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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-04

Dr. Wilson Compton, economist of the federal trade commission, in an article on the lumber trade, con- tributed to the American Lunlberman of last week, says in part:
 There are three chief factors essen tial to the maintenance of stable busi- ness conditions. These are irreducibie.
 First, good bargaining power, based on accurate knowledge of current market conditions.
 Second, information as to the cost of production of different products or of different grades or items offered for sale
 Third. ability and financial strength, to refuse to sell goods at an unprof- itable price.
 The first promotes efficient selling, the second promotes efficient operat- inG and the third is essential to both. Good trade informat tion gives knowl- edge of the prices that can, at any time, be secured. Good cost informa- tion gives knowledge of the price at which the seller can afford to sell. The former has nothing to do with cost accounting. The latter has noth- ing to do with anything else. Sys- JGnaIlC cost IlHQlnS Wlli uHlhoi I'll methods is much talked about IS the means of securing profitable indus trial organization. But it is frequently asserted by self confident and self-sufficient lumber manufacturers, indifferent to the de- mands of modern competition, that cost accounting of this sort is neces- sary only for the inefficient opera tor. They say that they have made money without it. They expect so to continue. A cost system" to them would be just an amusement or a charity. And yet it is just such man. utacturers who unconsciously have been paying dividends out of capital 1 instead of from earnings and whc have unintentionally terrorized other 1 manufacturers who could not afford to secure a living in industry by the | mere liquidation of assets Such has 1 been the cause of much of the wastes of competition in industries using nat ural resources. In such industries the maintenance of equal opportunity ir 1 competition is especially difficult.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-04

New Orleans, March 3.-(SpeciaL) Charges that the logging operations or southern pine. manufacturers are not be-
 ing conducted so as to supply the neces-
 sary timbers for ship construction are emphatically denied by J. E. Rhodes. sec retary-manager of the Southern Pine as- sociation.
 There are 43 wood shipyards now in operation on the Atlantic and Guii coast" said MT. Rhodes. Ten ships have already been completed. 60 are near completion, and by Juily 90 at leas' Al wood ships will have been launched These figures do not include private yards to which southern pine manufac- turers are furnishing timbers.
 aIf the ribs or frames were made oi huilt-in smaller timbers. as has been sue cessfully done by private sllipbuilders in stead of requiring solid pieces. mucr i bette, showing would have been made I in fact there is no limit to the amount l of ship material which the sawmiiis ol l the south can furnish for this type ol construction
 s.Thc largest wood steamer ever built l and about to be launched at a gulf port lis constructed of built-in frames. It has 1 been given very high rating by Lloyds and although it represents smaller amount Of lumber than is required fo' 1 building the standard ship being con i structed by the government, it Is of bOV ltons dead weight. as compared with SO tons of the government boat Not tim her in this boat is as large as many II 1 the standard government ship. The saw mills os the south could readily furnish almost an Unlimited quantity of materia 1 for boats of this type of construction. "Designs for the standard wood steam ship adopted by the shipping board were made before our practical lumberme, were consulted as to their ability t' provide the material required
 ! Specifications covering the timber bil
 were later submitted to committees O
 the Southern Pine association, ant /, through their cooperation were revised lto more largely meet the manufacturint I conditions.
 Ut is true that the larger timber.
 contracted for by the southern lumbel
 manufacturers are now in yellow pine
 forests. and can be secured. but thu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-04
MILLER co. MAKES
 TRADE RESEARCH
25. .349 Answers Put in Book as Result. 429 Brands of Tires on the
 Market, Is Claim

What is said to be one of the most pretentious trade researches. ever con ducted has just been completed by the Miller Rubber company, Akron, accord ing to a local dealer The 25.349 re- sponses of ditributors, dealers and cal owners have been classified and compiled in book issued by this company.
 The tire situation is analysed and prob lems affecting dealers and users worked out and solved. Charts sum up the opfn- ions, criticisms and suggestions of thou sands of experienced tire men.
 There are about 429 brands of tires on the American market. Estimating 5000, coo motor cars in operation in this coun- try this year. the absolute limit of the number of tires which will be sold in 1918 can be closely approxirnated Hence the necessity on the part of every tire dealer to study closely the merchandising ideas which have been proved sound in the past
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-04
Launching of Ship of
 Exceptional Interest

