The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-22
GREAT ACTIVITY, SHOWN IN
LUMBER AND BUILDING

LO MBEh AMI BUILDING
October was the most active month in the
southern lumber industry since the beginning
of the period of depression one year ago, ac-
cording to the Southern Lumberman This
statement is based on reports from a survey of
the entire field and various branches of the
business
The American Lumberman in its current re-
port of the state of trade says:
Reports from the south indicate great build
ing activity generally and the local demand
is consuming larger proportion of the output
of lumber in that territory than for many
years."
Railroad and industrial buying is increasing
and adding to the stability of the market.
The American Contractor from data fur
nished by 1876 cities shows a valuation of
building permits in October of $685. 900 900,
compared with 10000 in October 1920.
Birmingham building permits in October
broke the three-year record.
Building means that men have money to put
other men are employed to do the building and
manufacture materials. There is nothing Sc
riously wrong with the industrial situation
when new building records are being made
Although Marshal Foch will not visit Bir-
mingham on his southern tour, he should not
get the idea that we exhausted ourselves when
President Harding was here. We still have
few whoops left in our systems.
If young Theodore Roosevelt has become an
authority on naval affairs after six months of
studyhe must have of those master minds
we read about but seldom encounter.
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King Alexander's statement that he doesn't
intend to abdicate should cause no surprise
Nowadays kings won't even resign after they've
been chased out of country.
Judging from the hostile reception given
Governor Kelley when he arrived in New York.
somebody is dspleased with the way things are
going in Porto Rico.
A Chicago court will try to decide whether OF
not the ''shimmy" is immoral. Will the judge
insist on few demonstrations of the ad-
vanced sort?
Prisoners in the Jefferson county Jail who
MARBLE popular songs Sunday might annoy
some of the other inmates less if they'd write
poetry.
SPANS most famous bull fighter will receive
100000 for 10 exhibitions in Mexico. Grand
opera stars don't get all the loose change.
Business will pick up around Muscle Shoals
if Ford, Edison and Firestone decide to do a
little developing in that vicinity.
Alice Brady, poor girl, realizes now that she
made mistake in marrying a minister's son.
They always cut-ups.
The late Premier Hara of Japan is said to
have been friendly to America. And to make
matters worse, he's gone.
There will be no enjoyment of the fattei
bird for football teams who go down in defeat
on Thanksgiving day.
Statistician Gist says Alabama crops have
been harvested. The harvesting of the 'possum
crop is still going on.
It, is far cry from laying down altruistic
proposals to working out the "details" in a
conference room.
Foreign nations are convinced of one thing.
Uncle Sam is the old boy to avert financial
crisis in Europe.
| The Golden Rule" in business might work
well. Has it ever been tried, to anybody's
knowledge?
After church gets pipe organ and paid
choir parking space around the edifice is at a
premium.
not to i9Eer any speed records.