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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-15
WAR ON THE BOIL WEEVl; !
CAMPAIGN FOR GOOD ROADS
interesting Meth d. for Heiplns the
Farmers Fight Cotton Foe
for Accusing Interest is
Road Improvement.

The advent OF the boil weeyil into
the territory OF the Southern Rail-
way System caused II to take up
work to combat It's rayages. To this
end q cotton culture department was
organized, with a chief and a force
Of feld agents, each n OF whom has
had practical experience In growing
cotton NJ nd / boil weevil conditions,
to cover the districts OF Alabama and
Mississippi where the weevil has al
ready appeared or threatens, More re-
Gently the work OF this department
was extended to Southern Georgia
along the lines Of the Southern Rail-
way and the Georgia. Southern and
Florida, The agents Of this depart
ment work in harmony with those OF
the United States farm demonstra-
ton bureau and with the state au-
thorities, doing special work With the
individual farmer In i~nstrscting him
Iii tile best Ways to raise cotton un-
der weeyil conditions and In showing
him how he can diversity his crops
to the best purpose.
The management Of tho Southern
Railway system has long held that
the Improvement Of the country road
meant prosperity and advancement
alike to the railroad and the resident
Of its territory, and especial benefit to
the farmer. Ten years ago, In 1901.
II started out Its first Good Roads
train. which spent six months build.
ing demonstration roads, holding road
conventions and a~gitating for better
highways. There Is Just ending the
tour Of another good roads train, also
out six months, operated by the South
ern Railway System In Co operation
with the United States Office OF Pub.
lie Roads. In the years between. CON
slant attention has been paid to work
along this line.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-15
RESOURCES OF SOUTHEAST
GIVEN WIDE PUBLICITY
Exhibits at Fairs, Advertisements In
Newspapers, and Circulation Of
Attractive Literature All
Boost the Southern
Territory.

The Southern Railway has long de-
Voted much attention to fair and ex-
position exhibits. showing the re-
sources and products Of the South.
eastern States. This years exhibit
work Is almost entirely within Its own
territory, AT state and other large
fairs and exposition its Is making
comprehensive exhibits. largely agri-
cultural, which are mostly Of an edu-
catlonal character, and which show
what the people Of the Southeast and
OF special communities may do. A
large exhibit will be made In Noyem.
Der at New York City.
In the line Of publicity for calling
attention to the opportunities Of the
Southeast, liberal amounts are appro.
priated. The Southern Field, giving
information about all the Systems
territory, is widely and regularly cir
cuIated. Booklets descriptive OF the
different states, publications relating
to the Yarioua lines OF farming, pam
phlets giving general or special In
formation or lists Of lands OF business
opportunities are published for the
benefit Of homeseekers and manufac.
turers.
In advertising opportunities in the
Southeast agricultural, trade and gen.
eral publications In the North are
used and special advertising ID done
In Europe,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-15
SUBSCRIPTION, $3.50 PER YEAR
COOPERATION OF PEOPLE
DESIRED BY SOUTHERN
VIII Freely Give Assistance In Work
for Advancement Of Its Terri
tory--lnformatlon Gladly
Received.

The Southern Railway System In
yites the co operation OF all the peo-
rle along Its line In work for the
advancement Of Its territory. II will
freely give every assistance possible,
and Will be glad 10 have individuals
and business organizations call upon
It for aid In solving the development
problems which come up, and contrib.
ute Information which will help build
up the communities Of the Southeast
Communications relating to loca-
tions Of development work along the
Southern Railway, Mobile and OHIO
Railroad, Georgia, Southern and Flor
ida Railway and Virginia and South.
western Railway should be addressed
TO M. ", Richards, Land and Industrial
Agent, Washington, D. 9.
For locations or for information on
matters regarding the country along
the Queen and Crescent Route. ad-
dress T. O. Plunkett, Agricultural and
Industrial Agent, Chattanooga, Tenn.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-15

