The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-01
Thinks 1t VIII Help

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Germs, along with some big ones. than
any other southern city"
| Thinks 1t VIII Help
| "The placing of iron on the free fist
by the new tariff act is going to prove
of inestimable benefit to Birmingham,
said Col. N. f. Thompson yesterday. u
mingham on its own basis and give it
the benefit of its location and natural
| advantages in the manufacture of iron
and steel than has ever been accom-
plished by any other means.
| Very early after I became secre-
tary of the old Commercial club a
movement was made to try to get Bir-
one under which it was placed by the
railroads and the large iron producing
| companies, and a similar effort has
| also been made by the present Cham
Der of Commerce. but neither was able
! to give Birmin CHAM what its location
entitled it to receive. But now the
inexorable law of competition from the
outside will compel the giving to Bir-
mingham the advantage nature has be-
slowed upon it and / look for better
times here than Birmingham has ever
before known. 1 expect to live 20 see
South Twentieth street one line OF
business houses from Five Points or
the SOUTH to Capitol park ON the north
the free list will tend to bring 1t
about.
| smaller industries can now safely
come to Birmingham and this city
should be the center of the foundry in
dustry of the nation. If an Intelligent
campaign Is inaugurated for new in
dustries of this character it cannot but
be success and all the pig iron pro-
duced in this district will only be
shipped away in the finished state"
| Remarkable Sale of Thoroughbreds
| "The cable dispatches to New Yorl.
paper tell of the remarkably success
full sale of some $40 thoroughbreds.
most of them yearlings." said former
breeder of thoroughbreds.
"Just think of It, these lots brought
over s1,000,000. Most of them were not
more than halter broke, for that is
the rule; in fact, there is a test made
to see il they have been tried by grip
ping the saddle place of the backbone.
1T is first matter of blood lines,
then individual qualities, which deter
mines the lover Of the sport Of kings
in buying derby, 'Doncaster' and Oaks
prospects in the green state. ~ COM
piled list of the pedigrees shows that
the st. Simon blood holds the undis-
puted place for popular blood lines. ST.
Simon, himself a derby winner, has
sired two or three derby winners. Ison-
omy, the sire of Isinglass, was a great
sire.
! The topnotch price at the Doncaster
sale referred to was sso.50o. but at
previous sale $4,000 was the price of
the star. From one stud nine colts
fetched an average Of very near $780,
1000. Two women breeders had colts
that brought. them near $4,000 Sew
eral lots average well over $4,000 each.
"And turning the eye upon our shores
we see where state laws have not only
driven some of the greatest studs to
Europe with noted stations and ia
nous matrons. but 1t has practically
destroyed great and profitable busi-
ness. Yet the cotton spectators may
still drain the money of those who will
play some game, but we may not bet
on horse racing-funny, isn't ,t?''
| Retiring After Faithful Service
Voluntarily retiring after years Of
faithful service in directing the public
school system of Jefferson county, Prof.
|. w. MeAdory will carry with him into
the pleasant shades of life the earned
benediction. Well done. good and faithful
servant " said man of family.
! During his years OF administering the
| office Of stnari,,tap1ont Of tho r,,hlo