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The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-31
TO FORWARD STATEMENTS.


States a written statement showing
the total number of acres planted il
cotton in their respective counties IL
1904 and the total amount to be
planted In 1905, and shall make 8
like report as to the fertilizer used
and to be used, in said years.
Seventh. The vice-president OF
each State shall, Immediately upon
receiving the reports. of the county
chairmen, forward to the president
of this association a report showing
the number of acres planted in cot
ton in his State in the year 1904 and
the amount of fertilizer used in said
year in growing cotton and the
amount of cotton to be planted and
fertilizers to be used in 1905.
eighth. The president of this as
ISOLATION, upon receiving these re-
ports shall Immediately tabulate the
same and send a copy thereof to the
county chairmen.
"Ninth. IF any county not al
ready organized shall fail to organ
ize, the vice-president of the State
in which the county is situated shall
cause said county to be organized as
herein provided, and if any pre-
cinct should fail to organize, the
county chairman of the county In
which such precinct is situated shall
III such precinct to be organized
as herein provided.
"Tenth. It shall be the further
duty of the officers of this associa-
ton to report the names and adj
dresses of such persons who refuse
adeersagee ff66f 1gU5, together with the
number of acres of cotton planted
by such persons in 1904 and the
number they will plant in 1905, and
to make a like report as to fertl-
~izers."
OTHER RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
A number of other important res
o~lutions were adopted. One by MI.
J. A. Brown, of North Carolina, by
unanimous vote gave it Is the desire
of the convention that the govern
ment report on cotton statistics
should be continued.
A resolution by John Bostick, of
Georgia, was passed asking land
owners who have their land rented
to agree to accept as part payment
for rent corn, oats or any other sta
pie products at market prices, pro-
yided the tenant will reduce his cot
ton acreage.
Mr.. J. A. Brown also introduced
the following successful resolution:
"That the officers of this convention
will be required and instructed i'm
mediately to formulate a plan to
pool 100000 bales Of the present
crop and retire the same until after
October 1, 1905"
A resolution by E. @. Smith, of
South Carolina, was passed provid-
ing for the appointment of an in
spector by each county in the inter
est of the effective carrying out of
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-31

that we give herewith the commit
tee report in full:
REPORT ON ACREAGE AND
"We, the committee on acreage
and fertilizers, do recommend that
acreage planted in cotton in 1905
shall be % per cent less than in 1904
and that there shall be a reduction
OF rs per cent in the use of CONNER
clal fertilizers in growing cotton.
We recommend the following plan
for the accomplishment of said re-
duction:
First. That the vice-presidents of
this association call a meeting of all
persons interested in cotton on the
18th day of February, 1905, in the
county seat of each county not al
ready organized, on the clan herein
after set out, at which meeting
there shall be elected a county chair
man and a chairman for each school
district or other small political sub
division of the county.
Second. That there shall be held
in each school district or other small
political subdivisions of the county
on the lGeg 18th !. day day, Of g % FssdbGElnnagryS,4 1898 e. cat at
liens of said district or other small
political subdivision who are inter
ested in the growing of cotton,
which meeting shall elect a commit
tee OF three on acreage and member
ship.
AGREEMENT TO BE SIGNED.
"Third. At said precinct meeting
the farmers and landowners present
shall be asked to sign the following
agreement: eve, the undersigned
farmers or landowners, living in
school district, or precinct No. $3.50,
county of 49,, State off,, hereby
pledge ourselves to reduce the
acreage planted by us in cotton and
to reduce our consumption of fertil-
izer In growing cotton as shown by
the statements set opposite
Names
Fourth. That said committee on
acreag and membership shall imme-
diately canvass said district and ask
all farmers and landowners in said
district who do not attend such meet
ing, to sign said pledge, and said
committee shall return said pledge
to the chairman of said precinct.
Fifth. Said precinct chairmen
shall preserve said pledges, and they
shall Immediately report to the
ty chairman showing the total num-.
Der of acres planted in cotton in
said precinct in 1904. and the total
number to be planted In cotton In
said precinct in 1905, amount of
fertilizer used in growing cotton In
said precinct and the total amount
to be used in said precinct in said
years.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-31
REDUCE COTTON ACREAGE IS PER
CENT.

