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TMlartVa ;S etni-Weldj) 3 anr nnl VOL. X. SCENE OF THE GUGGENHEIM GRAB LkST? X?X '' XV : f |IhML ‘2" ( *» xi<?Tiiiii 11 inn — , ! lpl' / & vjjqi W; H ••% i f Jw n yHir z 't. ? a—F •'-* - v. •%< ■ Y <HT ’ir-* X*iu% JPACinC OOZA-V Thl« map of a portion of Alaska shows the Cunningham claims, the Gug ronhoim railroad and the important terminal at Controller bay which they were able to eocnre by President Taft s order exempting 13,800 acres from the C t<ach national forest reserve. 353.552 WHITE MILE ADULT CITIZENS IN STATE OF GEORGIA —a According to Bulletin Just Is sued by Census Bureau and Ten Per Cent of This Num ber Live in Fulton County BY RALPH SMITH. WASHINGTON. May 1.-Ther* are 563.- 551 white adult male citizens of Georgia. 1 according to bulletin issued today by the I census bureau. Os thia number 35.861. or W per cent, are citizens of Fulton county. Chatham county, in which Savannah is located, claims the next largest number > of white male adults. U.OH. Richmond ' county is third, with 8.866, and Bibb coun-1 ty is fourth, with 8.204. Floyd county' is fifth, claiming 6,4*3. CarroU county is sixth, then comes Gwinnett and next, Mnacogee. which claims Columbus as its capital. i . The bulletin shows no comparative fig ures, and nothing is known of the rela tive gain of the white adult male pop ulation of the several countie a It is re garded as remarkable, however, that Ful ton county numbers among its popula tion more than 10 per cent of all the I white mala voters in the state of Georgia. •fc. Th fact that both CarroU aad Gwinnett j enuntiea outrank Muscogee In this line | will also create surprise tn Georgia. ' Neither CarroU or Gwinnett claim any large city like Columbus. The appended table shows the white adult male pop ulation of every county in Georgia. LIST OF COUNTIES Appling. 2.674; Baker, 553; Baldwin. 2.- 330 Banks. 1.960: Bartow. 4.378; Ben HUI. 1 *19«; Berrien. 3.686; Bibb. 8.294: Brooks.; 2.38 J: Bryan. 814: Bulloch. 3.513; Burke, L -380; Butts. 1.8*4; Cal • Calhoun. 742; Camden. 849. Campbell. L -139; Carroll. 5.554; Catoosa. 2.151; Charlton. 1 S3l- Chatham. 11. OU; Chattahoochee. 433; hatooga. 2.537; Cherokee. 3.492; Clarke. 3.-, .131: Clay. 588; Clayton. 1.385; Clinch 1.228; Cobb. 5*4; Coffee. 3.197; Colquitt, 141? t Columbia. sls; Coweta, 3,167; Crawford, KI; Crisp. 1.915; Dade. $92. Dawson. 1.013; Decatur. 2.957; DeKalb. 4.814; Dodge. 2.521; Dooly, 1.889; Dougher ty. L 242, Douglas. 1.610. Early. !,«<. Echols. 540; Effingham, L -387. Elbert, 1370; Emanuel. 3.316 Fannin. 1680; Fayette. 1.671; Floyd. «.- 483. Forsyth. 2.338. Franklin. 3.057; Fulton. Jo. 861 Gilmer. 1,996; Giascock. 733; Glynn. 1,- • 753; Gordon. 3472; Grady, 2.487; Greene. 1,225; Gwinnett. 5,57*. Habersham, 2.13*; Hall. 4,984; Hancock. 1.234 Haralson. 2.553; Harris. 1.30 C; Hart, . 2.496; Heard, 1.63; Henn', 2.338; Houston. 1.637. Irwin. 1.358. , Jackson. 4.988; Jasper, 1.300; Jeff pavia, 1.036; Jefferson. UM; Jenkins, 1.006; John son. 1.708; Jones, 963. Lauren. 4.065; Lee. 462; Liberty. 1,115; Lincoln. 621; Lowndes, 2.956, Lumpkin, 1.- 196. McDuffie. 1.069; Mclntosh. 410. Macon. Ll*8; Madison. 2,668; Marion. 913; Meriwether. 2,630; Miller. 1.059; Milton, 1521; Mitehell. 2.363; Monroe, 1.881; Mont gomery. 2.7 M; Morgan 1.566. Murray. 2.- 132; Muscogee. 5.137. Newton. 2.178. Oconee, 1.431; Oglethorpe. 1.773. Pauidiag. 2.689; Pickens. 1.906; Pierce. 1.722; Pike. 2441; Polk. 3.338; Pulaski. 21- 196; Putnam. 991. Quitman. 271. Rabun. L 243; Randolph, 1,519; Richmond, UN; Rockdale. L3OO. ’ Schley, 499; Screven. 1.940; Spalding. X -498; Stephens. 1.712; Stewart. 818; Sumter, 2.063. Talbot 906; Taliaferro. 592; Tattnall. 2»- Taylor. 1,327; Telfair, 2.022; Terrell. 1.405; Thomas. 3.041; Tift. 1.834; Toombs. 1.733; Towns. 833; Troup. X 777; Turner, 1’430: Twiggs. 811- Union. 1.425; Upson. 1,420. Walker. 3.972; Walton. 3.607: Ware. 3.820: Warren. 979: Washington. 2.581; Wayne. 2.153; Webster. 40; White. 1.641; Whit field, 3.319; Wilcox. 1.832; Wilkes. 1,687; Wilkinson, 1.268; Worth. 2,301. FOREST RESERVE IS NOT SUBJECT TO STATE LAW Burning Western Issue Settled in Decision of U. S. Su preme Court * WASHINGTON. May I.—By holding that the federal government, without consent of the state affected, "may set aside vast areas of public lands as a forest reserve and that such reserve Is not subject to the State fencing laws." the supreme court of the ‘United States today settled two burning western is- > sues SUFFRAGISTS GRANTED INTERVIEW WITH KING CHRISTIANIA. Norway. May 1.