The second steel ship built south ot Newport News was lauched at Violet, La, just below New Orleans, from the yards of the Alabama New Orleans Transportation company, says the Amer lcan Lumberman. The vessel is the Mex oil, a 25oo-ton oil tanker, Built for the Mexican Petroleum company, and the first of four of the same type to be built on the same shipyards.
 The launching was of exceptional ,n- terest because of the unusual condi- tions surrounding it.. The Mexoil was 'side-launched"S into the Lake Borgne canal, the drop from ways to water be- ing five feet. The canals normal depth is only eight feet, but the launching cessful launch may result in acceptance or contracts by the company for larger vessels
 step toward the development of a great ship building industry at New Orleans was taken last week. when conference of business men and bankers indorseo the project to build an industrial cana from the Mississippi river to Lake Pom chertrain, with shiplock at the river front The Orleans levee board and ths public belt commission have voted mon- etary aid to the project. while the dock board has indorsed it and referred it tc It's engineers. The legislature has al ready empowered the dock board to issue bonds for construction of the canal anc the enterprise now awaits the lorna approval of engineers and the govern ment, which is believed to be certain
 Owing to the rise and fall of the Mis- sissippi river here, engineers have helC that the establishment of large ship yards was of doubtful feasibility Witt ship-locked canal and basin, these dir. faculties will be removed One local con cern aready has offered to finance { ship yard on the canal and it is hoped that the enterprise will win favorable at. tention from Chairman Hurley and Henr, Ford of the shipping board. both O whom are expected to visit New Orlean: in the near future
 Biloxi, Miss. is on the trail of anotnel shipbuilding plant, dispatches from tha city reporting that the Liberty Snip building company, financed by eastern capital. has offered to build plant or Back bay, provided site is donated It is said that site has been selected by representatives of the company.< \ is offered for $500; and it was repor- e last week that 5000 had been alreau, subscribed for it's purchase.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-04
Women Work in Sawmills

4 Raleigh, N. C., special to the Amer lean Lumberman says:
 ''For the first time in the history of North Carolina women are now working in a number of saw and blaming mills in the eastern section of this state When asked what the resultssof the experiment showed manager of a lumber com pany that operates several wood vart< ' ing plants that have been employinA women recently said:
 Fully up to expectations and iittle beyond. Scarcity of male workers, be- cause of so many men. having gone Into the army and navy and other govern- mental occupations. made it necessary for our company to make the propasi- ton. An adequate number of women re- sponded and they are almost without exception, doing not only faithful, 5ut excellent work. and there are no att tempts to shirk the duties assigned them. Some of them work in the lumber yards, handling lumber just as the men do and they have proved quite equal to any task assigned them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-04
LUMBER INDUSTRY

Tuscaloosa, March -(SpeciaD-Fol- lowing period of inactivity, due to the strict embargoes, which prevented the filling even of government orders, the lumber industry in the Tuscaloosa district has taken new spurt, and hundreds of carloads are now going forward uninterruptedly. While most of this Is for the government, there is a considerable amount of commercial business being handled, it now being possible to make shipments to Wash ington, Chicago and other points over certain roads. It is believed in local lumber circles that should the present good weather continue, most of the congestion will soon be cleared and little trouble will be experienced in filling commercial orders. At one time recently there were more than 300 cars of lumber standing on the sidings in this district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-04

| paw, Okla, incorporated with $l50,-
 capital by Missouri and Oklahoma in-
 vestors who will mine lead and zinc | near Quapaw.
 ! Liberty Mining and Royalty company, Oklahoma City, incorporated with $780,
 200 to develop lead and zinc properties
 Phoenix Coal company. Nashville, | Tenn, incorporated with s150.000 capital | to develop coal land. | Memphis Shoe and Trimming company, Memphis, Tenn, organized with s10o,OOo l capital by Michigan manufacturers, who will establish at Memphis a plant with a daily capacity of 400 pairs of infants shoes, 5000 leather washers and 7GO pounds of mattress tufts, besides shoe parts for factories in other cities. 1 Kanawha Valley Lumber company, Charleston, W. Va, incorporated with | s100,00o capital to establish lumber mills. 1 Frederick Coal and Coke company, Charleston, w. Va, incorporated with S5o000 capital for mining coal and manu- featuring coke.
 | Coleman Timber company, Charleston, ". Va, incorporated with S000o capitai | to develop timber land. 1 Vivian Cotton Mills, Cherryvi1le N. C., will expend s61 900 to build additional mill and equip it with machinery. l Burnet Texas Graphite company, Bur- l net Tex, incorporated with $62, 800 capital I to mine and mill graphite. | Parkdale Cotton Mills, Gastonia, N. C., I will invest s100000 to build addition and equip it with machinery for spinning cotton yarn.
 | Southern Lumber company, Fayette, Ala, incorporated with $50O0o capital for | manufacturing lumber. | Victor Coal Mining company, Middles- boro, Ky, incorporated with S60,000 cap- 1 ital to develop coal lands. l Westbrook Elevator company, Danyille, | Va, incorporated with s75.00o capital to
 manufacture freight and passenger ele- vators.
 WaIline Ochre Corporation, Stanley, Va chartered with $50,00O capital to
 build plant for manufacturing bever- l ages.
 | Texas Parafay company, Dallas, Tex, Incorporated with $50000 capital to de-
 velop coal land in Martin county, Ken lucky.
 United States Coal Mining company | Chattanooga, Tenn, incorporated with ] $50,O00 capital for developing coal land.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-04
VESSELS COMPLETED ANDe
 OTHERS ALMOST COMPLETED

