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The Pleasantville press., 1924-02-09
Sale of Hundred Acres of Corn to
Income of New York Bricklayer
By R. L. HOLMAN, in North American Review.

It would take all the yearly indme from 20ocre wheat farm
taking average production and quotations wheat
basis, equal the annual income of plumber CITY,
allowing him only $50 woa and 15 days idle time jobs
On this basis of computation would take the
sale Of hundred of equal the annual of New
York brckayer
farmer who derived his income from growing would have to
sell the annual product from enough
money hand to equal the income of paperhang
larger cities
would require the annual proceeds from the produc
on Of 00acre cotton farm reach the yearly enjoyed
by skilled mechanic in number of industries
The incomes of the various classes of workers mentioned all
net while that OF the farmer Out of he for labor
machinery insurance, depreciation the capital
invested
The Pleasantville press., 1924-02-09
INSURE YOUR
WELFARE

How pleasant and satisfac-
tory it is to look ahead to a
bright future.
An account with the Attain
tic Safe Deposit and Trust
Company to which regular
deposits are added is a good
way to insure your welfare.
The Pleasantville press., 1924-02-09
PUBLIC NOTIcEI

Public notice is hereby given that the
city cesspool located at tho gravel pit,
Doughty Road and Washington avenue, Is
completed and ready for use. Permits
must be secured for the cleaning Of cess
pools from the undersigned. All persone
falling to do so will be prosecuted
W. J. HUDSON,
Health Inspector Of PleassDtviile.
The Pleasantville press., 1924-02-09
WHEN I SHALL
DIE
BY GRACE E. HALL

OH, MAKE me not an ugly thing In
~ death!
Let me be beautiful in that last sleep;
Place round my head red roses, that
their breath
May give perfume; and let my firm
lips keep
Their color, though a strangers hand
apply
The carmine-and I'll bless him for
the lie.
Oh, make me not an ugly thing that
day,
For l have worshiped beauty. and
have wept
In silence, many a time, along lite's
way
When beauty's spell has swiftly Ger
me swept:
A babys dlmpled hand-a curl of
hair
A womans face-a sunset in the
West
The 1.-THE form of a mana painting
rare
Each woke keen response within my
breast;
Flowers-and stars-and dawn-and
80 no.
AIusic-and e'en old age that was be
nign-
All-all-have yielded joy an,
warmth and glow,
And made impressions on this soul o
mine
Cod let me not remain to fade an,
die,
A withered, ugly thing among tn
flowers,
But catch my breath away, in passing
by,
And halt me ere I lose my splendi
powers;
And you who wait, bring roses for m,
hair,
And LET sweet music Danish ever,
tear,
For I have worshiped beauty every
where,
And l would have it present at m,
bier.
C Doda, Mead & Company
The Pleasantville press., 1924-02-09

Two Rugs Valued at $4,000 Stolen.
Two silk Oriental rugs valued at
$4,000 were stolen from the home Of
Frank 3. Carpenter of Cleveland while
the family was spending the weekend
out Of the city. Sllyerware and other
1aluables were not taken by the
h.eves
The Pleasantville press., 1924-02-09

Bits from British plays: Men don't
marry women-they marry clothes and
faces" "A woman spends half her
time looking for a husband, and the
other half looking after him" Mar
riage would be a wonderful thing for
the bride-if it were not for the bride
groom. Boston Transcript.
The Pleasantville press., 1924-02-09
The University Takes It's Place by the Side of
the Church and the STATE


The university takes its place by the side of the cmch and the
three fundamental institutions of modern civilization
spiritual The church represents the organized faith of
Chrisendm and its collective worship The the
of civilized live happily and hepfuy together organized
society The university mans nbon love of truth his
stent curiosity which has all and his dominating
ideasm which the origin all literature and of all philosophy
experience has shown that the university
achieve its end by thfod activity each aspect of which
Elementary the other The university gather
knowledge the university must advance noweg the university
use and apply knowledge These three necessary character
stic functions
The university fails of its high purpose and falls short of its lofty
ideal if does realize the that add scholarship public
service and that exists for itself alone but for the nation
all mankind.
Sale of a Hundred Acres of Corn to Equal
Income Of New York Brcklayer
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25
CHICAGO TO open
COTTON MARKET
ON NEXT MONDAY
New Exchange Contracts
To Be Passed On
Western Cotton

