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Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-25
lSO-HEAD OF STOCK-1SO

one and one-half miles east of Holfviiie' on the
Pine canal.
lsO--HEAD OF STOCK-1SO
Horses, Cattle. Mules and Hogs
1eo-HEAD OF CATTLE-1eo
Consisting. of fifty dairy cows Holsteins. Jer-
er. years old. Most all Of these are
cad and third calf cows. One Hoistein bull. IA
old: ten .-year-od HoIstein heifers. all bred to
Helsteia bull: 10 yearlins steers; thirt! five
year cid.
,s-HEAD OF HORSES AND MULEs-13
weisht 24OO pounds; one saddle mule. year old;
one 2-year-oId mare mule; one mule months ain
weight 1850 and 14oo pounds; one horse lo
years, weight 1870 pounds.
ee-HEAD OF HoGs-eO
Thr~e brood .ows with seven eight and i, nine ne
pig. to the liter 5htrsi sh%at. "a :" old
IMPLEMENTS.
One s-inch wagon and rack in good condition;
one tight wagon; moving machines. TWO
Nav rakes. walking plows, one large water
tank. good saddle one feed manser r.. "S oS
chat. harness. with breeching. five sets OF leAu
20 rcss Of hog wire, several fence panels. eight
leg troushs- some posts and iumber one Ia par
lev aeraer one grindstone. one Legation cylino
Der Oh fsak 5O-gaIlon gasoline tank 1, on, one
DfakeIe cream separator tNo. -; one milk cart
three large silk tanks
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
One iron bed. springs and mattress; two sam
49, c,sa aad m actresses, 3-burner oil stoves
s.i ovens. one large kitchen cupboard one ped
estsl afnfne table. one ice box two stana ht aan'
..e uashf1g machine, rocker and dining chairs'
sene dishes and cooking utensils
BIG BARBECUE AT NOON.
SALE STARTS AT 1O:3s A. VI.
ho.reSoIa goods and implements VIII De soid
before lunch.
NoTE-Mr. Sargent Is leaving the Nalie! @ ahu
wants everybody to co.e. Don't forse' '"e ~
hssus-
wACHTEL BROS. ssd COL. BEN A. hhoND-''
AuctioBeers
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-25
w. r. Largent Closing Out Sale
TUESDAY, MARCH )

On the Brfdenstine ranch two miles east Of
Ea ststde school house: three miles north and
one and on half miles east of Holfville. on the
Pine canal.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-25

IeGnl will plant alfalfa on his
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-25
w. j. Zylstra Closing Out Sale

On the Fitzpatrick ranch, mile south NV"
miles west of McCabe church; two miles south'
five miles of I'll Centric. watch the papers
the date. a <1+sA@4sA
I6O-HEAD OF CATTLE-1GO
Eighty choice dairy cows, 80 head OF young
cattle. steers and heifers; two Hoisfein bulis'
ALL FARMING IMPLEMENTS.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-01
Question of Better Coal

What has become of our American eff
cheney that both the bureau of mines
and people in general should find il
necessary to lay such stress upon the
exceptionally poor grade of fuel that
is being given the railways to haul and
our industries to use. asks the Railway
Age. Now as never before, says that
journal, should our industries have the
best coal obtainable and our railways De
relieved of hauling more than $4,000 oCu
tons per year of worthless dirt and slate
f. G. Bailey in a lecture recently before
the Johns Hopkins university, refers to
the large PERCENTAGE of ash and impuri-
ties in the coal we are now receiving as
sand in the bearings of transporta-
ton" And such it is clogging our
transportation system with LOCO 600 more
car loads year than if the normal at
tention were given to cleaning the coal
The remedy suggested by Mr. Bailey is
to give premium to those mines which
produce the best coal The consumers
would be glad to pay 1t. for the loss in
efficiency and the increased cost of
maintenance caused by poor coal costs
more in the long run than IL a higher
price We're paid for the better grade OF
coal Price fixing has resulted in the
working of mines that had previously
been abandoned on account of the poor
grade of coal produced. 1t has elftni-
mated competition and with 1t the ncen-
tive for the production of good Goa i.
nore attention must be paid to the quail
ty of the fuel.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-01
Sawmill al Meridian

