The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-25
OLD MISSISSIPPI CAPITOL AT
 JACKSON MAY BE PRESERVED

Jackson. Miss. July 24-( (Special.) )--An organized effort is to be made to preserve Mississippis. old capitol. and the people of Jackson want it distinctly under stood that they are not behind the move- ment The impression has gone out that what Jackson wants the legislature does not want and generally opposes, for which reason this movement is made state wide
 The Confederate Veterans, Sons of Vet serans, Daughters of the Confederacy and other similar organizations are behind the movement. and they will make their influ- ence felt from one end of the state to the other
 Subscriptions are now being asked. and received, for the repairing of the old building. As it now stands, it is an eye sore to the people of Jackson. and to all visitors of the city. Something must be done with it, and Jackson wants that something done as soon as possible. How  of our exports, although they may not ex- plain the increase in our imports Those who want to be impartial and try to be unprejudiced say that at least six months, rossibly a year, must pass before any accurate exposition of the effect of the ne wtariff law can be made. It is poss- ble, so 1t is said, to take the gross figures which show the money value of exports in preceding fiscal years and also the money value of imports, and in that way make a showing which, without going behind the statistics, would surely give the i'm pression that the new tariff law seriously checked exports and greatly increased inn ports.
 Yet the details, when Washington pub fishes them, may show that no small part of our falling off in exports was oc- casioned by the mediocre crops. especial ly corn, of last year. Had it not been for cotton the gross showing would nave been, on the face of it, even more unsatisfac- tory than it is
 The details may show that there has been little falling off in our exportations of manufactured commodities. Some de- crease will be reported. but even manu- lecturers admit that this Is not with cer- tainty to be attributed to the effect of the new tariff law. It is in part due to slrggishness of trade in other countries than our own This has led to some sleckness of demand for various manu- faotured articles.
 The Harvests and the Tariff
 In view of the fact that if the weather continues favorable the United States is to garner the largest crops harvested in our history and a considerably larger amount than any other nation has ever harvested, it Is thought here by impar- tial judges to be the better part to wait until after the effect of these harvests upon oar exports is learned before reach ing a final opinion respecting the effect of the tariff upon our international trade. There is promise of a sale in other lands of as much as H5,O00.00o bushels of wheat. This of itself would make considerapie difference in the figures which will show our exports In this calendar year or the latest fiscal year as compared with those of the preceding calendar or fiscal year.
 It may be that by reason of the magni- tude of these harvests 1t will be possible to report few months hence that we have regained no small part of the loss in ex-