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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-01
pORKERS AGAIN
START CLIMBING
ALL GRADES OF HOGS EXCEPTING
FIRST GRADE INCREASE TEN
CENTS TO-DAY.

All grades of hogs with the exception
Of grade Nc l which took a suddel
drop last Saturday advanced ten cents
today, All other wholesale and retail
markets are steady. The following arr
today's quotations:
Hogs-l2O@15O, $3.50; 15o@1so, $685.
100000, $40: 20Q@24o, 1896: 24o@
packers, $7.60@7.70: fair packers, $7.15
Cattle-Cholc~ corn fed neifers. S4,7i
Rb.25: good heifers. $404.ho: commou
to fair light heifers, $3.50; choice corr
FED cows. &4.50@S: good cows. 500.
common to fair cows. $30S.50: Gamer
t2.50@3: bologna bulls. SA0A,50: butch
er bulls. 34.b015; choice light calvss
IS; good light calves. IS: choice heavy
calves. ss@4: common 70 fair heavy
Lambs-Choice lambs. s5@5.5o; goot
lambs. $4.50m5: ~year)ings, 3@S.6o;
ewes. $3.50M4; fair lambs, $s.75@4.25
Grain and Hay.
Grain and hay-Street ~prices-Nev
oats, 26@2Sc; straw, $5@6; corn, Csc
nav, s1o@11; wheat. bu, 76@7sc.
Hides. Wool and Tailow.
H'des-No. !! cured. 12c; No. 2 cuiec
nc; green No. !. lie; green No. 2, loo.
Woo'-Medium. unwasbed. 2s@2Aci
coarse unwashed. 216p23c. .
Beeswax and tallow-Beaswax, No
No. ?. kc.
Butter fat-No. i. 2sMc; No. 2. s5Mc
Creamery butter. s5@3sc; countr.
butter. grocers nay. 25c. .,
Eggs-Grocers pay. 1sc.
Iorltry--( These r,tccs are oAIe e
me producer)- Hens lie; ducks Whit
Ieathered. TO-: ducks, dark feathered.
loc; turkeys. lsc: geese, h., &c: guinea
zen 2oct springs. zoe: .,ld rooste:S. s.
loc; old ROSTERS. &C..
RETAiL PRICES.
Flour and Feed.
Flour and feed-Graham flciir. pei
sack, soc: corn chops. per cwt.. $1.7S;
snorts per cwt,. $1.65; bran, pei
cwt., *1.5O; ar corn, per bu.. $1.1o; shell
co corn. per bu.. $40; lay. per ny:
soe; straw Yer cwt.: SOC; oats. bu:
sack. Csc: corn and cat chop, 10 II
c Csc; corn and oat chop. per cwt
s1.7b; straw. per cwt.. soc: oats. blu.
&c; oat straw, bale. 75c; barls,
Soc; chicken f>,ed. grouno. 20 h.. Aoc:
sl.oO: oil meal. per cwt., e2.lo.
Butter. Eggs. and Poultry.
butte;. esss sn6 ehees.-Counts,
butter. 35@ssc; eggs. doz.. csc.
Poultry--.Seese. H.. leAGfloc; sne.
keys, 1Sc; live springs, 2Cc: old hens
dressed, 17hc; ducks. dressed. 20c.
Fish.
So" hsh - Mackersi. leO3Ss:
wn:te flsh, pail. eec: herring. 70;
goldfish. 10GlSc: lake ash. pail ~,
annan haddis. To-. ia
Fresh fish-Catfsh. H.. zoe: trout
18c: halibut, zoe.
Fruits-Bananas 20@25c: lemons 40c;
oranges, 300 soc; apples, PIX, 25@40c
watedmelons, $4,000; tomatoes. baske
Sc; peaches, basket, zoe; bu., 1926
plums. ou., csc; pears, hamper, $1.10.
Vegetables.
observation-disclosures 5@10c: cucum
hers .2h@7hc; onions. h., &c; parsley
bunch. &c; cauliflower. head, zoe;
potatoes, 65c; garlic, 10c; turnips, pecl
zoe: peppers doz 15c: endive, bch. 10c;
satisfy. bunch, 2 for 15c; celery, SC;
2 for SC; beets, two punches. &c: celery
egg plant. 1o@15c: carrots. peck, zoe;
beets, peck, zoe.
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Omaha Live Stock