Induced 10 locate on our Improved
and tmutilized lands and that the
farmers already n re Southeast
must be made to more fully under
stand the opportunities nj their com
mand and 10 ADOPT the lines and meth.
DDS Of farming which viii give them
the best results.
Cooperation must be the keynote
OF all the development or educational
work 2 railway company does. X can
accomplish little without the sympa,
thetic and active cooperation OF the
people and the various agencies for
development In its states and com.
munities. All the Southern's work,
therefore. has been based upon the
cooperative Idea, has been to assist
national and state authorities, eduea.
tional institutions, commercial orga1i.
nations and individuals In efforts 10
advance individual and general pros
perity.
The wcrk for developing and i'm.
proving The conditions along its lines
Is done w the Southern Railway Sys-
tenn to increase Its traffic and It's
earnings, However fayorably, though,
this character OF work may affect d
railroad company and Its %stockhold-
'ers, 1t Is worth much more, II carried
on wisely, To the people and the sew.
eral communities in the roads terri
tory. The railway car profit from Y
only subsequent to, and 81 a result
Of. the greater prosperity Of the PEG.
pie.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-15

CONDITIONS ENCOURAGING
Management Of Southern Railway 10
Making It Helpful Factor In
Southern Development,

Washington.--A most encouraging
view OF conditions in the Southeast
is presented In the annual report OF
the Southern Railway company, which
states that n OF the most import
ant factors In the strength OF the com
pany's position Is the industrial and
agricultural development OF the ter.
ritory trayersed BY its lines. The
marked agricultural progress due 70
the general adoption Of approved
methods by the farmers Of the South
east, particularly the Increase OF di'
verslded farming, and the dlyersiiina'
ton Of industries are noted,
The management OF the company,
with a broad conception Of It's rela.
tons TO the public. is making the rail.
way not merely a carrier Of the peo-
pie and products Of the South, but
also a helpful factor In Southern de.
velopment. The report sets out the
efforts being put forward to Increase
the prosperity Of the people already
In the Southeast, and, to attract in
vestors and desirable settlers TO the
territory served by the lines Of the
Southern railway. A review Is given
OF the work being done by the cotton
culture department. which Is teach
ing farmers, in localities where 1t IL
possible the boil weevil may spread,
to successfully combat the insect
should II ever appear in their fields,
and thus maintain their production
instead OF having TO learn how TO
deal with II after II appears, The
work Of this department VIII be OK.
tended to cover all territory along
the company's lines TO which there
Is even a remote danger that the
weeyil may spread. The Importance
to the South Of maintaining Its mon.
opoly OF cotton production Is pointed
out In connection with the vigorous
efforts being made to raise cotton
In other parts Of the world, The rel
port shows that the company is also
encouraging nYe slock RAISING uhu
dairying In Its territory. Recognition
is given the newspapers Of the South
east for their valuable assistance and
also to commercial organizations, TO
banks and individuals who have aid,
ed the company In all its efforts to
advance the agricultural prosperity Of
the Southeast.
The more important additions and
betterments completed and undertake
en- during the year are shown among
them the double track lines through
Lynchburg. Va. and into C%hattanooga,
Tenn. IS miles OF double track be
tween Atlanta and Gainesville, Ga,
modern lap-sidings on the line be-
tween Atlanta and Macon, Ga, Knox.
vile and Chattanooga. Tenn, and
Morristown, Tenn, and Asheyille, N.
O.. new freight station and office
building al Atlanta, additional freight
station and yard facilities at Macon,
and additional wharf facilities at Mo
bile. Ala
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-15
EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATION
FOR DEVELOPMENT WORK
How the Land and Industrial Depart.
ment Of the Southern Railway
IL Conducted.

AS an agency for the solicitation
of men and capital for factories and
for other industries and for immigra-
tion into the Southeast ana Tor gen
eral promotion and development work,
agricultural and industrial. within the
territory or the various lines Of the
Southern Railway System the Indus.
trial department Is organized.
The Land and Industrial Depart.
ment, with Jurisdiction extending ove
the lines OF the Southern Railway.
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, the
Georgia, Southern and Florida Rail.
way, and the Virginia and Southwest.
ern Railway, has direct charge OF mat
tiers pertaining TO general develop
ment. At the head OF II IL the Land
and Industrial Agent, with headauar-
ters at Washington and with q sub.
stantial corps Of assistants and large
offices located there. Along the lines
OF the roads are district Offices at
ST. Louis, Mobile, Macon. Bristol. Co.
lumbus, Miss; Asheviile and colum.
bia. The agents In charge Of these
Offices give their assistance to all Ell.
forts to promote, In any direction.
the growth Of the territory adjacent
to the railroad lines, find locations
for industries or help in their organi
cation, aid ~homeseekers or colonizers
In securing the lands they wish. work
with the farmers and others In soly-
ing the problems Of markets or crops
which come up, gather information
about the opportunities 81 facts which
Will advertise their districts and In
every possible way extend their co.
| operation and that Ok the railroad TO
! the people OF their territory in deveI
opment efforts. The work Of these
| agents, as that Of the Washington Of.
nee, has to do with both the educa-
tional and other efforts with the pep
Die Of the territory and in the bring
ing in d new people and new cap
ital.
From the Washington and ST. Louis
| Offices industrial and immigration
agents travel throughout the North
ia advertising the s~outhern's territory
and in soliciting farm settlers and
manufacturers to locate along It's
lines. An office IS also maintained
for this work at Harrisburg, Pa, and
for several years a European agency
has been established with h~eadquar-
i 49, IEUAA -trL o.
ters in London. The agents Of the
company include specialists In timber,
minerals and clays, IN industrial 70.
cations and in other lines.
For the Queen and Crescent Route
similar Inc e w0rs Y CARRIED ,nS..,,t e
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-15

