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/ HEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA,' GA., SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 1313. j TJ. LI TTLE, <'hairman of J • the barbecue committee, has been one of the energetic workers for this and previous conventions. Secret Out! Little Gives 'Cue Recipe J ‘Get Expert and Give Him Carte Blanche,” His Method—Firm Builds New Home, Stock Ranges From Skulls to Silk Robes Heavy With Gold and Silver Braid. Unique in the South ic the W. K. Floding establishment in Whiteha’i street. Grinning skulls of papier maehe, silken robes heavy with gold la tomahawks, war clubs, spears, can non balls, mechanical goats, rule. e. squares, compasses and candlesticks are among its goods. Africa, Brazil, all the Islands of the Western Hemisphere, Canada, Europe and Panama send orders. There Is nothing mysterious about this, though mystery is the very es sence of the firm’s success. It is, in short, a lodge regalia supply house, one of the few of its kind in the Unit ed States. At first, one might think that a concern which dealt in nothing but lodge paraphernalia would have slim business. But a little reflection brings to mind the fact that almost every man belongs to one or mo-e lodges. Simply the names of the va rious secret orders would fill a col umn. while a comoi-'*- directory of the lodges in some of the larg?r bodies fills a thick book. Great Field Ooen. Then, remembering that the scope of the business is world-wide, and the competition is limited to a few houses, none in the South, the magnitude of the possibilities begins to assume tan gible form. As a matter of curiosity, Mr. Flod- ing has saved some of the foreign envelopes which come in. keeping only those which show different va- j rieties of stamps. As a result, he | has a packet which is all two hands can grasp. Here are a few of the foreign nations represented in this collection: Liberia, San Domingo, tho Bahamas. Brazil,' Canada. Panama, Cuba, Honduras, Leeward Islands, France, Indian and Trinidad. As might be inferred, the Messrs. Floding are members of a great num ber of secret orders. In no other way could they know just what is needed in the lodge work. The design of a robe, its cut, its ornamentation, may be very important in the lodge ritual, they explain. Unless one has seen, it is hard to believe the number of articles in stock. Something of their scope has been hinted at, but nothing like full catalogue can be attempted. Has Eerie Look. The show* room itself is no place for a nervous man at dusk. Skulls and skeletons leer from unexpected cor ners; goblin heads and His Satanic Majesty are represented in more than life size. But the background is made up of beautiful silks in gay and rich colors, heav with geld and sil ver lace and braid, embroidered with emblems which men have been taught to look upon with reverence. PLAN TO SELL‘BABY BONDS’ IN STORES IS DISLIKED A proposition was made by the Mayor of Cleveland to induce de partment store managers to sell mu nicipal bonds, in denominations of $5, $10 and $25, to their customers. Reports have it that the plan has already met with considerable favor in that city. At one of the New York stores it was said that it would hardly pay customers to purchase bonds of such denominations, but it was admitted that the matter would depend to some extent upon the rate of interest. It was thought that no investment in bonds paying 4 1-2 per cent or less would be attractive un less the total investment amounted to at least $500. An especially strong objection to the plan was raised on the ground that the small investors would de sire to withdraw their money before the bonds had run their time. "What is my recipe for good bar becue?” J. R. Little repeated the question fired at him, and deliberately an swered : “Why, my recipe is to get an ex pert and give him carte blanche.” And there you are. The secret is out. Mr. Little managed the barbe cue for the merchants’ convention last year, and will manage it again this year. Last year’s barbecue still Is talked about as the best ever held, and every one was anxious to know' how "Jim” Little did it. For the first time he explains. But the barbecue isn’t all that Is on Mr. Little’s mind. He is presi dent of the firm of Dougherty-Little- Redwine. and the convention means more to his firm than barbecue. The firm will welcome its friends at temporary quarters, Nos. 32-34 South Prvor street. Next season it will be in its own buflding, which now has risen to the second floor, at Nos. 90-92 South Pryor street. J. R. Little is president, L. A. Red- wine Is vice president and H. D. Car ter is secretary-treasurer. G. W. Little, of Baltimore, and Dr. H. F. Harris, of Atlanta, are directors. FAbRICS SEEM TO REFLECT ATMOSPHERE OF PERIOD It is difficult, if not utterly impos sible, to imagine how anything could be more becoming to the girls and women of 30 or 40 years ago than the calicos, chintzes, ginghams, delaines, muslins, merinos, alpacas and poplins of the period. Recollection, at all events, associates the cottons and woolens of these days with beauty, grace and dignity. Nothing could have been neater than the gingham school dress, with its tucks and flounces; few things