The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14

mighty noise like whistle, which is heard for miles around. MT Cam Smith, whose we'll is in the city limits of Jasper says he has allowed his gas to burn four weeks at time a steady flame without exhaustion
 Now, if natural gas or oil be discov- cred in available commercial quantity be- heath the hills of Walker, it would mean great wealth to this section, immense in crease of population here and a pipe line to Birmingham and the great manufac- turing industries in and around that city.
 Walker county is growing steadfastly, as is shown by the tax books of the coun- ty for the year 1908. The assessed value of real estate in this county in 1870 was s461 ,939; personal property. $s7,531. The fol- last year:
 Acres improved lands A,O30. , Acres unimproved lands, S14,511. Lands and Improvements, $4,5S7, $40. City and town property, sS25, 700 Total, $5,413,640. Personal property exempt from taxa tion $443. .644.
 Personal property subject to taxation $4, 600, ,750.
 E. McIver Williamson, the noted South Carolina corn grower, spoke to a large audience composed mostly of farmers at the courthouse in Jasper yesterday. MT. Williamson was accompanied by w. H. af who inStru- mental in getting the corn grower to come to Alabama. Mir. Seymour was presented to the audience by w. c. Davis, Esq, who after a few words announced MT. Will lamson.
 MT Williamson showed that in addition to growing fine corn he understood the economic conditions of the country. Some of his ideas:
 The great evil in the south is the lack of corn.
 The man who does not have corn can not raise hogs Alabamas mineral resources will in time become exhausted. but the land in- teIligentIy cultivated and renewed will produce for endless years.
 Business interests cannot permit two acres of land to be used where one will do
 Alabama spends s4OOOO,OOO annually for
 Corn may not pay debts, but it does better in that it keeps farmers from mak- ing them
 The campaign for more corn is the most important economic and agricultural rev olution in the history of the country.
 We have got to learn to farm. Most of us are ready to die before we learn how to live.
 We must fertilize and enrich our land. The only thing that will grow on poor land is poor people
 MT. Williamson told of his method or growing, which has been well advertised. The main points are deep blowing stunt ing the stalk for the benefit of the ear' cultivation and fertilization after the corn is growing and when it is needed to make the ear.
 After the speech of MT. Williamson many farmers were heard to say that they were going to try his method. lie has an engaging manner and prght mode of expression and talked just like farmer which he is.
 The circuit court, Judge Ray; law and equity court Judge Sowell, and chan cery court, Chancellor Benners presid- ing. were all three in session this week. This is the first time this number Of courts have been in session at the same time since the new courthouse was completed The multiplicity of law business gives quite an active and ami mated appearance to things on the square and furnishes work for the law yers and court officials.
 Jasper chapter, Daughters of the Con- federacy, having requested Senator Rankhead to obtain from the war de- nartment two old cannon to be placed at the base of the Confederate monu ment. the senator has kindly consented to make an effort in this direction when returns to Washington Notwithstanding the heavy rains there was a large attendance at the County Teachers association held in Jasper today. This was the last meet ing of the association for the present scholastic year. The following was the programme:
 Devotional Exercises-Rev. Otto Bam- Der. Rewards and Prizes-Miss Pearl Bel ser and Miss Annie Smith.
 Lesson. Whites Art of Teacnlng, Chapter 18-H G. Bowling; chapter l4' R. L. Reaves.
 Tact-Daniel Harmon.
 How Teachers Should Spend vaca- tion-Miss Auda Roger and 4niss Mar garet Hopkins.
 Alabama Educational Association and Why Teachers Should Attend-J. w.