- Mra Marrie Chapman Catt, president of the International League of women Buffragis’s. who has been lecturing here on beha>r of votee for women, was giv en an audience by King Haakon today. Sl-. was introduced by Herbert H. D. Pierce, the retiring American minister. ONE THIBO OF CITY . BURNED TO GROUND 0Y FIERCE FLAMES Thousands' Left Hungry and Homeless by $6,000,000 Fire Which Raged for Many Hours in Bangor, Maine BANGOR. Me., May I.—Homeless, wet, 1 hungry and exhausted by the long fight I against the flames which last night de | stroyed practically a third of the city lof Bangor, thousands of persons today I faced the problem of providing them | selves with food, shelter and clothing, while municipal and state authorities be gan the consideration of plans for re | building the city. ' When dawn broke over the stricken city today hundreds of groups of men. wo men and children could be see«w huddled around smouldering bonfires or stretched along the edge of the smoking ruins, en deavoring to warm and dry themselves. RAIN Q.UENCHED FIRE. Although the rain brought’discomfort to the homeless, it was the means of bringing under contfol the conflagration, which raged for more than seven hours last night. At a time when the battle against the flames seemed hopeless, a Providential shift of wind and a down pour of rain drove the fire back over the burned district, and drowned out the . flames which had Just started in unburn-, ed property. .» * I At 7:45 this morning the fire was vlr- I tually extinguished. One-third of the city had been destroyed, including some !of the finest homes in the residential part of Bangor, all of the public build ings with the exception of the city hall and the greater part of the retail sec i tion. i Estimates of the probable loss varied. I but it was generally thought that at l least 36.000.000 worth of property , had been (destroyed. The loss of life, so far as i Known this morning, was confined to two | persons and only half a dozen injured had been admitted to hospitals. MANX ARE HOMELESS. The rain and change of wind haring , solved the problem of controlling the fire, the attention of the authorities was : directed today toward tho housing of the .homeless and feeding the hungry. Every I householder in Bangor, whose home es caped destruction, opened his doors last , night to the less fortunate, but in spite ’of this thousands were forced to spend I the night in the streets, surrounded by • the few clothing and household utensils | they had been able to save from the flames. Many of these suffered' greatly from cold and exposure. More serious, however, than the prob lem of sheltering the homeless was the matter of feeding them, on account of the destruction of food supplies in the retail district. Every morning train brought food to the city, but It was some little time before the authorities could arrange for Its distribution. To aid the police in the protection of the little heaps of furniture and clothing saved from the fire by individuals, one company of militia was ordered out for patrol and guard duty. The fire started near the corner of Broad and Union streets in the vicinity of the city hall at 5 o'clock yesterday af ternoon. Fanned by a high wind, the flames swept along in a northerly direc tion on either side of Kenduskeag stream, a small river which flows Into the Pe nobscot. Most of the public buildings and banks were in the path of the fire and with the exception ot the city hall, which was saved after the hardest kind of a fight, all these structures were de stroyed. The burned area Includes about 40 city bloeks. Among the principal buildings destroyed were the Bangor high school; Bangor public library, in which was lo cated the Bangor Savings bank; central fire station. United States custom house and postoffice. Vniversallst. Central Con gregational. First Congregational, St. i John's Episcopal, First Baptist and Ad vent churches: Norembega hall, includ ing the Gaieth theater. Exchange build ing. in which was located the law school !of the University of Maine; Windsor ho ; tel and Tarrantine club. ATTEMPT IS MADE TO KILL OFFICER BIRMINGHAM. Ala., April 29.