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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-05

Bonapnrte Is Secretary of Navy.
Washington, July 3.-Charles J..
Bonaparte, of Maryland, has been
sworn in rs secretary of the navy.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-17
COTTON FARMERS MEETING.

18th" Reduce Acreage One-third and Hold Cotton Till
Reduction is Announced" Says the Platform-Cotto
Growers and Business Mems Association of North Car
DINA Organized-Offcers Elected and Delegates to New
Orleans Appointed.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-17

warehouses or individuals whereby
loans can be secured on the cotton
and the cotton held until it can be
sold for value.
A. That the friendly assistance of
banks, cotton mills, warehouses and
individuals is confidently requested
and anticipated, as it is manifest
that the interest of all classes are
involved in this question.
5. That the governors and legisla-
tors of cotton growing States be re-
quested to recommend by proclama-
ton and resolution the carrying in
to effect of the recommendations to
be made by the National Association
at New Orleans.
6. That the newspapers have rem
dered great assistance in calling the
attention of the public to the pres
ent situation, and they are requested
to continue their good work in edu-
eating the people to avoid the dan
ger of destroying all profit in a great
industry of over-production.
Z. The attention of cotton grow
ers is called to the danger of lend
ing cotton to be sold, upon a price
hereafter designated, to persons who
Immediately put that cotton on the
market or export it. While intend
ed as a favor to the farmers, the eff
feet of such an arrangement would
be to depress the price as much as
if it were sold outright upon the
market. We think it is better to Dor
row the necessary money than to
dispose of it in a way which will
enable the borrower of the cotton to
Immediately put it on the market.
s. That the farmers of this State
should use their best efforts and
earnest endeavors to carry into sue
cessful operation any. plan of or
~ganization looking to a restriction
of cotton production which may be
promulgated by the New Orleans
convention.
9. That the purpose of this asso-
citation is not to put the price of
cotton az fictitious or unreasonable
prices, but to secure to the grower
a fair profit in addition to the cost
of production. We believe that an
u~nrreasonably high price as well as
an unreasonably low price should
be avoided as being alike injurious
to the best interest of the country.
We believe that a stable and regu-
lar price which will afford to the far
mer a fair profit upon his labor and
investment is the price which will
conduce most to the prosperity and
happiness of the people. We believe
that such fluctuations as occurred in
the rrice of cotton during the year
1904, when the price varied from
seven cents to seventeen and a half
cents per pound for the same grades
is alike disastrous to the grower
and manufacturer of cotton and
should be avoided if possible.
ORGANIZING 'sTHE COTTON GROWERS
AND MEN q ASSOCIATION"
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-17

AOoo POA POoOO3 SASA SOVtOA4
association to act with reference to
the South's staple crop. The con-
stitution in full is as follows:
CONSTITUTION.
1. This organization shall be
known as The Cotton Growers and
Business Mems Association of
North Carolina.
2. All white persons engaged in
the business of farming, banking,
merchandising, ginning, warehous-
ing, manufacturing and other indus
trial enterprises or professions, who
are willing to unite with this move
ment for the purposes it has in view,
are eligible to membership or to hold
Office in this association.
8. All applicants for membership
shall sign the following agreement:
~agzVe,~ the undersigned members of
........ Township Cotton Growers
and Business Mems Association,
agree that we will hold all cotton in
our hands until prices agreed on by
the State association have been
reached; also to reduce acreage to be
planted in cotton this and subse-
quent years as agreed upon by the
State association; and to faithfully
abide by all the rules and regulations
of the association so long as we are
members thereof.
4. "This agreement not to be in
force until two-thirds of the persons
controlling the lands upon. which
cotton is grown have signed the same
or a similar agreement. This obi
cation not to be binding on a mem
Der of the association who is forced
to sell cotton. after he shall report his
needs to the executive committeeto of
his township who shall try to pro-
cure the necessary loan for him. If
this committee fail to procure the
money needed, he may sell his cotton
without in any way violating his OBJ
legation or standing in the ~associa-
ton"
5. The officers Of the township as
ISOLATION shall be a president, a Sec
rotary and an executive committee
of five. The duties of these officers
shall be such as are the usual duties
of such officers, except the executive
committee. It shall be the duty of
this committee to see every cotton
grower who is eligible in the terri
tory of his association and endeavor
to get him to Identify himself with
the movement and become a mem
Der; also to visit the different
farms during planting season and
insist on the reduction of acreage
agreed upon. Should any n fail or
refuse to make the reduction agreed
upon he shall be reported to the as
ISOLATION. The association then
may take such action as the mem
bers1 in their Judgment deem advisa-
BILE.
6. The county association shall
consist of it's regular officers, which
shall be similar to those of the coun-
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-17