excessive cost and time required in getting out these large timbers far ahead of normal logging operations was pointed out to the shipping board. For the saving of time and cost 1t was recommended from the first that for the larger sizes Pacific coast fir should be made interchangeable with southern pine, not because of it's superiority, but simply because nature made the fir tree grow to larger dimensions.
 Aside from changes in the original timber specifications suggested by the lumbermen to facilitate economy and speed in ship construction, two changes were made by the shipping board in the large timbers required for ship ribs or frames which very seriously handicapped the sawmills. From the or iginal bill of material. total of 490 changes have been made. At first 1,12a,- 957 feet of timbers were required for each ship. Now, 1,53f,410 feet are re- quird. an incrase in quantity alone of over S6 per cent which in itself is in- significant were it not for the many increases in sizes and the changes in grades
 We promised the government that material for 200 ships would be fur nished on or about July 90, 1918, and to fulfill this promise average ship ments per working day from JanauYy
 1, 1918, of 53 cars are required. The average shipments during the month of January were over 'S6 cars per lay and are increasing.
 "The emergency fleet corporation began in December to secure fir tim. bers for the larger sizes from the Pa cific coast, hence deliveries of the southern pine required will be com pleted far ahead of time,
 tIf their past achievements" con tinued MT. Rhodes. "are not entirely satisfactory to the government tile southern lumbermen will strain every sinew to do more. but the general pub lie should know that they have not fallen down in their pledges to the shipping board
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-04

California fruit growers whose business has been injured by the fraudulent use of boxes and wrappers bearing their trademark for inferior goods now have a machine for branding the fruit itself. The machine is an lS-spoke wheel. each spoke of which carries branding iron adjusted by a spring and heated by cleo tricity. This wheel can make 20 revolu- lions and brand 300 oranges minute,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-04

An apple tree in the yard of Joseph Zayis of Kent county, Delaware, blos- soms every year with pink roses. The tree was planted years ago by Julian Emerson. who grafted a rose bush on the tree. Last year it bore hundreds Of roses, but 1t will never bear fuit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-04
SOUTHLEADS NATION ASMARKETFORA AUTO Tires for 1918 to Total 25,- 100000, Is Estimate Made
 by Goodrich Experts

That the United States will require 2S,- oo0,0e0 motor car and truck tires in 1918 Is the estimate of experts employed by the research department of the B. F. Goodrich Rubber company Akron. The estimate is based on the 1917 registration of motor vehicles The south alone Is expected to buy a total of more than 100000 rubber tires.
 Registration for 1917 reached 5,14S,OS3 as against 3512,996 in 1916 This repre- sents an increase of 46 per cent. As many states make no distinction between passenger and commercial cars in issuing licenses, the above figures include both A few states are just making provision for state registry of motor vehicles. In these. estimates are made which are said to be reliable.
 SOUTH LEADS NATION
 The south leads the nation in the buy ing of cars, it is pointed out. The 1917 registration below the Mason and Dixon line shows an increase of 61 per cent over that of 1916. The total registration last year was S97,9S1. This increase is at tributed to 90-cent cotton, larger grain production and an augmented cattle and dairy business.
 First place is accorded the south by a safe margin. Other sections stand;s Mid dle west, 42 per cent increase; far west, Al per cent, :4nd New England, ? per cent. New York leads the states With 40S, SIP registrations, an increase of only 30 per cent.
 Texas leads the southern section With 19i,74o Oklahoma comes next with lo2 : 5eS; then comes Georgiatwith 7o,354; Mary land, 63.50o; North Carolina, 55,95a; Vir- ginia, 55,661: Tennessee. 40.1So; South Carolina, 3S. 322; Mississippi, 37,0oo; Flori- da; 35 COO West Virginia, 31,329; Arkan- sas, S57 and Louisiana, 24,545.
 ALABAMA THIRD
 Using motor car registration as a prosperity register. Oklahoma leads not only the south hut the nation. having an increase of 94 per cent over 1916. Next comes Arkansas with g. per cent increase.
 Other states in the southern group with astounding increases follow in order: Alabama. S8 per cent; Florida. si0 per cent, and North Carolina, 66 per cent.
 According to the experts of the re- search department of the Goodrich com pany, the south has astonished the mo- tor car world by it's tremendous increases in single year. Present indications are that the south will go well over the 1,O00o00 mark in registrations this wear
Arizona republican., 1918-06-20
DIRECTORY AUTOMOBILES, AUTO SUPPLIES & PARTS
LOG OF ROAD Phoenix to Los Angeles via Prescott and Kingman

