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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22
Memphis Reports Mill
Output Satisfactory

1--WE have sold all the lumber of every
description, we have on our yards and
great deal that we still have to produce"
said prominent local lumberman to-
day. 1--WE find that everything we can
make is wanted at very satisfactory
prices and we regard the situation as
distinctly wholesome Others report
their entire output moving in a quite
satisfactory manner. There is a notably
good call for ash in all grades and thick
ness. Anything thicker than inch COM
mands a good premium. There is Like
wise good demand reported for cypress.
while hickory is moving in good volume.
There is al excellent demand for quar-
tered white oak Not much quartered
red is being produced. Plain oak is in
very good call and no great amount OF
this is being produced. Thick plain oak
is strong feature. There is an extraor-
binary demand for this now, and it is ex-
pected that there will be ready outlet
for all that can be produced. Gum in all
descriptions is strong, with the possible
exception of firsts and seconds red.
There is a good call for cottonwood in
all grades, while box boards in cotton
wood, gum and popular in very urgent
request. with offerings comparatively
limited. Production Of southern hard
woods is slowly increasing, but is stiu
sharply below normal
Cars are still scarce for shipping logs
to the mills and those dependent on GER
tain roads, notably the Yazoo and Missis-
sippi Valley and the Frisco system, are
forced to operate.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22
POTASH FROM ASHES
OF CANDEL|[LA WEED

1t has been discovered that the wild
candelilla weed which grows profusely
upon tens of thousands of acres of desert
land in the upper border region of Texas
and upon large areas in northern Mexi-
co may be made a profitable and big
source of potash, aside from the high
grade wax that is obtained from the
plant, says a Marathon, Tex, special to
the Baltimore Manufacturers Record. IT
candelilla weed, after the wax has been
extracted, that the potash is obtained.
one concern, the West Texas Products
company. which operates a candelilla fac
tory at Lajitas, near the bank of the Rio
Grande about 80 miles south of here, re-
Gently shipped 1900 pounds of potash in
one week as the output of it's plant. The
factory of this company is also turning
out 500 pounds of wax daily. The crude
product is shipped to San Antonio, where
the company owns wax refining plant.
The utilizing of the candelilla weed
for it's wax properties was began sew
eral years ago in Mexico. The indus
try spread to the upper Rio Grande
region, and there are at this time five
wax factries in regular operation along
the river and sixth is being built
near Lajitas by f. NJ. Crawford and
]. A. Walton. w. K. Ellis operates a
plant near Glen Springs; Capt. C. D.
Woods and w. J. Yates. composing the
Texas Wax company, recently finished
the construction of new factory at the
mouth of Ragin canyon, and are pro-
ducing 1000 pounds of wax daily; the
| Fresno Wax company is operating a fac
| tory of 1000 pounds daily near Lajitas.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22
Canning Plants Now
Located in Alabama

According to the Alabama Markets
Journal. Cummonity Canning clubs. su-
pewised by the home demonstration
agents, are now found in the majority of
the counties. Here is a list of a. can
neries.
Alabama Marketing and Canning assoc
citation. Birmingham
Peoples Canning company Mobile
Tuscaloosa Can and Evpaorating COM
pany, Tuscaloosa.
Russco Canning company, Alexander
City.
Prattville Sanitary Canning company.
Prattville.
Centreville Canning company, Centre
Vile.
Gulf States Canning company. Gadsden
Gulf States Canning company, Boaz
Brown Bros. Canning company Monte
vallo.
Dixie Fruit Products company, Mo-
bile.
Fairhope Canning company. Fairhope
Talladega Compress company, ITALIA
| dega
Mt. Pinson Canning company, Mt Pin
son.
College Cannery, Tuskegee institute.
| e. c. Kelly. McCalla.
| ]. W. Dunlap Hissop.
| Ed Flowers, Ozark.
| David Harris. Ozark, r. F. D.
| Reed Powell, Ozark, r. f. D.
| Towns Syrup and Canning company
| Alexander City, r. f. D. 4.
| Alfred Williamson, Demopolis.
| A. D. Ramsey. Gabbert.
| G. E. Roper. Oxford, r. F. D.
| ]. H. Wilson, Lincoln.
| Spill Canning company, Leeds.
| Mt. Olive Canning company, Morris
r. /.
Alliance Canning company. shor,
Greek.
! r. e. Thomson, Birmingham.
| Camp Hill canning company, Camp
HIN.
| T. D. Mitchell Warrior. r. 2.
Wilson & Stroud. Rockford. r. l.
| Spring Lake Canning company. Spring
Vile.
| G. j. Thompson. Clanton. r. 4.
Marbury Lumber company. Marbury
| Mrs. III. w. Bass, Lock Three.
| eAshby Canning company. Ashby.
| Six Mile Packing company, Randolph
| Remlap Canning company, Remlap.
Guntersville Canning company, Gunters-
Vile.
". S. Elliott, Irondale.
st. Clair Trading company, Ashville
A. F., Minor. Warrior. r. l.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22