COTTON growers nelQ In metropolitan
Hall, Raleigh, last Wednesday af-
ternoon and night was expected to
be a success. and it did not disap-
point its promoters. A more deter
mined or finer looking body of farm
ers we have never een In Raleigh.
From nearly every cotton growing
county in the State they came, and
they were moved by a deeply serious
purpose. But they were not rash.
Their resolutions are wise and mod
crate. As for the crazy scheme of
burning cotton, not one of these 400
sturdy North Carolina farmers once
mentioned it. Instead they urged
that acreage be reduced at least 33
1-3 per cent; advised farmers to hold
cotton until after the Government
issues its report showing the 1905
reduction; wisely recognized that an
u~nreasonably high price is as dam
gerous as an unreasonably low price
and concluded by organizing the
Cotton Growers and Business Mems
Association of North Carolina with
Col. John S. Cunningham as Pres
ident, and Mr.. t. B. Parker as Gen
~eral State Agent. Of the sixty cot
ton growing counties in the State,
forty-three we're represented as fol-
lows:
Beaufort, BERTHE, Cabarrus, Ca
tawba, Chatham, Chowan, Cleve-
land, Columbus. Craven, Cumber-
land, Duplin,. Durham, Edgecombe,
Franklin, CASTOR, Granville, Gull
ford, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Ire
dell, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Lin
coin, Mecklenburg, Montgomery,
Moore. Nash. Northampton, Orange,
Richmond, Robson, Sampson, Scot
land, Tyrrell, Union, Vance, Wake,
Warren, Washington, Wayne, and
Wilson.
THE STORY OF THE CONVENTION.
The Convention assembled
promptly at 4 p. m, Wednesday, and
was called to order by Secretary t.
B. Parker of the North Carolina
Farmers Alliance. Capt. W. 1. Ev-
eritt, of Richmond County, was then
made President of the Convention,
and Editor Clarence H. Poe Secre-
tary. Realizing that they were there
not for speech making but for bust
ness, the delegates got down to bus
mess at nee by appointing the fol-
lowing committee on resolutions
j. A. Brown, of Columbus; j. j.
Barrow, of Franklin; Hector Nc
Lean. of Scotland; George F. Par
rott, of Lenoir; James II. Pou, of
Wake; A. J. McKimmon. of Scot
land. A committee on organization
was also named as. follows: s. r
Alexander, of Mecklenburg: DR. p
n. Speight. of ~Edgecombe: TT
Wyatt, of Wake; J. P. Allison &C
Cabarrus; j.. E. Paterson r
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-17

