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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1915

Page

5

Grand Bay Citrus Growers Hold Notable Meeting

Grand Bay hosts Gulf Coast Horticultural Society as Satsuma Day nears and citrus canker eradication efforts are discussed. Lloyd S. Tenney, pathologist, attends to unite Florida and Alabama growers, while a new Gulf Coast Citrus Exchange packing plant draws interest at Louisville and Nashville station. Grand Bay Chamber of Commerce officials welcome visitors and speakers include F. E. Winberg and D. F. A. Wolfe among others.

Grand Bay Gulf Coast Satsuma Gulf Coast Horticultural Society Lloyd 5. Tenney The Horticultural Society Florida Tenney John W. Fagan Chamber of Commerce Grand Bay State Bank Gulf Coast Citrus Exchange America Louisville and Nashville L. Rhodes Citrus Exchange State of Alabama Mobile County Law and Equity Court of Mobile Law Side Peoples Shoe Company, & Corporation Ocean Steamship Company Savannah Alabama Salt of Peoples Shoe Co W. M. Boykin Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company Ocean Steamship Company of S. H. Smith A. D H. Smith Mobile Knoxville, Tenn A. M. McKay Mississippi A. & M. College W. E. Hinds Auburn Mr. Tenney

Many Cities Agree to Ask Rates Inquiry

Theodore Brent of the New Orleans Association of Commerce says Southwestern terminal points appeal to the Interstate Commerce Commission over proposed tariffs by Southern carriers. R G Cobb notes favorable replies from several cities and expects an overall rate rise near 10 percent. He adds cities will join the inquiry with New Orleans.

Theodore Brent New Orleans Association of Commerce Interstate Commerce Commission Southwest R. G. Cobb Mobile Rates Committee Brent Cobb New Orleans

Uruguayan Bark Carolina Sold at Profit by Wrightson

Captain Walter Wrightson, owner of the Carolina, bought at Galveston for $8,200 and spent about $2,000 more. He sold the vessel for $20,000 to Swedish buyers, realizing a handsome return on his investment. The Mallory liner Sabine cut some schedule time by departing early. The Baldwin towboat will leave Thursday for the upper river, and the Fort Gaines will head to the tropics. The Dictator left for Belize with cargo and passengers, while the North American and Tulsa reached Port Arthur. Rumor says the Charles Noble Simmons may sail Friday from Mobile towing to New Orleans for charter.

Walter Wrightson Carolina Galveston Wrightson Tulsa Port Arthur Texas Charles Noble Simmons Mobile New Orleans

Land Island Dock Plan Sparks Mobile Edits In Paper Orbit

The article reports on the Mobile sand islands bill for ceding Mobile bay islands to the city for port improvements. It notes amendments and newspaper reports from Montgomery about passage, the governor’s signature, and the expectation of city control under state oversight.

Pillans Pacific Coast City Commission Hartwell Montgomery Ala Sand Islands House Grayson Senate Henderson Mobile Bay Mobile Chamberlain Tokio Jiji Shinne

Sugar Advances and Cotton Deliveries in New Orleans Markets

Sugar futures rose ten cents per hundred pounds in New York trading. New Orleans cotton surged on unsettled weather and strong Liverpool prices, with December around 11.64 to 11.89 and spot sales totaling 1,595. Wall Street showed broad gains in major industrials and rail shares while U S Steel fluctuated.

