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In the Rain and Mud Cadet
Corps of University of
Georgia Unexpect
edly Stood Test.
•In an enat wind and drizzling rain
which continued throughout the
morning, the university cadets were
Inspected by the government lnspec
tor, Capt. Geo. H. Jameson, of the
general staff. In spite or the disa
greeable weather, the cadets made an
excellent showing, and thellr equip
ment was found to be In fine shape.
The work of, the batelllon as a
whole was vety good and the Butts'
Manual was executed by it In first-
class style. The batalllon drill
showed the results of the careful
training of tjus,officers by their com
mandant, MaJ. Jos. A. Atkins, In this
line, and the hearty co-operation of
the cadets wltfi their officers.
The companies all made good show
ings la the company drills, both In
close and extended order, and exe
cuted the bayonet exercise well, al
though they have had practice In It
only a few times. The captains and
lieutenants deserve great credit for
the manner In which they have
brought their men up to such a high
degree of efficiency In the different
kinds of drills.
The artillery put up a good appear
ance, baring their pieces thoroughly
cleaned, and proving their ability to
handle them with ease. Several vol
leys were fired by them.
The band was as good as usual
with the music, and made a very neat
appearance. The main feature of the
inspection probably was the exhibi
tion of the signal corps In signalling
with the wig-wagging of the flags
operation of the wireless telegraph
field outfit, which belongs to the phy
sics department of the university,
and which was constructed by Mr. S.
B„ Slack, who Is the-commander of
the signal corps; and the operation
of the regular telegraph outfit which
will be used by the signal corps In
the field work this spring. The men
are very expert In. sending and receiv
ing signals with the flags and the
wireless and telegraph outfits are op
erated by Lieut. Slack with ease
which shows his superior knowledge
of the subjects.
The cadets went through the morn
ing in. the drizzling rain with a cheer
fulness which shows their willing
ness to keep up the reputation of the
university In the military department
nnd the Inspector seemed to be very
much pleased by the showing that
•they made. MaJ. Atkins expressed
himself as being pleased with the
showing of the cadets.
From this time there will be held
three drills a we$k except when there
Is a ball game on the campus, and
dress parade will be held every Fri
day afternoon at 5:30 o'clock.
e «or
THE BANNER, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 14, 1911.
$14)0 YEAR
4II Xiong the Lines in
Georgia and Alabama
Hammers and Saws
^ Making Music.
MR. JOHN W. THORNTON -
DIE8 NEAR CARLTON.
Mr. John W. Thornton, a prominent
citizen of Madison county, died at
his home near Carlton Sunday and
was buried at Carlton Baptist church
Monday. Hev. A. W. Bussey conduc
ted the funeral services,
Mr. Thornton was s member of the
Baptist church, a good citizen and
successful farmer. He leaves a wife
and several children.
He was a brother of D. W. Thorn
ton, of Elbert and has a large num
ber of realtlvea In Elbert county.
HIs death was not unexpected, as
he had been sick several weeks with
sn affection of tbs heart
ATHENS LADY RECEIVE8
CR088 OF HONOR IN VIRGINIA.
In Richmond on the evening of the
7th, crosses of honor were presented
to veterans of the Confederacy and
descendants of veterans by the Rich
mond chapter of the Daughters of
the Confederacy. One Athens lady
was on the list of the descendants
entitled to receive this honorable em
blem of loyalty to the South In tlmea
when loyalty mjny tlmea meant suf
fering It not death. Mrs. Sallle Ay*
lett Goodwyn of this city was the
lady—a daughter of Colonel Wl'llam
Roane Aylett, originally a member of
company D, 53rd Virginia Infantry.
Another was presented to Miss Bed-
sle L. Hoge, daughter of Rev. Moses
D. Hoge, well known fo ~ many la
Athens.
Columbus, Gar, April 12.—The
Georgia and Alabama Industrial In
dex says in tig regular weekly Is
sue:
"The great mineral district _of Ala
bama Is on tiptoe of expectancy for
further announcement regarding the
Important merger of coal, iron add
steel companies now-lu process. The
companies now combining will own
Alabama properties worth fifty- mil
lion dollars, it Is said, and it is believ
ed that the forma] consummation
the merger will inaugurate a program
of Improvements that will mean the
expenditure of about $1,000,000, con
spicuouB among them being doubling
the capacity of a large steel plant
Gadsden, Ala. That the consolido-
tlon will bring fresh capital to North
Alabama seems certain.
