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JIM CORBETT DID
THE TRICK NEATLY
Ex-Champion Beats McCoy
Down in Fifth Round of
Scrappy Fight
—• ■
HOOSIER WASN'T IN IT
Both Men Were Clever and Gave an
Exhibition of Scientific Fistic
Work Which Pleased an
Immense Gathering
of People.
New Tork. August 90.—The long-prom
•sed and lonr-locked-for meeting between
James J. Corbett and Charles ("KM”)
McCoy, tnder the auspices of the Twen
tieth Century Club, at Madison Square
Garden. Is over, and In less than live
rounds Cbrbett proved himself to t>* the
belter man. That Corbett and McCoy
are the cleverest exponents of the art of
self-defense among the present generation
of henvy-Wetphts cnee without saying.
And keen Judges of the game who saw to
n’ght's fight declare that It was the
cleverE«t exhibition ever witnessed In the
ring l'p to the moment that the men
Me- ped Into the squared circle opinions
as their respective ability were, widely
divergent. Many claimed, and rightly, too,
that rbeit would prove to be the strong
er as well as the cleverer, and It wart
through hl* superb feinting and heavy
flagging that he put McCoy down and
cut M -Coy’s friends all along have
claimed that he was equally as dexterous
with his hands, eves Md feet as th*
I nier champion, and tn addition to this
they -at! that the “kid" could hit harder
than Corbett. All who have met McCoy
acknowledged that his blows are power
ful on**, and that they sting and out
wherever they land Tonight, however,
while McCoy landed some stinging Jabs,
be did not cut Corbett’s sk’.n. nor did he
land a single heavy rieht-b.and blow dur
ing the contest. On the other hand. Cor
t. st when he dropped science and began
t slug, landed hard rights and lefts,
whl h simply took McCoy’s guard away.
r.r I when Corbett found a vulnerable spot
In the melon ut M Coy’s heart, two lefts
div. -1 bj a rsaht ended ths battle. Both
men entered the ring tn superb condition:
Mct’by was heavier by several pounds
than on any previous occasion when he
battled a« >'nst other opponents. He said
h m.~e!f that he never felt better In his
life, and that ho was never so At as h*»
was for this cont.-st. His Wks In the
ting before th* fight and during the first
three rounds bore out all that McCoy had
eat ! about h'mself.
Corbett Wag Not in Bad Shape.
Cnrbet* was alsa In tip-top shipo Rn
srors dr ulatrd • ar’y In the day that ho
was afWc’cl w'th rheumafttam were exag
gerated. a.s Corbett himself said ho was
fit as a fiddle ar. J had only experienced
n little stiffness when he awoke this
nornlr.g. His foot work, always clever.
In fact marvelwtly eo, showed no signs
of rheumatic trouble nnd hl* work with
h’s hands could not be Improved upon.
In the opening round McCoy ah-vol up
to m h better advant ><■» than Corbitt.
McCoy seemed very confl Isnt. though
cctefuL while Corbett was nervous and
111 at ease. McCoy started out with his
usual coolness, but Corbett was tigedty.
The entire round was taken up with the
<l* v-est kind of frintlnj an 1 sparring on
M'-C- y’s part, while Corbett’s work left
very llttl* to be desired. In the secund
r -u-sd «’ rbclt came up tn better form and
t.: i.- . -y feeling had evidently kit him.
Hi frvtfulniss and nervousness had dls
sp . .it - d an I he g ive an exhibition which
<• .'•! or. ’ u given by a man thoroughly
ja.sted In the innermost points of the scl
«nl;l.<- art »f boxing. Not a blow was
y cither in ’be Srst round and the
greater pari ot the second was equally as
i.: ttuitful of <l. n.age lo either boxer. Cor
bett tr*-quentiy end-nvor-d with tights
at. l< t - to reach the "Kid” but the
Ji • su-r lu nu-r was too nimble on his un
c , r ■• : . MOM K o>‘d •'- '••’ ‘
W t - m.-irvi-b-us. Corliett got to the head
toward Hi uter <ad of he second round
a:... M • ; .1 *d his provoking left lo
< : Um third they got tn
i.-.h o::..-r i slitter, but :t was in the
• i . At tit • belt stopfM d
gig tai tin which proved very effective.
Mi’ y forced to clinch and it was
Hen -••i. it .t •’ let: was surely getting
. • . McCt v had <<• brv.iK
t * . : and after th- bell had
.. • t-., :n to their corners, while I*.th
i • .• .1 of fatigue, M I’l-y was
. t-s- n re weary. In the fifth and
, . r ’’orbett Mil’oy
1•... : <• n.er. wh* re the “Kid”
c- j- i ki»- • and sfsirrlng for an oiwn-
Corbett • • t-r th.*
| ; I -y docked mid. in- nth it
i. • r -I j'ltnj* .1 to th- center -if
th. ring ami rushed him across the
• rd..- an I by clever work forc
, ; vi. ■ hit-, th-- corner again, white he
.. ■ t .. the “Kid’s" h- id.
•; v. t I-ginning of Md’oy’s un
.i. «• .- it went to him using both
• aid .-tabbing and oc-
, ■ ■ ; rcutting with th- left.
McCoy’s Defense Not Good.
