The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-23

T find construction more active in the south than in any other section of the country, ana l see that Bir- mingham is erecting many buildings" ," said T. F. Mcguire of La Cross, Wis, who travels all over the United States. The only thing that can stop the southss present building boom will be prohibitive prices of building material. Prices are rising, and l believe they will reach the wartime limit"
 SAYS BUSINESS GOOD HERE
 q find business better in Birming- ham than in almost any other city visit," said $. k. Newton of Savan- nah, Ga, who sells shoes. The only trouble l experience is there are so many fashions to be found in shoes these days and the styles are chang ing constantly. Hence both manu- faeturer and retailer are up in the ar. because they never know when the style will change and leave them with large stock of out-of- date shoes on their hands,
 SAYS SUGAR CONTROLLED
 "So many people nowadays are dis cussing the high price of sugar. Most people think prices are due to crop shortages, but this is not the case" said w. II. Hill of Mobile. ''The trou ble Is spectators are controlling the market, and the warehouses of the country can tell the story. While the spectators hold the warehouse re- ceipts, the people fuss about the price they pay for the sugar which goes into the morning cup of coffee"
 WELCOMES SPRING
 T tell you I'm glad to see this spring weather" said John Sparrow. Last Tuesday was the most dis agreeable day 1 have ever experi enced. It rained, 1t blew, and 1 was sick at home all day. Being i'll only added to the disagreeableness of the day. and as l looked out of my bed room winow all l could see was gloom, gloom, everywhere l looked"
 55 YEARS ON ROAD; NO STOP
 "Well, I like the road, and I feel like a kid in his first pair of high topped shoes, although 1 have been on the road over 55 years" said A. E. Hume, Cincinnati, O., as he sat back in an easy chair at the Morris hotel Sunday afternoon. Some 10 years ago my family physician told me I'd not live over six months if l didn't quit the road. We'll, you see, I'm still alive. and I never quit the road. 'The road is the very life of me. Llhe tlle Olu leliOW vel III dSol gia told the doctor. hain't never died yet"
 FAYETTE FARMING DELAYED
 Farming operations throughout our part of the state have been great lv retarded, owing to the late spring and the heavy rains" said A. $. Kill of Fayette, who spent Sunday in Birmingham. But little
  and on may faEms blow has not even been put into the ground.'
 SPRING TRADE RELATED
 "We are expecting real spring trade during the remainder of this month and throughout May" said l.. F. Harris, with a Birmingham de- partment store. While business has been good, the spring trade has not really opened, owing to the winter like weather Birmingham has experi- enced during the past few weeks.
 "BLACK HORSE FEVER.
 Did you ever hear of case of black horse fever2" asked G. Lee Thompson of Fayette, who was Bir- visitor Sunday. We'll l did, and it's a pretty good story, too. Down at our town some time ago a new doctor came to town. He entered the practice with an old doctor. The new doctor had a fine black saddle horse. One day the old doctor said to the new doctor; There are to things you don't know. I'll tell you if you'll give me the black horse.' The trade was n/de. We'll said the old doctor, there are two kinds of pa- tients, the rich and the poor. The poor you must cure as quickly as possible. while the rich should be kept in bed as long as they will stand It. The old doctor was rich, and one day he was taken i'll. The new doctor was called. He kept the old doctor In bed several weeks, and the old doctor had fever every day. Finally the old doctor asked the young doctor what kind of fever he had. It's black horse fever,' said the young doctor"