Contract was " awarded for grad
ing the route of the electric railway
to be built between Atlanta, Oa„ and
Augusta, Ga., and for the building
of a railroad from Alapaba, Ga., to
Nashville, Ga. Morgan county, Ala
bama, awarded the contract for the
building of steel mrtdges. New
city halls are to be erected at Deca
tur, Ala., and. Huntsville, Ala. -Am
ericus, Ga., voted $105,000 of improve
ment bonds and Newman. Ga., $50,000
of paving bonds. Fayette county,
Alabama, Is inviting bids for building
a courthouse.
"A ten-story hotel Is assured for
Macon, Ga., the last of the $200,000
capital stock In the company having
been subscribed. Savannah, Ga., de
cided to make Its new hotel 10 stor
ies Instead of nine and will expend
$350,000 In Its erection and furnish
?ng. Marlon and Butler, counties,
Alabama, are to build modern Jails,
New lertlllzer factories are reported
for Cairo, Ga., Pelham, Ga., and
Broxton, Ga. A $50,000 electric
power plant Is to be built at Troy,
Ala. In Virginia a $800,000 corpora
tion was chartered to {nine coal in
the Birmingham district la Alabama.
A new bank Is reported foi* Palmetto,
Ga, and a bank at Grlflln, Ga., doub
led its capital stock. New commer
cial bodies were organized at Wash
Itigton, Ga., and Blakely. Ga. The
new corporations of the week are 18
In number with capital stock of
$1,035,000.”
CMOEWS
Many Items of State In
terestas Chronicled by
Banner’s Atlanta
Correspondent.
Campaign Against Men Appearing {LEADING LIGHTS
In Feminine Costume at Princeton
OF DEMOCRACY
Princeton, N. J., tApril 12.—Discus* I uou» mazes of a pas soul, with all the
TWO BILLION DOLLARS
TO PAY THE EXPENSES
BURIAL ON YESTERDAY OF
BABE GF MR. WILLIAMSON.
Yesterday at 11 w’clock occurred
In Oconee cemetery the burial of the
little two-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. N. Williamson, the death
of the beautiful child occurring the
evening before from diphtheria. The
funeral service wae conducted at the
grave—Rev. Dr. Hill officiating. Many
relative# and friends attended and
■hared the eorrovr of the parent# In
parting with their predooe little on#.
Atlanta, Ga., April 12.—It coat the
railways of the .United States nearly
two billion dollars to pay operating
expensea and taxea during the cal
endar year 1910, as shown by the
returns made to the Interstate Com
merce Commission. Tbe exact
amount was $1,923,843,653. This was
an average of $9,017 for each, of the
213,347 miles of road covered by tbe
returns, an increase of $944 per mile
over 1909.
Transportation expenses, having to
do with the actual movement of the
traffic, constituted the largest it^m.
of expense, amounting to $933,080,831,
or $4,374 per mile, an Increase of
$512 per mile over 1909. Maintaining
the roadbed and tracks' and keeping
bridges and buildings in repair cost
tbe railways of the United States an
average of $1,679 per mile, an In
crease of $170, and repairs to care
and locomotives cost them an aver
age of $1,914 per mile, an Increase of
$167 over 1909.
That the railway* of the Southeast
ern State# were well maintained dur
ing the year Is shown by the fact that
while the expenditures for mainten
ance of way and structures for the
railways of the entire United States
showed an Increase of 1-3 per cent
over 1909, the expenditure# for the
railways of the Southeastern states
showed an increase of 15.8 per cent
and while the expenditures for main
tenance of equipment for the entire
United States showed an increase of
9.6 per cent, the Increased expendi
ture#'of the railway# in the South
eastern states under This heading
amounted to 13.2 per cent.
At Indicating the rapid growth of
tbe south l» Industrial ondcommer-
cial development, it le Interesting to
note that while the volume of freight
traffic on all road# In the United
States Increaied only 7.6 per cent for
the year 19DJ over 1909, the increase
on the road# of the Southeastern
states wee 10.1 per cent, end while
the volume of passenger traffic on all
the roads increesed only *1 per cent
the increase In the Southeastern
states wee 10.0 per cent
-Atlanta, April 12.—The Atlanta,
Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad filed
its annual report, through H. M. At
kinson. reoeiver, with the clerk of
the United States court here.
The operating revenues for the
months of December, January and
February, -were $268,396.20 and $238,-
109.73 and $246,576,228 respectively;
for the same months the operating
expenses were $184,355,21 and $181,-
254.96 and. $185,989.66 respectively.
