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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-01

shops, and that everything possible is being done to place the engines and other equipment in the best shape pos sible as the coming winter promises to be one of the busiest ever experienced in the State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-01
Two Negroes Released.

Lee Parker and Ben Cary, negroes. who were arrested several months ago on a charge of murder, 1t being al- legged they dynamited a house at Lit tleton, in the western part of the County, in which explosion child was killed, have been released from the County jail, a preliminary trial before Justice Putnam being held at Little- ton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-01
Sues LouisviIle end NasAvflle.

Seyailla Fahey. administratrix. vs. the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, Is the title of a suit filed in the Cir cult Court and the plaintiff asks for x60,000 for the death of the intestate. Fahey was killed in the Boyles shops near here by' the rim of . gasoline en- zine blowing of. His jugular vein was severed and death followed in a few minutes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-01
Charles Martin III.

Charles J. Martin. clerk of the in- ferior court and one of the old resi- dents of the city. is quite i'll at his home. Friends have fears that he Is to experience a serious spell. MT. Martin has q large circle of acquain- tances. He was in years gone by Justice of the Peace and held other office.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-01
Omcers AeleeseA.

Deputy Sherins J. A. Gaddis and ]. N. Cuerl, who were given hearing We'd nesday before Judge I. H. Benners on the charge of murder, were discharged, a few moments after they submitted their cases. The two officers were charged with shooting to death Walter Hill White. over two years ago, when Hill resisted arrest for the alleged murder of D. W. Bearden.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-01
CITIZENS C0MPLAN.
AND WEIGHT OF ICE
 UNSATISFACTORY. e
Conference Held in City Hall Declds That all Scales Shall ne Regular
 ly lnspected on Each wag0n.

Birmingham. Ala, July 31-(SpeciaD -Because of loud complaints as to the delivery and weight of ice being sold in Birmingham. . conference was held at the city hall today between repre- sentatives of the city ice companies, deliveries and their attorneys. The city inspector of weights stated that there had been great complaint against weights. Complaints were made that drivers of ice wagons had refused to stop except where they wanted to and that often they had refused to sell ice.
 It was decided in the conference that scales that would be inspected regular ly would be carried on each wagon. When demand wae made the ice would be weighed and the driver would cut an extra piece in every case there was . short weight. Efforts will be made to deliver ice to every citizen. The city attorney is to pass on the ques- tion whether the ice companies can sell to whomsver they desire to and refuse to to whenever they wished.
 The officials of the ice companies report that it is a difficult matter to keep drivers. though a. wage of SIP per week is paid. The trouble appears to be that many consumers threaten the dri CTS that they will not hold the jobs.
 The city attorney is to answer the question submitted at the earliest pos sible date and all discussion Is to be settled. The mayor of tho city will De arbiter. The ice companies assert that there Is no famine and that if the public will assist all wants can be SUD- piled right along.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-01
Bank CIearfnwa Increase.

Figure. showing the increase in the bank clea rings for the month Of July this year over the corresponding month last year were issued by the Birmingham Clearing House associa- tion Wednesday. The increase Is ap- proximately thirty-five per cent. which is the largest gain noted during any month during the present year. The increase heretofore has averaged twen- ty-five per cent more than for corres- bonding periods last year. -.
 At the present rate of increase the bank clearings will easily reach the large sum of $125. 1000. 900, for 1907. The clearings for 1906 approximately $100.- 100000. The gain over last year will be at least twenty-five per cent
 Increased clearings indicate in- creased commercial and industrialS ac- tivity in the district. Comparative figures for July. 1906 and 1907. fol- lows: esrF t# July. 1906. ....... .$72s0,ooo July, lSUt. s--.ss As s. S0s0fAsVVV
 Increase $z661 900
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-01
Appointed Divisio. Engineer.

Arthur Owen Wilson. assistant en- gineer on the Birmingham Southern Railroad. has been appointed division engineer on the first division of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. headquar- ters in Richmond. Va. effective August 1st. His father was one of the en- gineers who laid out Birmingham and did much work on the first railroads entering this district For seven years the son was resident engineer on the Ell Paso and Southern Railroad. only returning to Birmingham few months ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-01
Dropped Dead at son's Home.

Mrs. Margaret Harris. Aged 6s years, arrived in the city this morning from Concord, Lawrence County. on a visit to her son. R. L. Livingston. who lives in East Birmingham. She was met at the station here and taken to the home and just as she was making herself comfortable, being weary from the ride and very warm from the weather. she fell over in faint, and in less than an hour after that was dead. Phy- sicins called pronounced death the re- suit ofs heart failure superinduced by the heat. To all indications the woman was in good health when she arrived here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-01
Policeman Fined.

member of the police force was fined in police court today for violation of the law. E. J. Ball. supernumerary on the police force. was placed under bond Tuesday, charged with overdriv- ing q horse.
 He was found guilty in the police court and fined $50: He gave notice of appeal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-01
Georeia v.-Liskey Me..

