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The Lower Coast Gazete.
DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF THE LOWER COAST: AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, FISHERIES AND:COMMERCE.
VOLUME I. POINTE-A-LA-HACHE, LA., SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1909.NUMBER 17.
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LOUISIANA S'"
STATE EVENTS board
.1ay 14
the two
A Report of Our State Happenings until
and Especially Those Dealing vided 1
With Educational and Indus- operati
trial Development. Bridge
longer.
Will Hold Fair This Year. in the
Marksville.-The Avoyelles Parish ploy a
Fair Association has decided to hold the pu
their annual fair this fall. It was sessioi
thought some time ago that the ven- instrui
ture would not be a paying one on sciene
account of the stringency of money Bridge
matters in this parish, owing to (he visor
almost total destruction of the cotton two b
crop last year by the boll weevil, but ployed
the management has decided that began
with the general diversification ot for th
crops, which is being observed now
throughout the parish this year and wheth
the elimination of the credit system, wheth
the parish will be in as good a finan- elsewi
cial condition this fall as in past of the
years, excepting the last, and have schoo
great confidence that the fair will with
be a success. They have considered nine
also that the fair will show to ad- garde
vantage the different products that Boys'
are being raised here to which, in a
measure, the farmers had not given
any attention heretofore, and wiL Shl
stimulate even a greater interest than spect
in the past along agricultural and Birm
other lines, half
impri
Have Money For Two Miles. want
Mansfield.-The committee on ways ment
and means, appointed for the pur- went
pose of promoting the good roads cru- for I
sade, has changed the location of the victii
first experiment in good road building, highs
and the first two miles will be built Attoi
on the road leading east from Mans- view
field. While the idea has not been Glov
fully developed, the proposition is un- thori
der consideration to vote an issue ot son
$30,000 in bonds for the Fourth Ward, his
which now constitutes a road district. thizt
The first two miles, which will be tion
built at once, will be paid for by pri- con`
vate subscription, and the money has is %
been secured. When the cost of these felt
two miles is known and the nature of Alal
material available for road building saw
is demonstrated, the bond proposition capi
will be taken up, as it is realized that
the people cannot wait on the slow
process of executing an annual tax,
bWtt that the money must be made Asc
rvailable at once, if prompt results dc
are to be obtained. Several capital- o
hi. hayg agreed to. take the bonds C
it they can be legally issed. gan
tion
Hqgrs Causs. Fatal Wreck. tion
Morgua Oity.-Mike Ryan of New par
Orleaua was, killed and Brakeman viol
.John . Quinalan. of- Algiers severely in- pre
j'ured when a Southern Pacific train def
detailed a water car which was ahead ing
t the, engine, near the stock pens ted
In the dity limits. It appears a horse rna
bahi been. tied to the tracks with a ceil
" bal--4nch rope, and the car coming $4,'
'"i contact with the animal was hat
thrown from the tracks; stationed
open this car were Brakeman Ryan
San Qulnlan. Ryan's body was sent
New Orleans. on the early train and .
Qmalan was sent to the hospital.1
Mike Ryan is a brqther of Couneil- R
Im Igd Ryan of Nrw Orleans, and
abi popul/r among the railroad boys.
S He was about 88 years of age.
S 84hoo1 Term Is Protected. an
htton Rouee.-The police Jury of qu
I  Rone haa colmte to the rescue
of the schOols of the parlshb and
sgo ned to appropriate $4,000 for next
i y.: ar 7 .over the present budget, pro
: riq4 M the 3 mills special school itax
was nbt voted. The police jury was
agdessed bhy the state superintend- OC
L who ro ged the Jurors to not let
Baton' ROuge take a backward step i
tin the eyes of the state in its edu
catiollhal work, which a reduction of
the teachers' salaries or a cut in the d
s - Oh01 term would mean. The action~
aof the jtuy is gratifying to the citl
. ses:. of ..the parish,
. Merchats Hold Meting.
I '"Monroe.-IThe members of the
SNorth Loutisaiana Jobbers' Association 1o
composed of the jobbers of Mqnroe, 01
SRuston, Shreveport and Alex dria
' vlie.re the gieats of Monroe recently. 1
+:'The sMalolation meets quarterly, the o
: .lest seslion having been held at Rusn
i t. It has bees a year since the f
\ lAspd.iitolon niet with the Monroe job- i
S:: bets. The local people-arranged a
i' : program that is one of the best ever
otred for the entertainment of the
as soc. a tatio n an my of the towns, .and
i.- -kept 1 the visiltors busy every minute I
ooltheir stay a lM roe. t
Rlecelver 8ill Property.