" ~ O"dUd ITVO 0IUVNs
South Omaha, Nebr, Sept. 30.-The
live stock market follows:
Cattle-Market active, steady; re-
receipts, 5000: native steers, $3.50
1925; COWS and heifers. $3.50@6.50;
western steers, $5.O0@S.50: Texas
steers, $4.50@6.25; range COWS and
heifers, $3.25@6.10; Gamers, s3@4.25;
stockers and feeders, $4.25@7.75; calves
$500; bulls, stays. ETC., s4.25@S.70.
Hogs-Market strong to sc higher;
receipts, $500; heavy, s8.50@8.70; mix
ed, $8.6O@S.70; light, $S.7O@S.S0; pigs,
$6@S: bulk of sales, $S.60@S.7O.
Sheep-Market slow to lower: re-
ceipts, $4,000; %yearlings, $4.S0@5.25;
wethers, $375@4.25; ewes, $3.25@3.S5;
lambs, $3.50 @6.S0.
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Chicago Live Stock.

VnICaS0 CIVo 0tOCN'
Chicago, Sept. 30.-The liy stock
market follows:
Cattle-Market steady to a shade
higher; receipts, $4,000; beeves, 1915
oil: Texas steers, $4.60@6.20: western
steers, $500 @9.25; stockers. n feed
ers, $4,000 80; cows and heifers, $3.50
@7.S5; calves, $S@11.50.
Hogs-Market &c higher; receipts,
10000; light, $S.30@S.90; mixed, 1925
@S.9O; heavy, $S.O5@S.S5; rough, $S.05
@s.25: pigs, s5.25@S.25; bulk of sales,
SS.40@S.75.
Sheep-Market slow. 10 to 15c lower;
receipts, $4,000: natives, $3.25@4.35;
westerns, $3.4O@4.35; ye%arlings, $4.40@
$40; lambs, native, $4.65@6.S5; west
ems, $4.75@7.20.
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DR.. ]. w. PORTER
DIES AT HEDRlCk

Hedrick. Sept. 30,-Dr. ]. w. Porter,
60 Years of age died Saturday evening
at IL o'clock after a lingering Illness.
The funeral services Will De 9
tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at the
BAPTIST church, the Rev. O. Campbell
officiating, assisted by Rev. Otto.
DR., Porter is survived by his wife
and two children, DR.. Arthur Porter
of Chicago and Mrs. Mayme Shepherd
of Oklahoma.
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Now York Money; Closing.

New York. Sept. 3O.-Money on call
Strong, 6@7A %; ruling rate, 6A;
closing bid, 6; offered at 6k.
Time loans-Stronger; so and 80
days, 5A as; six months, 5k@5A.
Prime mercantile paper-5h @6%.
Sterling exchange-Steady with ac-
tual business in bankers bills at $4.S2
for sixty day bills and at $4.S5,30 for
demand.
Commercial bills-$4.S1A.
Bar silver-63Ac.
Mexican dollars-4Skc.
Government enthusiastically; railroad
bonds, firm.
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Kansas CITY Cash Grain.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 30.-The cash
grain market follows: .> y
Wheat-Market / to &c lower; No. 2
hard, S5A Oslo; No. 8, S1@S4c; No. 2
red, 99@$1.O2; No. 8, 93@$1.
Corn-Unchanged; No. 2 mixed, Tic;
No. 3, 67@68c; No. white, Tic; No. 3,
500 Toe.
@35c; No. 2 mixed, 33A@34c.
Rye-94c.
Hay-Steady to 81 lower; choice
timothy, $13@13.50; choice prairie, $12
@12.50. +.
paco;n+s Wheat 516 cars
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OFFICIALS GO

M~,lw.ukee,s President and Directors
Had Special to Kansas City
Yesterday.
The president and some OF the
directors of the c., M. & st. P. railroad
passed through Ottumwa on q special
running as second section of No. 3
SUNDAY morning for Kansas City.
Among those on board aside from
president A. J.. Earling was William
Rockefeller, a director OF the road.
The party attended a directors meet
ing In Milwaukee Saturday n are
touring the lines.
8. S. Coler, assistant general man
ager OF the Burlington, was a pas
senger on No. 3 this morning. Mr..
.Coler had private car No. n en- route
to the lines west.
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CHICAGO Cash Grain.