—An at ’ tempt was made to assassinate City Marshal Ramsey, of Russellville. Ala., late last night. The marshal had just left a store when he was fired on from the darkness and fell to the . ground seriously wounded, four buck shot taking effect. Dogs have-' been sent for and an ef-‘ foft will be made to trace the would-be I assassins. It is believed the shooting grows out of the activities of the mar shal agninst blind tiger*- SUES FOR TEN THOUSAND DAMAGES FOR INJURY NEWARK. N. J.. May 1.-Suit for ; JiO.OfiO damages was filed here today by ■ John A. Heltzel, of Bloomfield, against , Bloomfield camp Modern Woodmen of America. Heltzel alleges that while he was being initiated he was struck while ,in a stooping posture with "slap-stick" < containing a cartridge which exploded and entered his body near the spine. .. ..<1 ' * .<■ IMPORTANT SCHOOL, LEGISLATION URGED BT MXJRITTAIN Local Option for Compulsory Education May Be Provided in Bill to Be Introduced at Coming Legislature The state department of education will Introduce bills at the next session of the legislature that will provide, among other things, for compulsory ed ucation, regular and prompt payment of teachers, and the unit system in regard th schools. It is not probable that* provision for compulsory education throughout the state will be made. The school de partment does not believe that the state is now able to maintain a rigid com pulsory educational law. But the de partment does think that If proper dis cretionary power in regard to the en forcement of education was put into the hands of officials that a great deal could be accomplished. In a statement in regard to school , conditions, State School Commissioner M. L. Brittain has said that a local option measure, leav ing it to each county or community to decide whether or not it shall have cmpulsory* might be desir ble. But he believes that there are objections to this measure. It is not improbable, however, that the legislature will be asked to consider the advisability of local option con cerning compulsory education. In counties and communities that desire compulsory education and are able to maintain it, the department of educa tion, thinks that required education would be entirely feasible and effect ive. The way In which the legislature will be asked to make the payment of teach ers’ salaries prompt has not been out lined by tlse school department. The department’considers that the welfare of the schools of the state suffers more from this delay than from any other influence. Commissioner Brittain said Monday morning that the legislature could easily arrange things so that the teachers would always be paid on time. A bill recommending the/unit system in the schools and opposing a division of the city from the country in regard to education will be introduced. It will be urged that in every instance the county be made the unit of educa tion. Following are other questions In re gard to schools that will be presented to the legislature: Better supervision of schools by the requirement of higher qualification on the part of county school commission ers. It will be asked that- their pay be increased and that they be required to give their time to their duties as commissioners. In all probability the legislature will be asked to repeal the law that requires the election of county school commissioners toy pop ular vote. A change will be asked in the teach ers' institutes. Supervision of these Institutes by the state board of educa tion and by the commissioner is de sired. It probably be urged that the board and the commissioner and three supervisors be given complete charge of these institutes. t The present system of examining and licensing teachers Is considered obsolete by the stete department, and the legisla ture will be a*ked to authorize more effective means of examination and issuance of licenses. The establishment of farm life high schools, similar to those in North Car olina. will be provided for. In North Carolina there Is a central school in each county that is supported by the state and by the county jointly. The power to consolidate weak schools will be asked for the counties. The enlargement of the state board of education and the increase of its power will be urged. HMIWH IRE HOMEWARD BOUND Lunched Monday m Tifton and Immediately Started on Journey Again BY W. ¥. WATEBS, JB. TIFTON, Ga., May I.