-. Logansport.--The property of the
i ogansport Lamber Company, Limit- I
- .4, hase been sold by R. J. Alexander,
·reeivet, to IL W. Caraway, for )11,
i ,oni. 12 months' time. There were I
o:a i /, two bidders at the sale, This
... ..nt wll net the creditors aboumt
-gmats on the dollar. The property
1- : hrj t oCrwed for sale on March -0,
S~i~itaileu t to bring tw~athiris of ap
p roed vahiu and was readvertised
4v~ i i~ ~May Sorrow Money.
Rouus.-4he state board of
ats-ixsed intewtes rate tor
headts. at S ir cent; alao aO
41, 6s e ih . goVernor to borrow
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+mm~s tmo1
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Interesting School Movement.
St. Martinvllle.-The parish school 2001
board at a regular session de
cided to close the public school on FRENC
May 14. It is rumcred, however, that
the two high schools will remain open
until May 28, as funds will be pro
vided from an external source for the Troops
operation of the schools at Breaux ax
Bridge and St. Martinville two weeks
longer. A novel departure was made
in the decision of the board to em
h ploy a supervisor of agriculture for gt. p
d the public schools of the parish next from 'r,
s session. This supervisor will also be tlousan
1- instructor in agriculture and kindred children
n sciences in the high schools of Breaux trabal.
ry Bridge and St. Martinville. A super
e visor of singing and drawing for the ntl
n two high schools will likely be em- ent la
it ployed for next session. The beard
tt began the work of selecting teachers inan tr
ot for the next school session, the corps town a
,d now employed not having indicated refuge
id whether they desired to return or panic ,p
n, whether they had determined to teach The la
n- elsewhere next session. The report
st of the superintendent showed that 20 Co
ye schools or grades had been supplied been re
ill with libraries since January; that two A
ad nine schools had flourishing school The a
td- gardens, and that membership in the Rogers
at Boys' Corn Club numbered 120. nected
a - - cludint
en is a Friend in Need. Thrt
ii Shreveport.-R. J. Foster, car in- to Me
an spector for the Southern Railway at perate
ad Birmingham, has arrived here in be- have i
half of A. G. Glover, alias Goddard, The
imprisoned on local charges and Tehati
wanted in Birmingham under indict- Consti
Lys ment for manslaughter. Foster, who fulfills
ur. went Glover's bond at Birmingham, ers w
ru- for $300 while the manslaughter con- were
the viction was being investigated in the Tchat
ag, higher court, will confer with District and I
lilt Attorney J. M. Foster here with a nople.
,ns view of persuading him not to allow
,en Glover's delivery to the Alabama au- MOh
un- thorities. The visitor says the rea
ot son he signed the bond was because
ird, his wife, a charity worker, sympa- Bury
ict. thized with Glover and her investiga
be tion convinced him that Glover was Me
pri- convicted on unfair evidence. roster porta
has is willing to let the bond go by for- ans 1
ese feit if he can keep Glover away from June
of Alabama. Glover a few nights ago the
ing skwed out of jail here, but was re
ion captured. orga
that ble t
'low . Want Game Well Protected. itt
taxiit,
tad, Donaldsville.-The police jury of Ti
ults Ascension parish met here at the made
ita court house in regular session. A
aIds cpmmunication was received from the order
board of commissioners of birds, retai
game and fish requesting the adop- prise
tion of an ordinance for the projec- der
tion of shipping game out of the shell
New parish and providing a penalty for the sl
man violation of the same. Owing to the Mor
in- press of other matters action was The
`rain deferred on it until the next meet- the
head ing. The finance committee submit- 0:
pens ted a report for the monthd of 'Feb- aliv
iorse ruary and March, showing total re- selv
th a ceipts of $4,795.01, disbursements of gett
ning $4,740.90, leaving a cash balance on wele
was hand April 1, 1909, of $54.11. a n
oned dew
Ryan School Entertainment Successful. Mol
Roseland.-The entertainment giv
.en by the third, fourth, fifth, sixth,
seventh and eighth grades of the
and Roseland school was greeted with an Cm
overflowing house of interested peo
boys. ple. 'hedifficult drills by the young
girls and boys were enjoyed by all. I
The.fan drill, rose drill hayseed drill Wi
all showed careful training, which re- Chi
y of quired much tedious work on the part at
se51e t the teachers. Wi
- and for
pro Dog Tags Are Stolen. fr
i ta Baton Rouge.-Stealing dog tags th
w and reselling them to owners is the coi
itend- occupation of a gang of thieves which in
ot let the police here are now trying to tu
step break up. They are in a good posi- on
I ed- tion to catch some of the persons en- t
on of pge4 In this business, and if they lie
in the do, a lesson will be made of the firstl
tion convicted. The license tags cost $1
SCiti- for male dogs and $2 for females. 2
New City Hall Cornerstone Laid.
