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The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-28

some repairs and renovations have been made.
 Dr. W. W. Council Is leaving on a business trip to Seattle on the North western tonight.
 Frank Shipp of Chitina, who has been spending the past few days in Cordova will leave for Juneau on to- nights steamer.
 Representative Jas. Murray of Me Carthy will leave on the Northwest ern tonight to assume his duties in the legislature.
 MT. and Mrs. w. B. Purdy, repre- senting Marshall, Wells & Co.,, of Portland, arrived from the westward on this mornings steamer
 Paul Bloedhorn has returned from a business trip to Anchorage, having arrived on the Northwestern this morning. Mir. Bloedhorn states that Anchorage looks good but that Cor dova looks better to him.
 W. Gerig, engineer in charge of the government railroad at Anchorage, Is a through passenger on the North western for the states. During his stay in Cordova, MT. Gerig made a pleasant call at the Times office.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-28
TWO BRIDGES TO BE BUILT
 ON RICHARDSON TRAIL

The Alaska road commission has announced that two bridges will be built on the Richardson trail during the coming summer The Bear creek bridge will be 150 feet in length, and another bridge 175 feet long will be constructed over Sheep creek.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-28
ESTABLISH PRESS
 SERVICE IN COLLEGE

SALT LAKE, Utah, Feb. 2S (by Associated Press) The western in tercollegiate press service was es- tablished here at the convention of the Intercollegiate Press Association.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-28

some repairs and renovations have been made.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-04-28
GREENWOOD

Mr.. and Mrs. Gerrit Top, Miss
Ruth and Dorothy Top, and Arthur
TOP, visited with Mr.. and Mrs. c. M.
Huisman Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lankhaar OF
Riverside visited with Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Lenssen Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Urfer and
children visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
George Conner Sunday evening.
Mr.. James Bailey called at the Will
Blowers residence Sunday afternoon.
Miss Della Courtney visited with
Mrs. Carl Fisher Monday afternoon.
Mr.. Ben Gilman and sons, Carl
and Herman, visited at the J. X.
Courtney residence Monday.
Miss Elsie Gilman, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Gilman, who is in train
ing at the St. Lukes hospital, has the
scarlet fever.
Miss Lille McCulley and Mr.. Oh
liver H. Pierce were quietly married
last Wednesday.
Paul Bailey is working across the
line.
The Parent-Teacher's Association
will meet Thursday evening, May 5
at the schoolhouse.
Mrs. Ernest Dean of Lynden Wis
tied at the Will Blowers home Mon
day evening.
Mr.. John Elsner visited at the Hen
dirk home Sunday evening.
Mrs. Carl Fisher, Mrs. Fred Rose
and daughter, Kathryn, visited at the
]. r. Courtney home Friday after.
noon.
Mrs. Ben Gilman and Mrs. Win.
fired Rose called at the Hendrix res
idence Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Hendrix was taken to Bel
lingham hospital Wednesday and wa
operated on Friday morning.
Mrs. George Conner spent Thurs
day with Miss Della Courtney.
Several of the young people of this
vicinity attended hte charivari Civ
en- Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Pierce Wed
nesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Robinson Wis
tied at the Fred Rose home Sunday.
Mrs. Carl Fisher visited with Mrs
Arthur Urfer Wednesday afternoon
Plans are being made to improve
the -Huisman road. Thu
work will be commenced in the nea
future.
Miss Della Courtney spent Monda!
with her sister, Mrs. Arthur Urfer.
Andrew Boehringer is making SOM
improvements at his residence.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-04-28
NORTH PRAIRIE