While the third Liberty Loan cam
paign has been of absorbing interest
in the Birmingham district for the past
two weeks, there has been no waning
in industrial activity. And not only
has the hum of industry been heard
in and around Birmingham and at
Sheffield and Florence, but in other
sections of the state there has been
a worth while development in several
lines of manufacture.
If new construction work outside of
the centers referred to has not been as
much in evidence as in normal times,
enterprises of an essential character
in winning the war are being pushed,
This is especially true of small in
dustries. The forty-odd canneries al
ready established in Alabama will be
increased in number before the cam
ming season comes.
Dothans packing house is about
completed and while it will have a
capacity of only 100 hogs day, it
is an industry that Houston county
greatly needs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22
COTTON MILLS THAT
OPERATE IN STATE

Following is a complete list of the
cotton mills operating in Alabama,
compiled by the states department of
agriculture and industries:
Albany silk mills. Albany; Abingdon
mills, Huntsville; Adelaide mills, An
niston; Alexander City cotton mills.
Alexander City; American Net and
Irvine company (postoff1ce, Blue Noun
tain), Admission; Admission Cordage
company. Admission; Admission knitting
mills, Admission; Admission Manufacture
Ing company, Admission; Admission yarn
mills, Aniston; Ashcraft cotton mills.
Florence; Alfalfa hosiery mills, Attal-
la; Avondale mills, Birmingham; Bar
ker cotton mills, Mobile; Bette Fran
ces cotton mills, Alexander City; Buck
Creek cotton mills. Siluria; Buster
Brown hosiery mills No. 8, Birming-
ham; Bridgeport hosiery mills, Bridge
port; Canebrake cotton mills, Union
town; Central mills, Sylacauga; Cherry
cotton mills, Florence; Chinnabee cot
ton mills, Ta1ladega; Clark-Pratt cot
ton mills, Prattville; Coosa Manufac-
turing company, Piedmont; Cowikee
mills. Eufaula; Dallas Manufacturing
company, Huntsville; Danville Knit
ting mills, Bon Air; Decatur hosiery
mills, Decatur; Demopolis, cotton mills,
Short Leaf; Dwight Manufacturing
company, Alabama City; Enterprise
cotton mills, Enterprise; Eagle and
Phenix, Columbus; Eva Jane mills.
Sylacauga; Florence hosiery mills, FIT.
Payne; Fairfax cotton mills, Lanett;
Fulton cotton mills. Athens; Glenola
COTTON mills Eufaula; Hanley. w. A.
Manufacturing company, Roanoke;
Hicks hosiery mill, Talladega; High
land City mills Talladega; Huntsville
cotton mills, Huntsville; Indian Head
mills, Cordova; Killebrew Manufac-
turing company, Newton; Langdale
MILL Langdale; Lanett cotton mills,
Lanett; Lowe Manufacturing company,
Huntsville; Merrimack Manufacturing
company, Huntsville; Mobile cotton
mills, Mobile; Montala Manufacturing
company, Montgomery; Montgomery
Cordage company. Montgomery; Mont
gomery cotton mills. Montgomery
Munford cotton mills Munford: Opelika
cotton mills, Opelika; ozark cotton
mills, Ozark Pell City Manufacturing
company Pell City; Profile cotton mills.
Jacksonville; Rabell Manufacturing
company. Selma; Riverdale cotton
mills, Riyerview: Rosenay hosiery
mills, Tuscaloosa; Russell Manufactur-
Ing company, Alexander City; Sallie
B. Mills, Sylacauga; Selma Manufac-
turing company, Selma Shawmut mills,
Shawmut; Southern Mills corporation,
Oxford; Stevenson cotton mills, Steven
son; Sycamore mills, Sycamore; ITALIA
dega cotton factory. Talladega; ITALIA
dega Cordage company, Talladega;
Talladega hosiery mills, Talladega;
Tallassee mills, Tallassee: Tuscaloosa
cotton mills Tuscaloosa Union Springs
cotton mills, Union Springs; Verina
cotton mills, Jacksonville: Wehadkee
yarn mills, Rock Mills; West Hunts
Vile cotton mills, Huntsville; West
Point Manufacturing company, Lang
dale; Woodstock cotton mills, Annis-
ton.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22
Industrial HumIs Heard Throughout
The South and Optimism Continues
Alabama Center Vast and Small Industries Not Over
looked-New Packing Plant Dhan About Competed-Bast
at Taladega Being Reconstructed Wood By
Products at Shelby

