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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-26
The Truth
About Belgium
BY BRAND WHITLOCK

The guarantees of the Pacha
seemed clear enough, unless mes
sieurs les militaires" should pro-
nounce the magic formula ''une
necessite militaire;" then they would
become something else. We had
the guarantees of the governor gen.
eral permitting the food TO enter
and protecting it from seizure, but
this document was as yet a lifeless
thing; it had to be vivified by con-
struction and by application. To
render it practical it implied the
means of communication and free
circulation, in a word, paSSierSchein,
for a large number of delegates of
the c. r. B. l may as we'll say now
that of all the food imported into
Belgium by the c. r. B., during all
the time we were there, the Ger
mans never seized a grain; the
guarantee was enforced and re-
spected. But there were always
ancillary difficulties; things were
done but seldom done graciously,
or in that grand manner If they
did justice they did it as though
they were granting a favor, and If
they granted a favor they did it
with a gesture that absolved the
recipient of the obligation of graft
tude. Our right to circulate, for in
stance, to come and go, was not
disputed. was indeed admitted, but
it seemed to be impossible to pro-
cure paSsierscheinS which when
shown to stolid sentinels would let
one by. The authorities would shake
their heads, shrug their shoulders
and say:
"Ce sont les militaires" ("They
are soldiers!D
We discussed passierscheins for
months. We had to have passier-
scheins for Curtis, who was to come
and go between Rotterdam and
Brussels bearing the C. r. B. dis
patches. We had to have passier-
scheins for the delegates of the c.
r. B., who were to travel about in
Belgium; we, that is Villalobar and
1, had to have a courier of our own,
with diplomatic immunities; and we
had to have passierscheins for our
selves
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-26
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, July 25.-0n overnight sell
ing orders in volume, the cotton market was
depressed today, % TO "a points IN the tlrst
L,if bnIr of trading Little support came from
any direction aud fresh liquidation was forced
on the long side. .-- ,. -
JuIy and 80 To IS points on the new crop
months before realizing Of profits by shortS
checked the downward trend. At noon lHe
active months were = to points off net. July
expired at 49,.
la the early afternoon reports of a great aIhea
victory caused Il quick upturn. AT o cloch
the market stood II TO 40 points over yester-
days final quotations.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
Toe following we're the ruling p:lces In the
exchange today:
Tone, steady; midGling, 2S.I5c, steady. u.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-26
Cotton

NEW YORK, July 25.-Od crop positions in
the cotton market again showed weakness to-
day with July IL points off at the opening,
against / 10 - points net decline ON later po-
sitions. October showing relatively more weak
than any other new crop contract. The
opening tone was steady. Continued depression
in southwest spot market and a withdrawal Of
mills from the market explained the early de-
cline which was followed by further weakness
carrying July down 10 "A 65, October TO "A. 10
and December TO -. 90. This represented net
break in July Of IS points, and in new crops
from l. TO 81 points.
Trading in July ceased at noon with the
price ~. 9S. after having sold low as "A. 40,
at which time il only IS points over Oc-
tober Newcrops a time during the fore
noon sold 81 TO ~ points under the previous
night, but had midday rally Of about % to -
points which advanced October TO n. 81 and
December TO %. 50. based renewed trade buy
ing and private reports or serious drouth condt-
tions in Arkansas, oklahoma and Louisiana.
Sharp rallies occurring around O'Clock in
response 10 further peace rumOrS and reports OF
big allied gains. sen October up TO 2i.7f and
December 20 24.2J. representing new high levels
for the day and an advance OF - TO 81 points
above the Previous close.
NEW YORK COTTON
Tie following were the ruling prices In the
tXrhuUgc today:
Tone, very steady midding, 2s.9Oc. quiet.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-26

ATLANTA UUrroESEED PRODUCTS MAAAE-
lilly Bid. Asked.
Cruu, oil prime basis .......... .lTh .....
CottOnseel meal, per cent an-
niOLla 80 'OV ss'. {.
-ottonseed meal, z per cent
Georgia com1i1n Point rate. al. SO .....
t'ottouseed hUlls, loose ......... ~. 90 Il. 30
Cottonseed hubs sacked ........9J.UO 300
AUGUST
crude oil. prime basis .......... .OIh .....
>OttansceQ meal, per cent
Georgia common point rate. AZ SO 80.
Cot,unsee6 huIls loose .,......2O 50 81 90
Iottonsae,; mills sacked ,...25 90 It. OO
LipterS, clean mill run ......... .OAb 10
r.aTToNSFEO QUOTATIONS
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-26
Nrw ORLEANS SPOT COTTON