The net surplus In December was
$37,715.45, In January $6,547.43, and
In February $6,028.36.
Atlanta, April 12.—The Bible
school attendance and consequently
the amount of religious Interest In
terest on the part of enrolled stu
dents Is proportionately greater at
the Georgia School of Technology
than any other purely secular Insti
tution of a similar educational nature
In the whole United States, tbe Uni
versity of Texas coming next. Geor
gia Tech hae a total enrollment of
593 of which 356 are Bible students.
The University of Texas ha* 1,150
enrolled, of which 636 are Bible stu
dents.
Other Institutions fall far below
these figures. The University of Vir
ginia. which has an enrollment of
8C0 students, has only 20Q Bible stu
dents. Columbia University, - one of
the greatest in the north, has an en
rollment of 2,000 and a Bible class
of 200.
During recent years much has been
truthfully written about the neglect
of Bible study and religious matters
In high class colleges and-universi
ties of this couwtry, and it will Tie
gratifying to the Christian people
of this state to learn that Georgia
Tech stands head and shoulders
above other Institutions In preferr
ing tbe old traditions In tbli regard.
Atlanta. April 12.—Bob Jones le the
lacodlc title of a wide-awake revival
preacher who le stirring things con
siderably lir Atlanta this week. Mr.
Jones’ sermons ’ are like hie name,
They are brief, homely, In words of
one syllable, and right to the point.
Ike ht* name they are easy to re
member. He Is an Alabama divine,
and Is rather well known through-
cut the whole south.
-Atlanta, April 12.—Why did Wade
Price Teifient accuse himself of
murder and give himself up, after
the law had long since lost all trail
of him? That Is the question that
has been puzzling Georgians for
week. The -young man has hlmeelf
explained tbe mystery. Love le -be
hind It. Tbe memory of an old sweet
heart, the chance notes of a familiar
song floating on thq air, the. associa
tion of Ideal, an awakened conscious
ness, and the thing was done. Ten-
nent killed Clarence McCutcheon In
Illinois last August, He got clean
away. He had as weetheart, whom
he loved very dearly. He tried to
forget her, and had succeeded, when
one evening, he beard a sweet girl's
voice singing ‘‘Pretty Red Wing."
it was the song hls sweetheart used
sing. It brought her Image to hls
mind so strongly that be resolved to
make a clean breast of the whole af
fair and stand trial like a man. He
goes back to Illinois with an officer
tomorrow.
Atlanta,-April 12.—Atlanta, at last,
after spending thousands of dollars,
and failing In' many trials, has suc
ceeded In sending a white man to tbe
atngang for violating the prohibi
tion: law—has succeeded la putting
chains on hls legs and making him
ork the road with a pick and shovel.
The man Is Sam Loeb. There ner-
has been any question about hie
moral guilt, but the prosecuting law-
ers have been having the fight of
their lives to saddle tbe guilt on him.
The fight has lasted over two years.
has gone through the recorder’s
court, through the superior court,
through the state court of appeals,
through the United States supreme
court. There was nobody else on
earth to appeal It to, barring .an In
ternational arbitration board, and
now Loeb is on the rock pile.
slon hae arisen at .Princeton over the
question of whether or not It is
effeminate for college boys to take
the part of girls in dramatic produc
tions. In a recent Issue of the Daily
Prlncetonlai^ college newspaper, a
correspondent who signed himself
"Alumnus” protested against the cus
tom; but .the Princeton Tiger, -which
contains once a month all the cam
pus Jokes, defends It editorial^.
Girls are used In four parts of the
English Club play- “Comedy of Er
rors," put on hefe and In New York;
and there are as many. In the Tri
angle (dramatic) club's cast—not to
mention twelve In the chorus. The
Triangle Club Is playing “Simply
Cynthia,” written by Cyrus McCor
mick, 1912, of Chicago, twice a guard
on the foqtball team, and G. W. Bunn,
Jr., editor of the Tiger; and the play
was successfully presented twice last
week—on Friday nlghfln private be
fore tbe faculty members and wives,
and again Saturday night before the
students of the University.
"Alumnus” had this to say: "I
have for some years heard many
grumblings of disgust, which 1 fully
share, at the annual spectacle" which
ls_off«red by college 'men' disguised
as female dancers. In tbeir musical
comedies.. A fashion extending over
not a* very tong period has rendered
this sort of. thing tolerable even In
our somewhat rude and plain-speak
ing community; but t reached my
limit of endurance when r saw a slim,
undulating youth" go through the sin
uous mazes or a pas sour, witn air me \} mi : I n ,.
languid affectation of an oriental I Meeting National Democratic
League of Clubs Now On
in Indianapolis.
dancer. It was a sight to sicken any
creature who possesses the natural |
right to wear trousers.”