Alexandria.-The cornerstpone, of the
the new city hall has been laid with elab
iation orate ceremonies. Hon. L.' E. Thomas
a, of Shreveport, the most worshipful to
a, grand master of the Masons of Louis- th
ently. iana, officiated. There were many 2(
y, the of the Masonic grand lodge officers E
it Rus- in attendance. The contract price
e the for the erection of the new city hall f
e job- is $52,790.
iged a in
it ever Entertainment is 8uccessful.
of the New Iberia.-The Ladies' Temple
s, and Aid of the Congregation Gates of i
minute Prayer have given a successful en- '
tertainment at the Elks' opera house o
for' the.benefit of the synagogue fund.
of the Mandeville.-At a meeting of the
imit- town council an appropriation of $75 t
zanier, was made towards the fund being 5
r $13, raised by the Cooperative League to I
e were keep the public school going a few '
ThIs weeks longer. I
iabout
roperty inceondlary Fire Loss.
rch 20, New Orleans.-An apparently in
of ap cendiary fire destroyed the Coliseum |
rertised skating rink here, causing a loss of I
$400oo0o. I
sad of Arclals.-The Progressive League
rate for Band has received their new ugi
ilo an forats. This band s only one year
n DIA t.bit p the rogres i they rhave
.' .. aiie the past they, -bid fair to
ao h ime of the best bands in this,
S j~rethe stae. At their orrantsau
a bought $1,500 worth aft i
*~i"I;I `t:·tiF , o them being t very
4IeI Thqo ha-relugtii rc~jicre4
~p* ia~i~t~-t:r~o at. c lo o $300,~
Cq~a~n#~ bn
2,000 PERSIANS KILLED
FRENCH WARSHIPS HURRY TO
MERSINA.
Troops Halt Near Constantinople
and Await Fulfillment of
Their Demands.
St. Petersburg.-Advices to the Russ
from 'e'teran report a nmlaacre of two
tlousand Persians, including women and
children, by Turcomnan tribesmen at As
trabad.
The city of Astrabad in Persia re
cently w\as captured by revolutionists,
who later were routed by the Turco
man tribesnmen. The inhabitants of the
town and the surrounding villages took
refuge in the Russian consulate, but a
r panic prevailed and a massacre is feared.
n The population of the city is 2o,000.
p Constantinople. - Confirmation has
d been received here of the killing of the
,t two American missionaries at Adana.
d The murdered missionaries were MIr.
e Rogers and Mr. Maurer. The others con
nected with the missions are safe, in- WOI
eluding Mr. Christie, who is at Tarsus.
Three French warships are hurrying Neg
to Mersina, where the situation is des
it perate. Foreigners and many Christians
have taken refuge in the consulates. Al
d, The army, which is concentrating at satih
id Tchatalje, has promised not to enter nual
t- Constantinople, but to await there the sout
mo fulfillment of its demands. The report- was
n, ers who accompanied the deputation plisi
n- were imprisoned on their arrival at tern
Te Tchatalje, but later they were released mee
at and permitted to return to Constanti- so 1
a nople. lara
1W peri
MONUMENT TO IMMORTAL 600
ma- wer
se an':
)a- Survivors Will Be in Memphis for fere
a- Confederate Reunion. goo
's Memphis, Tenn.-One of the most im- hai
ter portant societies of Confederate Veter- to
or- ans to be in Memphis for the reunion, len
m June 8, 9, 10, will be the survivors of son
Igo the "immortal 600." Arrangements have en
been made for a headquarters for this sio
organization and it is more than proba- fro
ble they will carry some distinction with so,
it. vel
of The Society of the Immortal 600 is
the made up from the 600 Confederate offi- Li
A cers, prisoners of war, who were by the
the order of Edwin M. Stanton, Feder~al see
ds, retary of war, taken from the military P
fop- prison at Fort Delaware and placed un
ec- der the fire of the Confederate batteries
the shelling the United States troops on cu
the Morris Island, S. C., in August, 1864. fo
was These men were kept under the fire of of
ect- the Confederate guns for forty-two days. FE
nit- Of this 600 probably but twenty are in
reb- alive today. They had formed them
re- selves into a society for the purpose of G,
of getting separate quarters at reunions as a
on well as to raise money enough to build tl
a monument to the members living and vi
dead. This memorial will be built on G
I. Morris Island. 01
giv- tl
Xth, BISHOP WILSON VERY SICK t
the -
S aught Cold in Canada, and His0
)eo- Condition Is Critical.
