The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1892-02-09
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.
To Restrict Cotton Cultivation.


The convention of the cotton men and
cotton planters called by the Augusta
(Ga.) exchange met the other day. The
subject of reduction Of acreage was
fully discussed, and after debate the
following was adopted:
Resolved, That this convention memorialize
the Legislature Of the cotton stairs, recommend.
Ing the enactment Of such laws IS they in their
wisdom may think best calcuhlted to accom-
plish the following results:
]. The adaptation among as of,ne Australian
or some other similar system FIR the registra-
tion OF land titles and transfers 20 as to render
these evidences of property as secure and as
easily and cheaply transferred ~ state and cor.
porate bonds and stocks now are
e. To secure more effectually Than at present
all rights and privileges appertaing or in any
way belonging to land flor examrsle, the right to
game and the power to dispose " 1t as secured
by law in Germany to owners Of land for their
sole use and disposal
g. That all agricultural lands ~ classified and
permanent valuation for taxst.en fxed upon
| them. as was done in Englarf3fk act of par
lament and thereafter, for fsSsod of thirty
three years, no improvement = agricultural
lands be subject to assessment and taxation.
L. That to meet the present and prospective
depreciation Of cotton, threateni,y bankruptcy,
moderate license tax be placed on cotton acre
age for period of four years, lifting the burden
Of taxation from all other crops and restraining
the Improbable culture Of cotton
This last action was amended so as to
suggest careful consider ton by the
Legislatures on the subject o. cotton tax.
Export Business via New Orleans.
The st. Louis Globe Den1crat says:
The natural channel through .anich export
| business from st. Louis to European ports has
been handled for many years has been via east
srn seaboard cities, with the excos 9Dn Of such
| Is has besn moved by river via l-sy Orleans,
but the Cairo Short Line has at lust broken the
'ecord and completed the shipmei. an entire
:argo of flour from Kehlor Bros, II st. Louis,
or Galway. Ireland, via New Orlegls, the first
'ntire cargo ever handled in this manner all rail
New Orleans. Within the near future much
arger share OF the export business from the
Mississippi valley will be hands, ~ that port.
i've solid trains were required q move this
| Hallway shipment from East ~ - ouis, each
| train going through to New Orleans ,ia the Illi-
nois Central railroad without being separated
| On route, special right of way being given over
| the entire line. The cars wereNaandsomely
placarded on both sides, and the trsas attracted
widespread attention all along the line. In this
| connection it is also noted that st Louis ship
| pers are exporting large quantities of -four to
| Cuba via New Orleans, the Cairo Short Line
| having during the past week hahSlad in addi-
| tion to quite a number Of smaller sn snpments, an
entire cargo Of flour for Havana s,ecial vessel
having been chartered for the pnIs se.
| Chattanooga Big Cs-Sern.
A cave has been found under the
Chattanooga (renn.) suburb of High
land park, the entrance beil..s near the
Methodist church. The finder is half
breed Indian. who probably had point
ers from the Cherokees whose tradi-
tions are to the effect tina. treasures
are concealed hereabouts. Twenty-Five
men are at work blasting cnt the pas
sage, which is at first very narrow,
widening into large underground rooms,
which seem to have been used in the
past. 1t is said by those VI. kave ex-
cavated the cavern that Where 1t runs
under the electric railroad the current
can be plainly felt, being grounded.
The subterranean mystery will be thor
Oughly investigated by men who believe
there is money in it,
1
The annual report Of the Kentucky
heaf and dumb institution contains some
interesting statistics.
The whole number of pupils that have re-
ceived instruction since the founding of the in
stitution, in 1923 Is l,025; the whole number OF
pupils connected with this Institution during
the past two years is 228. The average attend
bnce for 1889 30 was 1877. For ls90-9l 1t was 1873.
l l~of ~ ~. ooS
pupils 125 were born deaf Disease or accident
ire responsible for IS; meningitis, 15; brain
lever and scarlet fever, each; fevers (not
pecifed), 8; measles, 4; whooping cough and
typhoid fever, each; and several other causes
produced one or two each. The institution has
permanent fund of $4,000 and library fund
II 5000 An itemized statement @; expenditures
g also given. The per capita expense is about
,225.