The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-04
Neus of Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa, August .)-Tus-
caloosa business interests are greatly
interested in the proposal that Birming-
ham use the municipal river terminals
here, and Birmingham business men will
find in this city a welcome and desire
to assist them in every way. Commits
sioner Norfleet Harris, in charge of the
house adjacent to the derrick, and will
have the warehouse ready for use in 10
days, although by the use of the con-
tanners there will be little need for the
warehouse. These steel containers which
hold from two to five tons of freight
are weather, moisture and thief proof
| Whether or not in shipping loaded con-
| tainer through from Tuscaloosa, where
P, it is lifted off the barge, to Birming
| ham, tte weight of the receptacle will
\ be such as to cut down the saving the
| joint rail and water rate to the point
| where no great saving is effected, is a
question not yet decided, and the same
proposition applies on container loaded
at Birmingham for shipment down the
river.
I, On other and more bulky goods, such
as pipe and pig iron for export and the
like, the car can be showed within reach
of the derrick and the freight placed
aboard the barges with astonishing
| celebrity.
| The Tuscaloosa Railway and Utilities
company has standard guage tracks to
/ the Riverview terminals, and switches
Temples there now to be loaded with
lumber, and transfers these loaded cars
! to the appropriate railroad and at a
reasonable switching charge.
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! is persistent report about this city that
the Holt Pipe Works at Holt. four miles
| from Tuscaloosa and connected by cleo
\ trio cars, will shortly begin operations.
| Officials of the pipe works profess not
| to be able to either confirm or deny
the rumor, but activities around the
| " orks are indicative of something Of the
1 sort If the works start up it means
| the employment of $50 more men in this
district; and if the start is made. it is
more than likely this plant will be used
! largely in filling export orders. where
the pipe can be shipped by Warrior river
| to Mobile and New Orleans for ship
ment overseas.
/ Tuscaloosa. August 3.--(Special.)--At
the first meeting since organization
of the Tuscaloosa County Farmers as
ISOLATION here yesterday. over two
thirds of the membership were present
and eight new members added to the
| rolls. Interest at the meeting was
largely concentrated on the best meth
DDS of obtaining new members, the
possibility of an early cooperative
| operative purchase of seed for fall
| shipment of live stock and the CO.
crops.
! 1t decided to have the secretary send
/ 10 cards to each member. Three OF
these cards will be for application OF
membership from farmers The other
cards will be filled out with a list
of what the member has for sale, hogs
operative purchase of seed for fall
stock, grain. produce or the like. In
this way the secretary will have on
hand data with which to work up some
cooperative sales One on hogs is
contemplated for the near future, a car
being thought available with present
membership.
Unanimous opinion of members n
the meeting was that certain breeds
of livestock should be settled upon and
adopted by the farmers of the coun.
ty, so cars of uniform type can BIZ
shipped: and the introduction of new
breeding animals should then be along
the selected lines. which would permit
the interchange Of sires and lessa
expense on the members
II The secretary, county demonstration
agent, r. C. Lett. was instructed t.
open correspondence with the numer,
GUS swine associations beef and dairy
cattle associations and the like, fol
the purpose of obtaining a representa-
tive from each to come to Tuscalooss
and explain the advantage Of the vari
Gus breeds. The association will en-
deavor to have an animal of that par
ticular breed at the meeting to give
the speaker an opportunity to demon
strate his points.
"A The question of seed requirement.
was also taken up and discussed and
the cards sent out by the secretary will
also give information along this line
SO cooperative purchases can be made
1t is contemplated to apply this princi.
pie in the buying of fertilizers nex1
spring.
President J. B. Brosius of the ranch
department of the Raul Lumber com
pany is very much encouraged at the
interest being manifested. and the class
of farmers and stockmen who are al.
lying themselves with the movement
Some of the very best men in the coun-
ty are among the charter members and
the recent sacquisitiens Of some big cor
poration. SO thoroughly business like