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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-08
RAsKETS FOR FLOWERS

Lovely baskets of china, just large enough to hold few flowers, are meant to hang on the wall or at the side of the dressing-table.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-08
My NeighborSays

An occasional application of olive oil is good for inlaid woods, preventing the inlay and veneer from chipping off.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-08

the idea of helping
 their own reputa- tions. l think there are som e people who labor under the delusion that if t h e y censure and criticize the things ,f which they them selves may be gull ty, they will Sestab- fish in other peo- ple's minds the idea that they could not be so. They are quita mistaken in this. People wh o -s11 la1.o-1 ~@ces,H
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-08
Reflections of Dorothy Di*
# You Were Loudly Criticized, Made Fun Of And Scolded Before Strangers, You Would Feel As Humilated As Your Children Do When You Correct Them Before 4 CroaUd Of People

IND you ever try to put yourself in child's place and consider how
 you would like to be treated as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-08

men in particular. Did manage to find the dearest purse for evening wear. shmmering it's cut steel beads, well vanity of tortoise shell com
 position with sparkling rhinestones and long tasse
 ton-a lovely soft thing of cashmere with stripes of cream, tan and brown. For cool days on the golf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-08

we'll washed and free from germs or the contamination of unclean hands through which they have passed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-08

Save leftover squash to make squash biscuit, and leftover coffee for coffee jelly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-08

To remove peach or pear stains from white clothing dip the article in oxalic acid, then rinse in borax or ammonia water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-08

Always keep salads on ice until it is time to serve them. This keeps the let tuce crisp and the fruits or vegetables
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-08

The oil should be rubbed in with warm ed linen rags wiped off with clean cloths after an hour or so, and the piece re- polished.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-08

An old piece of bath towel makes fine cloth to clean with-takes the dirt right off.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-08

When milk is heated the most easily digested protein substance coagulates and forms a scum on top. Natural salts in the milk are thus lost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-08

do not lose their flavor as they are like ly to when exposed to heat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-08

TT WAS back in '91, down on the A old farm in Russell County, Ala, Good old Bro. Evans, our preacher spent the night at our house. Early next morning he went out on the porch to read the paper. Ancy was very fond of Bro. Evans. He pulled his little table up by the side of him and began to play cards. Pa came out and was dumbfounded to see Ancy SO disre- spectful and said to him, 'Ancy, what in the world are you doing9" Ancy replied, 'I'se playin cards" In a further effort to square himself with Bro Evans, Pa shouted "Ancy, go put those cards up. Where in the world did you get them3" Ancy replied, "Oh. Paw, don't you know you gin em ter mel"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-08

The albumin in eggs if subjected to great heat is hardened and rendered in- digestible. Soft boiled eggs are more easily digested than hard-boiled ones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-08
When You Are Gossiped
 About

By JULIA HOYT TN MY last article I said that I thought some people gossiped and repeated scandal about others with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-08

links did purchase pair of all wool hose in diamond design, walnut and heather colored Satisfied with my mornings accomplishments, 1 lunched serenely with Margie. whose dreamy air of inattention did make me wonder what going inside that young lady's head Reaching home. found invitation for the morrow from Rhea to attend a musicale. All ladies, so 1 must appear we-for no keener critics are there than those of my
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-08

struct them in table manners, or see to their personal appearance before they come to the table. They wait until they have their little victims at their mercy and cruelty them in public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-08

Do not let hardwood floors get badly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-08

worn before having them polished. A
 little polish on the worn places each week keeps floors always looking well.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-08

Fruits if eaten raw should be fresh,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-15
RAIL STRENGTH
CHECKS SALE
Steel Firmness Tends 10
Stabilize Market
WALL STREET JOURNAL FIyAy.
GAL REVIEW


