The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-07-01

hscanbia Connfy csmmittee Rstux.s
From E1orz1a.
Brewton. June s0.~-( Special )--The
COMMITTEES consisting u W. @. Martin.
r. B. soweli and H. q Rankin. that
was sent by the Brewton Commercial
Gadsden, Fla. to gather information in
regard to growing. harvesting and
marketing wrapper tobacco produced IN
Northwest Florida and southeast Geor-
gia, with q view TO introducing the
cultivation Of tobacco Ia this vicinlty.
has returned from their trip,
The committee IL very enthusiastic
over what they saw and heard IS 70
the industry there. Thousands OF
growers net from $500 70 $500 per
acre The soil OF Escambia II similar
10 that seen by the committee and they
are Of the opinion that tobacco can
~ successfully grown upon IT, A small
acreage will be planted here another
year for experimental purposes, and u
1t proves q success no doubt = VIII
become an important crop IN TINS SEQ
tion.
tv-flffh Senatorial district. who IL
spending the Legislative recess n
frewtori, says he win support Hon. John
RI. Bankhead for the United States
Senate believing that he y the choiea
| OF the people.
Gambia County, has not been In town
rscentIy and his views on ne cues.
m have mot been aEcertained but Il
| f,Abeiieyed that he will fan in line and
support Mr.. Bankhead. The people Of
lpEscambia are q unit for the Eayefts
l statesman to succeed the late Senator
4 Morgan
The people OF Escambia County gem
orally will ceiebrate the 4th OF July
There will be picnics - East Brew
| ton. Boylxfn, Atmore. Cedar Hill Chap
| ~ ana other places And those Of
Brewton who do not attend some q
these entertainments will have the
| pleasure Of witnessing two games Of
kbasebaIi between the Brewt0n team
and the Bank Clerks Of Mobile on the
| local diamond. One game will be play
ed in the forenoon and one ~ the g.
| kern0n.
busy for several days putting in new
cross ties and raising the switch tracks
Of the louisville and Nashville Rail-
| road. running through town. Ehie'
when completed, win be great inn
provernent to the looks OF the tracks
as well as convenience In enHDllme
lyehicles to cross ut villa without shs
NeCHNffET OF AA8lu " 10 n " ~ 3ttesPs W s<st-f
| two crossings In the main business paF'
\ OF town.
The work Of rsmodeling the resi-
1 dence Of q. Luttreii on Parker Ave-
nue. is progressing rapidly. and VIII
be finished within the next ten days
This removes another old land mark
| from the town, as this was among the
nrst dwellings built IN Brewton. II
/ was built in 1884 before there was
saw mill in this vicinity. and the ium-
Der from which It was erected was
! hauled overland from Bellviiie. dist
ance OF eighteen miles, The work Of
building the handsome and modern
dwelling Of ex-Mayor w. r. Loveiace
on Beliviile Avenue II being pushed
rapidly forward. and when completed
| this will be among the handsomesi
| residences OF South Alabama
The Escanibia County Farmers Union
was In session at Hadley Friday and
| yesterday. There was good attend
ance Of farmers present and an inter
esting convention held. There are six
4 teen local unions In the county. and
County Organizer John Moore gtatea
| that there is much interest being shown
among the farmers In the movement
throughout this section Of the State.
Crops are steadily improving. Scat.
1 tered showers fell during the past
1 week, but rain is still needed In some
portions Of the county.