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SURVEYING FOR
NEW A. C. L. SHOPS
The Key West Extension.
The extension of a railroad to Key
West gains in importance when wo
consider its relations with the Pana-
cunal. Key West is already a
! deep water port. It is much uearer
the Panama caual than any other
| port of the United Stares. Thoex-
i tension would increase the trafflic
Pipe Line to River to be Laid as j that would go through Florida that
Soon at Survey le Made.. .Actual ! w “ 9 ,)0lln<1 for ° r cnnll “e from the
| canal.
The western coast of South Anter-
TRACKS TO BE LAID TO SITE OF
NEW BUILDINGS.
Work to Begin on New Shope dur-
ing Present Month.
From Tuesday’ Daily.
Surveyors are now busy selecting
sites for the new shop buildings of
the Atlantic Coast Line, which will
be located near the present shops
of the company here. Considerable
preliminary work will have
done before work wll begin on tho
new buildings, consequently the work
Incident to the construction of tho
new buildings, will necessarily pro
ceed slowly.
The first work to be done will be
the laying of tracks for putttlng the
material for the buildings on the
ground. The pipe line to the Batllla
river tor the purpoae of putting up
■ pumping station there to supply
the company with water, requires
some time. This work alone will
cost about $30,000, and the work of
laying the pipe will begin In the near
future.
With the coming of the new shops,
for the erection and equipping of
which the Atlantic Coast Line will
expend over $400,000, a "Greater
Waycross” Is In sight
TERRIRLE TORNADO COMMISSIONER’S TALK ~
IN KANSAS TOWN
MANY LIVES L08T AND HAVOC
WROUGHT AT MARQUETTE.
evarious grasses from which to
make hay.
Raise all these things, store your
1 barns with them and lu due season
Bale Of Fertilizer Tags Has >' our wagons will go to town with
something to sell and not for tho pur
chase of western corn, hay and meat,
repeat: If you provide
Not Been Reduced.
10,000,000 BALE CROP A CALAMITY
The Storm Struck the Town in the The Surest Way to Prevent an Over-
Dead Hours of the Night.
Buildings Demolished.
ANOTHER KANSAS CYCLONE.
Many Person* Reported Killed and
Injured In Tornado.
Kansas City. Mo., May 8.—Advices
from Margueritte, Kansas, says that
that place was visited by a tornado
early today. Many persons are re
ported killed and Injured. A doc
tor** special train has been request
ed from Sallna and other nearby
towns. Telegraphic communication
with Margueritte has been interrupt
ed, and no names ot the killed or in
jured can be obtained atlhls hour.
Chamber of Commerce.
Arrangements have been made for
a delightful meeting of the business
men ot Waycross at the Chamber ot
Commerce Wednesday evening at 8
o'clock. There will be smoking and
r^tthments, and a report from the
MHtary. Col, Charles O. Edwards,
of Aravannah, and others will make
talks on timely subjects. Mr. J. D.
Cordero, of Jacksonville, will make
a demonstration of the sand-lime
brick business for Waycross. All
'•Jgnembers of the Chamber of Com
merce and business men ot Waycross
are invited to be present.
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that a bill
will be introduced at the approv
ing session of the Legislature of
Geargla, Incorporating the town of
Millwood, In Ware county, Georgia,
giving the municipality thus created
the usual powers Incident to such a
corporation. This May 9, 1905.
B. A. Bennett,
C. O. Bennett,
E. L. Rouse.
lea Is almost destitute of railroads—
such as it has being only local lines.
This condition is likely to last a long
time, for the mountains approach so
near the ocean that a railroad line
up the coast would be very costly
and difficult ot construction. The
trade ot the western coast of South
America will be by water for very
many years.
The Panama canal will be used by
all the commerce going from this
country to Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia,
and Chile. It will also be the gate
way for practically all the commerce
of these nations with the nations o
Europe. Such part of It as is need
ed to go rapidly would go by rail
from New York to Key West, and
then crossing tho narrow strips of
water could strike railroad transpor
tation again in Yucatan and go
thence to Panama. The gap in this
line could all be filled In before the
canal is finished. Or time would
still be saved from an all-water trip
If it went by water from Kfey West
to Colon.
