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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
Port Cotton Movement

Galveston Firm; middling, 13Mc; net
receipts. 1873; gross receipts, 1858;
sales, 800; stock. 176,304 exports to
Great Britain, 11,127; to the continent,
1897.
New Orleans: Firm; middling,
13 7-16c; net receipts, 1881; gross re-
ceipts. S004; sales, 4130; stock, SLAB;
coastwise 1892.
Mobile: Steady; middJing, 13Hc; net
receipts. 1897, gross receipts, 5037;
sales, S25; stock, 4s,625; coastwise, 500
Savannah: Steady; middling. 1880;
net receipts, 22.564; gross receipts, 22,-
564; sales, $685. stock, 1889; exports
to the continent 600; coastwise, 1884.
Charleston: Firm middling, 13 Slice:
net receipts, 1854; gross receipts, 1894;
sales, 400; stock, 1928; coastwise, 81.
Wilmington: Steady; middling, 13Ac;
net receipts, 1913; gross receipts, 1913;
stock, 1864.
Norfolk: Steady; middling, 3ssc; net
receipts, 3174; gross receipts, 3174;
sales, 750; stock, 20,977; coastwise, 3219.
Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 13Hc;
net receipts, 6561; gross receipts, 1851;
stock, $500; exports to the continent,
5001; coastwise 1900
New York: Quiet; midling 1880;
gross receipts, 1892: sales, 100: stock.
1859; exports to Great Britain, 1850;
coastwise, 1901.
BOSTON. Qule1, mluullng, l3.SUc; gross
receipts. 1873; stock, 315S.
Philadelphia: Steady; middlng. 14.05c;
gross receipts, 1903; stock, 446s; exports
to the continent, 100.
Brunswick: Net receipts, 16,472; gross
receipts, 16,472; stock, 1857; coastwise,
1775.
Texas city Net receipts. 2920: gross
receipts, 1920; stock, 1880; exports to
Great Britain, $500.
Aransas Pass: Net receipts $3.50;
gross receipts. $3.50; stock, POSI-; exports
to Great Britain, 7139.
Jacksonville: Net receipts. 1854; gross
receipts. 1854; stock, 1905 coastwise
157.
Newport News: Net receipts. 1t76;
gross receipts, 1176 coastwise, 1176
Total today, at all ports: Net. s9.72s;
exports to Great Britain, 36,122; to
the continent, PLOTS; stock, 654121
Consolidated, at all ports: Net, 4S4,-
IA; exports to Great Britain, 154, sol !;
to France, 45,594: to the continent, 1856, :
795; to Japan. 10,S30.
Total since September /. at all ports:
Net. 2,3S5303; exports to Great Britain,
646,379; to France, ALIAS; to the con-
tinent. 69l,5Sl: TO Japan, 3i,196; to Mex
leo. 57SS.
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STOCKS RECOVER
SOME LOST GROUND
Rise Fairly Comprehensive
Although Small in
Extent

New York. October 17.-S1owly and
iaboriously the stock market today
made up some of the ground lost on
the slump of the last two weeks. The
rise was fairly comprehensive. although
small in extent. Compared with the
weak case shown yesterday, the tone
was considerably improved As has been
the case for some time, however il
proved more difficult to move the mar
ket upward than downward, and in the
last hour of trading the list eased off
yielding part of the days gains.
New low records for nearly dozen
prominent stocks were made shortly
after the opening ON selling which
represented the closing out of impaired
margin accounts Offerings of this ma
ture were absorbed easily and prices
quickly advanced. The recessions in
the final trading were influenced by a
break in Rock Island on a renewal of
selling such as attracted notice sew
eral weeks ago.
Rock Island common and preferred
and the collateral Is fell points each
to new low prices for the year
The Improvement today represented
no change in general conditions and
apparently reflected merely readjust-
ment in technical positions. Sentiment
was bearish, but the decline had been
extended to a point which in the opin-
ion of traders, justified a rally. There
was evidence of an oversold condition
In some stocks. 1t was the testimony
OF commission houses that the shrink
age in market values of the last few
weeks had not stimulated outside in
vestment demand.
In the bond market there was some
1rfegularity, but the tendency was
downard, with noticeable heaviness in
several prominent issues. including St
Paul convertibles. Total sales par
value, sl,S00,000. United States IS reg.
istered advanced 1s and the IS coupon
4s and Panama rs 4 on call
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IMMENSE STOCKS Of
WHEAT IN EUROPE
Prices Kept on DOwngrade
as Result-ClOse Nervous;
Violent Fluctuations