Chicago. Setp. 3o.-The cash grain
market follows: 81"
Wheat-No. 2 red. $1.02@1.04; No. 8
red, 93@s1; No. 2 hard, S9@92c; No. 3
hard, S5@S9c; Nc. / northern, s2@93c;
No. 2 northern, SS@91c; NO. 3 northern
s6@SSc; No. 2 spring, s9@91c; No.
spring, S5@SSc; Nc. 4 spring, 73@SOc;
velvet chaff, S3@91c; durum, sO@s7c.
Corn-No. q, 6s@e9Ac; No. 2 white,
6sk @7Oc: No. 2 yellow, 6sA M70c; No.
8, 6Sh @69hc: No. 8 white. 69@69hc;
No. 8 yellow, 69@69Ac; No. 4, 67h@
6skc; No. 4 white, 6Sk @69c; No. 4
yellow, 68@69Ac.
Oats-No. 2, 31A @31Ac: No. 2 white,
33@34c; No. 3 white, 31k@33c; No. 4
white, 3O@32c; standard, 32A@33kc.
.Rye-No. 2 ,68@6Skc.
Barley-46@76c. .
Timothy-$2.50@A &c..
Clover-$13@18.
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ST. Joseph live Stock

st. Joseph, Mo, Sept. 30.-The live
stock market follows:
Cattle-Market slow and weak; re-
ceipts, 5000; steers, $6.75@10.50; cows
and heifers, $3.25@S.50; calves, $500
$50.
Hogs-Market strong to &C higher;
receipts, $500; top, $S.75; bulk Of sales,
s. .50@8.65. r.
Sheep-Market slow and lower; re-
ceipts, $4,000; lambs, $6@7.
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ichieaso Produce.

ECh1eA40 VF0uVC0s
Chicago. Sept. so.-Butter-Firm;
creamerfes, 2bh @3oc; dairies, 2sh@
Esss-Firm; receipts, 1853 cases.; at
market, cases included, 10000; ordln
airy flrsts, 21c; irsts, 23c.
Cheese-Steady; diaries. 16A @!7c;
Twins, 16@16Ac; Long Horns, l6A
lie.
Michixan. 56@57c; Minnesota and Wis
consins. 52@57c..
Poultry-Steady; turkeys, live, lac;
hens. live. 13c; springs, live, 13c.
Veal-Steady, S@14c.
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CHICAGO Live Stock; CLOSING.

II VvTTCN 30 IIVV 0GUCNJ VVOUTNOs "
Chicago, Sept. 30.-The closing live
stock markte follows:
3 Cattle-Unchanged from opening.
Hogs-Market 5 to 10c higher; re-
ceipts. $4,000: light, $s.30@S.95; mixed,
3s.25@8.95; heavy. $S.10@S.90; rough,
$s.10@8.30; pigs. $5.25@S.25; bulk Of
sales. &2.40m8.2O.
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New York SUGAR,

New York, Sept. 3O.-Raw sugar
Steady; Muscovado 50 test, 3.67c; cen
trifugal SO test, 4.17c: molasses SO test,
3.42c. ".-
r. Refned-Steady.
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St. Louis Cash Grain.

st. Louis, Mo-, Sept. 30.-The cash
graintmarket follows:
Enthusiastically: track No. 2 red, 80
@$1.06k; No. 2 hard, $4,000.
Corn-Lower; track No. 2, 6s@69c;
2 white, 74A @74kc.
oats-steady; track No. 2, s2@s2hc:
No. 2 white, SAC.
Rye-Higher, Tic.
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Omaha Cash Grain.

Omaha, Nebr, Sept. 3o.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-Unchanged to Nc lower; No.
2 hard, S2k@S5c; No. 3 hard, STAG
SIC. .
j. Corn-Market y to &c lower; No. 2
white, 68@68hc; No. 2 yellow, Soc; NO.
3 yellow, SAX @64Ac; No. 3 white,
67A @68c. :
Oats-Market n to Nc lower; No. 8
white, 30A oslo. :
Receipts-Wheat, SO; corn, 10; oats,
46.
Shipments-Wheat, 10; corn, 28;
oats, AZ. Is
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Peoria Cash Grain.