Ardalusia started in the packing
business on a modest scale. but there
was great opening and the first sea-
son was so successful that the slaugh-
ter capacity of the house was brought
up to a large scale. And Dothan Will
have the same experience, no doubt.
According to the Sylacauga News, T.
Hiraoka, who recently spent some
time in Talladega, representing Jap
anese capital, engaged in reconstruct
ing the blast furnaces there, will, it
is said. have the stacks ready for
lighting at as early date as possible.
A new wood by-product plant is be-
ing built by the Shelby Chemical com
pany near the furnace plant of the
Shelby Iron company. This new prof.
ect is one of the government assisted
enterprises. It's by-products consist
ing of wood alcohol, acetone and acct
ate of lime, will be taken by the gov
eminent for use in the manufacture
of munitions. The plant will replace
the old charcoal ovens at Shelby.
In Alabama'S neighbor states new
construction announcements made last
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22

Kingston in connection with the nj
trate plants, and are preparing to
handle the growing freight shipments
in the most modern manner.
All these are evidences which fore
shadow the growth of a permanent
traffic on the inland waterways as
well as the use of these channels as
an emergency measure to relieve the
railroads of their war burden. 1t is
inevitable that the south will derive
the largest share of benefit from this
revival of water traffic, for the ma
jority of navigable rivers are within
it's boundaries, and many of these
need but little development to turn
them into busy routes of commerce.
1t is believed that the government is
fully cognizant of these great natural
advantages, and that the inland water
ways commission in it's survey of the
inland orutes of trade will plan to
utilize them to the greatest possible
advantage.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22

NJ. 3. wenborn. chairman of the
capital issues committee, Sixth fed
eral reserve district, gave out the fol-
lowing statement yesterday from dis
trict headquarters in Atlanta:
Every naturally security issues of
municipalities comprise the major
portion of the work of the capital is
sues committee. Capital expenditures
by municipalities generally may be
DIVIDED into the following classes:
Roads, improvements school buildings.
public buildings and sanitary improve
ments water works and sewer plants.
The committee has heretofore an
nounced its policy with respect to it's
method of cooperating with existing
government departments and bureaus
with respect to the three classes first
named. 1t now announces that Sur
geon General Blue of the United States
public health service has placed his
organization at the disposal of the
committee for use in connection with
the consideration of capital expendi-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22
Concentration Process
for Ore of Low Grade

The Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Manufacturers Record, in dis
cussing the recent tests of the low
grade red hematite in the Birmingham
district, made by the bureau of mines,
says:
The great bulk of the red ore of the
district is said to be high in silica and
comparatively low in lime so that the
addition of considerable flux is neces-
sary in smelling. 1t is described as ore
that can be worked profitably when the
market is high, but which is not work
able at other times.
In removing the upper part of the ore
in the Birmingham district investiga-
tions have shown that an equal amount
of the silceous lower bench is left, re-
sulting In loss which might be piled
up as reserve of low-grade ore if ar
rangements could be made for beneficial
ing these lower bench ores. In the Big
Seam of the district alone it is estimated
that there are $4,000 900 tons of this re-
serve.
In the concentrating experiments of the
bureau of mines the siliceous red ores
have yielded final results that have a
value in excess of the brown ores. Wet
methods of separation have produced
concentrates with a high percentage OF
iron recovery, and equally satisfactory
results have been obtained through the
process of magnetic separation. The ex-
periments are convincing that a market
able product can be obtained from the
ores which are now lost through the pres
ent mining methods, with a higher grade
imam me best of the ores now available
in the Birmingham district.
The margin allowance for treatment
costs should be in excess of 50 cents, ac-
cording 10 the bureau of mines, and can
be met in part by the doubling of the ore
reserves, and the fact that the extra cos
OF mining the lower bench ores in con-
nectlon with the upper bench would pe
Tess IMAM the current charge for the up
per bench alone.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22
Bond Issues Passed On
By Capital Investigating
Committee at Atlanta

lures for sanitary Improvements. In
his letter to the committee the sur
geon general states:
1T is one of the functions and pur-
poses of this bureau to collect in
formation of this character and it will
be a pleasure to furnish you with
such information in any specific case
which may come before the commit
tee Considerable information is al
ready available in this office about
this matter and in cases where this
has not already been done the desired
data may be obtained by sending out
QUESTIONABLE which may be prepared
by this bureau
During the week Just passed the
committee disposed of % applications
aggregating s10,10500o of which
S762,000 were disappoved. The So
1890 approved included 10000 of
refunding obligations, so that the new
issues approved aggregated $9,043, 900.
New issues of the corresponding pc
riod last year amounted to $14,547, 600.
so that comparative saving of 37.S
per cent was effected. In addition to
this saving, however. postponement
was secured informally of issues ag-
gregating 1850, 000'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22