While thees committees were de,
~liberating, a number of excellent ad.
dresses were made, but the points
made have been too fully covered in
the numerous exhaustive articles in
The Progressive Farmer and Cot,
ton Plant, to make it worth while
to repeat them here. Mr.. Jas. II
Pou wisely declared that if the
acreage were not to be reduced this
year, it would be better to- sell every
bale at present prices. Nj T. w.
Beckett wished to organize a gigan.
tic cotton growers trust. Presi-
dent w. @. Heath of the American
Cotton Manufacturers Association,
was called for, and declared that the
manufacturers were in sympathy
with the farmers demand for a
higher and more stable price. We
might refer at length to other ex-
cellent talks by practical farmers,
but it is not the u~tterances of indi.
viduals, but the general action of
the Convention that is of real inn
p~ortance. Let us next consider then
the platform adopted by the Con-
vention, for the report of the COM
mittee on resolutions is as much
the spirit of the body as a political
platform is the spirit of a party.
Following are the
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Whereas, the welfare of the South
depends upon our obtaining a fair
price for the cotton crop, and
Whereas, the price of cotton is
admittedly below the cost of pro-
duction, and
Whereas, to change the condition
it is necessary to curtail production
until the surplus disappears, and to
hold the cotton now in existence un-
til a market at a remunerative price
is obtainable for it, and
Whereas, the farmers are making
efforts to this end and desire to OBJ
tain unity of action upon the part
of all farmers and others interested
in their welfare.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by
the North Carolina Cotton Growers
and Business Mems Association:
1. That all growers of cotton
should reduce their acreage and pro-
duction for the year 1905 not less
than one-third.
2. That farmers now owning cot
ton should hold the same until after
the said reduction is made and re-
ported by the government, as a sale
of the cotton before that time would
necessarily be a sacrifice.
8. That all farmers who are so
situate that they a hold cotton
without borrowing money on it
should thoroughly protect their cot
ton from damage by weather, and
hold the same without asking loans
thereon and farmers who cannot
Evening journal., 1905-04-14
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to creating q library which Is not mine
when created, but belongs to the peo-
pie. A library is cradle'of democracy.
/ never said that to die rich is to die
disgraced. What / did say was much
more sensible and much nearer the
truth. Some time we will discuss that
u IL interests you.
Il do not expect TO impOverish my
self. but / hope to set in motion sys-
TENS Of wise and practical benevolence
IN which what fortune leave may be
wisely and prohtably employed by
those who come after me. am sat
lsfed with what I have accomplished
thus far, but l should not be if I did
not believe that what / have begun
will continue after I have gone. It is
not what am able TO give, but what
I am able to induce others TO give.
which does the real good / seek to ac-
complish.'
Mr. Carnegie is maturing a number
OF other plans which will call for a
great deal Of money, and it did not dis
turb him in the least to refer to his
secretary and learn from him that his
unfulflled promises in the matter OF
libraries and college endowments now
amount TO about S17.OOOO0O.
Evening journal., 1905-04-14
EASTERN FARMS.
sBest Farm Proposition on Earth,1
Says Westerner.

SBest Farm Proposition on Earth"
Says Westerner.
An article IN the Rural New Yorker,
entitled "a Western Farmer on East
ern Farms" is commented upon as fol
lows by New England correspondent
Of the journal mentioned:
He (the western farmer) states that
eastern farms are the cheapest and
best farm propositions on earth and
that "it is rank folly to sell them at
the prices we do" I am glad to say
that the farmers-in thlsf locality, at
least-are awakening to the fact, and
the price of farms is at least double
what 1t was ten years ago. My neigh
Dor then offered his whole farm for
$1,000. He has lately sold the. wood on
it for $1,000 and now asks 81 800 for
what is left, and It is cheap at that.
Think of buying a good house and
barn. 200 acres OF land, including 1000
bearing peach trees, for S1.500l My
own farm, bought for less than $1,000
eleven years ago, / would hesitate 70
sell today for $500. This farm can
produce an income of $1,000 a year, 40
per cent on $500
A 'Decadent Hill Town"
1t is quite fair to assume that at
least $4,000 Is paid out yearly for
grain by the farmers Of this "decadeni
New England hill town" with a voting
population Of less than 300. Year after
year the fertliizing Ingredients IN that
$4,000 worth Of grain are added to the
soil here and the western faSms 10 that
extent deplated, so the western farmer
in time will be compelled to come easi
to find his farm.
Why don't I'VE raise our own grain
Because we can buy 1t cheaper, be
cause It is too difficult to cultivate this
stony ground, because we can make
more money raising something else
Good corn is raised here, but nearly al
Of It is cut UP for sllage. Many o.
these cheap farms are passing into th'
hands Of foreigners with large families
to whom the "hred man" problem Is {
matter Of little or no concern.
Evening journal., 1905-04-14
NEGRO At LAUREL DID
NOT WORK ON STREETS
Paid His Fine and Thus Sur
prised the Authorities.
Schooner Hopkins. Ashore
snecInl 70 The Evenlng journal.