To this the Tiger replies as fol
lows; "W« have reaa many harsh I Indianapolis, Ind., April 12.—Many
nnd caustic things about the ladles leading fights of democracy arrived
ot the chorus, but never before one In the Indiana capital today to at-
like this. It Is unique. “Alumnus" tend the meeting and banquet ar
ts doubtless well aware of the fact (ranged by the National Democratic
that some of these pulchritudinous League of Clubs, The purpose of
damsels who wave their spears and [the gathering, as set forth in the offl
shout 'Ho! the villagers come!’ are I cial call. Is to celebrate the demo-
not perfect ladler, but this doesn't!cratic victories ot last November and
worry “Alumnus" a bit. Quite the I to pave the way for greater victories
contrary. What peeves him so much yet to come.
Isn't that they are not altogether The National Democratic League pf
ladles—but men! He can see noth- Clubs, under whose auspices the
Ing funny In the sight of a dozen or I gathering takes place, works In vart-
so, undergraduates, ensconed In pink cus ways for the general good of the
tights and peroxide wigs, kicking up I party. It is one of the unwritten
their number eight heels In the gyra- laws of the organization that presi
tlons of a gavelte, or of a 'slim, nn-1 dential candidates are not to be dls-
delating youth treading the sinuousI cussed at its meetings. Nevertheless,
mazes of a pas soul, etc.’ 'Alumnus,' I the league meeting -which began here
It might seem, Is Inclined to take today will conclude with a big Jef-
things, (himself Included) a trifle (erson day banquet tomorrow night,
too seriously. We "quite agree with Is regarded by the politicians as the
him that effeminacy Is a disgusting opening gun in the democratic na-
tralt In young men. But to say that tlonal campaign of 1912, and many
the Triangle Club does anything to ere of the opinion that the gathering
promote effeminacy Is ridiculous. He may hare an important Influence In
forgets that the whole thing I* noth-1 the race for the presidential nomlna-
Ing more than a good natured, whole- lion,
some lark. Traces of effeminacy. The speakers at the bnaquet will
though, do creep out, we are forced Include nearly all of the democratic
to admit. For now and then some- leaders whose names have been prom-
body ups and writes a communication I Inently mentioned In connection, with
to the 'Prince' which'sounds very the presidential nomination. William
much like the work of sn old lady." J Bryan of Nebraska, Goyemoe.
G. M, B. Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey and
Clarke County Jury Yesterday
Made Record in Divorce Case!
In the superior court of Clarke
county yesterday a Jury declined to
grant the request of a plaintiff for
a verdicMo a divorce case. The fact
that a Jury had actually not rendered
a verdict Jn favor of the defendant In
a "case of this sort after- the hundreds
probably, In the past years, which
have come up regularly and as regu
larly been granted, wee the talk of
the court circles yesterday and after
It wae generally knpwjtwa* the talk
of tbe town. Not that- the parties in-
TWO DIG CASES
WERE SETTLED
Cases Against tbe Athens Man-
(ufacturing Co. Which Would
Have Taken All Yesterday.
Governor Thomas R. Marshall of In
diana hare accepted invitations
speak at the banquet Governor Jud-
son Harmon of Ohio hat been Invited
and will be on hand If hls other en
gagements permit. Other democratic
leaders of national prominence who
terested attracted apeclal attention I will Join In sounding the keynotes
to themselres and certainly not that for the 1812 campaign are-Governor
there were unuaually Interesting or y ou of Maeeachueette, Governor
at all salacious allegations In the Burke of North Dakota, formeMlov-
case—but the fact simply that the e rnor Folk of Mleeouri, former Gov-
verdict wae not favorable to Jhe par- erB oif Peck of Wlscpneln, former Got-
ty asking to be freed from marital e ruor McCreary of Kentucky and*#)'
ties. The case wae that of Gray V|. m er Governor McCorkle of WrfWi
Gray. Mra. Celeetia Gray is asking | ginla.
that ehe be divorced from her hus
band, Mr. W. 8. Graty. The Jury lie-1 FOUR MANAGERS FOR WESTERN
tened to the plea of cruel treatment
and then returned a verdict against
the plaintiff.