) | > little
r ; this nnslaught. and Corbett soon
- ■ mercy. MeCoy . ■
• • v no 'i.»nger able to ward off
*s m *s and hr- threw Ms
r-’ s h s fare, holding his head
. i ‘n h■’ s of saving himself from a
I >t punch I'orbett r lentlr-sly
s -r - ■! lef* and rights which xtraight-
• ■ ‘M i- up and ’hen Jim swung a
■ yg body
M v .1 :• 1 up and In doing so held
Jim's est glove with his right hand. Cor
l.’t th.-n dmvc M-Coy away from him
n.’h .- right over the heart, and as the
K -1 r-r- hick staggering. Jim leaped
aft r h -n. ’-a ig an th*r left smash on
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the same spot and the Kid dropped to the
floor. McCoy bravely tried to get up, but
these three blows had taken all his
strength away, and while he made fran
tic endeavors to get up. Referee Charley
White counted off the ominous ten sec
onds. By an almost superhuman effort
McCoy stood up after he had been count
ed out. but he was dazed ami the referee
had to push him toward his corner,
where his seconds took h'tn in hand. In
side of two minutes McCoy walked out
of the ring, closelj- surrounded by his
handlers, as he was tottering on his feet.
Meanwhile Corbett’s friends had Jumped
into the ring, and surround'd the big fel
low. and showered congratu.atlons upon
him when ho was announced the
Referee Charley White, when asked his
opinion of the fight said:
"It was one of the fastest and cleverest
fights I have ever seen. I'orbett and Mc-
Coy are two of the cleverest men In the
ting today and i’orbett won by superior
feinting and slugging. I did not like Jim
In the llrst round as ho was too nervous,
and McCoy was outpointing him. but af
ter they came up for the second ’‘’djl’’'
Jim was more composed, and from that
jioint until he delivered the finishing blow
he proved himself to be the letter *}ian.
The work of both men was wonderfully
clever and fully bora out all that has
been said of them for some years past.
Any one. no matter how big or strong,
would have gone down from those last
three blows that Corbett landed ns they
were full of strength and were planted in
the proper spot.”
Neither Man Marked.
Neither man when he returned to his
dressing room showed any marks on face
or body.
"Now. hold on a moment.” Corbett sa’d,
as his friends surged about. ”1 want to
ask you something. Was It a good tight.
When a chorus of voices answered
"yes.” Jim said:
"I’m glid of It and I think that I have
proved that I am the cleverest boxer
and showed that I can punch a bit, didn t
I? Say, he's a clever fellow, isn I nr.
Ho can punch, too.”
Corbett continued:
"He can hit. I t*H you. but I droppea
to .something very quickly He can only
hit wnh one hand at a tlfjc. He ’•* ,B
wallop with both hands When I saw
that I made up my mind that the be t
thing for me to do was to go in ana
ndx It uu with him And 1 guess I was
right. Now. 1 am ready and willing to
meet any heavyweight fighter tn the
world. Jeffries preferred. I will rest up
a bit first, and after that will take ml
the best offer.”
Corbett passed out of the building sur
rounded bv a howling crowd, who cheered
him vociferously.
McCoy’s face wore a gloomy expression
as he sat In his dressing room. He was
In anything but a cheerful humor and
when spoken to. said curtly:
"Oh. 1 don't want to talk. What’s the
use? I was whipped. I thought he was
so easv in the first two rounds that I
grew careless and ho got home the
punch.”
The men battled for fiO per cent of the
gross receipts, which was to be divided,
75 per cent to the winner and 25 per cent
to the loser. It is estimated that there
was ulsiut t-V'.iiA In the house, so that
Corbett will receive In the neighborhood
of 91R.M0 and McCoy about
No matter wh« re one w< nt tn gn ater
New York during the d.iy the Corbett-
McCov tight seemed to be the only thing
talked about. Earlv in the day a report
wax circulatid that Corbett was suffering
from rheumatism, but James C. Kenne
dy. tin- manager of the Twentieth Cin
tury Club, as well as of Corbett hlmsi if,
sent cut reassuring messages, saying that
Corl>ett was welt and sound and had only
conudiiln-d of a little stiffness when he
arose this morning at his training quar
ters at Hath Beach.
The report of his indisposition spread
like wildfire throughout the city. The
contradiction did not travel nearly so fast,
and for a time betting was Influenced In
certain quart* rs. Olds of I'lt to so and
in some casts l<o to <<* with Corls-tt the
favorite had b'-en obtainable at the sev
eral sporting resorts, but when the ru
mor spread the odds receded and even
money was the rule. Corliett bettors soon
regained confidence, however, and when
the Twentieth Century I’lub <>|H-n»-d the
doors of Madison square garden they wer<
offering I*9 to m< on the former heavy
weight champion. Within the text hour
to TO was offered anil the backers of
M <’oy put on some good bets ut thesi
odds
McCoy’s Supporters Pleased.
McCoy's people wore very well pleased
when their man arrived from Saratoga
this morning. He looked every Inch a
perfect specimen of ti trained athlete
and his having taken on weight during
hl.i training was said to be greatly In
his favor. He said he weighed 1® pounds
when stripp<-d. and he certainly lookisl
to be every pound of It. He said himself
that he was tit to fight for his lift- and
was confident of beating Corbett.
Corbett came to the city In the after
noon and said he had no doubt that he
would down the kid. He assured every
one that he Was in tiptop condition and
his words were the cause of his backers
Increasing the odds on him In order to
get the McCoy money.
The J.7 and $lO seats were soon tilled
up after the doors opened, but the re
serveil seats and box' s did not till up
rapidly. This was because the choice
seals had all been purchased beforehand
and the holders of the costly pasteboards
were in : o hurry to get into their places,
where they would have to wall and per
spire for a couple of hours liefore the
big event would be in order By 'J
o'clock there were fully ti.wu people
in th- house.
Wall Street was well represented and
many m- nib- r.s of the exclusive clubs
who are not usually seen at a boxing
match were on hand to see the two ac
knowledged masters of the art of how to
hit. stop and get away face each other.