Weather conditions in the Meridian vi
cinity continue ideal for sawmilling. but
a great many of the small mills are
closed down on account of lack of labor
and teams which have gone to the
farms while those mills that have not
closed down are operating with consider
ably reduced crews, according to othe
American Lumberman. The car short
age has again become very acute, sc
much so that shippers are experiencing
considerable trouble in securing cars
for loading even government orders.
The demand for all classes of lumber
continues brisk and while some dealers
claim to notice tendency to advance
prices on joists. dimension and timbers
1t is generally conceded that there will
be an appreciable advance in price Of
these items in the near future.
Stocks, generally. are low and badly
broken. and while it is the custom fol
the dealers in Meridian to stock up al
this season, there is very little stocking
up being done, owing to the material cur
tailment of the outputs Of the small mills
incident to the labor shortage.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-01
BUSINESS BOOKED BY
MILLS ENCOURAGING

The volume of new business booked by
the mills in and around Alexandria, La,
is very encouraging and prices are
steadily increasing, says the American
Lumberman. Especially is the demand
for timbers of all sizes and all work
ings most urgent. Smaller timbers such
as AKA to SxS inches in all grades are
moving in larger volume than for many
months previous. One-inch stock is also
being called for in large volume, and
prices show steady Improvement Boards,
shiplap and grooved roofing are being
called for frequently and in all grades
and widths. Stocks of No. 2 boards are
very low and many mills report that
they have only two and three cars on the
yards at present with no chance to re-
new their stocks. Cchers report that
their assortment is very badly broken
Stocks of shiplap are also low, especially
on the No. grade. Fencing in ali
grades is moving in larger volume than
for many weeks. and prices show a very
satisfactory increase; 1x4 and 1x6-inch
lead In the movement.
Finish and the higher grades of ceiling,
flooring and drop siding are also In
splendid demand, with prices showing a
steady advance. Lower grades such as
NOS and are not moving in such
large volume, but prices are slightly in
advance over those of last week.
Labor conditions show but little change:
In fact. they are more acute than here
tofore il such thing is possible. Ad-
ditional mills have been forced to close
their plants until some relief is forth
coming, which at the present time does
not seem imminent
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-01
Southern Conventions

The following meetings of oil men
crushers and others affiliated with then
are of interest to the SOUTH
Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers' asso
citation, New Orleans. May IS, IA and Is
Fielding Wallace, president, Augusta
Ga; II. f. Montgomery. vice president
Chickasha. Okla. Robert Gibson. secre
tary and treasurer, Dallas. Tex.
1nter-States Oil Mill Superintendents
association, Atlanta. May 20, 80 and 81
n. B. Moore, president Kinston. N. C..
7. I. Wofenden. vice president, Augusta
Ga; Fred Strickland, secretary and
treasurer. Anderson, S. G.
Oil Mill Superintendent Exhibitors
association, Atlanta. May 20, 80 and 81
w. II. Camp. president. Atlanta, Ga
L. +, Leary. vice president. Atlanta, Ga.
s A. Pardee, secretary and treasurer
Atlanta. Ga
National Oil Mill Superintendents asso-
citation Houston, Tex. June S, and &
H. r, Wilson. president, Navasota, Tex.
F. Y. Harlee, Birmingham, Ala, vice
president; r p. Morris, Purcell, Okla
secretary and treasurer
Oil Mill Machinery and Manufacturers
Supply association. Houston. Tex, June
3. c and Z. r. r. Nolen. president. Dial
las, Tex; W. II. Marshall secretary and
treasurer. Dallas. Tex.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-01
THE HUM OF INDUSTRY IN THE SOUTH
Must Haze Adequate
Merchant Marine For
South American Trade