New York New Orleans Navy South Liverpool Ccecsee Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Suez Canal Seeees Wall Street Review General Motors Baldwin Locomotive New York Airbrake American Can Crucible Steel Lackawanna’ Steel General Electric Westinghouse Studebaker Bethlehem Steel United States Steel Reading Canadian Pacific Willys-Overland Baldwin Maxwell Continental Can Allis-Chalmers American Car & Fdy American Locomotive American Cotton Oil American Smelting American Sugar American Tel, & Tel American Tobacco Anaconda Copper Atchison Atlantic Coast Line Baltimore & Ohio Brooklyn Rapid Transit Canadian Pacific Chesapeake & Ohio Ohi Mil, & St. Paul Chi R. I. & Pacific Consolidated Gas Erie Great Northern, Ptd Interborough Consol, Corp Kansas City Southern Liggett & Myers Lorillard Co Mexican Petroleum Missouri, Kan Texas Pfd National Lead New York Central Norfolk & Western Northern Pacific Pennsylvania Rep. Iron & Steel Seaboard Air Line Sloss-Shef, Steel & Iron Studebaker Corporation Southern Pacific Southern Railway Tennessee Copper Texas Co Union Pacific United States Rubber United States Steel Pid Virginia Caro, Chem Western Union Westinghouse Electric Wabashawi Virginia Coal & Coke Co Great Northern Ore Missouri Pacific

Vessels In Port And Dockyard Activity

Steam ships at Municipal Docks and Gulf Dry Docks report position and loading orders. Vessels including Barks Gulf Dry Docks and Tidewater lines await repairs at Olinger Bruce and Turner terminals. Local port activity lists schooners packets and river boats ready for loading and direct service to Fairhope Magnolia Beach Daphne and nearby ports.

Municipal Docks Gulf Dry Docks Olinger & Bruce Docks Cuban Pinto Docks Turner Terminals Harbor Harbor U. 8S N. Docks Foot of Dauphin St Munici Docks

VESSELS MOBILE BOUND WITH LISTED SHIPS

A shipping notice lists vessels sailing to mobile and other routes with origination ports such as Liverpool Clyde Duncrag Collingwood and Viator. Cargoes or assignments include transfers to masters and companies like United Fruit Co and Carribean lines. Cuban ports Puerto Cortez Honduras are noted.

Sylvanian Liverpool Eng Mobile Liners, Inc Clyde Nor Duncrag Collingwood Schwanden Portishead Viator Tropics United Fruit Co Viking South America Carribe

Grain and naval stores market wrap from Chicago and Savannah

Chicago markets show wheat at 1.07 to 1.10 for No 3 red and 1.01 to 1.06 for No 3 hard with corn prices around 64 to 69 cents. Oats and rye trade. pork and ribs prices noted. Savannah reports turpentine firm at 5.57 to 5.7 with rosin firm around 5.05 to 6.75 depending on grade and receipts at 2,079 barrels.

Chicago Seovologvs Savannah

Cotton Seed Oil Market Closes Firm in New York

The cotton seed oil market closed firm with spot at 7.80 bid and specific bid ask ranges for November through June. Total sales reached 19,700 barrels.

New York

General Robert addresses Craighead Law Study Club

General H M Robert U S Engineers retired and author of Robert s Rules of Order spoke at Bill s Hall before the Craighead Parliamentary Law Study Club. He traced parliamentary practice to democratic principle and explained the rules as social life outcomes. The audience stayed to meet him and his wife.

H. M. Robert U. S

Shriners Leave for Montgomery Conclave

Mobile Shriners from Abba Temple travel by Pullman to Montgomery for Alcazar Temple ceremonial starting Thursday. The party includes Drum Corps leader V O Gay and drum majors, Arab Patrol captains, lieutenants, and numerous members.

Mobile Abba Temple Montgomery Alcazar Temple Pullman V. O. Gay Morris Gardner Frank Roos Marion Forchheimer August Buerger P. H. Potter George W. Adams Myron T. Sprague Charles 8. Shawhan Alex Hancock Walter L. Newton

Wealthy Richmond Man Kills Wife and Himself

A prominent Richmond Va resident H C Ruppert shot and killed his wife then killed himself in their room at a New York uptown hotel. The event follows reports of a street car accident injuring O Sadler at Conception and Dauphin streets. Also noted is the sinking of the Cunard steamship Carla with crew saved.

