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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28
RESULTS WERE SURPRISING With Use of Williamson
 Plan. so WRITES CAROLINA FARMER In Endeayoring to Meet Some Objections. states That All Progressive Planters Around Hartsyiile Are Using stunting Method and seeur- lag Good Results.
 
So WRITES CAROLINA FARMER

A letter from David R. Coker, of Hartsvilie. s. C., received a few days ago by w. H. Seymour. Director of the Alabama Bureau of Cotton Ststis- tics, relative to the success or the fail- ure of the Williamson corn method. endeavors to meet some of the most strenuous objections which have been raised as to the method, and also re- cites some of the successes which have been made with the method in South Carolina.
 MT. coker in his letter states that all of the more advanced farmers of hls section of the country are using the Williamson method, and in every instance have increased their yield from 100 to 500 per cent. He states that his observance of the magnificent crops obtained by farmers using the Williamson method has not allowed any criticism. no matter how severe to interfere with his earnest advocacy of the williamson method in compari- son with the old.
 His letter to Mir. Seymour follows in full:
 .'Hartsville. s. C., Dec. IS. 1908. MT. w. H. Seymour, Director Ala
 bama Bureau of Cotton Statistics:
 My dear Sfr-Your letter of Novem- Der 2Sth, asking for an account of my corn-stunting experiment. to hand, and although 1 am extremely busy I will endeavor to furnish you with as good an account of it as my other duties will allow.
 Soon after the original article on the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28

have Found in forty States and Terri tories Our farmers are SinfelliKent thinking men, and are pi egresitiE fssf towards better conditions of life ,rc a large degree their needs s-are ed,,ea' '. tional Many Of the other needs 7fy,av have indicated are such that the re,n. dy comes more properly under the i,,-. risdiction of the. county or state chan. of the Federal Government. DoubtIese the Government can be %of enorni c,,S assistance in assisting the s6read af exact knowledge of agrfculture it can perform valuable function iu alsemInating to ait 6. complete knoyvi-' eqge of what progxesslve agrioiiItlIr- ists are doing in. certain diafricts ana n acting as a clearing houea for ide eAs along progressive lines .,'
 notable feature of the conference was the pronouRced attitude of the fMtnnesota sfarnsrs on tie question of tue parcels post They declared for unlimited pareeIs post service, express. Ing q willingness to accept the, limited service as stepping stone, but at the. same timst indieaflIg a desire for the operation of national parcels systerl ultimately" tSTT M Fl ss ' Y
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28

Williamson plan (prepsred with in- finite care and labor by It's originatorl was given to the world, the plan was attacked by a number of the leading agricultural writers of the South. These writers concentrated their, fire principally upon the stunting feature, which the advocates of this plan con sider SO essential. Notwithstanding the we'll known effect which stunting by transplantIng has in increased fruit and decreased leaf and stalk upon many garden and hot house plants. these writers have continuously con- tended that the stunting process is ab- solutely contrary. to natural laws and common sense, Some even go so far as to claim that satisfactory fruitage would be impossible under such treat ment as MT. Williamson claims to have administered to his crops.
 Having frequently observed the magnificent crops made by this meth cd on Mir. WIlllamson's and many other farms in this county, I of course. did not allow these criticisms to influence my enthusiastic advocacy of the Will lianlson plan. On the contrary I de- termined to conduct an experiment as a side light on the williamson plan. This experiment was undertaken to learn what effect severe stunting cul- minating with the shock of trans planting and entire removal of foliage, would have on the corn plant.
 I planted on May 1. 1908. two rows Of corn. each about forty feet long on poor sandy land without fertilizer. merely ran two shovel furrows about four feet apart in this soil without previous preparation. sowed about one quart of corn to the row and covered It.
 r1,~lr,~ tba Iattar rar4 of .hat ,,,-..tt, (May) prepared a small plot of good land on which I had had vetchs and oats. After thoroughly breaking and narrowing. I bedded this land in six foot rows with a one-horSe turn-pIow leaving a small ba1k- unbroken. On June I broke the balks with a shovel plow and planted thirteen out of the fifteen rows of this plot with seed corn.
 In the other-two rows I intended to set plants from rows planted on May l, but the soil being rather dry on June I concluded to wak few days for rain. We had had a rain on May 25. On June 1, about 8 D. m., I noticed a heavy cloud in the, west and as 1t was accompanied by thunder and light ming I presumed we would have rain within an hour or two. I had a shov- el blow hitched up at once. broke out the balk of one of the two remaining rows: then with the same blow I blow ed up one row the thick corn planted May i. This corn was then from twelve to eighteen inches high. of pale color, and very spindling, the majority of it being about the sise of lead pen- ell and the largest of it about the size of a mans little finger. I had these corn plants picked up and all of the leaves twisted on. leaving the bud un- touched. The plants were then drop
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28
LITTLE TO REMEDY
WORK OF PRESIDENT FooSEVEI.T's
 FARM COMMISSION.
MInnesOta FaPnaer is woPking Out His Own Salvation and Needs But Little Federal
 Helm. e.

