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V - " - -v K , - "iw-- . f-tTi--- "ISi V "4 , . 1 ; r ! 4 c i n I J I r-';'V.-S--.V;.!i";-;ir i'5' - - i- r 3 -J : 4 iMLgl I i- I ! U ii. v V 1 f .v 11 , j :j-:V;.';;.;ij.;r,. ; .4 : W,':,'-'v ?';--S;j.S: V'-v v'. "3''?":- .i..,ViVJt.-fv.'- i. 5 i, s Anlnter&tingLe , Washington, D, C, April 11, Dear Sir:t . . ' j My,. , close business assocition with, the South and my business interest in everything bearing on Southern prosperity; prompts me to write to you on the present out look for agricule-in the South with special reference to the cotton sit uation ' ""'' The world demand for cotton is constantly increasing. Dr. S. A'. Knapp, of the United States Agricultural .-Department, has es timated that it doubles once in about : twenty-two years'. This means that the farmers of our sec tion will be called upon for larger supplies in' future years. The -practical' question is how this in creaed demandcan be supplied so as to; yield the largest margin; of profit to our f armeMR : Co:incide"nt with the increased demand f or cotton the prices of grains, forage crops and meat pro ducts of all kinds - are ' advancing I do not beleve, therefore, that it should be the policy of. our farm ers 1 to increase thfir cotton pro duction by planting larger areas, to the exclusion of other crops or the neglect of live-stock growing. I would suggest on the contraryj that more 'attention be given to the diversification of crops and to live stock and that cotton produc tion be increased by the adoption of those methods of seed selection, soil preparation and cultivatidn which will. result in larger yields per acre. . There is reason to be-1 lieve that the demand for cotton will generally maintain the price at a level that will make intensive ditions should be such as to de-! press the price in some seasons, the farmer who has grown his owi corn and meat, and who has live stock and other farm products for sale, will be' affected much less by the low price of cotton than will he who has nothing for sale but cotton and who must buy meat for his family and feed for liis work animalls. I believe that the South can keep pace with the growing demand for cotton aud can, at the same time, increase its output of other farm products. It may be . objected that the possible spread of the Mexican cotton boll weevil East of the Mississippi river will: tenL to re duce the average" producton per acre in the areas affected and make it imposossible to ktep pace with the" demand for cotton with out increasing the acreage at the expense of other crops. I believe that a study of the effect of the - weeviT in the localities where it has been longest present does not sustain .this objection. In fact, while the weevil is the..mostseri ous insect pest that the cotton grower has been called upon to combat, it has been demonstrated that by' the adoption of proper methods it can be so far controll ed that substantially as large yields per acre can be obtained as before its invasion, and what is -of more importance to the South as a whole, the methods that have been developed in fighting the weevil are identically those which .will serve to increase the produc tionper acre in those localities where the insect is unknown. They are methods, therefore, the adoption 01 winch in regions where the weevil exists is impera tive, but which may be adopted (with profit by the cotton grower .m any part of the South. The weevil crossed the Bio v Grande into Texas about 1892, but did not attract general attention until 1894, since which year, as the area in which it is present has gradually increased, the insect it self and methods of controlling it hav'e been -subjects of constan study by the United States Agri- ' cultural ' Department, State agri cultural officials and iritelligen farmers. Its , gradual spread is illustrated by the accompanying . chart of. the cotton belt. . The di . reetion and extent of its - future spread cannot be predicted with Weevil. certainty, but the farmers East of the Mississippi ' have the c great advantage of the' knowledge and experience gained t. in . .the cam paign that has been waged against it for sixteen! years in the territory west of the river, .where it has been demonstrated that "cotton can Be -.grown successfully and profitably in spite of its presence. This may:; be illustrated by some facts as to production under boll weevil conditions. In the State of Texas the area in which it is