The passage of the prohibition bill by the Georgia House of Representa- lives on Tuesday will probably have some direct bearing on liquor condi- tions in Alabama, as no doubt many of the dealers in that State will come here to re-establish themselves in business when the law goes into ef- feet.
 Secretary J. B. Babb. of the Com mercial Club. received a communica- ton Wednesday from a large wholesale liquor dealer at Augusta. making in- quiry as to the license schedule in Birmingham and conveying the in formation that he would probably es- tablish a wholesale business here with in the near future.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-01
Vaughn to Be Manager A~.i..

S@NoAA eV A1$ uAuaoBCE ARuIDe
 The sporting editor of The Birmins- ham News today announced that liar ry Vaughn would manager of the Birmingham baseball club next year and that bIt three or four of the present players on the team will be retained. Demonkreville. McWheller and Wilhelm are the three players who are sure of a berth next year. Carlos Smith. 1t is announced, may be sold to Montgomery while the other players will be di.kosed of to the best advan- tage possible.
 The president of the local associa- lion when seen had nothing to say beyond the pl"in statement that the time had not yet come foH the signing Of the contract with the manager. 1ntimation was given that Vaughn would be the man and that immediately at the close of this season he will go on scouting for players for the 1908 team. Players will be secured in all directions, the minor leagues, to be thrashed out as we'll as larger leagues. Notwfthstanding much knocking has been going on against Vaughn and articles printed that he will not be in control next year. the statement given publicity today appears to be authen- tive.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-01
vfckersg FmnePal.

Iron furnaces when steam pipe burst, will take place Thursday after noon at Bessemer. the Odd Fellows to be in charge of the interment. vickers leaves a family and was very popular In Odd Fellow circles.
 A steam pipe at the furnace plant of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad Company at Ensley exploded at 4:30 o'clock yesterday morning with terrific force and as result one man was killed and two others were seriously injured. Sam Vickers received a fracture of the skull and though he was rushed to the Cunningham infirmary and given treat ment he died within an hour of the accident. Ether Keith and Sam Chris conditions are quite serious. Every attention is being given them.
 The pipes burst under a heavy pres- sure between the blowing engines and the boilers and the victims were near the place at the time. Vickers was a man of family, his wife and children being away at the time of the acci- dent. They have been notified and re- turned to Ensley at once
 While the entire plant will not be interfered with the iron making will be delayed a little. The explosion was heard for blocks around and many peo- pie were aroused. No few rushed to the scene expecting to see a large fa- tality list. not knowing at first wheth- CT the explosion was at place where many men were employed or not. The three victims were men of large ac- quaintances and much sympathy was expressed.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-16
Asparagus in California.

Can anyone give a climatic reason
why asparagus should be grown sue
cessfully in California and should not
thrive in this state? Of course, the
extreme northern part of California
is colder than most of this state.
But asparagus is grown largely in
Alameda and Santa Clara counties
Santa Clara county is south of San
Francisco, while Alameda is mostly
south, although the northern border
is in the same latitude We are not
sufficiently we'll acquainted with the
climatic conditions to be sure of the
temperature, but Marysville, where
the white fly was found in the orange
trees, is a long ways north of that
section. Consequently We feel sure
that it is not owing to climatic con-
ditions that so many have failed in
Florida; nor is it on account of poor
or light soil. 1t is grown at the north
on light soil, in fact, it does better
on light soil, but it must be made
rich, The great cause of failure has
been that no other has made the soil
rich enough. Remember that you
cannot get the land too rich. Of
course, you might put On too much
Of some strong fertilizer at a time,
and then if seed was sown Or plants
set on it at once they would be BURN
ed up. But when asparagus is grown
in California, in an orange growing
climate, we can see no reason why
it should not be grown here. Try it.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-16
Packing Citrus Fruits.

We have received from the Florida
Agricultural Experiment Station a
copy Of bulletin No. 63, printed on
very heavy MANILA paper. We have
also received a note from Prof. Rolls
asking us to call the attention of our
readers to the fact that this bulletin
is used for the benefit of all packers
Of citrus fruits, and is printed on
heavy paper which may be tackled up
in the packing house and will last
for years. This bulletin consists of
diagrams showing just how each size
of oranges, mandarins, lemons, lines
and grapefruit can be packed to the
best advantage 1t will be invaluable
to any one who is not an expert pack
er. 1t it free, on application to the Ex-
pertinent Station, Gainesville, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-16
Proceeding Plant.

