Newspapers / The Asheville Times (Asheville, … / April 11, 1913, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Asheville Times (Asheville, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
FULL AC30CULTTD press Esavica BY LEASED WHS, A A LAST EDITION 4:00 P. II Weather Forecast RAIX. vol; xviii, no. 51. ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 11, 1913. PRICE THREE CENTS NEW PROPOSAL OF SUGAR MEN POPE FEELING Want It Made Discretionary with Executive Whether Sugar Shall Be Free Later. HOT CAUCUS BATf-LE IS EXPECTED vDAY Y OS Leaders However,. Expeo, Getthe Schedule Through Without Change Sen i " ate - Committee , Session. , L PROMOTION SYSTEM CRITICISED Refusal of Physicians to Per mit Him Any Exertion Chafes Convalescing Pontiff. ' ... Younger Admirals Essential to Naval Efficiency, Declares Col. Thompson. ROME WAS. AROUSED ; BY RUMOR OF DEATH By Associated Press. . Washington, Aprir 11. President Wilson; wasAurged today to agree to a modification In the tarilT schedule on sugar to make It discretionary with the executive at the end of three years whether sugar should be free.. r Former Governor Alva Adams of Colorado told the president that while the Industry In his state could stand a reduction to one cent a pound, as now provided in the tariff bill, the knowl edge, that sugar would be free at the end of threo years "would have a de pressing effect on business duringhat period. '. . ' ' -"' i Robert Ewing, democratic national committeeman from Louisiana, dis cusscd; the question with the president and took the same position as former Governor Adams. He wont away with the Impression that the president was (till rarofully considering that featur of tho bill. Senator Thomas of the II mi nee committee discussed the tariff briefly with the president. " ' House democrats were prepared for the first sharp fight over the tariff bill when the sugar schedule came up In caucus. Tho democrats met behind closed doors 'again tm'ay, with .the Iron and steel tariff under considera tion, but with the prospect that the" sugnr fight . would, bjeak,, before the ' end of -the'day.- . 7 .s' . T-; Representative Underwood and his associates, .who are 5 supporting1 the president's plan of a 25 per cent re duction in the sugar duty with free sugar In 1916, have shown no disposi tion to evade tho eugar Issue In the caucus. The democratic leaders ex pected to carry the sugar tarilT pro posal through the caucus without change. ' Study of the tariff bill continued at the senate side, where demands of the finance committee have called in ex perts to help them analyze the house bill. . The work now being done by the , committee will shorten the time of tarilT revision in the - senate, it . is claimed, as tht committee will be prepared to act coon after the house passes the b..l. s. , By Associated Press. Washington, April 11. Congress V Js in.theway of efficient control ot the navy, according to Col. Robert M. Thompson, chairman of the execu tive committee of the navy league of thu United States. "Younger admirals," he declared to day, "also were necessary to make an American fleet effective in time of war. f '. "For pome reason," said Col. Thompson, "congress has always had a strong prejudice against giving high rank to officers of the navy. When the Spanish war broke out our entire system of promotion-. was Ignored. Officers to command the fleet were selected even from the captains list, senior officers being ignored, and con gress has persistently refused to pro vide for the situation " which con fronts ft." . . ; Col. Thompson declared that : In January,' 1912, of the 28 rear admirals on the naval list, the average service at sea for each was one year and seven months, as commanders, and as cap tains one year and nine months. He added that 15 of the 28 had had no sea service as rear admirals, while the remainder had been in supreme com mand on an average of only nine months at sea. . Under the present law." he de clared, "our admirals ure "ioo, old when they reach fla$r rank and they huve had too little experience In com mand to be : properly qualified for handling the fleet in time of war. W hen an emergency comes, If our ad mlruls are efficient. It is not because of the working of the present law, but in tiiteof it. Congress has much to answer "for in permitting the present lamentable conditio! j In the navy to BREW ER IN CHARGE OF FL0JL1TTLE Mississippi Governor ' Leaves for Delta Region to As . sume Command. u .... . i.