The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-23
PUTTING IN LARGE ACREAGE OF GRAIN Farmers Substituting Wheat
 and Oats for Cotton ROAD FOR MERIDIAN Work on Meridian Manual Training School Progressing Nicely-Elks
 Annual Lodge of Sorrow De-
 cember 3v"Unity Sunday
ROAD FOR MERIDIAN

ditions, the planters of east Mississippi are putting in a large acreage of wheat and oats. The acreage that is being put in these grains is that percentage which the farmer intends to cut from his usual cotton acreage This plan is being prac- ticed to a great extent in this part of the state and will nc doubt be followed in other cotton growing sections where wheat. and oats can be grown to adyan- tage.
 The congestion of traffic on the New Orleans and Northeastern railroad, caused by the strike on the Hartman lines and the consequent routing of freight by other carriers, has been relieved to a consider able extent during the past few days, which is an indication that the Hartman lines are either taking care of more busi- ness than formerly or that the connecting lines have increased their facilities for the expedient handling of business.
 Work on the manual training school in this city Is progressing rapidly and the brick work is nearly completed. It is thought that before the close of school next year the building will be in readiness for some of the closing exer- clses and entertainments. The structure will be very handsome.
 The Elks have sent out handsome invi- taions to their annual memorial service to be observed December 3, in memory of their departed members. Appropriate ad- h a as announced will be in keeping with the purpose of the occasion.
 R. V. Taylor, general manager of the Mobile and Ohio railroad, has notified the Highland Park commission of this city that he had donated to the city four car loads of novaculte from Illinois, with which to further beautify Meridians beautiful park and its walks.
 The authorities of the Agricultural and Mechanical college at Starkville, Miss, have been informed that a baffling dis cattle of Alcorn county and in other northern counties of the state. Congress- man Candler from that district has been appealed to, that veternarian from the United States bureau of animal industry be sent to Corinth to look into the ma1- ter, and he has already made the re- quest.
 Unity Sunday, looking toward the propa- gating of worldwide peace. will be quite generally observed in this city and in the state of Mississippi at large. The move- ment begun and agitated by the American Peace and Arbitration :eague of New York city, has met with the general in- dorsement of ministers and others throughout the land anc on Sunday nex | sermons will be heard in the differen churches of this and other states, dealing
 with treaties and services will be held urg | ing their ratification
 The work of surveying the route for the Memphis and Gulf railway from Meridian to Pensacola, Fla, was begun today by Chief Engineer L. w. Murphy, who has recently removed with his family to make his home in this city. Engineer Murphy will blaze the way for the southern DOT tion If the railroad and construction work
 -d begin on this end at an early date The construction work on the northern end nea-' Grenada is progressing nicely and as soon as teams can be secured the grading will begin out of Meridian both in a northerly and in a southerly direc- tion.