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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-22

1 that would make rubber. It is now | stated by the Mississippi department i of education that Carver has succeeded of the Coosa Cement Company at Rag | land. Ala, and resumed operations there under the corporate name of the Ma tional Cement Company
 | The Ragland plant has a monthly ca pacity of 75.0oo barrels, or 90o.ooo barrels 1 per annum. It is uUt slightly smaller than i the plant of the Atlas Portland Cement Company. formerly Standard Portland Cement Company, at Leeds.
 The Ragland plant was taken over some time ago, having been acquired by purchase from the bondholding interests. That latter acquired the property follow 1 ing receivership.
 The National Company was organized by Mir. Nicholson and associates to pur- Ichase and operate the plant. Some time was spent in cleaning it up and installing new machinery. Two days ago two of
 the units were placed in operation. The remainder will soon-follow, and the plant will be go ing at capacity.
 The demand for cement is far behind
 the supply, greater, in fact, than the pro- ductive capacity. This has encouraged foreign cement manufacturers to Dake 1 inquiry of the American cement status. c. P Orr, local English consul, has re- ceived inquiries from Britain asking the names or importers or cement. Rehabilitation of the Ragland cement
 works. coming on the heels of the 1oca- ton of large plant at Tarrant City by the Lehigh Company and the pros- pectve coming this way of the Mar
 quette Company. has added distinctly to Alabana's prestige as manufacturer of cement
 The plant at Demopolis, which was taken over by Mason City, Ia, interests and rehab;litated, is in successful opera tion, and ships it's product both by the Warrior river and by rail There are now four active cement plants in Ala hama, namely the Atlas at Leeds, the National at RagIand, the Gulf States at Demopolis and the Southern at North Birmingham the last-named being manufacturer of furnace slag or slow setting cement
 The new owners ot<the Ragland plant at one time operated the large cement works of the Dixie Portland Cement Company at Richard City, Tenn, just across the Alabama state line from
 the Bridgeport, Ala. This plant was aft erwards sold to Tennessee concern. The combined capacity of the four ac- tive mills in Alabama is about 3.OOO,OW barrels per annum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-22
Cold Water Thaws Frozen Ground

For years steam has been used for thawing the frozen soil of mining claims in Alaska. in spite of difficulties Now it has been discovered that cold water which, of course, is warmer than the ground. is a much better thawing medi- um than either steam or hot water. states Popular Mechanics Magazine. This seem ing paradox is explained by the fact that the s''re~ahundant heat units of steam rise rapidly around the pipe and are
 as'e while the few heat units carried by the cold water remain in the ground and do their work slowly but thorough ly. Tn one test in a S inch drilled hole and fed With twenty gallons of water | minute at temperature of 52 degrees
 ~enhAt see ground being at g de- drees. In thirty-six hours. an eight-foot es inidrica thaw had been made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-22
Mosquito Remedy Given Severe Test. Sold by Local Druggists.

"On recent trip to Africa. I knew that I was going to country terribly infected slipped four bottles of Sweet Dreams.
 "It gives me a pleasure to say that in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-22

the Community GENERAL weeks ago one of the new pipe shop O concerns joined the Birmingham Traffic Bureau paying $50 for a years membership.
 That concern has been receiving consignments of equipment from western city, The freight bill on one shipment was in the neighborhood of $1,5O0. The pipe maker did not know whether this bill was correct or incorrect; He sent it to the Traffic Bureau.
 The rate experts of the bureau dug into their rate sheets and found an overcharge of nearly S1,000. The overcharge was due to incorrect classification and other errors in the bill of ladng-
 This shipper has saved $1OOO on one freight consignment by reason of his membership in the Traffic Bureau. 1t is ten to one shot that all his freight bills will hereafter be sent the bureau for verification. This is what the bureau wishes it's clients to dO.
 In six weeks of membership this concern has recouped what amounts to it's dues for twenty years. Such enormous overcharges do not often occur either in freight or in express consign- ments, but many of more or less amounts do oc- cur straight along. In the long run the member or the lfdIIlc bureau saves lOC or money WIlcn the non-member shipper does not:
 Great industrial concerns have their own traf- fic managers-men whose sole business it is to route and receive freight and see that the charges are legal ones. The average shipper cannot afford high-priced specialist but he gets the same service at a nominal figure by be- ing member of a traffic bureau:
 The freight and express bill errors are not ma- licious The traffic bureaus are not for the dis covery of fraud, but for the discovery of just such mistakes as occur in every line of business and their correction so that the shipper member does not suffer from them. It is a mass service for the shippers, which they cannot afford in in- dividual capacity v.s
 The actual picking up of $15O,0O0 to $200,0O0 per annum through collection of freight and ex- press overcharges is not the only saving. The bureau quotes rates and informs it's members of the most direct and economic shipping routes: It represents them before state and interstate rate-making bodies. ~etaxa
 Denmark was the poorest country in Europe until the farmers organized the cooperative method of selling their products. Ina few years afterwards Denmark bacon, eggs and butter commanded premium in London over English and Irish products.
 Cullman strawberry raisers and South Ala bama bean growers got nothing for their toll until they shipped by the carload to the big mar kets with a common agent at the Ohio gateways to direct the cars to cities offering the highest cash prices Peanuts and cattle were not re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-22
NATIONAL CEMENT COMPANY STARTING Kansas City Interests Op- erating Former CoOsa
 Plant at Ragland