--. :. - MIDI." - , . -.. :?MEvery maritime nation V in.. "the world, except our own," he continued 'has appreciated this and the vital importanoe of the position of admiral and they have taken steps to secure young, vigorous and highly qualified men and to give them the. necessary experience to fit them for the supreme command." Commander J. S. McKeart, U. S. N.i dlseutsed the strategic value of the Panama canal to the navy, while Hen ry Richard, . vice ' president of . ' Vhe league, took ui the subject of concil iation of the navy yards with a view to greater efficiency. . ; - Late today the delegates were In vlted guests at an exhibition cavalry drill at Fort Myer. In the evening at the annual banquet they are hosts to many prominent persons, among them Vice President Marshall. HEARST SUES F.L. SEELY FOR $26.D00IN:DAiyAGES Action Grows Out of Sale of Atlanta Georgian to the Plaintiff. By Associated Press. Jackson, Miss., April 11. Governor Brewer will take personal command of the flood Ightlng forces on the Mississippi river. He will leave the capital for Greenville, where he will direct the work being done on the old Beiilah crevasse and on the levees In that immediate vicinity. He ex pecu i to remain in the delta until the crest, of the flool has ' passed south of Vlrkahurg. Because his warnings in previous years hae beeh so accurate, the peo ple residing In the lowlands ore giv ing heed promptly to the special flood forecasts issued by District Observer ('line of the weather bureau nt New Orleans and are preparing to get live slock tn' the hills and otherwise safe guard themselves against loss. Cairo, Ills., April 11, Tho Ohio river registered 64.4 feet here toda', a fall of one-tenth ot an Inch since last night. , .';, . . The Illinois Central railroad Is get ting trains through the flooded drain age district, where the water Is two feet deep - over the tracks, thereby opening direct service between New Orleans and Chicago. Th relief expedition to the Wabash river bottoms returned last night on the city of Cairo. Members of the P'irty reported that conditions up the Ohio are deplorable. Only one or two point between Cairo nd Mount vernon. Ind.. are above water. In many places the r)ver Is OS miles wide. More than 4000 refugees are camped lit WlekliriV, Kv and on nearby hills. To Make Trip Down Mbwlwlppl. Washington. April 11. Brigadier General W illiam 11. Rlxby, chief of urniy engineer, will leave Rt. Utula tomorrow with the Mlwimlppl Klver ('"iriniln.li, n to inrtke a trip down the liver toward New Orleans. The co.Tn niirslnn Mill spend a week looking Into Hood fun. minus and milking tops fur 1 . By Associated Press. Greensboro, N. C, April 11. Wil Ham Randolph Hearst, owner of the New York American, the Atlanta Georgian and a string of newspapers over the country, has started a suit for $28,000 here In the United States court for the western district of North Carolina ufcalmrt F. t Heely, former owner and publisher of the Atlanta Georgian. The summons was filed with Clerk Millikan today and the complaint will be made in a few days. . The action grows out' of the sale o! the Atlanta. Georgian to Hearst by Secly .who was then owner. OAXr.TTK-KHWH RVRRATJ, . DAILY tMWB BUILDING, , . Greensboro, April 11. Tlir, enmnlulnt will allege thai Mr Secly guaranteed that the debts would nr.t ii ureuter than a certain sum, Mr. I len rut taking over the debts in the purchase of the publication. J ne wimiilnint. will further alleiro that Mr. Heelv mail representations tnal were not true, on account of wnicn damages In the sum of 828,000 is asked. Mr. Heely is residing In this state at present, having his horns in Ashovllle. Th ahnvd Httriitatch wiu telephoned to Mr, Seely 'by The Gazette-News, and lie stated that he knew nothing whatever of the matter. Wilson llccognlwfi Marbury Faction tlv Amoeiated Press. Washington. April 