Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-06-23
| erlnessee State News

during the week farming operations
We're pushed with marked activity, and
at the close the work of cultivation and
OF planting late crops, together with
harvesting wheat and hay was well adj
vanced, and conditions were greatly
improved. Corn is in good condition of
growth, except on lowlands, where the
crop still shows the effect of the recent
wet weather; late corn has good stands
ana Is promising. Cotton is small, but
now growing fairly well; the crop is not
In as good condition as usual al this
period. Tobacco is all in the fields.
and is growing we'll In many sections
growing crops and gardens are needing
more rain for proper growth. Wheat
harvest IS in progress; the cropis much
shortened by rust, and the yield is dis
appointing. Oats, clover and meadows
are in fine condition. Much good hay
has been saved. Fruits do not promise
much; dropping Off continuous"
The farmers are organizing in Lau-
derdale county with rush. j. It. Up
ton, State organizer of the Farmers
Educational and Cooperative Union of
America, has been in the county sew
eral weeks and has put in operation ten
local unions, with an aggregate MEM
bership Of about 300. He has appoints
ed several commissioned officers to as
sist him in this work. Mr.. Upton will
place men in Upton and Dyer counties
and will thoroughly organize West Ten
nessee before moving his headquar-
tiers, which are now at Ripley. This
union is practically new in this section.
but in Texas, Indian Territory and
Oklahoma and other Western States
the membership will run up into the
hundreds OF thousands. 1t is strictly
non--political, and under the provisions
OF the constitution politics will always
be eliminated.
Abstract of reports made to the comp
troller OF the currency showing the con-
dltlon OF the sixty-tive national banks
In the State of Tennessee:
Resources-Loans and discounts, $780,
5O8, 1922; overdrafts, $582645; total
specie, $2,016,965 Oh; legal tender notes,
1891 ,030 Total, $63,645, 753.13.
Liabilities Capital stock paid in, ST.
$4,000; national bank notes outstand-
ing, 1888 $40; individual deposits, $685.
29O,S22.o7; percentage of legal reserve
to deposits, 1901; percentage to deposits
OF cash on hand, redemption fund, and
due from reserve agents, 55. IS. Total.
3,645, 1913.
The cotton crop in Haywood county is
anything but promising at this time.
The plant is very small and is sickly in
appearance. The crop for this year is
reduced 20 per cent, and is at least two
and half weeks late, The corn crop
is the poorest in years. Early corn is
In bad condition, as the planting was
delayed on account of too much rain,
and the late corn is needing rain badly.
Some farmers are buying corn to COM
plete the cultivation of the crop.
Wheat is very poor and will not make a
half crop. Oats are looking well, not
withstanding the late sowing Irish
potatoes are good.
The State Board of Health has had
printed the pure food law as amended
by the last legislature and of the new
law prohibiting the spread of communi-
cable diseases Copies of these laws
have been distributed to the county
health authorities and others having in
charge the enforcement of the law, and
the State board will see to it that both
laws are strictly complied with. Under
the former pure food law of Tennessee
there was no provision which allowed
the expenditure of any money for the
enforcement of the law, and the last
legislature passed an amendment allow
ing such an expenditure whenever
necessary. The Board of Health means
to see to it that all provisions requiring
pure food are carried out.
Men of influence and financial ability
are behind movement to build an cleo
trio line from Humboldt to Memphis.
The proposed route is via Alamo.
Maury City, Brownsville, Phelan.
Wright's, Bolton and to CONNECTING
points at Raleigh Springs with the cleo
trio road to Memphis.
A county teachers institute will meet
at Huntingdon on the Goth and continue
one week. A large number of teach
ers from Carroll county are attending
the various Institutes being held over
the State and preparing themselves
more fully for their work.
A terrific rainfall, accompanied by
vivid lightning, fell over Nashville and
vicinity one day last week. The fall
measured PIP inches in forty minutes
time. The Chapel Hill stage, with
DOZEN passengers ahoard, vas caught in
a flood 200 yards wide and Tor over an
hour stood in water up to the bed of the
vehicle.
Insurance Commissioner Folk has re-
ceived large number of replies to the
recent series Of questions he sent to the
several life insurance companies doing
business in Tennessee. When all are
in they will be compiled in pamphlet
form, and will form important data
concerning the life companies.
Sixty saloon keepers were arrested at
Nashville last week charged with sell
ing liquor on Sunday. The men sold
officers of the Committee of One Hun
dred pints of whisky and beer, not sus-
pecting their connection with the or
ganization. In each case tried the ac-
cused pleaded not guilty, was fined $50,
and took an appeal to the circuit court.
The State Normal Institute for West
Tennessee teachers is in session at Cow
ington with an attendance of 800. The
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