Such is the Decision of the New Orleans Convention-Hold
surplus Cotton Until Reduction is Assured-ReduceF Fer
tlizer 25 Per Gent Also-Pla Formed for Organizing
Every Cotton County Feb. 18th, with Township Meetings
Feb. 18th-Other Proceedings.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-31

The News Orleans Cotton Con.
vention, January "a, 25 and 26, was
a great success. One thousand one
hundred and twenty-five delegates
representing all thirteen cotton.
growing States, we're present, and
the predicted split into warning fac
tions did not materialize. 1t was
recommended hat acreage and fer
tilizer be reduced 25 per cent; that
farmers hold the surplus until this
reduction is announced; that 2,000,-
600 bales be held till next October
that ginners' reports be improved;
and that a great Southern Cotton
Association, representing every sec
ton of the Cotton Belt, be organ
lied. Next week Nh. 7. B. Parker
will review the meeting for The Pro-
gressive Farmer and comment on it's
action; but in advance of this report
we give herewith a general account
of what was accomplished.
As to the paramount question, the
proposition to make acreage reduc-
ton % per cent "was unanimously
agreed uEon by the convention, and
a plan adopted by which the most
thorough system of organization
ever attempted by farmers will be
inaugurated throughout the Cotton
BELT nuUvIIdeu o~--~n
cotton-planter in the South, big and
little, in the movement, through
county, township and precinct meet
ings and thorough personal canvas
SEES. All are to be requested to as
sent to the agreement for curtail-
ment, and the names of all declining
to do 50 will be preserved, with the
number of acres they plant and the
amount of fertilizer used by them.
In this way it is hoped to ascertain
the exact reduction accomplished"
HOLDING THE SURPLUS.
After the organization with Hon.
Harvie Jordan, of Georgia, as per-
manent chairman, the convention
heard speeches the first day. Ihen
the first important business to claim
the attention Of the body was the
renort of the committee on "hold-
ing and financing the balance OF the
present CROP" This set forth that
each State and local section seems
amply able to finance its present
holdings. The committee believed
hat the cotton now in the hands OF
the producers should remain on the
farm or be stored in local ware
bouses. protected against weather
and fire. and said that the banks and
commission men evidenced a willing
ness TO aid in marketing the balance
of the crop so as to hold in check
anv disposition to rush in cotton un-
duly and break the market. Ihe be-
lief was expressed that 20 per cent
reduction in acreage and 20 per
cent reduction in fertilizers Will
solve the cotton problem.
But most important Of all the
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-31

work of the Association was the &C
ton as to reduction of acreage, and
of so much interest is this feature
that we give herewith the commit
tee report in full:
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-29
THE POSSIBILITIES OF
THE ORIENTAL TRADE
Will be Exemplified at Lewis and Clark Ex-
position Two Shores of Pacific Will
be Brought Together Commercially
for the First Time.

statistics. il does a gross foreign trad,
Of so,i30.GAO,00O a year, as co,npare,l
with SNIP 100000 for The United
States and si.ioc00O 900 for the Uni
to-! k:nsdom. The trade ard buviug
power Of this vast region are aptly III
HStraled in the following comparison.
WIN two Of the great Caucasian COM
n!crcial nations OF the world, the .in
u:os quoted being taken from official
REPORTS Of the United States govern
mont
Area square niles. Asia ana Occanj-
ca, 1l.164 SIG United States 43Oy,,.
oG": United, Kingdom 1o1,371. Porn
!atlon. Asia and Oceanica s5!.;S2.als:
''a!tc,l States. S1.741 nnn. United
kingicm. i1.o6l.o0o Population ,,>,.
square mile, Asia and Occanca. 1876;
United States. y: United Kingdom.
$40. Import. Asia and Oceanica, ST.
-l3 2"3,3G". United States s9gl.Os7.
3'l United Eingdonl, S2.:,71,41G.13,.
Imports per capita. Asia and Oceanica.
- ~: United states, $l212: Unitci
hiESicm Sc, IS. Exports Asia and
os."a:ilca. $? 80. 'o7,?GS United States,
S'.l29$ o7 I'll: United Kingdom, ST..
"-'.''S>3i ESpo,1s per capita. Asia
ana otea":ca, sI.l2: United States.
Sis: United l;ng;!om. slas5. aFx.
elusive Of Alaska and lhe islands tc,
E"G!ils &c he United States.
ore tenth OF the population OF ASH,
and Occanica, has an equal amount. Of
foreign. trade. The United Kingdom
".fh less than 0nr-twenticth OF the
population cf Asia ana Oreanica does
nearly tWirc as much trade
willie on the slhjrc. o. .yuyiuS AMI
selling power. il is not amiss 70 m::,,t
cat by Way o: Illustration, that in 1880
the imports per capita Of the Uu:.,si
states were Sty7, and the exports
s5.37
Tho Oriental nr:z" is an import
TRAD" amounting 10 appro> imatclv 81
2"o.ono,o90 annually This business is
not I" be had for ihr asking. ccntrarv
10 a Very general Sr9rc sitior bnt liz.
Niac'!ran manufacturers ana pro
dnccfs can got their s;ar" Of i, hy n',-
s'rVlh- 5!'r fo'lowir" Fundamental!
principics Of the Oriental field
First. Tie work oil sccsin. on. Gus. 4
toners AMI providing commodities
that they viii bus. exploiting rev
markets and celebrating now mc.htns.
rests mainly. If not entirely. with thu
Continued on third pagcy
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-29
KANSAS IN CLUTCHES OF
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
Octopus Has Its Tentacles Upon the Bust
ness Of the Sunfower State How
State Proposes to Fight the
Monster Monopoly.