—Running on a schedule of 15 miles per hour, the Primo car of The Journal and New York Her ald arrived here at 12 o’clock sharp, 76 miles from Madison, Fla. _ and 16 minutes ahead of their schedule. The pathfinders traveled the Horns Fer ry bridge road between Madison and Val dosta, John L. Fonda, president of the Madison Board of Trade, leading the way in his car, with K. Wade at the wheel. At the bridge the pathfinders were wel comed by Capt. B. U. Bentley and H. Tillman in Mr. Tillman’s car. Those gen tlemen led the way into Valdosta over taking another car en route, with Messrs. Coffee, chairman of the Lownes county commission, Smit.h Walker and McKee, Its owned aboard it; from Valdosta to Tifton the Primo made a nonstop run. The Pgriy lunched at the Macon hotel, and 'then resumed their road to Perry. The counrtesies of the board of trade were extended to the party during their Sunday stop at the Merchants’ hotel in Madison. CORNELL NEGRO”AGAIN WINS PRIZE FOR ESSAY ITHACA. N. Y.. May I.—James B. Clark, a nagm student at Cornell, whose essay on the rare fin«*tlou at Cornell caused comment recent ly. has been awarded the prix d’Honeiir in the annual competition In French essay writing and translation, h-ld nnder the auspices of the Society of French Professors, of America. Clarke is a Junior in the arts college and cornea from the West Indies. FORMER TCTOFFICIALS GET CHANGE OF VENUE CHICAGO. May I—Charles L. Ewing, Frank B. Harriman and John M. Taylor, former officials of the Illinois Central railroad, charged with conspiracy to de | fraud by which the road was mulcted out of 31.5fi0.M0 through fraudulent car re | pairs, today were granted a change of ve nue from the court of Judge Marcus Kav anaugh. The cases will be re-assign«d ’next week by the state's attorney. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1911. a X fw JURY #' -- - 7///ZZ/ ROOM oßßaft V/iWf llf® fix® 'y ■'i - /////A W -Sxv _J— ///// Xro M ////// WRrr iff 111 I [(/(HI 111 I \ K ' ! CSS I ' iWW? Jr I WAITING FOR THE VERDICT MANY LEGISLATORS ARE CHARGED WITH AGCEM MONEY Worst Scandal in History of Ohio General Assembly Is Claimed to Have Been Un earthed by Detectives COLUMBUS. Ohio, May I—Members of the legislature are flocking into the city on early morning trains today, hours earlier than usual on Mondays, because of the Charges made by detectives who have been here for weeks secretly Inves tigating legislative bribery, that they have unearthed the worst scandal in the history of the Ohio general assem bly. Senators and representatives who are openly charged with having accepted money, had not reached the city early today, so the version of the detectives’ story is not known at first hand, al though several are quoted from their home towns as denying the charges. Governor Harmon is to consult with At torney General Hogan today regarding the sensational developments. The three men, F. S. Harrison, of New York, and A. C. Bailey and David Berry, of Chi cago, the detectives arraigned in police court for alleged bribery of Reprehenta tive George B. Nye. Detective Harrison names four, state senators with whom he had dealings and to whom he paid money. Attorney C. L. Charles Pretzman noti fied Judge Osborn upon their arraign ment that the three men would waive examination and be bound to the grand Jury. Bally and Harrison were bound to the grand jury on bonds of $5,000 each and Berry was bound to the grand jury on the charges of bribery on bond of $2,500. The men were locked up for a short time until new bonds for common pleas court could be signed. The legislature meets at 5 p. m. today, when an inves tigating committee will be appointed. JUGGLERS OF MERCURY ARE LOST AMONG CLAUDS Weatherman and Assistants Rescued From 29th Floor by Police NEW YORK, May I.—James Henry Scharr, the chief weather forecaster here, and his two assistants moved into new quarters up among the clouds yesterday, and got stuck there last night until the police reseqed them. The weather men spent a busy day adjusting their instruments in the new quarters on the 29th floor of a skyscrap er at the southern tip of Manhattan. Having figured out that the probabilities for the evening were_ “rain,” -they pre pared to go home. But the building was locked up. They pushed buttons and shouted without avail, then resorting to the telephone. Called up the police, who sent a man to ' wake up the janitors. The weather men : were brought down in time to be caught |in the rain they had predicted. THREE - ME!rARE KILLED NINE OTHERS INJURED NEW YORK, April 29—Three men were instantly killed and nine more are be lieved to have been mortally injured this afternoon when a gang of laborers who were pulling down a telegraph pole drop ped a guy wire against the third rail of the New York Central railroad at Spuy ten Duyvil. Fifteen men had hold of the wire. INSIDE PLANS AND PURPOSE DF POST DFFICLPROBING Investigation Committee Ex pects to Bring Binding In dictments Against Inspec tors for Spy Work BY BAX.FX SMITH WASHINGTON, D. C., April 29.