The Washington herald., 1909-08-20
AT THE HOTELS.

It Is possible TO make It." said Gov. Z.
z. Noel os Mississippi. at the Ebbitt
House last night.
/ 1T Is expected" continued Gov. Noel
that the celebration will eclipse every
thing Of the sort ever held in Mississippi
The people down our way want 10 see
the President. and the town viii not hold
the crowd that win gather there Novem-
Der !. Presidential day"
In the evening a banquet will be given
! in honor OF the Chief Executive and his
party. Plans now under way for that
event point 10 a magnificent AFFAIR. The
President will also visit the Mississippi
State fair. which will then be IN prog
ress al Jackson. his visit being the feat
ure of the gathering While In Jackson
tho Presidential party will be guests OF
Gov. and Mrs. Noel at the Executive
Mansion
The itinerary Of the party previous 20
the visit 10 Jackson viii include Vicks-
burg, October 2S; Natchez, October @,
and New Orleans. october SO and 81 At
New Orleans President Taft viii address
the Deep Waterways Congress. which
will thon be in session there. On No
vember 2 the party will be entertained
]
retary Dickinson VIII be with the other
distinguished travellers on this occasion.
Columbus being his native city.
Gov. Noel. who Is spending some time
IN Washington, is accompanied by hrs.
Noel The governor stated last night
that he Is here TO get information on
several problems IN which the 8Issis-
sippi and the Federal governments are
cooperating 10 bring about desired i'm
provements. These improvements relate
70 drainage surveys agricultural con-
ditions. fisheries, and the like. The gov
ernor observed that he found II easier
70 come direct to Washington and con
fer personally with the several depart
mental authorities than 70 read volumes
Of dry and routine reports. He will use
the material he CLEANS while here in
report 70 the Mississippi legislature
which will convene next January
Gov. and Mrs. Noel Will leave Wash
ington next Sunday for Tappahannock.
Essex County. Va, where. on Wednes-
day. the former VIII deliver an address
1 in connection with the unveiIing OF a
Confederate soldiers monument.
"On ali the 200 miles or So OF the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad, run
ming from Cincinnati to New Orleans
said A. W. Mcclure, who IS In the rock
phosphate business in Nashville. and who
Is stopping at the New Willard. the
town that does the next largest shipping
TO Birmingham is a little place OF only
900 or 100 persons-Mount Pleasant. in
Murray County. The high record made
by the formerly almost unknown place
is due 70 the advance OF the phosphate
fertilizer industry. which IN the last
twelve or fourteen years has become one
I Of the first activities Of the State OF Ten
I nessee.
When phosphate Is mentioned to the
/ ordinary layman. he Immediately Jhinks
/ OF a soda fountain. or OF some sort Of a
\ chemical AS a matter OF fact phos-
/ phate as it is used for fertilizing soils,
/ comes out OF the ground. as large pieces
| OF rock Its value comes from its phos-
I phate content. which mas q wonderful
/ effect on the fertility and productiveless
/ OF soils. The stone Is taken out OF the
/ ground in great layers, and. II necessary.
: ; cleaned and dried. Il is then loaded
! on freight cars and shipped.
/ Sometimes. 10 prepare IL as fertilizer
/ Tor certain crops, the rock, after being
/ ground into a fine powder. is treated
I with an acid When 10 Is 20 be used
/ on clover fields. however. the acid treat
ment Is not necessary, since about the
roots Of the clover there exists an acid
I that gives the proper effect automatically.
/ IN either case, the rock Is ground 10
/ powder and applied 70 the ground IN that
form.
The value OF this comparatively recent
I ind in Tennessee is surprising. A ton
/ OF good phosphate rock viii sell az the
/ mine for from $5 10 S. Soft coal, OF the
/ kind mined in Tennessee and Alabama.
/ viii bring at the mines probably about
I s. or $50 In addition 20 that, the ex-
/ pense Of getting out the coal is much
| higher, and the profit on the investment
is manifestly lower.
/ The fact that the government experts
/ are devOdng much time TO the subject q
! the prOductiveness OF soils. shows the
\ field open 10 the phosphate industry
! Prof Hopkins. one Of the government eX-
/ perimenters. has said that 100000 tons
/ Of fertilizer ought 70 be put on the soil
! Of Illinois every year for ten years. 10
/ bring 1t up to its proper efficiency. An
/ other significant movement along the
\ same line is the rapid development OF
/ agricultural schools throughout the coun-
/ try, in connection with colleges and uni
! versities. These institutions are turning
/ out trained men. thoroughly familiar
! with the needs Of soils They may lack
] something OF the practical knowledge OF
I farming, but their information regarding
/ the scientific treatment OF the ground IS
/ OF far greater value TO themselves and
/ the country"
According TO W. B. Chase, OF Boston,
who IS at the Raleigh, a fundamental
change has come over the attitude Of
the South toward Northerners and North
ern capital Mr.. Chase few years aeo.
ended twelve years residence in Allan
ia. where he was manager for a Northern
manufacturing concern.
I can remember the time" he said
| last night. when Northerners were
looked upon with suspicion and dislike
They weren't wanted. and neither was
I their money. although there was no OBJ
/ lection 10 getting their money II the
/ Yankees could be shaken later The
/ feeling. while existing under the surface,