NEW ORLEANS SPOT CoTION
NEW ORLEANS, July 25.-Spot cotton dull,
o points off Sales on the spot three; 10
arrive, none; low middling, 24c; mluuii LIZ
os. T5c: good middling, 3O.15c. kecelp'S' l'-'''
stocks, 500. ieS.
SPOT COTTON MARKET
Atlanta, steady, 80. 1Oc.
New York, quiet, % o0c.
New Orleans, steady, 2SI5c
Augusta. steady, 29c.
Memphis. stcady, 3Gc.
Charleston, steady, Soc.
Nc. :gomery, steady, soc.
Boston, steady, 33.15c
Philadelphia steady, 2965c
Norfolk, steady, 29c.
Galveston, steady, 2T.2Jc.
Mobile, steady, zoe.
Little Rock, steady 2S.5Oc.
Dallas, steady, 70. 55c.
Savannah, steady, soc.
St. Louis, steady, SOC.
Houston steady, 26.75c
ATLANTA SPOT COTTON
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-26
SEEDS AND PLANTS.
TREES

CABBAGE plants, frost proof, S1.5O per 1000.
Parcel post or express. Prompt shipments.
Clark Plant Co., Townsville. Ga.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-26
FOR sALE-EARMS

I'll. irult trees. pecan trees, ornamental trees
light work: good profit Write today. Smit
Brothers, Dept. 60 concord. Ga.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-26
cOTToNSEED QUOTATIONS
COMPARATIVE PORT RECEIPTS

Georgia coMmCn rate points. SICOODL o.Vt
ottonseed z. o. b. Atlanta. $50. O'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-26
MORE HOUSES TO BE
 BUILT IN BRUNSWICK

The report submitted to Washington by a representative of the emergency fleet corporation sent to Brunswick 10 investigate the housing problem, has finally brought the people of Bruns- wick face to face with the fact that more houses must be erected, and at once, or Brunswick will suffer as re- suit
 The emergency fleets representatives who spent several days in Brunswick and who looked thoroughly into every phase of the question, reported that the crowded condition in Brunswick was the worst he has thus far discovered on his inspection trip south.
 The report, says the Industrial Index has already had it's effect and, although dozens of houses are now in course Of construction in the city, including one large S0-room hotel by the American Shipbuilding company, business men have taken up the matter and contracts for many houses, it is stated will be awarded at once. It is estimated that 500 houses would not meet the demand in Brunswick at present. Dozens of families are now living in tents erect ed in all sections of the city, and while this can be done comfortably during the summer it is impossible in the win ter. These many people will have to leave the city within a few months II houses are not built for them, because they realize that they will soon have 70
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-26
Capital Ln Large Amounts
 Finds Southern hUestment

son Compress and Storage comany Will son, N C., organized with. Si25,9oJ cap ital.
 A cotton compressing and storage plant will be built by the Wilson Compress and Storage company, Wilson, N. C.. organized with $125,000 capital.
 Saddlery will be manufactured by the Hart Saddlery Co, Memphis, incor- porated with s100.O00 capital.
 A s100,000 guneotton factory will be built by the Trinity Products com pany, Dallas, Tex.
 One hundred knit union suits will be the daily output of the Cheraw Un- derwear company, Cheraw, s. C., or ganized with s50.000 capital.
 Peanut products will be manufact- ured by the Greenwood Peanut com pany, Greenwood, Fla, incorporated with s50000 capital
 Cotton linters for nitrating, daily ca pacity 10000 pounds, will be bleached by the Demopolis Fibre company, De- mopolis Ala, recently incororated with s2000 capital.
 Treenails for constructing ships will be manufactured by the Black Locust Treenail company, Asheville, N. C., in- corporated with $20,000 capital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-26
Greenville on the Hum