-The first authentic information concerning the inside plans and purposes of the postoffice investigation committee of the house became known today. The com mittee expects to-get information and "evidence from an inquiry into the politi cal activities of postmasters that will enable it to bring a binding Indictment against the postoffice inspectors, other wise and properly known as spies. It is believed that the inquiry into the political activities of postmasters will demonstrate that a big corps of spies are used for no purpose other than to grease the Hitchcock political machine and to strengthen it» weak points. Pub lic service, it is believed, will be shown to be a secondary consideration. GREAT DEAL OF DATA. Members of the investigating commit tee have been furnished with lots of data .tending to show that the postoffice de partment is organized more for political results than for efficient service. They have been told of many instances in which the public interest, welfare and convenience have been subordinate to the political exegencies of the postal ma chine. They have learned of cases in which postoffice spies have resorted to all sorts of dirty practices to accomplish the removal of a worthy servant whose politics was riot pleasing to the powers that be. And the politics here spoken of are factional and not partisan. In other words, it has been 'charged that good republicans have been sacrificed in order to prefer less efficient and less desirable republicans, who would play politics as decreed by the postal machine. Chairman Ashbrook today had called to his attention to recent row at Colum bia. Tenn., resulting from the removal of Col. Arch Hughes, as the postmaster. Col. Hughes charged that he was re moved without a hearing and because Hitchcock, who was then first assistant postmaster-general, was playing politics. SERIOUS CHARGES. The Colonel claims, and is willing to back it up, that Hitchcock sent out a clerk from his office to Columbia, Tenn., with instructions to report against him, and thereby enable the department to remove him without any hearing. He declares that this is a customary prac tice in the department. When a man is unsatisfactory an inspector is sent -to. his office, instructed before hand as t<j the report he is to make. As a result of Col. Hughes' sumttiary dismissal from the postal service, the Colonel, came to vyashington, where he had a stormy scene with the thfig Presi dent Roosevelt, and subsequently with Mr. Hitchcock. He talked very plainly to the latter and since that time he has expressed himself emphatically upon sev eral occasions. Col. Hughes is now located in Wash ington. at the head of a mining com pany. He is independently fixed in world ly goods and is anxious to tell “pme of the things he knows about the post office department as it is managed by General Hitchcock. He will be given every opportunity by the committee. Chairman Ashbrook stated tonight that he and other members of the committee had received so many complaints from all sections of the country concerning ail sorts of abuses in the service that they are at a loss as Th where to begin. “We will first probe the postmasters, because I believ# we will get lots of information and data that will enable us to pursue our inquiry along other and more important lin»s.” said the chair-* man. "We will ascertain whether these high salaried postmasters are actually attending to their duties or whether they are playing politics, attending to other duties and allowing ".inspectors to run the?r offices.” _ _ AXE DF DEMOCRATS HAS FALLEN UPON ZDDJIEPyBLIGANS Great Rejoicing Among Horde of Democratic Office Seek ers Over Distribution of Pink Slips Among Employes BY RALPH SMITH. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 7 29.