NEW YORK. March is.-seIlins I.
industriAls was checked in the esfly
part of the final hour By the cos.
spicuous strength OF a number \
railroad stocks. including Norfolk 1
Western, which was active AZ IL
best levels 81 the year. and chea.
peaRe & Ohio. which went into
new high ground on the present r.
coYery at i5ts.
Steadlness In the steel stocks va.
another stabilizing factor. IN
whole group was sustained By insi.
cations OF Increasing orders The
Steel corporation having boci.s
contracts so far this month II e.
cess OF the February average Of u.
600 tons per day.
Opening prices included: Ur,x
States Steel. i05H, up r.: Gerrl
Electric. s2s. up =: Studsbskn
1914. off u: Pan-American Peus-
leum. As. off -: n" ASA. on II
Norfolk & Western. i.Da., up 4.
Northern Pacific. 5iH. or x: 10
hacco Products, 67b. off 81: Amfrs
can Sugar. 81. of y: Ner Haven
1874, up u. Bethlehem Steel ssi.
off 4: Sinclair. %. Off x; Kelly
Springfield. 20is. of Il: Southern
Railway. 55a; New York ctntfLi
loi.
The market closed lower. rrisr.
states Steel. 1925. off X: BALDWIN
i22a. off u; s,udebaksr. it,s.
off q: American Can. lis. of s:
American Wooden. 49,. of y:
American Locomotive. 75S. or s:
Westinghouse. s7h. up u: Antr,
can Sugar. 53A. off ]: Marlsri
37s. off Il: General Electric. ..ih
of 5&: Kolly-springfield. i7.. ~
2; Coca Cola. s3H, of az; Notself
& Western. 1908. up y: Northsf
Pacific. 50is. Off i; New York Ger
trial. 1oi: Wabash A. 49,. up u
Southern Railway. 5sis. off y.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-15
Vessels in Port at Seattle

Smith Cove Tcrminai--Pisr to-g,r Yves,
IIimrod. President Jefferson, Horaisar
Maru.
Great Northern Tsrminsi--str Hsks,s
Maru.
Bell stpe. T.rminsi--u. 8. q. Hsid.
U. 5. l. II. 7. Heather.
Pier Str Jacox.
Pier 2--strs Alameda, Redondo, Yukon.
/ Pier Str Victoria.
Pier A-str Admiral Nicholson.
Pier D-strs Admiral Holman. Admiral
Pcary.
Pacific Coast Engineering worls--U. g
g. q. Surveyor.
Pacific Coast Coal Bunkers-U. q. 3. Ex.
plorer.
Union Pacific Terminsl-str Cordovs.
Connecticut Street Terminsl--Strs Nabes.
ma. sushsrico.
King wlnge-schr Maid OF Orleans
ms Anvil.
Stacy STREET Terniinsi--U. n. s. Pioneer
Diacovcrer.
Duthio's Termlnai--U. =. s. Connecticut
East waterway Dock 4 warehouse Co.
Str Lake cunni.
Todd Dry Doots-Btrs Curacao, Qussn.
Netti,tous Miii-str Toni Msru.
Heffsrnsn's Dry Dook-schrs chas. A.
Wilson. John A., ctr Rainier. m. Lib.
by Mains,
Alaska Steamship MoorinEs-strs Jtffsr.
aon. ketehiksn.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-15
Portland Live Stock

cattle--Rscelpis. So. Market steady
Good grade steers. isas: medium q
good. fsas; common. itfbds. good
beef COTS and hsifers. 1850 a 7.so; mo
dun, 1850. common. tt.1b95; can
ners and cutters. iI.5oatbo; bologns
bulls. f3ds. feeder steers, ;s.bpn
medium and choice calves 100 lbs
down. iio.sodis. 100 20 $50 lbs. $50
1880; $50 lbs. up. ,5as.
Hog Receipts. none. Market steady.
medium to choice, 10000 lbs, Nd
SIS; 7oo-2s0 lbs. t7.5ods. $50 lbs. up,
t70T.bo; packing. smooth heavy. $50
Z: rough heavy. ts1s; slaughter pigs.
s750Gf. feeder pigs. fs.7sn7.so
sbcep--Receipts. nons. Market steady.
Lambs. 50 lbs. dsRn, medium choice
and good, sis.25n1t.G6; culls and COM
mon. fio,s0ai2.s0i yearling wcthers.
medium choice; all weights, isaii.5o;
old veth.rs. f7ai ewes. medium 10
choice, t5Qo.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-15
Building Permits