Mr.. r. E. Clarke left for Seattle
Monday, where he will take the wat
son for Kodiak, Alaska.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Hadley transacted
business in Aldergrove Tuesday.
The Whatsoever Club met with
Mrs. Adah Bruce Thursday. The next
meeting will be with Mrs. Margaret
Cramer.
Vergie Clarke stayed at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Palmer from
Wednesday to Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Jacobson were
entertained at dinner Sunday at the
home of Mrs. Helen Bruins.
Mrs. c. r. Axling spent Monday
with Mrs. Myron Baldwin at Delta.
Miss Grace Faber and Mr.. Ben Fa-
Der of WILDLY Island were dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. Stremler
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Wander Nicer and
children were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. Bartelds Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Koole and Lewis
and Francis Zweegman were visitors
Sunday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. John Gunst.
Mr. and Mrs. T. ]. Nelson visited in
Bellingham Sunday.
Evelyn Palmer is visiting at the
P. A. Clarke home this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Hoffman of B. c.
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. S. Wander
Nicer Sunday.
Mr.. John Gunst is improving in
health.
Pearl and Sadie Stremler visited
at the F. Stremler home Wednesday.
Mrs. T. o. Mills, ST., was dinner
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Clarke
Thursday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Nelson attended
the Odd Fellows celebration Monday
evening in Bellingham.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Bajema and Mr..
and Mrs. s. Stuurman were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. F.. Stremler Wednes-
day evening.
! Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Palmer and
family, Mrs. G. e. Bruce and children
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. P. A
Clarke Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. J. Zylstra of Lyn
den visited at the John Gunst home
Monday evening.
The North Prairie School organic
ed its achievement clubs recently. The
following officers were elected: Steve
Stremler, president; Harry Bartelds
ivice-president; Dena Verduin, secret
ary-treasurer. The meetings will be
the first Friday of every month.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-04-28
NEWS OF LYNDEN

Miss Agnes Faber of Oak Harbor
Harbor visited friends in Lynden
last week.
Art Huisman, who has been spend
ing the winter in New Bierland, Hol-
land, is expected to arrive in Lynden
this week.
H. E. Wills returned Wednesday
from business trip to Seattle.
Mrs. P. NJ. Serrurier underwent an
operation in Bellingham Tuesday.
The executive board of the Lynden
Public Library Will meet Monday ev-
ening at eight O'Clock at the Library
rooms.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Clendenen,
who are staying in California, are
expected to arrive in Lynden soon.
Mrs. Clendenen is the daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Landau.
Miss Sadie Van Zwol of Everett is
Visiting relatives and friends in Lyn-
den this week.
Miss Lena Klavers of Everett Wis
tied friends in Lynden last week.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-04-28

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The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-04-28

GOOD NEWS FOR COFFEE-DRINKERS!!
We have just received a high-grade coffee, the
can sell you for 35c pound, pounds for 81. 90!
Our Diamond wv" Coffee is packed in CARTON
you don't pay for fancy tin cans that are thrown
away. Ask for Diamond "W". 1t is blend of the
richest-flavored and most aromatic coffees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14
PROSPECTS FOR JOBBER AM
 NANUFACTURER THE BEST

Replying to your questionnaire which was received yesterday beg to make the following replies;
 To the first question. What have you sold most of during the past week." Our answer is: "Rollor Champion flour--"the flour the best cooks .dse."
 What sales are you most proud oi or most satisfied with?' Our steady increase in our Jazz Mash and Scra:cii feeds for chickens and our Economy Dairy feed which we manufacture in Birmingham.
 What in your opinion is the best method Of increasing the Joboins trade of Birmingham Answer: "Foi every citizen of Birmingham, inciud- ing boys ands girls, men and women to be boosters for Birmingham ard Birmingham made goods and when they buy. buy these goods in pref erence to any foreign manufactured products
 .Is the outlook good for tobbers and so-cnlled small manufaeturersr r The prospects for johbing and small manufacturers best In the world.
 W. Nj. COSBY FLOUR &
 GRAIN C0..
 j.. C. Hodges, vice president.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14
After September l Rates on Vel0et
 Beans Take Drop

Montgomery, August (specisL) Effective September 1. railroads op- erating In Alabama must make a re- duction ranging from 42 per cent to more than 90 per cent in transports ton charges on velvet beans and vel will be effective on single line and double line hauls and will make ef fective practically the same transpor tation charges on velvet beans and velvet bean products as are charged for cottonseed meal, grain and grain products. The commissions decision was reached Saturday after several months of discussion and efforts on the part of the railroads and shippers to reach an agreement.
 The new rates will apply on velvet beans and velvet bean products when shipped in bags, barrels or carloads and will apply to shipments of from one mile to 40 miles under the new rates the charge will be as follows 25-mile haul. 10 cents per hundred pounds, 50-mile haul 121z cents per hundred pounds, 100-mile haul 17ta cents per hundred pounds. These rates apply on single line hauls only but the rates on more than single line hauls have been so reduced as to effect saving of more than 50 per cent to shippers.
 By making the decision effective September l., the heavy movement or velvet beans and velvet bean products this fall will be handled under the decreased rates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14
BIGGEST BUSINESS OF
 YEAR DONE LAST WEEK