11. President M'iiun h mlrl tteornsentatlve Keonig of Maryland that he would appoint Sherlock swim nosimasier i diu more. Mr. Kocnlg presented the nam i,r fol. I.hwIIiis. who also hat' the ,.r Kunutor John W. Smith ui,ii Monte cullers Interpreted the president's statement ns an Indication i.f recognition of the Marbury nu'Uon In the Marjl.incl senatorial light. STRONGER rofessor Marchiafava ' Ap parently Is Not Satisfied with the Progress He Is Making. MESIIGE HALLS FOR VIC E Chicago ; Pleasure Resorts .Where Liquor Is Sold At tacked before Illinois Commission. Three Others Wounded, toge ther with Three Mexican Policemen in Mazat lan Street Fight. PROPRIETORS CITED TO GIVE TESTIMONY WERE NOT AGGRESSORS INQUIRIES INDICATE Allegation Made that Hun , dreds of ' , Them Sell Al coholic Drink to Girl3 ' under Sixteen.' Men of Cruiser California Be come Involved with Popu lace While on Shore v Leave. : ; By Associated Press. Rome, April 11. The condition of the pope was unchanged this morning hen Professor Marchiafava and Dr. Amid examined him,. His tempera ture had increased very Blightly, regis tering nearly 99. No new symptoms developed overnight The pope was feeling stronger to day and expressed .his disappointment at , his inability to receive -the pil grims from Venice. , He asked Cardi nal Merry del Val to receive the pil grims for him and hand to each of them a commemorative medal. A sister and niece of the pope visit ed him today and remained several hours in his room, while Monsignor liressan, private secretary of his holi ness, . celebrated - mass.;., xnc pope rayed sitting up in bed; A rumor spread through the city during the morning that thq pope was dead and this caused a rush of in quirers to the Vatican, where they found everything tranquil. . The pope at times complained of palna in the small of tho back, which ncrease when he sits up and also when he coughs. These and other symp toms a'e retributed by the physicians to renal ' tis-uralgia arising from in fluenza and remedies have bcen-ap- dled to insure freer action of the in ternal organs. , Professor Marchiafava is apparent ly "not quite satisfied with the pro gress rif the recovery of strength. He Is Inflexible In. bur decision not to ar ow his. patient to undergo any ex ertion., ' . ' ' "'.-; The pope today expressed a desire to read the newspapers, saying that ifter what was invented when he was ,11 the first time he Is curious to sec what they have been capable of doing after his relapse. Professor Marchla fava, however, refused to permit him to read, whereupon the. pontiff ex lulmed : , : That shows they must have killed ind buried me." t ; This, evening's edition of the Osser- vatore pomano, tho official Vatican newspaper, sayp: . .. "In confirmation of the happy news of yesterday in regard to the health of the holy father we are able to give assurances that conditions continue entirely satisfactory." , By Associated Press, Chicago. April p i. Dance halls where liquor is sold to girls and where "friends are provided for those who want them; were ascribed as the cause of the downfall of many women by Mrs. Gertrude JI. Britton, a social settlement worker! who testified to day before- the Illinois vice Njmmis- sion. "Tn a thorough investigation we found there were ,200 dance halls In Chicago whera liquor is sold to girls under 16 ; years of age," said Mrs. Britton. "In some of the other places tho so-called soft drinks When anal yzed by the, city chemist were found to contain alcohol, t . . In one dance hall we ' discovered that the proprietor had served notice on his patrons that a "friend" wouia be provided, for Any girl tnat neeaea 'Our investigators learned that re nectable dance halls were a good thing, for they provided diversion for many voung people without endanger inir their morals, but about half of the dance halls ara Immoral., The selling of litiuor to girls , 1b often the Aral tens toward their ruin." . ; 'Myrtle S.'' 17 fCara old, torn tne eommliwlonj how j4Qlding by her rather, the cnanco' meeung oi a jonjr fellow" and his giving her drugged beer led to her downfall. On my parents separating. I came to Chicago from Cleveland and finding It lonesome to stay, in my room at night, I sought company, said tne witness. "A girl Introduced me to a friend. At first we took soft drinks but later I was Induced to drink beer, One nieht the beer affected me (rangely and aftei" that I was a lost irirl. I was convinced my friend naa drugged the beer. We often visited hotels, sometimes without any bag gage, going to those in the downtown .