colman cr,osote Co. coimsn Bicg- RI
stxies, 1880.
X. Neuhert asa Meridian ars- Hs'
residence, .sxtt, $3.50.
II. Neubert. 4sss Meridian ave- nAn'
residence. .fIi5. $4,000.
II c. Boswell. as75 y. ssth o., nils
residence. ssx57. t..soo.
American Tar Co, if-o y. Isks Sat
frame factory. is9rsi. 'teee.
II. n. Rsinertsen. asa Greenwood ave-
frame residence. 2s1s7. s7.oee.
Miss Lydia Ssimila. 1905 y. tsta -
frame residence. :tr5s. t.boe.
Blanche Hunter. ?sss Rainier ave- nA7'
residence. esx.s. 1880.
Boeing Alrpiane Co., $50 ". fron' =
steel tower. t7,Ioe.
Y. @. Van Houten. 4tiT W. JAWS
frame residence, :tr5s. i,.oee-
c. A. Peters. ssii ssth s. fizrs i'''
dence .ex3s. $4,000. -.
Puget sd. Realty Assn. rs Lsary Has'
min str. bldg, s5xi2o. $4,000.
Johanne.en Bros. fit N tfth. ns1f
residence, atxts, $4,000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-15
CIR AIN CT OSE
LOWER
Corn Leads Downward Price
Trend on Market

CHICAGO. March it.--Under lead =
crship Of corn all grains closed
sharply lower on the board OF trade
today.
Unsettled conditions kept wheat
sentiment at n low obb. Traders
were still on the watchful waiting
side. Wheat fell victim 20 certain
dopressions despite news Of bullish
construction. Exports OF 1000. 600
bushels Of Manitoba wheat strength
ened the Winnipeg market.
Extreme weakness in corn fol-
lowed the opening rally when heavy
selling developed because OF n shnrr
break In Liverpool spot prices and
flat demand from all over tho Unit
ed states.
Oats was affected by other grains
and due 20 sale OF 100000 bushels 10
20 20 store.
Provisions fell or due TO lower
grains, hogs and cables.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-15
FIRST NEW PEAS
ARE HERE
Egg Quotations Steady With
Activity in Bidding

The first new green peas 81 the
season were on the market Satur-
day morning, being sold at 20 cents
pound. The shipment was re-
ceived from California by the Pa
cinc Fruit & Produce co.
Eggs were holding steady without
change in quotations Bids 10 pro-
ducers were reported q cent higher
By some dealers. but II was not
considered that new level had
hem renrhed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-15
Arrivals and Departures

ArTfved-8srch I5.--5tr Northland
from Gan Francisco. At 9:so q. M. str
Ruth Alexander from Tacoma. st 500
q. M: str Melton from Port Han Luis.
~ a. M; str Busherico from New York
Via ports, at 1880 a. IN. March fi-str
Jacox from NukRteo via Tacoma, at Z
j.. M; str koki Msru from Japan via
posts. AZ .. M: s,r Toni AfAru from
Kobe, a, D. m; str Hskata Msru from
! ODE via Yokohama. at $40 .. m. str
chsfuka usru from Kobs via ports. at
s.i5 .. m.
sailed-Msreh l5.-str Alameda for
Aissks, at =. M; str oIeniffer for
Genoa via ports. at n. M. str Harry
Lueksnbach for Tacom, At a. M. str
Aominlor Miller FOR London via ports, al
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-15