This means that the malls for
western South America as well as
the express and passenger traffic
would go through Florida—Euro
pean as well as ^ American malls.
This would give our state benefits
that without tho Key West exten
slon other states will derive. This
extension will do much to place Flor
ida on the great route of woild trav
el. Our state will ho longer be off
In a corner. We do not believe that
anything has ever been done or at
tempted for Florida that has given or
would have - given the benefits that
will flow to this state-from the con
struction of the extension from the
mainland to Key West—Jacksonville
Times Union.
NEW8 AND NOTE8.
Twelve thousand foreign immi
grants arrive in New York In twelve
hours.
Nan Patterson not yet released.
The French have at last made the
Russians move on.
Lum Walker, a fanner near Cov
ington, kills his wife and attempts
suicide.
The British government refuses a
full pardon for Mrs. Maybrick.
Many fanners near Amerlcus, Ga.,
are plowing up their cotton on ac
count of grass.
Oyama Is moving on the enemy In
Manchuria.
No agreement between the Atlan
tic Coast Line strikers at Bavannah
nnd the road has as yet been
reached. '•
TO END WAR IN FAR EAST.
President Roosevelt .Addressee, an
Autograph Letter to King Edward.
Manchester Sound, May 9.—The
Despatch says that Sir HartmcrDar-
row,the British ambassador to the
United States, is the bearer of an lm*
tant autograph letter to King Ed
ward from President Roosevelt on
the subject of tho war In the far
east, and th*? prospects of effecting
a cessation of hostilities. Theletter
contains’ a' u’l-jgestlou as to how
peace eon be socu i. V It is undcr-
’ stood that King Edward will return
an autograph reply.
| Russia has 30,000 men In hospi-
I tala in Manchuria.
! Both sides lined up tor crisis In
t Chicago strike.
The profits ot tho government rail
roads of Japan for the fiscal year,
was five and a half million dollars.
Lieut Ross, of the artillery corps
stationed at Fort Monroe, accidently
drowned yesterday.
Is It Right?
Is It right for you to lose $4.20 that
a dealer may make 50 cents more by
selling fourteen gallons of ready-to-
use paint, at $1.50 per gallon, than
our agent will make by selling you
eight gallons of L. & M., and six
gallons of linseed oil, which make
fourteen gallons of a better paint, at
$L20 per gallon. Is It right?
T^ Longman & Martinez L & M.
Pa^pis sold by P. N. Horley Hard-
Bread Famine Threatened.
Chicago, May 9.—A shortage in
the supply of bread is threatened
by the strike extending to the team
sters engaged In the delivery of
flour today. Tho latest recruits are
the teamsters employed by Wenlgh
Teaming Co, a large concern chiefly
engaged in the delivery of flour for
milling purposes.
The Dawson News notes that "tho
State Agricultural Society will meet
In Albany this year, and this will
bring the politicians." All farmers
are not politicians, but all latter-day
politicians are farmers.
Tlit, Toombs and Dixie sccm to be
the names of three of tho new coun
ties which we are to have In Geor
gia.
Your Uncle Jim Smith was never
accused of being poor until he an
nounced for governor.
Marquette, Kansas, May 9.—Many
persons were killed and a score or
more injured in tornado which visit
ed this place at midnight. Tho res
idence portion was almost entirely
demolished. The number of doad
is estimated at twenty, but owing to
the confusion following the storm,
It will be some time before the ac
tual number of casualties can be
known. The Swedish, Lutheran and
Methodist churches and the opera
house block were wrecked, nnd a
dozen residences were converted in
to scrap heaps. The business por«
tion escaped with slight damage. The
tornado camo from the south and
made a clean sweep of a hundred
yards through the entire length of
the town. The people were caught
without a momenta warning. A
heavy rain storm preceded the wind.
After the tornado passed a scene of
complete desolation followed.
The tornado broke upon the town In
great force, and wrought its terrible
havoc in a few minutes. The wind
continued on In tfie farming coun
try north, causing farther damage. -.
Marquette, many residences
were completely demolished, and the
wreckage was carried entirely* away.
Other residences were picked up
bodily and moved short distances,
then dropped to the earth. Many
victims were killed as they,"were
sleeping, while others, maimed and
deeding*. aWoke" to (hid themselves
burled in the wreck of their former
homes.