Iaurl. April 1f.-Disappolntment await
ed the town fathers and others who ex-
pected 10 see the Salisbury. Md. negro
who was arrested put at work on the
streets yesterday with a BAH and chain
attached When the prisoner was CON
frontod with the labor problem he prompt
ly produced the amount Of his fine ana
was liberated.
The funeral of Isaac Hitch, aged el
years. a lifelong resident OF Laurel. took
place yesterday 1nterment was made in
the NJ. T. Cemetery
The organization OF new company OF
the Delaware National Guard for Laurel
is being agituted. The young men inter
ested in the movement say they can en-
roll 40 or more recruits and Major Woot-
ten nnd Lieutenant Hcgeman have been
mentioned as tine probable officers.
News has reached here of the founder
ing Of the schooner Blunche Hopkins
Captain j d Harvey. Of Laurel master
and IN which Iocsil capitalists are inter-
ested The vessel is lying easily with
about six feet Of water in her hold In
shoai water just above Gul shoai Life
Saving station with favorable weather
she can be hoated.
Evening journal., 1905-04-14
OFFICERS WERE OUTwITTED
Schultz Companions Boarded West
Eighth Street Car and Escaped
Police.

II was learned to-day that the two
companions of Lewis schultz, the aileg-
od picl1noulSet. Who WAS arrested ny
Detective Jones at Second and French
streets Wednesday afternoon, oluded
the grasp Of the local police in a neat
manner.
Upon their arrival at Fronch street
station. the men separated. Schultz
going up French street while the other
two men stayed IN the depot for a few
moments. While there they We're over
heard TO say, "the police are on 90 us.
wc'd better get out" Accordingly they
boarded ON Eighth street car and were
sitting on It when Detective Jones re-
turned with his prisoner. Having no
reason to detain the other men the
detective paid mo heed 10 them.
In the meantime believing that the
strangers had boarded a Delaware
avenue car for the B. q O. depot "a
rhone message was sent to the station
by a. patrohnam. requesting the officers
on duty there 10 intercept them. The
men, however, ieft the car at Scott
street and walking to the station de-
painted unmolested
Evening journal., 1905-04-14
IN THE GARDEN

Sow the little mud radishes in the
hotbed to be harvested from the same.
Sow eggplant in the hotbed and
transplant when two inches high. Give
the best Of care TO insure continuous
and thrifty growth. without which egg
plant will prove most unsatisfactory.
Prune the blackberry and burn up
the brush, thus destroying all diseased
canes.
Put the pea seed in deep in good
mellow soil, covering lightly at first
and gradually filling in the soil. Cold
does not retard he peas. Sow early.
Early April whenever the season is
open, is the best time for planting
trees, shrubs and hardy plants, and
the work should go on as soon as the
soil is in good condition. If trees, etc.
are set while the vegetation Is yet in
active, there is a chance for the roots
TO become established in a more natural
way than IL the setting is deferred con-
slderably later.
Alternantheras are most effective
plants in carpet bedding and should
now be put out.
Evening journal., 1905-04-14
,BALHMORE&OMO
RAILROAD.