Walter c. Phillips, Phillips-Lester Manufacturing company, said:
 ''We sold more of our 40i overalls, which we manufacture, during the past week than in any month of this year S.e attribute our increasing sales not only to a better feeling In the market, but also to our manu- facture of a garment that people want because it is good and stands the test.
 Many merchants are getting rid of cheaper stuff and taking on the better kind. Standards have been raised We have tried to keep pace with the highest standards and be lieve that we have succeeded. l will mention an instance showing how our Birmingham made 401 overall have stood competitions
 Last week we received an inquiry from a Chicago ratailer asking for sampes and prices of our overalls We sent the samples and quoted our prices. The Chicago merchant imme- diately accepted our prices and our goods, and gave us an order for loV dozen.
 "The business outlook has very much improved and business itseif is usually better, as our last week s record goes to show"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14
Pioneer Citizen of
 DadeviIIe Passes Away

Dadeville, August 14.-- Especial. )-- William Gray, prominent and influ- ential business man of Dadeviile, died at his home early Friday morning after an illness of over five years.
 MT. Gray was 7s years old and a native of Tallapoosa county, having spent his entire life there with the exception of short while he lived in Birmingham. He was one of the most prominent and highly esteemed men in east Alabama. and numbered his friends by the thousands in all walks of life.
 He organized in 1887 the first bank in Tallapoosa county and remained it's president until his death. He was president of the Dadeville Cotton Seed oil mills and connected with many other enterprises, Mir. Gray was true to his friends and was never known to deny any deserving person in need.
 He was a member of the Presby- terian church, He is survived by his wife, who belonged to the Craw- ford and Davidson families of thfs state, and one son, William Gray, Jr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14
com tonntors. -uGnr, compound
 Ind nnd cnttnn s.rh nrnLlmets

co toinutOrs. ruGnr, cOmpOunu lard mud cotton seed products.
 It's rather the total sales and gen eral distributiou of mercahndise that have been nest satlsfying and not the movement of any particular com moditN
 Getting the manufacturers to con fine stheir sales to the Legitimate jobber and urgii.s loyalty and co- operation among local retailers and jobbers as applies to out-of-town buying and equalization of freight rates so as to put Birmingham on a competitive basis with other southern distributing centers, would also tend to bring additional jobbing business to Birmifgham
 Outlook Very Good
 The general outlook for jobbers and so called small manufacturers in Bir- mingham. is. in my opinion. very good. Those who have been able to go through the past ? months and still have their heads above the wa ter ought to get an even break or better during the next few months and have their business In such shape that when we again become normal their organization will be on such an efficient basis as to demonstrate that the period of depression was met face to face and really mastered.
 TYLER GROCERY co,
 By Victor <. Gage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14
DESCRIPTION OF A MODERN cor
 FEE-HANDLING PLANT

Robert schneider, vice president of the Batterton Coffee colnpany. says.
 The outlook for jobbers and small manufacturers here is good.
 The best method of increasing the jobbing trade of Birmingham is fof every housewife 60 buy Birmingham products
 The sale am ,<nnost proud of and satisfied with is that of our Solite baking powder
 our largest sales have been oi Royal Cup coffee"
 A crisp and interesting descrip ton of some of the operations of this model home manufacture given by Mir. Schneider Is as follows:
 The plant of the Batterton Coffee company, Twenty ty-fourth street ano First avenue. where they roast theil famous Royal Cup coffee, is one oi the most modern and up-to-d date roasting plants in the entire south
 Beginning at the railroad car where the green coffee Is unloaded, Il is taken to the third floor where il is carefully blended and put. into four large roasters holding 25C pounds of green coffee each. These coasters can turn out 1,600 pounds
 