Peoria. ILL.,, Sept. 3O.-The cash grain
market follows:
Corn-Unchanged: No. yellow,
6skc: No. 3 yellow, 6shc; No. 4 yellow
SIC; No. 2 mixed, 6S1ac; No. 3 mixed,
'6SAc; No. 4 mixed, &c.
Oats-Quiet: No. 2 white, 33Ac;
standard, 32hc; No. 3 white, 81 Nc.
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ST. Louis Wool,

St. Louis, Mo-, Sept. 30.-Wool-
Steady; territory and western mediums
21@25c; fine mediums, 10000; fine,
13@17c. ." . a.,
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St. Louis Produce,

st. Louis, Mo-, Sept. 30.-Poultry-
Quiet; chickens, 12hc; springs, 13kc;
turkeys, Ice; ducks, 12c: geese. sole
;Butter-Steady; creamery, 26@30c.
Eggs-Steady. 22c.
New York Coffee.
New York, Sept. 30.-Coffee-Rio No
Z, 14Ac.
Futures-steady; Dec, $14.o1; March
STALL.
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SIG cars.
k.n.a. citv Grain Futures.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 3O.-The
closing grain futures follow:
Wheat-Sept., S6Ac; Dec, S4Bc;
May, 89h @89Ac.
Corn-Sept.. 7612c; Dec. S@Shc;
May, 45B @45%c.
Oats-Dec., 33c: May, 34M @34Nc.
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MinneapoIi. CLOSING Wheat,

Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept. 30.-Closing
-Wheat-Sept.. So; Dec, SIN @S7Bc;
May, 92A @92Bc. q
Casino. / hard, $3.50; No. 1 north
ern, S6% @8SBc: No. 2 northern, S3% a
$3.50; No. 8 white, Sly @84Ac. Y
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New York Poultry,

New York, Sept. 30.--Dressed poultry
Irregular: western chickens, 14@2Oc;
fowls, 15@17c; turkeys, 16@17c.
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HOG Prices Up On Light Supply.

Chicago, Sept. 30.-The hog supply
was unexpectedly light today and the
prices were 5 to 10c higher, mostly the
former.
Cattle We're steady.
Sheep and lambs were weak to 15c
lower.
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Eoreian Grain: clo.inu

Liverpool, Eng, Sept. 30.-The clos
ing grain market follows:
Wheat-Spot, steady; No. 3 Manitoba
8s3hd; futures. steady; Oct, 7sSd;
Dec, 7s4kd; March, 7s3%d.
Corn Spot, firm; new American
kiln dried, 7s4hd; futures, steady; Dec.
ASH sd.
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e. ouis Grain Futures,

st. Louis, No, Sept. 30.-The Closing
grain futures follow:
Wheat-Firm; Dec, ole; May, 95Ac.
Corn-Lower; Dec, 4S%c; May, 5Ok
@50%c.
Oats-Lower; Dec. 31%c; May, 33hc.
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RESULTS

National League.
Pittsburgh, 8; Chicago, 0.
st. Louis, 8; Cincinnati, S.
American League.
Chicago, 4; st. Louis, o.
Cleveland, 8; Detroit, l.
Western League.
St. Joseph, 4-5; Omaha. 10.
Denver, 1; Topeka, 0.
Sioux City, 6-8; Des Moines, al.
Lincoln, 6-10; Wichita. 81.
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II. Civ Butter and Eoos,

Kansas City Butter and Eggs.
Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 30.-Butter-
creamery, 27kc; irsts. 25kc; seconds,
23kc; packing stock, 22kc.
Eggs-Extras, Csc; firsts, 23c; sec
Onds. tic. .a-.
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CHICAGO e7.,N AND PROVISIONS

articles Open High Low Close
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Leland Akers came down from
Marietta Thursday for a short visit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-11
ID ARRANGE FOR
 MIR. EGAN'S VISIT The Dairymen of Jefferson County Will Meet This
 Morning

There will be a meeting of the Jefferson County Dairymen's association this morn ing at II o'clock in the Knights of Colum- bus hall on Third avenue, between Twen- tieth and Twenty-first streets. for the purpose of talking over the matter or the visit of Maurice Egan, United States minister to Denmark. to Birmingham in the near future.
 While in Birmingham, Minister Egan will deliver an address to the dairymen on dairy and dairying produce as treated in Denmark. Toward having a large cro -1 present at the address, President German of the Dairymen's association has called the meeting for this morning and desires the presence of every dairy man and every man interested in dairying produce.
 Minister Egan comes here under the direction of the Southern Commercial con gress. The Chamber of Commerce noti- fled the dairymen of the visit and ad- dress and the milk men are planning to turn out in large numbers to hear what will undoubtedly be a most interest," ing and valuable address.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-11
FRISCO DAMAGES REACH S1,0OO,OOO Flood Conditions Very Bad. Effects Are Felt in
 Birmingham

