Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-14
[ ennessee State News

Tennessee for the past week is as fol-
lows: "The showers that fellsalmost
daily over the State seriously hin
dered outside farm work, such as cul-
tivating growing crops, thrashing
wheat, harvesting oats. haying, etc.
This work was greatly needed, as the
high temperature, together with the
excessively rainy weather, caused a
rapid and abnormal growth of all veg
citation, and, as a result, the crops of
cotton, late corn and other growing
and unmatured products were getting
very foul with the rank growth of
weeds and grass, and were rapidly de.
teriorating in percentage Of condi-
ton, and some fields of these were
getting almost beyond the point of
reclamation. The need of thorough
cultivation and cleaning out was
scarcely ever more keenly felt at this
period of growth and development.
The conditions Of weather above men
toned were disastrous to the wheat
and oats already in shock in the
fields, causing great loss in sprouting,
besides the heavy loss in the hay crop,
some of which is total, and that uncut,
being overripe and daily losing in
point of quality. Early corn is in good
condition, most of it having received
the final cultivation, and only needing
its proper maturing. Late corn and
cotton both are sadly in need of good
weather for their cultivation the lat
ter especially, which is Just at it's
period when this is essential to its
proper outcome. 1t Is inclined to alb
normal stalk growth; blooms are ap-
pearing in some of the western coun-
ties. Tobacco Is growing rapidly; too
much so. and needs cleaning out to
insure more healthy growth. Sweet
potatoes are growing well. Irish po-
tatoes are mostly harvested, with gen.
orally good results, although rotting
is reported in some places, due to the
excess Of moisture. Millet and peas
are making fine growth. Garden prod
ucts are in good condition. Melons
are not doing well, owing to continued
rainy weather. Apples are scarce
and reported dropping off. Peaches
are reported rotting. Some of the
rains of the week were excessive and
damaging to crops and soil in many
sections. The week closed warm and
showery."
President Van Blarcom and Cen
eral Manager Clark, of the Tennessee
Central, and Senator Bailey, legal
representative of the owners of the
road, after returning from a thorough
inspection of the properties, confirmed
the report that work would begin at
once on improvements, and that the
road would be extended in several di-
rections, including extensions to Pa
ducah and Knoxville. "The stock
holders of the Tennessee Central have
decided to put a great deal of money
into the road" said Senator Bailey
"and it will be done Immediately. The
company will liquidate all its indebt-
edness, almost rebuild the present
lines and make number of impor-
| tant extensions. The company will
also begin at once to develop a great
deal of the coal property. 1t will be
necessary to extend the railroad into
| the coal fields and to build several
short lines" The officials intimated
| that the company was to double its
| financial strength and might spend
| 81 100000 in Nashville and vicinity.
The proposed extensions are said to
total over 800 miles.
1
Frank Cheatham Bivouac. of Nash
vile, adopted resolution, introduced
by Chaplain A. M. Trawick, protest
ing against ladies riding in divided
skirts in Confederate parades, as was
done by lady in the Georgia division
| ut Louisville. When Mr.. Trawick in
troduced the resolution it met with
| general approval DR.. w. ]. McMur.
ray struck the keynote when he said
1T is not becoming the modesty and
dignity of Southern womanhood. and
we could not approve this lady riding
astride her horse at the head of the
Georgia column, but we can applaud
the conduct of the Georgia lady who
made the march of five miles on foot
in the parade alongside her soldier
husband, dressed in the Confederate
gray"
The new Tennessee jim-crow Law
meets with a puZzling situation al
Bristol, Tenn. Two-thirds of the cal
line is on the State line between Ten
nessee and Virginia, being in the mid
die of State street. The line divides
the cars lengthwise. This puts one
half in Tennessee and the other hal
in Virginia. Negro passengers, in or
Ger to avoid the iim-crow law neet
only to occupy the Virginia side o
the car, but the negroes on the Ten
nessee side are forced to occupy {
certain space. The situation is sucl
as perhaps would rot occur at an.
other place in the United States, sine,
the State line is exactly in the Cente
of State street and exactly in the cen
ter of the street car line.
Commissioner of Internal Revenu
J John w. Yerkes has given the follow
ing opinion to the Nashville reyenu
Office in the matter of the special l
cense tax. He says: "Where> a clu
giving dance. a. ball and picni
every year hires hall or grove 70
this purpose and conducts bar TO
the sale of its own liquor, it must
required to pay a special tax and tax
out the requisite stamp therefor. TIL
stamp held by the proprietor of TIL