-iitri,t uMeh (trA ennsidered resDee- table." ' ' Proprietors of dance halls and ho tels mentioned by witnesses' were to testify later. : Gazette-News Bureau. Dally News Building, Greensboro, April 11 John P. Fogleman Is In jail for murder and four negroes. Will Blunt, Fletcher Reed, Jack Galloway and Hampton Winchester, are held as ma terial witnesses for the state as the result of police investigation Into the By Associated Press. . Killing or vv. H. Tucker at the corner Ouavmas. Sonora. Mexico. April 11. of lercy and fc,ast Market streets late Two sailors of the United States Wednesday night. Developments In Cruiser California were killed and the case were fast and sensational three others wounded In a street fight yesterday. The veil of mystery which Wednesday morning at Mazatlan. Two! surrounded the shooting was lifted three Mexican policemen were I considerably in the forenoon by the ounded In attempting to arrest the j admission of Will Blunt that Fogle Ameriean sailors. Admiral Cowles is I man fired the fatal shot. Once the Investigating the Incident. I break was made there wene a dozen Washington, ; April 11. William I negroes ready to tell the police the Corrle. seaman, and John Chase Kles-1 whole story PROTEST AGAINST BILL Their Views are Outlined to American Charged d'Af faires at Tokio. By Associated Press. Tokio, April 11. Buel Nakuno president of the Tokio chamber of commerce, today visited the United suites embassy and outlined the Views of the Japanese business community In regard to the California land own ershlp bill. He requested the charge d'affaires, Ballley Blanchard, to lay Ills arguments before his governmen it Washington. A joint meeting of the chamber of commerce at Kobe, Osaka, Yokohama and Tokio has been summoned by M Nukano to discuss the question. M. Nakano Is wel known in the Unltod States, having vbdted several of the principal c. lumbers of com merce there In 1909. A Joint meeting of the Japanese political parties Is also being planned to discuss tho situation. Tho clause, of the California bill providing for confiscation of property or persons unable to become natur alized American citizen haa aroused the strongest criticism here. , 1 WOMAN SHOOTS HERSELF Mrs. Ktagg of IlcndTHoiivlllo In tlt . nl t'ondtlioii Brought to .iMlirvlllf. . . Special to Thu Oaxettn-News. Her rsonvlIle, April 11. Mrs. Stagg, wife of "Crow" Stagg, a tin ner, attempted suicide, circumstance Indicate, when she shot herself, yes' Icrday afternoon about 8 o'clock, with a .22 caliber revolver. The bullet en tered the side and penetrated ' th lung. It was supposed last night that the wound would prove fatal, but phy siclans announced this morning that there was a chance for recovery, and Mrs. ittagg was taken to Asheville on train No. 9 today for hospital treat ment. , I , Mrs. Htngg Is about 42 years old Xo cause for Ihe deed is known. low, first class master-at-arms, were the two men . killed in the fight at Mazatlan. Rear Admiral Cowles re ported to "the navy department late today by wireless. Corrie's nearest relative is A. 8. .. Corrle of Los Angeles, Cal. He has served in the navy two years. Klealow's nearest relative is nis father, who lives in San Brancisco. He has been in the navy 11 years. Both men had excellent records. Admiral CowlcS reports they were not llkolv to be aggressors In a street tlKht. Recently there have been repeaieu displays of anti-American feeling at some of the Pacific ports of Mexico. 