The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-27
COUNTY MAN IS WELL PLEASED Comments on Experiment with
 Foreign Labor GREAT SUCCESS PROMISED Body of Dave Wallace Is Recovered From Big creek-He Had
 s2.15 In His Mouth
 When Found
GREAT SUCCESS PROMISED

Greensboro. March 26-(Special) )-Dr. Downey, Perry eounty's progressive planter who has so successfully solved the labor problem by introducing white labor on his plantation, was in Greens boro today, and gave an interesting ac- count of his experiment He has estab- lished with his new tenants, something very much like an industrial partner ship, in which the wages of his employees shall be measured by the profits of the corporation. In other words, he has es- tabllshed a community of interests by means of which both the welfare and contentment of himself and his tenants bids fair to be greatly enhanced.
 Dr. Downey. for the time being, will stick to the staple crops of corn and cot ton giving the tenants one-third of the grain they raise, one-half of all other grops To first class hands, he pays fifteen dollars per month and their board, to do outside jobs. not connected with the crop and he allows them the privilege of doing tentantive farming, including such crops as celery and cab bage. With their new ideas and the different way they do things, they are already proving themselves of great value. They not only have superior knowledge of farming and gardening, but as a rule Dr. Downey says they are much better educated than our people of the same class.
 One big Norwegian, he says, IS unusu- ally well educated and uses better Eng fish, broken though 1t be, than many men in Greensboro or Marion. His ten ants comprise Germans, Hollanders, Nor wegians and Austrians and so pleased are they with their new home, that they are sending back to Europe Tor thelr families and sweethearts. These people are not fastidious about their homes, II they are dry and warm. Dr. Downey says it is remarkable how little room they require
 Are Easily Fed.
 They are easily fed, too, if they are given suitable food. They refuse pork altogether so that the old way or reed ing the negro with bacon and corn bread does not hold good, in this case, for they refuse to eat corn bread, too. They can be largely fed, though, on either rlobon can or sorghum molasses with wheat DTeduT Deel, iitCs q iiNN'S navy beans They also consume large quantities of Irish potatoes. They nave their own vegetable garden, and are fur nished all the wood they care to use. The Germans and Norwegians are excel lent laborers and easily contented. They are L.utherans, but attend the Methodist church and Sunday school. The Austrians are all Catholics and are more restless than the others.
 On the whole, Dr. Downey expresses himself as being highly delighted with the results of his experiments. He feels safe for the first time in life, to leave his wife and family at home when he comes to town.
 Negro's Body Recovered.
 The body of Dave Wallace, eolored' who was drowned in Big Creek, during the high water. last Monday, was reeoY- cred Sunday afternoon half mile from the spot where he was drowned. The negro, 1t seems, attempted to cross on muleback. but was swept down stream, finally lodging in a tree, where he screamed for help for some time, but no one responding, he undressed and tied his clothes to the branches of the tree putting his money, s2.15 in his mouth and evidently endeavored to swim out, but becoming exhausted was drowned. The money was found in his mouth, when tho 1,odV was recovered,