St. Paul. Minn.. Dec. 2TsA-President Roosevelt's Farm Commission finds Iit- tie in Minnesota that needs correction and during an all day session, at tended by representative men from every section of the State, reached the conclusion that In Minnesota at least the farmer Is very largely working out his own salvation and needs but little Federal help. The boys. It learned. show no marked disposition to leave the farms. Social conditions, accord ing to testimony taken. arc sRtisfae- tory. although they might be improv- ed somewhat by better roads.
 Two main needs of Miunesota were pronouncedly in evidence. One is a more general extension of gricultural education and the other improved high ways. The sessions were held at the enormous State Agricultural School. in a new building which the sthte erected at a cost of s2se.000. but wl&h these advantag ges. the farmers testified az rfcultural knowledge Is not spreading fast enough They asked for -agrieui. tural high schools and agricultural normal schools. and practical agricui- The consensus of opinion was that the Government can assist the frnpraverhent of roads by providing experts to act in an advisory capacity. to show how good roads may be. built out of prairie dirt and materials at hand. The Govs ernment's good roads train was criti- cized on the score that the roads t built in Minnesota were too costly to be generally applied to comparatively new districts.
 The evidence taken showed mark ed tendency towards the conclusion that the farmers can take care of themselves and that they win correct the present evils in farm life just as soon as they have. learned how to set a maximum of. value from the soil, and to maintain good bank accounts Re- said s r.et-e'a
 FaEuleTa Intelligeht.
 Tt is ily opinion that the commits sion will largely adopt this view in It's report The feeling manifested during the gk paili{ wesaf6na +gst khe same stSa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28

 conclusive Approximation feel, how ever. that no amount of prospective public incredulity will justify me in Keeping silent about this test. as it seems to have an Important bearing on one of the Soutl's most vital ag- rieultural problems.
 The dwarfed plants had from i've to eight joints below the ground, and the Indwarfed plants from three to five. As each put out about the same number of roots from each joint. the dwarfed stalks had a much better de- veloped root system and should a drought have occurred would have probably withStood it better.
 The shelledrcorn from dwarfed row was of better quality than the corn from adjoining undwarfed row. hav- ing a much smaller per cent. of rot ten and imperfect grains.
 Yours very truly,
 David R. Coler.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28
IFaFmera InteIIigaht,.

'It Is Rsy opinion that the commits sion will largely adopt this view in It's report. The feeling manifested during the St.. Paul sessions Is the same we
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28
FATL. RTvER pwvfEyv.

Fall HiFeF. Mas, Dee 2s.g-sThs review of the, dividends of cotton maHusactuF.Hg corporations for the year, made public to- gay snoWs san esefnge qlyidena et .: se, for fss' oh has eap.tsl Stock of sa7, f9s. 300 Yhis rste. with the exception of the -sxtFaordiaa- ry rate Of last year. is the best since 1902 The outlook fer buslnSes this year iS sGs eSlIknks
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28

The percentage of actual reserve oe the eiearine house banks today was 2esBe.
 The statemeat et banks and trust cqmps- niea not members efnwynahrdi egn swgpcnafw the eleayinE house. shows that these ylpaki- >tgtlons have aEgFegate deposlts ei aAs Ite.- loans anoaRting to ;f.os5so4s.2oo. s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28
nANK .arArEalIenr

Ney 4oFk, peca es'--Ttfe ptatement of eisaFips house baqkp for she week shows tnat the banks held tls,s2s.9ss more than uilel This ia an Increase of ss,sIss2S ia with last week: +s 'sti@- "
 The statement foiIows: 5f
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28
PIG IRON BUSINESS
YEAR OF 1908 GOING OUT WITH
 THE MARKET STRONG.
prepnrations Have Been Made For a Big IBcrease In the Make of Iron This
 State.