Chicago, October 17.-Huge stocks of
wheat in Europe leaving no apparent out
let for Canadian shipments unless the
marketing be done this side of the bor-
der, kept prices today on the down grade.
After an unusually active session and
violent fluctuations the close was ner-
vous, Is to 1kGssc net lower Other Lead
ing staples too. showed losses-corn, y
to 1aa9se, oats sal to &c and provisions
2iac to 71ac.
Foreign ports were said to be so glutted
that storage room for wheat had become
exhausted, quotations sharply depressed,
and importers chary about making any
purchases whatever. Traders here could
scarcely get their bearings this morning
before being confronted by the fact that
the market had again broken the low
price record for this years crop. Pes
simists meanwhile We're busy declaring
that the radically bearish action of Liver
pool, which had to great extent been
the cause of the latest break here, left
no alternative but for the Canadian crop
to be headed toward the United States.
Profit taking by shorts led to a couple
of good rallies but Wall street weakness
and bearish advices regarding growth
conditions in the winter crop belt proved
a decided Offset.
Corn suffered from liquidating sales af-
ter prices had rallied when shorts COW
cred because of rainy weather over the
entire shipping belt. The weakness was
attributed mostly. to the downturn in
wheat, and there was some recovery in
the late dealings.
Oats sold off with other grain. but re-
acted owing to reports that Canadian
oats arriving here would not grade near
ly as we'll as expected. There We're also
rumors of the buying back of Canadian
shipments sold in the east.
Packers were credited with supporting
provisions early. but grain weakness
made the market heavy later A decline
at the yards counted also against the
bulls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
London Stock Market

London, October 1.-THE stock mar
ket passed another dreary day on New
York and continental LIQUIDATION which
considerably lowered the values of
American rails, Brazilian securities and
Rio tinos, While Mexican rails were
affected by the political situation. Gilt
edged securities were quietly supported
but the rest of the market closed at
the lowest point.
American securities opened steady
and moved irregularly during the fore
noon.
Amalgamated copper was firm and
higher, but Canadian Pacific was weak
and lost over a point while the rest of
the list showed slight changes either
side of parity In the afternoon New
York offered stocks and the market
declined and closed easy.
Consols for money, ~ 11-16; consols
for account, 727s; bar silver steady,
2sAd; money 3a a Y per cent; dis
count, short bills, 4s4 per cent; three
months, 45s al 1916 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
Liyerpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, October 17.-Spot cotton in
fair request. Prices steady; middling fair,
S.06d; good middling, 7.76d; mddling,
7.64d; low middling, Led; good ordinary.
6.76d; ordinary, Sad. Sales 5000. including
800 American and 500 for speculation and
export. Receipts 1900. including II 200
American. Futures closed steady. Oc-
tober. 7.SS1ad; October November, 7.26iAd !;
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, lid; December
January. January February, February
March, March-April. April May, May
June, lid; June-July. 7.101sd; July-Au-
gust, 7.011ad; August-September. 692d ;
September-October,6 6.6sd October Novem-
ber G SID
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
Metal Market

New York. October 17.-Lead easy,
si.4O London, 1907 Cd; spelter quiet,
s5.25 a 5.35 London, f20 los; copper
firm; standard spot to December, $3.50
offered; electrolytic, 75@16.S7; lake
sf6.S7M17; casting. $16.37@ a 1915: tin
easy spot. S40.25 a 1918; October, $40 50
"a 1910; November to December. $40. 80
q 40.75 antimony. dull; Cooksons $3.50:
iron quiet, unchanged; London markets
closed follows:
Copper firm; spot, f1S 5s futures,
f73 IS cd: tin quiet; spot f1S5 los; flu
lures. f1S5 15s
Iron, Cleveland warrants, SIS Cd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
comparatiye COTTON Statement