New York H. C. Ruppert Richmond O. Sadler Monroe Street Conception Dauphin Streets Bauer's

Debate at YMCA Voices Support for Military Training

At a Round Club meeting in the YMCA tonight the issue should government mandate a certain amount of military training for all citizens was warmly supported and decided in the affirmative.

Y.M.C. A Round Club Warrly

HOUSES FOR RENT All Prices Reduced

Real estate listing with multiple city homes for rent and sale. Properties include flats at 405 Church, 8S. W. Congress Sts, 800 St Michael St, and others. two and three story dwellings, bungalows, and stores. Notable features: six to nine rooms, conveniences, garden, painting, and promotions for quick leases or purchases. Includes Merkel residence at N W Broad and Church Sts.

Florida St Merkel N. W. Broad Church Sts Louisell St Broad St Seeviec St. Joseph Congress Street Warren and Monroe Streets I. No Lucy Street Garnett Avenue Old Shell Road Morrill & Lyons ST. Francis ST

Money To Loan On Business And Well Located Property

Money to loan. Thirty five thousand dollars to loan on business and well located residential property. Very rates long terms prompt. Apply to all applications at Jos Espalla Jr and Co Real Estate and Insurance 70 St Michael St.

JOS. Espalla, JR. & CO Insde St. Michael St

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Kink Swello, Eureus Sparta Dan Brice Chan Seahenen A. V FE. L W. D Augusta Dauphin Street Southern Woman's Magazine Nashville Tenn, Lt Ap Ofee Co Ro Yierty Company N. R. St Best Shoe Store Gladys Avenue New Hamilton Streets Co. Payne N. Joachim St. Bell P. O. Box Conti Street Bell_phone J. R. Williams Bell Pinkerson & Robinson Dauphin J. Blackman Legant Southern Realty Company P. O W. J. Koral Gulf Shingle Mfg. Co H. Walcott Mount Vernon Spring Garden Place Davis Avenue Cottrell Lane Hopperarness & V. Co N. Royal St Gabbage Charlestown Warfield Surehead Merchants Bank E. B Logan Theodore Liz Ann Street California Seton N. Warren A. F. Kersting P. O. Dawe A Shaw Electrical Oco Garry V. Roprietor E. D. Cain City Electric Co Peking Shaw-Cain Electric Co Agneese Shaw-Cain Electric Cole E. DB. Cain Gitrus E. E B. Blair Ax Schneider Max Schneider Court House Climax Toledo McCray Nat. Bis. Co Boyles & Kohn U. S. District Court Southern District of Alabama J. F. McGowin Dixie Escambia R. T. Ervin City of Board of Commissioners State of City Arclion Rive Marine News Mallory Sabine Pratt Consolidated Coal Company Fort Gaines United Fruit Company Dictator Orr-Laubenheimer Steamship Line Belize B. H Land Island Mobile and Ohio Railroad Planters' Cotton Company Baker, Lyons & Co F. M. Ladd & Co Louisville and Nashvvile Railroad River Packet John Quill Planters’ Cotton Company Clarke, Davis & Co F. M. Ladd Eves Eee G. Brit Vesse Oscar G Charles N. Inesosce Cc. W. Mills Perceler Delia Dom Gorgnier Co. Deering M. Richards Margarita Urug Marta Procyon Russ Gen S. B. Holabird Charles May Fairhope Magnolia Beach Daphne United Kingdom Puerto Cortez Hon Mobile Coal Company General Offices St. St Robert Shriners London Carla Cunard Steamsaty Company Amont & Croom Bt. Michael St. Bell Phone Church Hamilton and Franklin Congress Sts Hirshfeld Government St N. Reed Rence Sts Government Sts No. Ann St Hallet S. Monterey Street Dexté Leinkauf School Duggan-Taylor Realty Co., Inc N. Royal Street Capital St. Ness Harrison Mutual Burial Association
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