields of
the Atlantic states depleted art1 none
productive and by united, persistent
intelligent effort you have rebuilt the
land till 1t quadruples its yield as vir-
gin soil. Your broad prairies were
once great cattle ranges, but that con-
dition passed and you found your
country largely depleted of cattle and
with little range. With the wasted
article of cotton seed you have stocked
outstripping all the records of the
halycon days of the cowboy and the
broad rolling prairie in the raising of
horses, cattle, sheep and hogs-all on
cotton seed products. You found the
world dependent for lard on the hog
supply In 1911 the exports of refined
oil were half as much as the lard
exports, although we consumed sat
home five times as much as we ex-
ported. You found an oil called edible,
but which was in fact an offense to
verified it into a real edible oil, de-
light to the most exacting epicure. You
found hulls valuable only for fuel and
worth little for that. You have DEM
onstrated that they are more valuable
for feed than ordinary hay and long
ago reclaimed them from the furnace.
You have showed that the meal Is the
richest diet for man and beast and
Impoverished land. From your efforts
direct the farmer has not only largely
increased his yield per acre. but with
the market you have made for his cot
ton seed you have converted a waste
product into value sufficient to culti-
vate his crop, gather It, gin it and
wrap 1t absolutely without expense to
him."
The address, as a whole, was along
practical lines and should be published
in pamphlet form and widely dis
tributed Such addresses are educative
and stimulating to the former in a
high degree.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-25
RErLEcTIONs OF a BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
The things a conceited person is sure
of is that he isn't.
1t takes a woman to wear high shoes
in summer when she wears low ones in
winter.
It's so hard for most men to make few
dollars that some can make several mil
lions.
the home when they are away from 1t
for the summer.
A man would rather spend 500 on tele-
grams to strangers than 2 cents on a
postage stamp for letter to his family.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-25

Senator Bailey says he has been in Con-
gress % years, and in all that time he
has not known more than five members
who could be bought. A list of the five
would be interesting reading, Mr.. Bailey.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-25

Philadeiphia's new theatre for artistic
plays will seat but $50. Is this measure
OF Philadelphias artistic taste7
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-25

Mayor Harrison has been thanked by
President Taft for the efficient manner
in which ne kept the bull moose from
boiling over.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-25

The outlook composing room is COM
PEELED by its contributing editor to carry
a lot of cap Is.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-25

Charlie Taft motored through Seagirt a
few days ago, but he did not stop. He
did not owe any one in that place call.
evidently.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-25

The notification committees are about
to tell the news of presidential nominal
tons to Mr.. Taft and Governor Wilson.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-25

The street experts In large cities are
trying to weed out "the diagonal walker
who crosses streets any old way.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-25

The New York Sun urges the nominal
ton of Mayor Gaynor for governor. 1t
would be an excellent nomination.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-25

fill the $50 seats at the bull moose con-
vention.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-25

John D. Rockefeller gave his pastor a
new automobile, but he did not throw
in an order for gasoline
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-25

Roger c. Sullivan says 1t will take ST.
100000 to elect Woodrow Wilson, and no
one is ready to put up that amount.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-25

Only three of the eight Roosevelt dele
gates elected in Pittsburg will follow the
moose into a new party.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-25

The new bull moose party cannot even
be blamed on Halley's comet
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-25

The loan sharks should not be punished
while the trust magnates go free.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-25

Mr.. Taft has no desire to perspire
around the country in a campaign that
spells defeat.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-25

The capitalists and the interests will
find way to gumshoe up to the Taft
campaign fund.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-25

The heat in South Carolina is largely
attributed to Gov. Cole Blease.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-25

Judge Hanfords resignation is a con-
fession that one investigation struck the
right spot.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-25

Cincinnati attributes its excessive rain
fall to its new Kiosk in Fountain square.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-25

The more expensive seats in Congress
do not, alas, stay bought.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-25
of e.seAooo.ooo miles. or ass.oOo times around

of 6.be4. 00o0 900 miles, or 265.000 times around
the world.
"The Union Pacific, in approximately
the same period. fell short of this perfect
record by but a single accident resulting
in the death of one passenger.
without attempting to make invidious
comparisons, 1t may be stated that these
records, covering nearly 1920 miles, sur
pass those of the railroads of Great
Britain. covering eS,O0O miles, which are
considered models of safety. That this
remarkable showing is the result of
something more than chance is obvious,
and 1t may be well to point out briefly.
what has been done by the management
to carry out its policy of safety first in
the operation of It's properties
within the past five years 100000 has
been expended in installing automatic
block signals. Every mile of the lines
of the Union-southern Pacific systems to
San Francisco, Los Angeles and Port
land is now protected.
ITO reduce to a minimum the hazard
of accident the Union and Southern ia
cific systems. during the past ten years,
have been drilling their trainmen In the
observance of danger signals by a system
of surprise tests, the results of which
have been very satisfactory, showing oil
approximately 10000 tests made during
the past year,s9s per cent were fully re-
spected. and practically all those classed
as failures were respected Sufficiently
to have ayerted accident"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-25

Cleveland proposes to build dancing
an admission fee of cents dance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-25

z. E. Morgan and w. G. Wharton are
the only authorized travelling represen-
tatives of The Age-Heraid in Its circu-
lation department
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Entered at the Birmingham, Ala.
postoffice as second class matter under
act of Congress March 3. 1873.
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No communication will be published
without its authors name. Rejected
manuscript will not be returned unless
stamps are enclosed for that purpose.
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A Valuable Book

