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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
Changing Character
OF Trade District

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE district
below Twenty third street in the Fifth
avenue and Broadway sections is rap
idly becoming wholesale and the ne "
center of the lace, embroidery and
ribbon trades. Many large firms have
moved to that district within the last
three years from the old wholesale
section below Prince street. and 9TH
ers are gradually coming up.
1t is also interesting to note that
negotiations are in progress for large
space in the vacant Stern Building on
Twenty second and Twenty thir1
streets, and also for the Vantine and
Lord & Taylor Buildings. which will
be ready for occupancy by new firms
within few months.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
RUBBER OUTPUT
DUE To De CUT
BY NEW SCHEME
London Plans Central Selling Of
flee to Maintain Prices-Some
Opposition Is Developing.

LONDON, Oct. 11.-An important
agitation is being conducted in PLAN
tation rubber circles here with the
object of forming a central selling
agency for the purpose of UNFOLDING
prices. Part of the scheme includes
the standardization of plantation rub
Der, and ii is also suggested that the
output should be restricted. The cause
of the agitation Is the heavy fall in
the price OF plantation rubber and
the disparity between the quotation
of plantation grades and fine hard
Para rubber.
AS a result OF the agitation, the
directors of one Of the biggest plantd-
ton rubber producers-the Malacea
Company-have announced their will
ingness to sell their entire output for
the next five years through a central
sales agency, provided that the agea-
cy controls at least 10000 tons o;
next years crop. They stipulate how
ever, that the services of the rubber
produce brokers should be retained.
This company's output last year eX-
ceeded 100000 pounds, and the -
timated production this year is 3,000,-
900 pounds.
Other groups are also supporting
the scheme, but there is at the same
time a good deal OF opposition TO Il
on the part of those who do not be-
lieve in artificial methods of uphold
ing prices, especially by restriction Of
output. Many expert observers are
doubtful whether the scheme will be
carried out, but all are agreed that
something must be done in the in
terests of shareholders to help the III
dustry.
At the commencement of the pres
ent year the price of standard plan
tation rubber stood about As sd per
pound; since then ii has declined over
so per cent This fall has had very
snrinls effect llnnn share Nalnes
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12

ter they have been winning the
friendship of the Southern trade by
fair dealing, equitable credits, re
liable goods, low prices, and service.
Service, prompt, accurate and cour-
teous, has been the underlying rea-
son for Atlanta's rise in Importance
as a distributing center. Years of
attentive study of the trades needs
has taught the Atlanta jobber just
what the Southern merchant wants.
The Albanian knows his people so
thoroughly that he has become Sc
cure from competition.
Not only have invaders failed in
their attempts to cross Atlanta
trade frontier, but more, Atlanta has
pushed its boundaries of commerce
farther and farther away each year,
gradually selling prosperous towns
and even States that rivals had
thought their own forever.
These truths need to be impressed
and the reasons for buying in At
lanta exploited that the territory
which is Atlanta's may be widened,
and widened to the utmost limits.
This will be the mission of the
business and trade section of The
American.
This is the service 1t will perform
for the jobber and the manufacturer
in bringing him new trade and for
the retailer in teaching him where
to expend his resources to the best
advantage.
News Of Commerce.
But the business and trade section
proposes to perform a further serv-
ice for business men of all degrees
and stations.
1t proposes to do for him what
no other Atlanta newspaper, no 9th
err paper in the South, in fact, is do
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
Merchants and Manufacturers Bulletin
10 BE Lfve Feature of Sunday American