present, as shown by the 'accom- panvinff chart of that State, has been approximately the same since 1 1906, embracing by far the great er part of the cotton-growing area of the state. Yet the two largest crops ever produced tin Texas those of 1906 and 1908 were grown under these weevil conditions. There are fluctuations in the size of the crops, ni Texas as well as in other parts of the cot ton belt, but; where scientific methods of combatting it are adoptedthese fluctuations are due not so much to the presence of the boll weevil as to weather condi tions . Thus the crop of 1909 in Texas was more JJan a million bales below the crdp of 1908, but Dr. Knapp has expressed the opinion that, but for. the exces sively hot and dry weather which prevailed in the middle of the erowincr season the yield would have been the " largest in the history of cotton growing in the state. He points ojat. as signifi cant, the fact that the greatest de crease as compared with 1908 was in the dry "Western part of the state . where the weevil 4s teast Drtvalent. while in the Eastern counties where - the, insect, .is most numerous there was the4e;fall&goffr? Dr,-&iapp estimates roughly that the falling off in the Easter part of the state where the weevil was worst was only about seven per cent; in the central part, about 28 per cent, and in the western part, where the weevil is less prevalent, about 51 per cent, tending to show that the short crop in Texas in 1909 should not be charged to the weevil, but to the unfavorable weather condi tions! Pluctuaitons in yield due to weather conditions, are inevita ble whether the weevil is present or not. Thus, Calhoun county, Alabama, which has never had a boll weevil in it, had an unfavor able season in 1902 and produced 8,811 bales, but two years later, under favorable conditions "ti vieJd ot the county was more than twice as much 18,527 bales In localities west of the ItGssiss ippi the appearance of the weevil was followed by a decline m pro duction, but with the adoption of the methods recommended by the Agricultural Department and th State officials, improved results were soon attained. In Limestone . county, Texas he normal production before the boll Weevil appeared, was about 50,000 bales. In 1902 the county produced 52,562 bales. In 1903 the weevil cut the crop down 1 17,039 bales.? The Agricultural Department methods of combat mg the insect were introduced and the production rose to 41,902 bales in 1904 ; 38,110 bales in the season of 1905, when the weather conditions" were unfavorable; 72,320 in 1906, when conditions were favorable: 36,253 under the upfavorable weather conditions of 1907; 70,525 m 1908, when the weather was favorable, and 50,184 under the unfavorable weather conditions of 1909. Harrison county, Texas, had a normal production of about 20,000 bales betore the weevil appeared. It. did not become, destructive un til 19Q6, when, in spite of favora ble weather conditions, the crop was reduced Xo 18,131 bales. The next year with a combination of the weevil) and unfavorable weath er conditions it fell to 7,883 bales. In 1908, with a favorable season and the gtneral adoption of Agri cultural Department methods, it rose to 16,844 bales, and in the unfavorable season of 1909 the crop was 16,983 bales In De Soto Parish, La., the nbr nral yield before the appearance of the weevil was -about : 29,000 bales". ..The weevil arid generally unfavorable "conditions cut this down to 6,343 baltes in;19074 The adoption . of Agricultural .Depart ment methods resulted ui a crop of ; 13,625 bales in 1908, and, al though weather conditions were less; favorable in 1909 the parish produced 14,190 . bales, " showing the Same tendency to return to normal productiveness noted in the Texas counties. At the same time, in those localities where the weevil has been present for a series of years, there has been a marked .development- of diversified-agriculture which has " been highly beneficial to the farmers M Theabove figtires show that in the region west of the .Mississippi the appearance of the weevil has generally . been followed x by a marked decline in produc tio a for from cne to three yea.?; until the farmers ceould learn and put in practice the methods ; neceessary for its: control. This emphasizes the importance of - the - immediate adoption of .those methods . in the regions where it has. not yet ap peared and the damage " will be minimized, and the experts of the Agricultural Department are agreed