all. Baltimpre, Md.-Bishop Alpheus W.
drill Wilson of the Methodist EpiscopalI
Sre- Church, South, is in a serious conditan
part at his home, 1601 Park place. Bishop
Wilson has been confined to his home
for the past two weeks since his return
from Toronto, Canada, where he went at
tags the conclusion of.the Southern Methodist
Sthe conference, recently held there. He was
hich indisposed at that time and had to re
g 'to turn home after being at the session I
posi- only one or two days. Everything knowi 4
1 en- to medical science is being done to re. I
they lieve him of the excruciating pains with
first which he constantly suffers.
it $1
les 20,000' COME IN TWO DAYS
if the This Is the Immigration Record at
lab- New York.
Lmas New York.-Unprecedented in the his"
ipul tory of this port is the immigration rush
ouls- that is now on. In two days this week
many 20,000 prospective citizens landed on
mcers Ellis Island.
.price The great rush is attributed to the
Shall fact that the people of Europe have re
covered from the scare they had follow
ing the financial depression a little more
mple than a year ago, when there was such a
is of rush from here for the othej side. The
i en* new citizens arriving come fr m all parts
house of Europe.
S Gift to Fatherless Girls.
Sthe Philadelphia, Pa.-Under the will of
o the late Charles E. Ellis, the millionaire
being street railway magnate of this city, who
we to killed himself acc4dentally with a revol
Sfew ver on April 6, more than $2,500,000 is
given for the establishment of a home
for fatherless girls. The will.was pro
bated, and after providing for the widow
ly in- and his married daughter and for his
lseum household servants, Mr. Ellis direeted
Loss of that the residue of the estate be used
for the organisation of a home for girls.
Diklason Off to.Pa m s.
esgue Washlngton.-Secretary of War Dieck
S u inon and hi party who are to aecom
S puny him to'Panama left here Sunday
' hrV on their way to Charleston, 8. C., where
Sll othey will embark on the president's
In tbi yaeht, Mayflower, forth4 iadhmus. The
e a p.arty Ywill .spend the day at ¥ortress
Tiesday morning, where the intervening
M 130 timae before the departirre of the ship
wl~ be dsirvotm ,etio s~igiiitseetg The se
NtarI e.peat t~ptigek"t W bIi
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WOMAN'S WORK DISCUSSED. WHEP
Negro Was Also Considerd by the ortu
Atlanta Conference.
Atlanta, (a.--With mixed feelings of Cslh a
satisfaction and regret the twelfth an- pit of s
nual conference for education in the pit of
south closed Friday. The satisfaction hiheat
was at the immense amount accom- 4 3-i c
plished during the scholastic year just small
terminated. The regret was that the the dal
meeting, so pleasant and effective, was
so brief. Every member united in a dec- James
laration that never had the niembers ex
perienced as satisfactory a meeting. ing ;1i
The early sessions of the closing day of wh1
were devoted largely to women and wom- he che
an's work is the problem that the con
ference is endeavoring to interest all
good citizens in solving. Women who gray
have devoted their lives to teaching or It i
to the study of those economic prob- fnal
, lems which every community has to solve paren
f some time or other gave to the confer- chases
e ence members the benefit of their conclu- er wit
5 sions. The negro was considered, too, lost 1
- from the standpoint of the educator, and their
h some attention was paid to economic de- over
velopments in connection with education. fore 1
LABOR LEADERS SEE TAFT mal
ie _ UNII
Y President Promised to Do What He
- Could to Help Their Cause. All
s Washington.-- President Taft die
fn cussed thl problems of the working man At'
4. for two hours Friday with the members up a
of of the executive council of the American embr
's. Federation of Labor, which is in session at a
re in this iity. manm
n- The labor leaders, headed by Samuel in t
of Gompers, president of the Federation, here.