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mo ,,hnnonar,s,, y,,n..s All, 81, ia
,ac,;es which ,,adn i no,or;n,,s !, an
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IN mimic scn,imsn, "a :, do.raa ,.l,i,,
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Enijr',,nrcd bv ,he nnh;ic;tv nn ,,,.
trusts \ rfai,,ss i, rana,i y..,,.s hanai;,
;u,r h,. ri,n ovna..innc:. 81 nt,,nr t:a,Ns
tullv ,,,r,]e,is,2rn;na tba ,h.r,c-1.,. ~.
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outp,,t liz ;i.; rnfnsrios IN Nand,u,a
Kaa ,nj c,,,.., craa, 1.a,,e,a-. t,;,..,
No Rnforn ia i,,,,,rn,.anar.' ~. +,
co,nnloto no nr,,,,,ct;,,, ,..,
tina, extension ~ tbo Nina linz 10 -,
c,c .-;.y -, ,e. ii
hit, where connection with The ~.
lant!c seaboarl lines NAV be mad,
But even this Will not care for rhc
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-29

! pioneer oil itan III The district, had
worked rp a nice business. with Cha
mute as headquarters
KNAPP had a lucrative business run
mrs away up into Nebraska and Iowa
and even Illinois. After the Standard
Sot nusy. the rate on crude oil went
up 10 Per cent. Knapp made a big
kick and askct! the railroads why
rates on refined had not changed.
LAHORE he got an answer the rate
on crude had gone UP again and was
thHn donhi" what it lad been Rates
on refined remain unchanged Knapp
70 thi$ Ia% can't see what caused the
changes. nut has business was ruined
t!2dNI investments in loading racks,
'shh cars, sSc-,. We're valuclcss.
Then somabci;v gave Knapp a tin
! and now he ,rrrs; over his oil TO the
,, Standard and buys the sn-called gas
OIL. to which his business was de-
voted from the Standard Freight
'ates don't bother him any more. The
Standard allows him to stay in bust
ness III consideration Of his giving
them all the profit they can make on
the Kerosene, gasoline, wakes and lu-
brlcants i'll every gallon Of oil his wells
Yield. lie can have what he makes on
the rcsidue-thc gas oil"
Down at Emporia an independent re-
liner named Webster is fighting at
hopesess odds With the Standard. The
on business belongs to US" Roclefel.
Ter is quoted as saying, and Webster
is finding it out
kerosene is sold by tn" Standard at
lIhanof'a tor cents a gallon, or below
cost. Al Chanutc, 100 miles away, it
costs about % cents. It is sample Of
he mercleSs warfare the Standard
wages
hansans think they have remedy
for criis Of this kind in their own
hands. and they propose to fad out
a legislative committee CT five, ac-
corning TO q resolution now pending IS;
10 Investigate the Feasibility of Stat @
refinery
Figuring the profit on a barrel Of oil
AZ s.. nc consumption in Kansas, AT
.ooo barrels day. and allowing for
the employment OF convict labor Kan.
sans think the State can build Pine
line to Lansing and a refinery and
have II pay for Itself in three wears
besides giving the producer decent
rate FOR cru;ln oil and selling refined
OILS cheaper than the monopoly does.
Lansing is suggested as the site for
fhc refinery. because it is within a few
miles Of Kansas City. which is Mis-
! souri, River basing point for freight
rates.
Another legislative idea is embed.
led IN a bill 'hy Senator Porter for The
construction OF a State refinery il The
| heart Of the oil field He believes
/; s2oo,ooo would cover the whole OK.
! pcnsc
state Senator Eaile Waggencr has
! ANOTHER plan which is Of immense pos
: siDie importance. IIc fayors Jaw dc
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-29
BA- Henry T.. Reed. Secretary Lewis

