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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15

The origin of the word jack" when applied to flags is unknown It's origin is as hay as the story of Troy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15

Lady Warwick, who -is in this coun- try, says she Is not a suffragette. but a suffragist. She declines to smash win dows
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15

Gentle spring seems to have forgotten its duty in relieving the coal situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15

The New York authorities dumped this volvers, daggers, blackjacks, and other weapons accumulated in the course of ar rests
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15

Wesleyan university as well as Brown is hot foot after a million-dollar endow ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15

Lormer sits calmly in his seat, although he has no asbestos trousers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15

The colonel expects to poll the bleachcr vote in the coming New York primary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
WHILE WAITING.

 While waiting for the spring to come, What can a fellow do? The skies above are gray and glum, With neer glimpse of blue. The sun no more doth send beam To glad the world below; Nor doth fair Hope her faintest gleam To weary mortals show. The clrcling hills are scarcely seen Through clouds of smoke and mist; 9 The gloom that shrouds the wales between Fen stout hearts can't resist. Could we but hear a single note Across some meadow thrill From gaily warbling feathered throat, What gladness then would fill Our listening hearts, responsive to The glad announcement made That smiling Spring would soon bestrew Each sloping hill and glade With blossoms sweet, while vernal airs All perfume-ladened stray, And life, set free from frowning cares, Doth have holiday
 ALMOST THREW HIM. A headline in newspaper states that Taft is well pleased with his first cam paign trip" His first campaign trip was that Win ona speech"
 PROBABLY NOT, "A Kansas City newspaper calls Samuel Richardson the Laura Jean Libbey of his day"
 
 Well, Sam has been dead a long time. and l don't suppose a mean remark like that makes much difference to him now !"
 SURE.
 That mans a cold,
 Hard-hearted brute,
 Who says, Hast bought
 Thy Easter suit?"
 'TWOULD BE WEARISOME. ''1d hate to be breeze in Spain now.p "Why, Dubbsley?" 1T might have to blow through King Alfonso's side whiskers''
 SUPERIOR Mrs. Dibbs is unquestionably super woman'
 What makes you think so?" Tn her most gossipy moments she never hitches her chair forward"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15

All Mexican women promise after a while to be able to join the Daughters of the Revolution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
MUST BE BORING.
AN ACTIVE CITIZEN.

What Is your idea of nothing to do?" Attending an Esperantist convention"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
Guarding Rulers


 "The attempt of a young anarchist on the life of King Victor Emmanuel In Rome startles the world, and all right minded people will rejoice over the fact that the would-be assassins shots went wide of the mark" said an old citizen.
 Many rulers. including three Presi- dents of the United States, have been assassinated within the past 50 years, and in most cases regicides or would-be regicidee have been monomaniaes. In many cases crowned heads who have been ened have been kindly disposed persons and just the opposite of despots.
 'The first President of the United States to fall by the assassins bullet was Abra- ham Lincoln, who was distinguished for his humanity. Had his life been spared the south would never have known the horrors of reconstruction. Wilkes Booth, who shot President Lincoln, was morbid and while he was morally responsible for his deed, his mind was not well bal anced. Guiteau, who shot Garfield, had become unsound in mind from breeding. Czolgoz, who shot President Mckinley, was an anarchist of the modern type, and came nearer being sane than the as- sasslns of former days.
 'sIt is only in recent years that the Presidents of the United States have been closely guarded by secret service men. General Grant never had so much as military aide and as for detectives or body guards he never saw one After Garfield was shot in 1881 secret service men were detailed to accompany Presi- den. Arthur when he was travelling, but they always kept in the background. It was the same way with President Cleve- land in his first administration; but dur ing his second term sercet service men were very much in evidence. The great est danger nowadays comes from cranlSs, and the police and secret service men on duty at the White House make it next to impossible for crank to get within hailing distance"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
UNDERWOOD AND LOUISIANA

The houn' dawg song cannot be headed off in Missouri at any rate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15

Uncle Joe Cannon should throw his stcgy in the ring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
Republican Politics

strong and active coke market in all districts"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
ALMOST THREW HIM.

"A headline in a newspaper states that Taft is well pleased with his first cam paign trip.'
 His first campaign trip was that Win ona speech"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
THE WHEREFORE.

