The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-19
ATTENTION TURNED
 ID PEANUT RAISING
Railroads May Change Rates
 on the Coolers
THE STATE NEEDS MONEY
Governor Noel Has Been Trying to Sell Mississippi Bonds But the Issue of s6O0,OOO Has Not
 Been Disposed Of

1 Jackson, Miss, December 1S.-(Special.) | The railroad commission has sent out the 1 following formal order, addressed to the 1 traffic men of all the railroads doing busi-
 ness in the state:
 Dear Sir: The urgent demand made
 on the commission for better rates, caused by the invasion of the boil weevil
 in many of the counties of the state
 prompts this letter to you.
 You are hereby cited to appear be- l fore the commission on the Sd day of
 January, 1911. same being the first Tues
 day of said month, for the purpose of a conference looking to the issue of a spe- cial tariff on peanuts in carloads or less. l An invitation is extended to all inter ested to be present. In this fall not
 By order of the Commission" It Is expected that this meeting will be attended by a great many men who are interested in peanut culture, and that it
 will be necessary for the commission to hold this meeting in the senate chamber. where they will have seats for all corners. The office occupied by the commission Is one of the smallest in the capitol. and always when more than a dozen are in attendance on such important sessions the commissioners have to hunt larger quar- ters.
 | The option held by Governor Noel on the balance of the states $6Oo,0 900 bond is- sue has been turned down, and unless the bankers and moneyed men of the state come to the rescue a great many folks, especially school teachers, are going to have to wait for their money.
 | A month or more ago when Governor Noel was north he made arrangements with Seasongood & Mayer, bond dealers, to take over the balance of the bond issue remaining unsold on the 10th of December at least they had an option on the mainder. It was agreed at that time that the firm would purchase 1000 worth of bonds. with the privilege of taking all that remained unsold on the 10th of De- cember. They have now notified Governor | Noel that they cannot handle the remain der, and the option is off. This means. as a matter of course, that any other party wishing to own Mississippi bonds has the privilege of buying-and the fact of the business is that Mississippi would be delighted to sell about $3o00o0 worth to- the highest and the best bidder, and will throw in the interest for five or six months
 l The members of the committee from | the Confederate Veterans, appointed | few days since by Commander w. A. Montgomery, are worried as to the se- lection of a date that will suit the ladies appointed by the Daughters of the Con fe6eracy for the selection of a site for the monument to the women of the Confed- | eracy. A date that suits one does not suit | the other-a date to please the men does not fit with the women, and Capt John A Webb, chief of staff, who has been
 wrestling with the proposition, is at his wits end.
 The members of this committee on the part of the Confederate Veterans are Messrs. Clay Sharkey and John A. Webb of Jackson, and Judge A. G. Norrell of Rankin county On the part of the Daughters of the Confederacy, Mrs Lucy l G. Yerger of Greenville, Mrs. Lizzie | George Henderson of Greenwood, and | Mrs. Dunbar Rowland of Jackson will | serve.
 l The duty assigned to this committee is | the selection of a site for the monument | to be erected to the women of the Con | federacy on the capitol grounds. Cap | tain Sharkey, treasurer of the fund that
 Is being raised for this purpose, states that he has today s2,193s4 Half of this sum has been raised by Hinds and Boil var countes-$515 for the former and $500 for the latter The idea is that this mon ument shall be built by subscriptions from not to be called on for assistance" says not to be called on for assistance, says
 Hon. Clay Sharkey, the only male mem Der of the Daughters of the Confederacy | in the state of Mississippi.
 Commissioner of Agriculture Blakeslee calls attention to the fact that a great many of the Boys Corn clubs have not made report to his office, and requests that those In charge of the demonstra- tions, or the measurements, send them in as soon as possible. The department is sending to the winner of the first prize in every county a handsomely printed cer- tiicate, decorated with blue ribbon and l gold seal, which will be appreciated by all boys who happen to receive them. | Mir Bakeslee has been engaged cou- | pie of days tabulating these reports and finds that he has a never-ending job, con- dense them as he may.
 | w w Lockard, superintendent of edu- cation of Yazoo county. gives notice that the trustees of the Agricultural High | school are now ready to receive bids From those communities that propose to make application. He states that the trustees | want 30 acres of land and donation of | about $10.000
 A great many of the counties of the state have taken advantage of the com | paratiyely new law which permits of the organization and the establishment of
 such schools, and there does not seem to
 be any reason they should not prove fac tors in the upbuilding of the county | YYCH1, Tn nCCIID.