As a preliminary to the heavyweight
bout "Whit- v ’ Eest. r, of Philadelphia,
and Ja- k Cushing, of Brooklyn, were put
on for a twelve-round liout go at catch
weights, l-ester prov«-d to lie too good
for tin- Brooklyn man and put It all
..ver him In th- opening round. In the
second Cushing w< nt to the floor twi<-e
and was willing to quit. He went down
a third time with very slight provoca
tion and refused to get up. Ile quit ill
the ni'.-t miserable manner and Hcferee
t li.'.rley Wlilte del hired Bester the win-
How the Betting Was.
The liettlng Just before the men entered
the ring was 2 to 1 on Corbett.
Corlx'tt's seconds were George F. Con
sidine. Spliler Kelly, Is?o Furdello and
Fred Stone.
M -Ci-y s handlers were his brotbar.
Homer S -Iby, Harry Harris Jack O'Brien,
ot Philadelphia, and Bobby Bums.
Corliett’a weight was not announced,
but Master of Ceremonies Joe Humphreys
said McCoy weighed ITO pounds. t»:ck
Bernard held the watch for Corbet: and
Colonel Mike l*adden was McCoy s time
keeper.
At 10:22 o'clock M-.'Cov entered the ring,
ae- otnpanli d by his secon Is. and met with
a hearty rei-eptlon when he made his ap
pearance. He wore nothing but a pair of
white cot’on running punts. Both ot hl
hands wa re bandaged. He looked t<- be
In supi-rb condition, and very contid -nt.
Corliett followed, smiling and bowing
and he passed through the crowd. As h ■
entered the ring he passed alongside Me-
Coy, to whom he extended his hand, but
McCoy refused to take it. and Corbett
walked across the ring to his corner. Th s
mlon on McCoy’s part met with some
Jiissi-s. Corl-ett was enveloped In a blue
and white bath robe, which he discarded
i.< reached his c-orne**. lie
wore black trunks and i.ad no bandages
on ids hands.
Corliett enied to be m fine fettle, nnd
smil’d continually, while McCoy’s face
wore .i Very serious look. While the men
were Ix’tng i ared for i>v their seconds.
Dal Hawkins, of California, and Joe
Gans the Baltimore eo.ored pugilist, were
Introduced. Thesi» two are to meet at
the Broadway Athl- tic club tomorrow
night. which will l>>‘ the last light In this
Vl -InitV undi r the Harton law.
Referee White ent ere i the ring while
the two principals, with their hand-ers.
were examining the gloves in the ring.
Both men ex.-'inin'-d the gloves very care
fully and tried them mi their hands. As
s« . n as Hi- y had m < cted the ci s. Cor
Is it's s< < onds placed bandages on tin
hands also. Corbitt said th.n he weighed
]».. pounds. But both he and McCoy
looked to lie IX7 and 17a. respectively.
At 10.99 '.\l-.i-k th- reti-rc'- < il!''l the
m<-n to the center of the ring and In
structed them. A moment later they ad
vam.-d to the center of the ring. Just
before the men b.gan Referee White c-iu
tioned the second-- that If any of them
entered the ring they would be arrested.
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1900.
DISCUSSED THE COTTON CROP
Commissioners of Agriculture of the Cotton States Gathered at
Raleigh, N. C., and Discussed Matters of General In
terest to the Southern Farmers.
Raleigh, N. C.. August 29.-The com
rnfsslo. ers of agriculture of the cotton
states held their opening session today
In th" new auditorium of the agricultu
ral department.
Governor Russell welcomed the visitors
on behalf of the state. He said ft was
always a pleasure to him to welcome
any one to the stale, and he especially
welcomed any people or association which
had for Its object the betterment of the
farmers, who were the basis of pros
perity. The welfare of the farmer was
the welfare of all.
Years ago, he said, the farmers be
lieved that cotton was king and endeav
ored to subject' the world to the Idea by
th<‘ raw material, hut flvy had learned
that for cotton to be king they must
manufacture It In the section In which It
Is grown, as they are now doing. In
stead of selling It at 6 cents, as then,
they are now sending It out as a man
ufactured product worth 20 cents a pound.
Professor White Responds.
Prof.-ssor H. C. White, of the Univer
sity of Georgia, responded in a happy
manner to the address of welcome. He
stated that the association was confined
to the commissioners of agriculture of
the cotton states, not on account of
sectionalism, but on account of the com
mon inter-st with which these commis
sioners had to deal. The agricultural
department In many of the states had
joined with the scientists to further the
Interests of the agriculturists. He re
ferred to the achievements made by
North Carolina and the progressive spir
it which today Is alive in the industrial
l Ani mg those attending are President
O. B. Stevens, commissioner of agricul
ture of Georgia; Hon J. A.
commission r ot agriculture of M'ssis
slni.i i'rofessor H. C. WTilte, of the I ni
versity Ot Georgia; John M. McCandless
of Georgia; Colonel It. J. Redding, of
the Georgia experiment station; Colonel
Kobinson. "1 Bouislana. Comiinssloner J.
\\ Bee, of Alabama, and Assistant t.om
inissioiAi Frank HUI. el Bouislana; sec
r-l.u> Koyal Daniel, ot Atlanta.
President O. B. Stevens Speaks.
At the aiternoon meeting me h ports
of the president. O. B. btwens. and ol
the btcittarj. Royal Daniels, weie rtad.
