®he SmMMrw Scmrnal
VOL. X.
POPULAR ELECTION
PLAN IS REJECTED
ST 0. S. SENATE
Sutherland Amendment Turn
ed Many of the Senators
Against It and It Was Voted
Down
WASHINGTON, Feb, 28-The proposed
constitutional amendment for the election
of United States senators by the direct
vote of the people failed of passage in
the senate today. The resolution received
34 votes, a clear majority of the member
ship of the senate, but a two-thirds vote
was necessary for its passage.
Thirty-three senators opposed the
amendment. Senator Bacon among the
number. He announced that Senator Ter
rell. his colleague, would also have voted
against the amendment had he been pres
ent.
The resolution failed of passage by
only four votes, and it is conceded that
the "evil day” had been postponed only
temporarily, as the membership of the
next senate will adopt the amendment
Fifty-eight votes would have been two
thirds of those voting today.
The defeat of the resolution may b*
charged to the Democrats, and their op
position is traceable *to the Sutherland
amendment, giving congress the right to I
regulate the manner of holding the elec
tions.
The following Democrats voted against
the amendment: Bacon, of Georgia;
Bankhead. of Alabama; Fletcher, of Flor
ida; Johnston, of Alabama; Money and
Percy, of Mississippi; Taliaferro, of Flor
ida; Tillman, of South Carolina.
Five Republican senators who retire to
private life on March 4 voted against
the amendment, as follows; Dick, of
Ohio; Flint, of California; Hale, of Main?
Kean, of New Jersey, and Burrows, of
Michigan.
The senators from 13 states divided on
the question, as follows: Dick and Bur
ton, Ohio; Flint and Perkins, California; I
Hake and Frye. Maine; Heyburn and
Borah. Idaho; Kean and Briggs. New
Jersey; Lorimer and Cullom. Illinois.
Richardson and Dupont, Delaware; Scott
and Watson. West Virginia; Smoot and
Sutherland. Utah; Tillman and Smith,
South Carolina; Warren and Clark, Wyo
ming; Burrows and Smith, Michigan.
Senator Bacon delivered a notable
speech in the senate yesterday, explain- _
ing his attitude in opposition to the
amendment in the form in which it was
submitted. He based his opposition to
the Sutherland amendment, and dcvel- 1
oped with clearness the danger of the
proposicion to the people of lite section.
He showed that under the Sutherland
■ . amendment congress would have the un- I
questioned right to provide registrars for
the elections, to name the returning
boards, to declare the results and to,
furnish United States marshals at the
polls to see that the wishes of the gov- <
emment were carried out tn every par
ticular.
A Indeed, he said that congress might
:: "'IObMMM It- arm} err assist the mar- _
shals If needs be tn enforce Its wishes
at the He Indicated very clearly
pis desire for popular elections, but de
dared that he was unwilling to jeopar
dise the integrity of the ballot in south-'
ern states to accomplish this reform.
Although the Republicans will undoubt
/ *dly charge the Democrats with the de
feat of popular elections of senators
which is Simon pure Democratic doc- •
trine, the ReputHicans themselves are
responsible for its defest.
Any of the Republicans who today
voted for the adoptioq of the amend
ment did so because a canvass of the
. senate convinced them of its defeat. They
had previously voted for the Suther-
I land amendment, knowing that it would
' estrange many Democrats who were in
- elined to favor the amendment as an
" \ original proposition.
'lt is confidently believed here that i
>. the membership of the next senate, with
the acquisition of several additional
Democrats and a number of insurgents,
will prepare an amendment along lines
/ acceptable to the south, and there is
little doubt that it will be adopted.
’ At 11:50 the new legislative day began
'ln the usual way with prayer by the
- chaplain and the reading of the journal.
It was 12.10 o'clock when the journal
was completed.
By direction of the chair, the joint
resolution providing for election of sen
ators by the people, as amended by the
Sutherland proviso giving the federal
government supervisory control over
tne senatorial elections was placed be
fore the senate. The ayes and nces
were ordered on the resolution.