that, in the meantime, the production of cotton per acre will be largely increased. I think there can be no doubt that the cotton growers west of the Miss issippi River could have mantainv ed substantially tnis normal prod ucton if they,had not waited mi the appearance of the bolL weevil Deiorer adopting improved .met hods. I believe, - therefore, that it is oi the utmost importance lat the farmers East of the er should adopt these methods whether they are in territory im mediately threatened by the weev il or not, - , LplMO The methods of the United States Department of Agriculture strongly" urges "upon cotton grow ers everywhere, with a view of obtaining increased yields with out increasing acreage and in con nection with diversified farming and which at the; same time, are the methods necessary for the control of "tho. boll weevil, or ti the seed should be carefully select ed with a view of the product) of early varieties with te dwar ', liaWtfiwtiag-ckweithe-ground5 and producing large bolls of cot ton wilh--good length of staplte; that preparation of the soil should be commenced by deep plowing early in the winter, followed, by harrowing once or twict during the winter ; that the seed . bed should be thoroughly prepared and the seed planted as early as the soil has become warm enough to insure rapid germination; that shallowcultivation should there after be commenced as early as possible and should be continued constantly until! ome of the bolls begnv.to open that excessively wet lands should be drained'or de voted to other crops ; that farmers through the" cotton belt should practice diversification and crop rotation, and that ... they should generally givt more attention to live stock. The Department of Agriculture has published pamphlets contain ing full informaion as to these im proved methods of growing cot ton. I shall be glad to procure copies of these circulars and send them to any cotton growers who may write to me at my office, Washington, JJ. U., and 1 am authorized to state that they will be sent direct to any grower who will address an application to the Agricultural Department at "Wash ington. Yours truly, W. W. FINLEY, President There's an idea somebody fooled Mt. Etna and Vesuvius by telling them Colonel Roostvelt had land ed and expected fireworks. ' Havm settled the question "What is whiskey ?' the govern ment experts are now asking What is wine?" The oldest and best answer is that - wine is-a mocker. .' "r It is only a question of a shor time before they will be writting it g.o.p., instead of G. O. P Changes are coming . ; V ? : " i: ' " ' A New Jersey jury has decided that it is not a violation of the law to say d . This may bring some consolation to the soui of "Uncle Joe," anyway. . . ii i i c, w m m iiii ri.ifa w HZ. CallComes Wile Stands At uoor ot uaw: pice. SI RVtD TERM IN CONGRESS PJayed Prominent Part In State Politics, Being Known as "The Bull Of The Brushies." Taylors ville, N. C. April . 15. Hon R. Z. Linney died suddenly at his office here at 3 o'clock today. He had driven into town from his farm 2miles away and seemingly in his usual tiealth and fine spirits, hailed and had a pleasant word as usual for his riends as "he passed them on the street. He was accompanied by Law yer R. 13. Burke to his office in his store block near the depot and when he arrived at the door he made an effort to turn the lock, but unable to do so asked Lawyer Burke to open the door for him ard while he was r doinsr this he heard Mr. Linnev fall I heavily to the floor behind him. Med- ical aid was summoned at once, but before the doctorarrived he breathed his last dying in less than five min- tes after he fell. , , . APPOLT5XY, WAS THE CAUSE OF HIS DEATH. Mr. Linney was born on the 26th of December 1841, and therefore was a i ttle more than.68 years of age. US hooling was under- Dr. Brantley York at York Institute and at' Tay lorsville under Mr. Millen He studied law under Colonel Armfield at Wilkes boro immediately after the war and was licensed in the year 1867 and be gan - practicing at Taylorsville, He was elected to represent his county in the State senate in 1870 and again in 1883. He was elected Congressman from the eight district in 1894; and served in this capacity for six years. i- In the death of Mr Linney the State of North Carolina has lost one of her most prominent citizensand the bar of the State one of its bright e3t lights, He was married m 1865 to Miss Dorcas Stevenson. To this union were born six children -four daughters and t wo sons all of whom survive him. They, are: . Solicitor Prank Lmney, of Boone; Dr, Rom. Z. Linney Jr. of Hopeton. Okla. i J.LW. Hepndren, of Stony Point; Mrs, W. D, Deal, of Taylorsville; Miss Hester Cf Linney, of Roanoke, .z Va, ; and Miss Blanche C, Linney, " of New York, . 