Commissioner otevt-i.s satu, in l ’‘ l ’
■ jn ".
iatin* is, i 'A'u t uUditiunal bciitt-
iimtmuts wim s-'im- «nu
mtlll. this *» 1 , s u
.aimers ot Georgia, woo nave uaivtsi o
X °:r..‘e a‘f:u l .?n?mor‘. , l ‘2s it‘*tm
io laismg suppms oi m -.1. uno man, a
-m-rn. iivus' . ma d with
sausage num nogs it-u ami s‘‘ “b
at num-, pme.a-ma me suuun u i.u m
I V‘ ain
"nb.u.uVd U-ulgm have this year been
..1 in g.ith'ring. pa> King, canning and
s ippmg m- run. Tn- ‘‘J*"
.ar "mis slilj>l<t d this season Imm utoi
uu will not I- tar short ol
•one Hung that m.iK. s the
ter still is me '-rtauitj "1 anotht * sholl
t olt.m ' i-'P which promises evt n bi ri.-t
s :;: 8 ‘ Tri
th t th. all-cotton craze ut w,li ‘jy 1
rrn ;
.‘is.* ‘urTr <d‘ ."‘ l | H i ’.'il‘ , s. .md
.tilti’vat.- their cotton within a [.i 'lltable
limit <»nr export and import trade lor
... ,r dost* i: Juw 9U. WW. *• ' ,11 ''
arg-st ever known. This is due mainly
t-> th-- increase in exports of manufact
ured goods lor tile doin'stie products,
t.t. ..ilstuffs provisions, cotton and min
,.v | ~n. export'<l. the value ot w hich
was s7im.3';l.7'.»\ while -tbov-- that of the
previous IW Ive months, is below that
of 1V.7 and lx'-'\ when our export of do
mestic products amount..l to SS'>7.MX..>XB
In that year We .sported tile prodigious
total -.t c: I 70t;.''*’A ot lireadstuffs. a figure
Which w<- have not reached since. In
tb matter <>f cotton exports, however.
,i ; r< has been a de.lded Improvement;
and it contains a valuable hint to the
south for during the p. -d twelve months
W-- received $2!! .'U-'’.. I f'T Otir Cotton, or
'. L'l more than lor the previous year,
although w<- hit-ped over bales
les- The f.irnn rs got more for a short
crop than th-v would have received for
a larg- i-ne. and it is n.-.-.lb ss to point
out tii.'t th-- < i.st of harvesting, market
ing an-! shinping th<- crop was materially
r--lik - d This is on the right line. < >ur
l-.-.ple should alwavs So manage as to
tun.- the balance of trade in "ur favor.
Th-- w-mdeptTil progress made bv the
south in cotton manufacturing still con
tinues According to figures collect'd bv
The Boston T.-vtll • World the north had
tn IX'.n - x ietlv 1? 7'1.311 spindles, while the
s-mth had I.X"s , .ts2. Now th- north lias
I".'•t'.’.’-■-I si'tti'll. s while tin- so'lth has
7. Sir, !"l The iner.-ase In t):.- south forth"
l ist <1- - ad" Is. therefore. 217 f"-r e.-nt. and
f.r th- north I'.'x pet nt. South Caro-
lina comes thi--- 1 in tie- nn'on. after M.as
- o Ini-tts nnd Rhode island, with 17''
spin. 11-s; North c.rolir . i- fourth, with
1.12'>-.!P stdndles; New Hampstilre fifth,
with 1.213,921. and Georgia sixth, with
1,21t?..V1
The South’s Possibilities.
Tim n .ssthlllt!'s of the soil and climate
of the south are simh that ours ought to
Im th- richest section of the union Con
sid- 'ng th" "verwhe'mlng disasters that
■ ! i'i
SYRUPfiCS
Actofleaswtfy andltomptfy:
Cleanses the System
Gently and Effectually
when bilious or costive.
. : n tho most ttccoptah/efonn
the laxativo principles ofpJuntr
An own to net most benencinlly.
TO GET ITS BENEFICIAL EFFECTS
BUY THE GENUINE MANFD. BY
CALIFORNIA fIGSTRUPCQ
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE . KY. NEW YORK, N.Y.
ty Jrvfthrf - OfttS. UT
were the outcome of the great civil war,
and the difficulties that have beset our
people since Its close, the farmers of the
south have done well. For their long anil
heroic struggle of thirty-five years, and
for the difficulties which they have over
come they deserve all praise. But the
success of some up-to-date southern
farmers, where the best methods have
been employed, has been hardly less phe
nomenal. This Is a day of progress on all
lines. The farmer cannot afford to be be
hind the manufacturer. Old methods
must give way to better and newer ones.
When some enterprising farmer proves
that foil of a certain kind can be made
to produce forty, fifty and over sixty
bushels of wheal to the acre, and with a
largely Increased profit, after deducting
the necessary expense or bringing his
land up to such a state of productiveness,
no other farmer with a good soil should
be satisfied t-> pursue old methods, or be
content with a yield or from ten to
fifteen bushels to th (l acre. Bet us hope
for active, vigorous, persistent competi
tion on this line among all the farmers ot
th n south. A friendly rivalry will do
much to increase our agricultural prod
ucts, ami build up the wealth of our sec
tion. In nearly all sections of the cotton
states th" greater proportion of the beef
and butter consumed In -mr towns comes
from the north and west. So long as this
Is the case, there will be an urgent call
for improvement.
In view of the fact that the per capita
production of the farmers of the south Is
onlv $177 while in New England It is $31..
and in th" west $519. w<- venture th.- sug
gestion that there must be something -n
our system which needs Improvement.
