Judge, 1923-12-08 · page 27 of 36
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This page primarily contains **financial advertising** rather than political satire. The main cartoon depicts a man in formal dress pointing at a map of the United States, with the caption "There ain't no such bird"—a humorous reference to the saying "way down South in the land of cotton." The joke plays on the contrast between romanticized imagery of the South (evoked by the popular song lyric) and the reality of modern Southern industrial production. The cartoon introduces a substantial article advertising 7% Southern bonds as secure investments, supported by census data showing significant manufacturing output in the region (cotton goods, iron and steel, lumber, etc.). The "bird" metaphor suggests that nostalgic, agrarian visions of the South are outdated—the region is now industrialized and economically robust. This serves the advertisers' purpose: portraying Southern industrial bonds as reliable, modern investments rather than risky ventures in a backward region. The page is fundamentally a promotional publication masquerading as editorial content.
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on the prices of railroad securities, though it seems hardly 1 . Why Investors | | are Buy- - ing 7% * Southern Bonds lelphia Ys, due 1 pang’s Ist I tractions. per cent, up premiums. station electri ich its Company, it J} 1 power ict southwest of Phil if 8 per cent, on its pf STO ts i ariee of tlie ’ to yield 3.6 per cent, g S, Sackamesto, Cat: The dividend nayers in ihe i ics which ye ¢ Anaconda, Bethle can . . i Se ee a Oa eneral WM Way down South in the land of sn aenelaie AL Standanl Gilat Caltarnin cotton” does very well as the open- man Teves These: are. selling at low indices ye | ing words of a stirring song, but i: q mient than to take chances on the | the phrase does not paint a reliable t Em Genet Si | picture of up-to-date Southern ac- would be my preferences | tivity. Here are the values of a © IMinois Power & Light few Southern manufacturers in a in z betiaae thirty year 6 single year as reported by the census. App organi q sa reasonably safe bu fan's pureh ; . corporation serve Tuned Flour and Grist Mill Products. $457,778,000 y luding some of the in Hlinvis, Railway Cars (built and repaired x reported to be twice the tots Shipbuilding 280,000 St requirements. ‘The bonds were issued at a price Iron and Steel (Mills and Furnaces). 303,751,000 ver 6.1 per cent Lumber and Timber : _ 827,003,000 Kk. Patuapenens, Pas The Du Indies Cotton Goods and Knit Goods 1,008,092,000 iriy-year external sinking fund 5 ay Tobacco 470,736,000 be good foreign bonds. ‘They are not re Cotton Oil and Cake : 501,650,000 - jor to November 1, 19: and they are pa Fertilizers 200,721,000 : t States coin. ‘The bonds are th Foundry and Machine Shop Products 186,874,000 of the Dutch East Indies, which have Qil and Petroleum Refining 510,956,000 ices of about one-fourth that of the United Sta Slaughtering and Meat Packing.... 479,335,000 population of about 5 The government and from monopolies leave an ample marygit 000,000. ‘Theit pre “There ain't no such bird.” 4 ‘ revenues from its own ‘Proper: The South’s great manufacturing ¥ | ts debt. The bonds were offered at a price shea . industries give added stability to Gd: percent to the carlicet teuempuon . these comp being cont by the Wheeling y, ng ve cent sdturity, Steel Company Utah Laight & Traction 5s apbe Southern bonds and mortgages, right. “San Dieg +r Company 6s seem to . 4 nia max, Our: For the most part, the forty. well secured though the ce vis not yet_well| Which are owned in hundreds of , | i. adi ell ‘ty are Pee ree « or purchase with your $12,000 a year surplus: Wh in | " N.Y. Central, U.S, Rubber pfd., Railway Steel Sprin insurance companies. These com- je and that. is White Motors, W nghouse Electric and Publie Service ably: true of te bonds of, Cuil lela Cities Corporation of New Jersey stocks panies have a definite rule for fo the unsetthad conditions. in France, ‘The jf 7 \vitt tuts The bond company you name spevinl-| investing— The best income return thal izes in municipal bonds of mo no doubt are reliable, but all such i fully looked into before being be of Haiti is have a fairly pretty well