CHICAGO, Nov. A.-Final plans were
being made today at conferences Tor
the opening on the Chicago board OF
trade next Monday Of the new Chicago
cotton market, another step in making
Chicago the farm capital" of the ma
tiion.
Frank L. Carey, president Of the board
Of trade, has been asked to make the
opening trade. Rules have been adopted
silimar to those in effect on the New
York and New Orleans exchanges.
Point of delivery. on Chicago con
tracts is the Houston-Galveston basis
and the contract Is based on Texas or
western cotton" said Samuel p. Arnot,
executive vice president of the board.
Last year this exporting point, the
greatest in the world, handled about
three quarters of the cotton sent from
the United States"
The new exchange will function under
the United States cotton futures act.
The contract unit will be 100 bales, ap-
proximately $4,000 pounds Of cotton.
Quotations are in cents and hundreds of
a cent pound. One one-hundredth of
a cent or one point on 100 bales equals
SIS. One cent, or 100 points on 100 bales
equals $500. Notices of the sellers in
tention to deliver will be issued in Chi
cago. sA
Sworn inspectors and weighers will
be maintained at Houston and Calves
ton. Hours of trading will be from 8
a. m. to 2 p. m, except on Saturday,
when the market will close at IL a. m.
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PAGE Is
iron covers, shall be constructed along
said street between said points.

iron covers, shall be constructed along
said street between said points.
Section 2:-That said improvements
shall be made in accordance with the
established grades on file in the office
of the City Engineer, for said portions
of said highways, and according to full
details, drawings, plans, specifications
and surveys of said work and esti-
a..s les, which shall be prepared by tine
City Engineer. as early as practicable.
and placed by him on file in his office,
in the City Hall. not later than two
weeks prior to the date named in Sec
tion of this ordinance, where prop
erty owners who may be affected by
laid improvements may see and ex-
anime the same.
Section 3:-That the cost Of con-
structing said improvements shall be
assessed against the property abuttng
on the portions of the highways ST. i'm
proved, provided
(a) That the cost of improvements
at or upon street. avenue or alley i'll
terSectiOns shall be assessed against
the lots or parcels of land abutting oil
said highways so intersecting for one
half block in each direction.
OBJ That the cost of sidewalk i'm
provements on street and avenue cor
ners shall be assessed against the lots
or parcels of land abutting on or near
est to said improvements, and the cost
of sidewalk Improvements at the inter-
section of any alley with street, ave
nue. or other highway, shall be assessed
in fair proportion against the respec-
tive lots or parcels of land abutting
on or cornering on the alley at such
intersection.
(c) That no assessment shall e1i
coed the cost of such improvements or
the increased value of such property
by reason of the special benefits de-
rived from such improvements.
Section THAT the estimated cost
of said improvements is $4,000, and
that the Commission of the City of
Birmingham will meet on the 9th day
of December, 1924, in The Council
Chamber of the City Hall of Birming-
ham, at ten o'clock, a. m. to hear any
objections, remonstrances or protests
that may be made against said i'm
provements. the manner of making the
same or the character of material To
be used
Approved Nov. IL. 1924.
D. +. McLENDON,
President of the Commission
A true copy.
L. L. GRAY,
City Clerk.
Age-Herald, Nov. 1925. 1924
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25
FOREIGN EXCHANGES

NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-Foreign ex-
changes easy; quotations in cents:
Great Britain demand, $462T:; cables,
$4.627s; C0-day bills on banks, S4.59Ts.
France demand, 5.29h cables, $50;
Italy, 4.33 and 4.3312; Belgium, 1861
and 1861; Germany, $50; Holland.
40.15; Norway, 1881; Sweden, 1855; Den
mark, 1851; Switzerland, 1890; Spain,
IS 20: Greece II g. polan 1911. Cznnhn-
slovakia, 3.01A Jugoslavia, LASS; Aus
ira, .o0141s; Rumania, 521a; Argentina,
1925; Brazil, 11.50; Tokyo, 3Sa; Mont
real 100
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25

Next, a word about Imitation"
1 Many people are screeching and writ
hg as If a period of animated, pros
erous business and keen demand for
HI the labor available in the country
Fere something to be deplored, some
hing to be guarded against, something
b be fought tooth and nail; something
b excite panicky feeling.
Broadly speaking, this country is not
afflicted with vicious initiation. More,
h view of the severe lessons taught dur
|hg recent years there issIittle occasion
b become panic-stricken over any like
4 hood Of disaster inviting initiation in
he immediate or near future. Such in
b ation can be avoided and there is no
Earrant at present for rushing to the
Bonclusion that it will not be avoided.
The United States of 1924-1925 is en-
tiled to regard prosperous business and
hull time employment as normal, as its
ue in view of its domestic agricultural,
financial, industrial, transportation,
commercial, labor, social and political
8onditions and the place it has come to
Bccupy in the world.
But, of course, it must mot be as
lumed that stock market which has
advanced to the highest price levels on
Iecord will keep on rising and rising
Without any sharp setback. Under
an fall as well as rise, especially after
he soundest business conditions stocks
an fall as well as rise, especially after
spell of rampant bullishness.
Even so, however, there is every JUS
,ification for expecting better times
throughout this country and it is only
sogical to reason that many meritorious
Itocks will benefit.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25
IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE
NO. 426-D.