Several of these have been estab-
lished in California, the object being
to cool off the fruit to such an extent
that it will not suffer in transit. One
established at Roseville, CAL, has
been tested, and the result is said
to be satisfactory. The oranges are
packed and put into the car and then
subjected to a current Of air at freez-
ing temperature before it is iced If
on further trial it works as we'll as
it promises, the plant is to be en-
larged so that train Of twenty cars
can be cooled at once. Our oranges
do not have SO long trip as those
or California, but still we do lose
much fruit from rot in that short
distance. Would it not be well to
test this method for Florida oranges?
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-16
Dogs VS.. Sheep.

The Savannah Weekly News prints
an item, which we copy. If the dogs
and dog laws are worse in Georgia
than in Florida, we are very sorry for
the farmers of that state:
The MOultrie Observer calls atten-
ton to the fact that considerable
numbers of sheep are being shipped
from South Georgia to Florida,
"where there are fewer dogs to de-
stroy them" It seems that the sheep
raising industry in this state has been
pretty nearly ruined by worthless
ours. But has the Georgia Legisla-
ture the moral courage to kick the
worthless ours out of existence? Not
much! If there is one thing more than
another that the legislators are afraid
Of it is the dog question They will
tackle the railroads, or the liquor
question, or about anything else un-
der the sun, but when the "yaller dog
heaves in sight the Legislature fgura-
lively takes to the woods. For yea1s
the Morning News has been pleading
for the sheep against the dogs-the
worthless kinds Of dogs-but the
sheep, it seems, are not wanted in this
state. And SO they are being sent out.
Their owners have got tired of the
depreciation Of the dogs and are send
ing their flocks where they will be af-
torded some measure of protection
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-16
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The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-16

results of their experience and in
vestigations in regard to the culture
Of alfalfa in this state We must
confess that their report is not very
encouraging, yet we still have faith
to believe that this plant will be sue
cessfully and prohtably grown in
Florida
We also give an article showing
what alfalfa has done for Kansas.
Is not plant which is so ve1y use
full elsewhere worth doing considera-
bic work to Introduce?
The article on fig culture in Texas
is worth careful study. There's
"millions in it."
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-16

coffee. sugar cane, tobacco, rice,
cotton, and variety of tropical and
semi-tropical fruits. Our orange
growers may be interested to know
that two varieties of seedless oranges
have been found in Porto Rico, both
Of excellent quality-one a perfect
navel Mangoes and avocadoes are at
home, and promise to become very
profitable.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-16
Economic in Time.

We have often urged that it was not
economical to use one horse imple-
ments. The Denver Field and Farm
prints an estimate of the distance
walked in blowing at different widths,
and it also shows how much longer
it takes to plow short lands than long
ones. This is point that is usually
overlooked. If you do not keep or
need but one horse as a general rule.
it will pay you to get a two horse plow
and harness and then hire an extra
horse when you have plowing to do
1t will be much more economical than
doing the work with one horse tools
The Field and Farm says:
When cutting a furrow nine inches
wide the plowman walks just about
eleven miles while turning over one
acre, that is without reckoning the
Journey from the barn or house to the
field and back again. 1t is one of the
advantages of long fields that the time
occupied in turning at the ends is so
much less than on shorter srretcnes
and smaller fields In blowing an acre
$50 yards long, cutting a nine inch
turrOW, the man goes 27 IL times
around, and turns on the headland
flfty-hve times. If we allow one
minute for turning, the time thus
taken up is equal to hfty-fve minutes
or say an hours work and about the
hardest besides. This would be
field of average length. Now when
field is I7o yards long, the number
of trrnings isGust doubled, thel efore
the amount Of hand work and the
time absorbed is one hour and fifty
minutes. In field ~ yards long, the
plowman turns I65 times in order to
cut through an acre with nine-inch
furrow and allowing one minute for
each turning, 3-4 hours of time are
occupied in that operation. Further
along the line of tedious blowing the
plOW pace at steady work varies from
I I-2 to two miles an hour. Applying
these figures to the eleven miles walk
ed III blowing an acre, at the rate of
I IL miles an hour, takes 7 I-2 hours.
With ten-inch furrow there is one
mile less Of walking which may be
computed as half an hour to three
quarters of an hour, according to the
estimate Of travelling pace. With a
ten-inch furrow on light land where
the ordinary burrows are $50 yards
long from six to seven hours are oc-
cupied in p1owing an acre at the ordi-
nary pace of two miles an hour
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-16
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16, 1907.
This Weeks Paper.