l5y Henry T.. Reed. Secretary Lewis
and Clark Exposition.
Oriental trad: and its possibilities
Will be one OF the object lessons OF the
Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposi
ton to be held at Portland Oregon
this summer. There. The two shore;
o. the Pacific ocean will be brought
together, commcrciallv. for the first
tlmc IN history, and the placin" Of ORR
cnta. commerce upon practical work.
ins basis cannot fail to be orc Of the
substantial results Of the meeting.
Much mas been written aEon, ORR
entail trade in the past half dozen
wears hut isw persons Lave onv LET.
mite idea Of what i. is. actpall:- q:
prosrectirclys To those 10 whom dist
ancc Lords e!chan1mert til the scene.
the Orient from thes;imc OF Marco
Poo. has been the realm Of splendor,
wEcse nccp!c art. solling wealth and
ready anu. anxious 10 huy anu sell ri,
commodities known ia man. Al
closer range. the view ,listloecs more
man on"halt the population ol the
SlcDe. some ni whom are the favored
OF fSltdna. while the vast majority arc
limited in purchasing power. and there
fore silbsisl on the barcs, necessities.
Ml'"i the United States government
!" us reports On Commercial Relations
treats rs Asia end Oceanica. con-
l'ises nearly 12.nOU.uU0 square miles
AID has a population Of about $4,000.
90" According to the latest available
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-29

claring a pipe line common carrier.
In other words. the Standard must
transport at "a reasonable rate" all oil
offered it. Put into execution this
plan would probably mean scores OF
little Independent lcineries
Another proposition Of Importance
is proposed esta hlshment OF an in
dependent pipe line to Port Arthur.
Tex. on the gulf. Steamers from all
the world touch Port Arthur an;, crude.
Gil. it is figured. coul;l be offered E,l-
ropean :aiinerics at rates which would
rpen their eyes. Besides. there are
three immense indepent,nt retincries
at Port Arthur
AnOthr measure which has many
advocates is that Kansas should fol
low the example Of Texas and require
the STANDARD TO fiv q certain rate 70!
refined oil 70 apply throughout the
State. tic freight charge to -be added
Tor each town. This would prevent
the kind Of warfare Webster is got.
ting at Emno!ia
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-29

Another proposition is to place the
regulation CT freight rates in the
hands OF the executive council and
governor
TO all Theses propositions he Stand
ar'' IS saying, nothing. Ii reduces the
value Of crude oil Whenever il chooses
and II makes whatever price it sees fit
irr refined oil 1t offers no eyplana
llon OF the cuts ana takes as little OF
any lEulNdua' producers oil as it
wishes. 1t can put him OUT of business
IN 4 roupl" Of weeks. Wise monoro,y
would take all the product. Probably
INC Standard would like to. but il is
simply swamr@;i and cannot. !; builds
us pipe linns only where it wants To,
which means that hundreds Of wells
cannot get thor product on tho mar.
set. - IT,"
IL is stated that the Staudar,, is
clearing up slS."no !: day. or Sl2G,0Oo Il
week. by III" Sugar Creek am, Neu.
.!"sha rr!innrcs. This means SG,l,2 .oOn
" year FROM tho Kansas fold vi.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-29
HOW COLORS ARE PRO-
DUCED IN FIREWORKS
All Matter of Chemistry, Result OF the
Combustion OF the Salts OF Ger
tain Metals.

