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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03

OeVeIopmeut In southeast
This development has been along all
lines and throughout nearly every section
of the south. In our own particular Sec
ton, the southeast, the manufacturing
and mining industries have grown the
most. When 1 first took up the work of
development for the Southern railway
in 1894. there were only about LOO 600
cotton spindles south of the Potomac and
Ohio. with an investment Of perhaps $685.
10000. Today there are over II, COO. 600
spindIes. and in textile plants $500, 900, coo
are invested.
Our annual Textile Directory will
show about 800 textile plants with
$4,000 spindles on the lines OF our sys-
tenn. In the iron and steel business. In
the production of coal In the lumber out
put in the development of the furniture
Industry, there has been a like growth
The improvements and additions to steel
plants in Alabama and Tennessee now
under way or to be made this year will
call for the expenditure of 10000, 600 to
$5O.OOO0O0.
I'm the past ten years the investments
in manufacturing plants ard in the open
ing of quarries and mines along the
Southern railway and the Mobile AID
Ohio railroad have averaged over So
100000 year. The number of new es-
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Growth of Cities and Towns.

The growth of the cities and towns
is noteworthy" continued Mr.. Richards
Memphis has increased her population
TO from 10000 TO 100000. Her building
record for the past four years amounts
to $4,000, 900.
. Atlanta will show probably 5000
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Knox Scheduled to Speak.

PHILADELPHIA. April Announce
ment has been made by Provost c. c.
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Agricultural Products Increase.

The past ten years have also done
more for the agricultural southeast than
any preceding decade. Since 1899 the an
nusl value of agricultural products re-
ported by the United States Department
of Agriculture has grown from S5,OOO,O0O
to 81 600 600. 600 These figures do not in
clude fruits and truck crops or live stock.
I'm the states reached by our lines last
year there were produced 4J9,OO7,O 900 bush
els of corn, valued on the farm at $685.
792, $50 In 1900 the yield was but 29O,-
231, S43 bushels.
Few people think of the southeast as
corn-growing section. The fact is that
| with proper attention to the crop 1t Will
farming, and especially neglect Of this
crop has accounted for the small yields
heretofore made.
1.-The special institute trains, the work
of the United States demonstration farms.
the corn-growing contests, boys corn
clubs and education about crop diversifi-
cation have started the southeast to corn
growing scale which will soon make
its total yield far greater than at pres
emit The prize yield of 226 ID bushels to
the acre by the North Carolina farmer
has been we'll advertised. An even more
remarkable yield was that of another
North Carolina farmer. who made lo1
| bushels an acre at a cost OF 141s cents
| q bushel.
1.-The average OF thousands of boys in
| the boys clubs under Dr. Knapp of the
| United States demonstration work was
| sixty bushels an acre A South Carolina
| boy grew 1921 bushels an acre. Our re-
ports show commercial yields of wheat
| from twenty-five to fifty-two bushels to
the acre.
| There is an unusual demand for farm
lands by people in the north and west.
The movement southwark is steady and
| is growing all the time. / look to see
the farmers of Illinois, Iowa and other
states VIII oare looking for cheaper lands
| to turn to the south hereafter instead of
| to Canada.
with the bringing into cultivation Of
| the southern lands now idle and the
better methods of farming fast being
adopted. the southeastern states will
| not only greatly increase their produc-
| ton of cotton and other purely southern
staple crops but will, to large ex-
foodstuff supply Of the country"
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Establishments has run from 500 to 800
Last year the investment in industries
amounted to $50, SO9.071.
"In eight years, ending in 1909, the
total of new industries was 6,27O, and the
total investment in industries was $494.-
1895 ., an annual average of SCI .779 9S2.
The trackage of these lines now amounts
to about S,400 miles, SO this total rep
resents but a portion of the industrial
development of the southeast.
Naturally the development was checked
by the panic of 1907. 1t. has again start
ed, and seemingly on as broad a scale
as before the panic.
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Preparing for Trust Trial.