10 HER CHILD T LEFT TO ST UNE Surry Man Alleged to Have Abandoned Offspring and Left State. Special to The Gazette-News. Raleigh, April 11. That John Em mett Oilley of Surry county ahandone his afflicted child to starve ana, wttn his second wile, removed to Tennessee after selling out his contracts In Sur ry, are allegations contained in a peti Hon for requisition received by Gov ernor Craig today. Requisition was at ances issued on the governor ef Ten nessee for the return of Gllley. He left the state two week ago. The Colonial Investment company of Hendersonvllle. proposing to deal n real and personal property, conduct amusement parks; etc., was chartered today with $100,000 capital and 17000 paid In by S. 8. Crlttendon of Jackson. v'.lle, Kla P. F. Patton. K. G. Morris and W. A. Smith of Hendersonvllle. lr. Mitclicll Mh; go to Richmond. (By Associated Press)' Columbia, 8. C, . April 10 The chamber of commerce today adopted resolutions asking Dr. 8. C. Mitchell, president of the University of South Carolina, to remain at the head of the state institution. Many- telegrams of similar Import Were received by Dr. Mitchell.' , , Dr. Mitchell has been offered the presidency of the Virginia Medical College at Richmond, Va. He would make no statement as to whether or not he would accept lift Hail $211 and Then Some By Associated Press. Philadelphia, April 11. Immlgr tlon officials here were startled yes terduy when Rudolph Oertsen, a Oer man farmer In reply to the question is to whether or not he had 1 2 & which is necessary bofore Immigrants c land, carelessly pulle out of hi pocket 114.000. The German had lit tin difficulty, in passing Inspection w his wife and eight small children. VIEXICAUS SLAY 2U.S. SAILORS ENORMOUS COST OF THE FLOODS BLINDT16ER KING HELD FOR MURDER J. F. Fogleman of Greensboro Charged with Killing of W. H. Tucker. National Drainage Congress Insists on Immediate Ac tion to Check These Annual Disasters. DE. PRATT DELIVERS v ADDRESS AT ST. LOUIS Steps Taken, to Organize Local Boards into National Fed eration for J Swamp Reclamation. Eight of these witnesses were exam ined by the county attorney and eor- oner at an inquest begun yesterday afternoon. ' Found by Accident. Fogleman' was arrested about 1 o'clock seven miles east of the city, and in a wood near the home Of his father, Edward Fogleman, who owns four farms and some cly real estate. His fortune is estimated at $25,000 and persons who know him say the full amount will be at the command of the son. The arrest of Fogleman was largely accidental. The officers went to the father's home in tho coun try and made inquiry for the son They were told that he had not been there In a week. They believed the . - . . I ...II. t.tn. A lew weeKs ago w..e.. l w... iB-vJna- the house ention was at Its height, two officers - thn( dp, of the cruiser ?nTn. that they go through a clearing In the w.wie " ' w - I woods rather than around the road, otner occas.onwoen '"e';'"'L saving about a mile and a half dls dered the Denver to another porU ,ance8on . he retur trl jU8t after anti-Amencnn lee..nK .' entering the woods the driver turned strong that her orders were counter manded and she remained to proieci Americans and other foreigners. A full report of the Investigation or the affair by Admiral Cowles will reach the navy department snortiy and what Is to be done about the latest attack then will be decided, RcIm-Im Rob Train of million. El Paso. Tex.. Aprli 11. Pancho Villa, who has taken the field In Chi huahua 'State against the Huerta gov ernment, yesterday held up a pas senger train east or Chihuahua CHy and took 150 bars of silver bullion valued at $75,000. The hold-up occurred at Santa Vsabel, on the Mexico Northwestern railroad. The passengers were not olested nor was there any resistance hv the small federal guard. The bullion was destined lor tne state capital from a mine In the Guef rcro district. to the officers and said: "There is your man." Looking in the direction indicated, the officers saw Fogleman stretched upon a blanket and just within the growth of trees. Sheriff Stafford and Policeman Bray and Skeens composed the party and as they approached Fo gleman he got up and came toward them. When told he was wanted for the murder, he declared he .knew nothing about the case. He said he was sleeping in the woods because he had been sick and did not want to bother his people. Revlhcs Story. On the road to town and before be Ing placed in Jail, Fogleman revised his story. i Motive