The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-05
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fail to arouse interest in the minds of
all Southerners. All have direct or
indirect connection with it.
A double interest will be awakened
by a book called Cotton and Cotton
Oil" written by man who has for
the best years of his life been init
mately associated with both subjects,
in all their various ramifications.
Mr.. D. A. Tompkins of Charlotte, N.
c., is the author of this book, which
is the fourth one of a series on kim
dred topics. -4g
Cotton Mill Processes and Calcula-
tions'' was written for the men who
run the machinery in the milf Cotton
Mill, Commercial Features for the
men who run the machinery of the Of
fee; Cotton Values in Textile Fab
RIGS" for all who take any interest in
Southern development.
The latest book, Cotton and Cotton
Or always CottonD is a combination
book in every sense of the word. 1t
combines cotton with one of it's for
merly despised by-products or waste
products, and gives them social and
civil equality. II combines the notion
of processes and calculations with the
the man in the mil, and the man in the
office will each have pleasure and prof
it in reading the book.
There is a streak of political economy
through this book that will serve as
nucleus for the upbuilding of a science
of industro- political economy whose
study will revivify the manufacturing
spirit of our grandfathers who but for
the institution of slavery would have
long ago transcribed our present cot
ton mill prosperity.
The book is IN three parts. Part I,
is full treatise on the planting, culti-
waiting and harvesting of cotton, and
also full discussion of all the present
and prospective methods of ginning
and baling cotton. The various round
bale systems are fully illustrated and
described. Part II deals with the man
ufacturing and refining of all the pro-
ducts. Part III is called Correlated
Industries" under which are grouped
the .fattening of beef cattle and main
tenance of dairy cattle on cotton oil
products. and the manufacture and use
of fertilizers. The use of home fer
tilizers, and the manufacture of COM
mercial fertilizers each have full share
of attention.
This book is intensely practical in
every line. 1t is very fully illustrated
with new and original drawings and
photographs. 1t is published by the
author, d. A. Thompkins, Charlotte,
N. c. Price $3.50.
Godfrey Strong" by Laura E. Ed
wards. Dana, Estes & Co, publishers.
Boston, Mass. Illustrated by Frank T.
Merrill. 16 mo-, bound in newest style.
75. cents. This book will interest most
readers from first page to last, and is
a great discourager of sleep. Many
books are sedatiVes. This isn't. 1t is
admirably adapted to light reading,
and is written in a simple and viva
cious style, at once concise and ade-
quate. But it has a serious purpose
which one does not have to look far
beneath the surface to discover: this
lifts it vastly above the mass of flip
pant, ephemerial summer fiction No
story of recent years has furnished so
convincing a picture of life in a small
country town. The author gives us
something far better than description
She seats us in the midst of her viii
lage, and allows us to get acquainted
for ourselves with Godfrey and Vesta
Blyth and Diploma Grotty and the
wonderful Mrs. Tree.