The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-10
Favorable Freight Rates Enable Alabama Towns to Make Money By Trading
 In Birmingham

mingham wholesalers as applies to those men tioned in this column yesterday. They were Heflin, Clanton, Roanoke Alexander City, Blocton and Oakman.
 The merchant who makes the profit in these days of high freight rates is he who puts the goods on his shelves at the lowest freight rate obtainable The logical market for the cities named is Birmingham, because, with the re- alignment of freight rates that has been going
 on for a series of years due to the well-directed persistency of Birmingham wholesalers, Bir-
 mingham has come into it's own so far as geo. graphical distinctions are concerned.
 That is the same as to say that there Is no ad- vantage for Alabama cities in Birminghams S natural trade territory to buy the same goods from more distance points. On the contrary, they will save money and pile up profits by get ting their goods from Birmingham at the lowest freight rates.
 The rates on first-class freight to the points named are as follows:
 To Sullgent-From Chicago, $1.713; from St. Louis, S1.20; from Baltimore, S1. .453; from Cincinnati SPA; from Louisville, S1123; from Nashville, S10O; from BIRMINGHAM,
 25 cents
 Il To Fayette- Chicago, S1.59; from St. Louis, S1.20; from Baltimore, $1.455 from
 Cincinnati, S1O63; from Louisville, 94 cents; from Nashville 861 cents; from BIRMING-
 HAM, 25 cents.
 To Roanoke From Chicago, S184; from St. Louis S1461; from Baltimore, Sl.335;
 from Cincinnati, $1.19; from Louisville, S1.19; from Nashville, 92a cents; from BIRMING- HAM, 39a cents.
 To Albertvlle- From Chicago, S1.59; from St Louis, S12O from Baltimore S1 263; from
 Cincinnati, $1061; from Louisville, 94 cents; from Nashville, "A cents; from BIRMING- HAM, 56 cents.
 Collinsvlle From Chicago, $1.574; from St. Louis $1.335; from Baltimore, S1.264; from Cincinnati, $l.099; from Louisville, $1 O61 from Nashville, 75 cents; from BIR-
 MINGHAN, 25 cents. | Cullman-From Chicago, S1.573; from St. Louis, 1185; from Baltimore, S1.51!; from Cincinnati, 99 cents; from Louisville, 929 cents; from Nashville, 704 cents; from BIRMING- HAM, 22 cents.
 | To Madison-From Chicago, S1.463; from | St. Louis, S1.063; from Baltimore S1.263; from Cincinnati 94 cents; from Louisville, |F81a cents; from Nashville, 659 cents; from BIRMINGHAM, 36a cents Il In east Alabama and in west Alabama in the | Tennessee valley where Nashville formerly Il had river rates based on the fiction of river that was not used on the line of the Louisville
 and Nashville coming straight as bee flies | from Cincinnati, Louisville and Nashville, Bir- mingham has the rates to the merchants of the lIcentral and northern portions of the state. Il Do these Birmingham wholesalers carry the stocks? Come and see There are warehouses | in Birmingham that will compare with any in | any city of the union and appliances for han lding goods that are the last word in progressive llconduct of business. These Birmingham whole salers are gentlemen; fair and safe to trade lIWith.
 II It is our state; it is and will be what we make I|of it by being true to our own. II Yours for upbuilding,