could have been more s'vlish than the delaine or merino gown; as for the black alpaca, it was the very acme of respectability, as it might upon occa sion be the costume of gentility and even of aristocracy. It is said that modern fabrics are equal, if not superior, to any that were ever produced by the mills in the past. This may be so. But the past itself had a good deal to do with the cut and hang and swing of the old-fashioned dress goods. They would not look so well in the present. The element of time is a strong factor in matters pertaining to the fashion-*. Styles and periods must fit into eacn other. The girl and woman of 30 or 40 years ago were not exactly what the girl and woman are to-day. There has necessarily been growth and prog ress. But to say that the girl or woman of 30 or 40 years ago could have been more becomingly dressed than she was in the calicos, chintzes, ginghams, delaines, muslins, merinos, alpacas and poplins of her time would be go ing too far. No doubt, with all the admitted faults in the fashions of this period, there will he someohe to say kind things about them 30 or 40 years hence. Allies of H. H. Whitcomb Co. Plan to Give Atlanta Flour Which Never Has Been Touched. Newcomers in Atlanta are W. W. Warren and W. J. Howell, represent ing the Allen & Wheeler Company, of Troy, Ohio, millers. Warren and Howell have allied themselves with the H. H. Whitcomb Co., Atlanta’s foremost grocery brokers, No. 149 Madison avenue. This marks something of an inno vation in the flour trade For the "most part. Atlanta jobbers bring flour here in jute sacks from the mills, buying by specified grades wherever prices arc "right,” and re-sacking un der their o vn brands. Warren & Howell are handling flour which is sacked by machinery at the mill, and which comes here ready for the housewife’s use. All handling and re-handling is done away with. Noth ing but machinery ever touches the flour. New crop soft wheat flour now is in the market, and prices are off about $1 in consequence. The quality this year, according to \V. M. Burke, of the H. H. Whitcomb Co., is excellent. Soft wheat of the present crop is better than it has been in many years Several cars of the new crop have come to Atlanta. Whereas; not long ago. sofL wheat was selling at a con siderable premium over hard wheat, conditions now are reversed—that is. they are normal again, instead of ab- j normal. “New pack” California asparagus also has arrived at the Whitcomb | warehouses. The beds from which it was cut now are three years old, and the quality, therefore, is at its very best. A carload of tips is just in. Tinned meats are advancing, as is dried beef, says Mr. Burke. For some reason, tripe has leaped up in popularity, and several thou sands of cases have moved within the month. Strangely enough, while tripe is so popular in Georgia, it Is hard to sell in adjoining States. Gives Reasons for Buying in Atlanta Edward P. Lewis, of the C. W. McClure Co., presents in force ful style the reasons for buying from Atlanta manufacturers and jobbers. Co-operation with home industries is essential to the welfare of the South, he points out, and speaks, too, of the ad vantages of quick shipments. The three reasons for buying here, Mr. Lewis gives as follows: First: Any, house should co- o(iernte with home Industries. The South is enjoying a big trade from other countries. Some At lanta manufacturers and Job bers are now shipping their prod- nets across the waters. Where this can lie done, does it not seem reasonable to suppose that your next door neighbor or even the merchant five hundred miles from Atlanta could make It to his Interest to buy goods here? One can come here and buy a stock for any line of business which he wishes to enter, from knitting needles to a locomotive. Atlanta has more than three hundred manufacturers and Job bers ; does It not look reasonable that one could buy his wares from Atlanta-made goods for less than the same could be bought from Northern or Eastern houses? Second: Think of the enor mous freight and express rates and the delay In getting goods from the Eastern houses I As a rule retail merchants buy from $1,000 to $5,000 worth of goods of Atlanta houses, get them In and sell them out in the same length of time It takes to get goods from New York or Balti more. Third: Goods can be bought here and half the money invest ed that one would have to In vest should he do his buying from Eastern firms. Stock can be kept up and gotteu right off because of the shipping advan tages. Here are a few, and only a few, of the many lines which one can buy In Atlanta for no more money than Eastern houses would charge—anything In dry goods or anything pertaining to the dry goods line; anything that is made of leather; anything made of Iron and steel. Even the smallest pieces of no tions come to Atlanta by the car load. Outside of the different wares made by Atlanta factories. Atlanta Jobbers use the output of various lines from other fac tories. Is not this enough to convince uny merchant that At lanta is the place In which to buy hls goods? Car Repairs Urged Carolina Forests Earlier in Season Subject of Study Railroads Implored Not To Be Caught in Harvest Rush With “Bad Order” Cars. Railroad managers