 What has become of the old-fashioned democrat who moved his lawn with his milch cow?-Dallas News He has been out of office so long that he hasn't any lawn and he hasn't any COW.
 THE ESKIMO. The Eskimo dwells In his own igloo And never sheds tears When the rent falls due. He hasn't bath,
 But that. I wis, Is a luxury
 He never would miss. The air is close
 And extremely bad, But the fear of germs He has never had. With blazing fire
 And hunk of fat, He's as gay as the man In a city flat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

GUTTER. He lost his hold And heaved a sigh; If truth were told, He wouldn't try.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15

Eastern business office, Rooms 4s to 50. inclusive. Tribune building, Ne" York city; western business otiiee' Tribune. building. Chicago. The ,; V Beckwith Special Agency. agents iof- eign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
TELEPHoNEs

Bell tprivate exchange connecting all departments), No. 49oo'
 Peoples, Editorial rooms, 231; bush- ness office, 23O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15

Entered at the Birmingham, Aia-' postoffice as second-class matter unoer act of Congress March 5. 1873.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-28
STATUE OF COLUMBUS REPRE-
SENTS MCKINLEY IN CHICAGO

rbiraae. o.. y. Followins ihe
suicidr IL Florence Of Frederic B
Beer. sculptor. search was Instituted
lcre FOR Ms. hrnHz~ statue of thristG-
pler Columbus. which MAS = feainr.'
of the Worlds Columbian exposition.
The statm WAS kicked around on 'he
lake front. on earbage heap, 'h
parks. and eventnally dropped out o'
sight 10 a. the statue was Ionn'
pesing a. william Mckinley. and u,
central fe... iu the neW Mrkinlf
mark : lo.al sculptor had taken the
rejected II q ahu-cd bronkc column
and with So deff knorka her ana
there i'm 10. f..,- and slight change
il. the garn..-u'- had turned out "A
Perfectly gooa Mckinley 81 eau
d,ns famous aronze statue OF 90
lumbus. also eAhiaitsi a the Worli' :
Fair. is lying Ia" down and dis
mantled in the coiumbus school yard
for lack Of al. APPROPRIATION for 4
base
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-28
GENERAL WOOD WANTS
ARMY CT 100000 MEN

Los Angeles. Oct. IS Major Gen.
eral Leonard Wood, chief of staff o.
TIE United States army, speaking to
day II luncheon in his honor. do
,lared that ii was his idea to hay
an army in reserve" that woulc
number about 100000 men.
To do this. he said, he preferred
Il short term of enlistment for rrgn-
lars, then retirement on small pa
- Il reserve.
In Hawaii we should always kcei
about lao.00o men. he said. we
aust hold Hawaii Its strategic po-
sition gives absolute control of oul
western coast and We must never n.
low any foreign power to get pos.
session of it.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-28
MISSOURI PREACHERS BUILD
REVIVAL TABERNACLE

Scdalia. No. oct -" WiIh Ions
coats and hieh hats laid aside ana
attircd in oyeralls and jumpers.
twelve Of the leading Protcstan;
preachers of the city worked at the
carpenter trade today to construct =
tabernacle in which revival services
are to be held
They finished the day with splin
tcrs i'm their fingers and muscles sore
Rev. Harold Cooper. of the First Con
Sregational church. smashed hi
thumb, but bore the injury in mn
mility and kept on working.
Every member Of the force prom
iscd 10 return to work tomorrow
They plan to complete" the buiIdin
10y saturday
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-28
DEATH CAME SUDDENLY
YESTERDAY MORNING TO
Mr.. D. N. AlOREOCE

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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-28
CUBA EXCITED OVER HER
OWN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

WASHINGTON. oct -. - state
imtmcnt was advised today ia,
...elt excitement prevails throaah-
on, cuba over the presidential d.
ton which takes plae Nov. / Il Is
understood that General MoHtcl-
guido, chief of police Of Havana. IN I
the ministers of justice, publ IN
s,ruction and interior have resi2ncd,
although only the resignation -! the
minister of the interior has bcoA ac-
pied. The leading candidat's Tor
the presidency are: DIR. Al'r"do
Zayas. the present vice pr. don't,
Liberal. and Major General Mario
Memorial. Conservative. Pr don't
Gomez is not a eandidato .o re-
election
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-28
HE GLADLY BETS -FOUR
TO ONE GN WILSON.