That the Frisco lines had suffered at least S1.000,00O damages and that the high water was 43 miles wide at Memphis, were two statements made yesterday by J. Il. Doughty, general agent for the Frisco lines. in speaking of the discouraging situation in the Tennessee city. MT. Doughty left last night for Memphis to look over the situation for the company and will lend all assistance in getting the badly demoralized transportation ser vice these adjusted
 q have no idea how many miles of track belonging to the Frisco lines arc under water" said MT. Doughty. rhere is at least a damage of s1.OO0,0o0 at this time which may run even higher. The water at Memphis Is 43 miles wide in places and getting wider every hour. There seems to be little encouragement now from the outlook and the saying Of the weather man. The rains in Blrming ham yesterday extended as far az Amory. That serves to aggrayate the existing con- ditions."
 MT. Daughty said that the trains Nos l05 and 106, which have been discontinued were only stopped on account of through travel He said fast train No. 10i left here every night for Memphis as well as the accommodation trains twice daily He said that when conditions were bet- tered the other trains would be replaced without a moments delay.
 Tn connection with the flood trouble ali Memphis it was made known here yes terday that the officials had been releas- ing local employees until conditions im- Nove. It was stated that several freight department officials attached to the of- flee of D. F. MeDonough, had been re- leased at least temporarily while the forces of the freight house organization has been cut considerably The passen- ger department has not failed to get d part of the decrease and several men are said tS have been temporarily released.
 The disorganlzation of train operations the decrease of the owrsing forces and belated freight shipments are said to be the only three features so far felt in Birmingham from tine flood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-11
WEATHERLY ATTENDS
 DRAINAGE CONGRESS
City Commissioner Left Last Night for New Orleans to Get New
 Drainage Pointers

Commissioner James Weatherly left last night for New Orleans to attend the sec ond annual National Drainage congress. which meets in that city April 10 to 13 inclusive.
 Experts on drainage and irrigation will read papers at the meeting, reciting the wonders accomplished by scientific meth ods of drainage and irrigation, and many other matters Of interest. The drainage of Jones valley is one of the great prob lems Of Birmingham as is the drainage of Jefferson county and as these matters come under MT. Weatherly's department, he deemed it advisable to attend the con- gross. He received his appointment from Reuben Y. Kolb, commissioner of agrlcul- ture, who is a member of the executive committee of the drainage congress. Judge Lane was also appointed. but owing to the press of city business, was unable to-attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-11
CHARGES ROADS
 JOCKEYED FIGURES

Washington, April 10.--In the Minne- sota rate case argument before the su- preme court today Edward T. Young, special counsel for the state. said that the railroads had manipulated theiI operating expenses during test year and that was one of the reasons a lower court had held the Minnesota rates to ba confiscatory.
 Chief Justice White asked repeatedly why that had not been brought to the attention of the lower court, adding that he considered if it were true il would decide the case.
 MT. Young declared the interests ol every state and the federal government itself demanded that the supreme couri lay down some rule for arriving at ths physical valuation of railroads. He de clared the valuation was not the cost O reproduction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-11
EXPANSION Al THE FLORENCE NORMAL. Several Pieces of Property Purchased South Of
 the School

Florence, April .-(Special,) )--The
 state Normal college has purchased
 .everal pieces of property south of It's present site, comprising seven or eight
 ,cres in all It includes the Burleson nroperty. the Irvine property north of Foster avenue and east of Pine street, and in fact, all the property fronting mn North Pine and east thereof. about
 to the foot of the hill near the circular road. It mas two good houses on 1t, viz. The Burleson house on Wesleyan
 avenue and the Irvine house on Iane. IL also has on 1t several other smaller
 houses on North Pine street Beslh- ming at the corner Of Wesleyan ana
 Morrison avenues, the Normal College now owns all the iand north of and
 fronting on Wesleyan avenue, except the home of President Jas. h. Powers. The buying up of this tract required about a dozen transactions and several persons and agencies were used in the premises. While there nave teen many
 surmises and whisperings about actiVi- ty in real estate In that neighborhood, this Is the first authentic announces ment that has been rnade on the sub- | iect. The deeds will all go Into the probate judges office for record this week.
 This is very handsome property in | possibility. Doubtless the Normal Col | lege will use 1t and beautify 1t to the | best possible advantage. The tract cost the College about l2,500.O0. The Improvements are worth more than | half of that sum. from which 1t may be seen that the land cost hut little
 more than sG00.00 per acre. Consider ! ing it's location, so near the heart of the town. this k very low Any indi' yidual would be fortunate to get it at such figure. Some of the land
 brought nearly a bale of cotton to the acre last year.
 Now that these deals are all com pleted' It ls expected that the lahd- scape engineer MT. Leavitt, will in d few days, have in the hands of tho president and trustees, his lay out
 that is. a map showing where he sug- gests that the dormto and other buildings In contemplation, should bo located. After that work will begin a ] the dormitory In short order
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-11
RIDDEN RESIDENCE FAST DISAPPEARING Award Contract for New Hotel Within About
 Thirty Days