are being cau tioned not to accept the present lack of demand for a large share of their equipment a« an index of conditions which will prevail through the fall. The latest idle car statement, show- ed practical^ no change in the num ber of cars out of use. and the surplus may be increased in coming weeks, but railroad men know* from the Gov ernment’s crop figures that the same old shortage of rolling stock may be looked for in October. For this reason some of the car riers are being urged to reduce the number of bad order cars on their lines by having repairs made now when the shops are not rushed. Last year the beginning of work on cars in preparation for the crop movement was not started in time, and as a re sult there w'as a larger percentage of car* in shops in October and Novem ber than there need have been. Had work been started a little ear lier It would have been possible to add 8,000 more cars to service when they were so badly needed in the late fall. Eastern Piedmont Section Will Be Surveyed by Federal and State Authorities Together. WASHINGTON, July 26.—The Secre tary of Agriculture has just signed an agreement with the State of North Carolina for a co-operative study of for est conditions in the eastern Piedmont region. _ The work will be carried on by Hie" forest service and by the State Geological and Economic Survey with one-half of the cost paid by each. The study will determine the distri bution and proportion of forest lands, and the relative value of lands for tim ber and for agriculture. It will take into account the present status of lum bering. the causes and effects of forest fires, and will recommend a system of fire protection and of forest planting The study Just arranged supplements two already completed In the more mountainous regions of the Stase The first, a study of forest conditions in the Appalachians, has been published as a State report. A study of the forests of the western Piedmont region was com pleted recently and the results are being prepared for publication. When the study of the eastern Piedmont region Is finished It Is planned to proceed to a similar study of the coastal plain re gion, so that eventually the entire State will have been covered by a forest sur vey. DIXIE PICKLE AND PRESERVING CO. Manufacturers of ! Pure Apple and Distilled Vinegar, Catsup, Pickles, Mustard, P-epper Sauce, Sauer Kraut, Jelly, Etc. CANNED GOODS 364 to 378 Marietta Street, Atlanta, Ga. NEEDLE NOTES Little cobwebby, lacy things, some! of filet, others of Teneriffe, are much , affected just now for the dressing ta- | ble under tlnv china ornaments. The dainty lazy daisy embroidery is ! proving a very popular decoration for I dressing sacques and boudoir caps. A : sacque observed not long ago sloped j from the pointed elbow drapery to a point in front as well as to a point l n back. The ca e had a full gathered j back with a front flap turned back and embroidered. A rosette coquet tishly terminated the flap at each side. ! RIDLEY-W1LLIAMSON-WYATT CO Wholesale Dry Goods and Notions ATLANTA, GA. Before buying see our specials in Ladies’ Coat Suits and Ladies’ and Children’s Cloaks. Also other special lines at prices that would interest you. We name a few: Oilcloth at $1.50 and $1.65; Laces, Em broideries, Ribbons and many odd lots at 50c on the dollar. _ To-morrow is the opening day. Everything is shipshape for the visiting Merchants and every body's happy. Thousands of keen eyes are going to be on Atlanta the next two weeks. She's going to be inspected from every point of vantage —her stores, her factories, her industries. More than that: The quality of her hospitality is going to be scrutinized. The sincerity of her glad-handing is going to be put to the test. It is up to every Merchant, every Manufac turer, every Citizen of Atlanta to make our guests believe more strongly than ever before in the Atlanta Spirit. And you Merchants who are going to make Atlanta your Mecca during the next two weeks, come right in and make yourselves at home. We are unfeignedly. glad to greet you and we hope that you will have the time of your lives. Don’t fail to ask questions and to see what you want to see. Let “Show Me” be your slo gan. Take things just as easily or just as stren uously as your constitution dictates. Make a mental note before you strike the town of the things that you are most interested in. Then when you get ready, you’& know just where to go and what to do. Be sure to reserve plenty of time for the recreational features of the Convention. Baseball, Barbecue, Theater Parties, Reception and Drives are some of them. Don’t skip these—they’re going to be jolly. Do just as much business as you like. Atlanta loves to combine work and play, and you’ll find plenty of willing listeners if you want to Talk Shop. It’s quite possible that you could make your trip a Free Proposition if you talked shop sufficiently. Talk to Secretary Harry T. Moore about this point. But whatever you do, be very sure that this is going to be a great affair and that all Atlanta is glad to have you come and share in its privileges and its pleasures. All Aboard! •I* MERCHANTS M MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION Southern Merchants Convention, Atlanta, August 4th to 15th