Senator Bacon, of Georgia endeavored
» to offer an amendment to the resolution
so as to provide that the federal super
vision of elections should apply only in
those states the legislator® of which
had failed to designate the manner and
method of holding tu. elections.
The amendment wa> held not In or
der and the roll call was proceeded with. •
It was a foregone conclusion that the
resolution would not have the two- •
thirds majority necessary to its passage
but despite thia fact the voting was
followed with keen Interest both on the
floor and in the crowded galleries.
Following is the vote on the direct'
election of senators:
Tees—Bailey. Beveridge, Borah.:
Bourne. Bradley, Briggs, Bristow.
Brown. Burkett. Burton, Carter. Cham-1
beriain. Clapp. Clark, of Wyoming.
Clarkee. .Ari.arfsas. Culberson. CultomJ
Cummins, Curtis. Davis. Dixon. Dupont.
Frye, Gamble. Gore. Gronna. Guggen
heim. Jones. LaFollette. McCumber.
Martin. Nelson, Neylands, Dixon. Over
man. Owen. Paynter. Perkins, Plies.
Rayner. Shively. Simmons, Smith, of
Maryland; Smith, of Michigan; Smith.’
of South Carolina; Stephenson. Stone.
Sutherland, war.son. Taylor, Thornton.
Warner. Watson. Young—-54.
Nays—Bacon. Bankhead. Brandegee.
Bulkeley. Burnham. Burrows. Crane,
Depew, Dick, Dillingham Fletcher, Flint
Foster. Gailinger. Hale. Heeyburn. John-1
Eton. Keane. Lodge. Lorimer. Money, Ol
iver. Page. Penrose. Percy, Richardson.
kTw Vylandk.C dOl—did a.DuU ETAOI
liooot. eott, Smoot, Taliaferro, Tillman,
Warren. Wetmore—Total. 33.
Senator Gailinger at first voted aye.
but later said it was a mistake and ask
ed that It be changed.
The absentees'were Senators Aldrich.
Crawford. Fraxier and Terrell (Georgia)/
It was announced that had they been
present. Frazief would have voted aye.
Terrell, nay. There was no announce
ment about Senator Aldrich.
Senator Crawford, entering after the
roll call, said he would have voted aye.
When the resolution was declared
lost there was no demonstration of any
sort. From the I»emo<"ratic side on the
floor there were several modulated calls
of "good. good!” The Sutherland
amendment for federal control of the
election of senators had made the meas
ure unpopular with some of the sari
southern senators
Com Prize Winner
■' // ' '
FLYNM BRIDGES
The J6-year-old Dawson boy, who won
second honor In the Boys* Corn Club
contests, running Joe Stone, of Jackson
county, a close race for first place
HSmT
IN SOUTH Cl TOWNS
Educational Special Had Big
Day at Jeffersonville. Dan
ville and Dublin
BY T. H. 3TKATTON.
SOPERTON, Ga., March 2.—The educa
tional special completed a day of suc
cessive triumphs here last night, begin
ning tfie day at Jeffersonville at 8 o'clock
and stopping tn turn at DanvlUe and
Dublin en route to
At Jeffersonville some 1.200 people of
Twiggs county. Including several hun
dred farmers, met, train, headed by a
reception committee of J. C. Shannon,
mayor; B. S. Fitxpatrick, county school
commissioner, and J. H. Johnson ■ and
W.- C. Kelley. Commissioner Fltzpat
rick made the speech of formal welcome,
introducing Dr. Soule, who told the pur
poses of the train and explained what
would be He was followed
by J. E. Hite, director of the college ex
tension department. T. G Hudson, com
missioner of agriculture, talked na&L-urr
ing the farmers td diversify their crops
snd to prepare to meet the boll weevil
problem.
During Commissioner Hudson's talk it
began to drizzle, but the audience was
too interested to care. The crowd ap
peared to increase rather than diminish.
