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of the roads are district offices at
st. Louis, Mobile, Macon, Bristol, Co
lumbus, Miss; Asheville and Column.
bia. The agents in charge of these
Offices give their assistance to all eff.
forts to promote, in any direction,
the growth of the territory adjacent
to the railroad lines, find locations
for industries or help in their cTgani-
cation, aid homeseekers or colonizers
in securing the lands they wish, work
with the farmers and others in solv-
ing the problems of markets or crops
which come up, gather information
about the opportunities or facts which
will advertise their districts and in
every possible way extend their CO.
operation and that of the railroad to
the people of their territory in devel-
opment efforts. The work of these
agents, as that of the Washington Of
fee, has to do with both the educa-
tional and other efforts with the peo-
pie of the territory and in the bring
ing in of new people and new cap
ital.
From the Washington and St. Louis
offices industrial and immigration
agents travel throughout the North
in advertising the Southern's territory
and in soliciting farm settlers and
manufacturers to locate along its
lines. An office is also maintained
for this work at Harrisburg, Pa, and
for several years a European agency
has been established with headquar
ters in London. The agents of the
company include specialists in timber
minerals and clays, in industrial To-
cations and in other lines.
For the Queen and Crescent Route
a similar line of work is carried on
by the Agricultural and Industrial
Agent, located at Chattanooga, Tenn,
In the early days of the Southern
Railway System it was believed prop
er that while the needs Of the ter.
ritory in the way of immigration and
of the development of the farm re
sources were not to be neglected, spe-
cial effort should be made to call al
tention to the immense natural re-
sources and advantages for industries
of various kinds The reports from
the communities along the lines rep
resented in the Land and Industrial
Department show that in the decade
from 1900 TO 1910, $4O0,000,O00 were
invested in industries. A good pro
portion of this sum represents the
work of the Industrial Department.
At Dresden there is in the course
of construction what is said to be
the largest radiator in the world |
This radiator is intended for the mo- |
l,r of an airship CT 300-horse-p0wer, |
a5A is made entirely of aluminium.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-12-28

mittee will meet to fix the date and ar
range for the democratic primaries and
transact such other business as may
come before the committee. This will
be soon enough for the committee
meeting and will give ample time for
all the necessary preparations for the
coming election campaign. Meanwhile,
the Christmas holidays will intervene,
which will engage the attention of the
people. What with the preparations
for Christmas and the winding up of
the business Of the year there will be
little room and should be little occasion
for political agitation, until after the
opening of the New Year, when polit-
ical arrangements and all matters po-
litical will come naturally order, in the
important election year of 1912. Then
the democrats of Tennessee working
tremendously together will go forward
to recover control of the state and also
give a rousing majority for the demo-
cratic presidential electors. Nashville
Democrat.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-12-28
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 it's is making
comprehensive exhibits, largely agri-
cultural, which are mostly of an edu-
cational character, and which show
what the people of the Southeast and
of special communities may do. A
large exhibit will be made in Novem-
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
culated Booklets descriptive of the
different states, publications relating
to the various lines of farming, pam
phlets giving general or special in
formation or lists of lands or 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 is done
in Europe.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-12-28
EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATION
FOR DEVELOPMENT WORK
How the Land and Industrial Depart
ment of the Southern Railway
Is Conducted.

AS an agency for the solicitation
of men and capital for factories and
for other industries and for immigra-
ton into the Southeast and for gen.
eral promotion and development work,
agricultural and industrial, within the
territory of the various lines of the
Southern Railway System the indus,
trial department is organized.
The Land and Industrial Depart
ment, with jurisdiction extending over
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 it is the Land
and Industrial Agent, with headquar-
tiers at Washington and with a sub
stantial corps of assistants and large
offices located there Along the lines
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-12-28
WAR ON THE BOIL yIEEyIL;;
CiH.e IGN FOR GOOD ROADS
Interesting Methods for Helping the
Farmers Fight Cotton Fee
for Accusing Interest in
Road Improvement.

The advent of the boil weeyil into
the territory of the Southern Rail
way System caused it to take up
work to combat its rayages. To this
end cotton culture department was
organized, with a chief and force
of field agents, each one of whom has
had practical experience in growing
cotton under boil weevil conditions,
to cover the districts of Alabama and
Mississippi where the weeyil 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 instructing him
in the best ways to raise cotton I'M
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-12-28

