The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-27
LET THEM COME BACK
COTTON FACTORIES AND SMOKE
HOUSES SHOULD BE IN SOUTH.
SOUTH MADE NEW ENGLAND.
TENNEssEE'S GOVERNOR APPEALS
TO COMMISSIONERS.

should BE Near Place of PRODUCE
tiOn-Let Them Come Back From
New England and Chicago, Says
McMilIan-Discovery of Texas Oil
VIII Prove the Greatest Factor in
the Development of the South.
Fertilizers Are Discussed-GrOw-
ing of Live stock.
Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 26.-The Cot
ton States Association of Commission
ers of Agriculture began its fourth
annual convent ton here to-day. The
following states are represented:
Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina,
Virginia, Louisiana. Arkansas and
Tennessee. B. C. White and w. A.
Orten are also in attendance, repre-
senting the United States Department
of Agriculture.
President S. L. Patterson of North
Carolina presided.
Gov. Mcmillan, on hehalf of the
state. welcomed the association. Dur
ing the course of his remarks he said:
I'VE want a more diversified agri-
culture. We don't want our people
dependent on any one crop. We have
been too long dependent on one or two
crops. / want to see the time when
forty acres is sufficient to employ
thirty to forty men. Urge it in season
and out of season. We have raised
enough to enrich dozen empires.
south Made New England.
1--WE have made New England. They
have fattened by Swimming the cream
from our products. l want to see the
time when our smokehouses will be
brought from Chicago, and our cot
ten factories brought from New Eng
land
Referring to the discovery of oil in
Louisiana and Texas, he said it was
not only the greatest oil field in the
world, but would prove the greatest
factor in developing the South. With
oil, salt and sulphur, the greatest
sugar and rice fields in the world, and
splendid crops of all other products,
what might not be expected of this
territory?
Gov. Mcmillan urged that worn,
wasted or washed lands be put in tim
ser.
G. w. Koiner of Virginia responded
for the association.
Secretary Kilgore made a statement
as to uniform fertilizer guarantees and
laws, saying some slight changes had
been made in the Georgia law, but
aside from the preparation of the bill
published in the proceedings, the COM
mittee had nothing to report.
Postage Rates Discussed.
Postage rates for department publ
cations was informally discussed, anC
President Patterson suggested tina
saving possible in postage rates sb,
securing the Thanking privilege an,
getting the best rates. 1t was decided
to have each department furnish in
formation as to the proba bile amour
of mailing matter that will be sen
out from each department, this in
formation to be furnished the chair.
man of the committee.
The association then adjourned unit
2 o'clock.
President Patterson's address opened
the proceedings of the afternoon. He
referred to the fact that the United
States spend $750,000 annually through
Its Department of Agriculture and the
various states half that much. He
said the work of the states should
follow closely that of the United
States and be supplemental to the lat
ter.
He considered the analysis of fertil-
izers as probably the most important
state work, and thought the revenue
from this source should be devoted to
the development of the science and
practice of agriculture. The state
departments should work to extermi-
nate crop pests and diseases and that
each state should have at least one
entomologist in its employ.
Profit i'm Live stock.
Live stock growing should be en-
couraged and the advantage of the Sec
ton for growing forage crops should
be impression on farmers. He spoke
of the great benefits derived from
farmers institutes, the advantages of
issuing bulletins from headquarters
and the gathering of crop statistics.
Charles A. Keffer, horticulturist at
the Tennessee Experiment Station, lis
cussed Apple Growing in the Noun
tains of the Southern States" saying
that it has become as much a specially
as live stock raising.
The convention adjourned for ride
over the city, after which the commits
sioners were entertained at the Uni
versity Club.