The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-26
MODERN FARMER
is A SCIENTIST
Cunningham Addresses Cane
Growers at Montgomery
CONVENTION is OPENED
J. H. Mccary Speaks to Horticulturlsts
on Fruit Culture and the Care
of Fruit and Pro-
duce.
CONVENTION is OPENED

of Fruit and Pro-
duce.
Montgomery, January 25.-(Special)-
Acting Governor Cunningham struck the
keynote OF the activities Of the day when
he said to the Interstate Cane Growers
this morning that the Man who UNDER
stands farming is a scientist and ought
to take rank with the professors of the
nation" and THE great law of supply
and demand rules the price of cotton;
cotton is king when he is small and mus
cLlar, but a poor ruler when he is fat
and corpulent." These expressions were
used in the welcome address delivered
by the executive. Words of greeting were
also spoken by Acting Mayor Mcintyre
and President Forbes of the Commercial
and Industrial association.
Governors Address.
The third annual convention of the In
ter-State Cane Growers association was
called to order in the rooms of the Com
mercal and Industrial association at 10:3a
C clock this morning by the president,
Capt. D. G. Purse of Savannah. Prayer
was offered by the Rev. Neal L. Ander-
son. pastor of the Central Presbyterian
church. The president then introduced
Acting Governor R. M. Cunningham, to
deliver the address of welcome for the
state.
In opening his talk the Governor said
that the exigencies of the situation might
justify him in addressing the assemblage
as dear. sweet things If they had been
ladies', he might have carried itsout, hut
after looking over the crowd he thought
it would not do. He had to do with the
raising of "cain" every day, but not the
sort to be considered by this convention,
and he was glad to get into a crowd that
was engaged in looking after kind that
was of more value.
Products of Cane.
The Governor then took up the matter
of cane and its products, and talked of
1t in a scientific way, dealing particularly
with it as a food product. He said that
not so long ago 1t was luxury of the
rich today it is a necessity of the poor
He also noted that the beet furnished
about two-thrds of the sugar used by the
nation, which Is a matter of marked IN
terest to the cane growers. 1t was fur-
Their recalled that England paid in one
year si0OO0OO0 more for its sugar than
before in keeping the Brussels agreement
on bounty sugar to save s5yO,Ov0 on the
West Indies product, which makes the
question of making sugar one of govern
mental economy as well as political I'M
portance Sugar cane raised in the Ohlteu
States runs much higher in sugar than
In some other sections.
Dymond's Response.
The response to the address of the
Governor was delivered by John Dymond,
M naging editor of the Louisiana Planter
of New Orleans. Mr.. Dymond spoke In
technical way of the sugar of the country
and the value of the product in every line
of industry. He showed that 1t may be
fed to the stock on the farm and the
fowls of the barnyard. in cases where
there Is a surplus. He referred TO the
fact that the good conditions this year
are unusual in their place because of the
great drouths in many sections OF the
world and also that there was something
in the way of local conditions to help
things along. It is a fact, however, that
as Birmingham has proven potent In the
manufacture of iron no matter what the
market conditions, the south may raise
cane and make sugar no matter what the
price.
Welcomed to City.
In the absence of Mayor Carr, who is
i'll. Acting Mayor Mcintyre spoke for
the city; President Forbes for the com
mercial interests. In responding to Mr..
f.t Of
Florida. presented some very interest
ing facts THE American people are
the greatest consumers of sugar in the
world" said Mr.. Rose land our market
for foreign sugar is acknowledged to
be the best known, | have maintained
for years that ii Is only necessary to
ascertain the facts of the cost of pro-
duction and the yield per acre In sugar
and publish them authoritatively to in
duce an enormous development in the
commercial production of sugar in the
gulf states We import annually about
1000 900 900 pounds, excluding that from
our island possessions, of which 1,600, 900
tons is raw and $4,000 tons Is beet pro-
duct. The Importation of strictly foreign
sugar for 1901-02 was 3,975.0O0'Oo0." Cap
tain Rose then gave q great many facts
about growing cane and the best KIND
to use in the different soils, and some
figures about the outputs and the Guilt
walton.
Poole Was Absent.
Judge s. b. Brewton of Hefnsvile, Ca.
responded to the address of Mr. Forbes.
The address of welcome of Commissioner
of Agriculture Poole was read, he being
at the cotton meeting in New Orleans,
and response was made by W. B. Rod
denberry of Cairo. Ga. Then followed the
address of the president Capt. d. G..
Purse of Savannah.
This afternoon the following addresses
were delivered
'sThe Sugar Cane and Syrup in Ala
bama, its Progress, Present Status and
Possibilities" Prof B. B. Ross, Alabama
state chemist Auburn.
Sugar Cane and Syrup in Mississippi"
w L. Hutchinson, director of the expert
ment station, Agricultural college, Mis-
sissippi.
Sugar Cane and Syrup in Florida"
Hon. John T. Carter, Grand Ridge, Fla.
Some of the Delegates.
The following are some of the delegates
present: w. B. Roddenbery, Cairo, Ga. !;
George R. Yomans, Waycross, Ga; John
Thomas Porter, Grand Ridge, Fla; r.
W. Storrs. editor of the Stockman. De-
= W. H.