in way that led the trustees to believe
that he thought a pension automatic
ally came to a man who had taught
twenty-five years. The trustees inform
ed him that this was not their view.
Mr.. Wilson then made formal applica-
ton, and after a thorough consideration
by the trustees he was turned down.
A democratic candidate for president,
on a platform opposed to protection,
and late convert to the initiative, re.
ferendum and the recall, would be in a
somewhat strange position if at the
same time he were drawing a stipend
from fund established by Andrew
Carnegie.
Mr.. Carnegie is the heart of the CEN
ter of the steel trust.
MrCarnegie has been benefited more
than any other living man by protec-
ton. Mr., Carnegie is a living example
of how privilege and protection can
make one man worth 100000, 600 by
this amount of money
from the ownership of 80,000,0 600 people
into the single control of one man. He
doles out a small part of his annual in
come in libraries, organs, peace palaces
and pensions, and, in spite of how he
got The money, he calls himself blessed
for doing these charities or philanthro-
pies.
But as Mr.. Wilson failed to get on
the pension roll, his friends say the
whole matter is entirely academic
Commercial-Appeal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-12-28
WERE LOVERS ONCE,
STRANGERS NOW

Congressman Sells is cussing Cover
nor Hooper and manifesting his dis
pleasure at the lovely double cross
handed him by the sagacious pie ma
nipulator on the on the hill. Sells
was mainstay of the uplifters when
he was in the senate, assisting by
voice and vote in putting through their
program. Last summer he left the
government at Washington to take
care of itself, wag along without his
presence and support, and hurried to
Nashville to save the election laws and
temperance laws and continue the
status quo by helping to finance the
hegira to Alabama. At that time he
was worthy and important part of
the improvised machinery that is run
ming the state government. So much
so that the chief executive promised
ments would be made in the First dis
trict without his endorsement. That
was in the green tree, when Samuel
was delivering the goods. Subsequent
ly circumstances changed the aspect
and necessities of the situation; and
instead of cutting cake in the front
parlor, Sammy was thrown out of the
back door among the squeezed lemons.
Sells resented this, and near the latter
part of August wrote the governor,
protesting against serving his friends
with cold potatoes-at least, he in
closed to one of his friends a copy of
the letter which he claimed to have
written Hooper and commented there
upon unreseTvedly to this effect: ~
am damn tired of the treatment that
has been accorded me and my friends
by him" Well, he might have been,
after using his means and influence to |
save Hooper's bacon and preserve to
the fusionists an election law which
permits them to have absolute control
at every ballot box in the state. But |
Sells might have known that politi
Olaho piOliiioCo hlC VIZ q pa NAOh NV
ers' VOWS and ripple off the lips almost
uneonsciouSly without serious inten-
tion of being kept. He should have
also that the man on the
hill is politician and right smart
one.
There is this to be said for Governor
Hooper, he knows that, as congress
man, Sells had at his disposal in Wash
ingtcn pie enough to take care of his
is, if he had influence
to get it, and if he had not
that influence, the governor realized
that he was practically a dead one and
that the little help that could be given
from Nashville would not save him.
Live politicians are not tieing up with
dead ones, for obvious reasons. 1t is
only another form of that phase of hu
man nature described by Uncle Joe,
who said: "When | come to town
with a roll and foregather with the
boys, it is always, "Take out another
stack, Uncle joel but when my wad
S gone, they impatiently exclaim, oh,
,it back from the table, Joe, blankety-
blank, you are in the way of the poker
Dlayersn So, the governor adds his
shove to send the congressman down
lie heights to private life and retire
nent.-Nashville Democrat
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-12-28

On Christmas morning the mails
brought The Comet a letter from the
Pacific coast from J. E. Crandall re-
newing his subscription. just as reg
ularly as Christmas rolls around this
remittance rolls in. He is now super
intendent of agencies for the Spring
field Fire and Marine Insurance Go. in
Southern California and Arizona and
he has hundreds of friends here who
will be glad to know he is prospecting.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-12-28
MR.. FISHERS WITHDRAWAL

Former State Senator Fishers with
drawal from the Barton committee and
the reasons he gives for that withdraw
al commend him rs genuine democrat
who is earnest and sincere in his desire
TO promote real democratic harmony
and the success of the democratic par
ty. As member of the Barton COM
mittee, Mr.. Fisher was earnest and
sincere i'm the factional contest for
which that committee was formed, but
he realizes that when that contest was
over the occasion for that committees
existence and work had passed, and
that there is now no reason for the con-
tinuanee of the committee. In other
words, he very properly and truly
holds that the Barton committee is a
thing of the past, which does not now
represent any democratic organization
aud that its continuance as a commit
tee can only be, and really is, an aid to
republicans, or, rs he says, "largely
dominated by persons who are obvious
ly Ia sympathy with a continuation of
the present republican state admins
tration."
AS democrat, Mr.. Fisher frankly
declares that be can no longer act with
0 committee which, by the course 1t il
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-12-28
WILSON'S UNATTAIN-
ED PENSION.