N.w Yora. o.t y: l.5a =
.as.lidnal l.- 10 Be- ..d il fhe
naaneis district today rs t.- D II
id thc election yas on %. l-""" 70
900 that Wilson NIL .e ct 'rc.
There were smaller Va a-fs - a.ol:
u O. same odds.
On the contest b'.'~c"n TAN ana
Roosevelt the odds On the electoral
vote of the two ha, shortened from
: to i, with Taft avorite. to 'vet
money. One freak bet made toda-
vs. 80 even that Wilson wili Hn
ahead # Sulzor i'll this state
Quotations today were. WilsaH-
4 In Roosevelt. 10 .; TaIj. ;
I, ,: Sllzer democrat B, Ia .;
Hedges Republican ! - = aa'
c,raus Bull Moose,, to j..
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-28

furnishing the maximum of light
and ventilation The spacious loL-
ty. parlovs and dining room will be
on The first floor.
The building will be of reinforced
concrete, with buff brick veneer fin
ish. The estimated cost Or the build
ing. exclusive Of the furnishings will
hc about 100000
VIM. Foor, who conducts the !io-
tel Aragon at Jacksonville, and the
Patterson at Naldosla. has taken a
iung lease on this hotel. He will
furnish il and conduct il on the most
improved plan The fact that Il ho-
tel man of his experience and flnan-
cial ability is al the head of this
proposition is a guarantee that the
ortsation Of the hotel will be IN
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-28
KILLED BY CARELESS
HANDLING OF GUN

Bradentown, Oct. 2S. @ Plinl
Reasoncr. IL years old, second son ol
Mr. and Mrs. +. y. ReaSOncr. oi
Oneco. killed himself Saturday after.
noon while hunting with party OF
friends. He had loaded gun on tn,
running board of an automobile ana
attempted to lift il towards him, buI
caught the trigger and discharged
the load into his heart. He was /;
fine boy and Of prominent family
The entire community is shocked N,
saddened
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-28
HE BELIEVES NO BOY
IS BORN BAD.

chicago. o1. = The youthful
rm!lal hc.eat-. each thloaeh ;ha
t.alis of his envirHnmea' over which
3D. has no control. according ~ 13ha
L. Whitman, for a number ri years
.ureriniondenj a. tho Chicago House
Of corrections. in an address ia a
womln's club here today
No boy is born bad. said Nj.
Whitman. Surrounding conditions
may encoura a boy in vice.
In reform work the greatest hepe-
fit would be realized if bolts ana
bars wore abolished in the institu-
tiors and the boys put on honor in
natural and homelike surroundings
In such Influences boy VIII ta =
good boy.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-28
LAR STUMPING NEW ENG.
AND FOR DEMOCRATIC TICKET

.r Monticello tfla.) News :ili-
t.tuccs that Judge William Bailey
mar. SO well known and highly
'amed III Atlanta, is now deliver
Wilson and Marshall speeches in
.e New England States, under the
rection OF the Democratic speakers
ureau.
The Boston Herald, in commen-
q. upon the announcement that he
- be assigned TO Connecticut and
assaehusetts. states that he is in
acril demand there. He will speak
dozen places during the next
4, most OF his engagements having
/. booked Tor connecticut, where
Democrats are concentrating. -
er before, to put the State back
IS OLD presidential mooring.
dge Lamar served the State OF
ida fer fifteen years as attorney
raj, and brilliantly represented
only he STATE. but the South. in
gress for tea Eears. He is 81
eedinsly :orceiul campaign speak
Still retaining his residence III
ida. iIdgc Lamar spends much
ais time in Atlanta. having mar
4 Gle OF Atlanta ; most charmins 8
aien, Mrs Ethel Troy Healey IL
: established vide circle oi
nds here. who AXE much inter
~ in his eareer. ~ 10 his friends in
rid;
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-28
CHILD SHOOTS TWO
PLAYMATES TO DEATH

kittanning. Pa. Oct. eS-Henr!
Sckreckengost. l3 years old WAS
killed today. and Walter Roscnber-
ser, S. was fatally wounded when
Herman Beck. a playmate. s years
old, found his fathers shotgun at
Crayener Hollow. eight miles from
here. and shot his playmates. Beck.
it is said is being held by the police
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-28
COLONEL ROOSEVELT FILES
LIBEL SUIT FOR $4,000

Marquette. Mici', OF y ~nl
..r $1u.opa ,pr l.ml Was ilcd 'aa
hy & Detroit attorney. actin lt
7 }"odorc Roosevelt, against ';eor.
T. Newett. editor of he Iron Ore. o
l.hpominc. Mirh. Libel is ailcse,
in that No%"Jt printed an article il
his paper charging that Colon"
Roosevelt was intemperate in the U.s.
of language aud liquor.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-28
AUTOMOBILE PARTY
KILLS MAN AND THROWS
BODY IN THE WEEDS
uBy Associated Press