New York. October 17.-For the week
ending Friday. October Il:
Net receipts at all United States ports
during week, 4S4.144: same week last
year, 505,721: total receipts since Sep
tember !, 2,335,303; same date last
year, 2,327. .409; exports for the week,
336, ,720; same week last year. Billie:
total exports since September l. 1,619,-
642: same date last year, 1.467, 44S
stock at all United States ports, 654,-
121; same time last year, 96O,95S; stock
at all interior towns, 1929; same time
last year, 3S9;Ss6: stock at Liverpool
100000; same time last year. $4,000
stock of American afloat for Great
Britain same time last year, $4,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
Taking of American Cotton

New Orleans, October 17.-Secretary
Hester gives the taking of American cot
ton by spinners throughout the world as
follows, in round numbers:
This week $4,000, this year, against
914,0o0 last year, 22S.OOo year before last
Total since September !, this year, 1,621, :
600. against 1,S50.0o0 last year. and 1,270, 600
the year before.
OF this northern spinners and Canada
took $4,000 bales this year, against 2l5,0OO
last year. and 276,000 the year before;
southern spinners. 3SS,0o0, against 361, 600
last year, and 321, 600 the year before
and foreign spinners. 800, 900, against 774,000
last year, and $4,000 the year before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
Interior Cotton Movement

Houston: Steady; middling, 13s4c: net
receipts, 1921; gross receipts, 1924: ship
ments, 1Q,SsS; sales, 300. stock. 5.029
Augusta: Steady; middling. 10 7-l6c net
receipts. Si57: gross receipts, 4iSl: ship
ments. I0l6; sales, 3lS7; stock. "a, 400
Memphis: Firm middllng. 13i,c: net re-
ceipts. G0j2; gross receipts. 70il ship
ments. 1858: sales. 1860. stock, 72.545
st. Louis Steady: middling, 1876; nei
receipts, SO: gross receipts, t447: ship
ments, G77 sales. go; stock. 5Gs2.
Little Rock: Steady; middlng. 10 l-lc,
net receipts. 1856; gross receipts, 1856
shipments. a99; stock. 2l.6i0.
Louisville: Firm: middling, l33sc net
receipts, 443; gross receipts. 443: ship
ments, 1o2: sales. 3o5; stock. 800.
Charlotte: Middling, 1sc.
Greenvlle; Steady; middling, l3c.
Total today: Net receipts, 25l4S; gross
receipts. 27.75s; shipments. 2i.sis, sales
10.712: stock. 265, 1s5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
Cotton Seed Oil

New York, October T.-Cotton seed oil
was higher early today on commission
house buying, inspired by the strength
in cotton, but sagged off towards the
close under scattered local selling. Clos
ing prices were 1 point higher on Oc-
tober and unchanged to points net lower
on the balance. Sales 1850 barrels Ten
ders on contract We're about 2000 barrels.
Prime crude. 5.60@5. SIC: prime summer
yellow, 6.60G6. 90c October, 6.SSc: Novem-
Der. 6.76c: December, 6.S0c January Cole !;
February, 7c: March, 7.07c; April, 7.17c;
May, 7.22c; prime winter yellow, 7a7 .sSc 4;
prime summer white, 7nSc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, October 17.-Rice: Rough
Honduras and Japan in good demand
clean Honduras and Japan firm. Quote
Rough Honduras, s2.5014.4 40; Japan. $15O
as. 60; clean Honduras. 4s466Ac: Japan
new, 39s@4c; old, 3A@3ssc Receipts
Rough, $500; millers 1854; clean, 3772 Sales
1922 sacks rough Honduras. s.. .60lI4 40; 3474
sacks rough Japan at 81 50dD3. so; 41O6 pock-
cts clean Honduras at 1s4G5s4c; $50 pock-
cts clean Japan at 314G3 11-16c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
New Orleans Cotton Futures