M. L. Brittain, state school commis
sioner, who rejoined the party at Macon
Tuesday night, spokd last, detailing the
benefits which the train was trying to
bring to the farmer.
Among the farmers who met the train
at Jeffersonville were O. T. Chapman,
William Hosley, John Day, J. F. Balkum,
J. B. Griffin. G. B. Ward. H. A. Jones,
S. A. Fountain. B. C. Thorpe, T. E.
Miller, Fred Floyd. B. B. Wimberly. O.
Fountain, Lint Hatcher, S. C. Jones. J.
D. Hinson, A. B. Coombs. W. H. Mc-
Creary. Joe) Whitehurst, Tom Everett,
W. C. Faulk and J. C. Shannon.
The stop at Danville at 10 o'clock has
already been detailed. It was one of
the most successful of the tour. A com
mittee of welcome, including the city
council, met the train there, and a big
number qf representative fanners were
present.
At 12 o'clock the special reached Dub
lin, and found itself once more over
whelmed by the crowds waiting to wel
come it. Not less than 6,000 people were
gathered there. The lecture program was
transferred from the circus car to the
Chautauqua auditorium, frqpi the stage
of which Dr. Soule and his associates
held forth to a packed audience. Mayor
U Q. Stubbs, on behalf of the city and
of Laurens county, welcomed the cisitors
in a brief Introductory speech. Dr. Soule
presented a certificate of merit to Guy
Cochran, the Laurens county youth who
won distinction last year by raising 92
bushels of corn on an acre.
Ttrae Thousand People
Give Monticello Welcome
WT W. T. WITEBB, JB.
MONTICELIgO, Ga.. March I—Three
thousand people were waiting, and the
Monticello brass band was playing, when
the educational special rolled In here
on a switch track and stopped in the
heart of the town at 2:30 o'clock. A few
moments' delay in plkclng the special
uptown instead of at the depot, where
It arrived shortly after 2 o'clock, im
pelled the local reception committee to
the belief that local speeches of wel
come could be done without; so they
told the educat rs howdye and bade them
get d£wn to business as soon as they
were ready.
Mayor E. T. Malone headed the recep
tion committee, which further constated
of J. E. Hecht. W. J. Phillips, J. B.
Henderson. E. Clyde Kelly and D. N.
Harvey, councilman, and E. H. Jordan,
R. J. J. Greer and R. L. Bailey, county
commissioners. County School Commis
sioner W. A. Reed and representatives
from schools all over the county were
here, as well as the full enrollment (ex
cepting she very little tots) of the Mon
ticello. schools under Principal E. N.
Reynolds assistants.
Altogether, w was a rousing big re
ception that the special got here. There
was something doing every moment of
its stay, and every man aboard was kept
bard at work at his particular post, an
swering questions, explaining exhibits,
and lecturing on general subjects.
Among the prominent farmers recog
nized were the folloying, whose names,
♦ -»
♦ THIS HOG WAS AS LARGE ♦
e- AS HALF GROWN HEIFER ♦
♦ ♦
♦ DALTON. Ga.. March 1.-What ♦
♦ was probably the largest hog raised ♦
♦ In this county this year was the one ♦
♦ killed by Squire J. F. Wilson, of ♦
♦ Varnells. recently. The huge hog ♦
♦ weighed 49*5 pounds, dressed, and ♦
a was as large as a half-grown heifer. ♦
CONGRESS TO MEET
IN EXTRA SESSION
IBOOH 20
At Consultation With Republi
cans Thursday President
Decided to issue Call to
Pass Reciprocity Bill
(By Associated Proas.)
WASHINGTON, March 2.—The last
vestige of doubt that there will be an
extraordinary session of congress called
by the president to consider the Canadian
reciprocity agreement in the practically
certain event of the failure of that meas
ure In the present congress disappeared
today when It became known that Re
publican leaders had been called to the
White House for a consultation .
"The die la cast," said one of the Re
publican senators after returning to the
capital. "Mr. Taft has decided that there
must be an extra session and that he
wilj call it earlier than April 4."