Birmingham. Dec. 27.--(speciat)-- The year 1908 is going out with the pig iron market in strong position the prospects both as to demand and quotation as bright as any one could wish It, and the general conditions as to probable make splendid. Prepara- tions have been made, for big in crease in the make of iron in this State one furnace to be started ID during this week and two or three others to be making iron early in the coming year. The probable nfake of the first quarter of 1909 has been well covered and some sales have been booked for delivery during the sec ond quarter.
 The quotations are very strong at SIS per ton, No. foundry, with an tn- clinatien of advancing afty cents. It is believed that it will not be long before the buying for second quarter delivery win again be on. long before the 18th of January, the date fixed for the buying to be on again. and that the price for the product will have gone up some so that al35o even will not be considered high price.
 The holiday season is fast being forgotten There will be no time lost In any department so far as the New Year celebration goes. There was but little time lost at furnaces. on yards. in the general ofices and elsewhere with the pig iron making and selling. The steel plant which was down for the Christmas holiday will start up again this week, fires havng already been placed in the open hearth fur naces and elsewhere, and before the end of the first week in January 1t is believed there will be full operation in every department at the steel plant if not double turn in several parts of the big plant. As stated before, the report has 1t that orders have been booked for steel in various shapes rail in particular, warranting steady operation of the plant for many months to come. q
 There are indications that foundries and machine shops will resume im- medtately on a larger scale than for over twelve months, many orders hav- ing been received recently for machin- cry. The cast iron pipe plants are shipping more pipe away than they are making. At the rate which has been in vogue for the past two or three weks there will be need for not only putting all pits In full operation but double the force and in some in- stances working little at nights. It is given out also that q number of handsome ordere are being looked for in this direction in the near future. The business in hand and in sight calls for steady operation for a long time ahead.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28
FIRE HALrs FESTIVITIES.
MOntevallO Girls Christmas Party In-
 teFrupted by Fire Cry

terfupted by EtFe Cry.
 Montevallo. Dec. 27.-lSpeciaL 1.-The girls who remained at Montevallo for Che holidays are enjoying to the full est extent Miss McAlpine's house party
 Christmas eve the dormltory stu dents entertained the young people of the town with a domino party. The decorations. consisting of mistletoe holly. palms and a maze of green and red ribbons. made the double parlors and spacious assembly hall beautiful.
 Miss McAlpine and the students at the dormitory entertained with a i've course dinner Christmas day the out In town teachers.
 After dinner Santa Claus came in the person of pr. Palmer and distrib- uted presents 10 everybody from beautifully decorated tree.
 The Christmas festivities were ended rather abruptly by a cry of fire. In vestigation showed that the large stables belonging to Mir. George Kroell were on fire. Only the rear end of the stables was burned, however. This entailed a considerable loss as the stables contained a quantity of horse feed and many tons of coal stored for winter use. One mule and two horses were burned.
 The large department store of Mir Kroell which a1joins the stables was saved by almost superhuman effort. The coai is still burning and will have to be watched for several days as it seems impossible to ex.inguish it. The origin of the fire is not known.
 Miss Klttell and Miss Malloon, train ed nurses at the A. c. I. S., enter tainsd a few guests at buffet lunch con last evening.
 Mir. T. W. Palmer. Jr., a student at the University. Is spending hls holiday in Montevallo
 Mir. Maurice Jones' Williams has gone to Auburn to spend a few days. While there he will enjoy a -Christmas hunt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28

Didn't Want a Real Boy-Small Boy (applying for situation)-What kind of boy does yer want? Merchant--A nice quiet boy that doesn't use bad words, smoke cigarettes, whistle around the office. play tricks, or get into mischief-- Small Boy-Yer don't want no boy; yer want a goil. Seer St. Louis Timess
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-01
TALK OF THE TOWN.

