The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-21
CITY ITEMS
Cotton Consumption incrcnses- Fig

l Il Cotton Consumption incrcnses-FiR uures from the census bureau are being circulated in Birmingham to the effect that during March, 1915. 523,g59 bales of cotton as against 49S. S54 bales during the month of March, 1914 had been consumed. The figures given out in dicate very much brighter cotton sit nation than supposed to exist The fig ures follow: Cotton consumed March. 1915, 523.959 bales. cotton consumed March, 1911, 49S,354 bales; cotton lint. CTS consumed March 1915, Sl,SsS bales: cotton linters consumed March. 1911 24,72O bales. Cotton consumed in eight months period, 1g14-15. In cotton grow ing states. 1.94b.S91 bales: cotton con sumed in eight months period, 1913-1l, in cotton growing states, l,632,SS4 bales Exports March, 1915, 1.20S,573 bales, ex- ports March 1914. 695.310 bales; In creases "A per cent For eight months. 19l4-16, 6.6S9.6l3 bales; for eight months 191S-14. 7.936.075 bales. Jones Succeeds currsn--At a meeting of the Alabama State Land company, held yesterday in the offices of the com pany in this city, Lars Jones. president
 
 railroad, was elected president 10 sue ceed D D. curran, recently accepting the presidency of the New Orleans street railways. It is a custom for the presi- dent of the New Orleans and North. eastern Ia assume the presidency of the land company. The other officers were reelected. including t. M Tut wiler, Jr., as general manager. and L. A. Butterfleld secretary. The business n hA anT 1fata4t ff,. b.a been very good according to all reports. and the officials do not feel that the outlook should cause any uneasiness MT. Jones returned to New Orleans last night.
 Cars Handled Indicate Improvement, The report for the Alabama demurraee bureau for tile month of March was | made yesterday showing, that more freight cars had been handled by the | association during March than for any month since last October. The associa- ton handled 64,00S freight cars as against 52,442 during the month Of February. In october of 1914, which l month escaped the brunt of the effecr | of the war, the association reported that 6S,OS7 were handled. The fact that such decided improvement is shown in the
 
 reason on which to base the conclusion that railroad operations and freight shipments in this district have been materially bettered.
 Southern Ofers underpass-L Sevier. general agent for the Southern railway went to Bessemer yesterday and of- Tered that city an underpass to elmi- nate a grade crossing, and also asked permission to elevate the tracks on the Alabama Great Southern through that city. The council will pass upon tho request within few days. The company wishes to eliminate a crossing with the Louisville and Nashville and to elevate It's tracks to avoid other dangers in that city. Mir. Sevier made talk to the councilmen and was received with evf- dent interest.
 Johns Returns to the City--Wallace c Johns returned yesterday from a vaca- tion of several days in Florida. He visited several points of interest in that state and was very much pleased with the developments there as indicated bv the prosperity and progress of that state. Mir. Johns said that Florida in many respects was making greater progress than any state he had visited Tn sometime. He referred to the recla- nation projects which will result In making arable a vast acreage of land in that state.
 Percy Donald Visits Hcre-Percv Donald of the Rawson Drew Clydsdale company, limited, of London has been in Birmingham several days It was stated yesterday that the visitor had placed some iron orders in this district Tho industrial company sales managers were unwilling to confirm the reported pur- chases Mr Donald has been here be- Fore and usually says very compliment tary things about Birmingham He left for New York yesterday.
 sh"ckeiton Hcre-H II. Shackelton of Rome. Ga president of the Rome and Northen railroad, was in Birmingham yesterday. He was accompanied by per sons interested in the development of that line. No statement was made here by MT. Shackelton to that effect. but il Is stated that negotiations of interest in connection with the Rome and North ern were begun in Birmingham yester. day He will be here today
 NcEirafh fin the City-W S. McElrath of Cedar Blur. Ala, was registered at the Tutwiler yesterday He said Una, business conditions in that section were better and continped improvement was expected He said the farmers in Cherokee and adjoining counties were dlversifying their crops and a very marked change in the agricultural sit uation was expected to result.
 
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