Should a man seek pension from
Andrew Carnegie and AT the same time
seek the office of president of the Unit.
ed States?
Woodrow Wilson sees no objection to
these two objects being chased at the
same time by the same man.
The NewYork Sun recently publish
ed story that Wilson, on leaving
Princeton, made application to the Car
negie foundation for pension.
ESeverai years ago Mr.. Carnegie, in
the business of giving away a small
part of his annual income which in.
come gets its enormous size because of
observation-disclosures the Carnegie
Foundation for the maintenance of
teachers who had served certain mum
Der of years. We are not entirely "a
miliar with the requirements that one
must meet to get on this pension list,
but in general way Mr.. Carnegie had
in view the fact that teachers were
poorly paid, and that in their old days
they should be cared for
When Mr.. SWilson retired 9from
Princeton he made application gfor a
pension.
A few days ago the Sun shot its light
on Mr.. Wilson's effort. There was
some excitement in the Wilson cam
paign headquarters. After some edito-
rial discussion by anti Wilson and pro.
Wilson papers, the governor came to
the conclusion that public statement
from him would close the debate.
The result has been entirely different
from what Mr.. Wilson probably pect-
ed. His letter is rs follows:
"The Carnegie Foundation for the |
of teaching is not plan |
for old age pensions, but for the gfa H.
ing of retiring allowances on the ground |
of length and quality Of service.
Before | was elected governor of
New Jersey, when | had just entered |
The uncertain field of politics, applied
to the foundation for a retiring allow
ance, to which | understood mys elf to
be entitled under the rules adopted by
its trustees.
Il have no private means to depend |
upon. A man who goes into politics
bound by the principles Of honor puts
his family and all who may be depend
oof ,,vOY hi n, for pt,pt,crt Of Tho ,0,oua,, |
Of any incalculable turn CT the wheel
Of fortune, and l felt entirely justified
IN seeking TO provide against any such
risks, particularly when | was apply
ng for what | supposed myself to be
entitled to by right of long service as a
eacher under the rules of the founda-
ion.
81 understood that upon the receipt
If my application the executive com.
nittee of the trustees of the foundation
the Interpretation of their
ule and declined TO grant allowance.
"Why the matter should have come
Up again now do not know. | have
lad nothing TO do with il since the
,arly autumn of 1910. have not re-
lewed the application.
WOODROW WILSON.
The New York Sun stated that Gov.
Wilson was drawing salary of So, 0001
year as president of Princeton, and
hat he moved into $4,000 job when
lie became governor.
He made his application for pension
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-12-28

While candidates and near-candi-
dates are trying to have the February
convention annulled DR.. Massey is cor
relling the delegates.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-12-28

Mary Garden says: 81 can feel some
thing come over me when l begin to
dress for part" But the trouble is it
doesn't come far enough over her
Commercial
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-12-28
COOK WANTED.

A reliable woman will be given per-
manent place at satisfactory wages.
VIII furnish house for family of ac-
person. Apply at once.
CY III. LYLE.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-12-28

Gov. Hooper should have an advisory
committee appointed TO find out his
presidential preference.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-12-28
True Generosity.

ITUU NSIISTUsTtys
Walking into a London church the
other day. and saying. 1--WE no time
to stop; know all about your work;
don't want any acknowledgment" a
gentleman left in the superintendent
hands bank notes for $3.50.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-12-28
ABOUT A MONTH.

Only a month and few days will
elapse before the democratic state COM
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-12-28

Dr. Massey seems to have Pierced
the Carter political armor.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-03-09

to pay most of the running expenses
of the farm. Hay and pasturage are
very short in such areas and conse-
quently too dear for cheap live stock
production. Enough corn should be
grown to supply: first, the work
horses with roughage during the win
ter, if not the working season; second,
to supplement the pastures of the sum-
mer and fall as soiling crop or in
the form of ensilage and to form the
bulk of their winter ration; fourth,
to supply the sheep and hogs a cheap
fatteuing food for finishing them off
in the fall.
The first essential to corn culture on
the dry farms is live stock, for with
out such there is no way of utilizing
the corn crop, but if live stock is kept,
feed must be had; the corn crop can
be converted into beef, pork, mutton,
wool, butter and eggs; commodities
that can always be converted into cash
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-03-09

or it's equivalent. The by-products of
live stock (manure) should 60 back
onto the land to replenish the djmin-
ishing supply of hunus and fertilizing
elements 80 essential to large yields.
The second essential to corn culture
is conviction that it will pay to
grow live stock on the corn crop pro-
duced and determination to grow
corn as their chief feed in spite of ad-
verse circumstances. In order to be
successful in growing corn on a dry
farm the selection of the proper vari-
ETY. is essential. In western North
Dakota and eastern Montana, Squaw,
Gehu, Mercer, King Phillip and Tri-
umph will probably prove the best
flint varieties, while Golden Dent and
Northwestern Dent will probably J
prove the best dent varieties. Good
seed is very important 1t should al
ways germinate strong and IS per CEN
or better.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-03-09