George k. Nicholson and associates of Kansas City have taken over the plant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-22

THE NEXT STATE FAIR
 The Mississippi State Fair, owned and managed by the city of Jackson will be held October Is to g, inclusive, and Miss Mable Stire, secretary for the past
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-22

The carpenter bee burrows and builds rows of cells in solid wood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-22
By E. E. FRANTZ

Jackson, Miss. August 21.-(Special.) Dr. Carver, negro member of the faculty of Tuskegee Institute, over which Booker T. Washington presided for many years. is a scientist of won werful resources. He has extracted little of everything from the soils or Alabama, and has devoted great deal of time to experiments with sweet pota- toes with a-view of finding properties that would make rubber. It is now stated by the Mississippi department of education that Carver has succeeded
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-22

ESTES LUMBER YARDS ARE THE L AR C E s T SOUTH OF THE OHIO, AND OUR MILL THE LAST WORD IN MOD. TRINITY.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-27
SAYS REPUBLICANS FAILED
TO SUBMIT LABOR VIEWS

Tucson, Ariz-, July z7.-Failure OF
the Republican candidates 10 answer
the questionaires on their labor views
is the reason given by members Of
the Non-Partisan committee FOR the
absence OF any Republicans on the
list Of candidates endorsed by the
labor convention ". H Williams
secretary OF the Pima county commit
tee, stated that had the Republican
candidates addressed the body OF even
presented their questionnaires they
would have received the same con-
sideration which the convention gave
10 the candidates endorsed
Mr.. Williams also stated should
their candidates be defeated IN the
primary the Republican running for
that office viii be given the com
mittee's support in the general cleo
ton II the committee feels that his
election would be for the best IN
terests Of labor.
Plans for an active campaign for
the interests OF the labor candidates
viii be worked out by the campaign
committee at a meeting TO be called
in a few days. according to labor
leaders. County Non-Partisan COM
mittees are expected to endorse
county candidates within the next
few months.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-27
cASHES ANOTHER MANS
CHECK; GETS IN TROUBLE

Arthur E Schuster, arrested by
deputy sheriffs on a charge OF for
gerry. was 10 have been given a pre-
nminary hearing before justice Clark
Wright Tuesday, but it was post
poned- Justice Wright set his bond
in the case at $1,000.
Schuster denies the charge. He
states that recently while in Juarez,
he cashed a check for $50 for a man
who told him he represented a shoe
concern in Endicott. n. Y. Later in
the day, Schuster said. he gave the
check TO a person TO whom he owed
money here, believing it 70 be good.
He said that the first knowledge he
had that the check was worthless
was when It was returned Schuster
Immediately made it good and tele-
graphed 70 the shoe concern. asking
the whereabouts OF its representative
who gave Schuster his name as "A
Robbins" jHe received a prompt reply
stating that the shoe concern had no
by that name.
Schuster says the man had been
stopping at the Del Norte and he had
known him for several days before
cashing the check for him The check
was signed Arthur Woods" and was
made payable 10 Robbins and en-
dorsed by Robbins, Schuster says.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-27
BIG HIGHWAY PROGRAM
For PINAL IS PROPOSED

