, 1881-10-12
Prominent lllinoisnns Appeal to
The Chicago Tribune,
Aud Que Legislator Appeals to
tho Governors.
s1'nOUrEt, cO)tS.

uTUl1EllL Will tIIllI II StlEk III ClF EuFH lHkEtl
Mt random from largo Held of e0rn which
OIL tho Eth ttny of September t1u c0nt tuye
sotu sul,til,g for to cents per busllcl, with II
pronisel yield tf tl,irty-tye bushels IL the
ucrc. ThG specimens were exhibited during
tho .lay TO l,!nsIy corn buyers, experts nnd
old farmers, md the universal opinion WIS
expressed tut 10 ono ever snw anything tku
II before. ol,e veritAble pioneer ghing 80 far
nA 10 say titAt ifu had net9r seen SstiinW corn
nor sGd corn lonk Ike tl!at corl,.
combined ca!!ses protluced ynn .,nprecc..
srHtett drassth during Tho past summer anil
The heavy warm r.ias 'llat l,Wve fa!r'i within
tlle pSst ilfteen or twGnty dnys. ilHrc Is III
tbecn,lse tho tisuth Ind Killed tho life ut TIC
Ntnlk1, mud ils ttp Mfclyto,lcliut tito ErultIn.
YOU see y Inns srr1nte!l on all skies, mid,
llke certain lar4!stlc Vines, begins to tako
there Is I'LL eur taken fspl,l Il stalk standing
erect. You SEC It Is still covered with the
sli,lsl. | strip II down half way md II Is
ESs r%iys'y s{s95aos ~ a n sor cor % bat t XII !s 5
"it VII sesn,s." M continued MIR. Voris, "tfut
upon etUso Inspection Of our !lrlls tint ut
is ioqnd ii this condition. And that 10 per
| cent is enough to, reduce tho whole grale
bcloW lHerctantubie cort. II Is next to int.
possiele to Senaratt the so.lred aud spr9'1ted
saii Sir. Sargent: w :iM ill., my cot1nty the
damage from spr0ttG'l cOrll will bXCeeti ~
per cent. fiaye. nlatie ,uersonnl inspection
nn'l beIloye mi Justified !I itlls Insertion.
within the reu!einbElllee Of the eldest farmer
] tll the Uknw bottoms Or NlUu!trie upla1Mls.
TO staid Of at!d luok ut u field If corn, o,.u
huvll!s knowledge would cntciully estt'nutc
| ucrt. tn intt thu field and begin husking
md Mt once you lind car aftur cur hilgl!tetl,
r1ttetl, sprouted. II nppears TO make lIttlo
ulIftr1nee whether tho car SinlAls erect Oh
tic stalk Or bends Hyer, or touches tic
ground. fha warm rains acted upon tho
gorn oil the ,cnb rs ~ tho spring II, nets, upon
te ataFsa n;| kHrSe In the gro'nd' giving to
"Ilow do yuti account for this?" was
"Weil, the only reason / can give IS that
tho drOt1tii preventet! the htnlk nlNl tho tnb
1rnM MATURING, a'td tho laso tatiss Sscn' to
!nve lnnttc them spnhEy, nnd thus nidett by
the SUMS heat fell tltp ullnatnrGl Kernel nllu
started 1t 10 growing"
A SOUTHERN ILLINOIS IE9IsLA-
FOR.
Anotller reporter of TuE TRIBUNE met
yesterday, the lion. Robert 4. y. Wilhanks,
Of Mount Vernon, who represents Jefferson,
Hamilton, a1ld other counties iii Southern
illinois III tic Legislature.
Senator Tanner, Of Clay. was lately inter-
viewed BY II Springfield pnper,nnd Represent
alive Wtlbnilks proeGe.led tn repty 10 tint
Interview very courteonsly. rs follows:
What do vol, think Of Sp,,ntor Tanners
uublisl,el interview Regarding the crun rull.
,,... -, S,,,,.,,sr' ,,,,, 49,. g. Wv .',1,p ~
use III ooau'etn lll'o'ls' a'.a tllo eom'llt'oh ol
the pconlo III coaseaucnc ctlsereofF"
~ think the Senntor allowed Ills aynlpn-
titles to ruie lis bottcr judgment. know
tho Senator will llD would In tlla last lnn,,
to cast my reflection upon Ills SECTION Of tho
State. In his statement rs to the Immediate
oyert,rawn. Tb, fn,1urn % If crn,,s @ % tl'Is vsar ~
.., t". .,o ~ .4o, 'f''a yea'
and III Southern Illlnuis tho failure Of crops
is stagnation to aIl business. Our people
nron ~ ,"ts 'or rh.ro opu. .Sas ", ~ u ",e"t
crop VI 1h's !car' lHeIe WIS I'LL hpPateht
boom III reAl estate. There was to be I'LL
end Of going into debt, substantial Improve
,ucnts were to l,e ,nntlc. tbe ti,iu of ,lsirnblo
.,'a "',s @ IT,, "a' nose 10 ~
t,ua tsmn;,a "t ,I .,,a.. ~ % III
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