Forrest Highway Route Choice Set for March 24 Meeting
The Forrest Highway Association will choose the Montgomery to Mobile route at a March 24 meeting in Montgomery. Two options exist via Laverne, Andalusia, Brewton or a river-following path through Greenville and Monroeville toward Baldwin and Mobile. Officials expect a spirited south Alabama contest and a formal designation without inspection. The group’s officers are Richard W. Massey, Earl Lay, and H. A. Wheeling. Also, Bankers Group 2 meets in Birmingham, and Dr. P B Moss plans to resign as state bacteriologist and lab director.
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Montgomery
Ala
Mobile
Forrest Highway Association
Laverne
Andalusia
Brewton
Alabama
Greenville
Monroeville
Baldwin
The
Highway Association
Georgia
Rome
Birmingham
South Alabama
Richard W. Massey
Earl Lay
Gadsden
H. A. Wheeling
Alex E. Walker
Group 2
Bankers Association
North Alabama
Central Alabama
Sheffield
Moss
P. B. Moss
State Laboratory
W. H. Sanders
Automobile Club Back Delta Highway Plan and Safety Measures
The Mobile Automobile Club convened at Battle House and endorsed a Delta highway linking Mobile and Baldwin counties. It approved safety measures, tourism publicity plans, and urged mandatory night lighting for all vehicles. Captain John Craft pressed for cooperation to advance the highway project.
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Mobile Automobile Club
Battle House
Mobile
Baldwin Counties
L. G. Adams
Harry Locke
Phoenix
Ariz
Old Spanish Trail Association
Pacific Coast
Capt
John Craft
Steamship Movements and Banana Cargoes in Marine Report
The Fort Gaines sails for Belize with general cargo. Vera unloads 15 000 banana bunches at Mobile Ohio Docks and heads to Barrios. Banan due from Barrios with 20 000 banana bunches. to discharge at Mobile Ohio Docks then to Tela. Sawyer Brothers arrives to load lumber for Cuban ports. Absalom leaves Pier 8 for Matanzas with general merchandise. Hydrographic Office telegram notes bar pilots draft 25 feet South Pass and 27 feet Southwest Pass with shoaling and changing channels. Obstructions reported off the coast with spar and cork bale sightings by Stromberg Orsted.
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Vera
United Fruit Company
Mobile and Ohio
Barrios
Banan
Mobile and
Ohio
Tela
Sawyer Brothers
Mobile Towing and Wrecking Company
Cuban
Absalom
Munson Line
Pier 8
Matanzas
Cuba
Branch Hydrographic Office
New Orleans
South Pass
Southwest Pass
U.S
Lon
Stromberg
Florida
Orsted
Van Benthuysen Lumber announces J Hamilton Smith departure
The Van Benthuysen Lumber and Tie Company states that Mr. J Hamilton Smith, former Agent, is no longer connected with this company.
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van Benthuysen Lumber & Tie Company
J. Hamilton Smith
New Orleans Cotton Market Rises on Peace Rumors and Spot Demand
Cotton futures in New Orleans and New York show strength after open with July and May months rising 6 to 17 points. Spot sales reach 1,495 bales with middling at 11.94 cents, while Liverpool notes scarce contracts and buyers in old crop months.
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New Orleans
New York
Wall Street
Liverpool
United States Steel
Mexican Petroleum
Westinghouse
Inspiration Copper
American Smelting
Crucible Steel
Vessels in Port and Harbor Repairs Listed
Ships named Flora A Kimball Bibe Marys Thomas R Garland M A Achorn Lizzie E Dennison Edna Y Pickels Joseph P Cooper Carmela tam oak Harrison Beacham Sawyer Bros other vessels listed at Ollinger Bruce docks and various city docks with entries for loading unloading repair and boarding at Fort Morgan Tombigbee River Fairhope Daphne and Bay area harbor facilities. Municipal docks and river packets noted along with shore facilities at Dauphin Street and La Up.
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Flora A. Kimball
Marys
Thomas R. Garland
M. A. Achorn
Lizzie E. Dennison
Edna Y. Pickels
Joseph P. Cooper
Carmela
Harrison H. Beacham
Sawyer Bros
U. & Wessels
Gen. S. B. Holabird
N. Docks
Municipal Docks
Foot
Dauphin &T
Lai da
Dauphin
Dauphin Street
Steam ships and local market report on fruit and produce
Vessels bound for United Fruit Company and other firms are listed with destinations and upcoming sailings. The local fruit and produce market was quiet with prices steady though Florida oranges rose. cold weather damaged beans and potatoes, delaying potato and bean planting and prompting replants. Prices for bananas, cabbages, lemons, onions, garlic, beans, peas, tomatoes, dried fruits, apples and others are provided by Warley Fruit and Produce Company with various per box, per crate, and per pound figures.
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Warley Fruit and Produce Company
GUO
Checdeas Las Hands
Boi
Evsgeesin Rte
Florida
San Aevoo
Sicily
California
S.s
Ben Davis
Change of Vessel Name for Sohannar Wwevvern DD. J. Sawyer
Under Charter 107 and Customs Regulation 1915 the Sohannar wwevvern DD. J. Sawyer 342 gross tons official number 157286 has been renamed to Rena Murphy Percy W. Maer following an application by John G. Murphy of Mobile Alabama and approval by the Collector of Customs.