Might Hot some changes In our farming
methods bring about the raising of mor
grain and grasses, more vegetables and
fruit, more and better be'f cattle, mor--
milk, butter ami cheese, more pigs and
sheep, more readv money In the pot kits
of our farmers, more prosperity ,n u ’
agricultural classes: heme more plentj.
emtentment ami happiness among -'ll
C! “""c‘t’ive f eont’nt'ious." Intelligent stiper-
Vlslon of all th" labor on the farm Is
necessary to succe-s. l-.v ry t-irm< r
Should keep an account ‘ Hnd.
charging It -P a ’' r ". n.* lllt it’v ’’
•iml It CT4‘«nt for .ill tiUll it 1 .
Tlie same business methods which make
the successful mercham or manufacturer
will miko the su<*c-*ssful farmer.
bank sV.'ek or railroad shares, city stat"
or govt rnment bonds ■win pay ”* ch H h *
Interest on the Investment as a well man
aged farm."
Secretary Wilson Speaks.
Secretary James A Wilson, of the de
partment of agriculture, tonight deliv
ered an address before th" body.
Secretary Wilson said there was no agri
cultural product that the department of
agriculture makes greater effort to r->-
p.rt upon accurately than the cotton
< rop. Detailing the organization ol tills
service, lie pointed out that there were
in all 7.900 regular correspondents in the
cotton growing states, largely as the r< -
suit of the spe-eial measures put in oper
ation. the department was able last De
cember to publish an estimate of the
crop that has proven to be within one
tenth of I ner cent of the figures shown
l>v its subs'-quent movement. From the
department's latest sources of Informa
t ~n he said there were now In North
Carolina I'N mills: 22.17 S looms. 1 <l'3,2tA
spindles, which consumed 3X0.231 bales oi
cotton In 1899. w
The total consumption In the southern
states for the year was 1.4*10,026 bales. Ihe
secretary estimated that one-fifth of the
crop "f the southern states Is being man
ufactured within the south’s bord> rs
Pointing to the figures of exports ot, raw
cotton manufactures, Secretary W ilson
sa’d *
‘ "When we find the United States loan
ing money to several foreign 'ounii: •s,
and certain lines of manufactured cotton
goods being bought In the I "I’'’ l ‘ 1,1
bv dealers in S otland. it Indicates very
emphatically the position now- occupied
bv <>ur country among the nations of t e
to the fact that the south
ern states have a much heavier rainfall
than' the northern states, and that the
south, rn States suffer much more from
tin- drought than to the states of th
A, Th<'?a’use' h. Told. Is to be found in the
condition of tile soil. In the new por
tions of the country wnere there is a
sufficient rainfall to gtow crops and
where there is a deep soil t nil of humi 1..
much less rainfall will mature crops In<
southern states have been under cultiva
tion for a long time. Humus, decayed
vegetation, is becoming scarce In th"
soil U lien the soil is well stocked with
humus It is able to retain moisture. He
suggested the practicability of southern
cultivators replacing the humus In the :
soil bv growing grasses and legumes, be
cause there is I great demand at the pres
ent time amk probably always will be for
Ilrst-elass horses, cattle, sheep and other
grazing animals-. The southern cultiva
tor. he sai l Is famed for hl.s excellence
as flock master.
South’s Crop Injured.
•'The cotton crop of the south.” he said.
"I as t.i-en suffering on account of the
drought, and on a'-eount of h.-avy rains.
There ar", of course, methods by which
the bad eff.'cts of heavy rains on bottom
lands can Th* avoided that no doubt are
well known to Intelligent cultivators In
tlie south. A greater problem Is the loss
of crops from drought and the necessity
of adopting systems of management that
will prepare the soli to resist to a.s great
• xtent as possible the effect of long con
tinued droughts. It would be entirely
practicable on your hilly lands to double
the amount of cotton grown by putting
tlie lands Into grazing pastures or even
Into meadow condition where the crop
Is taken off by the mower or by green
manuring.”
The secretary pointed to the great de
mand abroad far first-class horses, and
especially such horses as are more com
mon to the south than anywhere else.
We can produce, he said, such cattle and
such teams as are wanted In foreign
countries and bring the best prices there,
cheaper than they can be produced else
where. Two Influences, he said In con
clusion. art at work to help the south
ern farmers. <>ne is a better home mar
ket and the other Is less competition
from the great west. The former, he
said, will come largely from the large
percentage of southern workers who in
future will d'-vote their Ilves to manufac
turing and the latter from the produc
tion of the great Mississippi valley turn
ing westward more nnd more to find
markets In the mountain states, the Pa
cific coast and the fur orient.
Hill, of Kansas, Is President.
Raleigh. N. C., August 29.—Th# com
missioners of agriculture of the cotton
states today discussed special subjects.
Professor Milton Whitney, of Washing
ton, D. C., spoke of the soil survey in
the southern states.
The next subject discussed was "What
Is the best method of conducting cxiverl
ments to determine the fertilizer require
ments of different plants and soils." by
Colonel R. J. Redding, of the Georgia ex
periment station, and Professor B. W.
Kilgore, of th" North Carolina experi
ment station. The results of many valu
able experiments were given. A telegram
was rend from Mr. Henry G. Hester, of
New Orleans, relative to the figures of
the cotton crop, promising to send the
figures next Saturday. He said:
“Southern cotton milling Industry was
never so prosperous. My returns show
more new mills than ever tn out history.
New spindles being erected number near
ly 1,409.960.”
The report of the committee on the
guano question was then read. It recom
mended that the commissioners secure
such legislation as will compel the manu
facturers to place on the sack the brand,
and trade mark, the weight, tho available
phosphoric acid, the Insoluble phosphoric
acid, tho nitrogen, the potash contained
In the sack, and also the source of each
of the available plant foods. This pro
voked considerable discussion and the
question will be taken tip at the morning
session tomorrow. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
President. Frank Hill. Arkansas- first
vice president. S. U Patterson North
Carolina; wond vice president. J. W.
