The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-06
EsCAMBIA FARMERS.

Commissioner POOle's Ideas Endorsed and Meeting Win be Held. Brewton, Feb. 5.-(SpeciaL 1.-The Escambia County Farmers Association met at the court house Saturday ac- cording to adjournment. Notwith- standing the very indictment weather there was a good attendance.
 After general discussion of the newspaper reports of the action of the New Orleans convention, the Associa- tion, by resolution unanimously adopt ed and endorsed the scheme set out in call of Hon. R. R. Poole, Commissioners of Agriculture, and instructed the sec retary to publish a notice urging the farmers, merchants, bankers, profess sional men and citizens generally to hold the precinct meetings as requested on the 11th inst and select delegates to the county convention appointed for February 18th.
 The precinct vice. presidents, hereto fore elected, were requested to take an active interst in scuring attndance at the beat meetings and in assisting the committees of their respective pre- cincts in obtaining the statistical infor- nation called for in the New Orleans plan.
 The Escambia County Farmers As- sociation, recognizing that its aims are the same as those proposed for the Southern Cotton Association of the New Orleans convention, provided for it's merger into the new organization as soon as formed, and pledged its mem bership to a permanent effort to main- tain a reasonable and stable price for the products of the Southern farmer.
 The Association adjourned to meet at D. m., at the court house, February 11th.
 The Association is now we'll organiz- ed with a full complement of officers, and one vioe-president for every vot- ing precinct in the county, and are showing by their action that they mean business and intend doing all in their power to keep up the price of cotton.
 Lovelace Lumber Company, having sold their 1O0-acre strawberry and peach farm near town to northern capitalists who will operate 1t, are now engaged in clearing up a similar farm adjoining. This is new ground they are opening up for cultivation and will operate tt and other smaller farms. Although large land owners, this firm is doing all they can in opening up and developing this section, not with view of the profits to be secured, but from a sense of enterprise and public spirit. At the regular meeting of the City Council on Friday night the business of the past year was reviewed, and show ed very satisfactory condition of the finances of the town. This meeting closed the terms of the old officials, and the new ones are now in charge. The same clerk, marshal and night watchman were reelected for the next year.
 At the recent Teachers Institute the following resolution was adopted: Whereas, the constitution provides that the county may vote uponi itself a special tax for school purposes, there- fore be it resolved, That we commend this move to the voters of Escambia County and urge that steps be taken to procure an election for same, and that we, the teachers of the county, give the move our hearty support"
 There appears to be some dissatis- faction among the voters of the cc =nty at the action of the County Commits sioners in putting on a superintendent of public roads. and they will possibly be petitioned to rescind the order at an early day.
 Collector Holland reports only 45O poa taxes paid up to the time of clos ing the books. the smallest number in the history of the office since his eIec- ton, nine years ago. This is about one-fourth the voting population of the county.
 John Vaughn. colored, was given a preliminary trial before Justice Me- oonneI on a charge of assault with in- :, tent to murder and bound over to the grand jury in the sum of $500. There are now seven prisoners con-