the free, independent life of farmer,
but have never been able to get
enough money together to buy farm.
But this is just where you are mis-
taken. For several years you have
been drinking good improved farm
at the rate of 100 feet gulp. If you
doubt this statement, figure it out
yourself. An acre of land contains
1850 square feet. Estimating, for
convenience sake. tho land at s43.5e
per acre, you will sec that brings the
land to just l mill per square foot; l
cent for ten square feet. Now pour
the fiery dose, and imagine you are
swallowing strawberry patch. Call
in five of your friends and have them
help gulp down that 5O0-foot garden.
Get on a prolonged spree some day,
and see how long time it requires to
swallow pasture large enough to
feed COW. Put down that glass OF
gin, there's dirt in it-lO0 square feet
OF good rich dirt, worth $43.56 per
acre.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-03-09
Wit and HuInor
Edited by
"The Editors Best Friend.

In this world 10y is measured by the
cup; trouble by the peck.
People call it quitting up" at ho-
tel, because there is so much that
they have to put up with.
Baseball is as old as the world, as
is proven by the first line in Genesis;
SIN the big inning" etc.
"Where is the ideal wife?" asks a
prominent lecturer. In the cellar
splitting kindling, most likely.
1t is remarkable how much more
religious person can be in a we'll
fitting dress and love of bonnet
than in lot Of dowdy old duds.
Biggs: 81 just got something to
prevent my hair from coming out.'
Diggs: "You don't say SO! What
is it?"
Biggs: "a divorce"
Did you ever chance to hear moth
or remark in speaking of her child,
''How like its mother!" just at the
moment that the dear little thing was
making a grab for its fathers hair?
One would suppose that the wearing
of an immense broad -brimmed hat
would obviate the necessity of carry
ing sunshade. But it doesn't-it
the shade is an elegant and. costly
one.
Why does young man embracing
his girl at the garden gate, just as the
old man approaches, remind you of a
love scene at the theatre?
Because he is hugging his girl be.
fore the foot lights.
Sunday School Teacher: sWhat
can you say about Jonah?"
Pupil: "Well, he was an honest
man."
"Why do you think he was honest?'
"Cause he didn't run corner Oh
| hSl-Oll ana WnaleDOn0.
Two little boys we're discussing tn
strength of bee. ''He can pull
more'n fy," said one of them.
\ "Well," said the other, 81 dunno
how much he can pull; but when h
backs up to you and pushes, l CUES
you'll fall back every time"
81 am strongly inclined to thin
that your husband has appendicitis,
said the physician.
"That's just like him." answere
Mrs: Cumrox. ''He always waits til
everything has pretty near gone ou
of style before he decides to get it. ~
"She did wrong to look back didn'
she, Bessie?"
eyes, mammal
"And what do you think Lot di
when his poor wife turned into
pillar of salt?"
81 don't know, mamma; 'spect h
wondered where he could get a fres
one."
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-03-09

The time to seed is from the 10th to
the 18th of May in a we'll prepared
seed bed which has been manured and
plowed the fall before and which has
been narrowed at intervals from the
time the soil had thawed out in the
spring until the time of seeding.
Thorough cultivation is very import
ant as it warns the soil, decreases
evaporation of soil water, and forces
the corn ahead very rapidly. On the
dry farms the corn should be cultivat-
ed after every rain as soon as possi-
BILE in order to bottle all water possi-
BILE in the soil. AS soon as the corn
is cut the land should be disced light
ly but it should not be plowed.
Should any heavy soaking rains come
after this in the fall the land should
again be narrowed. In the spring
wheat should be sown as early as pos
sible but very rarely should the corn
land be plowed before seeding wheat.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-03-09
W. c. I. U.
Does Il Pay.

Does it pay to have fifty working
men poor and ragged in order to have
one saloon-keeper dressed in broad
cloth and flush of money!?
Does it pay to hang one citizen be-
cause another got him drunk?
Dsssttpay to have . dozen intelli-
gens young men turned into thieves
sld xa9abonds that one may geta liv-
w sslfau rum?
DoAs. it pay to havss hundred
Aomes blasted, ruinsd defiled, turned
hnae,s hall OF misery, strife and want,
0la1eeme wholesale nQuor seller may
bsilaup = large tortansf
Doen nitpsy to hsve Hundreds OF
thouSanda o2 msn and womsn in the
slms-house. penisentfaries and hospi'
tails, and thousands more in asylums
for the insane and ridiotic, that few
capitalists of the whisksy ring may
profit?