Glenrock, y. j., Oct. 2S An au-
tomobile containing three men ami
three women killed George Price. 4
contractor here. last night. and after
thc men had thrown the body into
the roadside weeds, they entered the
car and hurried away 4 boy saw
the accident and notified tae police.
but the party escaped
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-28

keeping with the class of the build
ing.
This hostelry has not yet been
named, but the honor of selecting a
title for it has been given Mrs. r.
Nj. Holder, who doubtless will an
nouncc her choice in this respect at
ar early day
That far-seeing and capable bus!-
ness men have confidence enough in
this city to invest this large sum
in a building, and that man Of
the experience of Mr.. Foor saw
enough in the proposition to take a
long lease on it is evidence that
Iakeland's future is beyond Ques-
ton. 40 one doubts but that. large
as is the investment required. the
new hotnl will prove big money
maker fer those in charge.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-28
DECISION SOON ON
NEWSPAPER Law
Supreme Cour. Has Advanced Case
on the Docket for Argument
on December 2.
tRy Associated Press. }

Washington, Oct. 2S.-Thc SIT
prcmc Court today advanced to Dec.
> for argument the case involving
the cunetiiutionality OF the newspa-
Der section of the postal appropria-
tlon law.
Wiihout Announcing their d"rI'-
ions in The hard coal trust 3'd''
rate. ar l'nion Pacific merger cases.
tho suprpnr court adjourned after
laudina down is action in the p'N p
taptr Las HJse.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-28
JACK k'ONv|lLE HAS
street CAR STRIKE
Lines lied Up Because Men Were
Discharged for Organic.
ing Union.
tBy Associated Press. !

jacksonville. Oct .S.-JacksOn-
ville's car system is tied up by strik-
ing employees here today Union men
assert that the company refused
rcinstato men discharged for tia ir-
ing in organizing "A union. Three or
fGllr ears were OkprDOWprcd
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-28
FAMILY WIPED OUT
BY S0N.|N.LAW
Refused Permission to See Wife. He
Shoots Wife's Father. Mother
and Grandfather.
tBy Associated Press. J

Shcboygan, Mich. Oct. 2N Alvih
ROehr, young farmer of Ply
mouth. late yesterday shot and killed
his fathcr-in-law. Philip OFT Mrs.
CIT and Mrs. OFT $ father, Fred hunt,
aged so
Roehr had been refused permission
to see his wife from whom he lives
apar, He escaped. Mrs. ROehr, aud
The baby escaped Rochr's fury h%
hiding for three hours
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-28
sunny JIM IN
SERIOUS CONDITION
Alarm Is Felt for the Vice President
Who the Doctors Admit Is
Sick Man.
lBy Associated Press, }

tiica, \. Y, Oct. 2S.-Alarming
ports as to the condition of Vice
resident Sherman resulted today III
b. perck issuing a bulletin saying
la, sherman is a very i'll man, but
Ait last nights reports were great
Exaggerated. He sat up yester-
IA. and walked about the house.
is condition is bad. it is true, but
don't apprehend any immediate
SIS report the physicians.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-28

II EkENlTli is presented il ll
ttrc ul the front elevation OF
he splendid new hotel to t.
erected by the kiblcr Brothers on
Ike corner of Lemon street and Ken
tucky avenue.
This splendid structure will be siN
stories high five stories and base
mcnu with a frontage of 100 feet
OH Kentucky avenue. there being
also an entrance on Lemon street.
and depth Of 20 feet There VIII
be in the ncishborhOod of 100 rooms
in the building. each ST. eping room
being equipped Wan private bath.
Every room I'll be IN outside room,
> court in III" center of the huildlh:i
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-28

If T. r. insists on feclin like a
Bull Moose and resumins his old
stand at Armageddon III spite OF ey-
erything- what re yo' goine 10 20
about il
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-28

Aey young lady. visiting hcr aunt
he country, ann in ate one aft
aoon. Where in tho world have
u been? asked her aunt. In the
'nmock all the afternoon. she re-
39Hdeu. with my beloved Robert
.Eo"ning. The aunt eyed her stcrn-
Then she said If I hear OF
= more such scandalous proceed
Z shall certainly write TO your
A2taer. -Ex.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-28
VII SONRESUMES ROOSEVELT WILL TAFT THINKS A
HIS CAMPAIGNS IN NEW SURPRISE IS IN
SPEAKING TOUR YORK WEDNESDAY STORE FOR NOV.
-- PUT IN A STRENU0U,
wEEX IN NEW YORK AND
NEW JERSEY.
,By Associated Press.