New Orleans, October 17.-Spot cot
ton firm, sc higher; middling. 13 7-16c;
sales, spot 2650 bales; to arrive, 1857;
low ordinary. 15-16c nominal; ordi-
nary, l0&c nominal: good ordinary,
10 15-16c; strict good middling. 14isc,
middling, 12 15-16c; strict low middling.
lS 3-l6c; middling. 13 7-16c; strict mid
ding, 13 1116e: good middling.
13 l5l6c; strict good middling. 14Ic:
middling fiar, Ia 9-16c nominal; mid
ding fair to fair, IA 15-16c nominal;
ialr' 10 S-l6c nominal; receipts, 1881;
stock, S14lo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
Bonds
Treasury Statement

Washington October 1.-THE condition
of the United States treasury at the be-
ginning of business today was: Net bal
ance in general fund, s124.572,2i3 Total
receipts yesterday, s2,711,3S7 Total pay
ments Yesterday, $2,327. .45S The deficit
this fiscal year is ss767.699 against de-
ticit of ss,6s2,575 last year. exclusive of
Panama canal and public debt transac-
tioIs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
Kansas City Grain

No. 2 hard, S1@87c; No. 2 red, S9d9oc
Corn, No. 2 mixed. 711ac; No. . white, 721ac
Oats, No. white, S91sc; No. mixed
3S1sc.
Close wheat, December, 1850; May,
S41AdS45sc. Corn, December, 6Sl4c; May
70s4@T0%c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
New York Money

New York, October 17.-Money on call,
easy, 3@3ls per cent. Ruling rate, 81.
per cent. Closing bid. 3h@31h per cent
Time loans steady. Sixty days. 4ia5 per
cent; 80 days. 1905 per cent Six months,
dAm5 per cent. Prime mercantile paper,
5i2n6 per cent. Sterling exchange weak,
$4.sl.154 Cor 60 days and $4.So45 for demand
Commercial bills, s4.sOA. Bar bilver. Size
Mexican dollars, 47c Government bonds
steady. Railroad bends quiet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
Naval Stores

Savannah. October 11.-Turpentine,
steady, 4oc; sales, COG; receipts, 346: ship
ments, 272 stocks, 1854. Rosn irregular;
sales. 1862; receipts, 1884; shipments, 1921
stocks, 1926 Quote: A, b, sS. 5Oa3 60 ;
d, ss .55q3. 3.65; e. sS55@3. .s11a; f, SO. COO
S.75; G, II. s.. 65Ql3.75; I, 1915; X, s41O;
M, $40; N, $3.50; WIG, 1920: WV, Sc 35.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
Flour and Breadstuffs

Self rising flour $3.50; Tennessee flour,
s5.15; pure wheat shorts, $685.
pure wheat bran, s31; C. S.
hulls per ton. $13; prime c. S. meal, per
ton, s29; C. s. feed meal. per ton, s2s
No. ! timothy hay. per ton. s25: mixed
alfalfa and Johnson grass, per ton, s24;
alfalfa hay. per ton, s26; Johnson grass,
per ton, SIG; mixed feed, s34; oats $50
bu.; corn, 96c; cornmeal, SO per SO lbs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18

ports since September /: Galveston, si7,-
91s; New orleans, 155,s26; Mobile, 80. fs4;
Savannah, 59s. los; Charleston, 173, al; Will
mington, 122,2 Norfolk, 66,97l; Baltimore.
16-543; New York, As; Boston, 22S; Newport
News, 2S2S; San Francisco, p 1,603; Bruins
wick, 9a,50S: Pensacola, 1S,65s; Jackson
Vile. 6l15; Texas City, s2,432; Tacoma,
6a2s: Aransas Pass, 21,459; Seattle. SOS;
total, 2.335, S03 bales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
st. Louis Grain

st. Louis October 17.-Cash wheat. No.
3 red, 91@92c; No. 2, S3@SSc: corn. No. 2.
zoe; No. 2 white, Tic. Oats, No. g. 394391kc; /;
No. white, 401kc.
Wheat closed: December, S49lc: May,
SSAc. Corn, December, 67tkd675sc; May,
7013d705sc. Oats, December, 3Saic May
H5kc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
Montgomery Market

