The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-15
SOIrTHEKN NOTES

The Southern railway seems very much
in earnest in its desire 10 promote immi-
grafton southwark Theiatest evidence is
given I'm the fact that it has begun q Cana
dian edition of its monthly publication.
"The Southern Field" This edition is
printed I'm English and French and is full
OF matter encouraging Canadians 20 come
here. French Canadians have been swarm
ing into New England for many years.
Far greater opportunities await them in
the South.
The Alabama State Fair, which is now
on at Birmingham and is having a two
weeks session, enjoyed am average daily
attendance last week Of 5000. The promo
tiers of the fair are greatly encouraged
and are already perfectng plans for next
years fair and to make the annual eXhi-
bition a certainty for years 20 come
Some one. a good old farmer doubtless.
left a beautiful large pleasant faced
pumpkin at the Office of the editor Of the
Paris CTennl Press and the next morning
the editor sweetly sang:
"When / can elevate my fork
TO swipe a pumpkin on the sly.
] bid farewell to beans and pork
And eat my pumpkin pie.
The Georgia farmers being inspired in
great measure by the Macon Telegraph,
are in earnest about making Georgia
wheat raising state. Macon IS TO have a
wheat fair next year and quite a large
fund has already been raised for pre-
miums why not raise our own wheat"
say the farmers. lit costs but little TO try
it. If the croD fails the land is in fine fix
for another crop. Try IT,"
II has not been a great while since some
men Of means decided to establish a car
get factory in the South. They were
laughed at but they needed not the jeers
of those who laughed. They started in
small way at first at Gahney, S. c. The
Charleston News and Courier Of Monday
SAYS:
One OF the most notable exhibits at the
State Fair last week. as reported, was that
Of the Ganney Carpet Manufacturing
Company. which showed the fine class of
ingram goods and art squares tnat are
being made by their mills at Gaffney, S
&. Mr. Gaffney, who had charge of the
exhibit. stated that the mill lis turning
out very nearly a million yards of carpet
ing every year. and has eighteen travel
ling statesmen on the road who sell all the
goods IL can make" IL has been noted
before that the mill sells It's products in
the Northern and Western States, in com
petition with the products the mills of
those states. so that it is evidently estab-
lshed on sure foundation. There ought
to be room and work for another like II
somewhere i'm the state. There are but
two such mills. we believe. In all the
South
The Journal Of Perry. Ga, has this in
teresting item: Judge John NJ. Pitts. of
near Heard beats the band" on sugar
cane lie brought to this office Tuesday a
stalk that contained nineteen matured
Joints and measured eight feet The thir-
teenth iont was much shorter than the
others. showing that the cane took on new
growth after the drought and matured
six more Joints. nearly one-third Of the
entire stalk.
The Atlanta Constitution prints this
item. which is OF interest to hundreds Of
Virginians:
Rev. DIR. ]. b. TAYLOR. recently agent of
the Baptists Orphans Home. Of Virginia,
who has been elected TO the presidency Of
the Georgia Baptists' Orphans Home. is
In the city and has commenced the active
discharge OF his duties.
DR. Taylor Is one OF the most distin-
guishSd ministers in the South. and his
acceptancy Of the presidency OF the Bap.
lists Orphans Home is an assurance that
the affairs Of that institution will be