0.0-PHOENIX. Chamber of Com merce, corner Adams and Sec ond avenue east two blocks to Central avenue, turn left go north to
 7.S-Arizona canal, turn left, follow south bank of canal to 9.5-Bridge across canal, turn north past brick store to 13.3-Cave Creek, turn left about A mile to ranch house, then north through open flats to 3S.7-New River, road winds among the hills, but has a general north erly direction to the Agua Fria river at
 E.7-Canon, heavy grades are en- countered for five miles through Black Canon to the summit, then down grade to 59.2-Bumblebee, road winds among the mountains; this is the Ante lope Hill grade to 6S.S-Cordes, up and down grade to 77.5-Mayer, hotel. Garage, meals, gas, oil and supplies. S6.3-Humboldt.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-20
PITCHERS DUEL |S
 WON BY DOUGLASS
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PITTSBURG, June 19.-(NationaD A pitchers duel between Douglas and Harmon today resulted in Chi cago victory over the Pirates. The visitors scored the only run of the game in the first on hits by Flack and Hollocher and Merkle's left, Harmon's throw to the plate being too late to get Flack.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-20
YOUNC'S MUFF OF
 FLY MOST COSTLY
TRepubIlean A. p. Leased WlreJ

BROOKLYN, June l9.-(NatianaD- Young's huff of Daubert's fly with Cheney on second and two out, won i3-inning game for Brooklyn against New York. Demaree had the Dodgers shut out until the eighth when errors by Zimmerman and McCarty and Ol- sons double tied the score.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-20
CLEVELAND RALLY
 IN NINTH ENOUGH
Republican A. p. Leased WIreJ

CHICAGO, June 19.-(American).- Cleveland's batting rally in the ninth enabled them to defeat Chicago. Chi cago had several chances but threw them away on the bases. Erratic field ing behind Shellenback aided the vis- itOrS
Arizona republican., 1918-06-20
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION

Republican A. p. Leased WIre1 At New Orleans 1-2, Chattanooga 0-S; second called end of seventh by agreement.
 At Atlanta AT. Little Rock 5-4; sec- ond game called end of seventh by agreement.
 At Mobile 4, Nashville z.
 At Birmingham 5, Memphis Il.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-20

10OobOn sOOV VOU VUU-D
 Summary-Sacrifice hits: Gardner, 2: Davidson, Scott. Double play: Burns to Shannon to Burns; Shannon to Du- gan to Burns. Base on balls: Bush 3; Geary 4. Struck out: Bush 8; Geary f, Wild pitch: Geary.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-20

SS.6-Dewey turn left across railroad
 up and down mountain grades. 104.2-Prescott, return on same road to
 north past Granite Dells to 124.2-Jerome Junction through Big
 Chino valley across wash to 144.7-Road Ford, turn left to 155.4-Deep gully, on through the Big
 Chino along side gully crossing
 it twice to 164.1-Simpson's sheep ranch, wind
 through hills to 1721-Seligman, turn to left across
 railroad cross back six miles far
 ther follow railroad to 1905-Pica Station, cross railroad
 about 115 miles further, wind
 through the Yavapai divide rail-
 road crossing at 206.S-Nelson along railroad to 212.6-Peach Springs, follow National
 Old Trail road well signed and
 close to railroad to 271.4-Kingman along railroad to 296.5-Yucca, turn left across railroad 327.0-Colorado river, cross bridge to 353.1-Needles to 659.1-Los Angeles.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-20
LEAGUE LEADERS GO
 UPON SHOALS HARD
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BOSTON, June 19.-(American).- Philadelphia won it's first game of the season in this city from Boston. Only one Boston player reached third. Clever fielding by Walker and Gardner fea- tured. Score:
Arizona republican., 1918-06-20
CLOSE CAME |S WON
 BY 0NE FORGED RUN
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PHILADELPHIA, June 19.-tNa- tionaD-Oeschger' base on balls to Wickland after Boston filled the bases, sent over the winning run in the open ing game of the series. Double plays helped the visiting pitcher win his third straight victory. Score:
 R H E Boston =. ..... OOO 210 0OO-3 $ Philadelphia " 200 900 OO0-2 0 Batteries: Rudolph and Wilson. Oeschger, Davis and Adams, Burns.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-20
COAST LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Salt Lake, 8; San Francisco. 4. Vernon, 3; Sacramento, 0. Oakland, ?; Los Angeles, 8.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-20
Ol Pittsburq

