The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-21

flows, and adverse possession does not give title. Those who own the disputed wharf rights thought they had q clear title and have thought 50 for many years, and will fight to the last ditch There Is abou- three miles of wharf rights involved of the value of half million dollars.
 How lt Was Found.
 Several years ago an abstract man in Mobile named Barnes discovered that the title was not clear to this land and made a proposition to the city to try to recover He retained George L. Smith and asso- ciates to fight the case. It was found that there was no right vested in the city to make a contract to give Barnes half the recovery, which 1t did, and together they got bill passed by the legislature allow ing the city to enter Into the contract. The instrument was signed by Mayor Lavretta, who did not know what lands were to be included. When the case was filed the Mayor found to his ehagrin that one block was in his own possession and that he would have to fight the suits he had given authority of the city to enter. The trials have usually resulted in failure for the city in the lower court but the state and national supreme courts have upheld the cont entlons.
 rarmers EnthuSlastlc.
 Farmers and cotton growers, mer- chants and renters will gather in Mont gomery tomorrow to organize a state as- sociation of cotton growers, subordinate to the Southern Cotton Association re- gently set up in business at New Or leans. Letters by the score and messages by the dozen received by Commissioner O. Agriculture R. R. Poole indicate that there will be at least two hundred dele gates here from all over the cotton sec- tion of the state. It is expected that a man will be named for president of the state association, who will be in every way in sympathy with the movement and able to accomplish the best results for the farmers.
 A movement will be made to have the Southern Cotton association adopt a badge or button, and order it worn by all the members of the state and county and beat organizations. It has been drawn up by MT. B. Dixon Armstrong of Elbe. who is In the city today, and Is in the form of a cotton bale. There Is an in- side square the shape of the bale. in which are the letters "C, s, A." Under these is "25 per cent reduction" On the upper side of the bale is this quotation from the Jordan circular: Tn unity there shall be strength Below in the space near lne tuSt lSs we II uO II. II lS tlc purpose of the originators to have the button adopted and distributed to all who are interested In the movement.
 Interest in Coffee.
 MT. Armstrong says there Is wonder ful interest in Coffee county in the move nent. There is no doubt but what there will be a great reduction of the acreage and much less fertilizer used The dele gates from this county to the state meeting tomorrow are W. II. Smith and NJ. Fl. Carmichael.
 W. II. Seymour. who has just return ed from Lowndes county says that there is a great interest in the move ment to hold the crop and reduce acre age down that way and the biz planters are doing everything they can to further the enterprise. A man WHO makes a lot of cotton every year told him that he would be willing to put 25,000 bales into a pool to hold it If he had the opportu- nifty.
 Commissioner of Agriculture Poole. MT. Armstrong and Mir. Seymour all agreed today that the big planters are doing their full part along with the bankers