'S LINNEY DROPS DEAD LDOTilK Fired Shot at ; F.IanVha At lltemptBdfto SAFE BLOWN, $10,000 TAKEN Evidently The Work O Inexperienced Alen-Held Up a Railroad Operator Spring City Tenn., April 14.- Kobbers blew tne vau'.t oi tne First National Bahk of this place this morning at 12 o'clock and es caped witji over $10,000. Nitro glycerine was used. Blood hounds wert placed on the trail but thus far the robbers have es caped. Last nigtit there was $10,200 in the vaults and this morning only $50 was found. One of the robbers shot at S. E. Pau$ as he was in route to. Jthe institu tion following the -explosions. Glycerine was poured into the cracRs around tne sale door. J?ive flashes ofjthe explosive wert found in the buildin this morning. The work was evidently that' of inex perienced .men. It is thought the party was composed of f our..---Entrance to the building was made through a side door. The first expljosion was heard at 12 o'clock. Several - persons in the ; vicinty were aroused and rushed to the bank. At 1, -40 the robbers wert seen leaving the institution, - hav ing looted the safe -in 20 minutes During the time - the thieves were robbing theJiank on of the members of the party held tip the operator at the CLncinriate South ern railroad station to prevent him giving alarm of the robbery. The building, a , substanntial structure, was badly . wreacked, the front of the safe was : blown to peices, one of the doors being found- several feet away, - ; Attorney General Wichersham diana district;, by indorsing the Payne-Aldrich law, Taft, Be ve ridge, Canon and reform, show that in the matter of straddling, the Colossus of Rhodes is a knock kneed infant compared with the Hoosier pie hunters. L '; ; I CRACKSMEN T The largest v s denominational gathering' to be held in the Sox this year,' and the largest; proba- - ' . V ;.-- V."' ply; ever held in North Crolina, will be the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal' Cbnferr ence ofthe MethotEpiscbxial Church, .Southi v which will con vene, in AsheviUe W .W ednesday, Mayr4, and- will continue inv ses sion: for, at least three weeks.. The factj that the General Conference meets only quadrennially increases the interest attached its! ses sions, and owing7 to " the jnany questions to come before te body for discussing at this meeting will render, it of more .'than usual in- During : the past several months the papers of this. . denomination have been, fillled with communiea- cations ; from ministers and lay: men, in which some; have 'advo- cated .and some have- opposed the radical changes jwhich J have been suggested . and; which will- come before the General Conference for discussion and- action. : ; . : . The; membership of the General Conference . will number a little more .than v three hujidred, ths delegates beingxjdmposed of an equal number of ministers and laymen . ,, Each annual conference in the church is " entitled to one clerical and lay delegate " for every 48- ministers that compose the body . . The Northwest Texas conference will send nine clerical and nine lay delegates to the Gen eral ; Conference and - this fwill be the largest smgle delegation in the body..;. . : .. cv. -;' - -T7ie;:i6n)Ees-17&e Gen eral Conference is looked forward to :in ,every,ection of . the church aajone of the.most interesting and ne th$ rmpsi Southern- Methodism.?5 It is prob able that no session of the General Conference ever has had a greater number of questions of such posi tive interest to the church brought before it as will be presented Asheville next month. "Among the questions that are being dis cussed most in the conference or gans and in the general organ of the church in anticipation of the Gtneral Conference, are these: The episcopacy, the time, limit of the pastorate, lay representation of the women of the church, a change in the manner of appoint ing the presiding elders, and the order of worship . " ' ' This wiH be the first time the General Conference has been held in North. Carolina, and it will be the means , of i attracting a large number of ministers and laymen from this state and from the sever al near-by states to"Ashevillle dur ing the