things demanded by a complex civil
liZation.
Atlanta-Factory City.
Nothing but good can result from
letting the country know what can
be bought here from the makers
hands.
At the same time, every effort will
be made to set forth to the iobber
the very solid and real advantages
which are his if he will patronize
the Atlanta factories. Almost al
ways, the Southern buyer can effect
considerable saving in freight and
a more considerable saving in time
elapsed between order and delivery.
Frequently the Saving in actual first
cost will be @wOrthy of attention.
And when all these things are equal,
there is the economic advantage of
encouraging home industries thing
too lightly looked upon.
So much for manufactures.
Next, the jobbers-perhaps they
should be considered first, for At
lanta is pre-eminent in its position as
the distributing center of the South
Every great Eastern concern is
represented by branch Office in At
lanta. This shows that the keenest
intellects in the business world to-
day, the heads of national corpora
lions, recognize Atlantas strategic
location as unequaled.
Atlantans Made Atlanta.
These NOrtherners and Fasteners
were not the first to realize Atlanta's
potentialities. The people right at
home were the leaders. Atlantans
made Atlanta. 1t was Atlantans who
built up great wholesale and jObbing
houses whose fame has spread all
over the South. Ever since Atlanta
became anything of a railroad CEN
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
Over the Counter

"Molasses is firm" reports The New
York Journal of Commerce. Cold
weather must have arrived.
California raisins have advanced.
Maybe the demand for grape juice
had something to do with it.
Six oystermen have been arrested
for raiding beds at Chestertown, Md.
As usual, Maryland oysters are quiet.
Report that grubworms are damag-
Ing crops to the extent of $4,000, 900
year suggests that the supposed
hard-working early bird is not doing
bis duty.
Washington herring are reported t.
be TOO large to ship in oil. This item
Will be of little interest to people who
insist on the dried variety.
The expression easy provisions"
has different meaning for the man
who is trying to get around the high
cost Of living.
Live poultry fairly active" reports
a leading financial journal. This is
not uncommon with live poultry.
Yarns are holding their own at Bos-
ton, particularly when the sailors hi
shore.
New York reports indicate that the
tariff will cause wooden dress gools
to be cheaper. This means that more
goods will be bought, and that the
sheep Will continue to be the ulti-
mate producer.
Following the fall fashion decree IN
Women's hats, the Tyre bird hath flown
10 parts unknown.
Since rubber has collapsed in Lon
don, somebody must have turned loose
the other end.
Large shipments of Canadian but
Ter were stored pending the passage
OF the American tariff bill. Once they
mad attained age, however, they
romped across the line.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
Scale Men to Meet
In Atlanta Monday
twenty-five Statesmen Covering
Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee,
and Florida Are Ready

Statesmen OF the Atlanta branch Of the
Toledo Computing Scale Company will
meet tomorrow for their first annual
conference. E. schupp. local manager,
and Messrs. Roberts and Theobold. Of
the Toledo headquarters. will be promi-
nent in the deliberations. Probably
twenty-five statesmen will be present.
Georgia, Florida. Alabama and Ten
nessee is the territory covered by this
enterprising firm, and the travelling men
are expected to tell good deal about
successful selling and business meth
DDS
Small town firms are making more
general use of the computing scale than
ever before. In fact. the use is 50
general that the scale business depends
largely on renewals OF orders rather
than on initial orders.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
German Government
Is Watching Trust

BERLIN, Oct11.-Preliminary steps
for an investigation of the operations
Of the tobacco trust" in connection
With the German cigarette industry
have been taken by the Government
The Secretary Of State for the Inte-
rior, replying to the petition sent to
him by the Hansa League. an associa-
ton Of business men. on September
II. asking him to order an inquiry
into the subject, says the German
Government has long had its eye on
the operations of the trust"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
G. w. Mcclure Is Back
From European Trip
Lands in New York Sunday and
Will Be in Atlanta Soon-His
Firm Busy With Early Rush.

c. W. Mcclure. head OF the ten-cent
company whlch pears ms name, Iahns
ton spent in Europe. and will be back
home in a week to tell OF conditions
land possibly experiences) on the Con-
tinent.
Big things are doing in the wholesale
department of the Mcclure Company
A night force has been put on in the
shipping section and win be kept on
until after the Christmas rush.
Openings were held Saturday at LII
thonia. Gainesville, Villa Rica and Mil
len, and other openings will follow this
week Statesmen are opening up attrac-
tive lines and are about as busy as can
he
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12