Fxtablislicd. While there was no lack of evidence to the effect that Fogleman fired the fatal shot nothing tending to estab lish a motive was developed. Theo ries, however, were Innumerable. It seems well established, In fact is ad mitted, that Fogleman and Tucker were together on the night of the shooting and just a few minuteB prior. Some evidence to the effect that they quarreled was secured, but there was a lack of posltiveness to tnia ine accepted theory is that Tucker was In strange territory and that Fogleman believed he was either a police in former or that he was in some was Montenegrins Are Left Alone connected with his iate court expert- Was "Blind Tiger King." Fogleman Is about 30 years of age and Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fogleman, respected people of the county. Two weeks ago Jonn was caught In the general police raid and at his trial before Judge Eure was found guilty of retailing in five cases. Judge Eure'g sentence was 25 months In Jail: An appeal to Superior court was made and Fogleman was out on a 12500 bond, which was furnished by SE TROOPS ABANDON SCUTARI in Their Defiance of the Powers. By Associated Press. KettlnJe. April 11. The Servian troops, which have been assisting the Montenegrin army In tne siege oi Scutari, have withdrawn and are nmi.. I JVU w. marching back to wervia. inis leaves ...... nri.nn.r h. lived Montenegro standing practically alone here Un year and generay in its defiance of the powers. I The official gazette declares today ,.,. hlm V.M ..Riind Tlaer that the heavy Montenegrin losses sus- K u ha bcen charged tnat a tuined during the recent assault on I . . - tne Taraooticn iorui writ. uu, ...,, . t h h(m ,n tne ne of whiskey, serv to tne Servian aruiiery, win. n i n , ,he ca)aci,y of "runncra." His tinned a lire while tho allied troopf I ar,UHnUnce,hlp In the notorious were storming the works. .1 ..,. p-,-- ...tlon wan lurire and It "The Servian commander forgot to I.. hK kn. .vprv nearo in tho . . L. ..-.1 ... . .. MuuflA ..' HVI th. I ... . give mo ... . I eastern part ot tn ciiy oy name. gazeiie. ltlftVr Ah la Scutari I)Immiioii. Vienna, April 11. The powers rom- Doslng the triple alliance Germany. Austria-Hungary and Italy advocate, according to the Neue. htele Presse, that 8alonlkl should be given to Bul garia as compensation for the ces sion of Hllestrla and a strip of Bul garian territory to Roumanla. Russia and France, on tho other hand, are of the opinion that Greece should have Balonlkl, while England appears to favor th view of the triple alliance. Status of Women IsY.W.C.A.Toplc (juration WlHlher "Tills Is tlm Wo man's Hour" or net her Home Is Breaking up li ntwd. By Associated Press. Richmond, Va,, April 11. The na It was announced a few days ago I tlojial convention of the Y. W. C. A that Greece had transferred a division I Is cotvldsrlng today the assertion of of her army from the province of Epl-I Mine Mabel Cratty of New York, gen rus to Sallnkl. leral secretary of the national board Herlm Declare IVyctt. I that "this Is the woman's hour" as Belgrade, April 11. The chamber I against the statement of Grace M of commerce and Industry in Bervta I Dodge of New York that the home Is have declared a general boycott or, I breaking up, and that 1,610,000 worn- Austro-Hungarlan goods. The bank' here have decided to cancel the rred Its of merchants dealing In Austrian merchandise unless Austria promptly stmndnns her hosltlo nttltue toward Servla. mn In the United Btatee are "adrift or homeless, 100,000 of them, accord ing to the estimate of Mln fcllla .Schooley, being expected to move to ward the San Francisco exposition In 1I5 By Associated Presa St. Louis, April 11. Delegates to ... the National Drainage congress began today the work of organizing the va- -. rious local drainage boards and com- , mlttees Into a national drainage fed eration. Plans for such a federation were explained at one of the many conferences. A malarial conference, at which thd ' relation of swamp landB and floods to disease was discussed, took place to day and the report was submitted to : the general meeting of the congress. While the congress was waiting for this report it heard an . address by Frank B. Knight of Chicago on "The Business Man's IntefeBt in Flood Pro-'. tection." - . '-.'