Marquette, May 9.—Twenty-four
people are known to bo dead and at
least thirty-five injured. Reports
form the surrounding country shows
that the destruction was widespread
and the list of the casualties Is swel
ling every moment. The tornado
was the worst ever known In Cen«
tral Kansas. Following the storm
came a lull, and men with lanterns
appeared here and there among tho
ruins, searching the wreckage. As
quick as possible the work of res
cue started. The progress was slow
because of the darkness. Marquette
has fifteen hundred Inhabitants, and
Is situated In the exact centre 4>f
Kansas.
Many production It for Every Farmer to
Raise HI* Own Supplies at Home.
.Other Agricultural News.
It Is said that the Japanese lan
guage contains no "cuss words."
This may explain why the Japanese
usually win—they couldnt express
themselves If they lost.—Bryan's
Commoner.
Every man killed by tho Czar's
Cossacks adds strength to the liber
als and revolutionists In Russia.
McIntosh should feel as proud
over the success of the Georgia Cba
tauqua as ho docH over his hog and
hominy campaign. .*13111
An oxchango says "ovory man
stamps bis own value on himself."
The trouble of most of us is that wo
value ourselves too high.
Tho Ku Klux Klan has ordered ov
cry nogro to leave Monroe, La., un
der penalty of death. That's as bad
as Chicago.
Mr. McMaster says tho release of
Greeno and Gaynor on ball would
disgrace tho name of civilization and
Justify strong protest from tho Uult
ed States.
After the Russians had received all
tho assistance they wanted In French
waters, they were politely Invited to
leavo wifh the understanuin* that
thev ni.ght call again.
Mrs. Henry Peterson, of Birming
ham, Js la the city visiting her Mater,
Mrs. John W. Moore, M Tebeau
Governor Folk, of Missouri, Is
showing tho people of Missouri that
prohibition does prohibit
The ladles and merchants ot Way-
cross are Invited to call at Pllsbury's
Ice Cream Parlor and sec the demon
stration of Planteno, In cooking, by
Mrs. Reed, representing tho McCaw
Co., of Macon, Ga., Thursday, Friday
and Saturday of this week. 3t
April 24, 1905.
If we are to Judge by the sale or
tags, It seems that the farmers have
not decreased their purchase of com
mercial fertilizers. Reports, however,
come to this office to the effect that
a considerable amount of the fertiliz
ers shipped out have not yet been sold,
and may be lelt ou the hands of the
agents
We are also informed by letters
from many sources and conversations
with persous representing every sec
tion of the State that a much greater
percentage of fertilizers than svsr be
fore Is being applied to crops other
than cotton, and that the farmers are
standing by their pledge to reduce the
cotton acreage, we sincerely hope
that this la true.
As wa have said in A recent letttr
from this department, a crop of more
than 10,000,000 bales for next season
will be .a calamity to the planters of
the South, from which they will'find
U difficult to rally soon. .
A large percentage of the present
crop will proHbly be carried over to
next season, arid will, therefore, form
a part of next year's supply. Hence
the great necessity of reducing the
Optton. acreage.
The difficulty of securing hearty .co
operation of all tho cotton-growers In
a movement of this kind boa been
Semonstrated more than once.
We wish to repeat what has' been
naid over and over again—the surest
protection against the evil effects of
over-production of cotton Is for the
farmer to live at home by raising as
far as possible all his food supply for
mag and beast. With no necessity
for paying out money to feed himself
and stock, low prices for cotton will
not hart to much. For with no debts
to pay, his cotton will bring him a
gcod amount of surplus money, even
if that surplus is not so large as be
would like. He is in a fairly safe
condition, with whom the question Is
how much can h eput In bank? and
raising ail the necessary home sup
plies, you cuu plant what grouud you
1 have left in cotton with tho full a.;
surance of a comfortable living i
good surplus for the bank.
If the farmer wisely conducts hi
business, there Is no other occupation
that pays such good profits on the iu
vestment, while allowing leisure for
study and reflection. A farmer who
Is a real business man, enjoys a life ol
greater ease and Independence than
ono engaged in any other profession,
In no other business can we Invest
and then reap thirty, sixty or even an
hundredfold.