secured, but nl standing, Czecho- tbe ajhuuld be cates | can be had with safely.” uae eae anette Conmpldaled 74 a bonds proved defective and of little value. It . | California Edison 5}4s ure an excellent investment. ‘The Toul be well to consult your banker before purchasing | A Typical Southern In- ] pper stocks in your be attractive at present 3 Ant “New Yous, December 1, iT'it were certain, that their dividends wu J vestment Offering 7% uintained. ‘The depression in the copper industry . creates doubt on that pc Standard Oil of California Free Booklets for Investors and Safety and Pacific Oil have been aifected by the adverse condi- - | tions in the oil Ty, but doubtless, in the eourwe of ‘The prosperity of the South, giving great stability of | Miller First Mortgage Bonds, which have b } time, they will recover from its effects: Armour & Co, vitlue to property in that sect led to the purchase | advertised in this magazine for is a sound taue and American ‘Tel, & Tel, one of — by leading insurance companies of hundreds of millions | which are owned by hundreds of Judge re: ic best stocks in the market. American Smelling. & nd mortgages. Among ies of | ers, are the product of our experience as the Refining is well thought of, and you might hold it cific Miller bonds, which have an excellent | oldest and largest investment house specializ- They are b and have a wide repul yield, ‘These bond 30 East Forty-sec s & Electric in American Ss and Amer Indus, Company 7 t Norther based on income- thern cities. The ng as much as 7% Lon income-producing structures | ing in this type of securit tion for well as generous rning structures in re distributed by G. L. Miller & Co.) fact that these bonds, pa; » New York, who have issued | interest (the prevailing { ate in the South | Sapir Compati an informin the South Offers Investment | have an unbroken record of safety is an indics as a eee should Opportunitie will be mailed to any | tion of the care with which they are sa rv, Is remain good Whit- applicant describing a first mort-| guarded, as well as of the soundness of Sout s ilessner Co. 68 and Lat Belle fron Works 6s appear bond ern conditions. nd Jos. B w York SI | in brief form in a circular we have prepared. of ] _ a _ called, “Why the South Offers Investment of j Opportunities.” We will diy place this on | | of their val pamphlet, without obligation, in the hands YOUR MONEY f y read of any investor. Mail th coupon tod: | Keep it wisely invested, later it will keep Honil belo f oeecaraltg the Colugr | oe ee oe oe eau emice Jt convenlent you. Thousands of bond holders of a large bia Mort Lo. Forty-third street, New York. | Industrial Banking Institution have for us gio wnt th | ~~ LL.MILCER & G. the past 9 years received 10% yearly on advanta heir investments. Write for circular SB. gage guld bonds, which this company ae a e IELIARE HL HERBST Mente tine abies ase Seuned iesanne af thebect am. | 123 Carbide and Carbon Building rd real est i in the country's fastest growing city They ean be be 20 Broad St., N. Y. Estab. 1898 ] ‘ ht on the partial pasmient plan.) Full! 3O East 42nd Street, New York | | Rained by asking for 125-210, vam Philadelphia St. Louis Pittsburgh __ Buffalo 1 the nation’s eapital shows a ¥ e that is attracting many investors. ‘The FH “ , . Smith Co,, Smith Bldg., Washington, . has for nany | First The Investor’s Welfare years been dealing in first mortgage investments based Productive properties in that cit net and their tax-free featur ns of 8100, & putright for ea: his plan pays 64 to payments, and th the buye Atlanta Memphis Knoxville IF INTERESTED IN BUSINESS AND FINANCE, keep informed by reading the Bache Review, a ten tainute weekly summary of the business and } financial situation. It focuses and currents of to-day ond indicates thei Sent to business men for three mont! | charge. hese investmen s increased to 7.1] CG ster & y 1 ‘The investments are | [Voy Carine uilding ind $1,000, and may be | 1 30 East 42 He Wh not he | I | | | ! i] zi ith Co. f an Bond & Mortg: k, the widely ki Name vielding prc ties of a high el d that net liberal re The company's record is long and honorable. Its booklet ains full information, ane may be hast by asking fr Address J. S. 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