The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-24
MONEY FOR COTTON.
Marion Bankers Decide to Aid Tn Farmers.

Marion Bankers Decide to Afd The
 Farmers.
 Marion. Nov, 23-(SpeciaI)-The local banks lsegan "Wednesday to fur nish currency to pay for cotton and the market has assumed its normal condition. A@
 For several weeks. the banks re- fused to advance currency to pay for the staple other than that in which they were interested and the result was the market became stagnated and farmers quit bringing 1t to market.
 At conference of the bank of- Ncials Tuesday, after having made careful investigation of the amount of cotton remaining in the hands of the producers, the bankers decided that they had ample funds to pay for all cotton which Is usually marketed here without drawing too close on their re- serve fund. Having reached this con- clusion the bankers were at once noti- fled that they would be supplied with all the money they needed,
 While some farmers continue to strive for a higher price, many are selling as fast as they can get 1t to market. The warehouse receipts show about 2.500 bales short of this time last year, and this will be about the de- | ficiency when the total crop Is mar keted.
 The remains of pr. J. o. Fax, who | Qitu III k1UL 0pTiH6Ss thAHSaSs q Lc" l days ago, were brought to Marion and inferred in the city cemetery. The re- | mains were accompanied by his sons | Messrs. J. B. Fox. and Randolph Fox. l and daughter Mrs. Dickey and husband | of Atlanta.
 l pr. Fox was about 7s years old and was one of the old settlers of this county. having moved, away many | years ago.
 l His remains were placed beside those of his two wives. who had preceded him in death. His first wife was a Miss Crenshaw, daughter of a pioneer settler. his second wife was the daugh- ter of Mrs. Thompson and sister of Miss Estelle Lovelace of Marion.
 Marion teachers are giving much at- tention to cabbage culture. Prof
 Walter Murfee. who has been the lead CT in the truck industry here, is now growing two and a half million plants. two million of which will be shipped to Cuba to fill one order. Steve Childs, a negro. has accepted an order for one and a half million plants from one truck farmer in Tennessee. | The climate and soil here seems | specially adapted to starting of the plant. and previous shipments have l given such satisfaction they have been doubled and thribbIed the past few months The truckers have demon-
 
 maturity here nearly every month in the year and they have been shipping more or less every month since the first of January. The demand has been good all along and they bring a good price
 The Southern Railroad has recently made arrangements to handle the pro- ducts from here fin train and car lots and on quick schedule to some of the best markets and the growers are com bining and will put in large acre age of all kinds of garden truck but cabbage will be made the leader.
 Professor Murfee has secured a large acreage near Hamburg which will be planted in cabbage to test the prairie soil which is said to excel our table lands in the growing of cabbage and requires very little fertilizing.
 The Judson College has decided to give the students g Christmas vaca- ton from December 21 to January l.
 Union Thanksgiving services will be held withl the Methodist congregation and Rev. Mir Doyle pastor of the Pres byterian Church will preach the Thanksgiving sermon. splendid mu- sicaI program is being arranged.
 The new depot has been completed and now occupied. It is a handsome brick structure and cost about $6.000.
 Marion is now enjoying free express delivery The service which has been promised for many months began yes-- terday