The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-09
More Than a Mile Long. Every Line of EndeavOr Represented by Bale
 of Cotton
MUCH AMUSEMENT
 AT UNIQUE DESIGNS
 AND CLEVER CARDS
Blach's Float Attracts Much Attention as Does That of Loveman, Joseph X Highlander Band
 Leads Parade-City Of
 ficials and Police

With more than 100 floats in the line of march and practically every line of business endeavor in the Birmingham dis trict represented. Birmingham yesterday had one of the greatest demonstrations of the bny-a-bale of cotton movement yet held in the south. The parade was more than mile long and it required half an hour to pass a given point. Many unique advertising features were introduced.
 On one truck alone there were 10000 rounds of cotton. Vehicles of all kinds. in various stages of preservation, were in the line of march. and every class of humanity from an old-time southern darlxy to beautiful young ladies dressed in cotton clothes occupied places on the floats
 The parade moved off promptly at 12 o clock from Capitol park led by platoon Of mounted police. Immediately follow ing was the Scotch Highlander band from the fairgrounds. which was followed by the city officials in automobiles and the State Fair officials.
 Inscriptions of almost every kind were to be seen on the cotton, but the keynote of the entire parade was Buy bale of cotton and visit tue State Fair Thou sands of citizens lined the streets along which the cotton passed and cheered those who occupied places on the trucks.
 The line of march was south on Twen- tieth street to Fifth avenue, Fifth ave- nue to Nineteenth street. Nineteenth street to Third avenue. west on Eight eenth stresJ, thence to Second avenue, to Nineteenth street, thence to First ave- nue. thence to Twenty-first street north on Twenty-first to Second avenue, thence to Nineteenth street, thence to Third avenue, thence to Twentieth street. north on Twentieth street to Fifth avenue, where the parade disbanded.
 Many Unique Cards
 Many of the unique advertising cards on the cotton attracted much attention and the crowds along the line of march un- hestatingly expressed their appreciation of clever phrases and attractive floats.
 The float of J. Blach & Sons was de- olared to be one of tine most attractive in the line of march. Blach's secured from the city armory one of the field pieces used by Battery D, and wrapped cotton batting very tightly until it was large enough to fit snugly into the mouth of the piece. This was to represent the gun firing. More cotton was supplied, made into the form of a huge cloud, to represent the smoke caused by the fir ing of the piece. The inscription &C., companying read Help Shoot Prosperity into the South; Visit the Alabama State F'air''
 The float of the Johns Undertaking com pany attracted much attention. One of the funeral cars of the company was loaded with bale of cotton. The hearse vas draped in black and the driver wore very funereal expression. The card accompanying the bale read: Not Dead, But Sleeping"
 The huge truck upon which the bale of Loveman, Joseph & Loeb was placed left room for very pretty young lady, half masked, who was dressed entirely in cotton. She bore placard which an- nounced in huge letters: Made in the United States Of America" The truck vas draped with American flags and bunting.
 The float of the Birmingham Equal Suffrage association was adorned with a boxcar letters, Votes for Women Yel- low, the equal suffrage color, was used in abundance.
 Holding for 15 Cents
 Upon one of the bales of cotton which Louis Pizitiz has purchased was the label, Louis Pizitz Is Holding This Cotton For b Cents.
 s The Highland Garage had huge truck, upon which was placed a bale of cotton.