CHICAGO, April limited States Dis
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necessary to do thorough and CON
plete job. In order to do this. goo
spray pumps. provided with first-clas.
MOBILES. are necessary. At any time
after the eggs have been deposited In
the fall. and before the buds begin &c
swell In the spring. the following
spray should be used: Lime. IL
pounds: sulphur. Is pounds: water, sc
gallons. Mix the sulphur with small
quantity Of water to form a paste;
place In an iron kettle or a similar
vessel with enough water to form O
thin solution: add the lime after
shaking 1t, and boil the mixture foi
about forty-five minutes, or until 1t be
comes dark amber In color. this d.
luted according to the formula, should
be applied to the egg infested trees
It will not only destroy the eggs, but
such other insects as bark lice OF
scales that may be present.
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resented refining in his horse in order that he
may obtain better view OF a field Of battle
]. @. A. Ward is the sculptor Of this master
readily agree with the art critics that there is
not in the whole range of the worlds sculp-
ture SO splendid a representation OF horse
as the charger on which the virginian is
seated.
A fine equestrian statue Of General Hancock
was unveiled in 1896. Alike to the Thomas
statue. the pose is one of action. the hero of
Gettysburg being portrayed as commander
watchful and alert in the center OF activities.
The statue Of General Logan. the first of the
memorials to be unveiled during the present
century. is unique In many respects. Gen.
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"stem-Mo<her" and EGG.

While colonizing the grasses
throughout the summer season, their
bodies are brownish In color and the
white markings on their legs and an.
.ennae are not M distinct as In col.
onies on the plum earlier In the sea.
son. The colonies are also much
smaller and doubtless less prolific. Az
Tho fall of the year approaches. 4. g.,
he last Of October. there arises from
.hese grass colonies winged form
Known as n migrant" which locates
On the plum tree. there to again
'ound new colony.
There are several species OF insects
which prey upon the plum aphis. and
In many instances the former become
so numerous that they completely
subject the latter. before II has done
much damage. or these insects, the
lady bugs are the most conspicuous.
put there are many others which are
sery beneficial.
In the application OF sprays 1t Is
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DISCOVERIES OF
GREAT VALUE
Chemists Have at Last Found
Secret Of Making Fertilizer
From Nitrogen Of Air
How Il Ia Done.

ORy CHAS. c. wENTZLER)
Chemists have at last discovered
the secret OF making fertilizer from
the nitrogen OF the air.
Repeated efforts to recover free nj
trogen has baiiied scientists for years
but both Italy and Germany now have
factories for making cyanide or cal.
cium, combination OF nitrogen and
chalk or lime.
Tho principal difficulty heretofore
has been to secure chemical cheap
enough for commercial purposes
which would surrender It's nitrogen
readily so It would be suitable for
agricultural purposes. Nitrogen has
a strong affinity for lime. This fact Ia
taken advantage OF by chemists In
making the fertilizer. Air Ia passed
over chemically treated limestone and
the nitrogen Is Imprisoned while the
oxygen and other elements escape.
The limestone. which has been
treated with chemicals IL heated In
retorts. electricity being used to liber.
ate the nitrogen from the air.
In combination with carbon nitro,
gen forms the cyanogen or cyanide
which Ia so deadly In combination
with certain minerals. Il was former.
ly extracted from hoofs and other
heterogeneous principles but In the nat.
ural state It Is found In peachstones.
bitter almonds and other nuts which
owe their flavor to this principle.
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BY G. r. SANBORN. OKLAHOMA AG-
RICuLTuRAL EXPERIMENT STA
Every year. about the time that the
plum trees of this state begin to
.oliate, they seem to become infested
with dark colored louise. which has
white marked legs and antennae. This
Infestation generally increases in Sc.
verify until the time that the young
plums are about the size Of a cherry.
II meantime. the aphids have not been
subjected by their natural enemies, or
BY artificial remedies, the plum crop
Is practically destroyed.
The presence of these lice Ia often
frst noticed on account of the I'M
thrifty or sorry appearance OF the
Tree. Its new growth Ia distorted, the
leaves are more or less corrugated
and crumpled together on the ventral
Or lower side. The terminal bud Ii
,tunted and It's growth is sometimes
abruptly terminated. Many OF the
blossoms are often killed, and In cases
where the infestation Ia severe aGrly
N the season. no fruit Ia set, since
the peduncles Of the blossoms become
.olonized to such an extent that the
food material In Its passage to tho
young plum Is all withdrawn by the
sucking processes Of the lice.
The form which begins the coloni.
sation on the plum tree In the early
spring Ia known as the stem MOTHER"
and matches from an egg which was
placed there the previous fall. These
forms being few In number are not
often observed. They are. In general
appearance. however. very much like
The progeny which accrues from them
except that they are more globular In
shape. have shorter antennae and
honey tubes. and never acquire wings.
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ries in this country.