The chef beauty OF fireworks is
their range Of rcspicnunnt colors-ru-
bJ, sapphire emerald. topaz. amethyst,
aquamariEe and scores OF. tints and
shades between. How is all this evan
escent glory OF color obtained: The Sc
cret lies in directed chemical combus-
ton hy l1i,ans Of cases and compost
tons. the results of marvellous calcula-
ton and skill -
The matter is simple enough to those
who know. 1t is attained by the COM
bustion Of the salts of certain metals
In other words. the burning metals
have each their characteristic color.
Sodium gives of yellow flame; cal
ciun. orange: harium, green; stronti-
UNI, red: copper. green or blue. accord
ing to circumstances. and SO on. Other
familiar metals, iron, steel and Iin"
give their tribute of co!ors. Iron filings
give bright red and white sparks: cop
per filings. green tint; zinc, fine
blue; steel filings and cast iron borings,
q brilliant fire with wavy radia tons.
Every one is familiar with the color
cd fires. but who would suppose that
lycopodiunl the delicate pollen of Ger
tain MOSES. So fine that it is used to
powder baby'S skin. furnishes !, rose
coored fire With Il magniliccnt flame:
These colored fires are called in tech
nical language fixed fires'' and con
slst of slow compositions that may lie
piled i'll little cones OH a flagstone and
lighted at the top. They burn slowly
and there is no explosion. These com
positions are made in many colors.
Roman candles belong to the fixed
fire class and are also called r,1>ees
We all know the straight. slender CYL
lnuer. or, cartridge of lie ordinary ro-
man candle. 1t is packed as follows:
First there is put in it charge of fine
gunpow1cr. and above his is placed IL
star" These are simply balls OF some
special composition containing metallic
fllinSs. according to the color desired
made UP with gum and spirits OF wine
Stars and charges alternate until the
cylinder is full. Each star ball is dried
and busted with gunpowder before
packing. The first charge Of. sunpow-
der in exploding starts the stellar Dro.
ceSsion until one after another they
blaze individually and vanish like fall
ing stars. Next in order to the fixed
fires come rotating ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
wheels. fire wheels bisectns wheels.
plural Wheels. caprice wheels ana
spiral wheels, ali more or less com
pick
The colors Of fireworks are i matter
Of chemistry: the no less important mo
tons that display the beauty OF these
colors to the best advantage are !, mat
Ter Of mechanics. The man who is Il
first class pyrotcchnist is yerscd in both
sciences
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-29

The ordinary pinwheel is q simple ex-
ample Of rotating fireworks. 1t is n
long case packed With fire compost
ton and wound round disk OF wood.
The outer end Of the spiral is prilned
with an explosive material When It
is lighted it kicks" just rs q gun does
when the powder explodes in the car
fridge. and round and round flies the
wheel, sending out flashes and showers
|, of colorcl or golden fire .-.
Some OF the most dazzling and gori-
Gus effects III pyrotechnical displays
are produced by rotating fireworks, for
there seems to be no limit to the va
riety Of arrangement or cases and com
positions to produce multiple motions
and transformation scenes in color in
this class Of fireworks
A third class comprises the ascending
fireworks. Skyrockcts belong to this
class and may be simple or very elnb-
crate. according to their garni1ure OF
stars, sparks. spirals, serpents or show
ers Of gold or silver rain.
4 slyrocket consists Of two parts-a
body and a head made separately and
afterward attached to the body. The
body is straight cylinder Of heavy
pasted paper closed at the lower end
SO as to leave only a very narrow open
ing for the escape Of the fire X cen
trail hollow bore extends three.quarters
OF the way up the body. and ali about
this is packed the special explosive
composition. the downward recoil Of
which sends the rocket rushing swift
~ upward. guided and balanced by the
light stick of willow wood The head,
paper cylinder with conical top.
holds the special composition which is
to form stars. serpents. spirals or what
not fuse in the top Of the body ex-
plodes when the rocket reaches its ut
most height and sets off this compost
ton. the varying color. form and mo-
ton Of which excite the Obs and
"-Ahs!" Of the admirins crowds.
The great spectacular displays com
b1ne the several classcs-fixed, rotat-
ing and ascending fireworks.
Temples. trees. ships. portraits. fig
ures Of men. beasts and birds, flowers,
shields. and SO forth. are represented
by suitable frameworks Of wood either
wound with coarse cotton rovings
about two inches in diameter, impreg-
mated With certain compositions and
wet with spirits. or else they have at
fached to them lanccs Or cases OF car
fridge paper filed With various com
positions. the whole placed IN commu-
ntcation by conduits or small paper
cartridges. YOUTHS Companion
. .
An Irish philosopher says there
Ought TO be law to shut some men IN
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-29

An Irish philosopher says there
Ought TO be law to shut some men IN
before they open their mouths.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23

8 inches long, and are most
attractive. No new spring
bonnet should be worn
without as Pleasing an ac-
compartment as The Calls
premium offer this week.