Democratic leaders wanted a month In
which to get ready for a special sessoln
and President Taft was Inclined to ac
cede to their wishes. It became known
today, however, that the Republicans fa
vored an earlier gathering If there was
no way to avoid coming back. Mr. Taft
would be guided. It was said, by the
, wishes of the Republicans. It was an
\ nounced that a conference would be held
on the subject probably Monday to decide
upon a date. March 20 was the date talk
! ed about today at the capltol.
USE DEMOCRATS NAME.
There was a feeling of confidence among
friends of the Canadian agreement that
. the Democratic house was passed wlth
,in a week .after the convening of the
special session. It was suggested to
day that Representative McCall's name
would not be carried on the bill, but
that some Democrat on the new com
mittee on ways and means would claim
the right to report the measure and take
charge of It on the floor.
There was an Impression also that the
senate would not delay action for more
than a month. This theory was based
upon the argument that the Republican
senate would expedite business so as
to be ready to adjourn before the Dem
ocratic house could submit a general
program for the tariff revision, and the
hope that under such a Condition of af
fairs the Democrats would be willing to
postpone their tariff revision plans until
next winter, when they would be better
prepared to proceed.
to those acquainted in Jasper county,
will tell more than mere words could,
what kind of a reception was given the
train: B. E. McElhaney, O. D. Price, J.
L. Lane, Percy Pope, Clarke Pope, F. D.
McDowell, George T. Powers, Cl J.
Goolsby, Homer Barnes. R. L». Furce.
E. H. Jordan, H. B. Jordan, C. F.
Thompson, Rufus H. Smith, F. H
Franklin, R. S. Franklin, R. P. Gools
by, Walker Blackwell. H V Edwarda,
O. -M. • Meily. J. *. H6l>4MtS r W." W
Smith, Alex Walts, Cross McKinley, J.
B. Persons, J. L. Burney, G. W. Burney,
Alford Tuggle, Dr. Howard Bullard, O.
J. Minter. O. O. Banks, L. P. Malone,
C. T. Wilson, Warren Blackwell, Em
mett Newton, S. A. Flournoy. R. T. Laz
enby, Herbert Talmadge, J. L. Hardy,
B. K. Fanner, Clinton Wood, M. Ben
ton, Marshall Ellis, W. W. Allen, T. M.
Payne, George W. Tyler, Steve Tomlin
son, Emmett Bearden, Lee Chaffin, J. E.
Goodman, J. S. Williams, J. M. Barrett,
J. G. Tomlinson, county demonstrator,
and a number of others. N. S. Tolllson,
manager of the Moticello Journal, and
F. L. Penn, editor of the News, also
greeted the party here.
Half Holiday Given
Schools to See Farm TrJn
BY W. T. WATERS, JB-
GRAY. Ga.. March 2.—One of the most
appreciative audiences that the educa
tional special has met, was waiting for
it here just before dark Tuesday after
noon. comprised of farmers from all the
neighboring districts of Jones county.
They had waited despite the nearness of
dark, and many of them did not reach
their homes miles out In the country
till well after bedtime as a consequence
of their interest in the train.
County School Commissioner W. E.
Sammons gave all the country schools
a half holiday and bade all that could
do so, to come In. The Bradley and
Round Oak schools were here In force,
and representatives came from a number
of other schools The local school, dis
missed some time earlier in the day, was
numerously represented by pupils and
teachers The youngsters all went through
the cars with their notebooks in hand,
taking data for essays to be written
later
THERE’S MILLIONS IN THE 1910 CHAMPION EAR OF CORN
OuiWßFy TotaTM^J"value of % Value of
. tiff jFjylto* l ' ■ eed ’Wr product as seed at as feed at Total
ÜBed planted fn bu. 12 per bu. 40c per bu. value,
year ” 1 ear - 1 6 - B > 432 2 *-7 4 I 606
Second year 2.16 bu. 16.2 1,053.0 702.00 x 280.80 982.80
Third year.. 851.00 bu. 2,632.5 171,112.5 114,075*00 x 45 ,630.00 159,705.00 gftjgtfw
Fourth year 57,037.00 bu. 427,781.0 I 27,805,781.0 '18,537,187.00 7,414,875.00 25,952,062.00
Tot®’ .*526.112,756.00
THE BEST EAR OF COR*N’ GROWN IN 1910, AND A TABLE SHOWING HOW IT COULD BE MADE TO GROW FROM ONE EAR
TO OVER 57,00’0,000 BUSHELS TN FOUR YEARS, PREPARED BY ANDREW BOSS, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.