But earless farming, like bad man
agement, In any thing else, leads to
want and ruin. He who does not so
conduct his affairs as to mako first
of all the support of himself and fami
ly secure, invites trouble from which
there can be escape only by rare good
luck that comes to not one man in s
thousand.
Hence the great need of agricultur
al education, sod of constant and un
remitting study to keep up with the
best methods.
No profession requires greeter
telllgcnco and none, properly managed,
brings a richer reward.
Tho band of the diligent maketh
rich. But diligence implies labor of
the brain as well as of the hand.
O. B. STEVENS,
Commlsslncr.
THE BREEDING PLOT.
not what percentage of his debts can
he pay?
We are thankful to say that more
of our people than formerly appreciate
this fact, and are conducting their
planting operations on the same sound
business principles that guide a suc
cessful merchant, manufacturer or
banker.
A cotton-grower, to be successful,
must study .diligently the law of sup
ply and demand. He must be as care
ful to provldo for his next year’s
sloe k In trade what he can sell at a
good profit and no more, as Is the
merchant who goea north to lay In hla
supply for the fall or spring trade. A
haphazard manner of conducting one’s
business must result in disaster,
whether he be a mcrchunt who buys
without proper calculation of expen
ses and probable profits, a banker who
lends without regard to the ability of
the borrower to pay, a manufacturer
who spends more for equipment and
ruw material than the manufactured
product can be reasonably expected to
bring, or a farmer who spends money
for what he ought to raise himself
and stakes all upon a single crop.
Wo do not waste any time urging
Soul hern farmers to plant cotton, be
cause we know they wJJ] do that; but
we have continually urged them t»
raise all ueeded home supplies, such
as wheat, corn, oata, rye, peas and
every kind of forage crop to which our
soil is suited, to raise also their own
beef, pork, chickens and other poul
try, thus having a farm well stocked
with every needful kind of food.
For the purpose of encouraging an
increase in the corn acreage as well
as to Impart useful information, this
department has Just Issued a bulletin
on "The Selection and Preparation of ^
Hon. ;Of B. Stevens, Commissioner:
Please give me a plan for JmprovJna
my seed cam. Z. T. A.
Reply:
In reply to your inquiry above, I
beg to hand you an extract from Bul
letin NO., 41 (C) Written by Professor
Charles W. Davis, and Issued by the
State Department of Agriculture on
the subject of "Seed Corn."
Yours truly,
O. B. STEVENS,
f - - Commlssiner.
Since Commissioner of Agriculture
Stevens refuses to bo a scapegoat
for the things that have gone wrong
with the cotton holding and acreage-
reducing movement, suppose Presi
dent Harvie Jordan turn upon tho
Wall Street Bears. They can stand
It nnd won’t even wince, much less
come back with recriminating char
ges.—Albany Herald.
An Indianapolis woman sued for
divorce on the ground of "cruel and
unusual treatment." The main
count in her bill of complaint was | the production and profit of the al
ready fine corn crop of that Stat
Seed Cora,” by Professor Charles W.
Davis, of the North Georgia Agricul
tural College, at Dahlonega.
Professor Davis has given his sub
ject much thought and careful study
from a practical as well as a scientific
standpoint. We have not enough ot
these bulletins to send out promiscu
ously, but we shall be glad to mail
one, free of cost, to any farmer wfco
feds sufficient interest in this sub
ject to apply for one.
About three years ago a protestor
In Iowa began delivering lectures to
the farmers on methods for increasing
that her husband had failod to wear
u dress suit at a dinner and enter
tainment at her homo, at which sho
hud a number of fashionable guests
This neglect on his part, she said,
caused her deep pain and humilia
tion. The court granted tho di
vorce, gave the woman $47,000 ali
mony, a house worth $35,000, the
custody ot tho children, and an al
lowance of $280 a month for the sup
port of the children. The Savanneh
There le a fine meeting In pro- New * wona «' «» thnt they
first, little Interest was felt In bis
work, hut at last he caught the car of
his people and so enthusiastic did they
become that they paid bis fare from
point to poiut for the privilege of lie
tening to him. Great throngs would
gather at the stations, to whom he
spoke from the rear plktform of the
car. Such was the interest excited
by him on the subject of corn that the
money value of lowers corn crop has
been Increased by $1,600,000.
