The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-11
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No Justice lin Rate Discrimination.-T l United States shipping board is hearing evil dcncess to determine whether or not 1t is 1 right, and the practice be continued, of | discriminating against southern ports, in l favor of northern ones, to an amount of from seven to fifteen cents per ton. There IS as little, or less justice in such practics than there was in the Pittsburg plus policy of robbing the South of it's rights in compe- tition.-Opelika News.
 Preparing Now For Next Fair.-Anniston ana Calhoun county should lose no time in stqrtng the work of preparing for the Call houn county fair next fall. That Calhoun is~to have g fair there is little question. We would have had one this year, but for q cir. GUS coming in with an announcement to snow during fair week. Next fall the fair should have such a start in public favor that the coming of circus vii make no differ ence. The fact that the circus cancelled its date did not help the fair this fall, for the decision already had been reached to abandon the fair effort. No circus will interfers with the fair next fall if the people of this tdty and county get together in movement to have the fair.-Anniston Star. t
 Making An Impression.--The cordial well come given to strangers visiting the Muscle Shoals district has made an impression upon most of them equal to that of the im- mense possibilities of the section. The dec
 
 meet asks what he can do for you, and wants to know if he can show you about, the mer- chants, the professional men, and others, and not because they want to get something out of you," gives fair description of the man. ner in which thousands of people have been received here. To many of those who come from sections outside the South, this hospi- tality and cordiality is amazing, but it is genuine on the part of the people of Muscle Shoals.-Florence Times.
 Planning The Farner.-Not long ago the editor heard a party of gentlemen banning the farmers for their lack of success. Ac- cording to these critics, oan the farmer has to do is to take off his coat and get to work and fortune will smile on him. There were men of different callings in the crowd, and so was the editor, but the editor hastens to disav0w taking any part in the banning. He runs newspaper and there are lots of peo- pie who can tell him how to manage things We can all tell the other fellow where he fails to take the right hold, and it is al- ways the other fellows business that we know just how to manage.-Demopolis Times.
 Losing An Opportunity.-It is reported that Guntersville may lose an opportunity to secure $2,000O00 cotton mill because prop erty owners ars asking an unreasonable price for the site on which it is proposed to locate the mill. Comment from portion of this action on the part of the land owners is not only unusual but outrageous as vel. Quite the contrary, this is not only the usual but is the logical procedure and is in con- formity with our idiotic land laws. The landowners should not be blamed for taking advantage of a system that presents an op- portunity to get something for nothing in the form of unearned increment. The Gun tersville case is in nowise unusual, the same "outrage" is being practiced every time real estate deal is transacted. The fact that $2,OOO, GOO cotton mill is involved in the Guntersville case simply serves to focus at tention on a matter that under ordinary clr- cumstances passes unobserved,-Calhoun County Argus.