Do you remember that fine ear of corn The Semi-Weekly Journal showed you some time ago? We told you then that It was the Quest
ear of corn grown in America; that it had won the first prize at the national corn fair at Columbus, Ohio. You had but to look at the pho
tograph of that ear to see how and why It took the blue ribbon. x
Everj-body admired it, but few stopped to think of the possible wealth that lay concealed in the kernels on that cob. Those who did
were lost in a wilderness of figures, but such a® interesting problem demanded a correct solution. To get that the editor of The Semi-Weekly
Journal asked Andrew Boss, one of the world’s greatest corn experts, to. figure out the potential wealth of this prize ear.
I have worked out a table showing the possibilities from this ear of corn. I believe I have been conservative In the estimate, and that
an ear of corn properly handled might be made to do much better The table is based on the following points: One ear of corn well devel
oped and of average size and good character will plant one-tenth of an acre. A bushel of solid ears will plant about 7 1-2 acres. While the
average yield of corn for Minnesota is only 31.33 bushels per acre, 65 bushels can easily be grown. In many instances that amount has been
exceeded. With a good variety df corn, good tillage and favorable seasons, the crop should easily average 65 bushels.
Assuming that only one-third of a crop even from such highly bred corn would be suitable for seed, there would result in four years
9,4268,54)3 bushels of seed. There would be produced at the same time 18,537,187 bushels of feed corn. To put a money value on the product
I would use the following figures: $2.00 per bushel for seed corn, which Is extremely low for corn of this character. The feed corn should
bring at least 40 cents per bushel. ,
On nils baeis the total money value for the fourth year would be >25,952,062, and the total value of the product for all four years would
be 126,112,756. The seed produced in the fourth year, 9,268,593 bushels, wouM be sufficient to plant practically 70,000,000 acres of land.
Minnesota is now growing 1,700,000 acres of corn per year, a*nd it may readily be seen that the seed product of the fourth year would plant
69,514,453 acres on practically two-thtrds of the corn acreage of the United States.
These figures, carried into the fifth yewr and on up a few more years, would give us enough seed to plant the entire Surface of the earth,
and produce a wealth greater than the amount of all money now In circulation, supposing, of course, that the price remained the same as it
is today.
Four years are sufficient, however, to show the tremendous wealth which might be created from this one prize ear of corn.—Andrew Boss,
Chief Agriculturist, University of Minnesota.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1911.
WARNING TO FARMERS
AGAINST WET CORN
Issued by State Department of
Agriculture-Movement Just
Beginning
Farmers and buyers of corn all over
th® state of Georgia ar® being warned
by th® stat® department of agriculture
at Atlanta against the purchase of any
corn containing mor® than 17 per cent
of moisture.
The warning is the result of the fact
that the big movement of corn from
the western states Is just beginning and
unless great care Is observed In buying,
great damage may result both In the loss
of the corn from rotting and in Injury
and death to cattle and live stock from
eating the "heated corn.”
In the climate existing In Georgia no
corn is considered safe from rotting
from moisture which contains mor® than
17 per cent unless it Is carefully tended
every day and turned over In a dry
place at least once a day.
A great amount of the corn shipped by
western dealers to this state and else
where has been allowed to stand In the
fields all during the cold weather and
has become filled with moisture from
snow and rain. While the corn
would keep In the west In the moist
climate of Georgia this corn will spoil
In the course of two or three days gfter
its arrival.