An ordinance to provide for certain
improvements on BIRD street. south,
from the south property line of Airing
ton avenue, to the north line of the
alley first north of 10Th avenue. south.
BE 1T ORDAINED. by the Com
mission of the City of Birmingham, as
follows:
Section / That Ord street. south.
from the south property line of Ar
| lingtOn avenue, TO the north line of
the alley first north of 18th avenue.
south. shall be graded.
That the east and west edges OF a
30-foot roadway along the center line
of 23rd street. south. from the south
property line of Arlington avenue. to
the north line of the alley first north
of 10Th avenue, south, shall be curbed
with 6 by II inch portland cement
concrete curb.
That the sidewalks or both sides OF
23rd street, south, from the south curb
line of Arlington avenue, to the north
line of the alley first north of 18th
avenue, south, shall be paved for a
width of four feet with portland cement
concrete sidewalk paving. located two
feet from and parallel with the east
and west property lines of 23rd street
south, respectively.
That the roadway between the curb
lines on 23rd street, south. from the
south property line of Arlington ave
nue., to the north line of the alley first
north Of 10Th avenue, south, shall BE-
paved with portland cement concrete
street paving six inches thick.
That the entrances to lots along all
of said streets. where the sidewalks
are to be paved, shall be paved for q
width of four feet with portland cenien,
concrete sidewalk paving, and the
driveways into lots and the alleyways
shall be paved with portland cement
concrete alley paving for the full width
of the sidewalks and gutter.
That vitrified clay drainage pipes,
inlets and manhOlnS of hrick r-ith nnat
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25

n ERSONAL incomes are, in the
main, derived from gainful occu-
pations and invested capital, or
from a combination OF these two
therefore. important items in the source
of many incomes. fluctuations in their
sources. Since dividend payments aae,
volume are interesting in that they de-
temine, to a degree, the purchasing abil-
ity and mood of many people. In this
connection, the above chart is indicative
of definite trend towards better business
conditions. The line across the graph
represents the total dividends paid by
Industrial organizations during the first
nine months of each year since 1919.
This nine-month period has been used
in order that 1924 may be readily COM
pared with previous years.
Not since 1920 has the distribution Of
Industrial profits to shareholders been
equal in volume to the present showing.
This fact becomes significant when it is
recalled that 1920 was previous to the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25

abrupt tobaggon slide by business into
the depression which followed the era
Of wartime initiation.
While complaints about the condition
Of business have been plentiful during
the present year, in dollars, dividend
checks during 1924 have exceeded the
same period of last year by SIS, sos 300.
They have been greater than the same
months of 1922 by the large sum of
$28, 800. 100 and in excess of 1921 by So
96S, 700.
The enthusing sum of SALT ,220,600 Of
industrial dividends distributed during
the first three quarters Of this year,
have no doubt, benefited a broader
cross-section of people than ever before.
Efforts on the part of large corpora
tions to encourage employee ownership
of stock has caused persons of small
means to become familiar with al ac-
cept the advantages of investing some
of their surplus in sound, weG-paying
securities
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25
COFFEE MARKET

NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-The market
for coffee futures was lower today ow-
ing to reports of easier Brazilian mar
kets and a renewal of liquidation fol
lowing the rallies of late last week. The
market opened at a decline of 81 to 81
points and active months sold 20 to 30
points net lower, March declining to
17.19c. The closing tone was easy at
net declines of 20 to 80 points. Sales
were estimated at $1,000. Closing quota
lions: December, 18c; January, I.S5c;
March. 17.20c; May, 16.60c; July, 1O.1oc;
September. 15.60c.
Spot coffee quiet Rio Is, 20@20Ac;
Santos As. 25A 126c. Cost and freight
offers were lower, including part Bour-
bon So and As at 22.00@26.50c. Rio ex-
change on London 1-16 pence lower; dol
lar buying rate IS reis higher; Rio mar
ket 200 to 675 refs lower; Santos 1880 to
$500 refs lower; Brazilian port receipts
$4,000; Jundiahy receipts, $4,000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25
THE WEATHER