braid Is used to define the edge, and
this was 70 dainty that the maker over
10 Paris applied a second row quits
close to the edge.
The casing IL similarly edged with
the braid. Blue ribbons are used for
drawing strings. carrying out tho color
scheme Of the bag.
Flowers form d wreath on each nids.
and the center Of each circle 10 point
d'esprit. Just to carry out tho idea Of
the rutle, The remaining portion Of
the design Is worked In solid and out
line stitch. II Is the prettiest apron
that you can imagine.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-15
SOUTHERN RVS EXHIBITS
Interesting Display Of Southern Farm
Products at Land and irrigation
CONGRESS-.

Congress.
New Yorks--At the American Land
and irrigation exposition, which re.
Gently opened at Madison Square Gar.
den, there are displays Of farm and
orchard products from every portion
OF the United States and from Cam
ada, but none excels the exhibit from
the Southern states made by the
Southern Railway system, which has
expended several thousand dollars In
collecting material for exhibit pnrpos-
es from all parts Of the territory sery-
ed by Its lines,
The Southern railways booth Is six.
~ feet long and the arrangements Of
the exhibit Is most tasteful and at
tractice. There are exhibits OF cot.
ton, tobacco, the grains, grasses and
forage, crops, sugar cane, and all
kinds Of garden truck and an unusual.
IL fne fruit display. The walls are
covered by a large map Of the South.
sheayes Of grain and grasses. a score
Or large colored photographs or typi-
cal Southern farm, field and orchard
views. There are a half dozen la
bles OF the Southern apples. which
will convince all who see them that
the Southern apple-growing districts
are surpassed by none. Special liter
ature has been prepared for circula-
ton at the exposition telling Of the
Southeastern states and especially OF
their farmlands and products.
Each day an illustrated lecture on
the Southeast is delivered BY M A..
HAYS Of the Land and Industrial De-
partment OF the Southern Railway.
FOR this lecture 1850 new colored slides
have been made. The lecture overs
the industries, the agricultural re-
sources and developments, the scenic
attractions, the resort centers OF the
Southeastern states. gives character
istics DE- Southern life and tells about
the vide variety OF opportunities
found In this section.
Think for one moment il we do
not need as never b, fore to unite
and Cd operate in holring what we
have and getting more and better
things for our county and CITY. Il
YOU ar not a member Of the Green.
wood Business League, d booster
and builder, don't you think You
should be-? Drop iato the League
rooms give the secretary yopr hsnd
ana Tell him that you want to r.
numbered With TIE progressive { !
zens, aud do your part IN building
10 Greenwood and Lsflore county
That viii help III all.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-15
Round Bag to Match Apron.

The round, full bag Is not unusual.
The stiff bottom may be any shape.
and there must be q lining Of soft silk
20 match the apron strings. The same
design should be embroidered on the
white sides before sewing to the bot
tom.
Cut the top frill In petal forms and
hem. Use the honiton braid and edge
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-15

with lace. SILK ribbon ID again appro-
pirate for the double dra wing strings.
This handmade set may be Ind for
s25 or for a comparatively small n
penditnre or time and money. which
are you going to use when you make
this attractive set for your dsar
friend?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-15
gifts q Rama.

a pretty Christmas gift which .
local artist has made for q friend this
season has a marmalade jar for foun-
dation Around the jar rama u tightly
woven IN a good pattern, Above tha
neck OF the Jar the shape iares out
somewhat. and interviewer In thu scra
raGla Is d slight pattern Of red. Thel
jar is Oiled with earth ID which -
Ivy plant ~ growing.
Another woven gift = 3 holder foe
nm inkwell on the pyramid order The
bottom Of the rafla receptacle =
woven separately, and The well y
slipped Into this and the Nat, rounded
piece securely tied to the other 80
ton. A woven top dts over ths welI
when II u not In use.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-15
SOME WORTH WHILE
GIFT TIPS.
An Apron
Set That viii
Delight the
NeedIework-
er : Raffia
Work Always
Acceptable.