ton and grown rich at the expense of
America until it has become sad COM
mentary to me.
Sam Cunard no sooner saw the good
ship Savannah touch England's shores
before he got Parliament to substitute
| two vessels for him and before he got
the third one under sail Thomas Wheel
right, a citizen of the state of Maine,
United States of America, got the Brit
| ish government to substitute ships for
him to carry goods from our own Pa
/ cific coast to Valparaiso and resulted
in Mr.. Wheelright being knighted by
the British crown and his remains are
buried in Maine today. The result OF
Cunard's wisdom was shown at the he
ginning of the present war, in that
England had 10000 bottoms, built in
England, manned by British sailors and
carrying British goods into every port
of the, world and we sat still and saw
business going away from us that should
by the right of initiative have been
ours.
For years to come after the war ends
the railroad transportation will be
greatly inadequate and we must have
improved highways and developed water
ways TO take our goods to shipsde not
only to conserve time, but to cheaper
the haulage- Highways and waterways
OF permanent character can be built and
maintained infinitely cheaper than rail-
ways.
Further than the foregoing it MAY
yet be an imperative necessity to build
military highways in Georgia to help
win the war and thus stave off the Hum
Now. then. Mr.. Editor lets begin
campaign OF education along those lines
and be prepared"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-01
.GULFPORT STILL A
VERY BUSY PLACE
Some of the Activities of
Past Week in Naval
Commissary

Gulfport, Miss, March 31.-(Special.)
Many new improvements and indus
tries have been planned and others
put in execution for this gulf coast
city. The past week work was begun
On a passenger station for the Gulf
port & Mississippi Coast Traction COM
pany at the entrance of the eXposi-
tion grounds, to be utilized largely Tor
the benefit of the United States naval
training station. The structure will
cost about $4,000 and will be a hand
some edifce of its kind, and will in
clude not only waiting rooms, but also
lunch room and other facilities for
the convenience of passengers of the
traction company. Mr.. Thompson has
eood-sized force of men employed
on the structure, and will complete it
within the next three or four weeks.
The foundation was completed today,
and work begun on the floor. The sta
ton win be about 100 by rs feet in
size.
r. P. Lockett, paymaster and supply
officer at the naval training station,
authorized the following statement:
The navy department has author
ICED the establishment of commits
sary store in the United States naval
Il aiming camp at Gulfport. This COM
missary store Is established in order
TO enable officers and enlisted men
of the army and navy and marine
corps. both active and retired. men,
bers of the nurse corps (fefSSoe), and
naval reserve, national naval volun-
teers and national army and their
families. who are either stationed or
living in the immediate vicinity Of
this city, to make such purchases as
are confined to the needs of their i'm
mediate families, at prices to be de-
termined by the government"
Members of the Harrison Jackson
Farm Loan association, which was or
gained year ago by farmers resid-
ing in the north Back Bay region, are
expecting to get their loans from the
federal farm loan bank within short
time. The organization is composed of
so or more members, and loans aggre-
eating 500 900 are expected. Thus far
Alex Scarborough has gotten a loan
from the bank, 90 or wore abstracts
have been completed. and as soon as
| these and the deeds are arranged
there is reason to believe that no trou-
BILE will be experienced by members
of the association in getting their
| money. The fact that 5000 or more
Will be secured by the farmers of Back
Bay means that the farm lands of that
section will be greatly developed and
| that there will be big impetus to the
work of agriculture in that section of
Harrison county during the summer.
The money will be put in the develop
ment of the farms of Back Bay, this
being required by the government.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-01
Peanut Bread Coming

baking company in Gainesville, Fla.
Is reported to be working in cooperation
with B. F. Williamson. chemist of that
CITY, to put peanut bread upon the mar
ket, and is securing wide distribution
for 1t in that locality, says the Oil Mil.
Ter.
Inc peanut flour used is made from
peanut cake left after oil extraction. II
contains satisfactory percentage of fa'
and is said to have almost twice the
nitrogenous food value of dried beef
~ per cent for peanut flour, against q
per cent for dried beef One-fifth pea
nut flour to four-tifths wheat flour pro-
duces a balanced ration, supplying neces-
sary ingredients furnished by bread and
meat in human diet
Peanut flour is said to be readily di
gestble. wholesome and palatahle. and
The Florida concern believes that it viii
be able to market 1t at a price below
that Of wheat flour. pound for pound
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-01
WINS LARGE PLANT
Site for Industries Making Knock
Down Houses