Greenvil1e, August 25.-(Special.) Cotton is rapidly opening and tho farmers are making use of the fav- orable weather for harvesting same. A number of gins in the vicinity of Greenville are now in operation, and have turned out number of bales of cotton. The price on the streets of Grecnvi11e Saturday was 3165c and in most instances the farmers are dis posing of their cotton as fast as it is ginned. The high price of cotton and cotton seed will cause big busi- ness this fall, and the merchants of Greenville are preparing for the trads.
 To meet the increasing demand for slaves, one of Greevnvilles stave mill owners has commenced operating both day and night. The increased orders are due to the fact that there is an enormous demand for oil barrels all over the country to export all kinds of petroleum products. There is q constant stream of motor trucks and wagons daily loaded with stave bolts for this purpose.
 The timber industry of Butler coun- ty is growing enormously, there be- ing many carloads of rough an1 dressed lumber shipped from the coun- ty every day. The good roads of the county have made it possible to enter timber lands that heretofore have rot not been touched owing to the trans portation facilities. The introduction of motor trucks into this character of hauling has put a boom to the busi- ness and the sawmill owners are reaping their harvest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-26
South StiH Industrial Field For
 Capital Seeking Large Returns
Attention Focused Leading Industrial of Alabama Progress Being New Construction
 Work-Demand for Larger Coal Output in This District

there must be development on a huge scale. Alabamas coal production should be brought up to 2F,00c,000 tons in 1919 and there should De an annual increase until the output reaches 30,000, 900 tons. This will not be excessive. if the world boom is any thing like as vast as is expected.
 Much interest IS felt in Alabama's S coal output. What will be the in crease in the remaining months of 1918? The July record was highly en- couraging showing large production each week There has been a slight falling off this month, due in some measure to car shortage. September should start out with weekly record of nearly 5oo.000. tons and when it once gets up to such a level it should not be allowed to drop back.
 The crop situation in Alabama is sat- isfactory i'll the main. The food crops are larger than usual and all prices will be on a high level. Cotton is soar ing and every cotton farmer in Ala bama will be flush with money No matter how 1t may be with otl;er states, this year is sure to be Alabamas s banner year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-26

While new capital in large amounts continues to seek the south for indus trial development for the winning of the war, attention is focused chiefly on ex pansion in Alabama. The Muscle Shoals district, the Birmingham district, anu Mobile are centers of high pressure ac. tivity in construction, and so they will be for a long time to come
 Ground has been broken for the fabri. eating plant of the Birmingham Steel corporation, at Fifth avenue and Thirty fifth street. and for the Sloss Sheffield company's by- products plant near North Birmingham Ground will be broken within week or 10 days on the plant of the Birmingham By-Products company near Boyles
 Construction work on the Tennessee company's extensive development at Fairfield and along Possum valley is pro. grsssing steadily, and it is understood that the Woodward Iron company will shortly be ready to announce it's plans for the erection of the projected steel fur naces and fi;bricating mills at Wood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-26
THE HUM OF INDUSTRY IN THE SOUTH
Mississippi Making Splendid
 Strides In DiUersificafion

200,000 worth of cotton, while the value of last years crcps, counting cotton at SOL 750,000, totaled s361, ,699 900, an increase Of $243,9 953,I34 for the eight-year period.
 This year. the increase in dairy cattle and creamery products. in beef cattle, in hogs, in wheat, in vel Yet and soy beans. Tn sheep Will be no less remarkable. Corn and oats may not show up so well, be- cause of untoward seasons, but the farm CTS planted them. And they will keep on planting them, because they are he coming just as sot' for diversification as they once were for the "au cotton' plan.
 And while all this has been going on, the state has built hundreds of miles of good roads established system of rural education that has no superiors even in the famous middle west, built up thriving communities. and fast growing small cities, and has sent thousands of her stall wart sons to France as well.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-26

Mississippis progress in diversifica ton, as told in figures recently gathered in that state for the council of defense,
 is remarkable, and is ample evidence Of the forward movement the entire south is making in the direction of feeding it. self, according to a Jackson special in the Manufacturers Record.
 Ten years ago Mississippi was cotton producing state, with stock farm al. most Us much of a rarity as an elephant ranch would be today
 Today, Misslssippi is a producer of hun dreds of tons of food and feed, in the forefront of the hog producing common wealths, the owner of some of the finest herds of beef cattle in the world, the possessor Of 23 thriving creameries and magnificent dairy herds, of flour mills, of a large packing plant, of canneries whose products are sold in all parts ot the nation.
 A decade ago a pure bred hog was curiosity Today, there are in the state several international grand champions, and at three recent sales of Duroc-Jer seys hog buyers from every one of the middle western states came to Mississippi to get choice breeding stuff, and they paid the prices for them. The average for two of the sales per head was more than $500, and a single individual sold at Jackson brought $5S0
 A carload or hogs to one of the bigger markets causes no more comment today than a bale of cotton. On the contrary. it is necessary for county to ship five carloads or more at a time to get any mention. The first result has been that business, which used to have an open sea son from September 15 to February 15. now runs 12 months in the year and does not go into a vacation period when all the cotton money is exhausted.
 This does not mean the cotton crop has been neglected. Last seasons crop was perhaps the most valuable ever grown in the state, and this years promises to be equally as worth while. But where the great cotton plantations of the delta once raised cotton and bought everything else, they now produce their own food stuffs. and in many instances raise their own wheat and make every ounce of the flour used by their employees.
 What is true of hogs is also true of cattle ard to a lesser degree of sheep. The sheep industry is on the upward trend today, and once more flocks of the wool producers dot the hillsides ana adorn the flat lands of the great delta.
 In point of money value, the increase has been no less remarkable. In 1909 tue value of the farm products of the state was placed at $177745,266. including s61.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-26

