The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-21
Cites Conditions in County in Texas to Prove His
 Assertion
REOPENING OF STEEL
 MILL IS PLEASING
Local Merchant Points Out That Cot ton Is Being Cleared for Foreign Countries--Europe Looking
 to America for Supplies

Max Blach of J. Blach & Sons believes that the country is not going to the bow waws.' as some of the calamity howers put it, and in his opinion lack of conf- dence Is responsible for the present strin- gency in certain circles. MT. Blach owns ranch in Texas and cites the conditions in the county in which his ranch is lo- cated to prove his assertion that the times should not be hard. He expressed pleasure at the re-openinga of the steel mill at Ensley and pointed to it as an other evidence that tho warning nations In Europe must turn to the United States for supplies
 Tn shackleford county, Texas, the peo- pie are busy and happy" said MT. Blach yesterday afternoon. Tt is a cattle coun- try. but what is reallygresponsb for the activity in that section is the idiversifica- tipn of crops. The farmers there do not depend upon one staple crop for susten- ance. varying it in several ways.
 "In that county bonuses are paid for rental on land; in one particular instance bid of s15 per acre bonus was raised by another bidder. who desired the land Bonuses of S9 to $12 an acre are not un- usual.
 Is Holding Cattle
 T own a ranch in Texas and am hold ing my cattle off the market. I could now get as much as s55 or $60 head for the stock, I have no doubt, but if 1 hold on for awhile the price will be even higher, for Europe must look to America for her supplies. We will do very little import business from the old world. but our ex- ports even now are beginning to increase. "As--reported in papers I have read re- gently. cotton is being cleared for for eign countries. One particular instance was the reported clearance from Calves ton of a cargo of cotton amounting to 16.s52 square bales for Yokohama. Japan. Its value was placed in the paper at s690.- TIL The same steamer had on board 1000 tons of pig Iron picked up at Pensacola destined for Kobe.
 Already foreign buyers are in the American market for horses and are pay ing prices ranging up. to $40 6 head. The United States has within It's borders about a third of the worlds supply of horses
 According to a published report from Galveston 16 ships cleared fran that port during the first 15 days of October, each laden with wheat. It was stated that the total cargoes amounted to 2.6S2 450 bush els and was valued at $2,s21, ,4ss. Ship ments of wheat for the season, according to the report thus far amount to upwards of 20.000.000 bushels.
 Touring cars and automobile trucks are being ordered by the countries at war. Steel for making bayonets Is being or dered Ammunition is being ordered and hospital supplies
 With so many orders coming in for so many different varieties of goods 1t seems almost impossible that hard times should prevail in the United States. The lack of confidence ts mainly responsible. be- lieve. Since the beginning of this war. In my opinion. more money has been re- moved from the banks and placed in stockings than was removed fin the panic of 1893. There Is no real reason for this. Only the fears of many who are afraid of is responsible.
 Diversified Farming the Solution
 'The salvation of the south, believe, s in diversified farming. Cattle can be raised with profit in Alabama. as can hogs. sheep. chickens, grain. alfalfa, etc.
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