Extreme Northwest Florida, Alabama
and mississippi Fair Tuesday and Wednes-
day warmer Wednesday,
Virginia, North Carolina South Carolina
and Georgia: Fair ana slightly colder
Tuesday; Wednesday fair.
Florida: Generally fair Tuesday and
Wednesday; colder Tuesday in central and
Tennessee, Kentucky: FAIR Iuesoay'
Wednesday unsettled and warmer.
Louisiana: Tuesday and Wednesday
fair warmer Wednesday.
Arkansas, Oklahoma and East Texas
Tuesday and Wednesday fair. rising tenn
perature.
West Texas: Tuesday fair! warmer;
Wednesday fair.
Summary of observations made at sta
tions of the United States weather bu-
reau, during the "a hours ending at
p. M. sOth meridian time November a.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25
LOCAL DATA.
For the "a hours ending at p. m.


East Gulf Moderate to fresh north and
northeast, and weather partly overcast
Tuesday.
West Gulf: Moderate to fresh north and
northeast, and weather partly overcast
Tuesday.
Caribbean Sea and Windward Passage
Fresh east and northeast over north por-
tion and southwest over south portion, and
weather partly overcast, occasional rains
Tuesday.
Sandy Hook to Hatteras: Fresh west
and weather partly overcast Tuesday.
Hatteras to Florida Straits: Moderate to
fresh southwest and west over north por-
ton and east and northeast over south
portion, and weather partly overcast Tues
daY.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25
SUGAR MARKET

NEW YORK, Nov. 24-Raw sugar
advanced Nc today to the basis of 6.O3c
duty paid, on sales of 1000 bags of
Cuban from store to local refiner.
Strength in the. spot market led to
an increased covering and commission
house buying in raw sugar futures.
Prices advanced to 6 points on active
positions but reacted partially near the
close under realizing and were finally
8 to 6 points net higher. December
closed, 4.13c; March, 3.11c; May, 3.1sc;
July, 3.2Sc.
A better inquiry was reported for re-
fined sugar, but without change in quo
tations which range from 7.15 to 750c
for fine graduated
Refined futures were nominal.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25
VEGETABLES

CHICAGO. Nov. 23.-Beans, Florida
hampers, green, $5.00@5.50. Louisiana
hampers, green, $4.O0@4.5o; wax, $3.50
@4.00.
Cucumbers, Florida bushel hampers,
crates, $450@500.
Eggplant, Florida crates, $3.50@4.00
Kumquats, Florida 32-quart crate, per
quart, 10Q12c.
Peppers, Florida crates, green, $500
$3.50.
Sweet potatoes, Tennessee hampers
S235I250.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25
STOCK LETTERS

NEW YORK, Nov. 24-Trading in
the stock market Monday continued on
the usual large scale. total volume for
the day approximating 2,o21, 900 shares.
Profit taking of heavy character in
many of the rail issues was in evidence
throughout the day, and as a result pub
lie buying quickly turned to the tobac-
co, rubber and metal shares, and in
consequence of heavy buying, many Of
the cheaper rubbers, coppers and to-
bacco issues shot out of their long
lethargic inactivity for the first time
since the present advance started. In
our opinion there was a decided let-up
in the outside buying Of the rails on
the setbacks today and there seems to
be growing attitude to proceed more
cautiously in fear perhaps that a real
reaction may develop. Reactionary ten
denotes are more pronounced, however,
in the higher priced industrials than
in the other groups. The market has not
yet had a general reaction where all
stocks are put under pressure simultane-
ously and we do not think that the time
Is yet ripe for that. Rather, we believe
that individual establishments will be
witnessed and that special reactions will
occur without affecting the whole mar
ket. At the close today the market for
some of the higher priced specialties and
industrials which have had big ad-
vances seemed to us to be quite thin
Steiner, Rouse and Stroock.
NEW YORK, Nov. 24-Thc market
today was featured by a number of
interesting developments, North Amer
lean directors announced an increase in
the quarterly cash dividend from Soc to
SOC share, and as natural result the
stock advanced sharply to a new high
for the year.
st. Paul was heavily traded in during
the forenoon, the preferred selling up
to new high levels at 321s. Oils were
also fairly active as a result of an q :
crease Of % per cent in gas Gonsump-
ton during the month of September,
The market closed somewhat irregular
with American Can. New York Central,
Rock Island and a few other issues
showing small losses for the day while
c. & o. Alcohol, Sugar and st. Paul re-
corded gains in some instances amount
ing to as much as 2 points.-Fenner G.
Beane to Kahn & Virgin.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25
METAL MARKET