week by the Columbus Industrial In
dex were unusually numerous
The souths general prosperity de-
ponds upon its crop diversification.
Food crops will come first this year,
as they did last, but there will be an
increase in cotton acreage, sufficient
to produce 100000 or $4,000 bale
yield.
Weather permitting, the corn crop
will reach a new high record. In Ala
bama there will be a gain in all food
and feedstuff production We had a
big peanut crop in 1917, but it should
be doubled in the present year. All
crops pay now as never before. With
anything like good seasons, Alabama's
agricultural products, including, OF
course, live stock, should have a money
value of $500, 100000 to s700,000,00 900.
With the building OF better roads,
all farm values will rise, and within
the next three years fresh capital in
enormous volume will pour into the
state. Alabama has been coming into
it's own steadily in recent years, but
it is just now starting on a giant
stride that will be a revelation even
to the most ardent prophet.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22
Large Shipments of
Mississippi Truck

Gulfport, Miss, April .-(Special)-F
H. Adams of Long Beach, on the out
skirts of Gulfport reports 15S car loads
of vegetables shipped from that point
since the present season opened some Ave
weeks ago. Shipments will continue, said
Mr.. Adams, until June l, and he expects
they will reach 800 cars. Prices have
been, and continue, good.
| On early radishes as high as $13 so per
barrel has been realized by truckers, and
from 40 to GO barrels are grown to the
acre. This is an unusual price, as the
average year by year is about IS pei
barrel Lettuce, beets, carrots, aspara
gus, Strawberries and other vegetables
are being sent north east and west by
car loads.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22

which enter into our ship building prop
osition.
1t will be only few days before Mr..
Schwab knows where, how and when the
different materials which are required
for ship construction are to be found and
he will furthermore formulate intuitiyely
perhaps. plan by which these material
resources can be in the best manner and
also in the most speedy way utilized for
the construction of the ships. Undoubt-
eddy he is to have full power He is a
man who would not assume stupendous
responsibilities involving the construc-
ton of a very great fleet and the expen-
diture Of many millions of money unless
he had also the necessary power with
which to enforce those acts whereby his
responsibilities can be fully met They
said in Washington that Mr. Schwa b
had bcen Communicated by a certain
| implied power similar to that of eminent
domain, whereby the government as
sumed command of his services That
| is. of course. no more than picturesque
way of setting forth the manner in which
! this great Intellectual and executive force
has been brought into service of the peo-
pie in addition to the service which he
has already been in various ways per-
| forming With Mr.. Schwab in command
and with the whole resources of the coun-
/ try at his disposal, and without any
banking financing needed, he should be
able in few months to say to the ad-
ministration at Washington: Here are
your ships. My work is DONE You are
| to use the ships in such way as seems
expedient to you and with use Of that
kind have nothing - dA"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-28
G. T. REARDON, PRESS
MAN; GOES TO TEXAS

C. T. Reardon, for the last three
years Associated Press operator X
The Argus. office, leaves tomorrow
morning with his family for Fort
Worth, Texas, where as an Associated
Press operator he will be stationed
in the Office Of the Star-Telegram.
With the exception of a few months
Mr.. Reardon during his service with
the Associated Press has been with
The Argus and during tina. time he
has earned the distinction OF being
regarded as one of the very best op-
orators in the service by his fellow
workers on the wire and his employ
ers alike. In numerous instances he
has been cited in the A. P. bulletin
for his efficient work on the wire and
his promotion to the more responsible
position in the service comes in rec
ignition of the fact. During his resi-
dence in Rock Island Mr.. Reardon
has made host OF friends who unite
in wishing him success in his new
position In Texas.
e. r. Bloomquist, formerly Of Rock
Island. but more recently OF Quincy
where he was employed as the Asso.
ciated Press operator at the Quinc,
Wing, succeeds Mr.. Reardon as the
A. P.'s representative in The Argus
office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-28
ADMIT TWO WILLS
TO PROBATE HERE