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Commissioner of Navigation
John G. Murphy
Mobile
Alabama
Sohannar
DD. J. Sawyer Burden
Rena ‘ Murphy Percy W. Maer
Savannah Market Report Spurts in Turpentine and Cattle Prices
Native beef cattle quotes 7.60 9.95 for stockers and feeders 5.90 8.20 cows and heifers 3.80 8.75 calves 8.256 11.00. Sheep receipts 10 000 head market steady wethers 8.25 8.90 lambs 9.75 11.50. Turpentine firm 50 1 2 c per cask 60 1 4 for two casks. receipts 15 casks shipments 254 casks. Rosin steady receipts 255 barrels shipments 1 100 stock 79 649 barrels. B D E F G I 5.20 K M 6.40 N 6.45 WG 5.65 WW 5.75.
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Chicago
IMSS
Acscosceseeess Aos
Cisebhsi
NesAeTee
Chicago Livestock
Mobile
U. S
U. 5S. Po
Savannah
E York
Quotations of Provisions from Mobile Chamber Commerce
A fragment titled Quotations of Provisions from Mobile Chamber Commerce presents brief quotes attributed to local business leaders. It references supply costs, market outlook, and civic commerce topics discussed by Mobile officials. The item captures a snapshot of regional business sentiment.
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Mobile Chamber Commerce
Peck Returns After Finding Missing Son
8 H Peck of the Battle House returns to Mobile from Grand Rapids Michigan after his son F Taylor Peck manager of the Cody disappeared from Detroit a week earlier due to a mental abnormality. The son traveled with relatives and was found in New York after a nervous breakdown and prior trips to Philadelphia.
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H. Peck
Battle House
Mobile
Grand Rapids
Mich
F. Taylor Peck
Young Peck
Herald
Cody
Detroit
Wolverine
Michigan Central
Robert E. Shanahan
Irving J. Bigsell
Peck
New York
Mr. Peck
Philadelphia
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Barley Wael
Cmon
Forrest Highway
Montgomery Interests Southern Counties
Automobile Club
Marine News
Fort Gaines
Orr-Laubenheimer Company
Belize
B. H
Donnat
Bella
Charlotte
Feller
Cow Music
Lissen
Gal
Clarke, Davis & Co
F. M. Ladd & Co
Ray
Daphne
Ocoe
Wisconsin
Wall Street Review
Dominion
Motors
Bethlehem Steel
Crucible
Kennecott Copper
Allis-Chalmers
American Beet
American Can
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American Locomotive
American Cotton Oil
American Sugar
American Tel. & Tel
American Tobacco
Anaconda Copper
Atchison
Atlantic Coast Line
Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore & Ohio
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago, Mil. & St. Paul
Consolidated Gas
Erie
General Electric
Great Northern Pid
Great Northern Ore Ctss
Illinois Central
Interborough Consol. Corp
International Merc
Mar. Pfd
Kansas City Southern
Liggett & Myers
Lorillard Co
Missouri, Kas. & Tex
National Lead
New York Central
Norfolk & Western
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania
Reading
Rep
Iron and Steel
Seaboard Air Line
Sloss-Shef. Steel & Iron
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Studebaker Corporation
Tennessee Copper
Texas Co
Union Pacific
United States Rubber
United States Steel Pfd
Virginia-Carp. Chem
Wabash Pfd
B. Ciss
Western Union
Westinghouse Electric
United Fruit
Grain and Provisions
Ats
Northwestern
Ollinger & Bruce Docks
Ollinger & Bruce
Oanoe Creek
Alma
Eee
Pleasure Bay
Jas, A. Carney
Cesena
Apollo
Seeba
Fort. Morgan
Tombigbee River
Fairhope
Nor
Nepos
Vera Cruz
James Gibboney & Co
Nicosian
Mobile Liners, Inc
Rebecca R. Douglass
Ladd
Mercedes
Carrie A. Lane
Marston
Martinique
B. W
Josephine
Mage
W.G. Murphy
Sunflower
Wm. J. Oliver Mtg. Co
Knoxville
Tenn
City Electric Co
W. R
Call Bell
Bell
Shaw Electric Co
Pn Robinson
Dauphin St
Dauphin Reet
Ownen Postoffice
American Telegraphone
A. L. Deibel
Little Rock
Arkansas
Toulminville
J. G. Bowen
Gest St. Cincinnai
St. Emanuel
Jos. Espalla, Jr
Monroe
National City Bank
KK. C. Hughes
Richard Pratt
Theresa C. Pratt
Fery L. Smith
Mobile County
Court House
Bernoudy Tract
Elmira and
Jefferson Streets
Elmira Street
Gregory L. Smith
Jas. K. Glennon & Co
Bell Phone
Hallett
Satsuma
Saibara Nursbile and
Semmes
Crichton Lumber Oo
Coal Tae
Imperial
T.E. Spots
Advent Government
Columbia Grafanola
N. Maesalat
H. Collins
Stephens Rd
Whistler
East Georgia Avenue
Southern Realty Company
Conti St. Bell
St. Michael St
Nousshermeil N. Jackson St
W. J. Koral
Thos
Wagner & Co
St. Francis St
Spring Hill
Burton Avenue
Crichton Post Office
Neil
S. W
Oper. Hill Avenue
Hylana
Spring Hill Avenue
Crichton
Mississippi
George Kilborn
Royal Street
Unionna Station
Naval Stores
S. 4 Street
Harrison Mutual Burial Association
Maury & Real Estate, Insurance and
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