as ealled at the White House to present to the
ild the president a number of matters of ward
nd vital interest to organized labor. Mr. shall
on Gompers declared that the president not to b,
only gave the spokesmen of the party all Pres
the time they desired to lay their mat- sity
ters before him, but joined himself in «N
the discussion from time to time to bring tecth
Iii out fuller information on the various sub- educ
jects as they were reached. «
W. ther
pal PREFERS DEATH TO DIVORCE now
n mor
top Rather Than Appear in Court, Grace
CaldwellU ills Belf. E
at Indianapolis, Ind,-When. the name of
list Grace Caldwell, defendant in the suit for
was divorce against her by Lester Caldwell,
re. was called in the circuit court Friday
lion she did not answer, and during a confer- 1
,w; ence of her attorneys and the judge a a b
re. messenger rushed in and said that rather pee
rith than appear Mrs. Caldwell had killed her- 1ei
self. She had drunk carbolic acid. A bili
physician who hurried to her homr pre- Wt
yS vented her immediate death, and the sas
judge has postponed hearing of the di- all
vorce case until her recovery. Members as
at of Mrs. Caldwell's family have informed
the police that when the date of the trial in
his- was set she attempted to choke her baby buy
rush to death and to kjll herself, and that she cer
reek has insisted she never would face the by
on court. of
t FIVE ARE DEAD; SIX DYING a
low- Block of Frame Buildings Destroyed ha
nore and Many Homeless. ag
ch San Francisco.-Five men burned to ftc
The death, a sixth dying from his injuries, ce
arts five others seriously injured, is the toll gi'
in human lives and suffering collected by
a fire that condsumed the St. George Ho-e a
tel Friday. le
aeAll day long firemen dug for the bodies bl
who of a dozen men thought to have been
revol- killed and buried under the debris.
00 is A square block of frame buildings and a
home shacks that stood around the tinder box T
ro that housed 260 sleepers when the fire al
iow broke out are in ruins, and aside from ,
r his lodgers in the hotel more than a scoreo01
e ted of persons are homeless. a
ue The property loss is estimated at about fi
girls. $75,000. _ _
CROSS-EYED EXCUSE FAILED.
Dick. Louisville, Ky.-o-v. Willson has re~. I
eom- fused a pardon to George Kellum, who
sIday shot and' killed Will Reed, and who
where claimed,because uf the fact that he is I
dent's ereoeyed, he is unable to distinguish a
he mail more than a. few feet away, and
tress was reallysbooting at another man, who
on had struck .him over the head, when
reiiReed was accidentally' killed. Gov. Will
m6ipo held that a man whor ls so eros
p . eyed as to be .unhbl to distinguish at
b h i s shooting ibfid net shoot at
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WHEAT PIT HIT BY WHIRLWIND war,
says
Fortunes Shift Like Sand-King Pat- "M
ten Again Feature of Flurry. plates
Chicago.-lt was a day of tumult and pract
sharply shifting fortunes in the wheat ness
pit of the board of trade Thursday. July to w i
wheat following a docile advance to a man
high level, suddenly dropped an extreme recte
4 3-8 cents. The "pyramid" fortunes of creat
small speculators vanished in a trice and syste
the day was saved from rout only by the annu
vigorous exertions of the bull leader, fcinm
James A. Patten. press
Within the last fifteen minutes of trad- hami
ing Mr Patten bought 3,000,000 bushels reigi
of wheat for July delivery. The while ing
he chewed the stub of a cigar and ran his sums
fingers reflectively over the unshaven the
gray stubble which there has been no need
time for him to remove from his face.
It w:as Patten against the field and the ``
final gong showed that the former ap- achi
parently as mighty as ever. His pur- Visi
chases and those of his followers, togeth- eve
er with the profit-taking of shorts, who toe
lost no time in securing the fruits of tory
their bearish daring, caused a reaction of effe'
over a cent all along the line. But be- of
fore this occurred the heard of many a and
small speculator had gone. ban
UNIFORMITY IN. EDUCATION. if t
bus
All Staies Urged to Adopt System po
That Is Uniform. sell
Atlanta, Ga.-A movement to build
e up an educational scheme which shall sou
a embrace the entire South was launched. ple
a at a prolonged session of the campaign I1
managers of the conference for education
el in the South, now in annual session tha
a, here. It was proposed that all States of e
A the South be induced to take action to- ad
f ward a strong educational system which wh
r. shall be as uniform as possible. The idea ral
At to be worked out was thus expressed by
I11 President P. P. Claxton, of the Univer- wi
t- sity of Tennessee: Is
in "We should have," he said, "an archi- ret
rg tectural plan built up from all styles of
b education now in. vogue in the South. su
"We have been strengthening here and fin
there for years with good results, unti av
E now it is time to construct a system ab
more or less permanent for develop
ment." pr
-e
o SEVEN CENTS BREAD LIKELY gi
olr Ghetto Already Facing Bread at Six
Cents a Loaf.