sessions. .. " - It is not to be do.ubted that this meeting of the ; General Confer ence will be one of the most inter- . J The Matter of Dewey 'sJPardonr- A few ' years ago ; there was agreat to do about Thomas W. Dewey's sentence being to short, only six years for robbing a bank. The papers are full of criticism of the sentence,; that It .was ' too short, r and when an effort was made to have him pardoned, a short time after his" sentance,' the criticisms wee general through out the state because of his effort to have him pardoned. These criticisms, it is true, - usually came from the people who knew nothing, about the facts of the pardon. They : are usualBy the ones who made the most , to-do. As for ourselves we have never seen any reason why he should be pordoned, although we have never investigated the facts care fully. But ; the smoke has blown away the warmest of feeling against him, . and now we. . find, last week, J udge Robercson,; Gov ernor- Aycock, - Supreme ' Court 4 Justice Wker, ; Editor . Josephua esting in the history of the chrach, ;: ana juagngjarora tne ;jumuec and variety xd: conimuniVationsr which uaijjjwuy lucre ia a wiae ui. ? yersity : of opinion ,among leading;; ; men ot tne cnurcii upon ineoiiie-o; ent importantsubjects to come V r LlBBP foriConsiderapS case. SoineDf the mo5?t annimat.ftd --rSi'Tfif discussions in the churcnes history may be:xp j; The bishops in the M. vE: church, South, are elected forife; . . this haying ;been :the-cxistoni wnce; the first bishops?wefe elected in the early days of the -church 1' Thi- opinion now exists in the minds of -;-:V:-some of he minsters, and.laymen.. v -. of the church- that from this -time on the bishops should be elected ' for only a certain number of years. ' whilt, others favor the douig away ' . of the epfscopacyin its present form. -" -:-xTXl ' ; ; ': ; There is aljso a strong senti ment inf avof of the passing of a , law by the General (Conference by :- ' wMch the ,presidmg"eld future shall be' elected by thean- "7" ' nual conferences instead jf, being ; , appointed by the "bishops, as is - now the case. . It is not unlikely - . that the time limit of the pastorate will be aboHshed at this meeting " of the General Conference. Should ' ; Kiis be done, itwill not affect the-;V- meeting of the annual conferen(s vl' torate at the end of four jksjisj 'Vf, A" memorial from thV "Women's , ''rS'' - Board of Home-. Missi6ns-will '. be presented "to the General'" Confer ence as' Jaity tha JtimQ made to -the-conference and there is a; marked and -very "decided ?di1' version;of bpon iamon on; this' subject, and no doubT lengthy discussion regarding the matter-will take place in the room of the committee?to which it is re ferred and on the floor of the con- , ferencerif it comes before the open conference for action." There are at present seven bishops in the active service of church, and the opinion exists, that - at least six more will be elected- during the General Conference. A number v: of the . prominent preachersof .the- church areal- ready: spoken of ' for the episco paey, and this election will, with out doubt,- be an'- event of far more than ordinary interest to the entire church. . "'4 ' - ' The 4 present ' order of worship -does 'not give universal satisfac tion, to the church, and that some changes will be - recommended, in : 'this connection there is no doubt,, and the probability is , that some : of the changes recommended' will be made as a result of the action of the conference .-Asheville Cit izen. .... Daniels, State -Treasurer Lacy Auditor z Dixon, all ; before the governor begging for this man who robbed a bank of thousands of dollars and the only excuse which he gave for the robbery was gambling ni futures, as he- now recalls the fact, and lost the money which he took from the bank for that purpose. Asheboro king thatert?of . betgranted e'?w'?MfeW r I ciiurchT "that: suchp request- lgMfiffll Courier. . . v : i The AMrich ordered tariff is the hookworm of the Republican party. It will take more i than millions to eradicate the disease . and the signs are that the millions of the voters wiH prefer to ; give power to the healthy "Democratic party rather than to rty to cure the diseased Republican party.' News and Observer. r x- ;, -' mt ;; . It would be interesting to know: whether ' Mr. Pin'chot's; return' trip coupon reads: 1'Gbod for one passage from -Elba, to "Washingr ' : tout. :i'y-:Mit: L m 1 mm ;;t.'' - J i. t I m ... . - -- t.--- ?