Port Biskelsy--str Tanans.
wlnslow Marine Railway eagle JIarbor)
Str Griffdu. sehrs Mindanao. Betsy
Ross. Ella A.. Sophie Christensen
Meteor and Aiumna. bktns Ann,
Comyp and Charles r. Croker, barge
coqultlsm City, 0riffson and Henry
Willard.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-15
Denver Live Stock
F'riday's QuotatIons

cattle-Reccipts, go. Market. steady,
Beof steers. s7uq.i5, cows ana h.if-
ers N.bog7ss; calves. sTaii; stock
era and feeders. f58s: bulls, ssFtst.
Hog. Receipts. s7s. Market, t0qise
lower. Top. 81; bulk. ss.70ge.s0: pigs,
sb16
sheep Receipts. 800. Market. 1oGi5e
higher. Eat lambs. yi4.5oai5.sS.
feeder lambs. iIa5o@i5.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-15
Chicago Board of Trade
INrldnN'a QnoinIlnnl
Omaha Live Stock
Tri,Iny's Quotniions

Cattle Receipts. 1900. Tone OF market.
steady Yearilngs ts.7b 1895; cows
s,2S; stockcrs and feeders. staSbS.
calves. ga 1885, bulls and stays $40
6.:5.
Hogs Receipts. 5000. Tone OF market.
ioRisc lower; bulk. iG.e6d7 top, 81.
sheep Receipts. $500, Tone OF market.
steady. Yesrilngs, ,oQls.bo: wethers.
s7.1b1loto. lambs sis.15di5s5.
ewes t625dto.55
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-15

! n. m. March 1i.-str Koki Maru FOR
Orient via Port Angeles at midnight: ctr
Ruth Alexander for Tacoma. at p. m. +:
str Eomsngs for Los Angeles ia Ever
EFT. at 1880 p. M; str Chofuku Naru for
Orient via Everett. az ELS p. NJ. str
Msnubai for Honolulu via ports. at 1890
p. m.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-15
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, March 1i.--Foreign ,r.
change closed higher. Sterling demand,
r.2sh, off ii.; francs. fo.osss. UP
i0.O02shi lire. so.oissH. up fo.oooou .
Belgian. ioosssib. UP io.oo7s. marks,
$500, 90 90 900 to the dollar. Shanghai
tael. 20. of oos Yokohama yen. 1900,
of f0.oo5o; Russian ohernovetx. 81.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-15
Boston Wool

BOSTON. March it.--rrade IN the 10.
cal wool market was quiet. sltho thsr.
are reports or improvement in the vor-
nted business which may stimulate the
raw market.
Some contracting for wool CONTINUES. in
the West Buolhorn stiil asking high
prices.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-15
SATURDAY
MARCH 10

First Nigh lido
1871 a. m. 100 ~.
FIRST Low Tide
s:55 a. M. - IT.
second high iIds
ff.5s a m. 80 IT
second Low Tide
s.ss p. m, i.S Il.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-15
N. Y. Sugar and Coffee

Vulgar Easier. Raw. 1903; refined, dun:
srsnulatrd, tsso0a.
coffse--No. : Mo. spot. ibs1fse ID. (;
No, Z Santos, :ois 9iic ID.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-15
BANK CLEARINGS
Seattl,

There is talk Of making Porto Rico
n state. AZ present Il is only state
of turmoil.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-15
San Francisco Produce

buIttf-HNtThr' VIC IbI pfIme fIrsts.
Nhc N.
Erss -EStras, $50 doh.; extra puliets. CSC
dosi undcrsiEed pullctr, .0Me dos,
Cheesc--Callornia flats, fancy, .BMo ID,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-15
Weather Bureau Report

TAToosH ISLAND. March is.--s o. m.
Barometer slowly rising; clear; wind
east. 10 miles an hour.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-15
ShipNews
Tiues in Seattle
SUNDAY