-At last the Democratic axe has fallen upon the devoted heads of the 200-odd Repub lican employes of the house of represent atives arid there Is joy unrestrained amongst the horde of Democratic office seekers who have camped in Washington ever since the assembling of congress on April 4. About 200 empfoyes or the house received the “Pink Slip” today when they called upon the disbursing officer to get their month's pay. Many of those whp got their notice of release today will continue on the rolls temporarily, until the "patronage com mittee' can complete its distribution of the jobs among the congressmen from the several states.’ Others were fired in stanter. The “Pap” dispenser having al ready found men to fill their plages- Two Georgians, Judge J. H. Hodge and C. B. Heidt, both of Effingham county, landed places as a result of today's shake-up. Hodges plucked a clerkship in the fold ing room and Heidt nailed down a mes senger’s place in the house. Hodge and Heidt are proteges of Representative Ed wards. of the First district; Represent ative Tribble, the new congressman from the Eighth district, was allotted a de sirable place in the force of capitol em ployes and will bring a constituent from the Eighth district to fill the job and draw down the stipend. The patronage committee to distribute other jobs next week, and other members of the Georgia delegation en tltld to share in the spoils will be cared for within a few days. NOTABLE DELEGATION WILL VISIT ENGLAND Emperor of Japan to Send Prominent Representatives to Coronation TOKIO, May I.—A notable delegation from Japan will visit England as the representatives from the emperor at the ■ coronation of George V. Prince and Princess Highashi Fushimi are the most prominent. But the most interesting per sonality to Englishmen will be Admiral i Count Togo, the hero of Japan, and the victor of the battle of the Sea of Ja pan. Count Togo has retired from active | service in the navy, but he remains the, most noted figure in Japan. Count Nogl, ; who commanded the attack on Port Ar- ' thur. accompanies the admiral. Prince I i and Princess Higashi will leave here by > the Kamo Maru and will reach London j i June 6. [ The Japanese cruisers Kurma and Lone. , both of which were built entirely tn Jap anese yards, are due to arrive at Dover j l or Portsmouth June 10. Vice Admiral • Shimamura, who was Admiral Togo’s chief of staff during the war. is in com- I j mand of the coronation squadron. RELATIVES STARTLED BY MULCAHEY’S RETURN ANSONIA, Conn., May I.—Thomas Mulcahey left here 14 years ago for the . K’ondike and later was reported killed l in a snow slide. A monument to his ; memory was erected in a local cemetery by a brother. Last night _ Mulcahey I walked into the home of relatives here. He had been caught in a snow slide, he said, but escaped with injuries which laid him up for & long time. BARRETT DEPLORES FOREIGN GONTROL OF CON LANDS President of National Union Issues Statement Warning Members .and Bankers' Against Syndicate UNION CITY, Ga.. May 1.-Prealdeat J S. Barrett, of the National Fann-J ers’ union, has issued a statement to j the members, warning farmers and bank- i ' ers against the entering wedge of for eign ownership of cotton lands. He also I points out urgent need of action. Bls ; statement follows: To the Officers and Members of the | Farmers’ Union: 1 From the first moment that I was en- I trusted with the presidency of this great j ' organization, it has always been my ef fort to avoid the note of the alarmist or i the sensationalist. But the time is come to speak plainly I '• regarding a matter that is of the first im- ' portance not only to the farmers of :he j south, but as well to the business t.nd the people of the south generally. t s It has not escaped the attention of the j more thoughtful that an English syndl-1 cate recently acquired a large acreage , of fine cotton lands in one of the central | southern states. The tacit purpose Is to produce cot- 1 ton on these lands for English spinners, jX thus avoiding dependence upon the south ern cotton farmer. If this were just one Instance, It need not occasion concern. > 4 WIDESPREAD MOVEMENT. Xj But it has come to my attention that • similar negotiations are on foot Lin other j H portions of the cotton belt. ’ What is more significant, I am also * M informed that foreign spinners generally; i are contemplating the advisability of i buying large tracts In the southern states, [ and produce their own staple. Os course, In each one of these eases 13 the most scientific methods will be <»m- | ployed, as much cotton will be raised toi 0 the acre as the specialist can