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If softe are- direction, and some in another—“farewell Edye!”—there can’t bq successful co-operation. Apply these principles to the organization of the Farmers, and then ask yourself how it is possible for Harvie Jordan’s conglomerated Mutual-Aid, job-lot assortment to ever rep resent the Farmer. Is the Manufacturer’s self-interest on a parallel line to that of the Farmer? No. At present, the manufacturer is bent upon holding his Trust-breeding monopoly of the Home Market, while it is to the self-interest of the farmer to break it. If the farmer cannot break up the Home Market monopoly which yields such monsters as the Steel Trust a profit of 80 per cent per year—then the farmer is a ruined man. This being true, why should the farmer al low any protected manufacturer to enter into the farmers’ organization? All the manufacturers are banded together in their own Association, and the purpose of their Association is antagonistic to the self interest of the farmer: how then can there be co-operation between the two? It is absolutely necessary that the farmers broaden their market so as to increase the con sumption of raw cotton. Cotton fabrics must be cheapened by foreign competition; thus a greater amount of the goods will be sold; thus will be created a demand for a greater amount of raw cotton; thus the Demand will be in creased; thus the price will be advanced. In no other way can you permanently in crease the demand and the price. But here your interests and those of the Protected Manufacturers clash. How, then, can you co-operate? You can’t —and all thinking men will see it. Listen: The parallel line is necessary to co-opera tion . Those who successfully co-operate are those who march in the same direction, inspired by the same motive, to reach the same object. Farmers! Reject all members who cannot be shown eligible by this rule. LOCATION OF AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS. (From Prof. J. F. Stewart’s Re port to Board of Trustees, State Uni versity). The following are the accepted bids for the district agricultural schools of Georgia. The total value of the bids is nearly $850,000, and the re jected bids amount to fully as much. It is a splendid tribute to the pro gressive spirit of the Georgia farmer, and to the wisdom of the plans of the proposed schools. First District—Statesboro. Sixty thousand dollars cash; 300 acres of land, $20,000; electric light, water and sewerage, $20,000. (Second District—Tifton. Dona tions same as first district, except market value of land probably $30,- 000. Third District—Americus. Forty thousand dollars cash; 300 acres of land, $20,000; lights, water and sew erage, $15,000. Notes. seems to be thoroughly arou«Bver the failure of the railroads to to the freezing people of the The National Demurrage Convention has taken the matter up and the executive commit tee of that bodv has furnished the President •* with the facts. The real cause is not the shortage of cars, as claimed by the railroads, but is due to, differences between the transportation com panies and the consignees over demurrage charges. Several thousand cars of coal are being held in Chicago, Minneapolis and other cities because of these differences. The Pres ident has ordered a special investigation, and he promises to lay the facts before Congress and demand legislation that will prevent such conditions in the future. n People are freezing to death in the North west because they cannot get fuel. Some weeks ago Senator Hansbrough, of North Da kota, asked the Interstate Commerce Commis sion to relieve the situation, but nothing has been done. The railroads claim that they cannot get enough cars to haul freight offered the roads. It is such methods that force changes, and there will soon be a radical change in the man agement of railroads in the United States. The people are sick and tired of the railroads running the government and ruling the peo ple, and they are going to change things around by letting* the'people own the railroads and run the government to suit themselves. •t The farmers of the country will be amused and edified, if not convinced, by reading the eloquent defense which Joe Hoadley, the Wall Street Cotton Gambler, makes of Harvie Jor dan. The