REVIVAL SOCIALLY
SOON AFTER EASTER
The two Important casts In Clarke
superior court set.on. the scheduled
calendar for hearing yesterday, the
case of* Malcolm vs. the Athens Man.
ufacturing company and the - other
case of Grilffth ft Welch against the
same defendant company, both cases
Involving a cotton transaction, were
settled out of court in an amicable
manner and perfectly satisfactorily
to both parties to each suit The
case If it had been litigated, would
have consumed the entire day yes
terday, probably, and would likely
have run Into day. On account of
this settlement and the fact that the
calendar had no other business fof
yesterday, the court soon finished
the other odds and ends of business
and adjourned, all save the granffi
Jury, at an earlier hour than usual.
UNION IN AS MANY DAYS.
The latest news from the local of;
flee ot tho Western Union Telegraph
company is thot.'tbe former operator,
Mr. Hodgson Ridley, for some time
operator here, le now manager, hav
ing been yesterday named for tho
place. Tbe offloe has had four man-
■gen In as many days. Mr. McLor-
.. ., nine, who came to take the piece of
Many Pleasant Events Planned Mr. Reeves wood seven weeks ago,
by the College Society Folk |<**e*ed out Saturday to leave for hie
t ■ home In Chicago Sunday. Mrs. W. E.
for Coming Weeks* Mills came In from Chicago to take
hie place. Instead she took the same
Tbe end of tbe cessation .from so- j train back to Chicago after one day’e
cfel activities .approaches, and' we I managing. $fr. W. W. Murphy wss
hope by the next Issue to be able placed temporarily In charge and
to enliven this column with some- Tuesday n manager from Augusta tr-
tblng more Interesting than the rived to leave at once without - #c-
‘measles and mumps’’ report. Be-lceptlng. The place has been given
ginning with the cotillion on next Mr. Ridley.. He will make.godd and
Wednesday night there will be a ee- the office will likely now have a per
ries of brilliant dances and other af-1 manent manager,
fairs -which will satisfy tbe long-de-
LOST
APPETITE
ANDHOPE
Rejected Cold Caused Compli
cation, Promptly Restored
by Peruna.
Mrs. Roan
Boyer. 1411
Sherman Ave,,
Evanston, 111,
writes: "If any
one hae reason
to praise Pe
runa It.is sure
ly myself.
"Lest spring
I became so
run down from
the serious ef
fects of a ling
ering cold, that
several com
plications unit
ed In pulling
me down. I
could neither
eat nor sleep
well, and lost
flesh and
spirit
"I fl n a lly
tried Peruna
and It did
wonders for
me. in two
weeks I was
like another
person, and In
a month I felt better than 1 ever had
before.
"I thank Peruna for new life and
strength. I send you two pictures, so
you can see'What Peruna has done for
Mrs. Rosa Beysr.
TRIBBLE INTROOUGES
PARCELS POST BILL
Advocates Limitations Which He
Believes Will Be Favored
by Merchants.
CASE OF MR8. ANNIE WEIR
VS. EMPIRE INSURANCE CO.
Yesterday in the superior court the
case of Mrs. Annie Weir, widow of
the late sheriff ot this 'county, against
the Empire Insurance company, was
dismissed. The esse has been-in
court some time—first In this court,
later appealed to the supreme court,
and now hack again In tbe superior
court of Clarke. It wss yesterday
dismissed.
JAIL DOCKET WILL BE
CALLED EARLY TODAY.
Judge Brand Will Call ths Costs In
Which There Are Defendsntr-
In Jell.
Some time today—probably early
this morning, soon after the organi
zation of superior court for the day—
Jiidge Brand will call the Jail docket
and gtve the defendants who ore In
Jail awaiting trial and their attorneys
an opportunity to get ready for trial.
The judge wishes to clear the Jell
of prisoners as soon as possible—In
Justice to the county that It may not
bear unnecessary expense of main
taining these prisoners'and In falr-
nesa to the defendant^that they may
not he confined In Jail longer than la
necessary to find them whether In
nocent or guilty.