Baltimore. August 25.-(Special) Southern developmental announcements of the past week. as reported to the tant and extensive industrial establish ments.
 From the many reports of activities have been obtained the following brief summaries:
 A 275-mile oil pipe line from Drum right to Freeman. Mo. will be built by the War Pipe Line company, Tulsa, $S,5Oo,OOO.
 A s2,50o,o00 loan is planned by the Monongahela Valley Traction company, Fairmont, w Va, to complete work un- der way, including: Rivesville power plaet s-produce plant, gasoline plant. drilling gas wells. laying gas mains, paving, extending transmission lines, developing coal land. sinking two shafts for ri:nes, building 25 houses
 Extensions, improvements, new ma chinery. etc, are planned by the Po- tomac Electric Power company, Wash inton, D. C., bonds for s2,i00,o00 to be issued in this connection.
 Mill construction buildings, costing S750,00 for one plant and $SG9u00 for another plant, will be erececd by the Laclede Gaslght company, St. Louis, to be equiped for manufacturing explosive shells. These plants will furnish war material to the government.
 Steel steamships will be constructed by the Britain Shipbuilding company Jacksonville, Fla, incorporated with $1,000,000 capital.
 Ships will be built and repaired by the Jacksonville Dry Dock and Repair comany, Jacksonville, Fla, incol porated with s750,000 capital.
 Buildings costing s4o0,000 wlil he con- structed at Richmond, Va, by the Chesapeake and Ohio railway. They will be equiped for brass foundry, loco motive shop and machine shop, the structure being 244x5S, 4o0x11o and 204xf3 feet in size, of brick construc- ton on concrete foundations.
 An oil refinery costing s350,o00 will be built at San Antonio, Tex, by George B. Ellgestern of San Antonio and H. H. Todd of Gainesville, Tex.
 A s176.0o0 laundry will be built by the war department at Camp Wads- worth. $. c.
 s150,000 plant for compressin:y and storing cotton will be built by the Will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-26
A Regular Veteran

From the Boston Transcript.
 Father-My dear, if I should die pen niless, are you well prepared to fight your way in the battle of life?
 Daughter--I think so, father; I've been through three engagements all ready
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-26

ward, to cost the big round sum of s25,- 0uD,000.
 Rapidly increasing pay rolls here Will give grea. impetus to general trade. The year 1918 will be epochal in Blr' ming's industrial and commercial his tory. In former years optimists were given to roseate predictions of the growth of this dirtci,t but all prophecies of the last decade seem tame in view of tfs stupendous expansion visualized at the present time.
 Demand for brick, steel, cement aud lumber will be even greater after the war than it is now. Everything produced here will be needed in the rehabilitation of the allied nations and rebuilding and re- equipping the railroads and in erectlnS factories public edifices. office buildings and dwelling houses in the United States and Latin America.
 Ii is the prevailing opinion that the after-the war boom will be not only the greatest in volume while it lasts but that it will be of greater duration than any ever known in past years
 Alabama has wonderful raw mate- rial resources, but in order to meet manufacturing demands that Will come with the new era of prosperity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-26
BIRMINGHAM PLANT
 FILLING CONTRACT