ries in this country.
Ne4t came the erection of q statue to Gen.
James b. Mcpherson. This was erected through
the efforts Of the Society Of the Army of the
Tennessee. and it was intended that the mon
ument should constitute McPhersons tomb
Beneath the statue Is a vault designed to re.
ceive the body OF the gallant officer killed near
Atlanta. but such interment was never made
The statue represents Mcpherson as he led in
battle. In his right hand he holds field glasses
and is portrayed as gazing deliberately over
q field of battle.
Surprisingly inspiring and magnificent is the
statue erected to Gen. George II. Thomas by
his comrades Of the Army OF the Cumberland
in 1874. The Rock Of Chickamauga" is rep
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ably seconded by most of the state governments,
to convert into national parks the tracts Of land
in the southern and middle states which were
the scenes of the great battles of the Civil war
Each year sees new reservations OF this kind ac-
Quired by purchase Of congress or through other
means and set aside permanent testimonials of
the nations gratitude to the men who fought and
died there. Keeping pace with the creation of
new parks Is the policy Of extension being pur.
sued with reference to the older established bat
uefeld parks which have not included at the
outset-as few Of them have-the entire areas
embraced In the battle which they commemorate.
second and even more direct influence In fos-
tering the present activity In the creation Of
memorials In marble and bronze Is the custom
which has grown up with the development Of thu
battlefield park plan OF suitably marking every
historic spot At the scene of great struggle be-
tween the Union and Confederate forces This
explains the dozens and even hundreds Of statues
monuments and markers that are now to be
found In the average important battlefield park.
Some Of the monuments are erected By appropri-
alton a congress or by funds set aside By the
legislatures Of states that desire TO thus honor
their sons Who fought in defense Of the nag. An
4vsn 8reeter number Of these enduring tributes.
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foIlowed in honoring the heroes OF The CIVIL
war II came about that some OF the lesser
leaders were commemorated In bronze ere the
greatest Union leaders received homage In
this form However, the past few years has
witnessed the beginning Of compensation In
this direction. The first step was the provi-
sion Of a heroic equestrian statue. with an
attendant group Of symbolic figures Of Gen.
william Tecumseh Sherman.
Next after the Sherman statue came the
statue to Mcclellan. which shows Little Mac"
seated upon a splendid charger. and portrays
the great organizer Of the Union army wearing
the service cap which became familiar to all
the boys in blue who followed him. Now the
nation has added to its open.air gallery OF
fame a statue of Gen. Phil Sheridan.
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however. have been erected by organizations
made up Of the survivors OF companies troops
batteries. regiments or other minor divisions of a
contesting army and who take this means Of tes-
tifying to their regard for their fallen comrades
Perhaps the best evidence of the extent to
which modern sculpture Is being relied upon to
commemorate the deeds and the heroes of the
greatest of civil wars is afforded by tour of
the Gettysburg National park Here. lining more
than 100 miles Of carefully prepared roadway and
marking every significant point In the three days
battle. are a total Of more than 400 monuments
memorial shafts and tablets and more than 1000
markers Many Of these testimonials In marble.
granite and bronze are elaborate and costly and
the aggregate cost amounts to several million
dollars. And yet on this battlefield a. elsewhere
the labor Of love Is only partially completed Nu-
merous other monuments are definitely projected
and yet others are In contemplation
The provision OF monuments In ever-increasing
numbers for the battlenelds tot which Gettysburg
IL only one) would indeed be an appalling task
were It necessary to labosiously chisel out of
marble BY hand al the statues and carved ng-
ures. However. modern ingenuity has provided
means for effective short cuts. IN battlefield
sculpture sxpsdients that make Il possible To
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granite marble statues presented for long time
more of a problem. but 1t has been solved and
largely by the invention Of some wonderful new
tools and appliances which make the long-dreamed-
OF sculpture by machinery" a reality. The ma
chimes. or rather tools. which perform In min.
utes what the odtime hand chiseler required hours
to accomplish all operated by means of com.
pressed air. utilized In much the same way that
At each one Of these modern monument making
institutions the air Is compressed at central
power plant and is led by means OF pipes and hose
to the various localities where the mechanical CHS
cling is to be done. The designs for a statue or
monument first prepared by craftsmen and
are then outlined on the stones b b cut With
these markings a guide workman manipula.
ting one of the portable pneumatic tools can carve
out quickly and with great accuracy the intended
design. The principle Of the superiority of the
mechanical carver Is that It rains hundreds OF
blows . minute. whereas the artisan with mallet
and chisel would not deliver more than one or two
blows. 1t can be appreciated that the surface to
be cut 10 covered much more rapidly by the ma
chine method. and moreover the air-driven chisel
VIZ cut moro accurately and with greater uniform
~ han any save the most sxDert SCULPTOR uDaidsd.
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The Raxorback Hon.