extort, ro- ' tation and fertilization will be used to I retain the richness of the soil, and tha’3|| latest improved machinery will be on the program. We cannot censure foreign spinners for, projecting this movement. It is simply a * business proposition with them. It should also be a business proposition i ‘1 with the south to take cognizance of a movement that may throw the balance ! | of power In our so-called “monopoly* of g cotton into the hands of foreigners. .rj And such Is the inevitable conclusion of the policy under debate by English and continental spinners. The meaning of such a development is A plain. Hundreds upon thousands of southern farmers would be compelled to compete A upon the open market with a product w raised by the buyers upon our own soil and by the most improved methods. The demand for native-growq cotton ■ would dwindle as these foreign-ox ned j f farms came into their full productive-’ ■ ness. . The demand for native-grown cotton would dwindle as these foreign-owned farms came into their full product!ver ess. j- - Prices might, probably would, be oon- | trolled by mill interests as absolutely as they used to be controlled by cotton ex- 1 change operators before the days of the Farmers' union. . , The penalty would not be confinel to< 5 the farmer. It would visited in a greater or less degree upon every business in the' southern states, since southern business, x arid cotton are as yet Inseparable finan- r rial factors. The stream of gold now coming tntoi ’ the south each year from Europe would be lessened. Cotton, which is now one! . of the country's greatest reliances for : preserving the international balance on; the right side, would lose much of its* ;' 3 vitality in that direction. CAN BE AVERTED. « I am speaking temperately, because thia... menace is yet no larger than a man’s; v hand. We can avert it, and we must ; go about the task without delay. Conditions under a general invasiem ofi foreign land-buyers would be disastrous.j 1 The absentee landlordism that is mak ing life such a struggle in England, and more of a struggle in Ireland, might be , ; reproduced on a proportionate scale w this country. The only way is for southern farmers! to acquire their own acres, and what is of equal importance, to use upon them the most scientific of cultural methods. I It is a case of fighting the devil with; fire. We may as well face the truth now a9 later. And the truth is that cotton grow-' Ing in the south will not reach a genuine, business every farmer makes I every acre return its maximum, until he reduces the cost of production to a min-' ; imum and raises his own food products. 1 You may ask how this is to be done, j when hundreds of thousands of farmers < do not own their own farms, or are un-i | der obligations to landlords. We can, first, help ourselves. Wt cXh - do that by sacrificing, pinching and scrap-L | ing, until all of us get out of debt and accumulate enough to make a first pay-' 9 ment upon farms. We can, next, reinforce this policy byf | utilising scientific methods, and all thei ; help we can get from the Farmers’ Union' lecturers and government agents and 7 suite and federal agricultural"- depart,- I ments and experiment stations. Hand in > hand with thia, should go scientific mar keting and distribution under co-opera tive auspices. In this battle with a nroblem that is going to grow in a geometrical ratio, the aid<of the southern business man is need ed. The banker, the merchant anti the capitalist will find it to his ultimate ‘ln- j terest to co-operate to the end of enabling the farmer to own his own acres, arid further, to take scientific agriculture to fl him in the most practical form. He | should likewise encourage the farmer to eo-operate with his fellows. In tills matter, as in every other that 4 goes to bedrock, we are all in the same' boat. • , Providence has given to us what ' amounts to a world monopoly, or con trol of cotton prduction. To hold the control, we must meet | world-wide conditions in the proper wXy. SHOULD AID FARMER. 'J It is equally to the interest of the rich est and the poorest man in the south ts a see that the farmer owns his acrei an 4 that he uses upon them the most modern! < and intensive methods. We shall take this issue up at th* next national convention. In the meantim»/fe| every class of business men In the south' * should be analyzing the situation ad its' grave meaning. NO. 64.