Batteries: Douglas and Killefer, Harmon and Schmidt
 Summary-Stolen bases Hollocher, Bigbee, Carey. Sacrifice hits: Mann, Merkle. Double play: Cutshaw, Caton and Mollwitz; McKetchnie, Mollwitz and King. Base on balls: Off Dougla, l. Struck out: By Douglas f. Results-Read for profit.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-20
NEW YORK W|PESUP
 EARTH WITH sOLONS

NEW YORK, June 19.-(American) The New York Americans celebrated their home coming by defeating Wash ington. New York got off to a com manding lead in the first inning, scoring four runs on four hits, a base on balls and an error. Score:
 R H B Washington =. ..0OO 900 000--O 8 I New York ..... .4O1 900 31x-9 12 0
Arizona republican., 1918-06-20
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Republican A. p. Leased WlreJ

] At St Paul 3. Toledo 5. At Kansas City 9, Louisville ,. At Milwaukee 7-9, Indianapolis Az. At Minneapolis 9, Columbus 0; for feited because Columbus refused to play.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-20
New York
Brooklyn

xRan for McCarty in tenth. XxBatted for Rodriguez in tenth. XTWo out when winning run scored
 Rrookixn
Arizona republican., 1918-06-20
League Standings
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Chicago 1; Pittsburg, o.
 New York, 1; Brooklyn, 2. Boston, 3; Philadelphia, ?. No other game scheduled.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-20
DETROIT MAKES II
 CLEANUP 0N SAINTS
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ST. LOUIS, June 19.-(American)- Detroit was more successful than St. Louis with it's extra base hits and won, making a clean sweep of the series. A home run by Veach, with Bush on base in the fifth cinched the game for the visitors. Rogers hitting was ac- countable for four of the locals five runs. Score:
 R H F Detroit =. ..... GOA O20 O1o-7 8 g St. Louis =. .... .002 020 100-5 ' l Batteries: Kallio, Erickson and Yelle; Rogers and Nunamaker
Arizona republican., 1918-06-20
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Philadelphia 3: Boston 0. Cleveland, 6; Chicago, 5. Detroit, '; St. Louis, 3. Washington, 0; New York, 9.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-20

nings pitched Grimes s; Cheney 5. Struck out: Grimes 2; Cheney ?; Dem- aree ..
Arizona republican., 1918-06-20
Matted for Grimes in eighth.

Matted for Grimes in eighth.
 By innings:
 New York .. .OO1 900 900 900 0-1 Brooklyn ........ 1000 900 010 900 1-2
 Summary-Two-b base hits: McCarty, olson. Sacrifice hits: Miller. Double play: Fletcher, Holke. Base on balls: Grimes 2; Cheney B. Demaree 1. h.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-20
WESTERN RESULTS

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, June 19- West ern)-St. Joseph broke it's losing streak by defeating Sioux City
 R H E Sioux City ...... 900 900 100-1 , o St. Joseph ...... 900 III 00x-3 ' 2 Batteries: McGranor and Rohrer: Bluejacket and Bonowitz
Arizona republican., 1918-06-20
and Devormer; Leake and Easterly

and Devormer; Leake and Easterly. LOS ANGELES, June 19-Score:
 R H F. Oakland ............. O Los Angeles .........!...3 B 0 Batteries: Krause and Murray; Per tica, Valencia and Boles.
 SAN FRANCISCO, June 19.-Score:
 R H F Salt Lake ....-.............S $ 2 San Francisco .............4 10 l Batteries: Dubuc and Konnick; Smith. Baum and Mckee.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-20
xBatted for Thomas in ninth
Chicauo

SummtTy-TWo-b base hits: Jacobs. Wood, Liebold. Three base hits: Col lins. Stolen base: Roth. Double play. Risberg, Jacobs and Gandil. Base on balls: Shellenback 4 Bagby 4. Hit by pitcher: Shellenback (Roth). Struck out: Shellenback 1; Bagby 3.