THIS tells of some plans for
the Merchants and Manu-.
facturers' Bulletin of the Sunday
American, and formally intro
lnces a feature that should prove
attractive to a large class of
readers.
Candor compels the admission
that the idea is not new-not the
fundamental idea. But The
American has many new ideas
for the development of the de-
psrtment, and its policy will diff
fer in many essentials from any
hing Of the kind ever attempted
in Atlanta.
The aim of the business and
trade section will be to proclaim
throughout the South Atlanta s
advantages as a manufacturing
and wholesale center.
An attempt will be made to pre-
sent to the readers who make up it's
vast circulation some idea of the di-
versity of Atlanta's factories. At
lanta makes nearly everything
broad statement, but true. Few
residents of the city itself have any
idea Of the nultitudinous variety of
the articles made within the limits
Of Fulton County. To residents of
other sections of the South, Atlanta
stands for insurance, for commerce,
as the great distributing center of
the South, but seldom for the name
of city which converts raw ma
terials into the thousand and one
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
sIDELleATs ON SELLING.

A collarette of plated white cot
ton tulle with a lace jabot is now
worn extensively. Those shown have
folds of rose satin placed in the cen
ter OF the tulle ruche. They are
said to be very dainty in effect.
black velvet hat with black pat
ent leather piping around the brim
and band is a late model in Paris.
The hats are trimmed with blue, tan
and green patent leather flowers
Models of fall gowns will call for all
kinds of band trimmings, tassels de-
veloped in rich colors. cabochons,
motifs and garnitures. Bead effects
will be in especially high favor.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
COLLECTIONS SPLENDID,
SAYS R.-W.-W. OFFICIAL

Collections this year are twice as
good as formerly with the Ridley Will
hanson Wyatt Company, according to
w. Henry Wyatt secretary and treas
urer Of this concern. Thursday, Oc-
tober 2, was the best day the firm has
ever had, and the average Of collec-
lions is splendid.
Statesmen report an unusually good
business, and expect it to hold up The
report on cotton and other crop con-
ditions is unanitnous--that the situa =
ton is the most encouraging for sew
eral years.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
New Office Tenants
Buying Equipment
A. P. Baylls Selling to HeaIey and
Hurt Prospects-Much Interest
In Numerous Changes.

A P. Baylis, of the Baylis Office
Equipment Company reports several
more sales of office furniture and equip
ment TO tenants who have chosen the
Hurt Building as a place for Offices
Mr. Baylis is also. figuring with pros
poets who expect to tenant the Healey
Building after January l.
There has been a great deal Of inter-
names of tenants for the new office
buildings. SO far most Of the names
OF Hurt Building tenants have been
kept secret. but a list of them is ex-
pected soon.
Changes in location always means
more or less Of a demand for new fur
nlshings. especially when the tenant
moves from old quarters to brand
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
MADE IN ATLANTA SIGNS
NEEDED ON ALL ARTICLES

in
building
white printed
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
~ Merchants and Manufacturers Bulletin q
Signs of Prosperity Seen by J.K. Orr
Tariff Won't Affect Boots and Shoes

TNARIFF changes will have little effect on the
boot and shoe business, according to ]. K. Orr,
head of the ]. X. Orr Shoe Company, who has
just returned from short business trip Birmingham.
The duty foreign shoes only about 10 per cent,
declared Mr. Orr, and American-made shoe concerns
already firmly inrenched be upset by foreign
competition
81 don't expect any unsettled conditions to result
from the passage of this legislation" said Mr.. Orr.
american shoes much satisfactory to Amer
leans that the kind that from abroad small
consideration. Foreign shoes usually built
substantially ours but they don't combine comfort
and style the extent. Americans win continue
to buy shoes and boots made on this side"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
Heavy Demand for Tobacco.

