The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-24
WASHINGTON GOSSIP OF ALABAMA AFFAIRS

nection with the air nitrate plant. We rejoiced when Birmingham furnished w. P. G. Harding as member of the federal board and when M. B. We'll born of Anniston was given charge of the federal reserve bank in Atlanta.
 And therefore we think that north Alabama should aid Montgomery in it's effort to land the rural credits bank. We are more distinctively an agricul- tural people than the people of Bir- mingham. We are proud of Birming- ham. but Birmingham should not ex- pect to cop all the blessings
 The Banlkhead bill authorizing the government to pay carriers of mails for service in the year immediately preceding the war is favorably re- ported by the postoffice and postroads committee, and in all probability will be enacted into law. Of the total sum involved, about $1,O00.OOO, former mail carriers and their decendants in Ala bama will receive several hundred thousand. The list of Alabama benefi- charles has previously been published
 in The Age-Herald.
 On account of serious illness in his family, Cecil A. Beasley of Fayette, private secretary to Senator Bank head, has gone to Alabama. It is err ported that MUS. DedSley IS III.
 Miss Louisa Nonnenmacher, a popu- lar young lady of Anniston. is the guest of Miss Cora Stokes, private secretary to Representative Blackmon. Miss Nonnenmacher, prior to her arrival in Washington, visited Cincinnati, Buna- To. New York, Philadelphia and Atlantic City. She was delightfully."- entertained in each place, and in Washington has xf Ar.ft vi attention
 Robert T. Scott, one of Senator Un- derwood's clerks, has returned from Alabama, where he stood the bar ex- animation. In June, he was graduated at Georgetown university, and few days later successfully passed the bar examination of the District of Colum- bia. Ultimately, he will locate in Shef- field. He is a native of Kentucky.
 
 The postoffice appropriation bill that has reached the President for his ap- proval carries with it an unique and in teresting provision. The postmaster gen eral is directed to arrange for demonstra- tons at three or more places in the, United States for the purpose of trying out efficiency methods in the distrlou- tion of the products of the farm, with the NlGW Ol ndNlliS tHC PeiiNCi PoSH A'oN- vitally~in the solution of the marketing problem of the American farmer.
 Clarence J. Owens. managing director of the Southern Commercial congress, stated: The margin with which the ex- pertinent must be made is the difference betw cen the amount now paid to the pro- ducer and the cost to the consumer Things must be kept clearly in mind, ma mely, the farmer must get little more for his product, the consumer must get it at a reduced price over the present cost. and the method adopted by the gov ernment must be self sustaining, so as to avoid paternalistic tendencies.
 "The measure if the experiments are successful, will confer a definite benefit upon producer and consumer Nine par cells go from the city to the country now, as compared to one from the country to the city. This condition should be changed. The farmer should use this machinery of the government that has been provided and thus market bis pro- duce promptly and to maximum legiti- mate advantage"