Jacksonville, Fla, March 9l,-Jackson-
Vile has been selected by the contra citing
firm of Mills & Son of Chicago and
Washington as a site for the establish
ment of large manufacturing plant for
the purpose of making knock down
houses for the American army in France.
this city winning this industry over sew
era! other applicants. including Gulfport.
Charleston, Boston and Philadelphia.
Mr.. Mills stated that he selected Jack
sonville over all other claimants for the
reason that this city is in the heart of
the timber supply as we'll as being adj
mirably located as a port for the prompt
shipment of these colapsibie houses
Jacksonville lies on deep water and has
magnificent terminal facilities
The Mills & Son bnock-down Eouse
manufacturing plant will employ some
thing like 2500 people and will utilize
approximately 30,000.000 feet of lumber
every three mofths. The raw materials
will come straight from the mills to the
docks, where the lumber will be worked
up into patterns and the patterns assem-
bled and loaded on ships at the factory
side
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-01

sabre, and instilling into his men, by
voice and example, an unbeatable courV
age. His gunners were shot down, and
other horses fell, but that morning, the
officer could not be touched, and his ami
NAL, too. bore a charmed life.
"As result of the gun fire, the fed
erals showed a disposition to get
away. The Fifteenth Alabama, taking
advantage of the situation. set up the
rebel yell, and piled forward, sweeping
everything before it. and going over
the top to magnificent success
THE result of that days lighting is
attri butable solely, in my opinion, to
that battery and and it's magnificent
work In the psychological moment.
The battery was the famous kolb bat
terry. and it's commander was Reuben
F. Kolb, whose death the papers have
recently recounted. The guns, To-
Founders, are parked today on Chicka-
manga field where Kolb fought them.
The captain afterwards told me that
on the day of their greatest execution
he loaded them with everything he
could procure, but principally with
| trace chains"
| On the second and successful assault
! of the Confederates, Senator Bankhead
was shot through the left arm. He fell
/, in a wheat field which subsequently
caught fire. The senator says that
when he prepared to get away, he
heard a groan from position nearby.
and on investigating found another
Confederate soldier, John Custer, des-
perately wounded He was shot through
the mouth and both legs.
II reckon I'm done for said John.
mo" returned his friend, I'm going
| to get you out of this"
So the senator lay on the ground
at full length, and John wrapped his
arms around the rescuer's neck. In
this manner he was able to escape the
reach of the flames and to go into safe
territory 200 yards away. Senator
Bankhead, in telling of this incident.
stated that John Custer was at that
time 65 years of age, and that in the
battle he had three sons engaged, two
of whom were killed on the field The
old fellow was described as being
squint-eyed and in other ways physic-
ally unattractive. but one of the
Confederacy."
After the war John Custer moved to
Texas, but on the first of every month.
wrote to the senator.
Finally" said the senator, 81 heard
no more. I then wrote to Johns boy
with whom he had been living. The re-
ply that the old fellow was dead was
soon received.
But as for as Reuben Kolb was con-
cerned, there has never in the history
of the world been a more gallant SOL
der"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-01
VARIOUS ASPECTS OF
ZONES DISCUSSED

The coal trade Journals are discussing
the various aspects OF the new regufa-
tions of the fuel board Black Diamond,
published in Chicago, in its issue OF
Saturday says in part:
The new coming system on coal-per-
haps even more drastic in it's effect than
the suspension order-beeomes effective
Monday morning. 1t is fortunate that
this change is made at the dullest part
of the coal year. 1t comes opportuneiy
when the trade is between seasons
The old contracts were being finished
when the announcement was put oyl,.
Many Of those called for coal at prices
higher than the government figure ii,
some cases, due to the softer weather II.
there would have been a disposition 10
put off shipmnt. The fact that, in many
cases, the Goals thus affected will not BE
available to those buyers after April ]
cased the contracts to be filled to the
limit, both as TO tonnage and date OF
expiration This kept coal moving to the
last and piled up little coal to tide over
the coming period of 1eadjustment as to
supply This is the favorable feature
Just what the immediate future Will
bring is another question In some few
places, the domestic buyers have a thor.
ough appreciation of the dangers ahead.
They are mostly in the east and Few
e~e1ttSAiii Ni1tIltNH III the west. On the
big majority. the people are saving that
next winter is a long way off. They are
not buying as safety would dictate This
Is giving such a sluggish movement Ia
all coal in many districts that the en-
forced closing of mines is moving a lit
tie further east every week
At first the closing OF mines. due to
q lack of orders was feature in the
far west alone 1t then spread grad.
TALLY until this last week number oil
mines In Indiana were involved and ever
the producers Of the better grades OF
Illinois coal are not able to see bus,
times very far in future unless they fal
back strictly upon few steam con
tracts.
On the other hand. it is said in those
districts where retail buying is lightest
that the demand for steam coal contracts
was never SO heavy. 1t is said In the
regions where the retail buying is
heaviest that the demand for steam
contracts has not been so light for a
long while. The market. therefore, il
Epotty.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-01
New Forest Reserves