The Copeland-Inglis brick plant of Birmingham is. furnishing crushed vit- rified brick for concrete shipbuildin5 at Brunswick. Ga, says the Industrial Index.
 The Copeland -Inglis company has installed a brick crusher at it's plant and is busy four days a week making vitrified brick, in which there is an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-26

bama. Tennessee and Northern railway for Mobile. Later line north from Iuka to some point in Tennessee yet to be named is to be constructed. It is desired to get in touch with contractors material men and builders of railroad equipment. Headquarters will be at Iuka. The officers are: Theodore A. Smith. president; F. F. Carmack, vice president; T. M. Mcdonald, secretary and treasurer and George l.. McMaster, industrial agent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-26

abandon camp life Others are keeping house, including husband, wife and one or two children, in one lone room In many six or seven-room houses there are as many as four families. The con- dition is not being improved to any ex- tent by the number of houses being built, as more people are arriving every day
 A great effort will now be made to build at once a sufficient number of homes to accommodate all of these peo- pie, well as others who are soon to remove there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-26

admixture of coal dust. This brick Is then crushed and the crushed mass sent to Brunswick, where it is mixed with cement, probably the Leeds make, and this mixture is poured into the ship molds and concrete ship is the result This concrete is favored, be- cause it is the hardest and most i'm previous to water
 The remaining two days of the week the plant makes brick for such places as Fairfield and others, where essen- tial government work is going on. Tlte manufacture of the crushed brick for concrete ships enables this plant to op- crate 100 ner. cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-26

So extensive are precautions taken by railroads that link Argentina and Chile by climbing the Andes, which have the steepest grades in the world, that not fatal accident has happened since they were opened in 19l0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-26
Iuka, Miss. to Reform. Ala.

The Iuka North and South Railroad company, capital stock s10Oo,0oO, has been organized at Iuka, Miss, according to letter received by the Manufacturers Record from Theodore A. Smith of Iul1a,
 who also says that survey will begin in a few days for the first work on the proposed line, which is to run from Iuka southward toward Reform, Ala, about 100 miles, to connect there with the Ala
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-02
CtANcEny RELEASE DEEDS.

ifichmond Trust and Savings Com
phnT. Inc. trustee. TO Ellen J. Dance
81 viz u feet. IL inches by $50 feet.
known as 2"3 West Grace street: 81
Get , inches hv $50 feet. known as
W West Grace street: 81 feet. oI-2
inches hy $50 feet. known as 2O7 West
Grace street: u feet. a1-2 inches bv
~ feet. known as 200 West Grace
street. May -. 1918: $4,000
nose Tour pieces OF real estate mca-
SNfinc II feet. l2 inches by I50
!tct rc6noctiNelv.. known as 2n3-5- =
"&s' Grace street. May "a, 1918; $40.
y 4. Pollard. Jr.. trustee. TO C. NJ
Johnson. 2lX30 5-l2 feet, known a,
aanpl East Marshall street Nav
q. 1918, $1,000.
~ H. Carneal ,ruste.. to James
ZONES. IL 7-l2Xa2 3 feet. known a.
=, West Baker Street May S, 1915
g J Henson and !. p. Nash. trustees
w. ,'"hche II Ryder. 50xl70 feet north.
.hS' corner of Grove and I.afavett,
avenues May 20. 1918; sy75
-. ~ Schomburg, trustee. IN r TT
ndt,rson, 23xI25 feet known ,s I1oS.
"a, No,tn Twenty-flfth Street. Nav 20
r. X Pollard, Jr.. trustee N IT. 9
al.crs'ein. 25x1a0 feet, know - a. Al;
sWn6Ss' Cary Street. April. is, 15SS: So.
chewnlns and Boxley ,r,,at q. 4,
SHTdee frown u .i.3S1 1hz ~. 10 y ssttsa,sss
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-02
BUILDING PERMITS

The following permits were jssuo,
yesterday by the Building Inspectors
,eG,;, II. Archer. TO erect frame shed a,
-'iz taylor Street. to cost $3.50.
l. H. Wagner. to erect two br,c,,
stores al6-3lS North Second Street. TO
John Merriwcather. to repair brict
."el!ing At 800 North Second Street,
Charles Ronnbcrg. to repair brick
store at 7O1 Mort, Fourth Street, to
Laburnum Corporation to repair
brick store. at 500 East Broad Street.
to cast 500. -
Virginia Realty and Construction
Company. to repair two frame dwell.
inEs at 617-19 North Second Street, to
cost $50.
Brock's Estate. TO repair brick apart
ment at 20G East Franklin Street. to
| T. w Wood & Sons. to repair three
brick stores ut 11-l3-15 South Fifteenth
Street. to cost $500.
NJ. l.. Walkers Estate. to repair
! frame dwelling at COS North Eighth
Street. to cost $3.50
Davis Bros. Inc, to repair. brick
| to cost $4,000. .-