er- New York.--With flour up forty cents
a a barrel in the local market and the pros- th
her pects apparently good for a further rise, s(
icr- New York City is now facing the possi- d
A bility of bread at seven cents a loaf. B
)re- What will appear to hundreds of thou
the sands of the poor like famine prices for w
di- all family larders bids fair to be forcec
sre as the result of the recent rise in wheat 8
ned The Ghletto of New York has already e
rial in some degree felt the effect of thte. '
aby buoyancy of the Chicago wheat pit. Six
she cents a loaf is the price now charged P
the by some bakeries, while the proprietors
of hundreds of others declare that they
cannot continue selling at five centsi
G much longer, with bread and flour of the i
better grades costing from $7 to $7.20 a
ed barrel, against $6.60 to $6.80,a few days
ago. They add, moreover, that with
to flour permanently up to the rates re
ries, cently quoted, even six cents would not I
toll give them any sort of profit.
by Seven-cent bread, either through an out
Ho- and out advance in price or an equiva
lent shrinkage in the loaf, seems inevita
dies ble.
been Feud Battle Fought Out.
Whitesburg, Ky.-In a quarrel near
and lindman, between members of the Hays
box Thacker feud factions, Alex Thacker was
fire shot and fatally injured and another man
rom seriously wounded. Thomas Hays and
core other members of that faction have been
arrested, while members of the Thacker
boat faction are resisting. Further trouble is
feared.
SPOTATOES GOING UP.
a e New Orleans Suffers From Fast Rising
Prices.
who New Orleans.-While the jump in the
he is price of flour and the resultant cutting
ih a down is size of the loaves of bakers'
and bread has been about the same in New
who Orleans as everywhere else in the coun
when try, the principal worry housekeepers
Will- have been subjected to has been the rise
ros in potatoes. Several weeks ago Irish po
ala tatoes were selling in New? Orleans at
h at $250 a barrel. The price has been grad.
o u ally crawling upward until Thursday
they were quoted, at $4.50 a barrel
.~~~ ~ .,.- .' ' .
MAKE CROP STABLE Eo s
like evt
keted of
GIGANTIC PLAN TO BENEFIT facturer
COTTON GROWERS. put in a
"The
-- business
By Means of Bonded Warehouses in and eve
Which Cotton Will Be Stored south, 1
It Is Asserted Market Can unnece!
Be Regulated. "Non
farmer
"When the farmers of the south and illustra
the business men of the south say the wareho
word, funds will be immediately avail- lutely
able in sufficient volume to forever mercia
place the great industry of cotton pro- or an i
duction upon a stable foundation, free
from the chance fluctuations of the
market, relieved of the attack of ma- cotton.
nipulators and leaving the gigantic
crop monopoly of this section to re
spond, unembarrassed and unrestrict- lions
ed, to the legitimate laws of supply holder
and demand. The result should mean
to the south an annual actual cash United
saving ranging from $150,000,000 to "It
$250,000,000." class
In these plain terms Daniel J. Sul- "Wi
ly, the man who drove cotton to its suppo1
- highest market price since the civil whate
o war, outlined the purpose of his visit his bi
to Atlanta and the southern states, debtec
says the Atlanta Constitution. wareh
t" "My plan," he continued, "contem- be ma
plates nothing less than an eminently with i
ad practical materializing, by sane busi- world
at ness methods partaking of conserva
tive business investment, of the end "In
a to which the farmer and the business not si
man of the south have for years di- It is
i rected their efforts; and that is, the with
of creation of an impregnable business the c
system which shall do away with the collat
the annual necessity of the farmer sacri- upon
der, ficing millions of bales of cotton for when
pressing debt, congesting the market, "TI
ad- hammering down prices, upsetting the guar
els reign of supply and demand, and los- know
ile ing to this section the tremendous mon
his sums that are its due in return for upon
ven the one crop indispensable to the "T
no needs of civilization. on h
Simple Business and Finance. with
the "No thinking southern man for a auto:
moment questions the desirability of his
p achieving this result. It has been the marl
t vision of every southern business man, "C
every farmers' organization in the his-ron
ho tory of the south. The sole obstacle wou
of to putting that vision into practical an
of effect heretofore has been the lack Eurn
beof the immense financial resources in ti
a and the machinery essential to the coul
handling of so vast a project. witt
"That obstacle will now be removed, tect
ON. if the farmers of the south and the
business men of the south are ready
to lend their earnest co-operation to
u plans making obviously for their own fin
self-interest. a
build "I do not ask one penny from the
shall southern people, I do not ask the plie
iched. pledging of one bale of cotton, until tal
)aign I have given ample good faith of suffi- sid
ction cent financial backing, from sources cha
ssion that are unquestionable, to carty disi
es of every detail of the plan into effect ven
and to safeguard the interest of every
farmer in the south, from the man hat
icd who raises one bale to the man who ant
dea raises a thousand bales. cer
d by "This understanding, which I am par
iver- willing to make good to all comers, psi
is the foundation upon which the boi
rchi- rest of the plan is builded.
