The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-25
What the State Papers
Are Saying and Doing

Extrayagance In Appropriation.
Coosa River News. Is
The tendency of the times is not
only to create more offices. but II is a
crease, augment and increased! Where
will IL end?
"strasberries.n
Cullman Tribune.
The familiar cry at the station is
widely advertising the famous product
OF Cullman County to passers by on
the trains. The town and county owe
something to the little fellows who
daily offer this delicious fruit to the
travelling public. 1t is fine ADVERTISE
ment, and has turned attention to Gull
man of many from far-away Northern
towns.
DeKaIb Record.
Mr. Dan Reese has brought to town
some OF the most beautiful kaolin we
have ever, seen. and 1t lies in a solid
Of great value. A very fine quality of
ball clay worth IS per ton In Cincin-
natl. has also been analysed and It is
In almost inexhaustible quantities We
have all the material right here. ac-
cording to Mr.. Bowron for the manu-
facture OF china ware.
Conditions In Tsfckens.
CdTTOlILOn west AIaDamfan,
There can be buA little doubt but
that corn production will be consider
ably increased in Piekens this year
over last The high price has caused
the big planters Of the county to take
steps to this end. We have reliable
Information that one of the largest and
best known planters of the southern
section OF the county has informed his
tenants and dependents that IL they
do not propose raising plenty of corn
for their
they must get off his land that he
cannot AFFORD to buy corn at present
prices to supply them. This is step
In the right direction. There is no ex-
cuse for our people not raising a suf-
fieiency for their own use Of many
things they have been buying, and they
should be forced. IL necessary. to do So
Morgan County Times. -
The novel sight of a dray load OF
silver dollars delivered bv the South
ern Express Company to the new bank
Of CORTLAND. attracted much atten-
ton, and drew large crowd to the
doors of that institution. The transac-
tion which brought about this spec.
tacular transfer was the sale of his
farm by J. H. Sherrod of CORTLAND
to DR.. Weaver OF Rogersville. THE
purchaser rendered in payment a check
for $1,000 on the Tennessee Valley Bank
at CORTLAND, and Mr.. Sherrod Endorsed
the same for deposit with the Bank OF
Courtland. The check was presented
for payment and referred to the Pres.
ident of the Tennessee Valley Bank al
Decatur, who paid the entire sum In
silver dollars.
Time for Independence.
Ashland Standard
Now that Governor Conner has called
elections to I'LL all vacancies in the
legislature, It can be considered safe
to saw he will soon issue call fol
an extra session of that body The
question naturally arises. will the
people elect men to these vacancies
that can be dominated by the admin.
istration as were the majority of the
members in the regular session? viii
the people now vote for a man to rep.
resent them whom they know to be q
Conner n an" or even one who has
been of this belief? We are glad wt
have no vacancy to fill. but IL any one
existed there Is such q decided change
Of sentiment in Clay County that were
a Conner man" to announce the peo.
pie would prefer not to be represented
by him.