"one of the most entertaining ana
Instructive books ! have read recently
Is John Witherspoon DuBose's volume
entitled, Gen. Joseph Wheeler and the
Army of Tennessee said a profess
sional man.
Mr. DuBose is not only painstak-
ing historian, but he is luminous
writer. His book is full of helpful
sidelights The INTRODUCTION in the form
of a back ground is Instructive, indeed,
and there is not dry page in the book
from beginning to end.
Everyone who is old enough to have
lived through war times will be In
tensely interested in this volume and
every Intelligent young person who
reads It will find pleasure and profit
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-25

I'm 1892, many leading republicans ad-
vised President Harrison not to offer
himself as a candidate for denomination,
but some of Mr.. Harrison's friends
thought he should be renominated and
he got the nomination, but was over
whelmingly debated at the polls by Mr..
Cleveland" remarked an old voter.
"Clear-sighted politicians in the repue-
lican party felt sure that Mr.. Harrison
could not be reelected. The President,
however, and some of his official fami-
ly thought they knew better. Many SIN
cere republicans close to Mr.. TAFT ad-
yised him early in the present year not
to be a candidate for denomination. They
recalled 1892. They saw defeat staring
the party in the face in the event that
Mr.. Taft was the nominee.
1.-The situation today Is very PLAIN. Inc
regular republican organization, headed
nv Mr.. Taft. is in a desperate fix. / do
not think there is any republican so dull
as to think that the republican ticket
will win. Ex-President Roosevelt can
not be elected. But I believe he VIII
poll a larger vote than Taft. The par
tisans of Roosevelt would be willing TO
move heaven and earth to land their
candidate in the White House, but the
nexe best thing from their point or view
will be to defeat Taft, which of course,
will nean the election of wilson
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-02

injustice which is done in this country
by the sale of articles in the trade pur-
porting to be made in Ireland. when
they are not so made. and 1t is suggest
ed that the justice of the enactment of
law which. so far as the Jurisdiction
of the federal government can GO.
would prevent a continuance of this
Misrepresentation to the public and
fraud upon those who are entitled to
use the statement in the sale of their
goods. 1 think it to be greatly in the
interest of fair dealing. which ought
always to be encouraged by law. for
congress to enact law making it n
misdemeanor punishable by fine or i'm
prisonment to use the mails or to put
of merchandise which bear upon their
face a statement that they have been
manufactured in some particular coun-
try when the fact is otherwise.
Building For Public Archives.
I cannot close this message without
inviting the attention of congress agaiu
to the necessity for the erection Of n
building TO contain the public archives
The unsatisfactory distribution of rec.
ords, the lack of any proper index or
guide to their contents. Is well known
to those familiar with the needs of the
government in this capital The land
has been purcha5ed. and nothing re,
mains now but the erection OF proper
building. | transmit a letter written
by Professor J. Franklin Jameson. d.
rector Of the department Of historica
research OF the Carnegie institution OF
Washington. In which he speaks upon
this subject as a member of commit
tee appointed by the executive council
Of the American Historical association
to bring the matter to the attention OF
the president and congress.
WIN. ii. TAFT.
The White House, Feb. =, 131...
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-02

standards. 1t is probable that to a
great extent the remedies for these
conditions. so far as the remedies in
volve legislation. lie in the field of
state action. But such a comprehen
sive inquiry as is necessary to furnish
a basis for intelligent action must be
undertaken on national initiative and
must be nation wide in its scope. In
view Of the results that have followed
the activities of the federal govern
ment in education. in agriculture and
In other fields which do not lie primar-
lily within the field of federal legisla-
ton there can be no serious argument
against the propriety or the wisdom
Of an inquiry by the federal govern
ment into the general conditions Of
labor in the United States. notwith-
standing the fact that some of the
remedies will lie with the separate
states or even entirely outside the
sphere of governmental activity in the
hands of private individuals and of
voluntary agencies. One legitimate
object of such an official investigation
and report is to enlighten and inform
public opinion, which of itself will
often induce or compel the reform of
unjust conditions or the abatement of
unreasonable demands.
The special investigations that have
been made of recent industrial con-
ditions. whether private or official.
have been fragmentary. incomplete
and at best only partially representa-.
tive or typical. Their lessons. never
theless. are important, and until some
thing comprehensive and adequate is
available they serve a useful purpose,
and they will necessarily continue to
be made But unquestionably the time
Is now ripe for a searching inquiry
into the subject of industrial relations
which shall be official. authoritative
balanced and well rounded. such as
only the federal government can sue.
cessfully undertake. The present wide
spread interest in the subject makes
this an opportune time for an investi
CATION. which in any event cannot long
be postponed. 1t should be nonpar.
tisan. comprehensive. thorough, pa
tient and courageous.
There is already available much in
formation on certain aspects of the
subject in the reports of the federal
and state bureaus of labor and in 9th
er official and unofficial publications
One essential part Of the proposed in.
Quiry would naturally be to assemble
digest and interpret this information
so far as it bears upon our present in
| dustrial conditions. In addition tc
this the commission should inquire into
! the general conditions of labor in oul
| principal industries, into the existing
relations between employers and EN-
| ployees In those industries. into the va
rious methods which have been tried
for maintaining mutually satisfactory
relations between employees and EN-
| ployers and for avoiding or adjusting
trade disputes. and into the scope
methods and resources Of federal an(
state bureaus of labor and the meth
DDS by which they might more ade
quately meet the responsibilities which
through the work of the commission
above recommended would be NOR,
clearly brought to light and defined.
Misbrandins Imported Goods.
My attention has been called to tn