Florence, ARK, July 27.-Pinal
county's highway program. initiated
last September. when taxpayers voted
road bonds Of 100000 is going for
ward rapidly. Paving Of the main
streets Of Superior. one Of the unin-
corporated towns TO benefit by the
highway program. has been completed
and contractors are already at work
on several important stretches OF
highway. notably those between this
city and Casa Grande and between
here and Ray.
Bids on those projects which have
not already been put under way zre
10 be opened by the county highway
commission Aug. . They VIII include
paving the main street OF Ray, the
largest mining camp in the county,
building bridges over Mineral creek
on the Ray-Kelvin road, surfacing the
Florence-Casa Grande road and grad
ing and surfacing the Casa Grande-
Tucson road Work Of removing the
steel bridge over Mineral creek at
Ray and replacing IL with a concrete
yiaduct IS already under way.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-27
IRRIGATION PROJECT WAKES
FLORENCE FROM LONG SLEEF

Florence, Ariz-, July zl--Although
Il may be several months before &C
tuaI construction Of the governments
diversion dam. TO be built across the
ella river a few miles east OF here,
is begun, Florence is already in the
midst Of a building boom on every
side indications are TO be seen that
this town, one Of the Oldest in Ari-
IONA. is feeling the impetus Incident
to the reclamation Of the Florence
Casa Grande valley, 10 be brought
about by government action
Until a Few years ago Florence was
considered one OF the sleepiest towns
In Arizona Today IL has a live cham
Der Of commerce, many new buildings
are going up and improvements Of a
substantial nature are 10 be seem A
new addition to the town has recently
been opened and 20 lots were sold the
opening day. A modern electric light
plant, municipality owned and oper-
ated. was installed last summer. Es-
Enlistment OF a telegraph office in
Florence IS now under way. Hereto
fore all messages had 10 be tele-
phoned TO the telegraph office at the
Arizona Eastern station. two miles
north Of Florence and across the ella
river.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-27
Texas And California Lead In
Commercial Aviation Projects,
Manufacturers Report Reveals

ger and express lines throughout the
entire Pacific coast, which roughly
speaking, consists Of two great
mountain ranges and series OF valleys.
The plans for such lines, now IN
preparation, contemplate connecting
san Francisco with Los Angeles, san
Francisco with Del Monte, san Fran
cisco with Portland, Ore, over me
Cascade range, and Portland with Ia
coma and Seattle, wash with an al
most certain extension OF this oper-
alton between san Francisco and Los
Angeles and 4 seaplane mail and
package express line between Seattle
and British Columbian points viii be-
gin operations within few weeks
"Ar present there are some $50 air
planes In commercial use in Calitor-
MA and 80 more IN oregon ana W ASH
ington, while a number equal to that
Of California are in operation in
Texas. Most of the machines are prt-
vately operated by persons who made
fortunes IN oil, but contracts recently
transporting supplies between CUES
and the oil fields. Mining and oil
companies desiring emergency sup
plies or the replacement Of special
tools have come TO depend on the air
plane. which. with the level lands and
natural landing fields OF the country
and long distances over which the
railroads are unable to make quick
time, has provided an impetus TO COM
mercial adoption OF the airplane in
Texas.
"A score Of flying boats are in op-
Grafton on the Mississippi and other
rivers Of the middle west. and IS on
Lake Michigan, with every indication
pointing to a substantial increase OF
the number before winter. Negctia-
tons also are under way for ten
American built flying boats Of the re-
Gently produced II and IS passenger
type for use over the great lakes and
the St Lawrence river.
Two companies that last winter
operated a flying boat service from
Florida and Bimini, Havana and Mas
sau, and carried more than 5000 pas
sengers, are now employing between
ten and Is machines in a fairly regu-
lar service between New York, Bos-
ton and Atlantic City. Both Of these
operating companies have been fInan-
cially successful and have announced
that they viii double their equipment
this winter"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-27