We wish to call special attention
to some features of the paper this
week.
Another breeder praises the Duroc-
Jersey hogs. We have no wish to
say a word in disparagement of this
breed; it is, no doubt, worthy of all
the praise it receives; but we wish
to say that other breeds, also, have
their good points, and you will not
make a serious mistake if you invest
in Essex, Berkshire, Yorkshire, Tam
worth, or any one of the several
breeds Of hogs which are for sale
IN this country.
Mr.. Wilkinson gives a very salts
factory reason why sweet potatoes
are not grown near Hastings. But
that does not explain why those who
cannot grow Irish potatoes do not
plant sweet potatoes.
Mr.. Wright puts in another good
word for camphor. The wise will
take notice that it is not yet too late
to get in on the ground floor.
Mr. Phinney returns with another
letter in favor of pine straw We
say, by all means use the material
at hand to the best advantage posi-
bic. On many roads which do not
have heavy traffic it will last quite
a long time; but we have seen it wear
out quite quickly on roads where
there was considerable heavy traffic.
If the resin-coated chips can be pro-
duced as cheaply as the writer init
mated whose article we quoted, then
we do not see why the problem of
good roads cannot be easily solved.
Mr.. Neeld gives his experience with
the fungus which attacks the scale
insect. Certainly this method is much
easier and cheaper; if it is equally
as efectual, why continue spraying?
The Florida Experiment Station
sends out press bulletin giving the
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-16
Porto Rico.

This island possession is destined
to become serious rival of Florida.
\ number of citizens of this state
have gone to the island, and have
reported themselves very much pleas
ed with the soil and climate. We
have just received, from the United
States Department of Agriculture, a
copy of the annual report of the Ex-
pertinent Station of Porto Rico. 1t
contains much that is interesting.
Among the products of the island are
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-16
Immature Florida Oranges.

Under this title the Fruit and Pro-
a column long. All the bad features
OF the practice Of shipping green
citrus fruit are dwelt on at consid-
cradle length. Present necessity and
greed still induce growers to ruin
their reputation by sending to market
fruit which is not eatable. This not
only spoils the reputation Of the spe-
cial brand shipped, but it hurts all
i Iorida fruit for weeks, perhaps for
the whole season. Those who have
bought sour, green Florida oranges
are careful not to buy again, but try
some other kind Can you blame
them?
In the article is copy of letter
of the Orange Growers Association
to the Boards Of Health--this letter
we also give this week in another
column. In addition the article also
COllLdlIIS LII. l1ll1lpS 1CILCl against L44C
practice of sending green oranges to
market. Altogether it is a powerful
argument for the holding of all citrus
fruits until ripe enough to be eatable.
We endorse all that is said, but it
will do very little good So long as
buyers will take such fruit just so
long will growers be found who will
sacrifice all future prospects to pres
ent gain. The only possible remedy
seems to be for one or two Boards
of Health to condemn and order
dumped one or two lots of fruit, then
the shipping Of green fruit will stop
at once.
The Fruit Trade Journal does not
print the address of the Orange
Growers Association, but does print
the letter Of DR.. Phillips, and the
editor commends it strongly.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-16

The expectation of Brazilian or
anges to England is again being at
tempted on a considerable scale. At
tempts heretofore made have been of
Indifferent success owing to the fruit
arriving in bad condition. The bad
condition has been due largely to poor
packing, however, and it is expected
that improved methods will result in a
large trade.-Consul-General G. E.
Anderson.- California Fruit Grower.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-16

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continued
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-16

Messrs Ralph and Eugene 4igel
are this year going to be rivals in
the Bermuda onion business. More
attention should be given to this
crop on Our coast section which is
among the most profitable we can
raise.
Almost every day some fellow
leaves the postohice- hugging a pack
9Ie 6ueu pue 'p99s u9pIp5 70 o5e
wrestling with the weeds and planting
vegetables and we are anticipating
enjoying lots of garden sass short
ly-Venice Correspondent, Sarasota
Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-14

good Samaritan" he said feelingly. 'Tt
takes a child to teach us how to be hu-
name. Yes, I'll phone for my private
sanitarlum ambulance and have the sick
man taken where he'll have the best Of
medical attention. Today a little girl
has shown me what is meant by real
brotherly love"
Then telling Agnes to hurry home, for
he feared for her health should she re-
main in that horrible place any longer,
the doctor went on to the nearby drug
store to phone for the ambulance. Ag-
mes, wrapping the child in the blanket
from the pallet bed, and tying old bits
Of rags about her feet and ankles, told
her to kiss her papa goodbye and to
come with her. A few minutes later 1t
was a strangely Unmatched paid that Agnes
mother saw coming in through the gate.
But 1t took Agnes only a few minutes
to explain everything to her mother. The
good lady could not speak for little,
her voice was so choked with emotion;
but folding her daughter to her breast
she whispered after a few moments: "Of
such as you, darling, is the Kingdom of
Heaven"