The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-09

Attached to the truck were two wheels upon which was mounted another bale inscribed Helping to Move Good Thing: Give It Life.
 The Parisian company's float was at- traetive and the card attached to the cot ton read: This Is One of Nine Bales We Have Purchased" Kress & Co.'S ban ner read: This Is One of 15o Bales We Have Purchased" The Roden Grocery company had several floats and an- nounced: We Use Cotton Products. We Practice What We Preach
 An old-time southern negro occupied the float of the Gorman-Gammill company and kept up lively tune on a banjo throughout the entire parade. He at tracted much attention. especially from the small-boy element in the crowds along the str eets.
 The Perfection Mattress company had three floats. on all of which 1t advertised it's product, stressing the point that cot ton, and not hair. was used in the manu- fracture of its mattresses. The springs of the company also were advertised Many other firms had clever, catchy phrases placarded on their cotton. A festive spirit pervaded the line of march and laughter joking and chaffing accom- panied many of the trucks along the route. George A. Blinn, Jr.. ]. D. Rosen- berger, Oscar c. Turner, Wallace Johns, Henry TIiden, and many others helped to provide amusement for those on the trucks. as we'll as the sightseers on the streets. Henry Hiden made flying catch of the first truck in the line of march at Second avenue and Twentieth street. He was dressed in a suit made en- tirely of cotton and wore huge hat made entirely of cotton. MT. Hiden was perhaps the busiest man in the parade, r,ofa 1nff tr hot ff Ia m the street whom he knew, using both hands in the operation.
 J. D.. Rosenberger and George A. Tlinn had large number of small boy follow CTS. to whom they distributed sanitary drinking cups at intervals.
 Everett No Driver
 W. Blanks Everett, assistant secretary of the Buy-a- -Bale-of- Cotton club, and w. c. Radcliffe. secretary. of the Chamber of Commerce. were prominent upon two bales of cotton. Each of them wore cotton clothes and cap made of cotton goods Mir Everett essayed to drive the team pulling the truck, but when it became necessary to negotiate a turn. he yielded until it was ready. Many of the mer- chants had no. time to prepare more than a placard and place their bale upon the regular delivery trucks. But the showing
 
 to be excellent. The trucks, all of them attracted attention. They were decorated in many different ways and the advertis- ing men of Birmingham did themselves proud In preparing the wording for the banners and cards that appeared.
 It demonstrated that the merchants of Birmingham believe in the staple of the south, and showed that they followed up this belief by concrete action.
 Ir.xr a -1.o1. ,It ~fI Inf n nn will begin immediately its work with re- newed enthusiasm and 1t is believed that many bales of cotton will be sold as di- rect result of the parade on yesterday with good grace to the driver who had been engaged.
 J. E.. Shelby. president of the Rotary club. managed to catch the first truck as 1t passed his store on Second avenue. He was greeted uproariousy by fellow Ro- tarians on the truck and had many friends in the street who kept him so bury answering greetings that he per-