NEW YORK, July 27.-Commercial
IN aviation in the United States
shows a healthy. steadily grow
ing popularity. says the Manufac-
tuers' Aircraft association, IN making
public the report Of representatives
who have just completed tour Of the
country which included inspection
flights over most OF the territory now
served by aerial transport
The aidplane is. undergoing the
same development experienced by
other vehicles Of transportation IN
PRODUCED TO the public, the various
sections OF the country according il
receptions in cOnformance with their
individual topography, customs and
natural resources" the report said.
THE southwest and Pacific coast
are leading in the adoption OF air
craft to commercial use. and plans in
preparation contemplate honeycomb-
ing that area with network Of
aerial transportation lines. In the
middle west the airplane is being
It is meeting with encouraging sue
cess the severe competition of good
railroads and highways, lack OF land
ing fields and the considerable indif-
ference OF The middle Atlantic states.
New England is accepting it with Gus
tomary conservatism; the south is
using it mainly for private purposes,
and Florida and the West Indies
have come to recognize flying as a
most important method OF communi-
cation
AT present there are in The United
States IS manufacturers OF aircraft
and aircraft motors and IS manufac-
turers OF accessories. During the
past few months 20 new airplane dis
tributing agencies have been estab-
lshed throughout the country and
new aerial transport operating com
panies have been formed in New York
city, san Francisco, Long Beach, Hol-
lywood, Los Angeles, Oakland, Stock
ton and Alameda, Calf; Shreveport,
La. Ponca City, Okla: Seattle and
Spokane. Wash. Detroit, Mich; Ar
kansas City, Ark; Bridgeport, Conn;
Aurora H.; Fargo, y. D.; Cincinnati
Il, O.; Newell, S. D.; Birmingham.
Ala; Asbury Park. n. J.; Livingston,
VIZ Brooklyn and Syracuse, n. Z, and
Railway, n. J.
Long Routes Planned.
"Aviators are convinced OF the
practicability Of establishing passen-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-27
OPEN SHOP PLAN
CALLED SUCCESS

Conditions on the northwest Pa
cific coast were found fairly good
by W. IS. Wiuningham, FL Paso at
torney. who has recently returned
from an extended visit in that part
Of the United States.
Three things have affected con-
ditious in the northwest" said Mr.
Winningham, Tuesday zone is the
general tightening OF money The
second is the gasoline situation and
the third IS the labor situation
The money situation is attribu-
table 10 the campaign and coming
presidential election, which always
interferes with normal business con
ditions. This is due, &c Is claimed
however. TO the fact that the country
Is simply running away with itself
EvtravaEauce. it is said, IS found on
every hand and fin everything. People
are buying automobiles beyond their
means; and in order 10 manufacture
them commensurate with the demand,
high prices must be paid for workmen
In the factories and this takes men
from the farms and all other indus
tries. and so demoralizes normal con-
ditions everywhere.
Gasoline Price Varies.
There Is said TO be a shortage in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-27
MAGMA CHEF TO BUILD
A BIG COMMENTATOR SOON

Hayden, Ariz. July z7.-Pending
construction Of a 1e0-ton eoncentrat-
ing plant. the Magma Chief Copper
company will ship so tons Of ore daily
10 the Hayden smelter, according to
a report mailed TO stockholders Of the
company by K Pomeroy, general
manager. Profits in excess Of SO a
ton are expected by The management,
the report says. Shelter returns have
run as high as IS per cent copper and
10 ounces Of silver TO the ton, but
the average content OF the ore as Il
comes from the mine Is lower, beng
approximately per cent copper and
six ounces OF silver. Doubling Of the
companyis ore reserve. now said 10
amount to $780, 600 tons, IS predicted
in the report The property is located
at Sombrero Butte. south Of here
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-27
CONCENTRATING MILL TO BE
ERECTED AT BLUE JOHN MINE

Prescott. Ariz.. July 27.-Instalation
OF e concentrating mill and flotation
plant at the property OF the Blue John
mine at Walker is TO be undertaken
by Joe Cavanaugh and Harold Cald-
well. owners Of the properly. Exist
ence OF large body OF silver lead ore
on the 50-foot level, with a streak
Of high grade that viii run as much
as $3.50 a ton. has recently been dem
onstrated, Il Is stated The milling
ore occurs in vein formation. being
two feet wide and running from $50
to $50 a ton. A carload OF the ore
Mas been shipped 10 the Humboldt
shelter
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-27

