The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21
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Optimistic over Muscle shoals

for Muscle Shoals as permanent loca- tion for the big government nitrate plant, allows himself to be interviewed occasionally on current things. but he Is always all smiles and tickled to death when asked anything about Muscle Shoals
 When asked what he thought of the prospects for hts former home town securing the permanent location he said:
 Information from what is believed to be authoritative source from Wash : ington states the big permanent nitrate plant to cost $16,o00.0o in addition to the s4,00o.ooo plant will be built at Muscle Shoals. Senator McKellar, com mittee on military affairs, gives this announcement which comes on the heels of the persistent rumor that Pres ident Wilson had written to Postmaster General Burleson that 1t Is the inten tion of the government to locate the permanent plant near where the s4,- 100000 experimental plant will be built It will require two years to build the permanent plant, according to war department estimates. Elm ployment will be given to thousands of men and women. and If scarcity of labor exists troops may be used to i rush this great development after the contract has been let so great is the demand for nitrates and fertilizers. Senator Mcclellan said he was not at | fa of tbo information, but he considered 1t au- thoritative and reliable and from oth- CT reports that had reached him he was confident the big plant would be located at Muscle Shoals in addition to the experimental plant, which had already been awarded by the war de- partment to Muscle Shoals. No one in Alabama or the south can fully appre- ciate what this will mean for the south. It Is far-reaching in the great 1 est possible results as to develop ment and prosperity more so than any development ever begun in the south, l nd at this time. Since Congress ad- ] journed I am advised Underwood, 1 Bankhead, Dent, Almon. Shields and others are working for this develop ment, which, to my mind, places us l under lifelong obligations to these 1 men in Washington, and when Alabama begins to blossom like a rose from this development we should now and in l the future remember these men who 1 have fought this battle for Alabama. Also Col. J. w. Worthington, who has so faithfully and unselfishly labored i for this work, should have monu- ment erected to his memory in the Tennessee valley. We are wishing that an announcement will soon be made ] that the big dams will be built at Muscle Shoals and when that is done and 6so,o0O horsepower is developed that will do the rest"
 ] Admfres United States Billboard That is a mighty attractive sign | just opposite my place of business" l said George Blinn of the Excelsior laundry. Evidently Uncle Sam means business when he erects in front of one of his public buildings a biil- board six by ten feet and borders 1t with red, white and blue and then 1 puts in big letters at the top, sFood;' and then on line under 1t in small CT letters, will win the war and then i still further down, He who wastes crust of bread prolongs the war and at the very bottom as stern and pa- triotic command. Don't waste it." 
 Editorial Page Transferred 1 T want to congratulate The Age Herald on putting its editorial pago back in the news section on Sunday" said P. c. Ratliff. 50 few men read the society section that 1t seemed a bit out of place to have to hunt. it up to find the editorials. I may just be a bit particular when 1t comes to the makeup of a paper. but I believe many will agree with me that 1t adds greatly to the convenience of the male subscribers"
 Anti-SalOOn Leaguers' Farm
 There is one gentleman from Ohio that ought to be making good, with tAe pcOplo Ol <AldUdHlds 6dlQ ItoV. Brooks Lawrence, "and that Is Dr. P. A. Baker. the general superintendent of the Anti-Saloon league, for he and other officials in the organization, to- gether with some of the state super intendents, bought 5000 acres of farm ing lands near Benton and are in the farming business right, pr, Baker puts a good deal of his time on the place, as he is the manager. He says it great fly helps him to be out in the open"
 That Wealthy Civic Association
 "We are loath to deny the veracity of the compliment" said Secretary O.. L. Harold of the Birmingham Civic association. but The Age Herald was too generous with us Saturday morn ing in announcing that our board of directors had voted $2b.oo0.0oo sub scription to the liberty loan. It was good advertising. but we couldn't ox- plain things to the skeptical members who insisted we didn't have that much lin the treasury.
 .The proof-reader should have punc- tuated our subscription to read $2500. Please don't give this correction too much publicity, for there may be some
 folks who believe that six-ciper propo- sition."