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The cotillion on Wednesday night
In honor of Lucy Cobb's fair student* I Mr. W. C. Denny Sew the Second Rail
will without doubt he one of the I Laid on the Electric Line out of
most enjoyable of these ever-pleas-1 Charlotte,
ant affaire. Nearly the entire stu- Mr. W. C. Denny returned yeeter-
dent body of Lucy Colbtf will be day from a trip to Charlotte, where
present, and the fair maidens of Ath- he has been on buelneee for the pest
ens will be there. Everyone it filled few weeks. He says that the Oliver
with delightful anticipation and ev- Construction company is pushing the
ery Indication points to an'unusually work of building the Charlotte ft
large attendance. Tickets will bq Greenville and other South Carolina
placed on sale In a day or two, and | points and later to be extended on
a list of the fair ones will he posted. I to Athens—making one of tbe long-
Don’t fall to get Tour ticket and est electric lines In the world. The
check your lady. - young Athena man saw the gang put
Tbe Freshman club will have the I down tbe second rail on tbe new line
honor of "opening the poet-lenten A large force of hands 1# pushing
season, and If all one hears le true, | the work of construction rapidly,
they will certainly do so In a man
ner which will reflect much glory on I OREGON SUNDAY
themselves end give" unmitigated I 8CHOOL WORKERS,
pleasure to those who are so for-1 Esgene, Ore., April 12.—Nearly
tunate as to get a "bid.” Their dance two hundred delegates, representing
will take place at Dupree hall, on I the evangelical Sunday schools of the
Monday, the 17th. state, are lit Eugene for the 26th an
other' dances to he "given during ] nual •convention of the Oregon Sun-
the coming season are: Th<» Alpha I day school association, which met
Tau Omega, on Friday, the 21st: and t<May for a three days’-session. 8lx-
the Kappa Alpha and Sigma. Nn, the It of the most prominent Sunday
dates of which have not yet been nn- j school workers on the Pacific Coast
nounced.—Red and Black.
NEGRO WAS FOUND
GUILTY OF BURGLARY. |
Yesterday, Charles Gregory, t n*-
grofi was tried before Judge Brand
of the superior court for burglary and
convicted. He was sentenced to two
years In the chalngang. This wag
tbe first criminal case to be beard
before this term of court and the only
one so for, though the-Mgrsnd Jury
may have quite a bupch of business
for Jadge Brand to try when he takus
up the criminal Jbusfnees Monday
C A I /v feiK
j are on tbe program for addressee.
OR. W. P. BETTS
DIED LAST NI6HT
This morning Dr. W. P. Betts,
father of Councilman Betts, and" for
many years a prominent dentist and
valuable citizen of Athens, died.
He hod been 111 for several weeks,
but death was not expected lost
night. The funeral arrangements
■will be Inode later.
Washington, April 12.—Congress
man Tribble of tbe Eighth district,
today introduced a" bill to establish
a parcels post with certain restric
tions and limitations, which hf he*
1 loves will meet- the objections urged
bj thp merchants of the country. He
-proposes to require the poetofflce de
partment to transport as mall on all
rural route# packages of less than
25^pounds weight at rate of 3 cents
tor the first pound and 1 cent for
each additional pound.
The hill proposes- aieo to crest* a
general parcels poet, applicable to
the entire postal system, but limited
to agricultural and horticultural pro
ducts
NATIONAL IRRIGATION
' CONGRESS STILL BUSY
Reclamation of Swamp Waste
Lands by Drainage is tbe
, Slogan of the Work.
Chicago, April 12.—Drain 1 the
swamp and overflow lands of the
Unltdd States Is a slogan of tbe Na
tional Irrigation' congress, which par
ticularly Interests those states bav
Ing large bodies of land which require
drainage for their reclamation. The
drainage question is orte which Inter
ests every atate In the union and is
causlpg all sections of the country
to take unusual Interest In the nine
teenth annual meeting of the Nation
al Irrigation congress at Chicago De
cember 5 to 9.
This great development organiza
tion hae been one of the leaden In
the work to have the overflow lands
reclaimed through co-operation of na
tional, state and individual efforts
under a plan similar to that by which
reclamation through Irrigation hae ac
complished such wonders throughout
the western state*. Special attention
will he given this yea* at the CM-
cam meeting to this matter which
Is of such direct Interest to the state*
ot tbe South and middle West.
At the Pueblo meeting last year the
Irrigation congress adopted a resolu
tion regarding drainage as follows;
Recognising the economic waste and
menace to tbe public health connec
ted with oi l vast areas of swamp
end orerflow lands, we request our
repreeentat'vev In "the federal con
gress to take suitable action looking
toward the reclamation of such lands
under a policy corresponding with
at of the reclamation of arid land*
l>y Irrigation under the reclamation
sc* vice; tort reclamation qf swamp
and overflow lands to be carried for
ward through co-operation between
Individual owners, states and the fed
eral government."
At the Chicago meeting special, ef
fort* will be made to farther this pol
icy.
The Southern Poultry Association
will he of inestimable value in dol
lar* and cents to the city, tho county
sttd tho section.