Lee. Bouislana: secretary. Royal Darnel,
Georgia.
Estimate of the Cotton Crop of 1900.
Raleigh. N. C.. August 30.—The cotton
states' convention ot commissioners of
agriculture at their session this morning
issued the following as their statement
a.s to the cotton crop of 1960:
“Based upon the reliable Information
from all sources, from each of the cot
ton states and territories, taking into
consideration the condition of the cotton
crop we are led to believe that the fol
lowing will be the output of the crop for
the season of 1990-1901:
“Alabama X2l.o<io bales, Arkansas 869.090.
Florida 30,600. Georgia 1,035,009, Indian
Territory 210.600. Ixnitsiann (?>3.000, Mis
sissippi Xl3.ou°. -Missouri 20.0"0, North Car
olina 49.7.0"". Oklahoma South Car-
olina Sill 'MJ". Tennessee 2X5.0"0. Texas 3,910,-
<»»>. Virginia 13,<)00. other sources WO, mak
ing a total of 9.3.’>-l.'<"t' uales.
“Thia estimate, however. Is subject to
the weather conditions forth" month ot
September, and also killing frosts later
on. This estimate Is given out as being
the opinion of this association.”
Dr. George T. Winston, president of the
Agricultural and Mechanical college, of
this citv. made an address on the “Educa
tion of the Farmer.” He spoke of the
great improvements made In agriculture,
since IS®- H showed that the farmers
of this state are making Intelligent, sys
tematic progress. Professor J. F. Dug
ger. ot Alabama, discussed "Begum'.nous
Crops for Forage, Grazing and toll Im
provements and How to Grow 1 hem.
The association was much Impressed with
the accounts of various experiments
which he reiterated.
Tlie afternoon session was taken up
with a lecture bv Professor W. F. Mas
sey on "Grasses for Forage,” and a l®c*
ture bv Professor Von Herrmann, of the
weather bureau ut Raleigh, on "The
Weather Bureau.”
The special report of the committee on
fertilizers was finally adopted as writ
ten.
'lids report provides that the fertilizer
manufacturer shall disclose to the com
missioners tlie source of all the plant
foods Jn their product.
The paper on "How Do Farmers Buy
Fertilizers.'- by Prolessor McCandless, of
Georgia, aroused more Interest than any
paper thus far read. S|>« tiking of the
means for educating th" southern farmers
he said that the sending of the money to
“teach heathen Chinese how to butcher
Americans should cease." And the money
should lie given to education. He denom
inated such a use of money as "wicked."
He also urged tlie passage of a law de
voting the educational tax paid by whites
io the education of whites ami that by
negroes to Hie education of negroes. His
remarks were vociferously received, and
his paper was adopted and ordered to be
spread upon the records of the meeting.
Meet in Hot Springs Next Year.
Raleigh, N. C., August 31.—The second
annual convention of the Association of
Agricultural Commissioners came to a
(lose tonight. Tomorrow the delegates
will leave for a trip through the state as
the guests of tlie North Carolina depart
ment of I'grieulture.
The next session of the association will
lie held at Hot Springs. Ark., In the early
I art of October.
Most of today's session was devoted to
a discussion cf tnc live stock Industry,
seed testing and the encouragement of
Immigration.
The in Important action taken was the
passage of a resolution tn regard to the
marketing of the cotton crop, and the
adoption "f some recommendations look
ing to control of tin- sale ot seed am!
tiie incorporation of an amendment to the
by laws, providing for tlie i ayment of ’he
incidental expens.-s of each annual ses
sion by assessing pro rata each state
n-pn rented in tlie association.
The recommendations in regard to th?
sale "f se-ds are as follows:
1. That llih-- ; ssociation Indorse the idea
of state inspection of seeds in the Interest
of th" purchaser.
2. That the association nt Its present
m e' ng 'tl’olnt a -ommfttee to draft a
uniform law Intended • > sc-ure eifectiv •
control of the seed market.
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TAYS YOUNG MEN
To Take a Course at the Southern
Dental College, Atlanta, Ga.
When a person goes off to college it Is
always well to know what it. will cost in
attending same. Perhaps you wish to be
come a dentist. Tho Southern Dental
College, at Atlanta. Ga., offers superior
advantages at a very low rate. This
school Is ono of the oldest tn th" country,
and has an honored record of many years.
It Is thoroughly equipped with all ho
latest apparatus and has a faculty of the
highest standing. For Information ad
dress S. W. Foster, dean. Atlanta, Ga.
ESTIMATE OF COTTON CROP.
NORTH CAROLINA FIRM CLAIMS
LARGE CROP.
Prediction of 13.000.000 Bale Crop
Is Regarded as an Absurd
Proposition.
The annual effort on the part of the buy
ers of cotton to cloud the situation and
spread an Impression ovt r th* country
that the cotton crop for 1960 will be a phe
nomenal ono. Is already being made with
desperate energy. In tho face of statis
tics gathered by th* federal government,
showing an unprecedented loss In the
staple crop In every cotton growing state
with exception of Texas, a firm of
North Carolina Jobbers, Heath A- Reid,
have this week given out a statement th.it
tlie Indications on August Ist pointed to
a 13,660,(»00-bale crop. In tho opinion of the
Georgia department of agriculture. If such
a false Impresston as that conveyed In the
North Caroh ■ estimate is the means of
bringing down he price of the staple to
the level of 1898. will mean financial ruin
to thousands of ft ’mens throughout the
south.
Wish To Discredit Facts.
