The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-08
CREATING DEMAND
FOR CANE SYRUP
Farmers of Mississippi Will Be
Aided In Industry
CANE INSTEAD OF COTTON
Boil WeeviI Has Caused Such Destruc-
ton In Some Parts of Mississippi
That Farmers Are Turning
Away From Cotton.
CANE INSTEAD OF COTTON

Jackson. Miss, December 7.-(Special)-
Congressman Dickson of the Sixth Mis-
sissippi district has written a letter to
the papers of his bailiwick in which he
tells the farmers that he will render
them every possible assistance In build
ing up a market and creating demand
for their cane syrup-the best in the way
of molasses that is to be had In this
section of the country, and which seems
to find its natural element In the coun-
ties TO the southwest-those now INFESTED
with the boil weevil Mr.. Dickson sug-
cests that his constituents send him sam
pies of their syrup and promises them
that he will introduce 1t In Baltimore
New York, Philadelphia and other places
of the east through and with the assist
ance of his colleagues from those sec
lions. He will also see to it that the
best hotels and restaurants In Washing
ton have the opportunity of trying 1t
with their customers.
The farmers of Mississippi have put re-
Gently come to making more than enough
svrun for their own families, but tho
few have gone into 1t on an extensive
scale are finding market LOT Ill lnes
make and at good prices, II Is the pese
money crop they have II the Market 40
secured and they do not get 10 aoui'o az
ing. One great trouble is that the syrup
is not uniform in color or CONSISTENCY
One farmer makes EN- thick announcer
thin-so thin, in fact, that you CELL
herd 'em with a biscuit.
solid carload of cane syrup WAS snlppeo
from Brookhaven to Illinois-the nrst car
load shipment that was ever maoe ou.
os tbe state. so far as known, put II VIII
-. ha the last. This carload carried
o,no gallon cans and 400 gallons IN par
re,s. worth $1,000, which Will De ois'iioo
tod among the Lincoln county iaiiiei'
,,ho made It. There have been other
sh,nnents out of Lincoln county-oo gal
80 ,,ai,v sent to California and 90 to
Michigan. the idea being to let 1he peo-
,,a of those sections know there Is son'e
thing that makes buckwneat caAe So
inst as good as maple syrup.
In view of the fact that an acre Oh
,an6 will make 400 to 500 gallons Oh inc
enest svrup known and that II sehs io'
or ,o,,.s mar gallon here at home, II Is
aasv 10 see that there is more money
n q than in cotton. And then, the Doll
veevn does not eat the cane.
Coming Legislative Work.
II ia predicted by the knowing ones
that Governor Noel Is going to nave inc
time of his life when the Legislature Is
in jackson next month. He is now en-
,eed IN writing his message, IN "hlch
be will point out the way, as ne sees
If. and call attention to such matters
as he is willing should be acted on Dut
It may be put down as dead moral
certainty that the governor Is not soins
to do what has been predicted ne "ouio
do. and that Is to open the food gates
and let the legislature consider any OLD
subject any member happens to suggest.
The legislature meets every two years
the first session of a four-year admins
tration being known as the long session,