 From the roasters the coffee comes out into the cooling pans where it + thoroughly cooled and then 1t is turned into a large hopper through which it travels to the second flooi where it goes through cleaning process.
 From here it is taken by an sii current to another hopper on th' third floor and turned out into cars holding 500 pounds each. The cars are rolled over a chute and the slide in the bottom opened, the coffee going to large steel cut mills whicl together have capacity of S0t pounds per hour.
 On this floor are also mills fol grinding coffee either for percolatei or pulverized.
 After grinding the coffee, it is turned into another hopper and ther to the automatic weighing machines where it is packed into air-tight containers
 This firm also packs Royal Cur tea and manufactures SoHte baking powder the sales of which art steadily increasing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14


 l offer great saving in time by reason of being near our customers and by making prompt shipment. Go Get 'iSm Club
 My suggestion for increasing the jobbing trade of Birmingham is that we organize an 'Igo Getem" club, and that we go after the business with more power, or as the boys say, with more pep, innumerating our ad- Vantages with such force that our merchants will be convinced of the truth.
 We have seen decided change in the past two weeks. Our sales have increased more than 20 per cent over previous weeks. The most active lines are small check in percales, gingham and silk mercerized cotton hosiery.
 The sales we are most proud of are these which satisfy our customers. The wholesale dry goods business Is one of service. Who serves best profits most" is certainly true in this game. It is our aim to have the goods our retail merchants want ana to make shipment of all goods on the day the order is received.
 The Devil and Luck | In business the devil and luck are blamed TOT Inucn that IS pldlnly que to ignorance of the rules of the game, The main reason the orders for lots of merchandise that should be given to the Birmingham jobbers and man. ufacturers go to foreign markets is not that those guys" are so much more lucky than we are, but because they are after the business stronger. It is simply a game of put and take" with the odds against you that you do not take any more orders than the efforts you put forth will justify.
 Extremely Bright Outlook
 The outlook is extremely bright for the jobbers and manufacturers of rmingham for the reason that the unstable conditions of the market now give us an advantage which is absolutely impossible for$the foreign markets to overcome.
 We will have for probably two years declining market And no merchant is sure when he places an order for goods which requires sev- CT al weeks for delivery that. the price will not be lower before he receives his goods, whereas if they are bought at a nearby market he can put them on sale in his store the next day, and thereby save in great measure the loss that would naturally accrue to him in the adjustment of the mar ket
 JOHNSTON DRY GOODS CO, By George Johnston, President.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14
ANOTHER "BEsT NVEEk" OF
 THE YEAR IS RECORDED

Murray Brown. of Goodali. Brown S, Co., wholesale dry goods. said:
 The past week was the best as to volume of business in the year 1921.
 This statement applies notr only to tho goods sold in our store. but also to orders taken by our travel ing men out on the road.
 Our supremest pleasure has been in our ability to deliver the goods needed and ordered at once. In 8 word, we have the merchandise in our heavy stocks that the trade de- sres and we make delivery imms diateIy We have booked ordefs made shipments and our custom ers have sold either great part or all Of the consignment before their goods, if they had been ordered from far-off wholesalers, would have go, ten a good start on the road from warehouse to them.
 ''The outlook IS very good. It were foolish not to see it and not to admit what one sees and what recent ir. crease in business makes one realize,
 Trade at Home Growing
 "A pronounced feature of the who,e- sale trade now is the great increoss of business that Is done with the local jobbers. Retailers have learned the wisdom of making their locLl wholesalers and jobbers their ware houses. When they buy closest home they get what they want when thcy want it and. when the goods are the same and freights are either nil pr far below those from faraway points, the retailer is naturally taking to his own jobbers and wholesalers.
 "We wholesalers are sJnuch grat- flied over the splendid work thas is being done by The Age Herald in pre- noting the Trade at Home idea and in giving such cogent reasons TOT it. The Age Herald stuff has been convincing and it has brought re suits"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14
BETTER INQUIRY COMING
 FROM THE COUNTRY TRADE