MARCH 10
First High Tide
2:ss a. m. 1915 r.
fIrst Low Tide
s.02 a. m. 10 n.
Second High Tide
ia y. ia. 30 II.
Second Low Tide
1850 .. M, 10 II.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-15
VEGETABLES
p,Se,s paid Wholesale Dealers

fThe prices given are those made to
retail dealers by wholesalers. With a few
seasonal exceptions. prices 10 producers
can be figured by deduetinE the cost or
transportation 10 Seattle and approSi-
mAteiy Is per cent for hauling. storage
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-15
POULTRY AND MEATS
LIVE STOCK

Quotations at Union stociyerds
Receipts Saturday n. m, 100 hogs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-15

Local whites. cwt. ..,s.....l.9 u 4 80
Netted Gems. No. l, ton. .ss. 90 o 90. 90
Gems commercial. tom. 5000 d $500
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
AST0R MANSION
 DOOMED ATLAST
Apartment To Replace Famous Fifth Ave
 nue Home

The birthplace of New York's origi- nal 400, the white marble Astor man. sion on Fifth avenue, is about to be razed. In the place of the structure, in which some of New York's most notable social events have been staged, there will be a 12-story apartment house, the estimated cost of which is to be $1,SOO,OOO, says The Detroit News.
 The mansion, built just before the death of William Astor in Paris in 1890, is the last of the show places of that period. It has been presided over by three generations of. Mrs. Astors and it was the scene of the social tri- umphs of Mrs. William Astop during her long reign as queen of New York's society. It was Mrs. William Astor who, with Ward McAflister, drew up the list of socially eligible which gave to the language a new phrase-the four hundred. The mansion in which this list was fashioned was built on the best models of French Renaissance style and was regarded as the citadel of the very finest traditions of New York society.
 The house is really two homes, as Mrs. William Astor occupied the north ern half of the house, while her son, Col. John Jacob Astor. lost in the Ti- tanic disaster, lived with his first wife, Mrs. Ava Willing Astor (now Lady Riblesdale) in the southern half. Later he lived there with his second wife, Madeline T. Force AstOr (now Mrs. William K. Dick).
 The million-dollar building cost was exclusive of the appointments and fur nishings. Among the latter are several masterpieces, collected by Colonel As tor and his father, which are said to form one of the most important anna teur collections of paintings in the country A study of Mrs. William Astor, painted by Carolus Dran, hangs in the reception room and under it, guests. not only from New York, but from the Continent as well, Mrs. Will liam Astor, the last undisputed New York social leader, stood. Guests were first received by her daughter-in-law, Mrs. John Jacob Astor.
 The northern wing of the house, as yet unchanged, shows Mrs. William Astor's taste in furniture, tapestries, paintings and marbles. Among the paintings are Les Connoisseurs," "Le Repos," Sheep" Voltaire's Last Wis it to Paris" and '.Le Reve de Alignon. !" These hang in the huge room where the cOtilliOns of the famous Astor balls took place.
 Like his mother, Colonel Astor had excellent taste and he added to the pie lures and bronzes received at the death of his father and housed the entire col lection at the Fifth avenue home. In the gallery are paintings by Corot,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
jSYLACAUGA OPENS
 FIELDS OF EFFORT

A wonderful opportunity is open in Sylacauga for contemplating business men who mean business and don't mind hard work. s
 The Marble City needs an expert dairyman to open headquarters as job Der for the scores of dairymen in the city and outlying territory, to ship their products.
 It also is in the market for men who hog raising market.
 The community offers unusual ad- vantages to industries, and more textile mills in this section are needed and wanted.
 A handle and spoke factory in Syla- cauga also is needed, and an estb- lishment of this kind would find a heavy, business from the beginning.
 Officials of the Sylacauga Exchange club will gladly furnish full information to all prsons who ask it.
 Miller, vanMarcke, .Schreyer and Mei- sonnier. Included are several tapes tries from France and among the bronzes are Houdon's head of Voltaire, valued at $15.O00: Rustici's Flying Mercury" and Cloidon.s Neptune, Appolo, Venus and Louis XVI and "Satyr and Bacchante.''
 Under the will of Colonel .Astor, Mrs. Madeline Force Astor was to have the use of the house until she died or re- married. She went there on the ar rival of the Carpathia, which rescued the survivors of the Titanic. But she occupied the house only few years as she married William K. Dick and they established their own home. Conse- quently, most of the furnishings will go to Ferncliff at Rhinebeck-on-the- Hudson, the country home of Vincent Astor, only son of Colonel Astors and Ava Willing Astor. and now head of the Astor family in the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
NEGRO COLLEGE
 DOES ABLE WORK
Draws Patronage From
 Alabama And Adjoin- ing States