The determination In some quarters to
spread an optimistic report, necessarily
false on Its face, relative to the size
of tho coming crop, was redoubled after
the publication In Tlie Constitution of
August 19th. "f th" statement f Commis
sioner of Agriculture O. B. Stevens. This
statement, made after the compilation of
statistics, accurately gathered frem every
county in Georgia, made it plain that the
August condition Indicated only »4 per
cent of the average crop in this state. As
the head of the Cotton States Commis
sioners’ Association, Commissioner Ste
vens was then In communication with the
agricultural departments of all the cotton
growing states, and In this way he ascer
tained that North Carolina was 7 per cent
short, Louisiana S. Tennessee 10. South
Carolina and Virginia 12. Florida 15, Okla
homa 21 and Mississippi 26. The condi
tion In Te- as was 2 per cent better than
the aver«f, on August Ist. This Is th",
statement made by the I nlted State:*
weather bureau, and Commissioner Ste
vens has verified every figure, or in at
tempting to do so, found that the loss ha 1
been underestimated; never over esti
mated.
With exception of the North Carolina
firm referred to in a foregoing paragraph,
no on had had the temerity to estimate
what the total crop will he. Their state
ment that 13,000.600 bales were in sight
on August Ist, is pronounced by the state
pM Ktal
I Buckingham’s Dye I
980 foil ot all drwrrlrt. or R. V. A Co., Mmßua, N. B. g
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»piwnt a Sew •ywtf'm of medical treatment for the weak* and those Battering from was tin®
•asew or Inflammatory condition* of nose* throat and lan*a
The treatment Is free. You hare only to write to obtain tt.
Ila efficacy h explained asslmp’r aa possible, belox:
By the system devised by T. A. SIZ/cuu. the speclaltst In pulmonary and k!ndrod ffiseassa, aD tha
requirements of the Mck body can be supplied by the FOUR remed'ee const'-atlUi his Special Treatment
known a.’ The Slortim System.
Whatever your disease, one or more of these fowr will be of benefit to you.
According tnthe exigencies of your case, fhDy egpla ned lt» the treatise given free with tbs free
medicine, you may take one f or any two, or three* or all fonr, In combination.
A cure is certnfn If the simple dire«?tlons ar* carefully followed.
The medicines are especially adapted for those rvb > suffer frvia weak lungs, coughs, sots threat
ratnrrh, grip, consumption, and other pulmonary troubles.
But they are also of wonderful efficacy in the building up <t wenk oyetrne In purifying tr *blood,
making flesh, and restoring to weak, sallow people rich end healthy cons tit >1 lions ar i comp.ex«oaA
Female troubles and delicate children’s ailment* are speed, y relieve
The mainstay of th* entire system Is a flesh building, nerve and t>nue-ronf wing food.
Every sick person needs atrength. This food gives it.
Many people get ths eomplete system for th* sake of the Food, which tb*y themseiree need, and
giveaway the other thr*e preparations to their frlenls.
Th* second article Is a Tonic- It Is good for weak. thin, dyspeptic, nerve is poop:a. For tbesa wbo
have no appetite, who need bracing up.
Thouean is take only the Food and the Tonlo.
Tb* third preparation !• a medicinal healing felly, in a potent co’laptlbio tubs. It '—jrae catarrTi. II
alHrrttatlon of the note, throat and raucoua membrane. Itptrea tmtnedtatarelle' It te also a dainty
application for -ore lipa, chapped hands, eto
Perhaj»s a million people need this Jelly without anv of tb* other artlc •<,
The fourth article tsa congh cure. The mc’t expensive rough curt ■» mako> on the market. The
only one that can positively be re'.’ed upon. Contains no . »’* dr c* a ’-■* lately safe for chil
dren. Goes to the very root of the trouble, and not merely al> \iu '■*. f ’ cuvcm
’J he four together form a panoply of otren® th against dlsesMo tn na ■*’ er •ha pelt may attack yotk
THE FREE OFFER.
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m*ntlon'nK th* Atlanta Con.titfthis tn whl-h yon read tb-x »’t'c ». to BIT. T. A. HVtM t -M, La*-
ornlorlea, »<J and fib Fine Htrret. Naw York, girin* jro-ir name and f V a" r-M. Tirfre* medl«
cine Win then be i-rit you, in tho hope that Ult does you good, will recommend It to your frtenda,
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department of agrlcußure to be rlillcu
lousiy absurd. The a<ent of the Carolina,
firm has written tho following glowing
account of the crop:
The writer has personally ririte*! tie fields
ano also talked with bejt farmers in this
tlcn and can positively sav th" crop has not
b* • n 'humiK'-d, as repor.s would lead yat to
t'clieve. The la'e cotton and cotton <•» red
lands nev -r quit blooming, and has not been
<!nn i-K' d at all. Th" cotton on sandv lands -md
this. We consider the damage about 10 p- r
c< nt from tin* brilliant pru-as'ets we had on
Argus’ Ist. With g> >d seasons from now on
mer admits hts crop not damoßed os
they thought. ”■ king this .eetlon ns a
r'on. on Autmsi crop indicated 13.000.-
000 bales; today ft would indicate 10 per er nt
leas. We had the best prosneet on August Ist
In this s.rt|on we have had for years, and It
Is no mt an prospect r e have now.
Th" resources at the command of Com
missioner O. B Stevens to ascertain what
the crop for 11'60 will t>». are undoubtedly
better than those of any man In the south
today. The Georgia commissioner, how
ever. has made the statement that at tho
present time there is no way of telling ex
actly or even approximately what the Ibr
ures will show. He Is now engaged In tie
preparation of an estimate covering all th••
cotton growing states, to be given out by
the middle of September. Well-pus 1
officials connected with the department
of agriculture express the opinion that
lO,""''."'.*) bales will be a splendid crop
for 1900.