The Roden residence on Eighteenth street and Fifth avenue, which was sold to make room for the s1.OO0,0O0 hotel to be placed upon that sight, is being rapidly demolished. The contractors are working hard to get the building down. It is said that IS working days will see the ground clear. The house at this time looks like it might have been thrown in contact with a fair sized tornado. so rapidly has the contractor worked over the building. The magnificent trees that have been a part of that noted home have been de- stroyed by axemen.
 It was announced yesterday that the contractor Tor the foundation walls would start work this morning on the retention walls that will be constructed around the property in readiness for the other work will be let it about 90 days, although considerable details are yet to be per- fected in that connection.
 The constructors of the new Roden hotel are leaving no stone unturned to get at the work and are making exceptional progress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-11
MUCH ACTIVITY IN
 NEW UNDERTAKINGS
Gains in Building Permits, Bank Receipts, etc., Tell
 of South's Prosperity

Columbus. Ga, April 1o.-(special.) )-The | Industrial Index says this week:
 "The great southeast Is so exceedingly busy with the working out of extensive development and industrial projects and
 with construction work of many and varied kinds that it would seem there could be no opportunity for further plan ming just now. Yet, the reports for the week show even increasing activity in the making of preparations for new undertak- ings.
 Gains in bank clearngs, in building permits, in postal receipts and otherwise tell with the preciseness of figures of prosperity and growth.
 An electric power transmission com pany has asked official approval of a stock and bond issue of $4,5Oo,ooo. Chicago capitalists contemplate con- structing an electric railway between At lanta and Macon, Ga, under existing franchises.
 "A power company with capital stock of s1 100000 has been organized at Savan- nah.
 "Fourteen new corporations were formed during the week with minimum capital stocks aggregating s1,743ooo.
 reconstruction activity is striking. Among the items of construction work to be done as reported this week, are: "Rfver bridges Daytona and Tampa, Fla: churches, $35,000, Tampa, Fla; kis- simmee Fla, Woodyille and Claxton, Ga, and church addition, $100OO, Eufaula, Ala. hospital, Ft. Myers, Ala; hotel, Mont gomery; hotel additions Waycross, Ga, and $2O0,Oo0 Daytona, Fla; jails, Marion County, Alabama, and Pinellas county Florida; sewer, s2O,O00, Augusta; sewer and waterworxs systems Fayette Ala and Lithonia. Ga; jail and courthouse $2O0,000, Clarke county, Georgia five story business building and $50O0 apartment house, Atlanta; bank building, Punta Gorda, Fla; courthouses, SoOO0, Pinellas county, Florida, and $60,000, Lowndes county, Georgia; library building, Dawson, Ca; paving, Gainesville, Ga, and Tampa,
 Fla; infirmary building addition, s5o0OO, Birmingham. Athens, Ga, Is pertectlng plans and arrangements for erecting q Y. w. c. A building, and Thomasville, Ga, has plans for Y. M. C. A. structure
 Some of the contracts awarded are: Hotel remodeling, S2O0Oo, Montgomery church addition, $15,000, Augusta; business building, S1oO,OOO, Birmingham; bridge, $1s,- 757, Duval county, Florida; courthouse at Tallahassee, s94,57S, state of Florida; 10 story hotel building, Atlanta; paving, SS1,- coo, Montgomery.
 industrial plants will be established as follows:
 Canning, Americus and Plains, Ga; oil mill extension, Ocilla, Ga; extension of ice and electric light and power plants, s200, 0,000, Valdosta, Ga. concrete block, Bessemer, Ala; fertilizer, Miami, Fla. two woodworking, Savannah. railroad Is to be built between Hnesville and Me Intosh, Ga