Montgomery. October 17-(SpeciaL)
Spot cotton was quoted in Montgomery
today as follows: Good middlng, 134c;
strict middling, 13isc; middling. 13c; strict
low mddling, 125sc; low middling, Pie
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
Liverpool Grain

Liverpool, October 17.-Wheat, spot,
weak; No. ] new Manitoba, 6s. 10d; No.
old Manitoba, rs, I'd; No. old Manitoba.
is, Id. Futures, weak; December 6s,
9a4d; March, 6s, 105sd; May. 6s, 10hd.
Corn, spot, quiet; American mixed, 6s
715d Futures, weak; November O4a
Plata, As, I'D; December LA Plata, As,
113sd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
Dry Goods

New York, October E-Cotton goods
markets and cotton yarn lines We're firm
er and steadier today. Pulled woods have
been cleaned up in the local market
Dress goods were In demand for fall
and spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
Weekly Cotton Statistics

Liverpool, October 17.-Weekly cotton
statistics Imports all kinds, 177,o00 bales;
imports American $4,000 bales; stock all
kinds, $4,000 bales; stock American 903,-
900 bales; American forwarded, 1900 ex-
ports, 10000 bales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
Selma Cotton Market

Selma. October 1I-(Speclal )-Spot cot
ton was quoted In the Selma market to
day as follows: Good middling. 1870
strict middling, 1850; middling. 139sc.
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charged En-

DR.. Gorem-"oh, yes, my boy, | have
fought for my country
Boy-'Weren't you scared, pa2
"Scarded? You wouldn't have thought
so If you had seen me charge the en-
emy."
You charged EN- all right. | suppose
But you couldn't make EN- pay. could
you?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Pig Iron
Local Cotton
Meat

Lard, 123sc: compound. lose; dry salt
short ribs, 1920; bellies, 1895; ham
butts. -o.6oc. Boston butts. Ice; pork loins.
19c; spare ribs, 1Sc; breakfast bacon,
2792Sc; smoked bacon. 17c: regular ham,
19c; skinned ham, 19hc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
Wool Market

Boston, October 1.-THE Boston
wool market has changed but little
during the week. Business has been
only of moderate proportions. Prices
are still a little against the seller. A
bulk of sales has been in territory.
quote: Missouri fleeces, rs, 4 blood.
32@2Sc; Kentucky and similar, 1a. 3s
blood unwashed. 22@ 24c secured basis
Texas fine, months, 50@52c; fine six
10 eight months, Asa i7c; fine fall, 4S
a l5c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
st. Louis Produce

st. Louis, October 17.--Flour, weak.
Bran, weak. Receipts. flour, 7000 wheat,
1900. Corn, $4,000; oats, 65.0O0 Ship
ments, flour, 1900; wheat, $4,000; corn,
10000; oats, 60,000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
Creamery Products

Country butter, 20625c; fresh creamery
butter S51sc; cheese, 171ac; Imported Swiss
cheese. 3c; German bfick cheese. zoe;
limburger cheese. 19c: imported LoQuefort,
SIC; Neufchatel cheese, per dozen. sc:
Pirasnto cheese. S1.35; process butter. SOc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

.Cotfon Merchants, Hanover Square, N.
Y Members New York Cotton Ex.
change, New Orleans Cotton Excnange.
New York. Produce Exchange. Asso.
ciate Members Liverpool Cotton Asso.
chase and sale Of Cotton and Cotton
Seed Oil for future delivery. Special
attention and liberal terms given for
signments of spot cotton for doa
livery. correspondence invited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
Foreign Exchange

Paris, October 17.-Rentes, s7f As CEN
times.
Berlin, Germany. October 17.-London
exchange, 20m 461apfgs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18

Arbuckle coffee. 21.s0c: Luzanne, 23c per
pound. Sugar standard granulated. 5ssc
per pound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
Coffee and Suoar

live turkeys. 15c: fresh eggs, case candIed
25c; extra graded candled eggs, 29c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
Poultry and Eggs

Hens, per pound, 15dlec; fryers, Ia
ra lbs. average 81 to PC; ducks. 13c lb;
<uineas soci roosters. Soc; geese. AoQ6oc;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
I,iva Stock Market

