Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-10
Association will hereafter be known as
the National Association of Cane Grow

Association will hereafter be known al
the National Association of Cane Grow
ers.
The shipments Of cotton from BAN
berg, Barnwell county, s. c., this year
amount to 1920 bales, as against 1856
bales last year.
At a recent sale in Howard county
Mo-. calves brought $3.50; yearlings, $751;.
90; two-year-olds, $43; cows, from S26 to
$40.
Governor Lowery predicts that Missis-
slppi will manufacture into cloth, with.
In few years, every pound of cotton
raised i'll its limits.
Nearly 500 niles of railway have been
built in Mississippi during the past two
years, and the cotton mill output of
the State has been doubled
In their memorial to Congress the cit
iZens of Augusta, Ga, ask for an appro-
priation of $500, ,OOO-$ 100000 fer a pub
lie building and 100000 for the river.
The South. Carolina Legislature has
appropriated $4,000 to make an exhibi-
ton for the State at the Worlds Indus
trial and Cotton Centennial Exposition.
Palestine, Tex. is constantly growing.
Among other buildings a goodly number
OF dwelling houses are being erected by
men of moderate means, for their own
use.
1t is said that the farmers of Tenpes-
see complain of the rabbit pest, but are
making way with them by supplying
Nashville with half of her meat supply
from that prolific source.
Bermuda grass is being extensively
planted In Southwest Georgia. No land
Is too poor to promote its rapid growth.
1t will afford an excellent pasturage the
greater part ofthe year.
1t is claimed that The building of the
proposed Macon and Florida Air Line
Railroad would reach fourteen counties.
the total farm products ofwhich amount.
in value yearly to nearly 100000.
The Female Education Aid Associa-
ton, organized in Baltimore Md, has un-
dertaken the task of founding and en-
dowing great female seminary which
shall offer to yeung women the oppor-
tunity for tirst-class education.
Tennessee has school fund of 81 .OOO.-
OOO annually for 100000 population, out
of which less than 100000 enroll in the
public schools, while the daily attend
ance is less than 100000 only two-ffths
of the children attend school.
The business men of Vicksburg, Miss.
have addressed a memorial to Congress
asking that body to restore the harbor of
Nicksburg, by making an appropriation
to bring the Yazoe river in front of the
city.
At recent meeting of the Academy Of
National Sciences, Professor H. Carvill
Lewis exhibited some remarkable mug
gets found i'll Mon gomery county, n. c..
forty miles east of Charlotte and two miles
from Yadkin river.
According to the report of Special
Agent Hurt, of the Department of Agrl-
culiule, there is at the present time a
marked tendency In the State of Missis-
sippi to contract the size of the larger
plantations; in other words, a tendency
towards smaller farms.
The Louisville, KY, cotton project is
being pushed. Mr.. Arthur NJ Diggles,
Eastern capitalists, appear
ed before the Louisville Board of Trade
offering one-fourth subscription to ST.
100000 factory to have $4,000 spindles.-
Baltimore Mfrs Record.
TIE Lynehburg, Va, News SAYS that
the report of the Executive Committee
made splendid exhibit for the business
Of Lynchburg. An increase of the asses
sed values of the city from a little over
S3 OO0, 900 in 1868 TO over S12,OOO,OO0 in
1888 is magnificent showing.
The South Carolina Times and Demo-
crat thinks that persons from abroad
looking for homes can find no better
place to settle than in Orangeburg coun-
~ or town. The lands there are excel.
ent and varied in character, and the
people are hospitable and public spirited.
The longest line of fence in the world
will be the wire fence to extend from
he Indian Territory west across the |
Texas Panhandle and thirty-five miles
INTO New Mexico. 1t is said to be over
200 miles long and its purpose is to stop |
ne drift of northern cattle southwark.
1t is asserted that the timber region of
East Tennessee is destined to become
econd only to the bluegrass country,
or its fine lands have not been cleared
,ut of great forests of poplar, hickory,
walnut; sycamore and other valuable
imber which have reached fine state
# development.