The Capital City Tobacco Company's
statesmen report a great deal Of interest
in the latest samples sent out by this
concern, and an unusually large num-
Der Of orders have come in. While some
lines OF business have been quiet. the
demand for tobacco has continued
heavy.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
PARSONS IN NEW rERRIroRY.

c. f Parsons. travelling for the f.
l.. Adams Company. in new territory
around Carrollton. reports q great deal
Of activity in grocery lines. Mr.. Par
sons was recently assigned to this ter
ritory and his efforts IN it have already
been met with generous rssnnnses.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12

Yarns are holding their own at Bos-
ton, particularly when the sailors his
shore.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12

Large shipments Of Canadian but
Ter were stored pending the passage
Of the American tariff bill Once they
mad attained age, however, they
romped across the line.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12

Following the fall fashion decree IN
Women's hats, the Tyre bird hath flown
10 parts unknown.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12

Live poultry fairly active" reports
leading financial journal. This Is
not uncommon with live poultry.
Evening journal., 1913-08-11
MIR. MENDINHALL,
DEAD AT AGE
OF 80 YEARS

Edward Mendinhall, a well-known
retired iron manufacturer and father
of former Lieutenant-Gover John
NJ. Mendinhall. died at his home. No.
919 jefferson street last night. He
was in his eightieth year. He had
been seriously i'll about two weeks. al
though in failing health prior to that
time. Death was caused by uraemia.
MIR. Mendinhall was a lifelong
Delawarean. He was born in the old
Mendinhall home on King street,
north of Second, his parents being
Jesse and Sarah Mendinhall.
In early life he was farmer and
later entered the iron business at
Marshallton and organized the Mar
shall Iron Company of which he was
president until he retired ten years
ago. He has lived in Wilmington
since then. He is survived by his
wife and three children, John NJ. Men
dinhall, Mrs. Frederick Robinson
and Miss Caroline Mendinhall. Mr..
Mendinhall was a member Of the So
ciety OF Friends.
His funeral will take place on We'd
nesday afternoon with lnterment in
Wilmington and Brandywine Gene
terry.
Evening journal., 1913-08-11
ROUGH ON RATS
ENDS LIFE OF
S. VANCE WARD

Taking dose of "rougi on rats" s.
Vance Ward, 40 years old. was rushed
from the boarding house of Mrs. Sarah
Grose. at No. POS East Fifth street to
the Delaware Hospital at o'clock yes
terday afternoon and died at the hospi-
tai at Ills o'clock. The man is survly-
ed by his wife and three small children.
About a month ago Mr.. Ward was
discharged from Farnhurst after re-
covering supposedly. from a mental
affiiction. Upon his discharge Ward
left his family and went to board in
the home where he took the poison.
He was employed by the B. F. Shaw
Company.
Yesterday afternoon Darrell Crosse
Arother-in-law of Mrs. Grose, went to
the mans room to call him for din
ner. Crosse found the man very sick
and an empty box marked rough on
rats" beside him. Grose hastily call
ed the police, who took the man 10
the hospital.
Coroner Spring will hold a post
mortem upon the body OF the man
10 determine the cause OF his death
Evening journal., 1913-08-11
STATE SLEUTBS
WILL TRAIL The
WHISKEY SALES

Stirred by the announcement that
the Adams Express Company has de-
clded TO carry LIQUOR from points out
side OF Delaware INTO Kent nd Sus-
sex counties. which is alleged TO be
in violation OF the Hazel law, Deputy
Attorney General Armon ID. Chaytor.
Jr., who returned on Saturday from
a vacation, has taken up the ques-
ton.
When asked today, what the State
authorities would do In the matter,
Mr.. Chaytor said Josiah o. Wolcott.
the attorney general, is away and
would not return until tomorrow In
the meantime. Mr.. Chaytor said he
would have state Detective Mccoy in
vestigate the charges that liquor was
being sent into the dry counties Of
the State.
In conversation. the deputy attor-
ney general said he put little credenoe
in the rulings of the kentucky Court OF
Appeals having like effect in Delaware.
The case in which the Adams Express
Company figured in Kentucky was not
passed on by the Supreme Court Of the
United states. but by a state court. he
said. The point raised by the Adams
Express Company's attorneys in the
case, Mr.. Chaytor said have already
been considered by Mr.. Wocott and
himself and he did not think the opinion
would be sustained in Delaware.
Just what action will be taken, how
ever. in case OF the shipment OF intoXi-
eating liquors into this state by cx.
press companies is unknown at this
time.
Evening journal., 1913-08-11
LIND HASCONFERENCE
THO'SHAUGHNESSEY
BY The United Press.