es of "A minimum fund of $10,000,000, cot
Ssubscribed by the most conservative ow
e and financiers of the United States, is ha
unti available to be invested in such iron- co
clad securities as shall insure the tl
e ability and the responsibility of the
plan's promoters to redeem their ipi
promises and obligations to the last
detail.
ELY "The people of the south will be CO
given the first opportunity to invest k
It Bix in this project, if, upon rigid investi- nO
gation, it commends itself to their
judgment.
ents "But it will become operative, with pr
Spros- the same rock-ribbed backing, if the hc
r rise, south does not see fit to put a single cc
pse1- dollar into it." e
loaf. Bonded Warehouses and Certificates. ti
thou- "What are the details of the plan?" cc
es for was asked Mr. Sully. is
forcea "Simply the materializing," he an- in
heat swered, "of the plan your own Farm- ti
Sers' union has been and is striving to
Iready put intoactual operation, but in which bi
Sthethey have been impeded for lack of ri
it. Six the tremendous ready resources indis- n
arged pensable to its execution.
,rietor "The backbone of the plan is an
t they chain of bonded warehouses through
cents out the south sufficient in number a
of the and capacity to house one-third of the a
$7.20 a crop, and that one-third, as has been t
Sdays demonstrated, will be the balance of Y
.t with power which will render market con
tes re- gestion impossible and iinsure the dis- I
ld not posal of the crop in strict conformity I
with the laws of supply and demand.
Farmer Will Own His Cotton. I
an out "No farmer will sacrifice or sur
quiva- render the title of his cotton under I
nevita- this plan.
"Say that he produces one bale of
cotton. Under present conditions, the
vast majority of southern planters 1
e near have already heavily mortgaged that
bay- ale to secure the funds for its pro
er was luction.
er man ''His creditors press upon him for
ys and settlement. In only exceptional in
ve been stances is he able to withstand the
hacker pressure. As an overwhelming rule,
oble is he is forced to sell his cotton the mo
ment it leaves the ginnery.
"'The same situation prevailing in
every southern state, It follows that
It Rising the bulk of the crop, instead of fol
lowing natural business laws and be
Sin the ing marketed over the legitimate
Scutting perlod of barter and sale and con
bakers' sumption, is dumped upon the market
in Ne in big lots.
e coun "The inevitable result is that the
ekp market price sags, congestion ensues
keepers and the individual who cannot afford
the ri to hold off his creditors sells his cot
rish p ton at a loss.
leana at Unbusinesslike and Unnecessary.
Tu grda "This procedure is unbusinesslike,
unnecessary and ruinously expensive
to southern industry.- The cotton crop,
like every other crop, should be mar.
keted only as it is needed. No manu.
facturer would think of selling his out.
put in a short two or three months.
"The farmer should be on an equal
business plane with the manufacturer
and every other producer. Until he is,
he will lose himself and lose to the
south, hundreds of millions of dollars
unnecessarily each year.
"Now go back to the individual
farmer we were using for purposes of
illustration. He deposits his bale in a
warehouse that is bonded and abso.
lutely as responsible to the comn
mercial world as is a surety company
or an insurance corporation.
"He accepts for this bale a certifl'
cate certifying to his ownership of the
cotton. .
"The backing of a reserve of mil.
lions of dollars, and of all the stock.
holders, is back of that certificate.