! gasoline, and IN most places rationing
{ Of gasoline was found, prices varying
in different cities. In Los Angeles
/ prices were around % cents a gallon,
but only three gallons to the ma
chine could be had. In san Francisco.
was around IS cents. In Portland
and Seattle, rationing was found, and
the price was 26h cents. while in
Vancouver, B. C.. there was no ration
ing, but the price was a cents gal
lon. This rationing and variation in
price is q disturbing factor in bust
ness conditions all along the coast
'Hrhe labor situation also has had
/ its effect on business conditions IN
the Pacific northwest, and psrticu-
larly in Seattle and Tacoma, Wash
When the shipysrd strike came last
winter, it not only demoralized the
ship building business but, according
to many with whom talked, all other
{ kinds Of business However, they
claim they have the matter well in
hand. The business men organized
what they call THE Associated In
dustries,' and claim that everything
IS now operated on the open shop
plan. and that they are having no
trouble getting all the help they want,
and good. competent and skilled help,
and that they are not molested IN any
manner
say Men are bGLleE SaIiAAAeus
They say that their men are much
better satisfied under present ar
ranEements than they were before;
that they get good wages, and, II
there is a grievance, it Is taken up
with the employers. and as a rule
they have no trouble in adjusting
It. They say there are no walking
delegates and no bosses to contend
with
'On the other hand, the closed shop
men say they are only temporarily de-
feated in their plans, and that they
viii soon come out much stronger
than ever before, and that they viii be
in better condition to enforce their
demands
However. It is believed BY most OF
those with whom I talked. that no
matter how depressed conditions are
row, after the election and the COM
ing holidays. conditions viii not only
become normal, but that the entire
country is in for great prosperity.
Optimism seems to be the watchword
Of the entire coast"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-27
ARIZONA SUPERVISORS IN
SESSION AT DOUGLAS

Douglas, Ariz- July 1.-Two ses-
siOns Of the conference OF the super
TisOrs OF the various counties OF Ari-
iona. the county assessors and the
state tax commission were held yes
terday- The morning session was
taken up with speeches and the meet
ing in the Afternoon was devoted TO
discussion OF methods Of determining
the valuation of irrigated and dry
farming lands Of Arizona. but no
changes were made in the procedure
Of arriving at the valuations c. NJ
lander presided at the meetings and
V. A Woods acted as secretary.
The supervisors. tax commissioners
and assessors last night were guests
Of the Douglas chamber Of commerce
and mines at a banquet in Aqua
Prieta-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-27

Roswell, n. ", July 27-Carrizozo
won from the locals at baseball by a
score Of 4 to s. This was one of the
fastest and best baseball games seen
on a local diamond this year. Harry
Norman, pitching for CarrizozO. did
some wonderful work and let the local
batsmen down with only scattered
hits. The batteries for Roswell were.
Hedgecoxe and Richmond Roswell
viii go 70 Carrizozo for a return game
next Sunday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-27

DONA ANA FARMERS WILL
SHIP 1900 CARS OF MELONS

Dona Ana county. n n. farmers
csntaIoupes TO eastern points this
year, according TO an estimate Of
the FL Psso county farm bureau by
s. S. -Hookiand. sales agent OF the
Dona Ana county bureau
The cabbage crop Of that county,
It IL estimated, Will amount to IS car
loads
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-27
TADLOCK WILL FIGHT
nnnnoaEn anan nNr-n

A Q. Tadlock. manager OF the
chamber Of commerce traffic bureau,
viii attend the railroad rate hearing
to be held in Austin August s. Mr.
Tadiock will combat the proposed
freight and passenger rate increases.
The railroads have asked a 80 per-
cent increase IN freight rates and
about 20 percent increase in passen-
ger rates
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-27
COMPLETE CONCRETE POURING
on IsREE-DOIGLA HIGHWAN

Phoenix. Ariz.. July 27.=Pouring Of
concrete on the Bisbee-Douglas high
way has been completed, according
TO a message received at the office
Of the state engineer. The states
part OF that work was eight miles
in length. The rest had been built
by Cochise county. The highway viii
be thrown open 20 traffic in about
two weeks, It was said.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-27
STATE TO HELP IMPROVE
PHOENIE-TUMA HIGHW

Phoenix. Ariz-. July 27.-The state
viii do all it possibly can with the
funds available to improve the
Phoenix una road preparatory to
the passage OF the army motor con-
voy. state engineer Thomas Maddox
has written to governor Campbell 1T
followed a request by the Phoenix
chamber OF commerce TO governor
Campbell that the state assist in re-
pairing that portion OF the road in
Yuma county. asserting that Mariccpa
part
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-27
PASSENGER AGENT on TOUR.

Garrett King. general passenger
agent OF the z. P. & S. W, left Tues
day afternoon to spend several days
on an inspection tour Of company
roads in New Mexico and Arizona
Mr. King has just returned from
a weekend visit to Cloudcroft. where
he was present at the opening Of the
recently completed pavilion.