taeeiaa Yoilaa ia, Az Abhott's
sple u seconds III bed spreads Al All.
bolts
Waist safe to-day ami Monday 81
Napghans
lnionmaaa siqnep,alegs glasses at
/. + AUSTIN, he watch and eleek man
O. ~ Asefil 4 Ga, Round OAK steel
ranges 500. Read ady il another part
q paper
All Unpleasant Legacy and Work
Made Raag are laugh producers At ffes
lheataium
Tle Young Npmens Tourist club
win meet with Mrs, Veaie Moh,lAy Al
tenopn AZ efaa e'olaok
GresIdnes. Aletlea lleihels and Tolmaa
Sweets All niee and sMmd ior 500 IL
satN 4 hsrgH ~ the New England
hAit company
Miss Lillian loFaon Who has been
studying under Madam Emma Howe
Fahgl b RasEans Is new ready Ia take
pupils ID Yasai and Instrumental music
TERMS reasonable.
Bis Graham ii tAe fheatogiem received
wiie last eFesaag Informing him that
the gPeat hlAa. Tho Passion rlag af
Nbemmnaeaib lasl been shipped Is him
plls Is the iaet picture ever pgQaaeel
lt N nasaa hx FAsie Gi ragis AaH
colored throughout nearly s00O ieel long
and II 9 repl0titlet3oA "a the HAasslAn
PLAY 81 tsheEamlaaeaa WAS great
picture ran gag over Four Years as the
Eden Muses. New York City, and plagea
10 capacity wherever shown As Nh
Graham IS ta make som extensive inn
presemsnts IS she laealoliunl that Viii
enlarge taa eElNg aapaeliy, the date
0f this picture s Has yet arranged
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-01
Base Bali Fair Programs.

Tile program committee 81 the base
i,All Eair association hiss arranged the
following programs for each night ui
tle fair, whieh begins Saturday, Feb.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-01

NOVEMBER LAST
DARK COLORED WASH GOODS.

All of our l5s Fleeeed Goods y dle
per yard.
ono nv IF Crochet Dimilies i0r elsii.
afeii'T dresses now ny fzsac per xarsF
New NJ q lsc Dark Colorca satlnes
AZ nearly the price 81 poor liuGs. Aow
At isc PEI yard
Sale d Bed Spreads closes saturday
night These are che imported ones
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-01

Tile program committee q the base
lad fair association has arranged tia
following programs for each night d
tic fair whieh begins Saturday, Feb.
rHary
Saturday Night, Feb. I.
The Daughters 81 American Wood,
craft, in an entirely new musical mix
tlue. entitled,
lust KIDS
consisting al songs, daciss. dialogues and
phoguses, concluding with the novelty
drill,
PLAY HALL
Arranged W. Arthur tirayelia
Monday. Feb. J.
The Ebony Minstrols, bigger. better
and buaior than eyefs all nssw songs,
i'll new jokes, and some new faces, az,
ranged BY h N, Brown
Tuesday Feb. !,
Advanced vaudeville; four big mum.
hefs hy volunteer talent
Wednesday, FEB. !,
Hp courtesy 81 the ladies of the Uni
selsalist church, The Champion el Her
sex
Thursday. Feb, 9,
Montpelier night. The Montpelier
fair management has provided first
eiass entertainment.
Friday, FEB. 4
Scotch night an "Aula Lang Syne
program 81 Scatvh songs and dances by
same Il the hest talent ii ehe city
aggaaged 81 > r Narr
saturday, Feb. $.
6gaad distribution Of ever 50 valuable
rFlses ana the Capitol prize Ut $50 10
geld to the holder of the lucky ticket.
Dancing every evening. Admission 10
eeakss SESSION tickets 50 eeats. Can
You heat III
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-01
SaturaaY NiEhl. -. /.