Here ia q set which will delight the
heart OF the needle worker aud the
eyes Of her less energetic friends. One
often bestows a workbag on one
busy cousin. md perhaps d N apron
falls TO the lot Of another. But tho
latest idea is TO give q working set
The set Is OF the finest null, with q
touch Of pale blue on the apron and
the same In the silk lining hints Of tho
possibility Of using any favorite shade
for your friend.
The main part Of the apron IL round
ed. A double plating Of lace edged
point d'esprit gives a FUZZY outline.
Just at the line OF attachment honiton
The Alaska citizen., 1911-03-20
BIG CLEANUP FROM QUARTZ

The amalgam that was brought to Fairbanks Cn Tuesday from the Che ma mill the result of the cleanup Cf the runs on the Rhoads X Hall and McCarty ores, was retorted on Tues day and the result was more than gratifying From the McCarty ore, q quantity of 39 tons, S4,751 was eX- tracted, and from the 53A tons of Rhoads ere ever $1,o00 was taken.
 This showing is one that has en- couraged many in their belief that the quartz era for Fairbanks is close at hand and during the week there was much discussion of the big cleanup. Particularly was MT. Me carty satisfied with the showing made by his ore, for he has con sistently insisted that he had the values in spite of contrary opinions. The mill returns, it may be said. verified Macs predictions very closely He will lose no time now in getting depth on his claim.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-03-20
CONF FUSION nUCH
 APPRECIATED
COMEDY PRESENTED ON ST. PAT KICKS MIGHT GETS GREAT
 RECEPTION.

It is probable that no more luIi- crous situations have ever been de pictod on the s age than are oyolE- ed from the plot If "C nfG~iou. presented by William (. Mullen and Mrs. J. II. Caskcy al inc Auii'orium n Friday evening, and the ycrE cap able cast proved entirely equal 10 the task of aCcouruating all f them. The stage se ting and the maheuus were particularly go0l and it is doubtful if any play has been pr'aHscl here with more smoo. bne-s Some excellent spccia'tics between the acts were much aupreaiatel
 In the part f Miss Iuer.tia Tick leby Mrs. Caskey evoked roars of applause and laughter. and her Tgu- deriug of the part was much com mendcd. With a makeup cNcrati3t- ingly funny, her appearance on the stage was always the cue for an outburst and her clever acting prov cd irresistible
 Lew Wing, in the part of the old Scotch uncle was never seen to such good advantage and he main tained his broguc throgghout Wi.b-
 nj skip. The way he rolled his R's would have dane credit to an EdinborO fshWife. He was never at ! loss for his lines and his concop- ton of the part was just as il ahould he.
 Miss Hazel Deiscr, as Maria. the maid, had much 10 do and did it Ill well. Most cf her lines hrsught her on the stage in company with Gene Huckins. who had the par of James. the bu Ter. and the tFo worked splendidly together. Gene was very much al home in the part and helned much in the fun-maltn".
 William Mullen took the part of Mortimer Numbleford, and. while the part was well handled. if may be said that on previous Cccasius he has been better cast.
 Mrs. Robarts. in the part of Rnse Numbletord, displayed her usual adaptability. to any part she may he cast in and was altogether satis- factory.
 Mrs. Jack Curry and Harold Green gave a very creditahle rendering of the parts of Violet and Bo1er, Sun berry. and Dr. Hedger, as Dr. Bar 'holomew J"nes was as natural as in his own office.
 Al Paui, as Nuzzle, the p'ain clothes man. was very bU-iu"eS'iEc and did what he had to do well.
 Between the first and second acts lack Lindsay appeared in Scotch kilts and brousht down the house with couple of songs: and dWin@ he second act Gene IJucEinS san" 'What's the Matter With Fathcr?' and got a gener~uS hand.
 At the conclusion of the sCcond act Walter BowsOn was hc0r1 in Kathleen Mavourncen," and had 10 respond to an encore win "killar- ney." He was in excellent voice and rendered his songs with a perfect exnression.
 MT Mullen then made a big hit with songs and dances, and als~ some laughable limitations of early risers cn cold Alaskan morning.
 The house was filled and the gen eral impression appeared to be that Confusion was even more satis- flying than 'IncCgnitO"
 Lawrence Barrett, Best Domestic Cigar Cn Earth.-ROse Cigar Store.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-03-20
DIRECTORS START OUT TODAY