II IL said that In some parts of the
south farmers use the raxorbsck hog
rs a defense against wolves and sheep
killing dogs. A hungry raxorback can
whip half dozen wolves at the same
time and SO fierce do these porkers be
come that shecp-killing animals do
not venture near farm where they
are kept.
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Postage on Seeds.

The total weight OF seeds sent by
congressman to their constituents
through the malls In single year Ia
1850. 900 pounds. II postage were
paid on these seeds It would cost the
congressman a round million dollars.
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CIai AOkdu 10 iepFtScuNcu Iiuiu6
along the line Of battle his sword
drawn and carried low In his right
hand. The horse Is represented In
the attitude of moving at slow trot.
On one face OF the pedestal Of the
monument is a group representing
General Logan with other leading off,
GERS OF the Army OF the Tennessee.
while opposite is group representing
General Logan taking the oath OF Of.
fee as United States senator. admin
istered by Vice-President Arthur.
All Of these equestrian statues have
cost considerable sums. The General
Scott statue cost $4,000. and the ped.
estai $4,000 more. The bronze figure
OF Mcpherson cost $4,000. and the
pedestal $4,000. The sum of $4,000
was paid for Wards matchless statue
OF Thomas, and $4,000 for the ped.
estal. The statue OF General Hancock
involved the expenditure Of $4,000 all
told, and the Logan statue cost $685.
900, Of which sum congress appropri-
ated $4,000. As has been said. tho
maximum expenditure will be made In
the case Of the great memorial to
General Grant. upon which at least
$25O,0O0 will be expended
Because no definite program was
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AAS oSChc VI tuls buIlue 10 military
fame is, appropriately enough. the ma
tional capitalize city OF Washing
ton. which is coming year by year to
take on more and more the character
OF beautiful creation in architecture
and sculpture and landscape garden
ing that Is the property of the whole
people. The statues to the victors in
the struggle between the north and
south occupy conspicuous positions In
the most advantageously located Of
the parks and circles with which the
seat Of government abounds-verdure-
clad breathing spaces which seem as
though they might have been special.
ly provided as sites for Just such he
roic or life-size figures. Some Of the
statues are under the shadow OF the
capitol. others cluster about the White
House. and yet others are placed
where they will kindle inspiration in
the patriotic pilgrim to the capital.
Much of the impressiyeness Of the
statues to the military heroes of the
Federal armies is doubtless due to the
fact that almost all OF them are eques-
trian. 1t Is customary in all countries
to portray as men on horseback"
only the so-called royal personages. or
men who were actual commanders OF
troops, or enjoyed the title of COM
mander. The first equestrian statue
ever erected In the Western Hem.
isphere. was the one of George III. of
England. which stood In Bowling
Green at the foot of Broadway, New
York city. and which during the war
for independence was melted up and
cast into bullets by patriotic daugh-
ters of Miss Columbia.
The oldest equestrian monument
now standing In the New World is a
colossal statue of Charles ". of Spain,
In the City Of Mexico. The initial