If the com w fed to aWffialk widle it
Is decomposing from the atmospheric
conditions It causes death in the course
of a few hours.
Live News in Brief
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 2—Demo
cratic opposition to a vote on the tariff
commission bill, which kept the senate
In session until 2 o’clock this morning
and which has now assumed the aspect
of a mild filibuster makes an extra ses
sion of congress practically assured.
Several unsuccessful efforts have been
made today to displace the.tariff com
mission bill, to enable the consideration
of the postal appropriation measure.
ROME, March 2.—Princess di .Trigona,
a young and beautiful Lady In waiting to
Queen Helena was murdered today at a
small hotel in this city by Lieutenant
Paterno, an officer In the Italian cavalry.
The tragedy has created a sensation.
The cause of the murder and the de
tails of the story that led to it are thus
far unannounced. The authorities, how
ever, state that the lieuxenant strangled
the princess and then shot her.
NEW YORK, March 2.—Following his
plea of guilty to the charge of stealing
$27,000 from the Washington Savings
bank just after a jury had been finally
selected for his trial, Joseph G. Robin
has been in conference for the greater
part of the last 24 hours with Assistant
District Attorney Clark. It Is believed
the assistant prosecutor was seeking In
formation concerning the other financial
Institutions crippled by Robin’s opera
tions. In search of any accomplices whom
the fallen banker might have had.
CUTHBERT FARMERS MEETING THE TRAIN
; - J
There were hundreds of fanner®, a® ®hown tn the picture, who gave cordial welcome to the agrlenltural train
ONE HUNDRED FARMERS FORM
CLOSE TO STUDY FARMING
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
BARNESVILLE, Ga., Feb. 38.—That the
agricultural schools can be of great bene
fit to the people at large, outside of the
pupils In actual attendance? is demon
strated by the work already suocessfullly
underway at the Sixth District Agricul
tural school, located here, where a class
of 100 farmers has been organized to
scientifically study the best methods for
farming.
It is a work that. If fostered and di
rected along practical lines, Is calculated
to arouse among the farmers a keener In
terest In the "new agriculture," and
stimulate them to greater activity In
their work, and diversity In their crops.
It will bring about a more serious and
thorough study of existing problems, and
result In larger and more profitable
yields.
The work Is nothing more nor lees than
an Intellgent propaganda of scientific
methods as they relate to the various
phases of life and activity on the farm.
The work as mapped out relates not only
to the scientific preparation of land, fer
tilization, cultivation, harvesttag, and
marketing of crops, but horticulture, ani
mal industry, dairying, poultry raising,
home building, home sanitation, and home
beautifying.
' ORGANIZED BY DENNIS
President M. B. Dennis, of the school,
has had this work under consideration
for several months, organizing the
forces and planning for the campaign.
Personal letters were addressed to a large
number of farmers living in Pike, Mon
roy and Wpeon Jtaljtng fiftr
preeetons and Inviting them-to attend"
the weekly meetfeik At the echoot. As
a consequence, a class of one hundred
enthusiastic farmers has been formed,
and the work is progressing under the
$157,000 IS PAID AT AMERICUS
FOR tO,OOO-ACRE PLANTATION
AMERICUS, Ga., March I.—One hun
dred and fifty-seven thousand dollars—a
princely fortune In itself—was paid yes
terday for a Sumter county plantation
situated 18 miles east of Americus. And
as usual. South Carolina Investors, who
fully appreciate the value of good lands,
were the purchasers.
The Huguenln plantation, perhaps the
largest single body of cultivated land
in the state, will thus change ownership.
The purchasers of this Immense tract
of 10,COO acres at the round price of
$157,000 are Messrs. R. P. Stackhouse, Dr.
Wade Stackhouse and Mr. H. W. Malloy,
the latter a recent arrival from Colum
bia, 8. C.
The purchasers are to make immediate
possession of this princely domain in
Sumter county.
