The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-24

ton of Scientific study. by Hon. o. b.
Austin. head of the Department of Sta
tistics at Washington.
These increased imports have nat
| urally increased the business of the
Gulf ports, especially the port of Mo-
| bile.l whieh seems to have secured
| more advantage from the new trade
/. than any other"
| In discussing the business done by
the Gulf ports, Judge Burton express
4 ed some regret at the rapidly with
| which the yellow pine forests of the
| Gulf states were being levelled and
| turned into lumber
| IT am not much impressed by the
big Item of lumber shipments in look
ing over the business done at any
port, he said. When lumber is tne
| biggest item In the business done. l
hurry on to the next largest item. The
| lumber industry Is not a permanent
| industry. II takes more than IL gives
1t takes more than 1t leaves. II leaves
no permanent prosperity. In my opin-
ion the Southern forests are being cut
away too rapidly"
Cotton Restriction a Mistake.
| Another phase of Southern indus
trialism to which Chairman Burton has
given considerable thought, Is the ef-
fort made by earnest men to restrain
and restrict the output of the cot on
crop. He thinks the policy unwise
4
ed. will give an impetus to the efforts
of Germany and England to have cot
/, ton grown in their colonies.
TT Is perhaps question on which
i should not express myself-his re-
lstriction of the acreage and growth OF
cotton" said Judge Burton, but | feel
that should express my Views, espec-
tally when / have found that so many
Intelligent Southern men with whom
1 have spoken agree with them. II n
united and continued effort is made to
restrict the acreage and the crop of
cotton, 1t must inevitably have the Of
feet of stimulating Germans and Eng
lish in their efforts to establish cot
toE growing in their African colonies.
| The South has monopoly in cotton
production. 1t will continue to have
a monopoly. Only ono thing can pre-
vent 1t, and that is concerted action
ir. the reduction of acreage, which will
compel the German and English gov
iernments to continue their efforts lin-
til cotton is profitably raised In their
lcolonies.
Il do not mean to say by that. that
the Southern farmer should not hold
his cotton SO that he can secure the
lest advantage from the market. That
in my opinion Is just and proper lie
should not turn loose his cotton when
the market Is at the lowest figure, and
he should retain the products 81 his
field until the price is satisfactory to
him.
But in my opinion he should mako
as large a crop as he can possibly
grow. There should be no artificial
restraint upon the crop. 1t should be
made as cheaply as possible, handled
and balcd with economy. The demand
for cotton has steadily Increased. The
world must have more of 1t than ever
before and with the lower freight
! rates that must inevitably come, the
South can grow its greatest cotton
, crop and sell 1t at a profit"
Invitation to Savannah.
Judge Burton reached the city al
G o'clock eftiay morning, accom-
. panied by his secretary d. p McGann
, of Cleveland. They went immediate
ly to the Exchange where apartments
had been reserved for them. Early in
the day, w. F. Vandiver and a nuplhe.
OF prominent citizens of Montgomery
. called upon the distinguished visitor
, In the afternoon he was taken for :
! drive over the residence portion OF thC
: city.
party of distinguished Georglans
headed by Col A. R. Lawton, of 5ayan-
r rah, reached the city yesterday morn
ing at IL O'clock to extend an urgent
r invitation to Judge Eurton to visl
ne party Came III Cul
] Lswton's handsomely appointed privat'
: car. He is First Vice President, anC
e at present Acting President Of tn
e Central of Georgia Railroad. In tn
J, lrarty were II. p. Williamson, Presiden
d OF the Chamber OF Commerce of Savan
nah; Captain H. w. Walker. Presiden
/ CT the Savannah Cotton Exchange: j
K r. Anderson and c '. Lawton's secre
: tary, c. C. Green, formerly of Mont
4 gomery.
g The party of Georgians met Judg
: Burton at the Exchange and presse
= Sdvannah's generous invitation upo
: him to come and inspect the harbor q
that place. Judge Burton was compel
t ed to decline the invitation. His itin
@ NIT of IL. The Georgia party left 70
t Savannah yesterday afternoon at 4:4
J. o'clock.
Q Congressman ]. H. Bankhead cam
e down yesterday morning from his HON
o in Fayette to accompany Judge Burto
Al on the trip of inspection of the Ala
s balna- Congressman Bankhead. who
$ the ranking Democrat on the River
n and IIarbors Committee, has served 70
), many years in Congress with Judg
i Burton and the Alabama Democrat an
ID the Ohio Republican are close persona
=. friends To accompany the party Con
y gresham ]. Tom Hefiin came from hi
Chambers county nome yeSterd&
: morning and Congressman G. W. Tay
= lor. OF Demopolis, reached the city las
g night over the Western.
- Escort of Selmians.
He came over with the committee c
, leading citizens of Selma who will es
. cort Judge Burton to the Central Cit,
2 The Selmians who came over wer
Mayor v. B. Atkins. w. r. Peacocl
President of the Selma Council; r. E
l., Neil. w. G. Agee. R. H. Mangur
y and ]. T. Slater Secretary of tn
- Commercial and Industrial Club of Sci
ma.
a On the trip down the river Wetumr
- ka will be represented by M Hohen
berg. He came over from Wetumpk
~ last night.
- Montgomerians who will go on til
II Twining with the party are w. r Var
= diver, Charles F. Moritz, Horace Hoo,
- DR.. F. c. Stevenson, Hon. A 4. Vile
% and several others.
~ The trip will be under the direetio
"a OF Major Charles L. Campbell of tn
"a United States Eng%leering Office III
a Twining leaves promptly at $3.50 o'cloc
= this morning. She is expected to reac
"a the Selma wharf by 5 o'clock this al
l. ternoon and may get in an hour soone
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