Schedule Ia effect November a. 1904
-. all trains illuminated with PinAch
fJExpess Trains.
Trains leave Wilmington. DelaNars
NEW WORK. week days. 'b.2s. .sN.
II. 10 a. nv; 'l.26, '3so, .b.ll (Royal Limit
ed) a. 'l.00 2, NJ. sundays, '5.2e. .g.i9.
20 a. n.: $50. '5.i7 doya Limitedl'
PIin.HbEI.fTiIA. week days. .J2s $50.
$50 1:so 'so9 go; io5i; 80 y n 9a m mi
Limited ego, s1.42. .939 .li,oo p; N, sun.
days. 1926. 10 8st sgl0 lets, 80 a. M :
s3so, $50, '5i7 Royal Limited. 7.oS. 'l42
Chester week days. $50. $40. TO, soc
%. 1887 q. M; 1910. e26, sos. a.g2. go
80 ,SSa s9 ,l@ p m ssna9aSEss' "a Ss ~ sss
Atlantic city. week days. $40 ane 's9
L.mitedl, Sundays, 40 a. m. .s.sO. D. m.
Cane MAY and Ocean City. week days
$40 a. M: @l2s .. NJ
Baltimore and washington, week days
1855 $50 (Royel Limited. 900. .io-o9 2.
NJ. Sundays. sA1a s61G n. m; LOS. -.
40. 'G50 OSoyai Limi.ed), 'a.ee. 'lo.os
Baltimore and way stations. week days:
s99 a MI az D. m. sundays. s.ie A. M
Nswa5Ii, week days. .4ls 100 as, 3 sn;c' q
sundays. .Als 'si6. SIG a. m; 'los. eol'
sipseriy accommodation. week days
| s99 a. m; 1872. ei2 6lS p. m. sundays
/ SIG a. m; COZ. n30 p. M.
/ . lsanocnbcrg accommodation, week DAYS
s.ss a. m; 5.b7 j. m. Sundays. lob a. M
| t.2o p. m.
.Plttsslrg week days. ss1s A. m; s55s
$50 Qtoysl Limited. 1905 y. m sun
Gays. ISIS a. m. '4.l7. $3.50 tRoyal Limit
Chicago. daily. .sis .. m: 'z.t1 p. m.
Cincinnatl and 81. Louss. 'sis a mi
/ -l;O6, 'g.09 p. M. daily. -...--,.
LEAVE PHTr. .ApFIPHI2. Co.. Whining q
ton. week days sa8. 100. 80, $50
sl0.s2. I1.s0 a, m; si2.SO 200. s714 s4lG. 4bo
80. $50 6.55. s6is (Royal Limite1). 6S
y ao 80 'il@ ?: n. sundsys' .sSs sSs az az
:sis Royai i1S a Eli nihitodS ioiS go. So .s $50 IA
Royal Iimited'' Is composed exclusive.
/ " OF Pullman Parlor, Observation anc
/ Dining Cars. No extra fare except regu'
/ lar Pullman charge.
/ DELAWARE AVENUE STATION.
/ Delmarvia Telephone No. is8 A.
| ~. a A. Telephone No. 1879 A.
r, Rates e Western points lower tnar ina,
/ via any other line $500 10 Pittsburg. HUI
.. m. train daily. Through sleepers.
II. A. MILLER,
1 Travelling Passenger Agent
City Ticket once. No. S04 Market Street
Wilmington. Del.
D. g A. Phone 1854.
Delmarvia Telephone Io5,
d. B. MARTIN. c. W. BAsSATT.
M. OF p. T. q. p. A
I
Evening journal., 1905-04-14
CAN NOW
GET THEIR SALARIES
Treasurer of Board of Educa-
ton Paid Amount of
Monthly Appropriation