The sale was a bona fide transaction
and not one or more optly for specula
tive purposes, as are sometimes report
ed here. The purchasers are men of am
ple means, Mr. R. P. Stackhouse having
previously made investments here In
Americus and Sumter county aggregating
near $100,0(10.
And in this latest deal, aa In all others,
he will realize handsomely upon hlz in
vestment.
Juat what the purposes of the purchas
ers is has not yet been announced, but
most flattering prospect®. Already four
meeting® have been held and the attend
ance and Interest manifested have been
most gratifying to the management; so
much so Indeed, that Prof. Dennis feels
justified in continuing the lectures. It
Is his purpose to make the occasions
more and more Interesting and profit
able. All he needs to accomplish this.
Is a liberal patronage on the part of
the people.
In addition to th® above, Professor
Dennis intend*, to make the school a
bureau of Information for the farmers
and a distributing point, for bulletins
and other agricultural literature, both
state and national.
Prof. E. C. Branson, president of the
State Normal, was the principal speaker
Monday and he was heard by a large
crowd. He made what was regarded as
one of the most Intensely Interesting
and helpful addresses yet delivered at
the school. He spoke on the rural home
life, appealing particularly for the wo
men. He urged that provision be made
for the pleasure and happiness of the
women. As the principal means for
bringing about this much to be desired
condition Professor Branson said it was
necossary that our farm should be small
ones and operated by white people. This
would provide good roads, schools,
churches and social life for the people
who lived In the country. Ho gave nu
merous Instances where this plan was
working to the betterment of the agri
cultural classes. Professor Branson
was convincing In his argument and It
la. bqUMGaAivUbL address he made will
Pr<sr”«r Mr pmir-d, president of Gor
don Institute, enthusiastically Indorsed
the address and paid Professor Bran
son high praise in the work he is doing.
the supposition Is that the Immense tract
of 10,000 acres will eventually be divided
Into small farms and thrown open to
thrifty, farmers of this and other statea
who are anxious to come here.
Such a division would net the purchas
ers a handsome profit upon their present
Investment.
The Huguenln plantation waa settled
60 years ago or longer, and Is one of the
great cotton 4nd grain producing farms
of the south, it is located along the west
bank of the Flint river and the Seaboard
railway traverses It from east to west
for several miles.
There Is a station, "Flintside,” upon
the estate.
This splendid sale yesterday was ef
fected by the/Southern Land company,
of Americus, which recently has made
sales of farming lands here reaching
enormous figures.
STAY OF
GIVEN ABRAHAM RUEF
SAN FRANCISCO, March I.—Abra
ham Rues wag granted a seven days’
stay of execution of judgment today to
give him time In which to settle up his
affairs before going to San Quentin
penitentiary to serve a 14-year term for
bribery.
POWER OF FARMER
CAUSES CONGRESS
TO AWAKETO DUTY
President Barrett Declares
That Rural Interests Have
at Last Brought Their In
fluence Out of Cold Storage
(Special Dispatch t® The Journal.) •
UNION CITY, Ga. March L— "That I
tn® power of the farmer, long had in
cold storage, has been brought f<wth”
and mad® Its effect felt on congreeis. Is
the statement made by President Charles
B. Barrett, of the Farmers’ National un-,
ion, tn a letter Issued to the member® of
tne organlsagion. The letter folios'® In.
run:
To the Offloer® and Member® ot the
Farmers’ Union: Your national and state
officials who have been working tn Wash-!
ingten this winter tn behalf of the
Farmers’ union have found that oongToas
is growing mor® responsive to th«» de
mands of the American farmer than at
any time tn Its history.
•mat we have not written dsnaiMis of
tne mrmer®* union Into leglslatlen Is
due, not to lack of Influenoa but to the
congestion inevitable with a sheet Me
son and the temorallsaOon oonsoquent
apon pending political cbangea
Bo far as a parcels post is oonoemed,
1 am convinced that that measure, In
a national and not a rural sense, Is near
er than any of our members, or than,
say, of the politician*, imagine.
EXPECTS PARCELS POST.
