The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
Auditorium Seating 1000 Is
Built by Popular Sub
scription for $4,000
GREAT FACTOR IN
ADVERTISING CITY
Friendly Rivalry Between Birming-
ham and Dallas Makes 1t All the
More Necessary for This
City to be Alert

There is no larger factor in winning
success than fully recognizing the
strength of an adversary, and Birming-
ham well knows that Dallas, Tex, is one
of her closest rivals as the great city
of the south. Dallas is wideawake, ana
Dallas
Has auditorium.
The rivalry between Dallas and Bir-
mingham, however, is such that the sue
cess of one casts no particular regret on
the boosters of the other due to the fact
that Dallas and Birmingham are almost
of different sections of the country. The
friendly rivalry between them, though,
cannot help but be beneficial to both, and
Birmingham cannot afford to ignore what
Dallas is doing to boost herself along.
The following letter from Secretary j.
r. Babcock of the Dallas Chamber of
Commerce is short and to the point, but
its message In regard to the motive that
prompted the people Of Dallas to erect
this auditorium should be blazoned In let
ters of purple and gold:
Dallas, Tex August o. 1913.
MIR. p. G.. Shook, Chairman Auditorium
COMMITTEE, Chamber of Commerce,
Birmingham:
Dear Strive have on the State Fair
grounds a large coliseum with a seating
capacity of 1000. The building cost s110,-
900.
THE motive that caused the people of
Dallas to subscribe their money for the
erection of this coliseum was that they
realized that in order for Dallas to hold
her position as leader of the southwest
she must be prepared to entertain the
people of the southwest when they met
in convention. Our citizeps realized that
no better advertising can be given city
than by the proper entertainment of con-
ventions therefore we are in a position
to furnish to any and all conventions this
commodious place of meetig together with
adequate hotel and transportation facili-
ties, and we have found from experience
that this is one of the most profitable in
vestments ever made by the people OF
Dallas.
81 am sending you under separate cover
a photograph of the coliseum Yours very
truly, J. r. BABCOCK,
Secretary Dallas Chamber of Com
ber of Commerce.
county bids fair to make good cotton
crop.
st. Clair-1 Cotton shedding on ac-
count of cool, dry weather. Premature
opening.
shelby-1 Crop prospects We're very fine
two weeks ago, but dry weather has done
great injury.
9. Financial situation better than years
and business conditions are fairly good.
2. Financial conditions are better than
for several years.
SUMTER Oats, hay and alfalfa much
shorter than last year.
2. Cotton coming In and will soon place
us in good condition.
Talladega-1. Cotton crop may be 10 per
cent better than last year. but deteriora-
ton is great and 1t may turn out less.
This weather ideal for bottom lands.
Cotton on such lands is very good.
g. Financial conditions good.
g. Deposits down about per cent,
loans up about 10 per cent compared with
last year
Tallapoosa-1. People as usual owe more
money than they can pay yet good people
control all the money they need. Cotton
has deteriorated 10 per cent in last 10
days. Weather hot and dry Early cot
ton decidedly better than late cotton.
2. Financial conditions good. Cotton off
20 to % per cent on account dry weather.
3. Money matters in good shape. rain
over the county would materially benefit
cotton, which is suffering from dry
weather now. Corn would be benefited
also.
Tuscaloosa. Money in demand for
moving the crops. Cotton opening prema-
turely on account of drouth. Cotton COW
cred with lice. worse than ever known be-
fore.
2. Oats and hay crop not as good as last
year
8. Financial conditions are good in this
county.
Wslker--1 Oats and hay somewhat bet
ter than last year.
Washington--1. Financial conditions
fairly good. Best corn crop in history of
the county.
Wilcox-1. Boil weevil has appeared in
many places. but have done no damage.
Cotton is opening very fast on the up
lands. and will all be opened by Septem-
ber TO-.
2. The season has been favorable for all
early corn, and the early cotton has not
let down more than 35 per cent. neither
the swamps. but the sandy land Is off
more than IS per cent in many places.
s. With good price for cotton this Sec
ton will be in fair financial condition.
L. Drouthy condition since April has
caused short cotton yield