MEXICO CITY, VIA GALVESTON,
Aug. 11.-John Lind. special advisor
sent by President Wilson to the Amer
ican embassy, today held long con-
ference at the embassy with Charge
d'Affaires O'Shaughnessey. DR.. VIII
liam Bayard Hale. also representing
President Wilson in Mexico. attended.
The arrival here Of Lind was
tame affair as far as the MeXicans
were concerned, being without eX-
citement. Crowds Of natives and for
eigners watched the American as he
alighted at the railway station accom-
panied by Mrs. Lind and drove to the
Hotel Lascurian He was accOmpa-
MED from Vera Cruz by DR.. Hale
and was met here by O'Shaughnessey.
There has been no demonstration
around Lind and apparently the peo-
pie are but little interested in him
or his doings. SO far the MeXicans
have learned nothing about Lind's
mission He has seen no one but the
staff of the embassy.
The lack of interest displayed in
the arrival OF Lind was in a large
measure due to the Huerta demon
stration that was going on at the time
the special envoy reached the capt.
tai. More than 1000 students with
rifles and banners marched through
the streets. cheering the provisional
president for his attitude on Lind's
coming. Huerta authorized the
demonstration and issued the rifles to
the students.
Evening journal., 1913-08-11
DANGER OF
NEW MEXICAN
WAR FADES
President Optimistic Over
Outcome Since Huerta Be-
comes COnCiliatOry
LIND'S ARRIVAL
PROVES TAME AFFAIR
Ry JoHN EDWIN NEvIN.

STAFF Correspondent Of United Press.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 11.-Improve-
ment of a decided character is seen
by President Wilson in the Mexican
situation. The last twenty-four hours
the President believes, have greatly
cleared the air. Today the Huerta
government in Mexico City, is far
more willing TO adopt a conciliatory
position in dealing with the United
States. The grave danger and It is
one which cannot be guarded against,
is that some unforeseen outrage may
be perpetrated against Americans.
But the President is very hopeful that
as the Huerta government realizes
what this would mean, 1t will be very
carefully guarded against.
The President was in an optimistic
mood when he met the newspaper
correspondents today in the regular
conference. While he could not be
quoted. there was little doubt that he
hopes for a peaceful outcome of the
entire Mexican difficulty and that
these hopes have materially increased
since John Lind reached Mexico City
The Lind instructions are so elastic
that he will not be required to report
directly on any steps ne may take To
assure the success Of his mission. He
will continue to work through the
embassy as a sort Of unofficial am
bassador. And he win have the active
aid and support OF Charge d'Affaires
'Shaughnessey, who has actively
aided in smoothing the way for sue.
cess before the Presidents special en-
voy reached the scene OF action.
It is the opinion Of the administers
ton that the improvement already
apparent will continue. Lind is de,
pended on to proceed in such Z
manner that he will not arouse re-
sentiment. He will make Il very plaiI
that Huerta can never expect re
, cognition. Influential Mexican cir
cles. which realize this. will lid b.
bringing moral pressure TO bear ol
] the provisional president TO re
cognize this fact. II may be too mucl
10 expect iluerta TO retire immediate
| iy. But because of the financial em
barrassments OF the government h
is expected TO hasten the electioni
so that a stable government whicl
could be recognized can be formed
Should Huerta prove more uDreas
enable than anticipated, and refus
TO make any concessions of any kind
; Lind will find out just what is hehnl
the Carranza movement. The Presi
dent is without any official intorma
tion regarding the constitutionalis
I plans
Evening journal., 1913-08-11
KENT DEPUTY SAYS
ARRESTS WILL BE MADE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER Del, Aug. ll.-Deputy At
tomey General John B. Hutton today
asserted that any official or agent OF the
Adams Express Company receiving
liquor shipments for distribut IN to per-
sons in Kent county would be arrested,
as he would have warrants issued Tor
them. Mr.. Hutton said he did not pro-
pose to have the express company or a
Kentucky court interpret the laws for
Delaware, but he would see that viola
tors of the Hazel law were arrested and
prosecuted.
Inquiry today showed that the ex-
press company has received no liquor
shipments as yet at Dover station.