NEW YORK. Nov. 24.-Copper firm;
electrolytic, spot and nearby, 1870; lu-
lures, 13%614c; tin steady; spot and
futures, $54.50; iron firm; No. 1 north
ern. $23.50@240o; No. northern, $22.0
q22.50; No. 2 southern, $40; lead steady
$8.65@900; zinc steady; East st. Louis
spot, $6.50@6.s2; futures, $6.s2Q6S5; an.
timonY, spot, S14.62
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25
NAVAL STORES

SAVANNAH, Ga, Nov. 24.-Turpen-
tine, firm, 7skc; sales, 56s; receipts,
281; shipments, 233; stock, 1886.
Rosin, firm; sales, LAO; receipts, l.
513; shipments, $3.50; stock, 1878.
+ Quote: B to X, $3.50; M, $632h; N,
$6.42h; WIG, $7.45; WV, $50; X, $3.50.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25

II, they naonI
here would be less
lubbub and less
harm over a series
{ 100000 share
avs on the New
Fork Stock ex-
hange and less un-
lasiness expressed
yer prospective
usiness expansion.
Why shouldn't
bis country wit
ess the buying
nd selling of g.,
10000 shares Of
took in Wall street
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25

IAcKSoNT Srm 3sL Fla s.s NOV "a
ceipts, 1858; shipments, 939; stock, a.
697. Rosin, firm; sales, 1888; receipts,
LII; shipments, 495; stock, 107, Poi.
Quote: B to I, $6.3O@6.35; X, $685. q
! 6.35; NJ, $6.40@6.42h; N, $6.75; Wg, $7.45;
WV, $50.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25

Further improvement In the textile in
dustry was indicated today when the
Amoskeag Manufacturing company
opened the weaving department in one
of its largest mills and started several
new looms
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25
LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Nov. 24.-Cattle: Receipts,
$4,000; generally active; most killing
classes strong to Csc higher; in between
grades light and handyweight steers
showing more advance in spots; de-
mand fairly broad for weighty bullocks;
top yearlings, $13.25; several loads,
$12.50@13.10; yearling heifers, $11.25 big
weight bullocks averaging above 1900
pounds at $11O0; some 1,376-pound aver
age at $11.40; little doing under $500;
better grades western grass sharing ad-
vance; bulk grass contingent plain Of
ferings; bulk, $5.00@6.25; best, $7.25; de-
sirable heifers active: all fat cows and
heifers getting good action; Gamers
strong to 15c higher; mostly $2.75@
2.90; vealers firm, $S.00@9.00; mostly
S9.00@a50.
Hogs: Receipts, $4,000; moderately &C
tive, generally 15c lower; weighty butch
ers showed minimum decline; light
lights and slaughter pigs, % to SOC off;
closing sales largely soc lower; top,
$940; bulk good and choice 200 to 800
pound butchers, $8.60Q930; 100 to 1SO
pounds, $7.25@S.15; bulk 140 to $50
pounds, $6.25@700; majority packing
sows, $S.456875; bulk strong weight
slaughter pigs, $5.5O06.00; estimated
holdover, $4,000.
Sheep: Receipts, 10000, slow; fat lambs
strong; bulk fat natives and fed west
erns, $13.50@13.75; top to outsiders
$14.0O; culls, $11.00@11.50; fed clipped
$11.75; fat sheep unchanged; handy
weight fat ewes, $7.50aS.00; feeding
lambs strong to 25c higher; bulk, $3.50
014.00.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25
lATION GROWS
MORE RAPIDLY
THAN PEOPLE
resent Business Expan-
sion Is Only Natural,
Says Forbes
BY b. c. FORBES

BY b. G. FOHBES
Have Americans lost their nerve?
Or is 1t their perspective they have
Sst?
Events prove that the majority of
hem have lost one or the other.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25
POTATO MARKET

CHICAGO, Nov. 24.-Potatoes, early
morning trading limited; market about
steady; receipts, 1872 cars; total United
States shipments Saturday, 1893; Sunday
80; Wisconsin sacked round whites, rs
@95c; mostly s0@9Oc; Wisconsin sacked
round whites, 80@95c; Idaho sacked rus
sets, $2.00@2.25.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25
MARKETS AT A GLANCE

NEW YORK: Stocks irregular; two
score issues at new highs. Bonds high
err; St. Paul issues lead advance;
French bonds active. Foreign ex-
change easy; sterling lower on Egyp-
ton crisis. Cotton advanced; trade buy
ing. Sugar higher; firm spot situation.
Coffee weak; lower Brazilian markets.