Kansas City, October 17.-Hogs: Re-
ceipts. 900, steady, &c lower; bulk. $500
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
Cotton Receipts

New York, October fI.-The following
are the total receipts Of cotton at all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
Fruits and Produce

Apples, wine sap, per barrel, $500; New
York. 20 o., IS; New York imperial
apples, bbl., S.; Ben Davis, $35Oa4
lines, per 100, 7oc@s1: lemons, box
800, s4Q4.5o; Florida grapefruit, s4q5
Florida oranges, s3T3.50 Malaga grapes
81; Tokay grapes $2 Concord grapes in
pony bllts., 1S420c: Irish potatoes, $10l1. 20
bushel; sweet potatoes. S1.75M2 bbl., 50fp75c
bushel pepper. per crate, $141.50; Jumbo
celery, SOC doZ.; celery, "a crate; okra, 500
$3.50 hamper; cucumbers, per crate, S3.UD
Danish cabbage, 21tc h.; rutabago tur-
nips. lb., &c; snap beans, per hamper
$1.00M125; new crop red and yellow
onions Sc b.; imported onions, crate.
$175; lettuce. sl50Q2.T0 crate: cranberrles.
per box, $3.50; bbls.. $500: cocoanuts,
$500 bag; chestnu;s, h., 10c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
New York Cotton Futures

New York, October 1.-THE follow
ing statistics on the movement of cot
ton for the week ending Friday, Octo-
ber II, were compiled by the New York
cotton exchanges:
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Fish and Sea Fonds

Red snapper. 1oc in Dbl. lots: gray
snappers or groupers. Sc; Spanish mack
erel, 12ui21ac in bbl. lots. pompano, zoe.
red bass, 61sc. mixed fish, SC in bbl lots:
In barrel lots. &c; small crockers.
614c in barrel lots; Atlantic null
let. &c; common mullet, &c; small trout,
S1ac; fresh water cat. dressed, 121xc; lady
fish. elsc salt water cat, sac: speckled
trout. .121ac. Virginia oysters, $3.50. s1.65;
New York oysters, sl.s5 per gal. Shrimp,
10c lib.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
LOCAL SECURITIES

Total sales for the day, 842. 400 shares.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-18
THE CLOSING STOCK LIST

sales. High. Low. GO
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-18
FIND LARGE WASTE

The state civil service commission
has discovered that at least $1,000
600 was wasted by the Deneen adj
ministration out of the fund of ST.
100000 that is used to sustain the
state game warden's office.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-18
THREE Miners KILLED

Calumet, Mich, Nov, 1s.-Three
strikin cooper miners were killed
and one deputy sheriff perhaps fatal
ly wounded in gun fight at Quincy.
Six strikers arrested.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-18
BY ROGER w. BABSoN

II 10 wei CuOuSh III o6AAShANNAo4
journals and social workers to talk
about the beauties of country life;
but notice that most of the editors
and other writers live themselves
where they can the comforts, such as
city water, electricity and rapid tran
sit. In other words, we all theoret-
ically believe that it is a mistake to
live in cities and that people should
move out into the country; but most
of us want the other fellow to do the
moving.
Although 1 am convinced that the
great need of the present day is to
get the people out of the city into the
country. yet my sympathies are with
the men and women who refuse to
go, especially with the women who,
under present circumstances, are the
drudge of the farms.
In fact, there is only one modern
convenience which gives the farmer
a square deal, namely, the postal ser
vice. With the rural delivery system
the farmer has the same postal privi-
leges as the city man. He can send
letter to any part of this country or,
in fact, any part of the world for the
same price and on the same terms,
even though he lives miles from a
postofice, as the city chap who lives
next door to the big central Office.
In other words, the city man is OBJ
liged to pay the government more
than it costs to do business for him
in order, that the government may
handle the letters of the country peo-
pie on the same terms. That is to |
say, the city man is made to bear a
portion of the burden of the farmer
SO that the farmer can enjoy the
same postal terms and privileges that |
the city man enjoys.
Now the farmer should receive the
same treatment in connection with
electricity, running water, rapid tran