Inquiry of the Carolina Portland Cement company, elicited the nfor- nation:
 Business is picking up. Numbers of industries are beginning to buy after being out of the market for Several months. Much of the new business is due to the resumption of Operations at industrial plants and their making of improvements of a permanent nature 10 care for the in coming business which they expect
 There is a stronger inquiry from the country towns, and this particu lar business is picking up straight along. Indications point to our husi : ness as well as that of manyopthers being on the eve of stepping into bet ter conditions of "a continuous na- ture.
 This resumption Of industrial ac- tivity has been marked the past two weeks, and the trade has felt the f. feet agreeably."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14
Y Cff IT. fstfFRf1 Earle Bros. Wholesale Groc
UNDERLYING FEELING IN ALL LINES IS BETTER

Wade Wood of Wood & Crabbe Grain company said:
 There seems to be better under Tying feeling. in all lines of busin ,ss. We note that with a feeling of en- couragement, although I cannot :ay that our own business is better at this time.
 q will. however, say this We do a business not only in Birming- ham, but throughout Alabama and in the states of Georgia. South Carolipa, Florida and Mississippi We have held our trade lines well in hand, and we are in a position to go ahead as these states in our trade territory go ahead. In a word, we are prepared to do business as it comes to us.
 The aim of our establishment is to deliver good products and to give good service. We regard that as one of the bases of our own business and the base on which Birmingham rade territory may be extended. The wholesaler and the wise retailer al- ize more and more that it is their prime duty to give a dollars worth of good for dollar of the realm.
 T repeat, the tone is better. and we are prepared to serve our trade in the five sonthern states as they become prepared to handle more and more business"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14
MORE, SALES AND LAGRER
 AMOUNTS ARE ORDERED

Doster, Northington & Co, whoie- sale druggists, made the following statement.
 "The drug business as a genera proposition has shown tendency ,o pick up since the beginning or ene month; in fact, it is picking up III nracticaIly all lines. Handling more than 35 .O00 different items 1t is, or course, difficult to specify which lead, but the encouragiong feature of our business is that we gre receiving more orders and that they call TOT larger amounts of goods
 "Our business is better recently than it has been during the past four or five months The trade has peen slow to take on new stocks during the past several months and the re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14
BIRMINGHAM-MADE GOODS AS GOOD@As THE BEST

have been very much impressed with The Age Herald Buy in Bir- mingham' campaign, and predict a great success for it.
 In my opinion, this movement is second in importance only to the de- velopment of the Warrior river. in SO far as Birmingham's progress is com cerned.
 When we all come to realize that Birmingham made products are as good as this country produces, then, in reality we will put forth our best efforts towards the upbuilding of our city.
 One of the largest corporations in this district. whose president has long been a stanch advocate of this movement, has recently inaugurLted the Buy in Birmingham" policy in it's own organization. and firmly believe that it's lead will shortly be followed by others and, as it grows, 1t will be one Of tremendous impor- tance to all Birmingham. <
 The thought of the possibilities of this movement is enough to make all of us optimistic for the future of Birmingham.
 PAUL H. EARLE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14
TWENTY PER CENT INCREASE IN SALES IN FORTNIGHT

am glad you have given me the opportunity to say something that you perhaps would not want to say on your own responsibility. Since am one of the jobbers I can afford to bring the eindictment against the 'bunch. We are all asleep at the switch, we are not getting the busi- ness that naturally, belongs to us sim ply because we are not making the proper effort.
 There is a most wonderful oppor- tunity to increase the business of the jobbers of Birmingham in the dry goods and notion line. We are selling at present very small per- centage of the goods used in this diss trict. There is absolutely no ques- tion of our ability to serve the retail merchants oDtheir advantage. We have the merchandise, we> are able and willing to make lower prices in many instances, and guarantee that our prices will not be more on any thing than outside competition. We
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14
Little Money Goes Long Way
 TraUeling in Germany NoUadays

tbe rest of the world against them, 1t was not to their discredit. They believe that England started the var and is still fighting Germany indus trlally and financially; that Presi- dent Wilson was out-generaled and outwitted in Paris by Lloyd George; that Germany will eventually work 1t all out herself, paying back the i'm demnity. And. perhaps, strang sst of all, they seem still to respect the Kaiser. and, as one dared say, would even be glad to see someone, perhaps the Grown Prince, return and as- sume control. They regard the pres ent government as weak and every one with whom l spoke expressed the belief in and the hope that they might again have monarchical forr' of government.
 Finally, as a woman, I advise Bir- mingham friends buy marks.