equestrian statue In the United States
Is the renowned one of Gen. Andrew
jackson. which stands in the park di.
rectly in front of the White House at
Washington. It Is estimated that there
are 400 equestrian statues in the
world. OF which number the city on
the Potomac win have. with the com.
pletion of the Grant memorial, a total
OF IL. most of them representations Of
Civil war heroes.
The FIRST statue arranged for in
honor OF q warrior identified, with
the Civil war was that In which Gen.
Winfield Scott Is depicted mounted ON
a charger at rest This monument
was ordered In 1867. and was erected
seven years later. General Scott IN
In the uniform Of lieutenant general.
The material for the figures Of horse
and rider was derived from cannon
captured during the Mexican war In
which General Scott won his greatest
fame. The pedestal for this statue n
made up of fye huge pieces Of granits
cut In Cape Ann Quarriea. and 1t the
time they were obtained. the largest
mecca of granite ever cut from ouas.
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Out unquestionabIy II VIII be worth all It costs
as lesson In patriotism for coming genera.
lions. This labor Of gratitude has been in
progress for some years past. and already a
dozen or more OF the foremost warriors in the
Union army have been thus honored. or late
years. however. the Importance has been EN-.
phasized by the increasingly elaborate charac.
ter OF the monuments erected. The climax
VIII come year Tor less) hence. with the
completion of that splendid memorial to Gen.
erai Grant for which the congress OF tho
United States has appropriated a quarter of a
million dollars. and for the foundation Of which
ground has been set aside In the shadow of
the United States capitol.
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Sherman and Mcclellan. betokens the
intention Of the American people to
provide. through their Representatives
in congress. a most notable testimo-
NAL In sculpture to the leaders Of the
war for the Union. No other country
In the world can boast so pretentious
tribute to the heroes Of any conflict
In its history.
To honor by counterfeit present.
ments In marble and bronze the sa.
viors Of the republic will cost the ma.
ton, ultimately. millions Of dollars.
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Q G e N T arrange
ments for the com.
pletion this year Of
a $3.50. 900 statue to
Gen. u. s. Grant and
the unwilling OF a
statue to Gen. Phil.
Sheridan. the dash
ing cavalry leader
of the Civil war.
following close upon
the dedication of
similar bronze fig
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unveil monument within few months
after the money for 1t has been appro-
priated. Many OF the present-day bat
tlefeld memorials are in bronze and
In the cast of such a monument Il IL
only necessary to model the figure. In
plaster. Molds are taken from this and
when forwarded to the foundry enable
the casting Of the figure in bronze-a
replica or exact duplicate Of the origi.
nal design which the sculptor fashioned
In the clay or plaster.
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HE MAKING of battle.

HE MAKING Of battle
field monuments and
memorials has deyel-
oped into an important
industry In the United
States during the past
few years. This is due.
first Of all. to the in.
crease in the number
and size of our battle
field national parks. It
Is now the policy Of the
national government