"It will be as full protected as
United States currency.
"It represents the highest possible
class of collateral for loans.
"With the security thus outlined
1 supporting it, he will have no trouble
1 whatever in borrowing enough from
t his banker to meet his pressing in
debtedness, holding his cotton in the
warehouse until such time as it can
be marketed at a price commensurate
y with its ultimate value to the business
i- world.
- Farmer Owns the Equity.
d "In borrowing this money, he does
s not surrender the equity in his cotton.
i- It is his, to sell whenever he pleases,
.e with the plain business exception that
Is the certificate he may have used as
Le collateral for the loan is a prior lien
upon the bale which must be satisfied
)r when that culmination is reached.
"Thus the banker, or loaner, is safe
'e guarded equally with the farmer. I
's know of many banks and lenders of
is money putting out large sums to-day
or upon less reliable security.
ie "The amount the farmer can borrow
on his certificate will, of course, vary
with localities. It will be determined
a automatically by the amount of cotton
of his certificate represents and ruling
he market conditions.
Ln, "Certificates underwritten in the
is- iron-clad manner I have described
wle would eagerly be accepted by the -"
Snanciers both in this country and In
Europe, and by mill operators both
:es in this country and in Europe. They
:he could be subjected to rediscounting
without affecting their value to or pro
ed, tection of the original holder."
tdy Where Profit Comes In. I
to "Where does the profit of the men ,
n financing this plan come In?" was
asked Mr. Sully.
the "The company thus formed," he re.
the plied, "whether wholly of outside capi.
ntil tal or whether divided between out..
g. side and southern capital, would dis
ces charge the function, and be paid for
rty discharging the function, of the inter.
rect vention in any large or small business.
'ery "It would be paid a nominal fee for
nan handling each bale in the warehouse
who and for insuring the validity of the
certificate, just as the bonding corn.
am panies in every business avenue are
era, paid a premium for issuing or insuring
the bonds and securities.
"The company would not own the
000cotton. The warehouses would pnot
tive own the cotton. The farmer would
is have his equity in it, subject, ot
ron' course, to the prior lien of his cey
the tlficate, until the cotton was sold.
the "There would be no chance for man.
:heir ipulation and no desire for manipulf*
last 'non on part of the guaranteeing con
cern. The books and the quantity of
1 be cotton on hand would be open and
ivest known to the world. There would be
resti- no secrecy, no mystery.
their Warehouses Must Be Erected.
"It will be essential, of course, to
with provide sufficient warehouses for the
Sthe housing of this tremendous quantity t
ingle cotton. Already the south 6wns almost
enough of them. It will be compara
ates. tively inexpensive to erect enough to
lan?" completethequota. Thesurplus remalin
ing will go into the guarantee fund,
s an- making absolutely secure these cerF
arm- tificates.
ng to "The transformation would work
which benefit to the southern warehouses al
ek of ready in operation. It would throw
indis- more business their way at the same
rates, and create absolutely new busit
is a ness.
ough- "Crudely estimated, the cotton crop,
mber as 'marketed' in the present haphaz
f the ard fashion, brings into the south be
been tween $550,000,000 and $600,000,000 a
ce of year.
t con- "Is it worth while to the south to
ie dis- increase this sum by $150,000,000 to
rmity $250,000,000?
mand. "That is what the plan contem
pn, plates, and it is simply a question of
r sur- arithmetic, as you can see with a pa
under per and pencil in one minute.
"The price such additional wealth
ale of would cost would be but a nominal
is, the fraction of the gain. The profit of
anters the project for good and all. It is only
d that one year, would several times finance
s pro amazing that the thing, considering
its purely business aspects, has not
Im for been done long ago.
1al in- "Turning loose this tremendous sum
Id the into the south annually would not only
; rule, give lew meaning and developmentto
he mo agriculture in the south; it would also
be reflected in every channel of trade
ing in and commerce, from the crossroads
rs that merchant to the corporations in the
of tol- cities, manufacturing plants of ever7
nd be description, bankers and every characs
itimate ter of commercial and industrial e-
id con- terprise."
market
Same Girl.
lat the "Why, I remember your wife per
ensues fectly-the daintiest, prettiest little
Safford thing, so aesthetic and all that! And
his cot- I hear she's turned out a fine cook!"
"Turned out a fine cook! You bet
ssary. she has. Why, she has turned out at
iesslike, least ten in the last four months!"