intimacy which exists between Har vie Jordan and this Wall Street Cotton Gam bler in stocks, bonds and cotton futures, would seem to extend also to the ladies of the two families, for in the society columns of The Atlanta Constitution of Thursday, Jan. 24, 1907, I find this interesting item: “A bright occasion yesterday was the lunch eon and matinee party at which Mrs. Harvie Jordan entertained. • Fourth District—Carrollton. Thir ty thousand dollars cash;’3oo acres of land, $15,000; lights and water, $15,000. (I understand that at least SIO,OOO more cash will be added to this donation.) Fifth District—Monroe. Thirty-one thousand dollars cash; 250 acres land, $10,000; lights and water, $15,000. Sixth District—Barnesville. Fifty one thousand dollars cash; cash; 300 acres land, $20,000; lights 'and water, $15,000. Seventh District—Powder Springs. Academy building and boys’ dormi tory, according to architect’s plans, $28,000; 240 acres land, $12,000. Eighth District—Madison. Forty thousand and five hundred dollars cash; 300 acres land, $20,000; lights and water, $15,000. Ninth District—School not yet lo cated. Tenth District—'Sparta. Forty seven thousand dollars cash; 250 acres land, SIO,OOO. THE WEEKLY Eleventh District—Douglas. Fifty five thousand dollars cash; 300 acres land, $20,000; lights, water and sew erage, $15,000. Note—The lights, water and sew erage are valued at about the cost of same, and the land is estimated at the market value. Presidents of Boards District Agri cultural Schools. Ist District—Hon. J. R. Anderson, Savannah. 2d District—Hon. Frank Park, Sylvester. 3d District—Hon. Walter E. Steed, Butler. 4th District—Hon. Geo. P. Monroe, Buena Vista. sth District—Hon. C. M. Candler, Decatur. 6th District—Hon. C. S. Barrett, The Rock. 7th District—Hon. W. M. Jones, Dalton. Sth District—Hon. A. H. Hodgson, Athens. “Luncheon was served in the case of the Piedmont, and the ladies ocAjmaad-Awo at the Grand afterwards. i n clud|||] ed Mrs. Joseph Hoadley, flßMßßßpdelphiJg| Mrs. Graham and Miss YojS Mrs. Colcord, Mrs. John King Otdar, Mg William Lawson Peel.” When the Wall Street monarchs flirt the higher officers of the Southern Cotton Association in the manner above indicated, the smell of rats gets very strong in the room. * • The Ship Subsidy thieves have apparently made a new deal and got Speaker Cannon on their side. ✓ If the honest members of the House and Senate cannot rally, and put these subsidy rascals to flight they ought to be very much dissatisfied with themselves. • A self-evident steal of that so rouse universal indignation. Our abominable Tariff has taxed|y?mencan Commerce off the seas, and now to b’’e taxed back at the expense of other Tariff tims. If we must hire merchants to merchant marine, why not levy a purpose on the Manufacturers — inable Tariffs taxed the American sItRBBBRW seas ? MH* •I Seed Distribution Reinsed. The chief of the Bureau of Plant Industry has devised a new system of seed and plant distribu tion, which he hopes to persuade Congress to adopt in place of the useless method which has come n for so much criticism, of recent years. This plan consists in the introduction of new varieties of seeds and plants, together with the publication of infor mation bearing on ther cultivation. These se.eds, plants and bulletins will be distributed on the or der of members of congress to farmers whom they will name. In outlining his plan, Dr. Galloway has submitted to the members of the agricultural commt tees’ eighteen sub-divisions, among them being, “ extension of Alfalfa into states where it is not now a staple crop.” Tobacco, winter oats, sugar beets and corn will be among the new va rieties introduced, and special attention will be paid to dry land arboriculture. 9th District—Hon. H. H. Perry, Gainesville. 10th District—Hon. N. L. Willett, Augusta. 11th District—Hon. Ben Milliken, Jesup. Chairmen of Executive Committee. Ist District—J. R. Miller, States boro. 2d District—J. L. Pickard, Tifton. 3d District—J. H. Daniel, Ameri cus. 4th District—J. A. Murrah, Caroll ton. sth District—R. C. Knight, Mon roe. 6th District—Emmett Owens, Zeb ulon. 7th District—E. P. Dobbs, Mari etta. • Bth District—John Bostwick, Bost wick. 9th District— 10th District—M. L. Duggan, Spar ta. 11th District—J. W. Quineey, Douglas. 9