The lobby against the parcels poo; has
shot its bolt. It has exhausted Its am
munition. If an extra eeeslon Is called,
congress will In all probability enact a
general parcels post. If there is no ex-1
tra session, the chance® are strong that;
a general parcels poet will be authorized
at the regular session next December.
if you will dig up tne letters I pub
usned last winter from congressmen,
you will And that in nearly every to-'
stance they gave non-oommltal replies
to the question regarding a parcels post.
Bin the situation has changed.
At any moment, you may exp’*ct a
battalion of statesmen to proclaim loudly a
tnat they have all along been In favor
of a parcels post Next, you may ex
pect them to work for It with a vim.
The explanation of this singular about
face is an easy one.
The congressman ha® heard from the
farmer! Kepresentatlves and senators
from nearly oil the states have been
literally bombarded, with letters from
their farmer constituents. , -
The power of the farmer, long hold in
“cold storage," ha® been brought forth!
me result waa Inevitable. *
1 regard this spectacle as a
of my often repeated declaration
the former has only to mak*—blswOHMH
neard to have his wants supplied—in a 1
congressional sense.
It takes the spur to make the Con--
gressman live up to its campaign prom
ises. The farmer is finding out how to
use the spur.
In this connection, you ought to know
the strange effect that officeholding
and life in Washington had upon con
gressmen.
We have particularly noticed during
this session, the mild and tame conduct'
of some of the representatives who
were genuine fire-eaters on the stump. /
While they were appealing for your
votes they pawed dust like a stallion,
promised to reform everything over
night, and to "start something" the mo
ment they were sworn In.
HAVING GOOD TIME.
But, lo! the change the moment they
get In congress! Then, with many of,
them, the principal object Is to pan-,
handle a few little Jobs for constitu
ents, sneak up on some little committee,
assignment keep free seed going, glut
the malls with agricultural bulletins
and free governmen* publications, and,
HAVE A GOOD TIME THEMSELVES.
It Is true that. seml-occasionally,
they rear up on their hind legs and bel
low thunder. But Investigate closely
and you will generally find the subject' J
is a trivial one that it won’t hurt any,*”
body, and that all the sand-ralslng 1»to ■1
make the FOLKS AT HOME BE! JEVE
THEIR FAITHFUL SERVANT ISN’T!
ASLEEP AT THE SWITCH.
here are some strong, energetic and
loyal congressmen, it Is true I be
lieve their number are increasing l . Bbt.
they need to be increased still more
rapidly, if the farmer wants to get the! , 'j
service to which he is entitled.
THE COUNTRY GETS NO BETTER
OR MORE ACTIVE CONGRESSMEN i
THAN IT DESERVES. If you are not
satisfied with the brand of statesman-,
ship being ladled out from Washington, i
Just search your own soul has to howj
far you are personally responsible for
electing an -icompetent!
If they kill the anti-cotton gambling
bill at the preeent session, we have
good prospects to pass It at as extra
session on next December.
It Is certain to be eventually enact
ed. I have the assurance of of the
best informed congressmen foefthls as-)'/
sertlon.
For their ability and loyalty, and tire
less co-operation, I owe a debt of
thanks to your national and state offi
cials and other prominent workers who
have assisted in our dealings with con
gress this winter.
(Signed) CHARLES S. BARRETT.
FOUR HUNDRED MILLS
GURIIIIL COTTON PRODUCT
- X. .. .
Full Time Operations Can Only
Be Conducted at a Heavy
Loss
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
CHARLOTE. N. l, March I.—Within
a radius of 100 miles of Charlotte
there are over 400 cotton mils, ard Just
now business in textile circles Is bad.
In fact, the .me has been the ca.se for
t- > years past, and In the face of un
favorable conditions, milled'- just now
curtailing production heavily.
It is said this Is the only course to 'J
pursue, as there is such a disparity be
tween the price of raw cotton and those
offered for manufactured goods, that
full time operations can only be con
ducted at a loss. Improvement Is ex
pected by later spring.
.NO. 47.