The Daughters 81 American Wood
craft, in aa entirely new musical mix
tlme. entitled,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-01
Card Il Ehanks

We desire g express Q4r appfef alton
90 ~ III tAe kineaiess and Ala extended
e. a. during tbs slekaess aud iess q
ear husband sna father anl also lag
the beautiful 4egal tributes
Airs At Geek and FAMILY
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-01

A regular meeting of the !. o. q. e.,
MI NJ, viii ba held Monday evening,
February \, AZ Z o'clock, il Che X. of q,
hall
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-01

Al he request Of the base bah fal
committee. the Moodmen win omit thei
public dance On saturday night, Feb,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-01
NIX 0F THE TOWN.

Prices On siik reduced a Abbotts,
Dry wood FOR sale ~ r Curtis, Ber-
IN, " fel. al2A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-19
IRON TRADE SHOWS
 NEW ANIMATION New Contracts Are Made By
 Big Factories STEEL ORDERS INCREASE New Equipment Ordered By the St. Paul Road Will Give an Impetus
 To Several Branches of the Iron and Steel Trade.

Cleveland, March 1S.-The Iron Trade Review tomorrow will say:
 The awarding of contracts by the na- tional government and municipalities and the buyers of wire, tin plate and other products manufactured by interests more or less directly connected with the farm CTS, continues to be the main support of the market. but the decision of the Chi cago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad to begin upon the building of 250O steel cars and 70 locomotives at it's Milwau- kee shops is an encouraging indication of increased railroad activity. In some finished lines. especially structural ma terial and malleable castings. there is a rather surprising number of small or ders. and in many cases prompt delivery is insisted upon. The activities of the steel corporation show slight increase and some of the large independent in- terests report orders for the first halt of March amounting to fully 10 per cent more than for the first half of February. The Steel corporation is continuing the new construction ordered last year and other improvements are being approved, but appropriations for the whole year have not yet been considered. The Amer ican Sheet and Tin Plate company ex- poets to have about 16 per cent of its total capacity in operation next week, only per cent less than the capacity in operation one year ago. The demand from canners and others large consumers is heavy and in wire products there is also a very active demand.
 The building of new equipment by the St. Paul railroad will require consid- erable tonnage of bilets. steel under frames. gray iron and malleable castings and boiler tubing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-19
James o,connor,s Funeral.

James OConnor was laid to rest in Oakhill cemetery yesterday. The funeral services were held at Sf Paul's churc:-- the Rev Father Coyle saying q mass of requiem.
 The deceased was S1 years of age and was one of the pioneers of Birmingham. He was not only widely known In this community, but no man was more high ly esteemed He was an exemplary citi- zen and devoted Catholic and every one who knew him had kind word to say of him. Soon after coming from Ireland he enlisted in the United States volun- teers for service in the Mexican war. He made a good record in that conflict, and when the war of secession came he joined the Confederate army and served with credit under the stars and bars
 Mir. O'Connor was an educated gentle man and began life as a civil engineer. In the early days of Birmingham he was an active business man. During the de- pression of 1873 he lost the money he had i, made but started over again, paid his creditors and accumulated more than competency. He was member or BIT mingham's first elective board or al dermen and soon after the police limit was established he was elected by the al dermen and soon after the police court The deceased leaves widow and a brother who lives in Florida, put no chli- dren. A daughter died many years ago and a son. Father Thomas OConnor' Jesuit priest, died about 12 years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-19
HOME LABEL RALLY.
important Meeting Will Be Held at the Commercial Club This Afternoon.

At o'clock this afternoon the grand rally on the Home Label" proposition will be held in the Commercial club rooms and another rousing boost given to this rapidly growing project. Every manufacturer and everybody else in- terested in the patronizing of home in dustries is urged to attend. Fully D manufacturers have signified their in tention of attending.
 More replies were received yester- day in answer to the information query sent out last week. Nearly half of the industries are lined up with the move ment now, their number being around the 100 mark. When the movement was first projected it was said there might possibly be 40 industries in the town by people who thought they were making a broad estimate. Much to th cir surprise when the different man g1zcturers were looked up the number vas found to be in the neigh borhood of 200. manufacturing nearly every thing required in mans everyday life.
 This information had wonderful eff fact. apparently, to wake every one in- rerested in the subject of the Home LzbelT ss to Birminghams real re- sources and possibilities.