At meeting of the directors of he Fairbanks Quartz Development company held on Thursday after. noon it was decided that as many of the directors as could get away would s,art for the creeks Cn Mon day to make their selection of the property to be operated. The de lay has been entirely unavoidable, as two of he members have been tied up on account of the sitting Cf the grand jury and could not possi- bly, get away In view of the fact. however, that it is getting toward the breakup of the trails, it was de cided that a start would be made today in any event.
 This morning. as the grand jury is sill in session, neither MT. Peo- ples nor MT. Wood will be able to get away, but Messrs. Nordale, Har- rais, Matthews and Beraud will start They will take stage all the way, and il is probable that they will be away for the greater part of the week.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-03-20
JIM DONNELLEY CASHES IN

Word wds received on Frilay 10 he effect that James D1unaI'ey formerly of this camp md well known to oId-rimcrs. had -met his death near Circle Ciry as the ro- sUIt If eunsho, wound. D3uucllcy vas supposed by his friends here 10 be cn lis way a8 the Fars Nile ccunry to do some representation work.
 The message s.a.eH that Uoauellcy had locu tound D.. eao -D'..afs uelr 4 graveyard. lo.a,cf aaur d quarter of a mile below Cr..e Ctty. He eas llin- up .le ua" @i.h a au'I,t hole in l- aGe4-. and a 45.7a rife lying hy hi ii. q. H. vas con saioJ7 at the tim" ho "a- found aul &!cu asked 10 oEg'air 'he eeeur- renee he sai}: "Gf eaar-. I.'s all ac- riGcHt. l WuulI hH,g uago a bet Ter job of if if had done it in ,euttw1lly." He died lc# hours afacr heinz found Il l. lopasCd kat D rnyi'ar .,jHaet aHi f,lE and in the act d.sogareel tbe gun
 IAo descg#ci wal aH o'I liner in he Norh, anl uloa ho If Fair. banks a fet mourts a@ !e wds ap- Harsu.ly in eooI htsi1 '. taf some property in the Forty-Mue country and Was well known be- tween this camp and D1w-.n.
 Kenneth E.nlas on. of Naur creek. "as in rha oi.s during -ho ".ck. Uc reports the prospect If a busy sca- sen on |ault.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-03-20

10. while Heacock was rubbing it in to Schooling to the tune of F to
 In the evening Schooling lost by the same score to Donald and Ray won from Jonas by score of II to :.
 Each rink has to play six games The games tonight will be between Geis and Ray and Heacock anQ Donald.
 W. G. Atkinson has re-opened the tin shop formerly run by Atkinson Bros, and is now ready for busi- ness.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-03-20
ONLY TWO STAGES A WEEK
 FROM THIS TIME ON

Commencing with this week there will only be two stages run between here and Chitina, leaving here Mon days and Thursdays. The mail ship ments have also been cut down and the stage will bring 800 on each trip instead of 160O pounds.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-03-20

'e, ud Gilmore stalled it and it hai = return 10 town Another 8 eH#' was made on Saturday and
 he minus was finally made by n'C}o.I, in the evening The starr back was made yes crday morning ar II o'clock and town was reach.
 | al o1ou' $ o'clock.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-03-20
STRENUOUS TIME ON T.V. R.

Because of the heavy snowstorm on Thursday afternoon, and the continuation of the heavy winds that have been prevailing on the flats the Panama Valley railroad officials have had very strenuous time.
 On Friday the train tried to make Chatanika but the snow drifts
The Alaska citizen., 1911-03-20
BUSY DAY AT CURLING RINK

Yesterday was busy day at the curling rink and two games were played in the afternoon and two games in the evening. This course was pursued because the curl ing time left is short and the struggle for the Lacey trophy is still far from an end.
 In the afternoon Geis' rink smoth cred Donald's by a score of 20 to
The Alaska citizen., 1911-03-20

WANTED-Man or woman partner in a roadhouse business; one Cf the best locations on the Val deZ trail. A snap for cash. Ad- dress R. E. Shanklin, care of Sum- init Roadhouse, Valdez trail