Bull from Birmingham

Big, powerful bulls and shrewd little bulls have been busy of late driving bears from their green stockmarket pastures.

Into the parade last week went a southern bull whose only weapon is his bellow. He was Col. Louis Alexander May of Birmingham, great admirer of Gulf States Steel Co.

"An exceptional opportunity in my FAVORITE stock. A unique situation existing" was the heading of a postcard, printed in red ink, which Col. May sent last week to all of Gulf's shareholders, all of his friends, many a broker. It...

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