The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-04
Statistics for Cotton Grower Are
 Requested in House
PLEA FOR CONSERVATION
Special Message Is to Be Sent By Roosevelt Asking That Funds Be Set Aside to Make the Com
 mission Permanent.
By WATTERsoN sTEALEY.

By PATTERSON STEALEY.
 Washington, February 3-(Special.)- Representative Hefiin made plea in the House today for the cotton producer, ask ing that the government authorize the publication of the amount of cotton pass ing into the hands of the manufacturer in order that the producer should know the amount of cotton needed by them as well as the manufacturers knowing the amount of cotton produced.
 "If you would do this" said Mr. Hefiin, ''the producer of cotton would have some idea of what the demand for the raw material would be, and it would enable him to market his cotton more intelli- gently and he would govern his business in the light of this information.
 Under present conditions, the pro- ducer knows nothing about the manu- lecturers stock in store, but the man. ufacturer knows everything about the cotton producers business from the time he places seed in the ground until the cotton is gnned, baled and ready for the market There is nothing unfair or un- reasonable in this demand. The pro- ducer of cotton is simply asking for him- self just what the manufacturer of cot ton has asked for himself.
 The government has granted the re- quest of the manufacturer and now in the name of the men who toll and produce that staple which clothes the world, and gives to the United States the balance of trade. l plead for fair and just treat ment at the hands of Congress Do for the producer of cotton what you have done for the manufacturer of cotton Give him the information that he needs in or der that he may run his business intel ligently Place both upon a common level"
 Friends of the movement for conserva- tion of resources are growing concerned lest Congress refuse at this session to do anything in the way of appropria ting any money for the promotion of the con servation movement. With only a month of the session left 1t begins to look as if Congress would have to be subjected to a lot of prodding from the White House and the public in order to get any legislation calculated to further the conservation movement. Officials interested say the educational part of it has been completed and that the time has now come for ac- ton, and unless Congress will allow some money for the work to go ahead, the mat ter will simply drift. The President is expected to send to Congress another special message asking that the national conservation commission be made per manent This is out of the question, but a small appropriation for continuing the conservation inquiry is hoped for. An amendment for this appropriation will be placed on one of the appropriation bills if it is possible The joint commission on the subject will meet here on March D. and will be greatly handicapped if some appropriation is not made
 The custom inaugurated by college boys of singing every morning the number of days before vacation has been appropria- ated by the House appropriation commit tee. Every morning 1t is the first duty of the clerk of that committee to write on the big, gold framed mirror of the committee room the number of days to March 1. Yesterday it was 29, today is was 2S. Little attention has been given ! to the steadily decreasing mysterious numbers until today, when a few lines of verse made their appearance. Chairman Tawney is supposed to be too busy to waste his time on such matters and everyone IS wondering WHO IS the author. The verse follows:
 Look in the glass, and ere you turn away Consult this number here from day to
 day.
 It shows in fashion brief, in manner curt, The leaden passing of these days that
 hurt;
 It says each morn, writ in red or blue, Youll soon be through with him-and he
 with you;
 And though the minutes seem like drag
 ging days, Each nears-oh, sweet thought-the part
 ing ways; When we will speed him from the haunts
 of men, With Heaven bless you till we meet
 again.. But softly murmur, as we give our ribs
 prod,
 "A peevish lion is the noblest work of
 God ' The rivers and harbors bill will contain Representative Hobson's provision for a survey of the Locust and Mulberry forks of the Warrior with a view of improving At the request of Senator Johnston the torpedo boat fiotilla of the United States navy, now stationed at Pensacola, will be ordered to Mobile for the Mardi Gras carnival.