— — i Now Is tbs time to put In your for
gress at the First Methodist Church, dldn 1 * be **° r d *J 11 who had I ^ cropa of every kind, clover, peas.
Large crowds are attending and committed the crime of neglecting ^ T#lT#t millet, sorghum caas and
much Interest is being manifested. 10 P™ on WB drtM
Miss Maggie Singleton, a popu
lar nurse at the A. C. L. Hospital,
leaves tonight for a two weeks*
visit to her parents at Morganton,
North Carolina. ^
Every farmer or several formers
combined, should have a breeding plot
or seed patch for the purpose of Im
proving the seed. Corn being a wind-
pollinated plant, the plot should be
Isolated, say at least a quarter of a
mile, as this is a safe distance to sep>
orate varieties to prevent a trouble-
some cross-polllnatlon. If possible,
the plot should be located on the same
kind of soil as that In which the se
lected seed la to be planted. Let •-
be uniform In fertility, drainage, etc.,
so that differences In productiveness
of individual ears can be noted. Choic
est ears should be planted, one ear
to a row. Have the rows numbered,
and plant by hand so that It may all
by done as nearly aliks as possible.
Remove tassels from all feeble, dis
eased, and non-productive stalks be
fore they shed their pollen. Keep s
record of the yield of the different
rows, and select your ears for next
year’s seed patch from the rows giv
ing you tho best type sought, with the
greatest yield per acre. Do not ex
pect too much the first year, tor tho
varieties of corn grown in Georgia
have never been bred to any particu
lar type. However, you will be sur
prised to find such differences In the
record of Individual cars. Tho fol
lowing table giving tho result of an ex
periment at the Iowa station will give
you some Idea of what you may ex
pect:
Record of Individual Ears.
Bushels per Acre:
75 cn^H yielded 90.511 bushels per
acre; bushels per acre UU.5G. 93 ears
yielded .'W.OG'bushels per acre; bushels
per acre, 36.06.
Percent of Stand:
77 ears gave 96.6 percent of a stand,
bushels per acre, 83.03. 73 ears gave
43 percent of a hi and; bushels per acre
36.27.
Number Broken Stalks:
54 ears gave 258 broken stalks or 64
percent, bushels per acre, 67.52. 85
ears gave 41 broken stalks, or 8
percent, bushels per acre, 76.57.
Number Barren Stalks:
19 cars gave 7U barren stalks or 21.5
percent, bushels per acre, 50.5; 83 ears
gace 6 barren stalks or 1.5 percent,
bushels per srn*. 75.85.
Number of 6uckers:
37 ears gave 106 suckers or 21 per
cent, bUHhels per acre, 77.93; 75 ears
gave no suckers, bushels per acre
90.58.
Thus you see a wide variation in In
dividual cars. The yield ranges from
36 to 90 bushels per acre. Tho low
est yield was produced by ear No. 73,
end was duo to a low per cent, ol
stand. Ear No. 19 gavo 21.5 per cent,
barren stalks, while ear No. 83 gave
only 1.5 per cent. We notice, too, a
wide range In the number of broken
stalks and suckers.
Suppose you continue to plant, year
after year, the progeny of such ears
as Nos. 73 and 19; can you expect s
good yield? You undoubtedly are do
ing this to some extent every season.
ORDERED TO LEAVE
FRENCH WATERS
MADE FOUR DAYS CRUISE ON
HIGH SEAS OUTSIDE MILE LIMIT,
Rojestvcnsky Claims In His Opinion*
He did not Violate Provisions of
Neutrality. Only Stopped to Rest.
Crews.
Paris, May 'J.—Orders have been-'
sent to tho civil naval authorities of
French Indo-Chlna, not to permit u
junction within French waters of tliu
Russian naval forces under Rojost-
vensky nnd NebogatofT. Instructions
wore also sent to Admiral Dejour-
gloss, tho French naval cammundcr,
to see that Rojcatvenaky fully ob%
serves his promlso. Ho hns already
been given notice to leavo French wa
ters. These orders resulted from the
receipt of a delayed despatch from
Dejourgiess relating tho meeting
with the Russian admiral. Tho
despatch says that tho Russian
squadron made a four days cruise on.
the high sens outside their mile lim
it, then returned last Saturday, an
choring at Kong Hall Bal, on tho
coast of Annan, for the purpose of
taking on provisions and water.