. The executive committee was not ready to report Its plan for the creu- ; tion of a national .department of pub lic works under the supervision ot a cabinet member. The committee had not yet reached an agreement as to what branches of the government ser vice should be placed under the new department. Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, state geolo- . gist of North Carolina, spoke on "The Reclamation of North Carolina Swamp Landa" ; . .' ' Mr. Knight's Addrcssfl ; Prevention of floods was presented as a profitable business proposition by , 1 Mr. Knight. '..'? .': '- " ' "The floods we have faced today, last year and In this long series of cnlamiUes that have past have-' been due to the reckless disregard of known laws of nature by the bustness men of this country," he said. "Today the same men are slowly awakening to the fact that even yet, by artificial means, we may control water by dams, flood reservoirs and flood channels, levees, drainage and reforestation and there by regain the wealth we have lost and add the new wealth we have not yet realized by public development, real inland navigation, protection of life and existing industry and adding an . Inland empire of the most productive land the world has ever known. "What would it have meant from a strictly business point of dollars lost, production stopped, commerce and traffic crippled, if the floods had not occurred in unio and maiana r wnai has it cost the manufacturing and mercantile establishments of Dayton alone, and what would these InBtitu- . tions have given, could they by thu giving have presented the disaster? in 1D12 the Mississippi valley suf fered the worst flood, probably in Its history; the recorded damage to prop- erty was about $250,000,000. Dr. Pratt's Address. St. Louis, April 11. "In North Car- ollna there are approximately 4505 square miles, or 2,882,200 acres of swamp land, s large proportion of which is susceptible to reclamation," , Joseph Hyde Pratt told the National Drainage congress today, "This swamp area lies in 28 counties in the eastern . part of the state. This area is nearly as great as that of the kingdom of Saxony, which has a population of nearly 6,000,000 peo ple, or nearly double that of the total population of North Carolina. Al though some of the swamp areas do not contain land that Is very well adapted to agricultural pursuits,, still there are vast area which, if drained, would be capable of growing a vast variety of products. i "There are three distinct classes of swamp areas In eastern North Caro lina. . "The first Is the great gum and cy press swamp In a long narrow belt ranging from one quarter to two miles In width, in an extensive area several miles In diameter. At present met of the timber has been removed. This type of swamp land Is especially adapted for agricultural purposes, when the excess water Is removed. On the other hand it has but little value for reforesting. The second type of ewamp '-known ; as pocoaen, or open march. ' These areas contain little timber. The drain age has to develop and the land Is not o easily brought Into a state of culti vation as the first class of swamp. The third class is that higher land along the swamp areas, which It Is possible to cultivate but It Is constant ly being drowned Out by excerntv rainy weather. "The most noted area in North Car olina Is the Dismal swamp, which is Is to 20 miles wide In an east and went direction and extends from New Suf folk, Vs., southward for 35 mile. The southern portion of the swamp Is well timbered and a large proportion of the area can be drained and will make good agricultural land. "Between the southern boundary of the Dl-mal swamp and Albemarle sound there are man small areas of swamp lands covering from several hundred to thousands of acres, moHt of which will make good agricultural Kinds when drained, "The agrienltnrnl vulne of the (f'onllnn'' 1 en f 2 )
The Asheville Times (Asheville, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
April 11, 1913, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75