The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23

Any farmer will admit that most, II not
all, of the articles enumerated could have
been raised on the farms of Lincoln
county just as well as not, thus retaining
more than half million dollars In the
vicinity of Brookhaven
1t should be remembered in this con-
nection that Brookhayen is not the only
railroad station and distributing point in
Lincoln county, SO that the chances are
double this sum was actually expended
for farm products in that one county
and on the same average per county, be-
tween s75,ooo,0oo and 800, 100000 went out OF
Mississippi to enrich the farmers of the
northwest, who learned long since that II
pays to produce an abundance of feed
stuffs.
1t has been very successfully demon
strated that wheat grows and natures to
perfection in Mississippi, even down in
the southern tiers of counties. and the
chances are that next year will see thou
sands of acres of this cereal where there
1ave been hundreds this year. The far
mers of Lincoln county held meeting a
few days since and a score or more of
them obligated themselves to plant so
many acres of wheat and oats, just for
623 acres were pledged at this first meet
ing. Hundreds of other farmers will join
the movement In Lincoln and in other
counties where similar meetings have
been held or proposed. Flour mills will
be found in several counties-in fact, some
have already been built and more than
one Mississippi farmer is eating bread
and biscuits made from flour OF his own
production. A couple of acres of good
land is about all that any one family needs
to plant to wheat, unless thriftless neigh
eors are to be supplied.
Congregational Primary
While complete returns from the con-
gressional primary In the Second district
have not been received here. 1t Is con-
ceded that a second race will be run
between Spight of Tippah and Stephens
of Union, the latter having received the
highest vote, Spight next and Roane OF
Lafayette, third. Stephens is reported to
have received about 1000 more votes than
either of his opponents, and this Is
claimed to be an anti-Vardaman victory.
as Stephens carried his own county last
winter over G. L. Jones by majority
of more than 600 and Jones was an
avowed vardaman man.
However, It may be that Vardamanism
cut no figure In this contest, though
Roane was looked upon as the Varda-
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his praises It is significant that he Is
the hindmost man in the triangular race,
when both his opponents were regarded
as anti-vardaman men.
Down in the Seventh district the Var
daman issue Is more clearly defined, per-
haps. than in any other congressional
race now on. There are also three can
djdates in this race-Dickson, the present
incumbent, and Shelton Of Brookhaven
being counted as ant-Vardaman candi-
dates while Quin of McComb City makes
It so clear he is a Vardaman man that
he who runs may read The result OF the
primary which takes place In a Few
days will be awaited with great interest.
Similar conditions exist in the Fifth
district, though there are only two
candidates-Byrd, the present incum-
bent, who is an anti Vardamanite. being
opposed by Witherspoon, a Vardaman
man.
Vardaman does not seem to have
been drawn into the race In the sea-
coast district, where there Is also a
triangular race between Lewis Harri-
san and Tally, but the republican vote
seems to have been tempered with and
turned to good purpose.
The congressional campaigns have
been overshadowed until quite recently
| by the senatorial canvass, though a
| sh ow- down as to that Is a year hence
The three aspirants claim to be well
satisfied with their prospects. They are
making a leisurely campaign SO as not
| to become winded before the race fair
| ly begins and every community in the
state will no doubt have the pleasure
| of hearing all Of them crate before the
| 1911 primaries are passed into his
| tory,