City Council last night ordered si4.q56bS
drawn in favor of Benjamin +. Bartram.
treasurer of the Board OF Education act
ing as agent for the members of that de-
partment. This sum is tho monthly np-
preparation due the board for March for
which check was recently drawn. but
which could not be cashed by reason OF
the fact that one Of its members Is abb
sent from the city.
on motion OF Mr.. O'Neal $500 was ord
cred drawn IN favor OF the Police Com
mission on account Of the contingent fund
OF 5000 allowed tho department for 1895
City Treasurer AInmmele reported bal
ance I'm bank Of SiLi73.i9. Receipts for tue
week were George II. Mccall, 800 and
Eugene NJ sayers, 500.
The monthly report Of the Society oi
Prevention of Cruelty 20 Animals FOR
March was accepted and the monthly ap-
preparation due the society amounting to
$50 was allowed.
A communication was received from
the Milk Producers Association Of New
Castle county with a resolution adopted
at a recent meeting Of that organization,
The resolution follows:
Resolved: That this association consld-
ers condensed milk as milk under the
present city ordinance and We request
City Council to place the same restriction
on its sale as on milk produced by the
farmers OF New Castle county.
J. A. Weldin.
James Comfy. Jr.,
John +. ONeal,
Committee
The communication was referred TO the
law committee with instructions TO gel
an opinion from City Solicitor Harman on
the matter.
Evening journal., 1905-04-14
MILLI0N SALMON FOR
THE DELAWARE RIVER
Anglers in the Stream Will
Soon be Able to Catch
New Fish

The man who loves to spend a day
fishing successfully will be glad to
know that in a conference between
William f.. Meehan, state Commission
er Of Fisheries. and the Game and
Fish Commission OF New Jersey, plans
were completed for this seasons shad
hatchery work on the Delaware. The
work is TO be carried out Jointly by
Pennsylvania. New Jersey and the
United states Governemnt. as fol-
lows:
Pennsylvania furnishes the hatch
cry building and apparatus at Torres
dale which has been erected ON site
donated by Philadelphia; the govern
ment will collect and hatch the eggs.
and New Jersey viii furnish the
launch 10 convey them to the hatch
cry and subsequently transport the
shad fry to planting beds In the upper
Delaware. These beds viii be located
at Belvidere, the Delaware water Gap,
lBushkil Ponds Eddy, and Calicoon,
above Port Jervis, at the tristate line
on the Delaware.
The Fish Commissioners OF the two
states also VIII purchase I'm Canada
100000 Atlantic salmon eggs. which
viii be hatched at the Pennsylvania
trout hatchery at Mount Pleasant
Wayne county. Mr.. Meehan says that
it has been demonstrated that the Del
aware will make a splendid salmon
stream by constant stocking. and the
scale ON which the undertaking In nsf
culture Is to be carried out promises
to achieve that result. Il is contem-
plated also to stock the Delaware with
sturgeon. For that purpose New Jer-
sey undertakes to furnish the eggs
which are TO Matched az the Torres
dale fishery.
While this state is taking no part
IN the restocking Of the stream, the
delaware fishermen will naturally
benefit as much as those Of ponnsyl-
vania and New Jersey.
Evening journal., 1905-04-14

ROOTLETs FOLLOWING WORM BURROW
TURNED ASIDE TO SHOW THE BURBow.
effort was made by scientist to trace
the roots Of hairy vetch 10 their lowest
extremities.
The soil was n tough sample Of vel
lowish clay. 1t was astonishing 10 OBJ
serve how IN this hard clay vetch root
lets were found travelling downward
in the burrows or tunnels Of earth
worms, occasionally throwing out lat
erals at a depth Of fully four feet be
low the surface. II was curious also
to note that when a small and stringy
rOotlet found its way into a worm
burrow it suddenly developed and be-
came clothed with a great mass Of root
hairs, a miniature illustration Of the
action Of the tree root which effects an
entrance into the tile drain. 1t may be
that available plant food is found in
comparative abundance on the some
what Shiny walls of the tunnel. 1t is
difficult TO estimate the benefit to the
physical properties Of the soil of this
cooperation between plant and animal.
Certainly porosity and humus are much
increased.