A Voice from South Georgia.
The reports re' 'hlng the department
from south Geot, vhere the bulk of tho
Georgia crop Is produced, continue worse
Instead of better. Particularly In the mid
dle western portion of the state, where
little else than cotton Is grown, the indi
cations are for an unprecedented loss in
the staple.
Charles H. Beazley, one of the leading
citizens of Lee county, In writing the de
partment, has the tollowing to say about
the cotton crop in Lee:
“Leesburg. Ga.. August 28.—T0 Commis
sioner O. B- Stevens, Atlanta. Ga.. I
have just been over a hunch, t acres of
cotton that had held up well until
Wednesday. The weather was about
100 d.-grees. A nice sh .wbr fell and the
sun came out and blistered the leaves
until they were entirely dead. The leaves
can be crumbled In the hand like so many
dried leaves. Not a new boll of cotton
on the plants. „ . _
“We have numbers of farmers who
won’t make over three bales to the plow
The last ten days have literally ruined
us No rain < an help us now. and as Se;>-
ternper 15th is tlie last day a bloom .an
be made, there Is not time to recover and
take on a crop. Tlie cotton was very 1 it"
this vear. •’ld farmers, not only of Lee,
but adjoining counties, report from 4’ to
56 per cent of last year s crop 1 have
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its condition worse and worse. _
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The last report from the weather bureau
shows that fully one-third of the cotton
growing counties of Georgia are In the
same condition as I*ee.
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MILL MEN ARE PUZZLED.
Do Not Know Whether To Buy Cotton
Now or Not.
Columbus. Ga.. August 31.—(Special.)—
Columbus cotton mills are in an unusual
position. They are uncertain whether r.r
not to buv cotton at the present prices,
and this uncertainty has rendered them
rather doubtful as to the best manner In
which various propositions for their goods
should be met
Tho old cotton on which those mills
whose supply has not been yet exhausted
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SIOOO SALARY PER YEAB“'««t"X
LADIES OR GENTLEMEN, w. h... shared the r» neral pruapenty " * ld ' rt ‘' l <-ne or two par
tnanenl representatives in eaHi slat* to look after our intaresta. mana<a ae. >1 ** •- M c '
buna title weekly salaried poa.tion. with all expense* paid to right party h* " *s“* 1 •** »thome, w.th an oeea
atonal trip among the agents. No investment required. Also 3 salaried yaranri*- 1 * it.' '± >rt:T ■•*»K Enelot# refer
are running was purchased toward the
close of the active IXl*9-1900 season, nn a
basis ft 8 cents Th- mills are now using
this cotton and Ing 1 ■ tact
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the raw product.
.. - • prop «-
i would be ■<<•-
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if many of these propositions w re ac
cepted it •. ■ i ***•
price of cotton sh. > .! > up t > or
r ba
| oning would be * ntireiy wrong, and they
might 1 11 to mal ’ but
might lose money. It Is i fact ti it one
t was
j not ac 'ute! •• •’> » mnnutaeturers
I thought it rather : ay to do so.
B r
ders ; w . •’ ■’ ’..a ■''* ils of
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’ ent tod iv. "Wo ire. of outse. in this
market t > sei: g ■' •• -I when w,. get a
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going
this i J
cents. say. we . ! :i >t afford to taka
ferred to made
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tn. the
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i S <■••nts. but 1 don’t know it. absolutely,
] anil ■ ■ - ,h.- rn ‘ 1 been in this
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not r<—all a se.i--.-n W. r,- conditions were
mono perplexing for the cotton n
lurer. The crop r : -rts are bullish, and
yet cotton is going down, and good au-
J thorlties -ay tbit it w II not be over »
cents We hare cotton enough in our mill
to run us a few «<• ks cut if we accepted
j these orders we W"i>H have to wer.ve
i the goods out of new cotton as there
are aln a-Jy ord > ead—and what is
I new cotti’i. going to bring?*
I Some of tin l ie.:! mills seem to think
that now is as g .d a time to bur -> 3
! any. Two of the local mills bought co 1 *
| ton today at nearly 9 cents per pound
i With one exception, all of the tn • *s lb '•
; are practlcallv out of cotton • -
I fact will probably 1 ven up the Joe ■' mar
j ket.
BLACK PRESS IS VERY BITTER.
General Wood Assailed by Oy-anents
of Americanism.
Santiago de Cuba. Aligns- 2S-Th* Cu
bano I.ibro. the organ o* > ■ • -k p.irty
, and a fierce opponent of evervth’ns Atnrr
i lean, outdid itself in an ar-i'-io r'' , rr ' ■*
' to the utterances of (p. Vf . r .. r General
Wo >d during Ma recent ■ -•- :v -
"This Canton doctor, v ‘ "’ l9
•
I le
adi ! < us to put a ' di-
visions. on the rou- i t a : ” 1 ,te d
States government is about a 1 trive inde
pendence to Cuba.
M
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electors and to it > a • > con-
tlict. thus enabll: t f- ' S ltes !O
take despotic t > , • ! ' ontinua
tl>e American <><-.-n- -'i'-' eidcrhltely.
' . ‘ , Th ' 3
faction of rem . " Xmerlcan
bayonets are in i pri -ct them.
Then there wl’l be t> -ie N punls,x them
as traitors.”
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Danville, Va \ , R - Whltc-
bead. of- ■ ■ - • • -
y tbe fifth
district in convent! ' [ \ rtlnsvl ll®. Va.
He was fonnerlv a J**” 1 ' “
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