In many respects. the Talladega col iege for negro pupils occupies strate- gic position. It is only 75 miles from the center of the negro population in the United States that center being at Fort Payne in the county of DeKalb. In the western part of the city, on elevated land, and in full view of adja- cent mountains, it is at once beautiful for situation" and in the enjoyment of climatic and hygienic attractions. The national bureau of education, in an ex- haustive study of negro schools, states that "Talladega college is the only in stitution in Alabama equipped to give education of college grade to colored people"
 The college is fortunate in possessing the confidence of the white citizens. The Hon. w. T. Webb, while represent ing this county in the legislature, stitution, securing identical privileges with those possessed by the leading white colleges in the state. Prominent citizens have always served on its trustee board. Major R. H. Isbell Gov. l.. D. Parsons and Hon. H. l.. McElderry have in succession been honored members of the board. These and others have been generous in their donations to the college and in their helpful influence.
 More Than State Wide
 The patronage of the college has been more than statewide. Eighteen states are represented in it's student body and these youths come from fam flies of character and distinction in their various communities. The sub jects offered by the college in it's cir riculum have been selected with refer ence to the needs of the race. The training of ministers and teachers has been made prominent and paramount; and the interests of the farmer, the mechanic, the trained nurse, the builder of the home and the church have all been regarded. A few figures win illustrate more than 200 men received their training for the ministry in the seminary. The college has sent out scores of teachers into the public schools. academies and colleges as teachers, professors, principals, and presidents. Three went to Africa as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18

tiai citize5a.r-f1a is identified win sv. cry civic movement that means progress and growth. \ { ''' {
 The company has more than 100 feet of floor space, and last year completed a new brick warehouse at a cost of more than $15,000. The warehouse is located on spur tracks of the railroads entering the city, and is only few steps away from the main freight depot.
 'tThis has been the best spring for business since I came here," Mir. Bish- .op said. Things are looking better and better every day. believe this section of Alabama has at last entered on an era of permanen. prosperity" A
 Foreign and domestic fruits and; all kinds of produce are handled by Mfr Bishops concern. Fresh goods in cars load lots are received daily and prompt ly distributed to the various retail eoni sumers of the firm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
BEING DEVOTED
 TO FARM WORK
By J. w. BROWN, JR. Vice President Merchants and Planters
 National Bank

Dy Bs Ns DnONV1Ng OAks Vice President Merchants and Planters
 National Bank
 ALARMING conditions seem to have
 taken on renewed energy in this
 section and look brighter than for several years.
 Our industries are running full time and their payrolls mean a great deal to trade in Sylacauga.
 Our retail merchants all seem to be prosperous and as whole their busi- ness for the first four months of this year is an increase over the year of 1923. Our wholesale men have put on larger forces and are taking in more territory. They report considerable increase over 1923 for the same pe- riod of time and say their collections are very, very good.
 Our town has a steady growth. Car penters and builders are kept busy here. In fact we are just completing our new $1O0,00OOO school building. Five or six new dwellings, improvements to mercantile buildings and new ones are now under consideration. .
 SyIacauga is indeed in a prosperous condition and bids fair to be in q few years, a city of fifty thousand people. Our bank, both inside and out, is con- structed of Sylacauga marble and there is none more beautiful or finer in quality.