The will Of Georgiane M. Heck, Mo-
line, who died Dec. is, 1917, and which
was admitted to probate today, pro-
vldes that all OF her property, both
personal and real estate, be converted
into money and DIVIDED as follows:
One-half to her sister, Mrs. Laura E.
Wilson, Tacoma, Wash; one-fourth to
Mrs. Julia M. Spaulding, Davenport,
and the remaining one-fourth to be
divided equally among Charles Will
son, Butte, Mont; Grace, Nellie and
Bertha Wilson, Tacoma, WASH, and
Francis Taliaferro, Rock Island. G. w.
Gamble and DR.. A. M. Beal Of Moline
were named executors.
James Conner Of Moline, who died
Jan. %, 1918, left his entire estate to
Mrs. Barbara Knowlton, who, although
she is not a relative, cared for him in
his last Illness AS far as Is known
Mr.. Conner left no near relatives.
Mrs. Knowlton was named executrix.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-28
SINGLE CAFE IEr
IN WET ZONE Wnr
NOT SERVE Wolfr

The last cafe selling drinks II nj
Island today was closed 70 Won.
A. F. thinner. manager Of H. 49,
Island house, following 1 confma.j
with Mayor McConochie, anno.,
that women would be barred fro. a
hotel cafe.
Mr.. thinner called The Arsus s.a..I
to announce that inasmuch = ~
establishment CT the dry xoae ~
thrown the patronage Of three e1s.ssI
cafes upon the Rock Island hosss 3
was thought advisable to refuse -.
en- drinks In the cafe. Mr.. Z,sss..s
said that he took the matter m v;ss1
the mayor and is voluntarily ~.
this step. Men will continua n n
served in the cafe.
The bar in the Rock Island house !.
being extended back to the aller a
blue room being remodeled riyins ~
hotel . bar $50 feet long.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-28

for examination Monday morning
$40:
Order
No. Name.
321S-Jesse w. Towner.
3222-Carl l.. Carlson.
,"224-Carl E. Lundberg.
Z. 25-George Thompson.
323. Elmer E. Schuck.
3232- Lawrence F. Anderson.
3a36-1 homas McQuanie.
323S-Ma ~cellus Eagle Eye.
324O-EdgAr l.. McLain.
3242-Sam shapiro.
3243-William c. Brown.
S251-Charles H. Friestat.
325S-Joseph Dudley.
32s1-Arthur De Maynick.
32ss-Frank Dobblear.
3273-Lee Plank.
3275-Herman Willer.
32S1-Guy X. Fuller.
3284-Jesse l.. Herna1.
32S5-Dorr M. Taylor
Edward Bell.
32SS-Harry NJ. Black.
3291-Jay A. Mansfield.
3297-Carl w. Gustafson.
3301-Fred J. Mold.
3305-Harold Z. Block.
331O-Edward G. Dahn.
3311-Charles NJ DeWeert.
3314-John l.. Hallopeter.
3316-Fred Barlong.
3317-William NJ. Dover.
3323-Benjamin Walters.
3324-Ralph Boney.
3325-James G. Blythe.
3333-Geddes NJ. Keel.
3337-Leonard Brandmeyer.
3341--Sol CARRIER.
3344-August G. Mueller.
3349-Frank Gallant.
3357-William A. Chamberlain.
3361-Albert Hotter.
3366-John Carl Kroner.
3370-Thomas l.. Roe.
3372-William L. Knapp.
3376-Ben l.. Spaulding.
33S1-Gus Mangos.
33S2-Thomas E. Fenwick
33S6-Carl L. Johnson.
3SS7-August Van Kerrebroecke.
33S8-Gust Carlson.
3396-Raymond W. Kaskadden.
3396-Howard w. McCauley.
3402-Harry Yarber.
3404-Arthur j. Fuller.
3i0SAHarry E. Stapleton.
3409-Peter klementgos.
3415-David E. Finley.
3421-David Rosen.
3424-Albert l.. Smith
,34247-Edwin w. Davis.
342S-Ira Waxenburg.
3430-Peter Pappas.
3433-Harold f. Mccormick.
3434-Edward Daily.
3435-Fred P. Loge.
3439-Carl E. Freeman.
3442-James L. Sheehan.
3443--Max Ladegar.
3445-Frank A. Andrews, Jr.
3449-Arthur w. Losand.
3451-Harold W. Git.
3452-Henry Storr
344612-John Labeeuw.
3454-Arthur P. Ouelett.
3459-Clarence B. Killing.
3463-Robert p. Corbin.
3474-George Rumbos.
3475-Walter E. Young.
3483-Yictor o. Glen.
3492-George Benefit.
3494-Harry E. Bahnanram.
3495-Cyrille DeSchnickel.
3500-Herman Larson.
35o2-Theodore P. Eichelsdoerfer.
3503-William Hickey.
3510-JOe Postaere.
3513-Harry w. Quinn.
3514-William S. Lagrange.
3515-W1lliam J. Ware.