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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1915
Page
6
Senator Hollis Bankhead of Alabama visited Mobile on a bridge of remarks praising completion of Lock No. 17 and the river system. He lauded Mobile businessmen, the canal project, and the potential for a future shipbuilding port, stressing national support and local appreciation.
A Mobilian booster article urges pride in Mobile County citing climate soil and port advantages. It contrasts California growth with Mobile advantage and urges residents to tout Mobile’s fruits crops livestock and favorable economy to lure investment and residents alike.
The Grangers, over a million strong in the United States, led by Oliver Wilson of Peoria, urge rural credit reform in Congress. They warn that if action is not taken, members may be mobilized at the polls to influence national policy. The movement seeks a nonpolitical stance but signals potential ballot pressure.
Mobile will receive a daily New York to Mobile freight car service with an estimated five day transit. Traffic Manager Russell Houston pushes the arrangement using Old Dominion Steamship from New York to Norfolk then Seaboard Air Line and Alabama Great Southern to Mobile. Lumber mills resuming in the region signal growth for Mobile industries and buyers. A note on radium markets shows gram value at 112000 while production costs near 36050 per gram.
Readers are invited to submit communications on public matters of general interest. Limit to 800 words, use one side of the paper, temperate language, and sign with name and address. Include a stamped self addressed envelope if rejected copy is to be returned.
A New Booster from Mobile urges readers to demand Mobile grown fruit and products. He argues local preference will boost farmers, merchants, and the city, sharing a tale of a hotel sauce founder who popularized a product by asking for it everywhere. August 7, 1915, Mobile, Ala.
Do you know Mobile county grows world class fruit. A column extols 100000 acres of premier peaches and big cantaloupes pumpkins and watermelons with records claimed ahead of Georgia and New York markets. Readers urged to share big local yields and buy locally grown produce.
The smoke seems to go back as the train moves forward due to air pressure. The air around the train slows the moving smoke, creating a backward impression even though the locomotive advances.
Economist Roger W. Babson warns that postwar prosperity will be followed by a global mood of suffering. He uses a tank-water analogy to explain foreign exchange and trade balances and argues the US and Europe must share war losses and adjust trade to avoid a lasting economic lull.
Malone and Gaston of the Auto Service Co. toured from Atlanta to Mobile in a Saxon praising its on road performance over Greenville bad roads and hills. They report 17 miles per gallon locally and an average of 20.5 mpg for the trip as preparations begin for a new mill on the old site.
A reader asks how to stop furs from shedding while stored. The reply attributes the issue to moths and suggests camphor balls as a preventative measure, though effectiveness is uncertain, and recommends consulting a furrier for proper treatment.
The Whitall Tatum Company filed suit in the law and equity court on Saturday afternoon against R Roy Moyers for the sum of 86 dollars alleged due by account. William G Coff filed suit against D M Gordon in this court for 44 13 due by promissory note. Berlin Chief of Police Glasenapp of Cologne today was appointed head of the police department in the conquered city of Warsaw.
Prospective Mobile and Montgomery businessmen consider forming a river packet company to guarantee year round steamboat service between the two cities. The plan hinges on stock purchase by shippers and a substantial Montgomery stake, with Montgomery officials offering to fund a municipal wharf if a guaranteed service is assured.
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