ceton, Get. oS.--Afte: an in
ton cf ! week. Governor MI
mel campaigning to@ay iie
.or southeastern Pennayl-
L noon speech II Nest
H. was Is speak tonight a.
ay.plt,. uMder thr 2uspi es ci
.aepeH dent Republicans, and
a4 a Democratic rally | ~
gaar is looking forward 70 !,
ria lous week of speech making II
York ant. New Jersey.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-28

a4,t, hester, Oct IS. "Pcnnsyl-
a New Jersey and the entire
lgtry expects the Democratic tick
= win. declared Governor VIII
!. Mere today. resuming his cam
..2r. And as this expectation
.sgNs the prosperity of the country
MT checked for moment. Their"
+. got business man in the coun-
~. who has any fear of interruption
II business unless he's been break
ia. Nc laws Of the land.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-28

An extra way 10 get fooled by a
girl is to try TO fool her.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-28

heroes make the biggest fuss OF
= over sand in their shoes.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-28

lou can tell by the way man
ncglccts his wife how devoted hc
Was to her when they We're engaged
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-27
Resourceful Woman.

Miss Mary Donnelly, cashier OF Mrs.
o. H. p Belmont's new Suffrage
lunchroom'' In New York, was prais-
ing during an afternoon lull the re-
sourcefulness OF her sex
Let the anti-suffragists beware" !"
she said. Woman is bound to get tho
vote everywhere. She Is too resource
full to lose.
How resourceful woman Isl A girl
sat in train one day with an uncut
magazine In her hand. She wasn't
reading: she couldn't She was Just
lifting apart tse edges Of the uncut
leaves and nearly standing on her
head to peer at the text and pictures
within. So an old gentleman across
the aisle took out his knife shyly.
But the girl didn't look at him
She kept on peering between her uncut
pages. And finally the old gentleman
opened his knife and reached across
the aisle. but
The girl drew hairpin from her
pretty couture and proceeded to cut
the leaves briskly.
THE old gentleman drew back and
his neighbors smiled. thereupon he
said, soto voee:
1--WE heard that woman can do
anything with hairpin; but. at any
rate. she can't sharpen pencil with
out a penknife'
AT that moment the girl. still in
tently reading. took pencil from her
pocketbook. hit three or sour splinters
OF wood on the end OF 1t. and calmly
made note on the margin Of heI
magazine"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-27
costIy Job.

1t was showing and Miss Urban
looked out upon the Newcomb's subnr-
ban garden and thought: How can
anybody live in the suburbs?@ Just
then Mr.. Newcomb wandered into the
room and she asked; Who clears
on that path to your front gate after a
snow3"
"oh. I have man do it." he re-
piled.
'It's such q short path. I should
think you'd do 1t yourself remarked
Miss Urban.
s'It Is less expensive to hire man"
responded Mr.. Newcomb. Il tried do
ing 1t once myself and II cost me sew
en- dollars. You see. in the first place.
| had to buy snow shovel. that was
$3.50 Then ruined perfectly good
pair Of buckskin gloves-that was an
other s1.50--and then. Just as was
in the middle OF the job, caught the
string of my eyeglasses In the handle
OF the shovel and sent the glasses
smash against one Of the piazza posts;
that was Gour dollars more. can hire
q man to do the job for quarter"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-27
WHAT ADS DID FOR MEMPHIS
An Expenditure OF $4,000 Brought
slxty.Five Manufacturing Con-
cerns to the City.

What advertising did for Memphis
is described by John Duffy in a re-
cent issue of Leslie's Weekly, which
has been publishing a series of aEti-
cles on the best way to boost a city,
Mr. Duffy's being the second.
Memphis some time ago appropriate
ed $4,000 for publicity. Probably no
similar amount spent on municipal ad-
yertising has ever brought such excel
lent results. The advertisements,
which were written with view OF
presenting in brief space the advan-
tages of Memphis for business and as
a place of residence. appeared in
monthlies and weeklies OF national
circulation.
The results were unusual No less
than sixty-hYe manufacturing con-
Germs have moved to Memphis. These
plants employ $500 persons. the most
of whom came to the city with the
concerns that located there. As each
person thus employed represents az
least one dependent on him or her for
support. this would mean total OF
f04O0 people Gaining 10000 new
citizens at cost. Of $4,000 is getting
them at s7 4 head. certainly moEey
well spent. At least segenty-fiye new
iobbing houses and between 300 and
400 new firms have been attracted tc
the city.