Raleigh, n. c., March 31.-The further
ance of the establishment OF the Appa-
lachian national forest range in which
North Carolina is so directly concerned
and interested as much territory in this
state is to share in it. is not being al
lowed to lag in these times of war con-
centratlon efforts" The latest acquisi-
ton, said to be the largest single pur-
chase vet made. includes nearly 4oNU
acres in Clay and Macon counties, North
Carolina, and the contamination of this
transfer is nov a legal fact.
In addition, new areas have recently
been taken in from Yancey and Watauga
counties, North Carolina, and the North
Carolina part of these forest reserves is
to form the principal center of interest
for tourists With Grandfather Noun
tain national park figuring as the CEN
trial setting, the grandeur of the scenery
will tax many eloquent tongues to de-
scribe-and this aside from the mere
practical aspects, in which lumbermen
are largely interested
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-01
Industrial Activity In Alabama NotU
Phenomenal Without Sign of Waning
Small Plants Well as Large Prospecting Something of Biz
mnghams Varied Industries With Bright For the Future
Sheffield and Florence as Wonder Cities

A few months ago a banker and pa
triot of nationwide reputation told the
merchants, manufacturers anr mine OPP
orators of this country that 1t was not
right to speak of business being 'as
usual" 1t was enormous in volume, but
abnormal
The war has made busy times in the
industrial world. Never was there such
high pressure activity at steel plants as
there is now, and the same thing holds
good at all plants turning out war sup
plies. Never was there such a demand
for labor and never were wages anything
like SO high
Material thrift is in full swing every
where Farmers and merchants as we'll
as manufacturers are riding on the
crest of a great prosperity wave. Bust
ness conditions are not normal. There
fore, looking back to q period before the
war, business is not "as usual" but after
a brief survey of the situation 1t is EN-
phatically right to say that business is
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-01

IN an article prepared for the Indus
trial Index, Frank 7. Reynolds of At
lanta discusses forcefully the question
of trade expansion. Other men of prom
inence in the business world have urged
closer commercial relations with our
South American neighbors, but the sub
ject is one that needs constant stressing.
Mr.. Reynolds says:
Practically every phase of American
life and industry is undergoing a change
while the war is on and after it is over
the changes will amount almost to a rev
olution in the conduct of business. II is
we'll right now to begin making plans
for the future. We must increase our ex-
the time for preparedness.
IF one has been constant reader OF
our American consular reports, as L
have been in the past 10 years, that one
is bound to be impressed with the ne
cessity of a large merchant marine
Then, too, some statewide civic body
should send one or more capable repre-
sentatives into South America and the
Latin countries generally to become ac-
able our manufacturers to sell goods
down there. Cotton, of course, is our
biggest product now. l fully recognize
that all cotton goods are now being sold
for cash and that South American deal
ers and buyers want all goods on three
and six months time, but when peace
comes we must be prepared to make and
sell those countries the kind of goods
they want, made as they want them
apd on the terms they desire. I feel
sure that our Georgia Bankers associa-
tion, and particularly the Savannah and
Brunswick bankers through the treasury
department in Washington could arrange
terms. Now is the time to prepare. OF
coudse, we must have merchant ma
rine with enough bottoms and tonnage
to make timely sailings. Merchant ma
rine republican doctrine and I have
always subscribed to it, but enough of
our democratic statesmen oppose it on
party grounds to kill 1t. We subsidized
Pacific mail and why not a merchant
marine?
when you stop to think that the first
vessel to cross the Atlantic ocean sailed
from Savannah and since then every
country on the globe has increased its
foreign business by subsidy ana subven-