When Dejourgiess was Informed 1
ot Rojestvcnsky’s return, he pro
ceeded to Kong Hal and requested'
Rojestvcnsky to immediately witft-
draw outside of territorial waters.
Rojestvcnsky gave his word that htr
would do so nnd take to tho open,
sea. Rojestvcnsky claimed that lnhla
opinion he hud not violated any ol
the provisions of neutrality. He*
says ho stopped at points merely to-
rest his crews.
KANSAS CITY, MO.—Southern Bap
tist Convention, May 10-17, 1905.-
Rato ONE FARE plus 60 cents for*
Round Trip. Tickets on sale May T
to 11, Inclusive, flnnl limit May 23,
1905. Stop-over allowed on return
Journey at SL Louis, Mo.
ST. LOUIS, MO.—National Baptist
Anniversary, May 16-24, 1905. Rate
ONE FARE plus 25 cents for round
trip. Tickets on sale May 14, 15,
16. with final limit May 37. 1905.
ASHEVILLE, N. C.—Annual Confer
ence Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A.,
June 9-25, 1905. Rate ONE FARC
plus 20 cents for round trip. Tick
ets on salo Juno 8, 10, 15 and 17,
with final limit June 28, 1905.
FORT WORTH. TEX.—General As
sembly Southern Presbyterian
Church, May 18-26, 1905. Rate ONB
FARE plus $2.00 for round tripu
Tickets on salo May 15, 16 and 17,
final limit May 31, 1905.
TORONTO, ONT.—International Sun
day School Association, June20-27,
1905. Rate ONE FARE plus 60
cents for round trip. Tickets ora
salo Juno 19, 20, 22, 23, limited to
Juno 30, 1005.
HOT SPRINGS, VA.—Southern Hard
ware Jobbers’ Association, Juno G-
9, 1905. Rato ONE FARE plus 25
cents round trip. Tlckots on salt*
Juno 3, 4 und 5, limited to Juno 13,
1905, with prlvllego of extension to
July 15, 1905.
MACON, OA.—Grand I<odgo Knights
of Pythias, May 16 18, 1905. Rato
ONE FARE plus 25 cents for round
trip (minimum ruto of 50 cents).
Tickets on salo Mny 15, and for
trains scheduled to arrive .Macon
before noon Mny 16, llraltod to
Mny 21, 1905.
SAVANNAH, GA.—Grand Lodgo I.
O. O. F. of Georgia, May 23-25, 1905.
Rato ONE FARE plus 25 cent»
round trip. Tickets on salo Muy
21, 22 and 23, limited to May 29,.
1905.
SAVANNAH, GA.—National Travel
ers’ Protective Association of Amor-
lea, May 16-23, 1905. Rato ONE
FARE plus 50 cents for round trip.
Tckets on salo May 14 and 15 and
for trains choduled to arrive Sa
vannah before noon May 16, limit
ed to Mny 26, with privilege ot ex
tension to Juno 15, 1905.
Far detailed Information addrostc
any agent Southern Railway, or
Brooks Morgan, Assistant General
Passenger Agent, Atlontn, Ga.
ATLANTA, OA.—National Associa
tion of Manufacturers, May 16-18,
1905. Rato ONE FARE plus 25
cents (minimum rate 50 cents).
Tickets on salo Mny 15 and for
trains scheduled arrive Atlanta be
fore noon May 16, limited to May
20, with privilege of extension to
Juno 15. 1905.
The Profitable Pig.
The pig that Is to be marketed pro
fitably at from six to eight months old
must not be allowed from any cause
to stop growing, for If It dost the loss
la not confined to the days of nnthrlft.
Tho meeting the First Metho
dist Church is still Increasing 'In
Interest nnd is being continued this
week with preaching at 4 o’clock In
the afternoon and 8 o'clock In tho-
evenlng.
Tho South can produce every thins?
good to eat and wear in such enor
mous quantities as to stagger the Im
agination. Come South young fsl-
bnt all the food consumed after Is like- j j ow , and grow np In the most glorf-
ly to giv* less profit 0 us country that the sun shines on.